This book is designed to provide coaches and managers with brain knowledge and to enable them to access its practical use with clients.[...]
The current literature compartmentalizes the complex issue of water and wastewater into its discrete components; technology, planning, policy, construction, economics, etc. Considered from the perspective of sustainability, however, water in the urban environment must be approached as a single resou[...]
Paul Auster provides the first extended analysis of Auster's essays, poetry, fiction, films and collaborative projects. It explores his key themes of identity; language and writing; metropolitan living and community; and storytelling and illusion. By tracing how Auster's representations of New York [...]
The first full-length biography of the legendary head coach of the Cleveland Browns, this book explores how Paul Brown worked his way from high school coach to pro football Hall of Famer, while setting forth a blueprint for the modern game. As the first coach to scout opponents through game films, c[...]
The Origins of Schizophrenia synthesizes key findings on a devastating mental disorder that has been increasingly studied over the past decade. Advances in epidemiology, translational neuroscience technology, and molecular and statistical genetics have recast schizophrenia's neurobiological nature, [...]
For many years, for many people social psychology has been deemed a discipline in crisis. This new book proposes a way out of the crisis by letting go of the idea that psychology needs new foundations or a new identity, whether biological, discursive or cognitive. The psychological is not narrowly c[...]
To see the future we can build with information technology, we must look beyond mere information to the social context that creates and gives meaning to it. For years, pundits have predicted that information technology will obliterate the need for almost everything - from travel to supermarkets to b[...]
This book offers clear guidelines on the key skills behind effective health communication and presents a realistic account of how nurses and related health professionals can enhance their communications in brief, ordinary and effective ways.[...]
In a revised and updated edition of the classic guide to customer service, a successful entrepreneur offers a straightforward approach for treating customers with the respect that keeps them coming back, outlines fundamental principles of customer service, and reveals the lessons he has learned over[...]
This best-selling text provides a scheme which enables the beginning researcher to organize and evaluate the research that they read and to plan and implement small scale research projects of their own. The authors also give structured, practical guidance on the development of a research question, t[...]
People like new products. They go out of their way to search for new products. However, companies are truly terrible at providing new products that meet their needs. They do not have a disciplined, replicable process that employs a mix of creativity and science to introduce new products efficiently [...]
The authors of this book use their unique blend of experience to synthesise theoretical studies. They offer critical analysis of a wide range of examples of good and bad use of language, in order to guide nurses towards models of good practice.[...]
Written for practicing professionals and students this text discusses the use of anecdotes in therapy. The authors have used their working knowledge to give therapists a better understanding of how anecdotes in therapy can help implement changes in their clients' lives.[...]
A guide to various aspects of business planning suitable for entrepreneurs, senior executives and students. It is based on methodology developed at Cranfield School of Management and using successful real-life business plans. It brings together the process and procedures required to produce that per[...]
It used to be that if you studied and worked hard, you could be assured of an extremely satisfying career. But in a world of constant layoffs and dying industries, it has become increasingly difficult to "plan" your way to success. So what is the solution? Well, when it comes to dealing with uncerta[...]
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet Australia is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Experience the magic of Sydney Opera House, snorkel with the tropical fish in the Great Barrier [...]