Handbook for Developing Emotional and Social Intelligence is an authoritative collection of practical content-best practices, case studies, and tools-that showcases the application and development of emotional and social intelligence in the workplace. The authors are some of the best-known experts i[...]

Famous novella, rich in psychological and social insight, chronicles a young American girl''s willful yet innocent flirtation with a young Italian, and its unfortunate consequences.
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THE ASPERN PAPERS posits a love affair between Jeffrey Aspern, a romantic poet of the early 19th century, deceased at the time of the story, and a beautiful young woman whom he called Julianna. In reality, Julianna has become an aged and reclusive spinster, Miss Bordereaux, who lives in seclusion in[...]

Shows examples of graffiti from around the world and shares the opinions of graffiti artists about their work.[...]

This 1962 appraisal of seven of James's major works provides an insight into his artistic purpose and a fuller appreciation of his material and method. The author's main texts are chosen both for their representativeness and their need of detailed elucidation. These chosen texts and consequently the[...]

In the decades after the Civil War, how did Americans see the world and their place in it? In this text, Kendall Johnson argues that Henry James appealed to his readers' sense of vision to dramatise the ambiguity of American citizenship in scenes of tense encounter with Europeans. By reviving the ei[...]

Denton, 1981. Britain is in recession, the IRA is becoming increasingly active and the country's on alert for an outbreak of rabies. Detective Sergeant Jack Frost is working under his mentor and inspiration DI Bert Williams, and coping badly with his increasingly strained marriage. But DI Williams i[...]

To read a story by Henry James is to enter a world--a rich, perfectly crafted domain of vivid language and splendid, complex characters. Devious children, sparring lovers, capricious American girls, obtuse bachelors, sibylline spinsters and charming Europeans populate these five fascinating No[...]

Considered in Islam to be the infallible word of God, the Qur'an was revealed to the prophet Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel in a series of divine revelations over many years after his first vision in the cave. In 114 chapters, or suras, it provides the rules of conduct that remain fundamental to [...]

Henry James' reputation as The Master is so familiar that it's hard to imagine he was ever someone on whom some things really were lost. This is the story of the year - 1875 to 1876 - when the young novelist moved to Paris, drawn by his literary idols living at the center of the early modern movemen[...]

A guide to various techniques, equipment, and chemicals used in de-watering gas wells. It discusses various methods and tools used to diagnose liquid loading problems that reduce the detrimental effects of liquid loading on gas production.[...]