Quercus: 997 books
Soul of the New Consumer
Authenticity - What We Buy and Why in the New Economy
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011
The New Consumer's Revolution: * Why buzz beats hype * Why cheap is chic * Why brands must be authentic * Why segmentation is dead * Why advertising must reinvent itself * Why New Consumers loathe 'doing the shopping' * Why individuals' Tastespace will triumph in the marketplace New Consumers are...
Driving Down Cost
How to Manage and Cut Cost - Intelligently
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
With a new preface and a detailed chapter on applying cost reductions to the public sector
Drawing on over 25 years consultancy experience running over 50 big one-time, cost-reduction projects internationally, Wileman provides a Cost Management Toolkit of key ideas and cost management strategies...
Breaking Free of Bonkers
How to Lead in Todays Crazy World of Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
"Engaging, clear, rigorous, human and energizing ... a must-read for everyone in organizations." - Kasper Holten, former Director of Opera, Royal Opera House
IS IT JUST ME OR IS EVERYTHING AROUND HERE BONKERS?
Do you ever feel bewildered or even oppressed by what goes on in...
Action Reflection Learning
Solving Real Business Problems by Connecting Learning with Earning
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
The comprehensive guide to the practice and theory of ARL - Action Reflection Learning
Looking for the formula that makes training relevant and transferable - and achieves sustainable results? Look no further than Action Reflection Learning. Its simple yet essential principles can make an unforgettable...
by Richard D. Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
Finland: the world's best-kept secret
Finland, Cultural Lone Wolf is the story of an accomplished nation and her extraordinary people. Pursuing a "Lone Wolf" policy, Finland raised itself from a struggling, war-battered state in 1945 to one of the most developed countries in the world.
The...
The Next Level, 3rd Edition
What Insiders Know About Executive Success
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2018
REVISED AND UPDATED 3RD EDITION!
Drawing on the secrets of a top executive coach, The Next Level is an indispensable guide to executive success, full of simple, practical, and immediately applicable insights and tools for leaders who need to get bigger and better results.
For more than...
The Art of Action
How Leaders Close the Gaps between Plans, Actions and Results
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
Business is highly competitive, complex, risky and fast paced - like combat.
What do you want me to do? This question is the enduring management issue, a perennial problem that Stephen Bungay shows has an old solution that is counter-intuitive and yet common sense. The Art of Action is a thought-provoking...
Intercultural Marriage
Promises and Pitfalls
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2008
An insightful look at the stresses and challenges of intercultural relationships - from one who has been there.
Today we live in a world without borders, a global village. Distance no longer defines who we meet, fall in love with or marry. The Internet and e-mail connect people around the world...
Coaching Across Cultures
New Tools for Levereging National, Corperate and Professional Differences
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2010
"Philippe Rosinski is a leader in the coaching field. Coaching Across Cultures reveals his pioneering multi-cultural approach and innovative global perspective. His book is a treasure for anyone eager to learn how to effectively facilitate human fulfillment and responsible growth." - Laura...
Naked Finance
Business Finance Pure and Simple
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2011
For most managers, the normal round of hectic schedules, tricky staff issues and impending deadlines are well within their management capabilities. It is the financial issues that give them headaches. Nobody has ever explained how to balance sales against costs, how to interpret financial reports,...
Entry Island
Winner of the ITV Specsavers Best Crime Thriller Read of the Year
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
WINNER: DEANSTON SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014
WINNER: ITV SPECSAVERS CRIME THRILLER BOOK CLUB BEST READ OF THE YEAR 2014
'A wonderfully complex book' PETER JAMES
A detective is haunted by the feeling he knows his murder suspect - despite the fact they have never met.
IF YOU FLEE...
by Dulce Maria Cardoso
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016
Everyone has gone away... We too should no longer be here.
Luanda, 1975. The Angolan War of Independence has been raging for at least a decade, but with the collapse of the Salazar dictatorship, defeat for the Portuguese is now in sight. Thousands of settlers are fleeing back to Portugal to...
The Detainee
the Island means the end of all hope
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
'Of all the dystopian novels I have read in recent years, Peter Liney's The Detainee is one the best written, most engaging, heart-tugging and cinematic of all' - Amazon Reviewer
There is no point trying to run. There is no point trying to escape. The island means the end of all hope, until...
by Mikhail Shishkin
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
Picture two people, young and in love. Picture them being separated from one another. Picture them keeping their love alive through letters. So far, so simple.
Now imagine they've not just been separated geographically, but also historically. Imagine that their love and letters now defy time...