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  • Sheffield's Great War and Beyond, 1916–1918

    by Peter Warr ...
    Series series Your Towns & Cities in the Great War
    This book is out of the ordinary. As well as describing the many changes in Sheffield between 1914 and 1918, it tells about the troubling events in following years as poverty and riots took hold.It is also special in identifying hundreds of small as well as large Sheffield companies that worked to provide the necessities of war. With many previously-hidden facts, the book describes the city's ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Thailand Beyond the Crisis

    by Peter Warr ...
    Series series Rethinking Southeast Asia
    Thailand Beyond the Crisis includes recent research to give an accurate and up to date picture of the status of Thailand's economic recovery. The Asian economic crisis began in Thailand and ended a decade of sustained economic boom. This book identifies the role of policy errors involving both the Thai government and the IMF that lead to the crash of the fastest growing economy in the world. Warr ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • The Joy of Work?

    Jobs, Happiness, and You

    by Peter Warr, Guy Clapperton ...
    Are you happy at work? Or do you just grin and bear it? We spend an average of 25% of our lives at work, so it’s important to make the best of it.The Joy of Work? looks at happiness and unhappiness from a fresh perspective. It draws on up-to-date research from around the world to present the causes and consequences of low job satisfaction and gives helpful suggestions and strategies for how to get ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Psychology at Work

    by Dr Peter B Warr ...
    Applied psychology in work settings has made considerable progress in the 30 years since the original version of this book was published. This new collection of essays aims to illustrate both the empirical and practical richness of the field as wellas its theoretical development. The chapters cover psychological processes, the study of groups and workteams, and the nature of complex organizations ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

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    The Rare Victory of Sri Lanka's Long War

    by Paul L. Moorcraft ...
    In 2009, the Sri Lankan government forces literally eradicated the Tamil Tiger insurgency after 26 years of civil war. This was the first time that a government had defeated an indigenous insurgency by force of arms. It was as if the British army killed thousands of IRA cadres to end the war in Northern Ireland. The story of this war is fascinating in itself, besides the international ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Workplace Bullying

    Symptoms and Solutions

    Edited by Noreen Tehrani ...
    Is bullying really that bad? Why do some people just watch it happening? How do you know if it is bullying or strong management? What kind of leaders are able to create positive working environments?The effects of bullying on organisations and individuals can be devastating and can adversely affect both the workers themselves and the productivity of the organisation that they work for. This book ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Chopsticks

    A Cultural and Culinary History

    by Q. Edward Wang ...
    Chopsticks have become a quintessential part of the Japanese, Chinese and Korean culinary experience across the globe, with more than one fifth of the world's population using them daily to eat. In this vibrant, highly original account of the history of chopsticks, Q. Edward Wang charts their evolution from a simple eating implement in ancient times to their status as a much more complex, cultural ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • The Pakistan Paradox

    Instability and Resilience

    by Christophe Jaffrelot ...
    Pakistan was born as the creation of elite Urdu-speaking Muslims who sought to govern a state that would maintain their dominance. After rallying non-Urdu speaking leaders around him, Jinnah imposed a unitary definition of the new nation state that obliterated linguistic diversity. This centralisation - 'justified' by the Indian threat - fostered centrifugal forces that resulted in Bengali ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magical Monk

    Practicing Buddhism in Modern Thailand

    by Justin McDaniel ...
    Stories centering on the lovelorn ghost (Mae Nak) and the magical monk (Somdet To) are central to Thai Buddhism. Historically important and emotionally resonant, these characters appeal to every class of follower. Metaphorically and rhetorically powerful, they invite constant reimagining across time.Focusing on representations of the ghost and monk from the late eighteenth century to the present, ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Occupational Safety and Workplace Health

    by Sharon Clarke, Jonathan Passmore, Frank W. Guldenmund, Tahira M. Probst ...
    Series series Wiley-Blackwell Handbooks in Organizational Psychology
    A Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Organizational Psychology focusing on occupational safety and workplace health.The editors draw on their collective experience to present thematically structured material from leading thinkers and practitioners in the USA, Europe, and Asia PacificProvides comprehensive coverage of the major contributions that psychology can make toward the improvement of workplace ... Read more

    $50.00 USD

  • Genghis Khan and the Mongol War Machine

    by Chris Peers ...
    The military might, tactics, and philosophy of Khan is explored in this "fine read" and "useful source for Mongolian . . . and medieval studies in general" (De Re Militari).As a soldier, general, statesman, and empire-builder, Genghis Khan is a near-mythical figure. His remarkable achievements and his ruthless methods have given rise to a monstrous reputation. But who was the man behind the legend ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mastery in Coaching

    A Complete Psychological Toolkit for Advanced Coaching

    Edited by Jonathan Passmore ...
    The reasons that coaching works so well and can produce such dramatic results are grounded in psychology, so it follows that some of the most powerful coaching methods available draw on psychological thinking. Published with the Association for Coaching, Mastery in Coaching presents the latest thinking on the most effective techniques coaches can use with their clients. Every chapter is written by ... Read more

    $41.39 USD