The Secret Balance of Champions - Health Challenges in Elite Sport explores the health challenges that elite athletes might face during or after their career. This book (515 pages) is based on eight chapters compiled by some of the best sport and medical experts in the world, and offers the unique reflections of 32 champions. A must read for everyone who wants to get the most out of their potential!FEATURING:Petr Cech, Mo Farah, Marianne Timmer, Kiki Bertens...

A challenging book about the task facing business leaders as their companies head into the future. There is no way back. Change is everywhere in society, politics, business and it is turbulent. Existing structures are being dismantled and new ways of competing (and collaborating) are being formed. The only option is to be adaptive and to create the best from what is possible. This book tackles the change that every organization is subjected to, by offering a different leadership style. Its...

The success of the Apgar score demonstrates the astounding power of an appropriate clinical instrument. This down-to-earth book provides practical advice, underpinned by theoretical principles, on developing and evaluating measurement instruments in all fields of medicine. It equips you to choose the most appropriate instrument for specific purposes. The book covers measurement theories, methods and criteria for evaluating and selecting instruments. It provides methods to assess measuremen...

‘Lucid, calm and compelling – Olivier De Schutter tackles the big question – how do we move forward from outdated economic thinking to a sustainable prosperity for all?’ Kate Pickett, co-author, The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for EveryoneHow do we combat poverty and rising inequality? In our age of impending climate catastrophe, the conventional wisdom around economic growth is no longer fit for purpose; a rising tide sinks all boats.Oliv...

This Handbook provides the first comprehensive review and synthesis of knowledge and new thinking on how food and food systems can be thought, interpreted and practiced around the old/new paradigms of commons and commoning. The overall aim is to investigate the multiple constraints that occur within and sustain the dominant food and nutrition regime and to explore how it can change when different elements of the current food systems are explored and re-imagined from a commons perspective.

After ten comes eleven and that is just what this new book is, my eleventh book ‘Lessons In Life’. Still gathering lots of inspiration in my head and so yes, sometimes I write down those new pieces. These new pieces lead to new poems, which still make very happy. As much as I am still very much surprised on how I do it. I can now see it as a great gift from God, as I always had this believe in the back of my head. No need for me anymore to ask myself, will I still be able to write a new bo...

Whilst crop models have made significant progress in recent years, different models still diverge and struggle to predict the complex effects of genetic, environmental and management (G x E x M) variables in optimising crop production in the face of climate change.Current crop models: State-of-the-art and future developments provides a comprehensive overview of the major crop models and the ways they address these challenges. The book explores the development of major crop...

The challenge of global hunger is now high on the agenda of governments and international policy-makers. This new work contributes to addressing that challenge, by looking at the obstacles which stand in the way of implementing a right to food in the era of globalisation. The book describes the current situation of global hunger; it considers how it relates both to the development of food systems and to the merger of the food and energy markets; and it explains how the right to food contri...

Ever walked into a room full of people and instantly felt invisible?You're wondering:What do I say?How do I start?How do I not make this awkward?Here's the truth: The most magnetic people in the room aren't born charismatic.They've simply mastered a few small, powerful techniques.And once you learn them, everything changes.This book breaks down the subtle art of connection into practical, easy-to-use strategies you can apply immed...

This comprehensive and clearly written textbook offers a long-awaited introduction to the trade policy of the European Union, the world's largest trading entity. Gstöhl and De Bièvre provide a comprehensive assessment of the common commercial policy, its relationship with other policies, like development policy, and of the EU's multi-level policy-making and international bargaining in this area.As well as providing a broad overview of the nature and development of the EU's trade po...

ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND license.The perpetuation of poverty across generations damages lives. It weakens social cohesion and the economy and undermines environmental sustainability. This book examines why poverty is carried on from one generation to the next and what needs to be done to eradicate it.This book draws on a wide variety of sources and academic disciplines (social sciences, economics, law, community development, neuroscience and dev...

This no-fluff, money-smart guide gives teens and young adults the blueprint to turn simple ideas into real businesses, on a budget.Whether you're tired of dead-end job searches or just want to make your own money your own way, Hustle Your Way Up shows you how to start small, think big, and grow smart.Inside, you'll learn:How to turn your skills into cash with low-cost startup ...