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Entrepreneurs are defined as all-powerful, never-fail gurus who shoulder our collective necessity for enterprise. Promoted through education, politics and media, the mythical entrepreneur bears little relation to the messy reality of running a small business. Based on analysis spanning 30 years, this book challenges the pervasive misrepresentation of business creators in the UK, US, India and China. It examines how The Entrepreneurial Myth damages entrepreneur's mental health, skews public policy, amplifies business failure rates and undermines global economies. Hear a heartfelt call to business people and politicians, legislators and educators, to redesign enterprise for the next generation. Help strip The Entrepreneurial Myth of its power and recalibrate success. Seize this vital opportunity to boost entrepreneurial wellbeing and resilience. This book is a timely invitation to build a more reflective, more effective entrepreneurship for the health and wealth of all.

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From the publisher of Graeme Macrae Burnet's His Bloody Project, the first in a new series of distinctive, standalone crime stories, each with a literary bent. In 1950s London, a literary agent finds fame when he secretly steals a young woman's brilliant novel manuscript and publishes it under his own name, Lewis Carson. Two days after their meeting, the woman is found strangled on Peckham Rye Common: did Lewis purloin the manuscript as an act of callous opportunism, or as the spoils of a calculated murder?

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Some secrets are best left buried . . . Knee-deep in the mud of an ancient burial ground, a winter storm raging around him, and at least one person intent on his death: how did Murray Watson end up here?

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When down-at-heel Glasgow conjurer William Wilson gets booked for a string of cabaret gigs in Berlin, he's hoping his luck's on the turn. There were certain spectators from his last show who he'd rather forget. Like the one who's now a corpse. Amongst the showgirls and tricksters of Berlin's scandalous underground Wilson can abandon his heart, his head and, more importantly, his past. But secrets have a habit of catching up with him and, as he gets sucked into certain lucrative after-hours work, the line between what's an act and what's real starts to blur.

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The Lived Experience of Work and City Rhythms looks at the working environment, with a focus on the geographical workplace and how this affects the experience of our working lives. It raises key questions such as: Does where we work affect our experience of work? What is the relationship between place and work? What is it like to work in a place dominated by a particular industry or sector? The book draws on empirical research carried out in the City of London - the heart of the UK's financial services sector. The 'Square Mile', as it is also known, is widely perceived to be a distinctive place because of its architecture, history, traditions, and culture. Exploring how the City is experienced as a workplace, this book also presents a method of researching such places through an attention to, and analysis of, their spatial and temporal rhythms. By illuminating how we experience the places where we work, this book explores what makes us feel that we fit in - or don’t fit in - to certain places, how a sense of place endures, and how the relationship between people, place, and work can be researched.

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A TIMES BEST NEW CRIME FICTION OF THE MONTHJim Brennan is flying high. Against all odds, he is a big man at the university, tipped for the head job and an office at the top of the ivory tower. He has a beautiful, accomplished wife and two healthy children. Jim drives an Audi, and his dog is a pedigree bichon frisé. Not bad for the son of a hardman who grew up in a room and kitchen. But for every person who's watched his progress and wanted to hitch a lift, there's someone else desperate to drag him back down. When his son Elliot is arrested on drugs charges, Jim is approached by men he thought he had left safely in his past. Their demands threaten his family, students and reputation.As the pressure mounts, Jim discovers he is more like his father than he thought. The question is, how far will Professor Jim Brennan go to save the life he built?

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'Unputdownable' Sunday Times'I was hooked from page one' GuardianWhen Rilke, a dissolute auctioneer, comes upon a hidden collection of violent and highly disturbing photographs, he feels compelled to discover more about the deceased owner who coveted them. Soon he finds himself sucked into an underworld of crime, depravity and secret desire, fighting for his life.

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THE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE'I doubt I'll read a better book this year' Val McDermid'Compelling, immersive and brimming with life' Graeme Macrae BurnetAuctioneer Rilke has been trying to stay out of trouble, keeping his life more or less respectable. Business has been slow at Bowery Auctions, so when an old friend, Jojo, gives Rilke a tip-off for a house clearance, life seems to be looking up. The next day Jojo washes up dead.Jojo liked Grindr hook-ups and recreational drugs - is that the reason the police won't investigate? And if Rilke doesn't find out what happened to Jojo, who will?Thrilling and atmospheric, The Second Cut delves into the dark side of twenty-first century Glasgow. Twenty years on from his appearance in The Cutting Room, Rilke is still walking a moral tightrope between good and bad, saint and sinner.

