A critical and thought-provoking exploration of the sociology of emotion from a leading name in the field. It will be of interest to students and researchers of sociology, social psychology and indeed anyone engaged with the recent 'turn to affect' in the social sciences.

When faced with a ’human error’ problem, you may be tempted to ask 'Why didn’t these people watch out better?' Or, 'How can I get my people more engaged in safety?' You might think you can solve your safety problems by telling your people to be more careful, by reprimanding the miscreants, by issuing a new rule or procedure and demanding compliance. These are all expressions of 'The Bad Apple Theory' where you believe your system is basically safe if it were not for those few unreliable...

Ship management has constantly had to evolve to take into account the advancements in technology as well as the demands of the shipping industry. Having internet access and email on board ship has meant that the ship manager has to possess certain sets of skills to function effectively in the post, including computer literacy. The emergence of large multi-national ship management companies has also changed how business is conducted and this is turn means that the ship manager and tiers of man...

This book offers school counselors an effective and efficient approach to helping students through the use of Solution-Focused Brief Counseling (SFBC).

"A 'must have' in the design arsenal."-Cat Normoyle, Professor of Graphic Design, East Carolina University"Provides enough thinking techniques to break out of even the worst creative rut."-Creative Woman's CircleLegendary designer Ellen Lupton demystifies the creative process in another essential graphic design book. Graphic Design Thinking explores a variety of techniques to stimulate fresh thinking to arrive at compelling and viable solutions. Each approach is explained with a brief narrati...

Changing the Food Game shows how our unsustainable food production system cannot support our population growth and argues it can only be solved by effective market transformation to achieve sustainable agriculture and food production. Provocative and eye-opening, it presents a game-changing solution to revolutionise the industry.

Written by a leading expert on the topic of bullying, this book brings together the latest research findings, providing global perspectives from Europe, North America, Australasia and Asia.

Un été, au hasard de ses déambulations new-yorkaises, Line découvre dans un musée l'existence d'Albert Dadas, premier cas, au XIXe siècle, de "tourisme pathologique". L'histoire de ce fugueur maladif, sans cesse jeté sur les routes par son Impérieuse soif d'ailleurs, fait remonter en Line d'autres souvenirs, liés aux "voyageurs malgré eux" de sa propre famille : Thinh, l'oncle si étrange, Hoai, la cousine disparue et, surtout, son père. Cet homme bousculé par l'Histoire, cet immi...

Rekenen-wiskunde in de praktijk is een succesvolle serie vakdidactische studieboeken voor de pabo. De serie bestaat uit vier delen: onderbouw, bovenbouw, kerninzichten en verschillen in de klas. Centraal staat de vakdidactische ontwikkeling van de student, met als uitgangspunt de onderwijspraktijk.

- Onderwijspraktijk centraal bij vakdidactische ontwikkeling van studenten;

- afgestemd op de landelijke rekentoets;

- uitgebreide online ondersteuning.

Rekenen-wiskunde in de praktijk – bovenbou...

Didactisch meesterwerk

Een van de meest complete én toegankelijke inleidingen in de kunstgeschiedenis. In Eeuwige schoonheid krijgt u een goed overzicht van de diverse perioden en stijlen in de architectuur, schilder- en beeldhouwkunst zonder door de veelheid aan details de hoofdlijnen uit het oog te verliezen, vanaf de vroegste grottekeningen tot experimentele kunst.De auteur weet als een ware meester(verteller) zijn liefe en enthousiasme voor kunst in heldere taal over te brengen. Oo...