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Skills for Success / 4th edition
Personal Development and Employability
2021 || Paperback || Stella Cottrell || Bloomsbury Publishing
Now in its fourth edition, this indispensable guide helps students to create their own personal development programme and build the skills and capabilities today's employers want. Step by step, it takes students from the initial stages of setting goals and defining success through to the application process for their dream job. Part 1 prompts students to think about what 'success' means to them and to think more deeply about what matters to them, what inspires them, and what will help them to...
Aero-hydrodynamics and the Performance of Sailing Yachts
2009 || Paperback || Fabio Fossati || Bloomsbury Publishing
This is a groundbreaking, technical analysis of yacht design, linked to the theory and testing of how a sailing yacht behaves underway. It is cutting edge - the author (a world expert in the field) has drawn his conclusions from years of research, analytical testing in wind tunnels and tanks, and his results represent the state of the art in performance prediction which underlies all modern yacht design. State of the art and with a revolutionary modern approach, Aero-hydrodynamics and the Per...
Understanding Hydraulics / 3rd edition
2011 || Paperback || Les Hamill || Bloomsbury Publishing
Covering all the fundamental topics in hydraulics and hydrology, this textbook is an accessible, thorough and trusted introduction to the subject. The text builds confidence by encouraging readers to work through examples, try simple experiments and continually test their own understanding as the book progresses. This hands-on approach aims to show students just how interesting hydraulics and hydrology is, as well as providing an invaluable reference resource for practising engineers.
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Key Concepts in Politics and International Relations
2021 || Paperback || Andrew Heywood || Bloomsbury Publishing
This accessible guide to the major concepts in politics has now been revised and expanded to include over 60 international relations terms to take account of the increasing influence of globalization upon politics. Each concept is defined clearly and fully, and its significance for political understanding is explored.
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The Global Business Environment / 6th edition
Sustainability in the Balance
2023 || Paperback || Janet Morrison || Bloomsbury Publishing
This text challenges students to think critically about global issues that affect the business environment and provides them with a wealth of pedagogical features that help cement learning. Its coverage includes the economic, political, social, legal, cultural, technological and financial environments. The book is truly global in coverage, with case studies and examples from all over the world, including Afghanistan, China, Sweden and Thailand.
It also has a strong focus on ethics, responsibi...
Designing for Society
Products and Services for a Better World
2018 || Paperback || Nynke Tromp e.a. || Bloomsbury Publishing
Our globalised world is encountering problems on an unprecedented scale. Many of the issues we face as societies extend beyond the borders of our nations. Phenomena such as terrorism, climate change, immigration, cybercrime and poverty can no longer be understood without considering the complex socio-technical systems that support our way of living.
It is widely acknowledged that to contend with any of the pressing issues of our time, we have to substantially adapt our lifestyles. To adequate...
Common Space
The City as Commons
2016 || Paperback || Stavros Stavrides || Bloomsbury Publishing
Space is both a product and a prerequisite of social relations, it has the potential to block and encourage certain forms of encounter. In Common Space, activist and architect Stavros Stavrides calls for us to conceive of space-as-commons - first, to think beyond the notions of public and private space, and then to understand common space not only as space that is governed by all and remains open to all, but that explicitly expresses, encourages and exemplifies new forms of social relations a...
Leftover Women / 2nd edition
The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China
2016 || Paperback || Leta Hong Fincher || Bloomsbury Publishing
In the early years of the People's Republic, the Communist Party sought to transform gender relations. Yet those gains have been steadily eroded in China's post-socialist era. Contrary to the image presented by China's media, women in China have experienced a dramatic rollback of rights and gains relative to men.
In Leftover Women, Leta Hong Fincher exposes shocking levels of structural discrimination against women, and the broader damage this has caused to China's economy, politics, and deve...
History by Numbers
An Introduction to Quantitative Approaches
2016 || Paperback || Prof. Pat Hudson e.a. || Bloomsbury Publishing
Fully updated and carefully revised, this new 2nd edition of History by Numbers stands alone as the only textbook on quantitative methods suitable for students of history. Even the numerically challenged will find inspiration. Taking a problem-solving approach and using authentic historical data, it describes each method in turn, including its origin, purpose, usefulness and associated pitfalls.
The problems are developed gradually and with narrative skill, allowing readers to experience the ...
The New Spirituality
An Introduction to Progressive Belief in the Twenty-first Century
2007 || Paperback || Gordon Lynch || Bloomsbury Publishing
Gives an account of the emergence of progressive religious thinkers and organisations on the 'religious left'. This book offers an analysis of the cultural roots, key ideas and organisational structures of this faith, assessing its significance in the changing moral and religious landscape of contemporary western society.