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Routledge Companion to Cycling presents a comprehensive overview of
an artefact that throughout the modern era has been a bellwether
indicator of the major social, economic and environmental trends
that have permeated society The volume synthesizes a rapidly
growing body of research on the bicycle, its past and present uses,
its technological evolution, its use in diverse geographical
settings, its aesthetics and its deployment in art and literature.
From its origins in early modern carriage technology in Germany, it
has generated what is now a vast, multi-disciplinary literature
encompassing a wide range of issues in countries throughout the
world.
All organizations who are looking to improve performance through
embracing new ideas, work in new ways, create new products and
services, challenge the status quo or redefine their existing
business environment have much to gain from this book. 'Innovating
at the Edge' not only provides readers with an informed
understanding of the latest developments in innovation practice but
also presents them with the bigger picture. This enables them to
determine how to build these advances into overall development of
their own innovation capabilities and how to capitalize on the
benefits available to them. Today as the new economy is brought
into line with the old, increasing fragmentation of a global
economy drives change across multiple sectors. Organizations
operating at the leading edge of the innovation paradigm are
adopting a whole new set of approaches to help them redefine the
present and build the future. Learn how companies such as Egg,
Dyson and Smint are redefining their markets, how organizations
such as ARM and Qualcomm are deriving their soaring revenues wholly
from licensing, and how firms such as Nokia and Nike are constantly
evolving their product portfolios and associated value
propositions. These real-life examples provide key lessons for all
involved in creating and delivering new businesses, products and
services. Readers will understand where all these strands fit
within an overall context of innovation evolution, and recognise
that the inter-relationships between strategy, process and
organization are the key enablers for achieving innovation
improvements. Firms can then grasp and appreciate what they need to
do in order to emulate these innovation leaders operating at the
edge of contemporary practice.
This work details the state of British counterinsurgency knowledge
by 1945, and shows how wartime special forces and unconventional
warfare affected many postwar counterinsurgencies. The vital role
of the Special Air Service (SAS) is revealed here for the first
time.
All organizations who are looking to improve performance through
embracing new ideas, work in new ways, create new products and
services, challenge the status quo or redefine their existing
business environment have much to gain from this book. 'Innovating
at the Edge' not only provides readers with an informed
understanding of the latest developments in innovation practice but
also presents them with the bigger picture. This enables them to
determine how to build these advances into overall development of
their own innovation capabilities and how to capitalize on the
benefits available to them.
Today as the new economy is brought into line with the old,
increasing fragmentation of a global economy drives change across
multiple sectors. Organizations operating at the leading edge of
the innovation paradigm are adopting a whole new set of approaches
to help them redefine the present and build the future.
Learn how companies such as Egg, Dyson and Smint are redefining
their markets, how organizations such as ARM and Qualcomm are
deriving their soaring revenues wholly from licensing, and how
firms such as Nokia and Nike are constantly evolving their product
portfolios and associated value propositions. These real-life
examples provide key lessons for all involved in creating and
delivering new businesses, products and services.
Readers will understand where all these strands fit within an
overall context of innovation evolution, and recognise that the
inter-relationships between strategy, process and organization are
the key enablers for achieving innovation improvements. Firms can
then grasp and appreciate what they need to do in order to emulate
these innovation leadersoperating at the edge of contemporary
practice.
Shows how to improve performance, adopt and adapt new ideas to
embed them within your organizationInternational case studies from
leading edge companies including Amazon, Dyson, Nike and
NokiaCombines theory and practice to show how to emulate the
success of the leaders in contemporary innovation practice
This work covers how the British devised techniques for fighting
guerrillas and terrorists. It shows how traditional policies were
supplemented by lessons from World War II, not least the use of
special forces, such as the SOE, SIS and SAS. The role of the
Special Air Service is covered in detail. The study reveals how key
players in the Foreign Office, Colonial Office, War Office, The
Cabinet, the Intelligence Services, Colonial Police, RAF and the
Army made the advances that produced methods which are used around
the globe to this day.
This title presents a fast track route to successfully taking new
ideas to market. It covers the key areas of innovation, from
generating new concepts and selecting the best opportunities to
managing a new product launch and ensuring effective delivery. It
features examples and lessons from some of the world's most
successful businesses, including ABB, eBay, 3M and Zara, and ideas
from the smartest thinkers, including Edward de Bono, John Kao,
Robert Cooper, Gary Hamel and Clayton Christiansen. It includes a
comprehensive resources guide.
The most comprehensive and enlightening version of these seminal
events yet. **Sir Ranulph Fiennes** Britain s elite Special Air
Service Regiment, the SAS, is one of the most revered and feared
special-ops units in the world. Its high-profile operations include
the spectacular storming of the Iranian Embassy in London on 5 May
1980 and the hunt for Osama bin Laden in southern Afghanistan
following 9/11\. The regiment has become a byword for the highest
possible standards in both conventional and unorthodox methods of
warfare. But where did it all begin? In this compelling book, Tim
Jones tackles this fascinating question from a fresh perspective.
