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Author Rachel Tidd
Wild Learning answers a call in the educational community for practical, easy-to-implement activities that bring core curriculum out of the classroom and into the outdoors. Outdoor learning has risen in popularity in recent years, and it has tremendous benefits. Being outside is healthier, helps chi....
Release Date 2023/04 -
White Working Class, With a New Foreword by Mark Cuban and a New Preface by the Author
Author Mark Cuban , Joan C. Williams
"It is really worth a read…" -- Former Vice President Joe Biden, interviewed on Pod Save AmericaNow in paperback with a new Foreword by Mark Cuban and a new Preface by the author, White Working Class explains why so much of the elite's analysis of the white workin....
Release Date 2019/11 -
Author Frank Gallinelli
The Classic Guide to Real Estate Investing—Updated for a Re-energized Industry!Real estate is once again a great investment, and this bestselling guide provides everything you need to know to get in now and make your fortune.What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Author Philip K. Potter , Matthew A. Baum
Why do some democracies reflect their citizens' foreign policy preferences better than others? What roles do the media, political parties, and the electoral system play in a democracy's decision to join or avoid a war? War and Democratic Constraint shows that the....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Unlocking the Property Market: The 7 Keys to Property Investment Success
Author John Lindeman
The 7 keys to property investment successBrimming with fresh content designed to suit current trends in the market, Unlocking the Property Market shares expert property market analyst John Lindeman's tips and techniques on where to buy, what to buy, how much to pa....
Release Date 2015/09 -
Trust and Western-Russian Business Relationships
Author Angela Ayios
Ayios looks at the Western experience of doing business in Russia, and how trust between business partners from East and West is created or destroyed within the business relationship. This book provides the reader with an in-depth look at the key factors that lead ....
Release Date 2018/01 -
Tracing the Roots of Globalization and Business Principles, Second Edition
Author Lawrence Beer
The book begins with a historical perspective of recorded trade. It then offers a deeper insight into the first global products, the infrastructures created to support the trade initiative and the development of financial instruments to further its growth. The....
Release Date 2015/09 -
Author Vladimir Biti
Focused on the recently hotly debated topic at the crossroads of various human and social sciences, this book investigates the emergence of the cosmopolitan idea of literature and its impact on the reconfiguration of the European and non-European political spaces. ....
Release Date 2016/01 -
The, Decision Maker's Playbook
Author Simon Mueller , Julia Dhar
Simon Mueller is the General Manager of The Bruce Henderson Institute in New York, The Boston Consulting Group's (BCG) corporate strategy think-tank. The book is built on a broad body of evidence. It is the result of half a decade of research, and numerous interviews with academics at Harvard Busin....
Release Date 2019/09 -
Author Shaun Rein
With Chinese-led initiatives such as One Belt One Road (OBOR) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) combined with uncertainty due to US shifts in policy and apparent commitments over the past decade, the stakes are high for companies looking to profit....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Author Melody T. Fisher
The Untold Power: Underrepresented Groups in Public Relations fills a glaring void in public relations history by chronicling the practices and scholarship contributed by members of ethnically and racially underrepresented groups.The evolution and advancement of public relations have been recorded a....
Release Date 2022/07 -
Author Edward Byrne , Charles Clarke
Ed Byrne is an Academic Neurologist who has worked in Australia and the UK. His research contributions are in the fields of mitochondrial disease and neuromuscular disorders. He was Professor of Neurology and Director of the Centre for Neuroscience at the University of Melbourne, and then had a numb....
Release Date 2020/01 -
Author Christopher D. Clothier
The low-risk, long-term strategy for building a real estate fortune by buying, improving, and managing properties through a third party.What if you could safely invest in real estate—and enjoy a new flow of income—without giving up your current job or spending thou....
Release Date 2018/05 -
Author Thom Hartmann
Hartmann is perhaps best known for his fierce commitment to Jeffersonian democracy and his steadfast opposition to the corporatization of America. But in these pages you’ll also discover his Older and Younger Cultures hypothesis, which identifies the root cau....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Author Carl Benedikt Frey
How the history of technological revolutions can help us better understand economic and political polarization in the age of automation From the Industrial Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence, The Technology Trap takes a sweeping look at the history of....
