Understand your team and get the best out of others. Empower your employees to create an effective team and motivate them to go the extra mile.A Practical Guide to Management uses expert insights, rea
A Practical Guide to Positive Psychology will help you to look on the bright side and find your place in the world around you.With expert encouragement and guidance, you will set out your own positive
In August 1939, curators at the Louvre nestled the world's most famous painting into a special red velvet-lined case and spirited her away to the Loire Valley. So began the biggest evacuation of art a
Having risen to the top of the game more than a decade ago, Lionel Messi has matured into the perfect team player, as likely to provide a superlative assist as a masterful match-winner.As the star of
A three-time winner of the FIFA Ballon d'Or, Cristiano Ronaldo's status as a footballing superstar is unquestionable.His insatiable desire to succeed and to improve himself year-after-year has seen hi
Welcome to the wonderful world of graphene, the thinnest substance known to science.In 2003, Russian physicists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov found a way to produce graphene - the thinnest subst
Learn to use the latest techniques to achieve a healthy state of mind and body.Become more energized by adopting quality sleep patterns, optimize mental and physical health by harnessing your natural
A Practical Guide to Confident Speaking teaches you how to plan what you want to say, manage your anxieties and project your best self.Whether you want to ask your boss for a pay rise, chair meetings
A Practical Guide to Entrepreneurship reveals the stories of the world's greatest entrepreneurs, distilling the key points into down-to-earth, realistic advice to help you turn any business opportunit
A Practical Guide to Counselling provides you with a hands-on understanding of how counseling works and how it can help people.Alastair Ross offers an invaluable guide to anyone interested in learning
We hear about mindfulness everywhere. But how does it really work?In this short, easy-to-follow book, mindfulness teacher Tessa Watt explains how to use mindfulness every day, by listening to your bod
Overcome fears, manage negativity and improve your life with A Practical Guide to CBT.Change can often seem like an impossible task, but this practical book will help you put it into perspective. Usin
A decade after the financial crisis, there is a growing consensus that economics has failed and needs to go back to the drawing board. David Orrell argues that it has been trying to solve the wrong pr
Salvador Dalí once asked room service at Hôtel Le Meurice in Paris to send him up a flock of sheep. When they were duly brought to his room he got out a gun and fired blanks at them. George Bernard Sh
Stand out from the crowd and achieve better results. Identify and develop the patterns of thought and behavior which are beneficial to you, helping you to succeed in the workplace by using neurolingui
Inspire others and achieve brilliant results. Explore the ideas, strategies and skills of famous leaders who achieved great things against all odds, and learn how to apply these to the opportunities a
Ethical philosophy has a long and distinguished history, but how can you apply it to your life?This Practical Guide explores the alternative ethical philosophies and how we can all use these to aid us
Overcome passive behaviour and take ownership of your thoughts and feelings.Express yourself more clearly and learn to beat negative thinking, stand up for yourself and feel confident with this Practi
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Learn to love the ups and downs of parenting. Understand your child and respond better to their needs by following advice from parenting experts. Accepting that every child is unique, Child Psychology
Effectively understand yourself and others, to achieve a happier, healthier life.Improve your personal and professional relationships by learning a range of mental skills that can help you to successf
Become a happier person by applying the wisdom of philosophers. What is happiness? What makes you happy? And is there more to life than happiness? Looking at the history of thought, this Practical Gui
Improve your thinking to improve the quality of your life.Learn how to bring philosophy into the real world, and become more aware, more reflective and more effective.This Practical Guide will show yo
Maximise your happiness in the workplace.Stop negative thinking and tackle your problems at work using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).Learn to control anger and frustration, reduce workplace anxi
Cool can't be taught. Or can it? That's the received wisdom, yet the idea behind this sleek, entertaining compendium by Thomas W. Hodgkinson (author of How to Sound Cultured) is that, on the contrary,
Salvador Dalí once asked room service at Hôtel Le Meurice in Paris to send him up a flock of sheep. When they were duly brought to his room he got out a gun and fired blanks at them. George Bernard Sh