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Dramas of Dignity

Cleaners in the Corporate Underworld of Berlin

by Jana Costas ...

Looking beyond the shiny surface of Potsdamer Platz, a designer micro-city within Berlin's city center, this book goes behind-the-scenes with the cleaners who pick up cigarette butts from sidewalks, scrape chewing gum from marble floors, wipe coffee stains from office desks and scrub public toilets, long before white-collar workers, consumers and tourists enter the complex. It follows Costas's ... Read more

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Looking beyond the shiny surface of Potsdamer Platz, a designer micro-city within Berlin's city center, this book goes behind-the-scenes with the cleaners who pick up cigarette butts from sidewalks, scrape chewing gum from marble floors, wipe coffee stains from office desks and scrub public toilets, long before white-collar workers, consumers and tourists enter the complex. It follows Costas's
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Romeo and Juliet

by Anna Claybourne ...

Illustrated by Jana Costa ...

Series series Young Reading Series 2
Romeo and Juliet are in love... but their families are bitter enemies. Set in medieval Vienna, a place of sword fights, secrets and magic potions, their tragic love story plays out to a desperate end. This simple retelling is a brilliant introduction to the work of William Shakespeare for young readers growing in confidence and ability. Includes a guide to the characters and links to recommended ... Read more

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Romeo and Juliet are in love... but their families are bitter enemies. Set in medieval Vienna, a place of sword fights, secrets and magic potions, their tragic love story plays out to a desperate end. This simple retelling is a brilliant introduction to the work of William Shakespeare for young readers growing in confidence and ability. Includes a guide to the characters and links to recommended
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Secrecy at Work

The Hidden Architecture of Organizational Life

by Christopher Grey, Jana Costas ...

Secrecy is endemic within organizations, woven into the fabric of our lives at work. Yet, until now, we've had an all-too-limited understanding of this powerful organizational force. Secrecy is a part of work, and keeping secrets is a form of work. But also, secrecy creates a social order—a hidden architecture within our organizations. Drawing on previously overlooked texts, as well as well-known ... Read more

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Secrecy is endemic within organizations, woven into the fabric of our lives at work. Yet, until now, we've had an all-too-limited understanding of this powerful organizational force. Secrecy is a part of work, and keeping secrets is a form of work. But also, secrecy creates a social order—a hidden architecture within our organizations. Drawing on previously overlooked texts, as well as well-known
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Butterflies

by Kate Davies ...

Illustrated by Jana Costa ...

Series Book 4 - First Reading
A captivating glimpse of the world of butterflies, how they smell, feed and fly and the amazing change from caterpillar to butterfly. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton, specially written for children just starting to read alone. This book includes audio and internet links to find out more."Crack reading and make confident and ... Read more

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A captivating glimpse of the world of butterflies, how they smell, feed and fly and the amazing change from caterpillar to butterfly. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton, specially written for children just starting to read alone. This book includes audio and internet links to find out more."Crack reading and make confident and
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Sleeping Beauty

by Kate Knighton ...

Illustrated by Jana Costa ...

Series series Young Reading Series 1
Cursed at birth, Princess Rose is destined to prick her finger on a spinning wheel and die. Can the good fairies, and true love's kiss, save her? The timeless love story retold for children just beginning to read."Irresistible for children learning to read." - Child Education Plus ... Read more

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Cursed at birth, Princess Rose is destined to prick her finger on a spinning wheel and die. Can the good fairies, and true love's kiss, save her? The timeless love story retold for children just beginning to read."Irresistible for children learning to read." - Child Education Plus
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Humankind

A Hopeful History

by Rutger Bregman ...

Translated by Erica Moore, Elizabeth Manton ...

This instant New York Times bestseller proves humanity thrives in a crisis and that our innate kindness and cooperation have been the greatest factors in our long-term success as a species.If there is one belief that has united the left and the right, psychologists and philosophers, ancient thinkers and modern ones, it is the tacit assumption that humans are bad. It's a notion that drives ... Read more

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This instant New York Times bestseller proves humanity thrives in a crisis and that our innate kindness and cooperation have been the greatest factors in our long-term success as a species.If there is one belief that has united the left and the right, psychologists and philosophers, ancient thinkers and modern ones, it is the tacit assumption that humans are bad. It's a notion that drives
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Organizations

A Very Short Introduction

by Mary Jo Hatch ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Most of us recognize that organizations are everywhere. You meet them on every street corner in the form of families and shops, study in them, work for them, buy from them, pay taxes to them. But have you given much thought to where they came from, what they are today, and what they might become in the future? How and why do they have so much influence over us, and what influences them? How do ... Read more

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Most of us recognize that organizations are everywhere. You meet them on every street corner in the form of families and shops, study in them, work for them, buy from them, pay taxes to them. But have you given much thought to where they came from, what they are today, and what they might become in the future? How and why do they have so much influence over us, and what influences them? How do
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Why We Make Things and Why It Matters

The Education of a Craftsman

by Peter Korn ...