It is commonly held that the regiment was the brainchild of just
one man, David Stirling. While not dismissing Stirling s
considerable contribution to the regiment s genesis, Jones s
insightful investigation identifies all of the major factors that
played a part in shaping the SAS, including the role of such
notables as Dudley Clarke, Archibald Wavell and Claude Auchinleck,
among others. Drawing extensively on primary sources, as well as
reassessing the more recent regimental histories and memoirs, _SAS
Zero Hour_ is an illuminating and provocative account of how this
renowned regiment came into being.
Henry Richard, the Apostle of Peace, was a Congregational minister,
Welsh Member of Parliament 1868-88, and Secretary of the Peace
Society (1848-84). He was elected Member of Parliament for the
Merthyr boroughs in Wales in 1868 and became an influential
Nonconformist in the House of Commons.
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Poetry. Science Fiction. Prose writers have had it their own way
for too long. At last, here is an anthology of poetry from New
Zealand that captures the essence of science fiction: aliens, space
travel, time travel, the end of the world - as well as concepts you
may not previously have thought of as science fiction. Fasten your
seatbelts as editors Mark Pirie and Tim Jones present some of New
Zealand's best poets--past and present--shining the flashlight of
science fiction on our universe, and relishing the strange images
that result.
The covert, clandestine operations of the Special Air Service (SAS)
regiment, from the jungles of Malaya, Borneo and Brunei to the
deserts and mountains of the Middle East and Afghanistan have
always been the focus of intense fascination, stoked by the
regiment's 'closed' organization and secretive activities. However,
no period of activity has remained more secret than the vital years
in the immediate aftermath of World War II when the regiment
seemingly expired, only to rise miraculously from the dead to fight
communism in the Malaya Emergency. Tim Jones' fascinating history
pieces together the evidence to show that while the Malaya
Emergency re-established the SAS as a unique source of
counter-guerilla expertise, the regiment was not disbanded in 1945
and was, in fact, covertly involved in the Greek Civil War of
1945-49, a war unmatched in savagery until the Bosnian conflict in
the 1990s. Revealing important operational secrets and shedding new
light on post-war history, this book will be essential reading for
enthusiasts of military history, and those interested in the world
of intelligence.
Tim Jones' new collection holds men up to the light with poems that
are intimate and playful, smart and satirical. He focuses on the
rituals and carapaces of men and the relevance of that gender in
the future. Men Briefly Explained is an engaging and provocative
read. - Mary McCallum, award-winning poet and novelist and curator
of the Tuesday Poem website
Travel to the stars and beyond in this anthology by Australia's
leading poets. Witness the end of the world, time travel to the
future near or far, or teleport with a fairy or witch. Ghosts,
dreams and strange creatures breed and mingle in these pages.
Poetry has never been so mind-bending, or so entertaining. Includes
work by: Australia poetry; speculative poetry; science fiction
poetry; fantasy poetry; horror poetry; John Jenkins; Melinda Smith;
Joe Dolce; David Ades; S. K. Kelen; Alan Gould; John Tranter;
Marilyn Humbert; Caroline Caddy; David Reiter; Jan Owen; Mike
Crowl; Rod Usher; Sara Bruxner; Jan Owen; SB Wright; Diane Fahey;
Benjamin Dodds; Sean Williams; Carolyn Gerrish; Emilie Zoey Baker;
Lizz Murphy; John Grey; P. S. Cottier; Jude Aquilina; Les Murray;
Dimitra Harvey; Alan Stewart; Jan Napier; Simon Petrie; Janeen
Samuel; Samuel Wagan Watson; Judith Beveridge; Luke Davies; Lisa
Jacobson; Peter Minter; Dorothy Porter; Kevin Gillam; Michael
Dransfield; John Upton; Peter Minter; Michael Byrne; J. Brunton
Stephens; Mary Hannay Foott; Victoria McGrath; Paul Hetherington;
John Grey; Peter Boyle; Rob Walker; Ron Heard; Miro Sandev; Tim
Sinclair; Susan Waddell; Emily Manger; Earl Livings; Victor J.
Daley; joanne burns; Matt Hetherington; A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson;
Dorothy Hewett; Jake Dennis; Les Wicks; Jo Mills; Mercedes
Webb-Pullman; Philip Salom; Diane Fahey; Catherine Bateson;
Catherine Martin; Zoe Anderson; Eliza-Jane Henry-Jones; Jenny
Blackford; Raphael Kabo; M. F. McAuliffe; John Le Gay Brereton;
Lesbia Harford; Melinda Kallasmae; Alex Skovron; Chris Lynch; Chris
Wallace-Crabbe; Moya Pacey; Barry O'Donohue; C. J. Dennis; John
Shaw Neilson; Eric Beach.
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