St Ermin's Hotel has been at the centre of British intelligence since the 1930s, when it was known to MI6 as 'The Works Canteen'. Intelligence officers such as Ian Fleming and Noel Coward were to be found in the hotel's Caxton Bar, along with other less well-known names. Winston Churchill allegedly conceived the idea of the Special Operations Executive there over a glass (or two) of his favourite champagne in the early days of the Second World War, and the operation was st...

For many years the Author has pondered the question of whether we only have one life or whether this current life is one of several. People seem to have very fixed views on the subject and whilst there are many accounts of past lives, there is always debate as to whether these are real, imagined or have other explanations. Some question its reality on the basis of our failure to rember past lives.The Author considers these and many other questions, examining both sides of the argume...

'SIGINT is a fascinating account of what Allied investigators learned postwar about the Nazi equivalent of Bletchley Park. Turns out, 60,000 crptographers, analysts and linguists achieved considerable success in solving intercepted traffic, and even broke the Swiss Enigma! Based on recently declassifed NSA document, this is a great contribution to the literature.' - The St Ermin's Hotel Intelligence Book of the Year Award 2014Signals Intelligence, ...

Globalization has been a central theme in political, economic, cultural, and religious debates since the turn of the century. While some see it as a solution, others consider it the root of our problems. The intensification of cultural and military warfare, and the “West v. the Rest” mentality, fuels a deep-seated ethnocentrism. Religion, meanwhile, faces scrutiny from various fundamentalisms and grand narratives. Many modern Muslim thinkers are skeptical of globalization, perceiving it as...

After Urban Regeneration is a comprehensive study of contemporary trends in urban policy and planning. Leading scholars come together to create a key contribution to the literature on gentrification, with a focus on the history and theory of community in urban policy. Engaging with debates as to how urban policy has changed, and continues to change, following the financial crash of 2008, the book provides an essential antidote to those who claim that culture and society can replicate the r...

If you have ever wondered about the ethical implications of Dr Richard Locke’s affair with Shula Hebden Lloyd, or whether the ergonomic design of tractor seats could have prevented Tony Archer from getting a bad back, then this book is for you. Leading academics from across the United Kingdom use storylines from BBC Radio 4’s The Archers to examine life in rural Borsetshire, bringing their academic research to new audiences. Is Lynda Snell a middleclass warrior? Can Rob Titchener ...

Decentring Urban Governance seeks to rethink governance not as a particular state formation, but as the diverse policies emerging associated with the impact of modernist social science on policy making, considering the diverse meanings that inspire governing practices across time, space, and policy sectors in urban context.Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the book goes beyond neoliberalism, and is interested in other webs of meaning through which actors encou...

FACTS & FEATS OF MAKUPEDIA. 1.a. Universal Authority on Mind & Owner of the Solar Core Asset & Assets. b. Body of Knowledge, Fields of Study & Academic Disciplines for the invention-study: Faculty of Creative & Psycho-Social Sciences; Institute of Chartered Creative & Psycho-Social Scientists, Mind Universities and the Makupedia Business & Professionalism. 2.a. A comprehensive package for the worldwide study curriculum & certifications for the Administration of Creativity, Creative Governa...

Universities are increasingly being asked to take an active role as research collaborators with citizens, public bodies, and community organisations, which, it is claimed, makes them more accountable, creates better research outcomes, and enhances the knowledge base. Yet many of these research collaborators, as well as their funders and institutions, have not yet developed the methods to ‘account for’ collaborative research, or to help collaborators in challenging their assumptions about t...

In this book, the king introduces his latest modules on human behaviour engineering and its management in order to resolve the lingering crisis in education, technology, economy, politics, systems restructuring & management. Thought, imagination, inspiration and revelation become real things. You will find in Psychoeconomix the relationship between the matter age and the mind or creative age, new currency modules for globalization, policy making and analysis and somewhat new ways of reason...

“Does your organization fumble when it comes to innovation? ‘The Innovative CIO’ presents a pragmatic guide to overcoming the 10 ‘innovation killers’ within your company.” --Dennis McCafferty “CIO Insight”, 1/23/2013 (www.cioinsight.com/it-management/innovation/slideshows/ten-ways-to-kill-innovation/)“Are you unwittingly stifling your employees’ entrepreneurial spirit? ‘The Innovative CIO’ discusses ‘innovation killers’ that could be holding back your small business or startup.” --...

This book is a fulfillment of the dream of the sage of transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson and B.F.Skinner to demystify the workings of the human mind, with reference to ability, interest, Talents and creative endowments. It discusses creativity as the central focus in every field of study ,economy and thereby ushers mankind into the emergence of the creative age revolution.