Release Date 2019/06 -
Author Chandran Nair
The free-market, limited government development model has been an ecological and social disaster for the developing world. Sustainable and equitable development is only possible with the active involvement of a strong central state that can guide the economy, ....
Release Date 2018/10 -
The Sociology of Adult & Continuing Education
Author Peter Jarvis
This book provides a comprehensive sociological overview of adult and continuing education. It draws on all branches of sociology rather than advocating one approach. It examines the theories of all the significant sociological writers in the field such as Knowles, Marx, ....
Release Date 2012/04 -
Author DK
Discover the key ideas, themes, and plotlines behind every case investigated by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the famous and celebrated stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with this original, graphics-led book.Using the "Big Ideas" series' trademark combination of witt....
Release Date 2019/11 -
The Relevance of Humanities to the 21st Century Workplace
Author Dr. Michael Edmondson
The Relevance of the Humanities to the 21st Century Workplace provides a blueprint for higher education faculty, boards, presidents, senior leaders, parents, students, recent graduates, and other stakeholders.Upon examining the state of humanities today, it becomes....
Release Date 2019/12 -
The Real Lessons From Kodak's Decline
Author Willy Shih
Former photography giant Kodak is often cited as having lacked the vision to recognize the effects digital technology would have on its business. The reality of what happened — and the true lessons of Kodak’s experience with digital disruption — h....
Release Date 2016/07 -
The Real Estate Investor's Pocket Calculator, 2nd Edition
Author Michael C. Thomsett
Make sure the numbers add up.With real estate investing on the rebound, more and more people are jumping into the market. But often, return on investment hinges less on the physical property and more on the math. Have you measured every component of value, such as ....
Release Date 2017/10 -
The Real Estate Agent's Guide to FSBOs
Author John Maloof
According to the National Association of Realtors, 86% of new real estate agents don’t make it past their first year. The majority give up due to frustration and the overwhelming start-up costs involved in the industry. But there is an untapped resource that ....
Release Date 2007/10 -
Author Martin Ruhs
Many low-income countries and development organizations are calling for greater liberalization of labor immigration policies in high-income countries. At the same time, human rights organizations and migrant rights advocates demand more equal rights for migrant wor....
Release Date 2013/08 -
Author Katherine M. Gehl , Michael E. Porter , Mike Gallagher
Our political system in America is broken, right? Wrong.The truth is, the American political system is working exactly how it is designed to work, and it isn't designed or optimized today to work for us—for ordinary citizens.Most people believe that our political system ....
Release Date 2020/06 -
Author Nicholas L. Baham , III , Nolan Higdon
A fascinating exploration of modern podcasting as a tool for decolonizationIn The Podcaster's Dilemma: Decolonizing Podcasters in the Era of Surveillance Capitalism, Drs. Nolan Higdon and Nicholas Baham III connect contemporary podcasting to the broader history of the use of radio technology in the....
Release Date 2022/02 -
Author President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies , Th
The official report that has shaped the international debate about NSA surveillance"We cannot discount the risk, in light of the lessons of our own history, that at some point in the future, high-level government officials will decide that this massive database of ....
Release Date 2014/03 -
The New Power University: The social purpose of higher education in the 21st century
Author Jonathan Grant
In a changing world, what is the social purpose of higher education?Combining a critique of contemporary universities, a manifesto for the future and a provocation to stimulate change, The New Power University examines how higher education can flourish in the 21st century. Using the framing of ‘new ....
Release Date 2021/04 -
Author Eliot Mizrachi , Don W. Stacks , Roger Bolton
The role of the chief communication officer (CCO) in today’s enterprise has dramatically changed over the past 30 years. Once focused on getting news out to media outlets, today’s CCO has become an integral part of any enterprise—company, corporat....
Release Date 2018/01