This fourth edition of The Geography of Tourism and Recreation provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the interrelationship between tourism, leisure and recreation from geographical and social science perspectives. It still remains the only book to systematically compare and contrast[...]
This fourth edition of The Geography of Tourism and Recreation provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the interrelationship between tourism, leisure and recreation from geographical and social science perspectives. It still remains the only book to systematically compare and contrast[...]
The world's polar regions are attracting more interest than ever before. Once regarded as barren, inhospitable places where only explorers go, the north and south polar regions have been transformed into high profile tourism destinations, increasingly visited by cruise ships as well as becoming acce[...]
This long awaited book brings together some of the most recent innovations and applications of the traditional NLP model. Each chapter describes a new model or application and contains step by step instructions or a case study on how and when to apply it. For NLP Practitioners, it provides an outsta[...]
Are you ready to take charge of your mental-emotional matrices that govern how you see things, how you feel and your skills? The 7 Matrices Model tells the story of how we all carry with us frames of mind that we map from experiences and ideas. It describes the mental-and-emotional frames that gover[...]
In the newly revised version of The Sourcebook of Magic you will discover afresh the basic 77 NLP patterns for transformational magic. What's new? A change from merely describing the patterns to presenting the key questions that allow you to guide a client. The newly revised version streamlines the [...]
The New York Times bestseller My Heart Is Like a Zoo features bright colors, simple sentences, playful animals, and more than 300 hearts for children to count and enjoy. Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick says, "Starting with one simple shape, Michael Hall shows us a nearly infinite number of ways to[...]
A perfect square is transformed in this adventure story that will transport you far beyond the four equal sides of this square book.[...]
From word to word they find their way, Lillian, Tilly, and William J. Like this: They spot some ewes.They use a box.They box some fleas.And flee a steer . . .First they see, then they do. The only thing missing? You!Come join the fun.Meow! Michael Hall's inquisitive cats set out to spend the afterno[...]
The new edition of this text is positioned - through its broad coverage, accessible style and presentation, and practical application - as the core learning resource for students of tourism planning. With an increased applied focus, a wider range of international case studies and examples, and two n[...]
"Intelligence Analysis: How to Think in Complex Environments" fills a void in the existing literature on contemporary warfare by examining the theoretical and conceptual foundations of effective modern intelligence analysis--the type of analysis needed to support military operations in modern, compl[...]
Just as the old rules of conventional warfare and intelligence analysis do not apply fully in the 21st-century environment, neither does the traditional methodology of collecting intelligence on these elusive, adapting foes operating as complex adaptive systems (CAS)--adversaries that excel in today[...]
Offers a comprehensive synthesis of the key issues associated with tourism, leisure and recreation. This edition lays emphasis on North America, and investigates the importance of less developed countries and the critical issues surrounding inequality, exploitation, underdevelopment and globalizatio[...]
Climate change is the single most important global environmental and development issue facing the world today and has emerged as a major topic in tourism studies. Climate change is already affecting the tourism industry and is anticipated to have profound implications for tourism in the twenty-first[...]
As one of the world's largest industries, tourism carries with it significant social, environmental, economic and political impacts. Although tourism can provide significant economic benefits for some destinations, the image of tourism as a benign and environmentally friendly industry has often been[...]
This new edition of "The City of London" is a handy-sized companion guide which invites you to explore the famous Square Mile of the City of London and to discover its incomparable architectural heritage, from the remains of the Roman wall to the 21st-century. "One New Change" by Jean Nouvel. Each c[...]
This two-volume course on abstract algebra provides a broad introduction to the subject for those with no previous knowledge of it but who are well grounded in ordinary algebraic techniques. It starts from the beginning, leading up to fresh ideas gradually and in a fairly elementary manner, and movi[...]
The second volume continues the course of study started in Volume 1, but may be used independently by those already possessing an elementary knowledge of the subject. A summary of basic group theory is followed by accounts of group homomorphisms, rings, fields and integral domains. The related conce[...]
Presents an introduction to the major issues surrounding the production and consumption of tourism and its effects for the 21st century. Tourism is presented as one of the key social science disciplines. This work is useful for students and practitioners in tourism, business studies, geography, and [...]
Michael Mann is one of the most influential sociologists writing today. His three-volume work The Sources of Social Power , the third volume of which has just been completed, has transformed our way of thinking about power and has rewritten the history of human societies. No one interested in under[...]
Looking at theory and research, this book focuses on the practicalities of wine marketing, and outlines the major issues involved in the production and marketing of wine. Each chapter includes the following features: 'How to' and 'how not to' case studies; a guide to further reading and websites; an[...]
The study of tourism and indeed the tourism industry is changing constantly. "Contemporary Tourism: An International Approach" presents a new and refreshing approach to the study of tourism, considering issues such as the changing world order, destination marketing, tourism ethics and pro-poor touri[...]