De trein van Boos naar Middel is een in de praktijk gevormd model dat succesvol wordt gebruikt door onderwijzers, psychologen, verpleegkundigen, coaches, mediators en managers. Het is een gespreksmethode voor iedereen die iemand wil helpen die klem zit in negatieve emoties. 'De trein' biedt een simpel (maar niet eenvoudig) systeem om vanuit die negatieve positie te komen tot positieve actie. Een houvast in woelige omstandigheden.De trein van Boos naar Middel is gefundeerd op de methode 'oplos...

Dit boek is een naslagwerk dat eigenlijk in elk huishouden aanwezig zou moeten zijn. Het bevat een schat aan tips over uiteenlopende onderwerpen en is bedoeld om de lezer te helpen om meer uit het eigen inkomen te halen en zo de levensstandaard te kunnen behouden en/of juist te verbeteren. Het kan vooral een hulp zijn als het inkomen daalt of niet met de stijgende prijzen van het levensonderhoud in de pas loopt. Bezuinigingen hoeven immers niet altijd uit te draaien op minder kwaliteit. Het g...

George Bernard Shaw's witty comedy of manners, Pygmalion includes an introduction by Nicholas Grene in Penguin Classics. Pygmalion both delighted and scandalized its first audiences in 1914. A brilliantly witty reworking of the classical tale of the sculptor Pygmalion, who falls in love with his perfect female statue, it is also a barbed attack on the British class system and a statement of Shaw's feminist views.

Technical English is a multi level English course which is ideal for students in vocational education or training at work. Its syllabus covers the core language that students need to be successful in all fields of technical and industrial work.

In 1999, Joseph Pine and James Gilmore offered this idea to readers as a new way to think about connecting with customers and securing their loyalty. As a result, their book "The Experience Economy" is now a classic, embraced by readers and companies worldwide and read in more than a dozen languages. And though the world has changed in many ways since then, the way to a customer's heart has not.

In fact, the idea of staging experiences to leave a memorable and lucrative impression is now more...

Mark Twain once observed, A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on. His observation rings true: Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus public-health scares circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with important ideas–business people, teachers, politicians, journalists, and others–struggle to make their ideas stick. Why do some ideas thrive while others die? And how do we improve the chances of worthy ideas? In Made to Stick, accomplished e...

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Marine renewable energy is a significant resource for generating electricity, and if some conversion technologies have already reached a certain level of maturity, others are emerging. The originality of this multidisciplinary book is to offer a broad spectrum of knowledge from academic and industry experts of various origins. It deals with general aspects such as the specificities and constraints of the marine environment, the concepts of hydrodynamics and ocean engineering, as well as the i...

Assuming no prior knowledge of biology and building upon previous editions, Biological Psychology third edition uses everyday experiences to explain complex concepts in an interesting and highly accessible way. This is complemented by a range of inventive pedagogical features and extensive full-colour illustrations to stimulate interest and help students to develop and test their understanding. Online resources accompanying the text can be found at www.pearsoned.co.uk/toates These include vid...

The leading introduction to computer algorithms in use today, including fifty algorithms every programmer should know Princeton Computer Science professors, Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne, survey the most important computer algorithms in use and of interest to anyone working in science, mathematics, and engineering, and those who use computation in the liberal arts. They provide a full treatment of data structures and algorithms for key areas that enable you to confidently implement, debug,...