Remorseless financial crises. Extreme inequalities in wealth. Relentless pressure on the environment. Anyone can see that our economic system is broken. But can it be fixed?In Doughnut Economics, Oxford academic Kate Raworth identifies the seven critical ways in which mainstream economics has led us astray - from selling us the myth of 'rational economic man' to obsessing over growth at all costs - and offers instead an alternative roadmap for bringing humanity into a sweet spot that meets th...

This new and fully updated edition of Developmental Neuropsychology: A Clinical Approach addresses key issues in child neuropsychology but differs from other books in the field in its emphasis on evidence-informed clinical practice rather than research issues.

The Short Story of Photography is a new and innovative introduction to the subject of photography. Simply constructed, the book explores 50 key photographs from the first experiments in the early 19th century to digital photography. Accessible and concise, the book explains how, why and when certain photographs really have changed the world. It demystifies technical jargon, giving readers a thorough understanding and broad enjoyment of photography since its creation.

A book that will change how you think and transform how you live Forget everything you thought you knew about how to motivate people - at work, at school, at home. It is wrong. As Daniel H.

Pink explains in his paradigm-shattering book Drive, the secret to high performance and satisfaction in today's world is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and the world. Along the way, he takes us to companies that are enlisting new...

Examines the concept of luxury and its meaning across tourism, events and hospitality globally. Packed with case studies, it's a challenging and innovative text that investigates how the idea of luxury is changing in response to a variety factors, such as social change, technological innovation and the challenge of sustainability. It covers the following areas, issues and case studies:* Traditional luxury products: the 'golden age' of luxury cruising; the grand old five star hotels and the 'R...

A Nobel Peace Prize-winner outlines his radical economic vision for a better future. Muhammad Yunus is the economist who invented microcredit, founded Grameen Bank, and earned a Nobel Peace Prize for his work towards alleviating poverty. Here, he proposes his vision for a new kind of capitalism, where altruism and generosity are valued as much as profit making, and where individuals not only have the capacity to lift themselves out of poverty, but also to affect real change for the planet and...

Lankhorst and his co-authors present ArchiMate® 3.0, enterprise modelling language that captures the complexity of architectural domains and their relations and allows the construction of integrated enterprise architecture models. They provide architects with concrete instruments that improve their architectural practice. As this is not enough, they additionally present techniques and heuristics for communicating with all relevant stakeholders about these architectures.

Since an architecture...

Een persoonlijke zoektocht naar een lang en gelukkig leven.

Als je vijftig wordt, is je blik opeens gericht naar de andere kant; die van ‘de ouderen’. In de vorige eeuw was dat een spookbeeld. De kinderen waren het huis uit, je man zag je niet meer staan, je had geen baan en geen uitgebreide schare vriendinnen. Niet voor niets raakten vrouwen tijdens de overgang massaal in een midlifecrisis of depressie. Als je nu vijftig wordt, ziet de toekomst er heel anders uit: de zeventigplus...

Dit is een PRISMA woordenboek, zeker weten!

Een kwaliteitswoordenboek met een cool FLUO kleurtje: de beste keus voor de middelbare school. Elk voorjaar verschijnt een nieuwe editie, gecontroleerd en bijgewerkt door ervaren lexicografen en vertalers. Voordelig en robuust uitgevoerd.

Compleet: het pocketwoordenboek Nederlands met de meeste trefwoorden, voorbeeldzinnen en vertalingen; inclusief compacte grammatica.

Betrouwbaar: samengesteld door vakmensen, aanbevolen door docenten.

Actueel: de...

Helpen zonder jezelf te verliezen: praktische handvatten voor iedereen.

Dagelijks horen we van vrienden, familie, collega’s en geliefden waar ze tegenaan lopen of mee worstelen. Met als resultaat dat we ons enorm verantwoordelijk gaan voelen en we onze dierbaren zo snel mogelijk willen helpen. Maar dit gaat vaak ten koste van jezelf. Gary en Joy Lundberg zijn ervan overtuigd dat het beter is deze last niet op je schouders te nemen. Zij laten zien hoe je in moeilijke situaties helderheid...