Any Baedeker will tell us "where we ought to travel, but only Alain de Botton will tell us "how and "why. With the same intelligence and insouciant charm he brought to How Proust Can Save Your Life," de Botton considers the pleasures of anticipation; the allure of the exotic, and the value of noticing everything from a seascape in Barbados to the takeoffs at Heathrow.
Even as de Botton takes the reader along on his own peregrinations, he also cites such distinguished fellow-travelers as B...

Fifteen new contributors bring fresh perspectives to the fifth edition of The Human Past, the most authoritative introduction to world prehistory, revealing our shared human story with the latest scholarship. Thoroughly updated by its team of authors, including 15 leading specialists new to this edition, this fifth edition introduces students to a more equitable and representative view of world prehistory. A total of 30 contributing authors – a truly international team of experts – introd...

Behavior Modification is a comprehensive, practical presentation of the principles of behavior modification and guidelines for their application. It introduces forms of behavior modification ranging from helping children learn necessary life skills, to training pets, to solving personal behavior problems. It teaches practical “how-to” skills, including discerning long-term effects; designing, implementing, and evaluating behavioral programs; interpreting behavioral episodes; observing and...

How Learning Happens introduces 32 giants of educational research and their findings on how we learn and what we need to know to learn effectively, efficiently, and enjoyably. Many of these works have inspired researchers and teachers all around the world and have left a mark on how we teach today. Now updated to include a new section on Memory and Cognition with five new chapters, this revised second edition explores a selection of the key works on learning and teaching, chosen from the fiel...

Gender in Management by Gary N. Powell provides a comprehensive survey and review of the literature on sex, gender, and organizations, including research-based strategies for promoting an organizational culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.Â

Written for students working in a range of disciplines, this textbook provides an accessible, balanced, and nuanced introduction to public international law. It emphasises basic concepts while acknowledging the complexities of the field and provides numerous, clear examples of how the law applies in practice.

Build your calm, work with purpose, live your life. A step-by-step mindfulness coaching programme so you can make mindfulness part of your everyday routine and better manage stress, anxiety and insecurity. The Mindfulness Habit provides an 8-week, peer reviewed mindfulness course alternating with chapters that tackle practical workplace challenges in a relatable and compassionate way.

Topics include working with uncertainty and insecurity; stress and burnout; anxiety; switching off from work,...

Speak Out, Listen Up helps you to navigate power differences and speak up with confidence in a way that you will be heard. But it’s no good speaking up if there isn’t anyone listening, so we also help you to understand how your power enables others to speak up and how it might silence them. Previous edition shortlisted for CMI Management Book of the Year 2020.

A sweeping revision that speaks to how English literature is taught today. From the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century, The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Eleventh Edition, showcases exciting new authors, works, and textual clusters that demonstrate the relevance of literature to contemporary students and trace the creative arc that has yielded the ever-changing and ever-fascinating body of material called English literature. This anthology offers the experience of literature as...

Now in its fifth edition, Foundations of Software Testing: ISTQB Certification is the essential guide to software testing and to the ISTQB Foundation qualification written by respected international authorities in software testing who themselves helped develop the ISTQB Syllabus. Completely updated to comprehensively reflect the most recent changes to the ISTQB Foundation Syllabus v 4.0, 2023, this book adopts a practical, hands-on approach, covering the fundamental topics that every system a...