In this inspiring book, top sports coach Paul Van Den Bosch introduces you to the fascinating world of coaching. Thanks to his years of experience working with European and world champions, he is able to demonstrate why the principles of sports coaching are just as valuable and effective for anyone in a leadership position.

Discover a unique perspective and in-depth insights into how to achieve top performance. What are the crucial factors that determine (sports) performance? And how can thos...

The Taiwan Strait is a liminal space, and a natural incubator. These two conditions create a unique opportunity for implementing a future city-making process.

The Conscious City concept brings together all the challenges facing contemporary city-making. It is a concept for the urban curation processes required for future cities; for adapting to the impacts of climate change, emerging intelligences, a growing population, affordable housing, the need for a new pact with nature, as well as navi...

A positive and practical guide that shows you how to succeed in academia, helping you hone your skills in teaching and research as well as building softer skills like interpersonal development.

Borders draw one map of the world; money draws another. A journalist’s riveting account exposes a parallel universe exempt from the laws of the land and reveals how it became a haven for the rich and powerful.

In our Never Normal world, the pace of change is not just rapid; it's relentless, transforming our reality into a landscape that is perpetually unfamiliar and where the only constant is change itself. This is a book about that state of continuous evolution, about a world where traditional norms and mechanisms have dissolved, and new ones are yet to be universally acknowledged. From strategy, technology, culture, innovation and risk, to courage, and personal growth: Peter's book examines all o...

Following the publication of the Dutch edition of this book in 2002, Brand Design has become a household name in many boardrooms and educational courses. Ruud Boer's model of Brand Design has guided over 30,000 marketers in shaping and designing brands. With the introduction of this new edition, marketing students and professionals can also benefit from a conceptual map of Brand Design in English!

This well-illustrated book is comprehensive, encompassing a diversity of practical examples of p...

This book charts Dutch arbitration law for users of international arbitration rules who find themselves in Dutch waters. It also includes a chapter on the new NAI Arbitration Rules, designed for non-Dutch users.

How did objects move between places and people, and how did they reshape the Republic’s arts, cultures and sciences?

‘Objects’ were vitally significant for the early modern Dutch Republic, which is known as an early consumer society, a place famous for its exhaustive production of books, visual arts and scientific instruments. What happens when we push these objects and their materiality to the centre of our research? How do they invite us to develop new perspectives on the early moder...