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Becoming a grandparent is one of life’s true joys, but your new role comes with a lot to think about! This handy book is packed with simple tips and advice, from bonding with the little ones to supporting the new parents, to guide you through those magical first steps with the newest members of your family.

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Turn back time and introduce little explorers to Scotland's past through some of its most famous historical places. Explore Orkney's Skara Brae with Stone Age villagers, command Urquhart Castle with Robert the Bruce, return to Jarlshof in Shetland after a Viking raid, have a feast at Stirling Castle with King James V, guard the Antonine Wall with Roman soldiers, and try to capture Edinburgh Castle with the Jacobites. With double fold-out sturdy pages, children can discover what key places in Scotland's history look like now, then reveal how they might have looked hundreds, or even thousands, of years ago.Published in partnership with experts at Historic Environment Scotland, each page is inspired by an Historic Scotland site. The bright and exciting illustrations are packed full of historical detail helping young children to learn as they explore. This large board book is chunky but lightweight -- just the right size for little hands -- and a perfect souvenir of adventures in Scotland.

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A positive and proactive book that helps you understand and cope with relationships.There''s two sides to every story. In Relationships, you will read two sides to the dilemmas, sticky situations or issues that children sometimes have to face when interacting with others. Relationships tackles situations including: parents not trusting you, sibling conflicts, stepfamilies, evolving friendships, peer pressure and frenemies. The book is structured to help readers see that problems might look different depending on your perspective. This book gently encourages children to be proactive in speaking up and asking for help, both for themselves and others.It shows some simple ways to positively resolve situations, deal with their emotions and maybe even change their mind.The book includes top tips for dealing with your emotions and conflict resolution.The A Problem Shared series looks at tricky situations and common problem

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Discover how brave men and women keep our streets safe in Police Officer. This book explores how people enter the police force, the training they undertake to perform their job, the characteristics they need and the risks and rewards of their life-changing work. The book includes advice for children who wish to be a police officer, and explores whether they are likely to be suited to the job.What are the careers that make a difference to other people and improve or save their lives? Careers That Save Lives explores the world of jobs that save or change lives, offering readers an in-depth look at these worthwhile and fulfilling roles. The series invites children to consider why each job is so important and what characteristics people might need to carry it out. An interesting and reflective career series for children aged 9+.

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Bullying can happen to anyone. And it can take many forms, from verbal threats and physical confrontation to social ostracism and cyber-bullying. Readers will learn how to cope with bullying, how to boost their self-esteem, how to help a friend and even how to recognise bullying in themselves. Feature boxes provide practical advice on every aspect of bullying, including what to do if the bully is a teacher or parent.

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No matter what their family situation, teenagers can often clash with their relatives on issues ranging from small sibling squabbles to major crises like divorce and abuse. This relateable guide helps students build strong relationships with their parents, siblings and other family members through open communication and compromise. Whether readers live with their biological parents, adopted parents, foster parents or grandparents, they will find helpful advice and resources for navigating and resolving conflicts both big and small.

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Shortlisted for the Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion 2023 A place of incarceration and liberation, political debate and historical denial, the H Block cell units of Long Kesh/Maze prison in Northern Ireland housed members of both Republican and Loyalist military groups during ‘The Troubles’ and are now considered ‘icons’ of that conflict. The H Block’s dual status as an articulation of and resistance against power mean that the area is still one of the most contested sites of conflict in Europe. Based on a long-standing site-specific investigation, and drawing on a range of sources from architectural plans to photographs of street protests, H Blocks explores the material relationship between the prison as a built articulation of power and its inhabitants, highlighting the ethical and political roles that architecture can play in situations of conflict. It also addresses the afterlife of such sites after the end of conflict and how they can adapt to the changing cultural meanings of their space. The book demonstrates how the conflicted histories of the prison are configured in its design and destruction, and the inhabitation and attempted preservation of the site itself, revealing how its architecture is bound up with questions of power and resistance, embodiment and attachment, witnessing and remembering, the materiality of history and its commodification.

