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Pickup an old stamp album and flick through it. You’ll find a
host of exotic and unfamiliar names: Cyrenaica, Fernando Poo,
Fiume, North Ingria, Obock, Stellaland, Tuva, – distant lands,
vanished territories, lost countries. Do they still exist? If not,
where were they? What happened to them? From My Old Stamp Album
goes in search of the truth about these and many other amazing
places. Stuart Laycock and Chris West unearth stories of many
kinds. Some take you to long-disappeared empires; others throw
light on the modern era’s most pressing wars. You are invited to
enjoy them all, in a collection of historical narratives as broad
and enticing as that old stamp album that you’ve just discovered
in the attic.
The Beermat Entrepreneur helps you convert your jotted notes about your business idea
into a big and successful business. With wit and humour, this quick-to-read and simple-
to-use book could turn your beermat inspiration into reality.
You’ve got a bright idea. An idea that you think maybe, just maybe, could become a brilliant
business. But what next? The Beermat Entrepreneur is the answer. It takes you through all the
crucial stages between those first notes on a beermat and a business that is sound, lasting and
profitable. It tells you what the other books don’t – the lessons that most people have to learn
by bitter experience; the tricks that all entrepreneurs wish somebody had told them before they
set out.
From testing your idea and finding a mentor, through selecting and motivating the right people
and securing your first customer, to deciding when to ‘go for growth’ – this is the guide to
turning good ideas into real businesses.
Revised and updated completely, this classic book for entrepreneurs contains the distilled
wisdom of serially successful entrepreneur Mike Southon and is packed with advice and insight
for any aspiring business person, either within an existing company or thinking of starting up on
their own.
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Shadow Work - Poems (Paperback)
Daniel Warner; Edited by Chris West; Illustrated by Nicolas Delort
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Stamps tell a story--and Chris West's book is the unique,
fascinating tale of Great Britain told through its stamps.
Hailed by "The Times" of London""as "a splendid reminder of the
philatelic glories of the past," "A History of Britain in 36
Postage Stamps" tells the rich, layered, and breathtaking history
of England through thirty-six of its fascinating, often beautiful,
and sometimes eccentric postage stamps. West shows that stamps have
always mirrored the events, attitudes, and styles of their time.
Through them, one can glimpse the whole epic tale of an empire
unfolding. From the famous Penny Black, printed soon after Queen
Victoria's coronation, to the Victory stamp of 1946, anticipating
the struggle of postwar reconstruction--"A History of Britain in 36
Postage Stamps" is a hugely entertaining and idiosyncratic romp,
told in Chris West's lively prose.
On their own, stamps can be curiosities, even artistic marvels; in
this book, stamps become a window into the larger sweep of
history.
Fifteen-year-old Martina is an empath, or a human being with the
ability to heal others through physical touch. When Martina is
captured by an evil corporation's covert military squad, her
friends the Oathtakers spring into action. Martina soon discovers
she holds the key to helping the Oathtakers protect humankind
For businesses large and small, a global marketplace represents a
source of great promise,and peril. While trade barriers have come
down, and advances in communication and information technology have
made new markets accessible as never before, one false move can
spell disaster, especially for small and midsize companies.
Nevertheless, with a combination of ambitious vision and careful
planning, even the smallest businesses can expand far beyond their
home country's borders.In Global Jumpstart, Ruth Stanat and Chris
West draw on their many years of experience helping companies of
all sizes expand into new markets to offer entrepreneurs a
complete, step-by-step guide to launching a global strategy that
will minimize risk, make the best use of their skills and
resources, and capitalize on opportunities.Applying rigorous
field-tested research and information-gathering techniques and
citing the most current resources, Stanat and West present a
comprehensive and immediately practical program for establishing a
global mind-set, undertaking market research, building competitive
intelligence, assessing customer needs, and evaluating a wide
variety of options for expansion,from, exporting to franchising to
strategic alliances and joint ventures.The book also features the
"global marketing audit," a self-assessment tool for determining
your company's global readiness along many dimensions, including
product mix, human resource capabilities, and sales and
distributions infrastructure. All of the principles are illustrated
through colourful case examples of companies as diverse as Powell
Books of Portland, Oregon Zion View Ostrich Ranch of St. George,
Utah and Applied Sweepers, Inc., Falkirk, Scotland.In many
respects, the question is not whether to go global, but when and
how. For small and midsize firms, the process of going global need
not be overwhelming, as long as they are armed with commitment and
information. Global Jumpstart will be an essential resource for
initiating and sustaining that rewarding process.
Modern zoos and aquaria are playing an increasingly active and
important role in protecting and managing global biodiversity. Many
zoos include wildlife conservation in their mission and have
started changing the focus of their institutions in order to
increase even further the benefits of their activities for in situ
wildlife conservation. With these developments, the following
searching questions are now being asked: What is the true role of
zoos in conservation? How can they contribute more significantly to
global conservation efforts? What are the unique attributes of zoos
that can be applied in the conservation landscape? And should zoos
be doing more? In parallel with this voluntary movement, legal
requirements for zoos to support conservation in the wild are also
becoming more stringent. This 2007 book defines a conservation
vision for zoos and aquaria that will be of interest to those
working in zoos, alongside practitioners and researchers in
conservation.
Modern zoos and aquaria are playing an increasingly active and
important role in protecting and managing global biodiversity. Many
zoos include wildlife conservation in their mission and have
started changing the focus of their institutions in order to
increase even further the benefits of their activities for in situ
wildlife conservation. With these developments, the following
searching questions are now being asked: What is the true role of
zoos in conservation? How can they contribute more significantly to
global conservation efforts? What are the unique attributes of zoos
that can be applied in the conservation landscape? And should zoos
be doing more? In parallel with this voluntary movement, legal
requirements for zoos to support conservation in the wild are also
becoming more stringent. This 2007 book defines a conservation
vision for zoos and aquaria that will be of interest to those
working in zoos, alongside practitioners and researchers in
conservation.
Take a photographic journey into Gloucester's often overlooked
advertising history and see how the city's businesses of old made
use of hand-made signs to inform, advertise and appeal to
consumers. This intriguing book profiles hand-painted advertising
from across the city and investigates the companies that
commissioned the signs that now appear faded - like ghosts - on the
brickwork of buildings. It is a snapshot of a time that is almost
forgotten but which lives on through the sometimes haunting
presence of ghost signs on the city's streets. Richly illustrated
with 150 full colour photographs, this collection reveals the many
products advertised, including food and drink; alcohol and tobacco;
shoes and clothing, as well as Gloucester's varied industries and
businesses. Fading Ads of Gloucester is a must for all local
historians.
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