A miscellany of several examples of consumption, corruption, greed, vanity, waste and stupidity, including: the GBP 1m chest-hair insurance policy from Lloyds; the Alsatian dog with assets of GBP 90m; the GBP 1,700 glass of Cognac; and the $1,000 omelette.
... the number of people able to give a first hand
account of day-to-day life in the early part of the last
century naturally diminishes. The small but telling
detail disappears. Ethel May Elvin was born in 1906; she
recalls her father's account of standing sentry at Queen
Victoria's funeral, the privations and small pleasures of
a ......
A vivid and evocative collection of eye witness acconts,
diaries, reportage and scraps of memory from men, women
and children who lived through the dark days of World War
II. Lavishly illustrated with newspaper pictures and
personal photos, the book shows what life was like for
millions of ordinary people throughout the war - men and
women ......
Ronnie Hewitt has created a fascinating new character to
add to the pantheon of great detectives and crime-
solvers: Rob Ahearn, a criminal psychologist and
profiler, whose unique `gift' enables him to identify the
perpetrators even where there is apparently no evidence
of their crime. There is, however, a personal cost as the
process ......
A Guide to the World's Thought-Leaders in Leadership
An update of the recent themes and issues that dominate the
leadership agenda A listing of the main leadership gurus
from Adair to Sun Tzu,their main concepts and approaches A
quick guide to some of the world 's current and recent
business leaders, who they are, what they 've done and their
beliefs A compendium of leadership checklists ......
This book encapsulates all of Professor Adair's writing
on how to recruit the right people for your organisation,
team training, generation of ideas, communication and
overcoming obstacles, the key characteristics of
innovators and how to organise and use them to best
effect.
The 'bible' - the definitive source of expertise for
anyone who has to give a speech, make a presentation or
chair a meeting. Fully updated, revised and expanded.
A master-class in managing yourself and others, this title combines in one volume all of Adair's thought and writing on leadership, teambuilding, creativity and innovation, problem solving, motivation and communication.
Whether finance directors like it or not, IAS is coming
and everybody involved in the financial running of a
business - not just FD's and account executives but other
directors and professional advisers - will have to be up
to speed. This book explains the principles of IAS and
the accounting and disclosure requirements and ......
