David Brewster: 13 books

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Whatever happened to Management? Despite over 100 years of practice, relentless research and a proliferation of productivity tools, a very large number of managers are finding their role more punishing than ever. Many are giving up the challenge altogether.In Success with Simplicity, David Brewster strips management back to basics in a fast-paced and highly readable style.

Sir David Brewster was a Scottish physicist, mathematician, astronomer, inventor, writer, historian of science and university principal.  He discovered the photoelastic effect, which gave birth to the field of optical mineralogy. He was the inventor of the kaleidoscope and an improved version...

Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Johannes Kepler•David Brewsters biography of Kepler from The Martyrs of Science•Kepler by Walter W. BryantWe do not ask for what useful purpose the birds do sing, for song is their pleasure since they were created for singing. Similarly, we...

'One Bite at a Time' is a fantastic new way for managers at all levels, but particularly at the front-line, to make win-win improvements to the way their teams work. 'One Bite at a Time' won't take you long to read, but it will change the way you see the challenge of management. It is an inspirational story for everyone from the first-time supervisor to the seasoned manager.

The Turtle and the Caduceus are metaphors for the impact of Western medicine (the Caduceus) upon a traditional Pacific island culture (the Turtle), through the history of a school which started training native medical practitioners 125 years ago. David Brewster, the former Dean of Fiji School of Medicine,...

The history of the life and labours of Galileo is pregnant with a peculiar interest to the general reader, as well as to the philosopher. His brilliant discoveries, the man of science regards as his peculiar property; the means by which they were made, and the development of his intellectual character,...

As it was at your suggestion that I undertook to draw up a popular account of those prodigies of the material world which have received the appellation of Natural Magic, I have availed myself of the privilege of introducing it under the shelter of your name. Although I cannot hope to produce a volume...

Sir Isaac Newton was born at Woolsthorpe, a hamlet in the parish of Colsterworth, in Lincolnshire, about six miles south of Grantham, on the 25th December, O. S., 1642, exactly one year after Galileo died, and was baptized at Colsterworth on the 1st January, 16423. His father, Mr. Isaac Newton, died...

This book assesses India’s role as a major power in the Indian Ocean. Many see the Indian Ocean as naturally falling within India’s sphere of influence but, as this book demonstrates, India has a long way to go before it could achieve regional dominance. The book outlines the development of Indian...

The emergence of India as a regional and potentially global power is forcing us to rethink our mental map of the Asia Pacific. We are only just beginning to discern how India may alter the global economic landscape. How will the rise of India change the strategic landscape of Asia and beyond? This...

With an Introduction and Notes by Scott Brewster, University of Central Lancashire. Wilkie Collins is a master of mystery, and The Woman in White is his first excursion into the genre. When the hero, Walter Hartright, on a moonlit night in north London, encounters a solitary, terrified and...

(Guitar Educational). Teach Yourself to Play Guitar has been created specifically for the student with no music-reading background. With lesson examples presented in today's most popular tab format, which also incorporates simple beat notation for accurate rhythm execution, Teach Yourself to Play Guitar...