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From Luxury to Necessity - What the railways, electricity and the automobile teach us about the IT revolution
what the railways, electricity and the automobile teach us abou the IT revolution
2017 || Paperback || Sjoerd Bakker || Boom
What do computers and smartphones have in common with the railways, electricity, and the automobile? Each triggered a technological revolution that radically changed the way in which vwe live, work, eat, shop and enjoy ourselves.
From Luxury to Necessity shows how these technological revolutions affected everyday life and led to new consumer practices. Even though they would develop into absolute necessities within decades, all of them started as novelties for which meaningful uses were still...
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Navigating Your Career
A Young Professional's Guide to Why, How and Where You Want to Work
2024 || Paperback || Sikko Onnes e.a. || Boom
Presenting a new approach to career progression, that transcends the conventional ladderclimbing model, encouraging a broader view of professional success.
Today’s young professionals face challenges in finding their career paths. There is a plethora of options, as they are navigating the expectations of family, friends, and society.
This book addresses these challenges, offering tools and new insights to better understand yourself and the evolving job market. The authors critica...
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English for High-Flyers
a reference book for those who wish to perfect their English
2007 || Paperback || D. Butterman || Boom
English for High-Flyers
A reference book for those who wish to perfect their English
Why is it wrong to say 'of which three' instead of 'three of which'? Why should it be 'it is interesting' and not 'interesting is'? Did you know that we write and say 'insight into' and not 'insight in' and were you aware that the English word for alinea is 'paragraph' while a paragraaf is a 'section'?
These and hundreds of other linguistic pitfalls and grey areas have been skilfully identified, analysed and exp...
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The Craft of Screenwriting
2014 || Paperback || Addy Weijers || Boom
Isn't it ironic? Screenwriting is not something you learn from a book, or a talent that just falls into your lap. Nevertheless, without talent you will never become a great scriptwriter. Above all scriptwriting is a craft that you learn to master by writing, reflecting, and rewriting time after time. A book can help you with that. This book will hopefully encourage you to study scripts or reflect on movies and TV-drama. It will sharpen your view on the basics of storytelling and dramatic char...
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Road Map for Creative Problem Solving Techniques
Organizing and facilitating group sessions
2019 || Paperback || Katrina Heijne e.a. || Boom || met inkijkexemplaar
Creativity is one of the vital 21st century skills. As the subject of a large academic and practitioner community since 1950, there are literally hundreds of books and thousands of techniques on creativity.
In this book, this body of knowledge is boiled down for modern scholars and facilitators to one framework called iCPS, integrated Creative Problem Solving. For the techniques, the book focuses on techniques for groups and details 40 essential ones. This is the main part of the book. The se...
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The History of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee at Schiphol
2017 || Paperback || Frank Bethlehem || Boom
On 26 November 2013, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee Schiphol District's new barracks complex, the 'Koningin Máxima' Barracks, was officially opened. The opening of this ultra-modern barracks represents an ideal occasion to reflect on the history of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (RNLM) at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Since the first passenger flight on 17 May 1920, Schiphol has developed into one of the largest airports in Europe.
The RNLM has been responsible for border control at t...
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Urbanism
Fundamentals and Prospects
2020 || Paperback || Han Meyer e.a. || Boom
Stedenbouw biedt een overzicht van de grondslagen van de stedenbouwkundige discipline en behandelt de relevantie hiervan voor de opgaven van de 21ste eeuw.
De stedenbouwkunde schept de ruimtelijke condities voor het functioneren van de burgerlijke samenleving. Fundamenteel daarin is het onderscheid tussen openbaar en privaat domein. De kerntaak van de stedenbouwkunde is daarom het ontwerp van
de stadsplattegrond, waarmee de indeling van het grondgebied in openbare en private gronden wordt v...
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Applying Statistics in Behavioural Research
2016 || Paperback || Jules L. Ellis || Boom
This book is written for undergraduate students in behavioural sciences, such as psychology, pedagogy, sociology and ethology. The topics range from basic techniques such as correlation and t-tests, to moderately advanced analyses such as multiple regression and MANOVA. The focus is on practical application and reporting, and on the correct interpretation of what is being reported. For example, why is interaction so important? What does it mean when the null hypothesis is retained? Why do we ...
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Textbook of Psychiatry (herziening) / Druk 2
A Concise Guide to Psychiatry in The Netherlands
2022 || Paperback || Michiel Hengeveld e.a. || Boom
Translation of Leerboek psychiatrie
Ever since its publication, the Dutch textbook of psychiatry (Leerboek psychiatrie) edited by Hengeveld, van Balkom, van Heeringen and Sabbe has been used to teach psychiatry at the medical schools of many Dutch and Flemish universities. The textbook has been widely praised by both teachers and students. With an ever-growing influx of foreign students at Dutch universities more courses are currently taught in English, so the call for English-language readin...
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Free Space field guide / druk 1
field guide to conversations
2014 || Paperback || J.P.A.M. Kessels e.a. || Boom
Free Space: Field guide
Field guide to conversations
In the middle of high speed communication, effortless connections and ultra-short meetings, we notice that we cannot do without conversations. Free Space Field guide to conversations makes a wealth of inspiring and practical guides available to anybody who wants to start and conduct conversations which are rich in content, depth and reflection. All the practical guides foster personal and mutual inquiry, in small and large groups, in forma...