Peter Wilkinson: 8 books

Book cover of The Dependent Organisation
by Peter Wilkinson
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015

Organisations create a myriad of dependencies. We rely on them for an income and therefore our financial futures. The role we play in them provides status amongst our colleagues, friends and family. They act as a rich seam to be tapped for our social pleasure with like-minded individuals. They give us...
Book cover of Gubbins & SOE
by Peter Wilkinson, Joan Astley
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2010

General Colin Gubbins was in charge of SOE during World War Two. This is the first biography of a man who was destined to live his life in the shadows. A biography of General Colin Gubbins, who was in charge of SOE during World War II. Gubbins was destined, by the nature of his profession, to live...
Book cover of Pickers and Poets

Pickers and Poets

The Ruthlessly Poetic Singer-Songwriters of Texas

by Joe Nick Patoski, Robert Earl Hardy, Bob Livingston
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016

Many books and essays have addressed the broad sweep of Texas music—its multicultural aspects, its wide array and blending of musical genres, its historical transformations, and its love/hate relationship with Nashville and other established music business centers. This book, however, focuses on...
Book cover of Rights, Risk and Restraint-Free Care of Older People

Rights, Risk and Restraint-Free Care of Older People

Person-Centred Approaches in Health and Social Care

by David Oliver, Gabriele Meyer, Kate Irving
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

The restraint of older people is a pressing issue for health and social care practice. This book provides health and social care professionals with an authoritative reading resource on the ethics and use of restraint. The book provides an overview of the different forms of restraint, the conditions...
Book cover of Using Research Instruments

Using Research Instruments

A Guide for Researchers

by Peter Birmingham, David Wilkinson
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2003

Clear, accessible and practical, this guide introduces the first-time researcher to the various instruments used in social research. It assesses a broad range of research instruments - from the well-established to the innovative - enabling readers to decide which are particularly well suited to their...
Book cover of Changing Practices, Changing Education
by Stephen Kemmis, Jane Wilkinson, Christine Edwards-Groves
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2013

This book aims to help teachers and those who support them to re-imagine the work of teaching, learning and leading. In particular, it shows how transformations of educational practice depend on complementary transformations in classroom-school- and system-level organisational cultures, resourcing...
Book cover of Catastrophe and Philosophy
by JeiDong Ryu, Sarah K. Corrigan, Kwon Jong Yoo
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2018

This book takes a different approach to the history of philosophy, exploring a neglected theme, the relationship between catastrophe and philosophy. The book analyzes this theme within texts from ancient times to the present, from a global perspective. The book’s focus is timely and relevant today,...
Book cover of Retina E-Book
by Stephen J. Ryan, MD, Andrew P. Schachat
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012

Unequalled in scope, depth, and clinical precision, Retina, 5th Edition keeps you at the forefront of today’s new technologies, surgical approaches, and diagnostic and therapeutic options for retinal diseases and disorders. Comprehensively updated to reflect everything you need to know regarding...
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