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First published in 1968, Problem Solving Interviews explores different elements relating to conversations concerned with finding a solution to a particular problem.The book begins first by examining the role of the problem-solving interviewer, before exploring in detail what an interview is. It looks at the significance of different attitudes in shaping behaviour and highlights the importance of considering the attitudes of both the interviewer and the respondent. This lea...

The Interview in Staff Appraisal, first published in 1975, sets out to ensure that the work appraisal is used constructively and within a well-designed system. The book provides personnel and training managers, and others responsible for the introduction of an appraisal system into their work organisation, with a detailed analysis of th

Elaborate apparatus plays an important part in the science of to-day, but I sometimes wonder if we are not inclined to forget that the most important instrument in research must always be the mind of man. It is true that much time and effort is devoted to training and equipping the scientist's mind, but little attention is paid to the technicalities of making the best use of it. There is no satisfactory book which systematises the knowledge available on the practice and mental skills—the a...

Four delinquent teens are inadvertently pulled into a criminal investigation that challenges their deepest values and misconceptions.Poor choices land four outlier teens in summer-time mandatory community service. Deemed good-for-nothing by those who judge, they label themselves The Nothing Club. After inadvertently setting a grass fire with fireworks, Grady is the first to arrive for community service, followed by the walled and tattooed Margaret, the genius Nikki...

Discover the simple principles that took a team from mediocrity to Olympic gold, and which you can use every day in work, life and play.How do you go from ordinary to exceptional? This bestselling coaching classic will show you how.Ben Hunt-Davis shares the inspiring story of how he and the British men’s rowing Eight went from never winning an international race to becoming the best in the world just two years later. Performance Coach Harriet Beveridge then...

Strategies for Sustainability brings together authors and perspectives from different industries, practice areas, and geographies within a unifying story thread to inform critical discussions and communication of contemporary ecological strategies relevant to business and marketing needs.Anchored in diverse areas of study such as communication, technology innovation, strategy, policymaking, operations management, financial inclusion, and organizational research, it feature...

John Calvin was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism, including its doctrines of predestination and of God's absolute sovereignty in the salvation of the human soul from death and eternal damnation. Calvinist doctrines were influenced by and elaborated upon the Augustinian and other Christian traditions. Various Congregational, Reformed and Presbyterian churches, which look to Calvin as the chief expositor of their beliefs, have s...

The Institutes of the Christian Religion (Institutio Christianae religionis) is John Calvin's seminal work on Protestant systematic theology. Highly influential in the Western world and still widely read by theological students today, it was published in Latin in 1536 (at the same time as the English King Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries) and in his native French in 1541, with the definitive editions appearing in 1559 (Latin) and in 1560 (French). The book was written as an intr...

In this concise yet profound treatise, John Calvin presents a practical and theological guide to the Christian life, structured around love for righteousness and the pursuit of godly living.Grounded in Reformation-era convictions, Calvin explores the essential traits of true Christian character, emphasizing moral integrity and inner transformation. He outlines the believer's dual calling: to live according to divine standards and to endure life's trials with patience.Throug...

Discover the simple principles that took a team from mediocrity to Olympic gold, and which you can use every day in work, life and play.How do you go from ordinary to exceptional? This bestselling coaching classic will show you how.Ben Hunt-Davis shares the inspiring story of how he and the British men’s rowing Eight went from never winning an international race to becoming the best in the world just two years later. Performance Coach Harriet Beveridge then...

The application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to issues in history is among the most exciting developments in both digital and spatial humanities. Describing a wide variety of applications, the essays in this volume highlight the methodological and substantive implications of a spatial approach to history. They illustrate how the use of GIS is changing our understanding of the geographies of the past and has become the basis for new ways to study history. Contributors focus on cu...

The quality of Australian poetry has never been higher, nor the number of distinctive voices greater. A landmark publication, this collection presents the astonishing achievements of Australian poetry during the last quarter of a century. Over ten years in preparation, gathering over 200 poets and 500 poems, it makes the case for this country's poetry as a broadening of the universal set for all English-speakers. 'Somewhat astonishingly,' the introduction notes, 'and while no-one was looki...