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Oliver Jones
Born in Montreal, Oliver Jones performed his first piano concert at five years old. He has become one of the most celebrated representatives of the Montreal Jazz Festival and a worldwide musical ambassador for Canada on many international tours. This exclusive authorized biography begins with his roots the enslavement of his African ancestors and immigration of his parents to Canada from Barbados and takes us to the present. Oliver Jones has received many awards to recognize his achievements, both as a musician and as a human being: the Martin Luther King Award, a Juno Award, the Cool Jazz Award of the Izzy Asper Foundation, the Order of Canada, the Order of Quebec, the Oscar Peterson Award, the Governor Generals Performing Arts Award, and in 2006, two National Jazz Awards: Best Jazz Keyboard of the Year and Best CD with Ranee Lee for their album Just You, Just Me
Test Your Creative Thinking
Do you want to learn a different way of thinking?Do you want to stretch your mind?Almost everyone is born with the capacity to be creative, but few realise it and such skills are often neglected or untapped. Lateral thinking is all about thinking 'outside the box', breaking out of familiar thought patterns and coming up with new possibilities. It is one of the keys to improving creativity.This book of brand new lateral puzzles aims to encourage you to think creatively. Whether at work, as part of an assessment or simply for fun, learning to think creatively can be hugely rewarding and make a real difference to your ability. By trying to find unusual or unexpected associations, patterns and connections, you can learn to keep an open mind and to look at everything in a different way.With plenty of questions and tips, this book provides an ideal opportunity for anyone to practice thinking laterally and improve their creativity.
New Futures
Originally published in 1985. This book explores issues around education for women and uses the British experience as an example of what adult education in its variety can offer to women in breaking traditional moulds. The text raises questions about where women are, where they might be, and how education as a whole can be used by women, for women. The critique of adult education is both theoretical and useful for practice, including many case studies from areas as diverse as the education of minority women, setting up of women’s education centres, working with childminders, and courses at the Open University.
Planning a Career Change
Use this series of exercises and checklists to discover who and what you are, what skills and strengths you possess and which careers suit you best. Discover how to put your personal circumstances into perspective, where to seek help when necessary, and how to avoid repeating mistakes.
The Times Book of IQ Tests
Another great addition to The Times Book of IQ Tests series, Book 3 contains 400 never before published tests, complete with a guide to assessing your performance.The questions you'll find here are typical of those you are likely to encounter in actual IQ tests, and provide invaluable practice for anyone who may have to take such a test in the future. By practising the different types of tests and getting your mind attuned to the different types of questions, you can improve your IQ rating by a few vital points.So if you are faced with an IQ test as part of a job interview, using this book could prove crucial in boosting your job prospects. It could mean the difference between success and failure!
How to Pass Numerical Reasoning Tests
This book is designed to help those candidates lacking practice or confidence. An overview of the basics is followed by a step-by-step guide to the skills you need to master before taking such a test, including fractions and decimals, rates, percentages, ratios and proportions.
How to Pass Professional Level Psychometric Tests
Praise and Reviews "Strictly for those searching for high-powered jobs."- Management Today"More than 70 per cent of companies use these tests - you've been warned."- BooksellerPsychometric tests are increasingly popular with employers. They are used in recruitment, as well as being incorporated into staff development programmes, and provide detailed information on personality and ability.How to Pass Professional Level Psychometric Tests provides practice exercises that are relevant to those facing tests used in IT, management and finance recruitment, although some of the exercises are not exclusive to these areas and will have a wider appeal. By providing plenty of practice material, this book aims to increase candidates' understanding of the types of test they may face.This new edition has been fully revised and updated to contain 16 timed tests, incorporating over 500 questions, with the answers supplied.With practice, candidates can improve on their expected scores in these challenging tests. This book, from the UK's leading test publisher, provides that opportunity.
IQ and Psychometric Tests
Over 400 brand new questions Despite the enormous capacity of the human brain, we only use a fraction of our potential brainpower. And while most of us believe there is little we can do to improve the brain we were born with, it has been proven that thought processes can be improved and sharpened by attempting various types of test. This new title from IQ expert Philip Carter consists of tests and exercises designed to stretch and exercise, as well as entertain, the mind. The concept of IQ is broadening to include different types of intelligence, such as creativity and emotional intelligence; this book reflects that shift. As well as IQ tests it contains tests in the areas of : Verbal intelligence Spatial appreciation Numerical calculation Logical reasoning Memory Creativity Lateral thinking Mental agility Personality Through practice it is possible to improve your IQ rating or performance at psychometric tests, and this book provides an ideal opportunity for doing just that.
