Just-Enough History of Germany, for the interested visitor, and/or armchair historian. For those who want more than the too-few pages in guidebooks, but less than a full-scale book. Succinct, clear, with quality maps and photos.

A Just-Enough history of France, from its earliest days up to 2022. Designed for the interested visitor; readable in around 3 to 4 hours. Smart colour maps; modern on-the-spot photographs; read it on the train/plane en route to France!

There has been a shift in the way that we understand the forces behind imperialism. In this book, Andrew Thomson re-evaluates the history of US imperialism, from the Cold War to today, by looking at the influence of paramilitary actors.Thomson reveals how these agents are central to US imperialism - from the Guatemalan coup to the Bay of Pigs, from Syrian rebel factions to the Soviet-Afghan War, bringing these narratives together to reveal the evolution of paramilitary insurgencies...

This book examines the life and times of John Bolton, a Cambridge graduate who graduated as a Baker Scholar from Harvard Business School, and returned to Britain to quickly chair Solartron, one of the outstanding of the early British electronics companies in the 1950s.John Bolton also enjoyed a career of public service and private good works. He led the founding of the Foundation for Management Education, which had an extremely influential role in the development of management educ...

W****hat it’s really like on the frontline of humanitarian aidIt's the early 1990s and three young people are looking to change their lives, and perhaps also the world. Attracted to the ambitious global peacekeeping work of the UN, Andrew, Ken and Heidi's paths cross in Cambodia, from where their fates are to become inextricably bound. Over the coming years, their stories interweave through countries such as Rwanda, Bosnia, Somalia and Haiti - war-torn, lawless pla...

Lyndall Urwick was the dominant figure in British management between the late 1920s and the early 1960s. His writings and his passion in pursuit of management as a scientific and systematic activity rather than the rule-of-thumb approach to decision-making all too prevalent in Britain exercised a huge influence on management at the time; and ultimately management as we know it today. Urwick was greatly affected by his experience of the First World War and at Rowntree's. He went on to becom...

This updated and exciting fourth edition of Managing People: A Practical Guide for Front-Line Managers addresses the growing needs of front-line managers who are not themselves specialists in personnel management but whose roles require them to have these skills. A growing trend over the last two decades has given these managers an increasing amount of responsibility of direct line management, which can be extremely challenging especially if the correct training is not given....

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History of and Lessons from the Spanish Flu to Make the Best of the Current New Pandemic Virus CrisisAre you curious to learn of the Spanish Flu which occurred over 100 years ago?Would be interested to get a better idea on what you can do to prepare during a pandemic?Would you like to get a guide that would teach you to be safe during the current new pandemic virus situation and make the best of it?If you an...

At the far north of Asia lies Japan, the mysterious land Marco Polo called Zipangu. When Europeans first visited Japan in the early 1500s it was the large island of Kyushu where they made landfall and began meeting both ordinary fishermen and farmers as well as the samurai and their lords. Kyushu was the gateway into Japan.Yet Kyushu was more than just an entry point for Europeans. It was the stepping stone for the prehistoric immigrants to Japan who came from the Mongolian steppes ...

A celebration of adult literature and reading. The whole book industry, including booksellers, librarians and publishers were invited come togethere an pick out their favourite titles to be included the final list of 25 books by authors from the UK and Ireland. The final list inclueded fiction, poetry, memoirs among others. There were some bestsellers, classics and some lesser known.Interviews with Graeme Simsion, Lucy Fleming, Jojo Moyes, Lemn Sissay, Mark Haddon, Tracy Chevalier, Victori...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In the aftermath of war, the galaxy teeters on the brink of chaos. When Commander Kim Carter and her crew recover a mysterious relic of unimaginable power, they find themselves at the center of a conflict that could reignite galactic destruction—or spark its salvation.Haunted by past failures and burdened with the relic’s secrets, Kim must navigate deadly confrontations, fragile alliances, and a rapidly unraveling peace. From th...