A furniture maker and author offers a mix of personal memoir and personal philosophy in a book perfect for craftspersons, artisans, and artists.Woodworking, handicrafts—the rewards of creative practice, bringing something new and meaningful into the world through one's own vision, make us fully alive. Peter Korn explains his search for meaning as an Ivy League-educated child of the middle class ... Read more

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A furniture maker and author offers a mix of personal memoir and personal philosophy in a book perfect for craftspersons, artisans, and artists.Woodworking, handicrafts—the rewards of creative practice, bringing something new and meaningful into the world through one's own vision, make us fully alive. Peter Korn explains his search for meaning as an Ivy League-educated child of the middle class
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Landscape Architecture

A Very Short Introduction

by Ian Thompson ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Landscape architecture plays an important role in shaping the places in which we live and work. But what is it? Landscape architects are involved, amongst other things, in the layout of business parks, the reclamation of derelict industrial sites, the restoration of historic city parks, and the siting and design of major pieces of infrastructure such as motorways, dams, power stations, and flood ... Read more

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Landscape architecture plays an important role in shaping the places in which we live and work. But what is it? Landscape architects are involved, amongst other things, in the layout of business parks, the reclamation of derelict industrial sites, the restoration of historic city parks, and the siting and design of major pieces of infrastructure such as motorways, dams, power stations, and flood
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The Consumer Society Reader

Edited by Juliet Schor, Douglas B. Holt ...

The Consumer Society Reader features a range of key works on the nature and evolution of consumer society. Included here is much-discussed work by leading critics such as Jean Baudrillard, Susan Bordo, Dick Hebdige, bell hooks, and Janice Radway. Also included is a full range of classics, such as Frankfurt School writers Adorno and Horkheimer on the Culture Industry; Thorstein Veblen's oft-cited ... Read more

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The Consumer Society Reader features a range of key works on the nature and evolution of consumer society. Included here is much-discussed work by leading critics such as Jean Baudrillard, Susan Bordo, Dick Hebdige, bell hooks, and Janice Radway. Also included is a full range of classics, such as Frankfurt School writers Adorno and Horkheimer on the Culture Industry; Thorstein Veblen's oft-cited
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IELTS Writing Task 2. 'What Can I Write About This Question?' Book 1

by Kristina Rennig ...

Series Book 1 - IELTS Writing Task 2. 'What Can I Write About This Question?'
When faced with an IELTS Task 2 essay lots of my students have said to me, 'Kris, what can I write about this question?' Well here is the answer. I have written essay plans for many typical test questions. You can practice writing the essay from the plan and then check with the model essay at the end of the book to see if you have done a good job. I also give an explanation of how to plan for a ... Read more

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When faced with an IELTS Task 2 essay lots of my students have said to me, 'Kris, what can I write about this question?' Well here is the answer. I have written essay plans for many typical test questions. You can practice writing the essay from the plan and then check with the model essay at the end of the book to see if you have done a good job. I also give an explanation of how to plan for a
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Liquid Surveillance

A Conversation

by Zygmunt Bauman, David Lyon ...

Series series Conversations
‘Today the smallest details of our daily lives are tracked and traced more closely than ever before, and those who are monitored often cooperate willingly with the monitors. From London and New York to New Delhi, Shanghai and Rio de Janeiro, video cameras are a familiar and accepted sight in public places. Air travel now commonly involves devices such as body-scanners and biometric checks that ... Read more

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‘Today the smallest details of our daily lives are tracked and traced more closely than ever before, and those who are monitored often cooperate willingly with the monitors. From London and New York to New Delhi, Shanghai and Rio de Janeiro, video cameras are a familiar and accepted sight in public places. Air travel now commonly involves devices such as body-scanners and biometric checks that
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