Features advice and support for those who suffer from a lack of confidence in the workplace. Using case studies, self-assessment material, exercises and practical tips, readers are encouraged to develop a positive style of behaviour based on self-respect and respecting others.[...]

Originally published in 1936, this book deals with the first writings of a medical nature known to be associated with any English hospital.[...]

This fourth edition of Communication, Cultural and Media Studies: The Key Concepts is an indispensible guide to the most important terms in the field. It offers clear explanations of the key concepts, exploring their origins, what they're used for and why they provoke discussion. The author provides[...]

Climate change, financial crises, and other issues of global scale no longer concern only the developed world. The binding power of globalization has placed these challenges at the doorstep of almost every country, testing the evolutionary capacity of monolithic governance systems bound by instituti[...]

Creative Industries is a daring collection of essays that charts the noisy revolution that is transforming the production, consumption, and understanding of culture in the all--wired era. It brings together seminal essays written across traditional and new media, industry sectors, and national conte[...]

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The Advanced Genius Theory, hatched by Jason Hartley and Britt Bergman over pizza, began as a means to explain why icons such as Lou Reed, David Bowie, and Sting seem to go from artistic brilliance in their early careers to "losing it" as they grow older. The Theory [...]

Designer Animals is an in-depth study of the debates surrounding the development of animal biotechnology, which is quickly emerging out of the laboratory and into the commercial marketplace. This book innovatively combines expert analysis on the technology's economic, professional, ethical, and reli[...]