Emmeline Pankhurst, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela each brought about changes by beginning with a complaint that the status quo was wrong and needed to be changed. Complaint has driven society
Leading economic forecaster Charles Dumas shows how China’s surging trade surplus is fueling economic crisis in the U.S. and Europe. If China does not take action to correct the balance, the ou
A how-not-to guide from the author of "Chicken Nuggets for the Soul", "Who Grated My Cheese?" and "What they don't teach you at Harvard Nursery School".
Thinking About Almost Everything brings together original thinking on a staggering range of topics across the sciences, arts and humanities, grouped into nine imaginative and sometimes startling thema
As a Chinese proverb says 'The fish rots from the head' and so it is with businesses and other organisations - the buck starts and stops in the boardroom. This third edition of Bob Garratt'sbestsellin
Motivation is much more than just a few words of praise. It is an essential skill which anyone can learn, and with which you can have an indelible, positive impact on yourself and others. Yet most of
This practical and compelling guide offers the tools and techniques to help you build the necessary skills for effective leadership.It will enable any manager and executive to hone their skills
Drawing on the wisdom of psychology, mindfulness, and cultural history, as well as a lifetime in sales, Helen Kensett has created forty-eight beautifully illustrated tools to help you gather crucial k
Aarathi Prasad investigates how Indian medicine came to be the way it is. Her travels take her to bonesetter clinics in Jaipur and Hyderabad and the waiting-rooms of Bollywood's best plastic surgeons,
Drawing on the author's extensive experience of working with and advising some of the world's most successful business families, this new and updated edition of 'Family Businesses: The Essentials' ex
In the workplace today there's a glass wall. Men and women can see each other clearly through the divide, but they don't speak the same language or have the same expectations. And as a result, women a
Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big TopicsAt the heart of criticism lies one question: What do you think of it? Every time we comment on an artefact, whether a poem, a play, a painting, a nov
“These classic chillers will certainly make you look under the bed at night.” —Daily MailFrom a beautiful antique that gives its owner a show he’d rather forget, to “ghost detective” whose exorcism g
In Night Trains, Andrew Martin attempts to relive the golden age of the great European sleeper trains by using their modern-day equivalents. This is no simple matter. The night trains have fallen on h
Worldwide, an increasingly diverse and growing number of people are seeking therapy. We go to address past traumas, to break patterns of behaviour, to confront eating disorders or addiction, to talk a
