The public value of the humanities

Ed. Jonathan Bate. Recession is a time for asking fundamental questions about value. At a time when governments are being forced to make swingeing savings in public expenditure, why should they continue to invest public money funding research into ancient Greek tragedy, literary value, philosophical ...

Britain and Europe 1500-1780

In 'Britain and Europe, 1500-1780', Houlbrooke explores the history of Britain, emphasizing its political relations and important connections between its three kingdoms and the continental powers. He also calls into question what makes British history unique, or indeed if there is such a thing as ...

Pocket Dictionary of business

QFINANCE: The Pocket Dictionary of Business is designed for the business professional & students who needs quick concise definitions fast. With over 5,000 business terms packed into 224 pages this is an essential and comprehensive business reference, enabling you to be kept up-to-date with the ...

Pocket Dictionary of finance

QFINANCE: The Pocket Dictionary of Finance is designed for the on-the- move finance professional & students who needs quick concise definitions fast. With over 5,000 finance terms packed into 224 pages this is a comprehensive and essential finance reference, enabling you to be well versed ...

Our lot

how real estate came to own us

Our Lot tells how an entire nation got swept up in real estate mania, and it casts the business story - the collapse of the mortgage markets and its global impact on the economy - as the product of a decades-long project of social engineering by the ...

Qfinance

the ultimate resource

VV.AA.Created by the world's leading finance professionals under the guidance of a highly experienced, world-class strategic panel, including Jim O'Neill, Zvi Bodie, Jackson Tai, Ian Cormack, Laura Tyson and others, QFINANCE: The Ultimate Resource is the first-stop reference for the finance ...

Keynes

the twentieth century's most influential economist

In the midst of our current economic crisis, we peer anxiously over the precipice into an uncertain future, and try to put things in perspective by looking to the past. One name above all keeps on cropping up; often there is a grainy picture of ...

The business of fashion

designing, manufacturing, and marketing

The Third Edition of this authoritative text focuses on the organization and operation of the U.S. textile and fashion industry - how fashion apparel and accessories are designed, manufactured, marketed, and distributed - and examines the role of these industries within a global context. Since the ...

Cicero and the jurists

from Citizen's Law to the Lawful State

This book traces Cicero's thought on law as an advocate; as the friend of jurists; as writer on the philosophy of the 'higher law'; and as a politician who both asserted and subverted the rights of citizens under the law. The Roman Republican jurists ...

Field notes from a catastrophe

In writing that is both clear and unbiased, Kolbert - an acclaimed New Yorker journalist - approaches global warming from every angle. She travels to the Arctic, the North of England, Holland and Puerto Rico, interviews researchers and environmentalists, explains the science and the studies, draws frightening ...

An inconvenient truth

the planetary emergency of global warming and what we can do about it

The truth about the climate crisis is an inconvenient one that means we are going to have to change the way we live our lives. Our climate crisis may at times appear to be happening slowly, but in fact it has become a true planetary ...

Power, politics, and culture

interviews with Edward W. Said

No single book has encompassed the vast scope of Edward Said#s erudition quite like Power, Politics and Culture - a collection of his interviews from the last three decades. In these twenty-nine interviews, Said addresses everything from Palestine to Pavarotti, from his nomadic upbringing under ...

Deal with stress

how to take control of your work

While it's said that a little stress is good for you, too much can damage your health, your performance at work, and your relationships. Deal with stress offers practical solutions and advice on combating stress and reaching a good work-life balance. It will help ...

Get that job

CVs : how to stand out from the crowd

Get taht job

interviews : how to keep your gead and get your ideal job

Manage your time

Learn all you need to know about allocating your time wisely, from assessing the reasons that time problems arise to distributing your time realistically and effectively. Manage Your Time not only shows you how to prioritise your workload and cope with other people's demands ...

Tackle office nightmares

how to cope with tricky situations and people

While we'd all like a quiet life, there are some situations that can't be ignored. In offices, workplace bullying is on the rise and discrimination is commonplace. In a recent survey, more than half of teachers questioned claimed to have been bullied at ...

Assert yourself

how to find your voice and make your mark

Do you find it hard to say 'no'? Are you tongue-tied in important meetings? Assert yourself will help you find your voice and stand up for yourself without being aggressive. Full of practical advice on how to change the way you work and live for ...

Dictionary of economics

Over 3.000 terms clearly defined

Dictionary of human resources and personnel management

Over 7.000 key terms covering all aspects of human resources, incluiding recruitment and selection, apparaisals, payment systems, dismissals and industrial relations. -Terms explaines in clear, simple English -Phonetic pronuntiation for all main entries -Examples show words used in context -Quotations from magazines and newspapers ...