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When the African-American dancer Josephine Baker visited Berlin in 1925, she found it dazzling. The city had a jewel-like sparkle, she said, there was music everywhere.

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Subtitled, "How To Get It, How To Keep It, How To Get It Back When You Lose It". Follow-up to the bestseller "What Got You Here Won't Get You There", using new research and case studies to explain the importance of organisational momentum and how to foster it. *Also appeared in August Buyer's Notes*

Everyone wants to go green these days, but for businesses that's easier said than done. How do you measure a company's carbon footprint? Are dryers or hand towels more eco-friendly? Recycled paper or FSC-certified? And what's the greenest company car? THE GREEN GUIDE FOR BUSINESS answers all these questions and hundreds more, enabling businesses and organisations of all sizes to make eco-savvy decisions. Accessible but authoritative, the book ...

Gerda Taro was a fearless, pioneering chronicler of the Spanish Civil War ... Taro was the first female war photographer. She created some of the most moving studies ever made of people in conflict.'- New Statesman

Alexandra David-Neel was the first European woman to meet the Dalai Lama and in 1924 became the first to enter the forbidden Tibetan capital, Lhasa. She had already spent a decade travelling through China, living in a cave on the Tibetan border, where she learned about Buddhism from hermits, mystics and bandits.Magic and Mystery in Tibet records the mysterious, magical world David-Neel discovered in Tibet. Among the extraordinary events she de...

Almost every aspect of business - and indeed human life - involves negotiating skills, whether you are striking a deal, organising a team working on a project, seeking a pay rise or a pay-off, or simply settling such important matters as who is going to do the shopping or the household chores. This witty and intelligent guide looks at the theory and practice of negotiating and provides a wealth of illuminating insights into the skills and psyc...

A heady mix of crime, history, social commentary, and a satirical look at the publishing industry.

Gods of Management is one of the classic works of management. Charles Handy has identified four management styles to be found in organisations, and using the allegory of Greek gods he explains the different values of each style, and how each style can create the culture of an organisation.To be successful a leader, or manager, needs to be aware of the culture within their organisation and to be able to manage their staff work to its strengths....

Natural selection dictates that enduring changes to a species occur because of the need to adapt to changes in the environment. Elaine Morgan, author of The Descent of Woman and The Aquatic Ape, maintains that the human propensity for lower back pain, obesity, varicose veins, and other chronic conditions is the result of an earlier need for humans to survive a watery environment.

FATHER! FATHER! BURNING BRIGHT, the savage satire on a dying man's family reaction as he still asserts control over them from the hospital bed. THE CLOTHES THEY STOOD UP IN, the painful story of what happens to an elderly couple when their flat is stripped completely bare. THE LAYING ON OF HANDS, a memorial service for a masseur to the famous that goes horribly wrong. THE LADY IN THE VAN, the true story of the eccentric old lady and her van wh...

Subtitled, "What Therapy Doesn't Teach You & Medication Can't Give You". A revised edition, by a psychotherapist who has himself suffered from depression.

A collection of six stories featuring Modesty Blaise, based on the popular cartoon.

Abebe Bikila was the first black African to win an Olympic gold medal. He won the marathon running barefoot in Rome in 1960 and again, wearing shoes, in Tokyo in 1964, becoming the first person to win the most grueling of all human contests twice. Born in rural Ethiopia in 1932, Bikila became the focus of the country's ambition to raise their profile through sport and an figurehead for black African nationalism. Shortlisted for the William Hil...

As travel becomes easier, understanding the way things are done in other societies becomes more crucial. This updated version of GOING DUTCH IN BEIJING aims to help its readers avoid minor international incidents by offering a light-hearted but informative look at everything from first greetings to last rites, covering key minefields of misunderstanding along the way. If you want to know what not to say, what not to wear and what not to do whe...

An axe-wielding psychopath carves young Dora Suarez into pieces and smashes the head of Suarez's friend, an elderly woman. On the same night, in the West End, a firearm blows the top off the head of Felix Roatta, part-owner of the seedy Parallel Club. The unnamed narrator, a sergeant in the Metropolitan Police's Unexplained Deaths division, develops a fixation on the young woman whose murder he investigates. And he discovers that Suarez's deat...

Everett was a missionary with a plan to convert the Pirahas, but they ended up converting him. Over time, he learnt their language and began to see the world how they saw it. They also challenge Noam Chomsky's universally accepted linguistic theories. The trade paperback was a Radio 4 Book of the Week, and sold over 13, 000 copies.

In 1985, Raja Shehadeh's father - a leading civil rights lawyer - was stabbed to death in Ramallah. The Israeli police failed to investigate the murder properly and Shehadeh, a lawyer himself, set about solving the crime that destroyed his family. In STRANGERS IN THE HOUSE, Shehadeh recounts his troubled and complex relationship with his father and his experience of exile - of being a stranger in his own land. It is a remarkable memoir that co...

Built on an inverted forest, paved with a tortoiseshell of boulders, Venice is a maze of tiny alleys, bridges and squares. Tiziano Scarpa wanders through the city, recounting the customs and secrets that only Venetians know. With everything from practical advice for aspiring Venetian lovers to hints at where to find the best bacaro, Scarpa waves the tourist in the right direction and, without naming a single restaurant, hotel or bar, relates t...