"One of the most provocative, intelligent and original novelists working in Britain today." Irvine Welsh. My dad taught us to be prepared for whatever was coming. He said we should know the facts about how long we could survive without food, water or fresh air, and to remember that we couldn't live at all without hope.

It was better, he said, to be ahead of the game. Better to be ten years too early than one minute too late. That's why he did what he did, on that morning ...

Inspired by her f...

Ella, 24 ans, est professeur de français dans un collège. Elle a quitté Dunkerque pour Paris et sa première année en tant qu'enseignante, entre élèves déboussolés et profs déprimés, s'annonce mouvementée. Heureusement, elle n'est pas toute seule. Il y a son copain Théo qui l'inscrit sur Tinder, sa copine Lou qui passe des castings pour une marque de lait concentré, son fiancé Victor, ébéniste, son amante Cléo, photographe.

Sans oublier sa soeur Julie, amoureuse du gorille d...

1. This edition retains many features from the first edition, including: a concise structure with practical language; a focus on conversation, phonetics and characters at the elementary level; an emphasis on well-structured grammar and the unique features of Chinese characters; a vocabulary based teaching method；2. In Volume 1 of this edition, ”lesson” is changed into ”unit”, with each unit including three lessons; this allows a clearer structure and more concise texts. 3. Scaffoldi...

In this book, the four authors show us the condensed experience how to design ship hull structures from a practical viewpoint. In three parts, the book presents the fundamentals, the theory and the application of structural design of hulls. The topics are treated comprehensively with an emphasis on how to achieve reliable and efficient ship structures.

The authors have in particular introduced their experiences with the rapid increase of ship sizes as well as the introduction of ship types wi...

- Praktijkgerichte inleiding op het vakgebied;

- behandelt actuele thema’s zoals digitale business transformatie en maatschappelijk verantwoord ondernemen;

- met uitgebreide online ondersteuning, talrijke opdrachten en actuele cases.

Handboek organisatie en management - Een praktijkgerichte benadering is een interactieve inleiding op het vakgebied. De theorie van management en organisatie wordt door de bekende auteurs Jos Marcus en Nick van Dam helder uitgelegd aan de hand van veel praktijk...

- Al jarenlang het standaardwerk voor rapportagetechniek in de technische sector;

- van allerhande rapporttypes tot sollicitatiebrieven, presentaties en professionele socialmedia-berichten;

- vol tips en tricks waardoor ‘leeslast’ plaatsmaakt voor ‘leeslust’.

‘Kan het wat korter?’ - een veel gehoorde vraag in de technische beroepspraktijk, wanneer het gaat over rapporten, mails en nieuwsbrieven. Hoe bereik je als tekstschrijver dat lezers met weinig tijd, jouw tekst willen lezen? ...

- Offers a comprehensible and complete definition of culture;

- clear connection between the solid theoretical framework, insightful models and practical solutions for real-world problems;

- with in-depth examination of Hofstede’scultural dimensions theory, the culture shock process and intercultural sensitivity.

Using a solid theoretical framework, the book Intercultural competences gives students insight into what culture actually entails. The book provides students sufficient tools to in...

- Compleet overzicht van de kennis op het gebied van leren en ontwikkelen binnen organisaties;

- focust op de maatschappelijke veranderingen in de 21e eeuw;

- veel aandacht voor digitaal leren en leertechnologie.

Het Handboek Leren en Ontwikkelen in Organisaties beschrijft alle aspecten van leren en ontwikkelen in organisaties: van het ontwikkelen van L&D-beleid of opleidingsjaarplannen, tot het ontwerpen en/of inkopen van allerlei leeroplossingen en het inrichten en leiden van een opleidings...

The objective of this book is to assist readers to improve their communication skills in the Korean language. The format of the textbook and the workbook allows the learner to select and focus on any of the four language skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing). These skills are connected by a common learning objective in each lesson, enabling the student to build on each through new situations and repetition.

The students learn specific language functions through meaningful practic...

The objective of this book is to assist readers to improve their communication skills in the Korean language. The format of the textbook and the workbook allows the learner to select and focus on any of the four language skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing). These skills are connected by a common learning objective in each lesson, enabling the student to build on each through new situations and repetition.

The students learn specific language functions through meaningful practic...