Peter Shaw: 26 books
The Rise of China and India in Africa
Challenges, Opportunities and Critical Interventions
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2010
In recent years, China and India have become the most important economic partners of Africa and their footprints are growing by leaps and bounds, transforming Africa's international relations in a dramatic way. Although the overall impact of China and India's engagement in Africa has been positive...
by Peter David, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Sarah Shaw
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2007
Some say the line between good and evil is narrower than we imagine -- a divide as subtle as a mirror, and perhaps just as deep. To peer into its black, reflective glass is to know the dark potential we each possess, and we cross that obsidian boundary at our peril . . . into a world where we no longer...
by Newfarmer Richard; Shaw William; Walkenhorst Peter
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2009
Since the 1950s when countries became concerned that specialization in primary products would lead to steady falls in the purchasing power of primary exports and slow growth, diversifying out of primary products into manufactures has been a major policy objective of developing countries. Indeed, since...
The People's Victory
Stories from the Front Lines in the Fight for Marriage Equality
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
"“The People’s Victory is a mirror for each of us to see our own power to fight for justice and create the change we want to see in our world.” – Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California
In 1996, a small group of Americans from all walks of life banded together to create...
Making Difficult Decisions
How to be decisive and get the business done
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2010
You are faced with so many difficult decisions. Often your decision making seems random. It can be swayed by different situations and emotions. You need to be more rigorous in the way you make decisions and yet you have very little time to do so. Experience from others who have made tough decisions...
Business Coaching
Achieving Practical Results Through Effective Engagement
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2010
The aim of this book is primarily to enable those wanting to invest in coaching to be able to do so in the most effective way whether they are doing this as an organisation or as an individual. It illustrates the impact coaching can have and identifies changes in leadership and management demands...
The Frontier of Patriotism
Alberta and the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
With the centenary of the First World War, communities across Canada arranged commemorations of the war experience to honour local servicemen who, through their triumphs and sacrifices, were presented as laying the foundation for a free and independent country. Often overlooked are the triumphs and...
by Gunnel Melchers, Philip Shaw, Peter Sundkvist
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2019
The third edition of World Englishes provides an engaging overview of the global variations in vocabulary, grammar, phonology and pragmatics of English as it is used worldwide. This book introduces the principles of linguistic variation and provides coverage on the roots of English, the spread of...
Protecting Children and Adults from Abuse After Savile
What Organisations and Institutions Need to Do
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
The high profile reporting of child sexual abuse carried out by Jimmy Savile over decades has had far reaching-consequences, raising public awareness and concern, yet we continue to uncover new cases of institutional abuse which have been taking place under the radar for years.
This book distils...
by David Shaw, Peter Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
This title was first published in 2000: Providing a review and assessment of a number of the major features evident in regional planning and development in Europe, this volume contains a series of regional case studies, drawn from current research in various European countries. These illustrate...
Everything You Want to Know about Jesus
Well … Maybe Not Everything but Enough to Get You Started
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
Jesus is the most influential person who ever lived. But for many of us, he has ceased to be a real person. We’ve sanitised him with pious jargon, framed him in stained glass, and reduced him to a religious puppet who floats through biblical landscapes dispensing Christian cliches and nice advice....
Everything You Want to Know about the Bible
Well…Maybe Not Everything but Enough to Get You Started
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
It’s the bestselling book ever. It’s been translated into more than 2,000 languages. It’s changed people’s lives around the world. No, it’s not Thin Thighs in 30 Days . . . it’s the Bible!Yet the Bible remains about as well-understood to many people as your typical software license agreement—and...
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