A C Black Business Information And Development imprint: 45 books
The Recipe for Success
What Really Successful People Do and How You Can Do it Too
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
If you've ever wondered what
makes some people seem to excel effortlessly at everything they do, business
coach Blaire Palmer explains all in The
Recipe for Success. Profiling a
number of 'serial succeeders' to capture the essentials of what makes them
stand out, it will help readers work out the...
Coaching Essentials
Practical, proven techniques for world-class executive coaching
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2013
Now a billion dollar industry, executive coaching is one of the fastest-growing sections of the coaching market and is widely used by senior managers and chief executives in large organisations.
In this accessible guide, fully updated for this second edition, Patricia Bossons, Jeremy Kourdi and Denis...
How to Sound Really Clever
600 Words You Need to Know
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2013
How to Sound Really Clever explains and illustrates over 600 words that can outfox us, such as 'condign', 'Zelig-like' and 'agitprop'. This is the sequel to the successful How to Sound Clever (2010) which taught you 600 words you really ought to know but haven't had the time to look up in the dictionary.
Each...
Crowd Surfing
Surviving and Thriving in the Age of Consumer Empowerment
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
The way people buy has gone through a massive revolution in recent years: thanks to blogs, review sites and chat rooms, we no longer have to rely on what a company says about its products and services - we can read what our fellow consumers think about what they've bought, and make our own decisions...
Tracing Your Caribbean Ancestors
A National Archives Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2013
This book is ideal for anyone who reaserching their Caribbean family history The National Archives and beyond. The National Archives holds records for many people who lived in British West Indian colonies such as emigrants, plantation owners, slaves, soldiers, sailors and transported criminals. The...
Europe’s Hidden Potential
How the ‘Old Continent’ Could Turn into a New Superpower
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2013
Sandwiched between the US - the sole superpower at the turn of the millennium - and China as the expected next superpower, Europe is rarely discussed as a potential dealer of the 21st century. At best, it is seen as an able follower of trends set by others. At worst, it is regarded as a relic; a kind...
Can I Change Your Mind?
The Craft and Art of Persuasive Writing
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
These days, we all need the ability to argue a case effectively in
writing. Drawing on his long experience as a leading copywriter,
Lindsay Camp shows how it's done-whether the 'end product' is a glossy magazine ad, a new business proposal, a page for the company website, or just a hasty email to...
Brand Anarchy
Managing corporate reputation
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2012
As the media landscape looks increasingly diverse and anarchic, individuals, organisations and governments should not waste time wondering whether they have lost control of their reputations. The simple fact is that they have never had control. The question is what they can do about it now, and what...
And What Do You Do?
10 steps to creating a portfolio career
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
Would you like to find work that uses all your skills and passions? That can help you experience a great work/life blend? And that is flexible enough so you can thrive in difficult economic times?
If your answer is yes, we encourage you to consider a portfolio career - essentially, doing two...
The UFO Files
The Inside Story of Real-life Sightings
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
'What does all this stuff about flying saucers amount to? What can it mean? What is the truth?' Winston Churchill, prime minister's personal minute, 28th July 1952
The UFO Files tells the story of over 100 years of UFO sightings, drawing on formerly secret government documents at the National...
by David Clarke
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
David Clarke opens The National Archives' own X Files to uncover the secret, official accounts behind legendary paranormal and extraordinary phenomena. From mediums employed by the police to help with psychic crime-busting to sea monster sightings reported to the Royal Navy, Britain's X-traordinary...
by Tony Thorne
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
With more than 7,000 definitions, this book provides a definitive guide to the use of slang today. It deals with drugs, sport and contemporary society, as well as favourite slang topics such as sex and bodily functions. In this fully updated fourth edition of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Contemporary...
The Word at War
World War Two in 100 Phrases
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
War words have embedded themselves in our collective psyche; British politicians are fond of invoking the 'Dunkirk spirit' whenever the country is faced with major crisis or even minor adversity, and Roosevelt's famous description of Pearl Harbor as 'a date which will live in infamy' was echoed by...
Taking the Reins
The Critical Years, 1971-1977
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2012
Just a few weeks after the foundation of the United Arab Emirates on 2 December 1971, Dr Sultan al-Qasimi was selected as the new ruler of Sharjah. With the addition of a further and final emirate in 1972, seven hitherto separate emirates had now become a single country under the leadership of Shaikh...