Co-written by Professor Robert Cialdini, the world's most quoted expert on influence, "Yes!" presents dozens of surprising discoveries from the science of persuasion in short, enjoyable, and insightful chapters that readers can apply immediately to become a more effective persuader.
Now in its Fifth Edition, America and Its Peoples presents American history filled with the drama and conflict that holds the attention of all students. Social history--with an emphasis on sports, leisure, and popular culture--is effectively integrated with more traditional coverage of military history, politics, and diplomacy. This edition ...
"A convincing portrait of teachers actively engaged in educational reform...offering a hopeful yet realistic vision of revitalized democracy inspired by a passion for the public good. This book is an eloquent defense of civic virtue."-Jonathan Kozol, author of "Amazing Grace" and "Savage Inequalities". "Rich, realistic, invigorating, and scary. ...
This ambitious study rewrites the terms of debate about globalization. Martin Shaw argues that the deepest meaning of globality is the growing sense of worldwide human commonality as a practical social force, arising from political struggle not technological change. The book focuses upon two new concepts: the unfinished global-democratic ...
This handy 180-page book offers a great overview of QuickTime Pro, including a fundamental explanation of video encoding and an invaluable look-up guide of video codecs and the QuickTime Pro interface. Includes step-by-step tutorials for the five things people do most with QuickTime Pro: Capturing, editing, using different video tracks, exporting, ...
The 'Third Way' has been hailed by European social democrats as the ideology of the 'radical centre'. Steering a route between state collectivism on the one hand, and market-led neo-liberalism on the other, it promises a new form of governance based on principle not dogma. But third way thinking is not a new phenomenon, and nor is it exclusively ...
Discusses the causes and effects of volcanoes and earthquakes, the different types of volcanoes, and how scientists predict earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
The follow-up volume to the same editors' "New Labour in Government" provides a systematic assessment of Blair's first term and the continuities and changes into his second. Bringing together specially-commissioned chapters by leading authorities in a tightly-edited format, it places particular emphasis on the evolution of New Labour's political ...
The field of environmental engineering is rapidly emerging into a mainstream engineering discipline. For a long time, environmental engineering has suffered from the lack of a well-defined identity. At times, the problems faced by environmental engineers require knowledge in many engineering fields, including chemical, civil, sanitary, and ...
Tony Blair's post-election promise was that Labour was "elected as New Labour and would govern as New Labour". Written by leading experts, this work examines the extent of New Labour's distinctiveness and asks to what extent its policies, style and organization differ from those of both the previous Conservative administration and from "Old" ...
This guide provides details on accommodation, beaches and dozens of islands for the perfect relaxing time, along with a cultural tour of monasteries and temples, trekking, rock-climbing and rafting spots. There are also sections on the arts, architecture, religion and culture.
Contemporary British Conservatism brings together a set of specially-commissioned chapters by leading authorities to provide a broad-ranging assessment of Conservative politics, policy and ideology today. A central concern throughout is to assess the impact of Thatcherism on the party and the extent to which there has been a return to more ...
Story Street for ages 4-7: *Ensures children progress at the right pace with supportive, gradual porgression through carefully graded steps. *Provides engaging humour and lively fiction plots provided by top authors and illistrators enhance excellence and enjoyment in teaching and learning. *Includes varied fiction styles are introduced through ...
Story Street for ages 4-7: *Ensures children progress at the right pace with supportive, gradual porgression through carefully graded steps. *Provides engaging humour and lively fiction plots provided by top authors and illistrators enhance excellence and enjoyment in teaching and learning. *Includes varied fiction styles are introduced through ...
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