An account of the Swiss soldiers of fortune who plied their trade in the foreign regiments of European militaries and even the American Civil War.The white mercenaries who attracted the world's attention in the Congo during the early 1960s were never more than a few hundred in number. In contrast, no fewer than a million Swiss troops served as mercenaries in the armies of Europe during the preceding 500 years. Swiss mercenaries form a significant strand in the rope...

This Revised publication in the Straightforward Guides Series, The Straightforward Business Plan, is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of the ongoing planning and development of a business including internet-based businesses. The book covers all areas of business planning. As the economic climate gets tougher then the importance of creating a successful and effective business plan is that much greater. The book will prove invaluable to all those who are involved in setting up a business...

This Revised publication in the Straightforward Guides Series, The Straightforward Business Plan, is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of the ongoing planning and development of a business including internet-based businesses. The book covers all aspects of business planning. As the economic climate gets tougher then the importance of creating a successful and effective business plan is that much greater. The book will prove invaluable to all those who are involved in setting up a busine...

The Straightforward Business Plan, Revised Edition , is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of the formation of a viable business plan and also to the ongoing development of a company. The book has been updated taking into account the current difficult business climate and incorporates current business planning models. It will prove invaluable to all those who are either involved in business and wish to adopt a more structured approach to planning the future or to those new to business wh...

From the fog-draped streets of Athlone, Ireland, to the grandest concert halls and opera houses on both sides of the Atlantic, the story of John McCormack reads like something conjured from the most ambitious works of fiction. Yet every word is true. Born into modest circumstances in 1884, this legendary Irish tenor defied every expectation, overcame every obstacle, and climbed to the very summit of the musical world through nothing but the extraordinary power of a voice that could reduce ...

THE ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR'To say Tana French is one of the great thriller writers is really too limiting. Rather she's simply this: a truly great writer' GILLIAN FLYNN'[Crime fiction's] biggest contemporary star' GUARDIAN'One of the finest writers of contemporary crime fiction' DAILY MAIL--------------------------...

In the first biography of U.S. House Speaker John W. McCormack, author Garrison Nelson uncovers previously forgotten FBI files, birth and death records, and correspondence long thought lost or buried. For such an influential figure, McCormack tried to dismiss the past, almost erasing his legacy from the public's mind. John William McCormack: A Political Biography sheds light on the behind-the-curtain machinations of American politics and the origins of the modern-day Democratic pa...

Improve your teaching and communication skills with this guide which is recommended reading by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) for the Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) examinations.Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors is an indispensable handbook for all new and established driving instructors. Fully revised and updated for this 12th edition, it provides all the necessary advice to help driving instructors and ...

In this innovative book Jerusha McCormack and John G. Blair introduce China on its own terms. By explaining ten key concepts that frame the way most Chinese people think about the world, they compare these terms – which don’t translate readily into English – with the ways most of us, as Westerners, think. The book then poses four questions that Westerners routinely ask about China. But rather than answer with Western assumptions, the authors respond using these ten Chinese key words. Not s...

You’ve built a successful business. Now it’s time to build your legacy.What comes after success? For high-net-worth business owners, transitioning from the day-to-day grind to long-term wealth optimization is a whole new challenge—and one you don’t have to face alone.In Navigating the Wealth Transition Maze, advisors Paul McCormack and John Bartels guide you through the critical decisions that will define your next chapter. This isn’t about theories—it’s about actionable st...

This anthology of hard-to-find primary documents provides a solid overview of the foundations of American media studies. Focusing on mass communication and society and how this research fits into larger patterns of social thought, this valuable collection features key texts covering the media studies traditions of the Chicago school, the effects tradition, the critical theory of the Frankfurt school, and mass society theory. Where possible, articles are reproduced in their entirety to pres...

Between the theories of business school and the real world of business, there is still a gap - one that can only be filled by experience, helped by the knowledge of someone who has already done it.Over a lifetime as one of the world's most influential business leaders, Mark McCormack gathered more insights than could ever fit in one book: here he has distilled the strategies, techniques and wisdom that everyone needs to get organised, get ahead and gain and keep the competitive edg...