Altijd al waren er mensen die een hoge leeftijd bereikten. Mensen met de nodige portie geluk, een sterk gestel, meestal lid van de ‘betere kringen’, goed in het geld en goed gehuisvest. Vandaag worden we met velen ouder: we leven langer en we blijven langer gezond. Een maatschappelijk succes. Maar ook een uitdaging. Ageism tiert welig en lang niet alle ouderen hebben het even goed. Werk op de plank voor het beleid, voor het middenveld en voor ouderen zelf.Waar kunnen we als ouderen het be...

Any Baedeker will tell us "where we ought to travel, but only Alain de Botton will tell us "how and "why. With the same intelligence and insouciant charm he brought to How Proust Can Save Your Life," de Botton considers the pleasures of anticipation; the allure of the exotic, and the value of noticing everything from a seascape in Barbados to the takeoffs at Heathrow.
Even as de Botton takes the reader along on his own peregrinations, he also cites such distinguished fellow-travelers as B...

Fifteen new contributors bring fresh perspectives to the fifth edition of The Human Past, the most authoritative introduction to world prehistory, revealing our shared human story with the latest scholarship. Thoroughly updated by its team of authors, including 15 leading specialists new to this edition, this fifth edition introduces students to a more equitable and representative view of world prehistory. A total of 30 contributing authors – a truly international team of experts – introd...

Build your calm, work with purpose, live your life. A step-by-step mindfulness coaching programme so you can make mindfulness part of your everyday routine and better manage stress, anxiety and insecurity. The Mindfulness Habit provides an 8-week, peer reviewed mindfulness course alternating with chapters that tackle practical workplace challenges in a relatable and compassionate way.

Topics include working with uncertainty and insecurity; stress and burnout; anxiety; switching off from work,...

A sweeping revision that speaks to how English literature is taught today. From the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century, The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Eleventh Edition, showcases exciting new authors, works, and textual clusters that demonstrate the relevance of literature to contemporary students and trace the creative arc that has yielded the ever-changing and ever-fascinating body of material called English literature. This anthology offers the experience of literature as...

Gender in Management by Gary N. Powell provides a comprehensive survey and review of the literature on sex, gender, and organizations, including research-based strategies for promoting an organizational culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.Â

Behavior Modification is a comprehensive, practical presentation of the principles of behavior modification and guidelines for their application. It introduces forms of behavior modification ranging from helping children learn necessary life skills, to training pets, to solving personal behavior problems. It teaches practical “how-to” skills, including discerning long-term effects; designing, implementing, and evaluating behavioral programs; interpreting behavioral episodes; observing and...

How Learning Happens introduces 32 giants of educational research and their findings on how we learn and what we need to know to learn effectively, efficiently, and enjoyably. Many of these works have inspired researchers and teachers all around the world and have left a mark on how we teach today. Now updated to include a new section on Memory and Cognition with five new chapters, this revised second edition explores a selection of the key works on learning and teaching, chosen from the fiel...

Now in its fifth edition, Foundations of Software Testing: ISTQB Certification is the essential guide to software testing and to the ISTQB Foundation qualification written by respected international authorities in software testing who themselves helped develop the ISTQB Syllabus. Completely updated to comprehensively reflect the most recent changes to the ISTQB Foundation Syllabus v 4.0, 2023, this book adopts a practical, hands-on approach, covering the fundamental topics that every system a...

Nachdem Nicole Seifert mehrere Jahre lang ausschließlich Literatur von Frauen gelesen hat, ist klar: Die vielbeschworene »Qualität« ist nicht das Problem. Im Gegenteil: Wir verpassen das Beste, wenn wir in unseren Bücherregalen nicht endlich eine Frauenquote einführen.

Banal, kitschig, trivial - drei Adjektive, mit denen das literarische Schaffen von Frauen seit Jahrhunderten abgewertet wird. Während Autoren tausende von Seiten mit Alltagsbeschreibungen füllen und dafür gefeiert wer...