Since 1846, the Vlisco company, located in Helmond, has supplied the Western and Central African market with Dutch Wax fabrics. This book is an homage to the fabric's fascinating history - more than a hundred years old, born in Indonesia, designed in the Netherlands, loved in Africa and coveted in the West. Full of layered meaning, the fabrics find their way to Parisian fashion shows, markets in Ghana and galleries in London and New York. More than 200 examples of fabrics from the Vlisco arch...

Why do carefully planned projects fail? Projects are affected, for good or ill, by the humans who undertake them. If the plan fails to take account of the psychology of managing people and the psychology of managing change there may be trouble ahead. Sharon De Mascia's Project Psychology uses human behaviour and emerging psychological models to provide an insight into the successful management of people in projects.

By selecting the right team, facilitating a common vision and by gaining a ps...

Objective Proficiency Second edition provides official preparation for the revised 2013 Cambridge English: Proficiency exam, also known as Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE). A variety of challenging, lively topics provide thorough training in exam skills and high-level language development. Each unit contains three double-page lessons ensuring flexibility, even pacing and progress.

Interactive software, downloadable from a URL in the Student's Book, provides activities for practice ...

2013 BMA Medical Book Awards Highly Commended in Internal Medicine! Clinical Respiratory Medicine provides practical guidance to help you more effectively diagnose and manage the full range of pulmonary disorders, including those seen in today's most challenging patient populations. Now with over 400 brand-new review questions and 25 videos available online, this medical reference book delivers all of the answers you need to ensure the best outcomes. Better manage and treat patients with pulm...

The R version of Andy Field's hugely popular Discovering Statistics Using SPSS takes students on a journey of statistical discovery using the freeware R - a free, flexible and dynamically changing software tool for data analysis that is becoming increasingly popular across the social and behavioural sciences.

This timely volume discusses the much debated and controversial subject of the presence of religion in the public sphere. The book is divided in three sections. In the first the public/private distinction is studied mainly from a theoretical point of view, through the contributions of lawyers, philosophers and sociologists.

In the following sections their proposals are tested through the analysis of two case studies, religious dress codes and places of worship. These sections include discussi...

Zwangere zaken

Zwangere zaken van Jeanette Godtschalk is het praktische, volledig eerljike, nuchtere bevalboek voor alle zwangeren! Het geeft paramedische info en heel veel praktische tips over weeën opvangen, perstechniek, bewegen met je zwangere buik, bekken, bekkenbodem, kraamtijd en babytips. Het boek staat vol informatie en oefeningen hoe je tijdens je zwangerschap gezond blijft bewegen. Zwangere zaken vertelt wat er nu precies gebeurt in je lichaam tijdens de bevalling en hoe ...

Zelfvertrouwen, je geloof in eigen kunnen, is een momentopname. Het laat zich in je hele lichaam en geest voelen, maar is niet constant. Als het in ruime mate aanwezig is, zie je zaken in een positief licht en kun je de hele wereld aan. Als het ontbreekt, ben je angstiger en kwetsbaar, en onderschat je je eigen vermogens. Gelukkig kun je je zelfvertrouwen managen.

Volgens Frank Schaper wordt ieder mens geboren met 100% zelfvertrouwen. Als je op enig moment minder hebt, ben je het dus e...