I have spent the better part of 2 decades watching the boundary between the genuine and the imitation dissolve, and the moment it finally broke was not dramatic. It was a Tuesday, in an office elevator, when a colleague in a $4,000 handbag smiled at me and I noticed the stitching that a factory in Guangdong had gotten almost right. What struck me was not the fraud, because everyone quietly knows the fraud exists, but the fact that nobody cared anymore. The shame had evaporated, and in its ...

How do you build a professional reputation when you're starting from zero? In a world full of noise, it can feel impossible to get noticed. Building a Name in a Noisy World is a practical, actionable guide for unknown professionals ready to build undeniable reputations.This book provides a complete system for establishing credibility, attracting opportunities, and making yourself known in your industry. Whether you're an early-career professional, a mid-career expert transitioning ...

'Alan's book is like his game: incisive, thoughtful, intelligent and consistently hits the target' Gary Lineker'A brilliant, articulate, thoughtful man with a wonderful sense of humour: Smudge encapsulates all he is and knows in this fantastic book that will capture the hearts of every football fan' Tony Adams'It was different back then, at least through Arsenal eyes. This was a young, exciting team full of hope and desire, led by a man...

these are the diaries of a scottish rubber planter who joined the volunteers in malayasia and then the indian army as an officer. this book relates his experiences fighting the japanese when they invaded malaysia, then his capture in singapore and incarceration as a prisoner of war, followed by his travels in various camps in siam (thailand) and working on the death railway along the river kwai. the diaries were written in excercise books and hidden throughout his imprisonment. had they be...

Three local experts reveal their favorite places to watch birds in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.In Best Places to Bird in the Prairies, three of Canada’s top birders reveal their favorite destinations for spotting local birds in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. They highlight thirty-six highly recommended sites, each of which has been expertly selected for the unique species that reside there. With exclusive lists of specialty birds, splendid color phot...

This book brings the emerging fields of practical theology and theology of the arts into a dialogue beyond the bias of modern systematic and constructive theology. The authors draw upon postmodern, post-secular, feminist, liberation, and dialogical/dialectical philosophy and theology, and their critiques of the narrow modern emphases on reason and the scientific method, as the model for all knowledge. Such a practical theology of the arts focuses the work of theology on the actual practice...

Endorsed for EdexcelNurture and strengthen your students' mathematical skills; these expert-written textbooks consolidate knowledge with worked examples, test key skills through practice and extend learning using enrichment activities designed to excite and challenge students.- Support and develop a deeper understanding of topics with plenty of worked examples and practice questions that follow the types of problems students are likely to f...

Absent Justice is the true account of what really happened during the various Australian Government-endorsed arbitrations with Telstra.We are a group of Australians who call themselves the Casualties of Telstra (CoT).This is the story of a group of ordinary small-business people fighting one of the largest companies in the country. The story of how for years Telstra refused to address the many phone problems that were affecting the capacity of the COT Four to run their busi...

How Charts Work brings the secrets of effective data visualisation in a way that will help you bring data alive.Charts, graphs and tables are essential devices in business, but all too often they present information poorly. This book will help you:Feel confident understanding different types of charts, graphs and tables – and how to read themRecognise the true story behind the data presented and what the information really showsKno...

The authors of the international bestseller Business Model Generation explain how to create value propositions customers can’t resistValue Proposition Design helps you tackle the core challenge of every business — creating compelling products and services customers want to buy. This highly practical book, paired with its online companion, will teach you the processes and tools you need to create products that sell.Using the same stunning v...

Virginia is an actor; she does not want this ordinary mess: she wants things formed in rehearsal, choreographed, with all the rough contingency of the everyday made good, no nagging doubt that we, our performance, could have been better. It is, in the end, performance: the love affair, the joke in the pub, the final, cutting, remark in an argument.Dan upends it by dying inconveniently. She wants Dan to be dead and she wants him back. What should I do, she thinks, and she goes to th...

This practical new paperback edition explains the full process of etching, covering traditional techniques in depth and introducing modern ideas when they add to mark-making capabilities. Illustrated with lavishly finished examples and clear step-by-step sequences, this beautiful book covers the basics of etching - the materials required, how to prepare a plate, and ways of making marks using hard ground, soft ground and aquatint. Other etching techniques are covered including spit-bite an...