This brief guide to conflict management is written primarily for managers and human resources professionals. It aims to be a support in more challenging conflict situations in the workplace. The guide is divided into four parts. The first is whether you need to do anything at all when you notice that there are signs of a conflict. The second is about unpacking and understanding the components of the conflict. The third is about developing a conflict management strategy. The fourth part add...

This book on conflict management offers its readers the practical tools they need to understand conflicts and engage them skillfully. When you know what to look for and what questions to ask, you will feel confident to address emerging conflicts proactively. You might even start finding that conflicts are really interesting rather than uncomfortable. The vocabulary, techniques and strategies presented in this book will equip the readers to handle difficult conversations, develop strategies...

This book discusses the quality of life of early modern Britons emigrating to the New World, which became possible with advances in shipbuilding and long-distance sailing. It examines the status and quality of life of those crossing the Atlantic Ocean under legal contract, the indenture – largely to the Carolinas and the communities adjoining Chesapeake Bay in the USA in the 17th century, and also describes and numerically estimates the quality of life among Britons sentenced to “transport...

Learn to Love: Guide to Healing Your Disappointing Love Life by Thomas Jordan, Ph.D. was written as a guidebook for people who are not in control of their love lives. Readers who are experiencing repeating love life disappointments and/or resigned to living without love in their lives, will find this book especially illuminating and thought-provoking. Dr. Thomas Jordan, a New York City psychologist/psychoanalyst, has been studying the psychological ability to form and sustain a healthy lov...

Dr. Thomas Jordan, New York City psychologist and psychoanalyst, created the LoveLifeLearningCenter.com in 2012 as an online "love life library" for serious-minded lovers to find the information they need to identify and solve love life problems. In an effort to expand the reach of this directory of love life problems and solutions, Dr. Jordan compiled the various blog posts written since the blog's inception into this easy to reference e-book. This love life directory is organized into ch...

"We are aware of the belief obtaining among the Southern people that the time has not yet come for the publication ofhistories or memoirs of the more prominent operations of Confederate commanders and officers...We are conscious, moreover,how impossible it were so to write the annals we here present, as to steer clear of giving pain to some, umbrage to others,dissatisfaction also, and some grounds for disputation and criticism.However, we are of those who be...

Dieses bewährte Lehrbuch erläutert die grundlegenden Prozesse durch leicht verständliche Texte. Bestechende Fotos führen die Studenten gleichsam an den Ort des Geschehens. Didaktisch hervorragende Zeichnungen verdeutlichen die geologischen Vorgänge in Gegenwart und Vergangenheit. Vulkanismus an Plattengrenzen, Sedimentation in Flussdeltas oder Dünenbildung in Sandwüsten sind damit nur einige Beispiele der vielfältigen Vorgänge, die unsere Erde gestaltet haben und noch immer gestalten. In v...

**2025 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTCALIFORNIA BOOK AWARD GOLD MEDAL WINNERFINALIST FOR THE LA TIMES BOOK PRIZENAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AND KIRKUS“Exceptional. . . . When It All Burns is one of those books that immerses the reader in the nuances of a world most of us know only through the lens of tragedy and destruction. Thomas’ visceral, crystalline prose only adds fuel to the fire.” —Los Angeles...

In "Thomas Carlyle," John Nichol offers a comprehensive examination of the life and works of one of 19th-century Britain'Äôs most influential figures. Using a biographical approach intertwined with literary criticism, Nichol explores Carlyle's complex relationship with his contemporary society, addressing themes such as individualism, historical progress, and the nature of heroism. This meticulously researched text is written in a clear yet erudite style, capturing the essence of Carlyle's...

The Pioneer Kingdoms of Macedon and Qin critically compares the cultures of Ancient Greece and Early China in the first millennium BC through following the histories of two of its peripheral cases: Argead Macedon and Qin. Emerging from being fringe states to producing Alexander the Great and the First Emperor of China, then rapidly collapsing, these polities had a unique parallel historical experience, though vastly separated by the political developments brought on by the unique features ...

Improve Schools and Transform EducationIn order for educational systems to change, we must reevaluate deep-seated beliefs about learning, teaching, schooling, and race that perpetuate inequitable opportunities and outcomes. Hatch, Corson, and Gerth van den Berg challenge the narrative when it comes to the "grammar of schooling"--or the conventional structures, practices, and beliefs that define educational experiences for so many children—to cast a new vis...

Two sisters. One last week of freedom. A retreat that was never what it seemed.Infinity, twenty-six and freshly called to the bar, and Eternity, twenty-four and days from beginning her medical internship, have always been each other's shield. Before their high-stakes careers pull them in opposite directions, they plan a final camping trip—just the two of them, in the mountains outside Cape Town. No signal, no distractions, nothing but sisterhood and the fire pit.They have no...