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Skills for Success / 4th edition
Personal Development and Employability
2021 || Paperback || Stella Cottrell || Bloomsbury Publishing
Now in its fourth edition, this indispensable guide helps students to create their own personal development programme and build the skills and capabilities today's employers want. Step by step, it takes students from the initial stages of setting goals and defining success through to the application process for their dream job. Part 1 prompts students to think about what 'success' means to them and to think more deeply about what matters to them, what inspires them, and what will help them to...
Designing for Society
Products and Services for a Better World
2018 || Paperback || Nynke Tromp e.a. || Bloomsbury Publishing
Our globalised world is encountering problems on an unprecedented scale. Many of the issues we face as societies extend beyond the borders of our nations. Phenomena such as terrorism, climate change, immigration, cybercrime and poverty can no longer be understood without considering the complex socio-technical systems that support our way of living.
It is widely acknowledged that to contend with any of the pressing issues of our time, we have to substantially adapt our lifestyles. To adequate...
Common Space
The City as Commons
2016 || Paperback || Stavros Stavrides || Bloomsbury Publishing
Space is both a product and a prerequisite of social relations, it has the potential to block and encourage certain forms of encounter. In Common Space, activist and architect Stavros Stavrides calls for us to conceive of space-as-commons - first, to think beyond the notions of public and private space, and then to understand common space not only as space that is governed by all and remains open to all, but that explicitly expresses, encourages and exemplifies new forms of social relations a...
New Venture Creation / 3rd edition
Paperback || Paul Burns || Bloomsbury Publishing
Structured around the author's tried-and-tested New Venture Creation framework, this textbook encourages practical learning, enabling you to launch and develop your business. Broken down into three phases - Research, Business model development, Launch - the book provides a systematic approach which tells you everything you need to know and, most importantly, everything you need to do, to start a new venture. You will learn how organisations and entrepreneurs address issues via real life case ...
The Age of Migration / 6th edition
International Population Movements in the Modern World
2019 || Paperback || Hein de Haas e.a. || Bloomsbury Publishing
Long established as the leading textbook on migration and used by students and scholars alike all over the world, this fully revised and updated sixth edition continues to offer an authoritative and cutting-edge account of migration flows, why they occur, and their consequences for both origin and destination societies. International migration is one of the most emotive issues of our times, reforging societies around the world and shaping debates on security, national identity and sovereignty...
How the garcia girls lost their accents
2004 || Paperback || Julia Alvarez || Bloomsbury Publishing
Yolanda Garcia is taking a trip to the Dominican Republic to revisit the country where she was born, and which her family was forced to flee for New York when she was a child. Previously privileged and wealthy, the family finds it hard to adjust to immigrant life in the Bronx, particularly their tough old-world father, Papi. As they try immerse themselves in the American way of life, Yolanda and her three sisters begin to rebel against Papi's traditions and values, each in their own way.
But,...
Engineering Mathematics Through Applications / 2nd edition
2011 || Paperback || Kuldeep Singh || Bloomsbury Publishing
This popular, world-wide selling textbook teaches engineering mathematics in a step-by-step fashion and uniquely through engineering examples and exercises which apply the techniques right from their introduction. This contextual use of mathematics is highly motivating, as with every topic and each new page students see the importance and relevance of mathematics in engineering. The examples are taken from mechanics, aerodynamics, electronics, engineering, fluid dynamics and other areas.
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Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice / 1st edition
2020 || Paperback || Francis J. Greene || Bloomsbury Publishing
This beautifully written and thoroughly modern core textbook provides a strong bridge between entrepreneurship theory and practice and looks at the entire life cycle of a business, including the often neglected area of business closure. Underpinned by strong academic rigour, the text takes a critical approach, yet is also highly accessible and readable, explaining complex concepts clearly and succinctly. Research-led yet practice oriented, it examines the latest evidence-based thinking in the...
Academic Writing Skills for International Students
2020 || Paperback || Siew Hean || Bloomsbury Publishing
This engaging guide will equip students who are non-native speakers of English with the tools and confidence to respond effectively and appropriately to written assignments at university.
Cases, Materials and Text on Property Law
Ius Commune Casebooks for the Common Law of Europe
2021 || Paperback || Sjef van Erp e.a. || Bloomsbury Publishing
This casebook examines the history, foundations, underlying principles and basic concepts of property law in a systematic and accessible way.