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While the careers of secret agents have inspired many genres of
popular culture, relatively little research has been carried out
until now on spying as a profession. Through the lens of personnel
management, the authors offer a unique and compelling analysis of
secret service employee biographies and autobiographies, giving the
reader an improved understanding of people management in all
organisations. Personnel Management in Secret Service Organizations
pinpoints key events in an agent’s career, focusing on how they
enter their profession, how they perform espionage work; how they
are trained and managed and what the circumstances of promotion and
demotion might be, up to the point of exit from the profession
(through retirement, capture, or death). Within this framework, it
illustrates the ways that secret service organizations play a
crucial role in contemporary societies. Drawing comparisons with
personnel management in standard organizations, Personnel
Management in Secret Service Organizations will be a valuable
resource for researchers and students of management and
organization. The use of narratology-inspired methods will appeal
to younger scholars with an interest in organizational studies too.
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Death Race 2 (DVD)
Luke Goss, Sean Bean, Danny Trejo, Ving Rhames, Lauren Cohan, …
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Discovery Miles 550
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Ships in 8 - 13 working days
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Futuristic action thriller prequel starring Luke Goss as a convict
determined to gain his freedom no matter what it takes. In the near
future, as the US economy begins to falter and crime increases, new
prisons run for profit begin to appear. Terminal Island is one such
penitentiary where a regime of brutal oppression reigns. Beginning
his life sentence after killing a policeman, Carl Lucas (Goss) soon
realises his only chance for freedom lies in entering and winning
the latest TV show devised by unscrupulous producer September Jones
(Lauren Cohan). In the last-man-standing 'death race', Lucas must
battle it out against his fellow inmates in heavily modified
vehicles designed to destroy anything that gets in their way.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This edition is releasing to celebrate the release of the award
winning film adaptation, starring Hermione Corfield, Will Fletcher
and Mark Gatiss and directed by Richie Adams. Cinematic release set
for May 2022, screening around 900 UK cinemas. Winner of the
Edinburgh International Film Festival Audience Award 2021. Kirsty
MacLeod is a beautiful young woman, coveted by all the young men of
her island village. She dreams of America, of following the setting
sun west to a better life. She meets the man who dreams her dreams
and promises to make them come true. But then the Great War breaks
out and the men must leave for battle. In their honour, the
islanders organise a grand Road Dance. That night she is raped. She
is left with a secret that will bring shame upon her and her family
and ultimately on the child she is carrying. On a night of storms
and sorrow, she has to make her choice and it is no choice at all.
A man tries to build for his future by reconnecting with his past,
leaving behind the ruins of the life he has lived. Iain Martin
hopes that by returning to his Hebridean roots and embarking on a
quest to reconstruct the ancient family home, he might find new
purpose. But then he uncovers a secret from the past.
This comprehensive and broad-ranging introductory textbook examines
the key aspects of contemporary international development from both
a practical and theoretical perspective. It addresses the
fundamental question of what 'development' actually is and examines
social, economic and environmental developments around the world.
Written by experts with extensive field experience, this text
introduces key issues in the development debate from how the
developing world is changing global order to discussions on gender
and development as well as security and development. International
Development is a critical and interdisciplinary introduction to the
contested field of development that is the ideal companion for both
undergraduate and postgraduate students studying modules in
development on degrees in international politics, international
relations and development studies. This title will also appeal to
policy-makers working in areas of development and professionals
working in the area.
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