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The most important twelve months of her life lie ahead. Success would mean becoming a fully-fledged priest a year from now, something she feels profoundly called to do. Failure would not only prove her father right, but also delight all the antis who consider woman priests an abomination. Can she convince everyone - herself included - that she's more than a five foot eight redhead with a PhD and a penchant for Max Factor's Mulberry Lipfinity?

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Give your baby a treat with this adorable Halloween book featuring squishy sound buttons!Listen to the spooky sounds of the season with this fun interactive sound board book. The sound buttons are super squishy with bright illustrations for readers big and small to enjoy. A combination of photographs and illustrations will engage young readers and encourage them to interact with each spread again and again! Squishy sound buttons and colorful artwork will delight and engage your child Sound elements on every spread stimulate the senses and support early-learning development Makes a wonderful Halloween, baby shower, or birthday gift

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Now a major Cbeebies show!Dog loves books! It doesn't matter which books; Dog just LOVES books. They could be books about dinosaurs or aliens, Dog doesn't mind. He's just happy to be reading. Dog has his very own bookshop, although he doesn't have many customers. But that's all right, because when Dog is surrounded by books, he is never short of friends or fun.And when someone does come into the shop, Dog knows just which books to recommend...Join Dog in his AMAZING bookshop, and see what adventures reading can take you on.

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The senior managers in schools hold a strategic position and can be very influential in terms of facilitating inclusion on every level, especially for those pupils who have previously been at serious risk of being misunderstood and excluded. This third guide covers: 1-The ethos 2-The school environment 3-Policy and practice 4-Keeping the momentum going 5-Facilitating staff care

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The parent/carer has a significant contribution to make to a pupil's capacity to settle to learn and to progress in the school setting. This fifth guide in the series covers: 1-Roles and responsibilities 2-Working as a team with school staff 3-Stressors and calmers 4-Mapping progress 5-Transition planning and preparation

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Dress and accessorize all the different DANCERS in this beautiful My Sticker Dress-Up activity book!Children will enjoy screen-free fun with this amazing sticker book that encourages hours of unlimited imagination and play. Features a variety of dancers and dance styles including ballet, jazz, and tap. With 5 pages of reusable stickers, children will love exploring their creativity by creating their own outfits, scenes, and, of course...STYLE!Contains over 350 reusable stickers for multiple dress-up optionsCostumes and accessories can be used on multiple figures so children experience unlimited creativityMakes a wonderful birthday gift, holiday stocking stuffer, Easter basket stuffer, or any celebration gift

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A helpful book for families affected by dementia - CARERS UKI love visiting my grandma. We read together, play her piano, feed the birds in the garden and we love looking through her big box of photos . . .But when Grandma starts to forget who the people in the photographs are, Mum explains that Grandma is living with something called dementia. She says, Grandma is still the person we know and love, she''s just a little different now . . . A reassuring story about the love between a little girl and her grandma, with practical information to help young children understand dementia and the changes it can bring.Bonus material to discuss with little ones includes: - What is dementia?- How you can help- Looking after YOU

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An exquisitely illustrated picture book that explores our relationship with cities, and looks at how climate change is changing the picture.More than half of the people in the world live in cities! They give us places to live, exciting place to visit and offer a home to a huge variety of animals, from speedy swifts to prowling foxes. But our cities are especially at risk from climate change and pollution. Find out how we can all help to look after our precious cities, as well as enjoy them.Children''s Planet is a beautifully illustrated series of picture books that encourage children to engage with and enjoy our precious natural surroundings. Perfect for children aged 5 and up.

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An exquisitely illustrated picture book that explores our relationship with the skies, and looks at how climate change is changing the picture.The skies make life on Earth possible! They give us weather, the air that we breathe, reveal the stars above us and offer a home to birds, butterflies and many other animals. But the skies and our air are under threat from climate change and pollution. Find out how we can all help to look after our precious skies, as well as enjoy them.Children''s Planet is a beautifully illustrated series of picture books that encourage children to engage with and enjoy our precious natural surroundings. Perfect for children aged 5 and up.

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