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'Engaging, fact-filled and profoundly illuminating. It's inspiring
to read - and it should help make the world a lot better.' Cass
Sunstein, author of Nudge The rise of social media has sent our
social instincts into overdrive, and the impact of our networks has
never been greater. But what if we could reclaim the positive power
that influences our decisions, to behave better and be happier? In
this groundbreaking book, Sanders and Hume build on the incredible
findings of their own cutting-edge research from their work at the
world's first Nudge Unit, as well as illuminating case studies from
experts around the world, to show how small changes in our
environments can have a huge impact on where our instincts lead us.
At a time when our trust in each other is being destroyed on a
global scale, it's never been more important to understand what
motivates us and how to use our predictable behaviours to drive
positive change. From helping us to run more cohesive
organizations, to building important relationships and connections
that matter, this is an essential roadmap back to our better social
selves.
Author Michael Sanders spent two years in the vineyards of
southwest France with three families whose destinies are determined
each year, every year, by the soil, the weather, and the quality of
the grape, and shared with them the hopes of spring, the anguish of
summer drought, and the mad rush of the fall harvest. In Families
of the Vine, he offers a vivid, heartfelt portrait of these
authentic winemakers in a fascinating, intensely human saga of
strength, dedication, and savoir faire. Though their wines may
differ, they all share a powerful, uncompromising passion for the
timeless craft that defines them.
The last decade has seen a growing focus on producing
evidence-based policy and practice in governments around the world
- with a specific focus on causal evidence of the impacts of a
particular policy on outcomes for citizens. The UK is a key example
of this, with the establishment of 14 What Works Centres which
collate, create and translate evidence in different policy and
practice domains. In this book, leaders, researchers and
practitioners from these institutions share insights to help
understand what has worked so far in the Centres, and what could be
done better in future. It offers guidance to policy makers and
funders looking to establish new centres, and for academics looking
to create similar institutions that can have a practical impact on
the improvement of the world around us.
A fresh new approach to Victorian medievalism, showing it to be far
from the preserve of the elite. This book offers a challenge to the
current study of nineteenth-century British medievalism,
re-examining its general perception as an elite and conservative
tendency, the imposition of order from above evidenced in the work
of Walter Scott, in the Eglinton Tournament, and in endless
Victorian depictions of armour-clad knights. Whilst some previous
scholars have warned that medievalism should not be reduced to the
role of an ideologically conservative discourse which always and
everywhere had the role of either obscuring, ignoring, or
forgetting the ugly truths of an industrialised modernity by
appealing to a green and ordered Merrie England, there has been
remarkably little exploration of liberal or radical medievalisms,
still less of working-class medievalisms. Essays in this book
question a number of orthodoxies. Can it be imagined that in the
world of Ivanhoe, the Eglinton Tournament, Dante Gabriel Rossetti,
Alfred Tennyson, the working class remained largely oblivious to,
or at best uninterested in, medievalism? What, if any, was the
working-class medievalist counter-blast to conservatism? How did
feminism and socialismdeploy the medieval past? The contributions
here range beyond the usual canonical cultural sources to
investigate the ephemera: the occasional poetry, the forgotten
novels, the newspapers, short-lived cultural journals, fugitive
Chartist publications. A picture is created of a richly varied and
subtle understanding of the medieval past on the part of
socialists, radicals, feminists and working-class thinkers of all
kinds, a set of dreams of the Middle Agesto counter what many saw
as the disorder of the times.
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81) was one of the most important political
figures in 19th century Britain. However, before rising to
political prominence he had established himself as a major literary
figure. This set takes a critical look at Disraeli's early work.
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81) was one of the most important political
figures in 19th century Britain. However, before rising to
political prominence he had established himself as a major literary
figure. This set takes a critical look at Disraeli's early work.
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81) was one of the most important political
figures in 19th century Britain. However, before rising to
political prominence he had established himself as a major literary
figure. This set takes a critical look at Disraeli's early work.
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81) was one of the most important political
figures in 19th century Britain. However, before rising to
political prominence he had established himself as a major literary
figure. This set takes a critical look at Disraeli's early work.
Quick and Clever Acrylics is a comprehensive introduction to
painting with acrylics presented in the "quick and clever"
approach, making it suitable for newcomers to the medium. This book
explores the full potential of acrylics, which are used by a wide
variety of artists for painting on paper, canvas, hardware, etc.
Each chapter explores painting a popular subject - starting with
technique-focused exercises before moving into a step-by-step
demonstrated painting. The focus of the steps is to get top results
with acrylics in a short amount of time making acrylics easy, fun
and fast.
This unique guide details a revolutionary approach to lean systems.
Whereas traditional lean techniques suffer from less-than-inspiring
results, Quantum Lean (QL) rethinks this subject and provides an
overdue remedy. The key to this breakthrough is that QL approaches
lean systems from an entirely different perspective than
conventional methods. Instead of focusing on resource utilization,
QL centers on achieving efficiency from the standpoint of a
company's product. The benefits from this simple departure are vast
and wide-ranging. In terms of speed, effectiveness, and
sustainability, QL offers a superior process for transforming an
enterprise and gives practitioners a way to avoid the shortcomings
that are commonplace in conventional lean. In addition to being
geared toward lean practitioners and consultants, the book is also
useful for the C-suite, managers, supervisors, technical staff, and
rank-and-file employees. It is intended for those who work in all
economic sectors, including services, manufacturing, and
government. Key Features: provides easy-to-understand QL analysis
techniques that are much simpler than standard lean methods and
offer uncomplicated rules of thumb for determining priorities and
improvement targets; details a win/win/win scenario for customers,
employees, and shareholders that focuses on a company's product,
avoids conflicting objectives, and enables every stakeholder to
benefit, and more.
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Knot and Grunt (Paperback)
Christie Moore; Illustrated by Michael Sanders
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Fred the Great (Paperback)
Bella Soumokil, Michael Sanders
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A Joyous Life (Paperback)
Leslie Sanders; Illustrated by Michelle Sanders
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