Profile: 418 books
Nijinsky
A Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
'He achieves the miraculous,' the sculptor Auguste Rodin wrote of dancer Vaslav Nijinsky. 'He embodies all the beauty of classical frescoes and statues'. Like so many since, Rodin recognised that in Nijinsky classical ballet had one of the greatest and most original artists of the twentieth century,...
The Glass Wall
Success strategies for women at work – and businesses that mean business
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Never mind the glass ceiling. In the workplace today there's a glass wall. Men and women can see each other clearly through the divide, but they don't speak the same language or have the same expectations. And as a result, women and their careers are suffering.
With more women than ever in...
The Fish Rots From The Head
The Crisis in our Boardrooms: Developing the Crucial Skills of the Competent Director
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2010
As a Chinese proverb says 'The fish rots from the head' and so it is with businesses and other organisations - the buck starts and stops in the boardroom. This third edition of Bob Garratt'sbestselling book that highlights the importance of effectivecorporate governance has been extensively updated...
Mastering Coaching
Practical insights for developing high performance
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Coaching is one of the most sought-after leadership skills - vital for anyone who wants to develop a team of people who will perform effectively, but are also motivated and relish working together. It's also a dynamic discipline which, in recent years, has developed and grown to embrace theory and...
The Tools Of Leadership
Vision, Inspiration, Momentum
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2011
A new, revised and completely updated edition of the bestseller about what it takes to be an effective and inspiring leader - from the author of the The Tao of Coaching Leadership can be learned. This practical and compelling guide offers the tools and techniques to help you build the necessary skills....
The Tao of Motivation
Inspire yourself and others
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2011
From the bestselling author of The Tao of Coaching comes a book on how to motivate and inspire others - and yourself! Motivation is much more than just a few words of praise. It is an essential skill which anyone can learn, and with which you can have an indelible, positive impact on yourself and...
Human Relations and Other Difficulties
Pieces from the LRB and Elsewhere
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2018
Mary-Kay Wilmers has been a giant of the English literary world for decades. She was integral in the founding of LRB in 1979 during the year-long lock-out at The Times and has served as its editor in chief since 1992. Under her leadership, the magazine has pulled no punches and faced the inevitable...
by Various
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
In 2010 thousands of people submitted ghost stories to The Daily Telegraph's first ghost story competition. Standards were chillingly high and only the spookiest went through to the shortlist of six. Presented here are short stories from Gill Baconnier, Justin Crozier, Ceri Hughes, Pat Black, Craig...
by Susan Hill
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2010
Returning home from a visit to a client late one summer's evening, antiquarian bookseller Adam Snow takes a wrong turning and stumbles across the derelict old White House. Compelled by curiosity, he approaches the door, and, standing before the entrance feels the unmistakeable sensation of a small...
by Professor Keith Hopkins
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2011
The Colosseum was Imperial Rome's monument to warfare. Like a cathedral of death it towered over the city and invited its citizens, 50,000 at a time, to watch murderous gladiatorial games. It is now visited by two million visitors a year (Hitler was among them). Award winning classicist, Mary Beard...
Scorn
The Wittiest and Wickedest Insults in Human History
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
'He's 100% political herpes. Back in six months whatever you do. Or three days, like last time.' Camilla Long on Nigel Farage
'You're as ugly as a salad.' Bulgarian insult
'I'm going to beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.' Muhammed Ali
There's no pleasure like a perfectly...
That's The Way It Crumbles
The American Conquest of the English Language
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2017
Are we tired of hearing that fall is a season, sick of being offered fries and told about the latest movie? Yeah. Have we noticed the sly interpolation of Americanisms into our everyday speech? You betcha. And are we outraged? Hell, yes. But do we do anything? Too much hassle. Until now.
In...
Puzzled
Secrets and clues from a life in words
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
As a child, David Astle's hero was the Riddler. Figuring out brainteasers like 'Where is a man drowned but still not wet?' (quicksand) and 'How many sides has a circle?' (two - the inside and the outside) became an obsession and, eventually, his life: his cryptic crosswords now appear in The Age and...
Fans! Not Customers: Revised Edition
How to Create Growth Companies in a No Growth World
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016
Most companies plod along doing things as everyone always has. So there are huge opportunities for people trying to break the mould, even in old-fashioned businesses like banking or insurance. Of course it happens all the time in the digital world, but it can happen anywhere - so long as you turn...