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The medieval castles built & occupied by the native princes of Wales hold a special place in the imagination of the Welsh and have an unique historical appeal. An illustrated guide to some of the most awe-inspiring & romantic castles in Wales.
A revealing look at ancient art in the Menil Collection that addresses the problem of objects lacking archaeological context This innovative anthology discusses a diversity of ancient Mediterranean objects--a Mesopotamian votive figure, a Egyptian relief from the New Kingdom, and a Greek Geometric fawn among them--in the Menil Collection and three other US museums. It offers new models for understanding works from antiquity that lack archaeological context. Essays by 13 authors written with the layperson in mind employ a creative mixture of iconography, technical studies, and modern provenance research to gain insight into the meaning of the objects themselves and what they can teach us more...
Discusses and compares American and British versions of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, and shows how these interpretations reflect changing cultural values
Monograph on the matrix model of multiple-command management approaches to top management decentralization - describes features of a command system designed to solve the freedom-order dilemma encountered in all forms of social organization, deals with implications for team work, and includes case studies relating to enterprises in the USA and selected other countries as well as concerning multinational enterprises. Bibliography pp. 233 to 235, diagrams and references.
A first-of-its-kind, science-backed toolkit takes a holistic approach to burnout prevention by helping individuals, teams, and leaders build resilience and thrive at work. In Beating Burnout at Work, Paula Davis, founder of the Stress & Resilience Institute, provides a new framework to help organizations prevent employee burnout.
"The book challenges the common view that the Exhibition symbolized peace, progress, prosperity, and the emergence of an industrial middle class. Auerbach suggests instead that the Great Exhibition became a cultural battlefield on which proponents of different visions of industrialization, modernization, and internationalism fought for ascendancy in the struggle for a new national identity."--BOOK JACKET.
An extremely comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to the history and evolution of the Welsh castle during the time when the native rulers held sway (c.1066-1283). Excellent aerial photography, plans and reconstruction drawings examine the various architectural designs and layouts that created the distinctive form of the Welsh castle.
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Addiction: Psychology and Treatment brings together leading psychologists to provide a comprehensive overview of the psychology of addictions and their treatment across specialities and types of services. Emphasises the use of several approaches including CBT, psychodynamic and systemic and family treatments, and consideration of the wider picture of addictions As well as the theories, gives a clear overview of the application of these models Reflects the very latest developments in the role played by psychological perspectives and interventions in the recovery agenda for problem drug and alcohol users