'Even funnier than the funniest book I've read' - Matt LucasIn his 2004 bestseller The Timewaster Letters, Robin Cooper plagued everyone from the Campaign for Courtesy to the British Halibut Association with his bizarre and surreal written requests. In Return of the Timewaster Letters, he delivers another wonderful collection of his polite, persistent and peculiar correspondence.Whether he is raising money...

Addresses the role of structure in semantic analysis from the perspective of theories of meaning using rich theories of types. Also relates the theory of frames to these type theories as introducing, to some extent, similar structure into semantic analysis. The authors show how a structured approach is necessary to appropriately analyse phenomena in areas as diverse as lexical semantics and the semantics of attitudinal constructions referring to psychological states. In particular, these a...

With over 30 years of experience in helping young people discover the joys of scientific inquiry, Dr. Robin L. Cooper brings us this accessible interactive guide to STEM modules that are cost-effective and easily recreated in the field. Students and faculty will find activities and presentations suitable for science fairs, summer camps, life science days, and workshops for elementary, middle- and high school teachers, as well as CURE/ACURE courses at the college level.

Buddhism points to your mind as a way to understand and transform your experience. But, as Robin Cooper explains, it takes an exploratory approach, it asks you to seek: it is not a revelation of religious truths. The Buddha saw that we are all in a tough predicament. We are constantly anxious about what we lack and what we may lose, and in chasing security we easily cause pain to others. The Buddha asked us to explore. Be aware, probe the edges of your awareness, investigate, and find your...

For several years, Robin Cooper has been plaguing department stores, hotels, associations, fan clubs and a certain children's book publisher with his letters. From Prince Charles to the Peanut Council, Harrods to the British Halibut Association - no one is safe. So who is Robin Cooper? Architect, thimble designer, trampoline tester and wasp expert, Robin Cooper is all of these things - it just depends on the person he's writing to...

What would happen if everyone in your company followed a disciplined approach to cost reduction? Go ahead -- imagine it. What would it look like? How can it be done?The answer -- smart cost management.Effective cost management must start at the design stage. As much as 90-95% of a product's costs are added in the design process. That is why effective cost management programs focus on design and manufacturing. The primary cost management method to control co...

A study of the evolution of consciousness from the simplest organism, through the self-aware human being, to enlightenment. Viewing recent theories from a Buddhist standpoint, the book sees evolution as a process of perpetual self-transcendence.

Four questions determine whether a company is using interorganizational cost management.Does your firm set specific cost-reduction objectives for its suppliers?Does your firm help its customers and/or suppliers find ways to achieve their cost-education objectives?Does your firm take into account the profitability of its suppliers when negotiating component pricing with them?Is your firm continuously ...

Rita fell down the stairs at twenty-two minutes past midnight.'Robin Cooper, author of The Timewaster Letters, turns his hand to diary writing in this hilarious new novel.The year starts badly for Robin, who is fired for writing too many letters on company time, and for his wife Rita, who sprains her ankle (yet again). But Robin has a cunning plan - his marrying of the crossword and Sudoku into his devilish 'crossoku' - which might just make their fortune...

" Three da' Hard Way: It's Only Just Begun" is the first book of a trilogy in which Robin L. Cooper speaks about her personal experiences with teenage dating abuse and violence. She shares detailed accounts of her fears and frustrations which began at the age of fifteen while three months pregnant with her first child. Although this storyline is capable of standing independently it is followed by, Three da Hard Way: Caught in the Middle and the final book in the trilogy entitled, Three da ...

It is time for an emotional reckoning on our path to racial healing, sustainable equity, and the future of DEI. Here's the tool to help us navigate it. In this groundbreaking book, Esther Armah argues that the crucial missing piece to racial healing and sustainable equity is emotional justice-a new racial healing language to help us do our emotional work. This work is part of the emotional reckoning we must navigate if racial healing is to be more than a dream. We all-white, Black, Brown-h...

This hands-on guide by University of Kentucky neurobiology students was created to lead others to understand and freely explore new research disciplines. It offers clear detailed guided learning modules—ones students can use to investigate, record, and analyze invertebrate behaviors, such as those in crayfish and larval Drosophila. These real-world modules can be easily duplicated at minimal cost in both simple or more complex ways at home or in the classroom—making them highly adaptable f...