The essential guide to dealing with people Ever wished you could persuade people more easily, have more constructive conversations, or connect better with those around you? Let's face it, if you want to achieve success in life, you're going to have to deal with people. That's why great interpersonal skills will give you a huge advantage in life. They can make the difference to getting ahead at work, getting the best from your team, and even improving your family relationships. But dealing wit...

Human Rights, now in its fourth edition, is an introductory text that is both innovative and challenging. Its unique interdisciplinary approach invites students to think imaginatively and rigorously about one of the most important and influential political concepts of our time.

Tracing the history of the concept, the book shows that there are fundamental tensions between legal, philosophical and social-scientific approaches to human rights. This analysis throws light on some of the most contr...

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the science of the history of life. Paleobiologists bring many analytical tools to bear in interpreting the fossil record and the book introduces the latest techniques, from multivariate investigations of biogeography and biostratigraphy to engineering analysis of dinosaur skulls, and from homeobox genes to cladistics. All the well-known fossil groups are included, including microfossils and invertebrates, but an important feature is the thorough...

PUT STUDENT LEARNING FIRST Since the publication of Driven by Data in 2010, educators from schools across the world have adopted the foundational practices of data-driven instruction to make dramatic gains in student achievement. They have done so by focusing on two simple but powerful questions: How do we know if our students are learning? And when they're not, what do we do about it? The results of this approach are clearly highlighted in the book via multiple success stories from schools...

The new edition of the bestselling textbook on Innovation Management, provides a strong knowledge base and a creative and entrepreneurial management mindset Acclaimed for its practical, evidence-based tools and resources, Managing Innovation provides the knowledge base required to manage innovation, technology, and new product development. With an integrated process approach, this classic textbook helps students understand and develop the unique skill set required to manage innovation and inn...

Simple strategies to keep the problem people in your life at bay This second edition of How to Deal with Difficult People arms you with the tools and tactics you need to handle all sorts of difficult people: the highly critical, the uncooperative, the incessantly negative, and the downright mean. In the book, Gill Hasson helps you understand what makes difficult people tick and how to deal with them. You'll explore the best ways to confidently stand up to others while resisting the urge to at...