Education & Learning

Is the Greek alphabet all Greek to you? Is geometry your Achilles heel and does your knowledge of Homer have more to do with The Simpsons than the Sirens? From engineering and architecture to drama and democracy, the world around us is founded on the principles and discoveries of the Ancient World, yet our understanding of it is episodic at best. But it's never too late to learn.

How to Negotiate Effectively provides tips, tools, and techniques for getting it right. It explores and advises on every aspect of the negotiation process, including: tactics and counter-measures, handling deadlock, making concessions, enhancing your authority, and getting the best deal.

La testa degli italiani resta l'ultima regione inesplorata del Paese, e vale un viaggio. Un viaggio attraverso l'Italia con amici stranieri, ai quali viene "tradotto" sistematicamente il Paese: le regole imperscrutabili della strada e l'anarchia ordinata di un ufficio, la loquacità dei treni e la saggezza di un albergo, la rassicurazione di una chiesa e l'affollamento in camera da letto, l'importanza di una spiaggia e la democrazia del soggiorno (anzi: del tinello). Dieci giorni, trenta luoghi. Da nord a sud, dal cibo allo sport, dalla morale alla politica.

Can you remember how photosynthesis works? Well, what about quadratic equations? Or the names of all the Bennet sisters in Pride and Prejudice? How about Henry VIII’s wives, conjunctions, inertia, the continents of the world and the Seven Deadly Sins? And what on earth is the point of pi? Let’s face it, there are an awful lot of half-remembered things floating around in our heads.

"In letteratura è come in teologia: valgono le sole domande. O meglio: è l'intelligenza delle domande che costringe a elaborare risposte alla loro altezza. Se chi si appresta a leggere questo libro spera di trovare enunciati regole e precetti più o meno ovvii su come scrivere cosa, allora forse è meglio che abbandoni il libro e l'idea di diventare scrittore. Il talento, l'istinto sono necessari. Vanno educati, certo, ma sono necessari. Uno scrittore autentico i fondamentali li avverte ben prima ancora di elaborarli in concetti."

The corporatisation of the contemporary university has sped up the clock. In The Slow Professor, Maggie Berg and Barbara K. Seeber discuss how adopting the principles of the Slow movement in academic life can counter this erosion of humanistic education. Focusing on the individual faculty member and his or her own professional practice, Berg and Seeber present both an analysis of the culture of speed in the academy and ways of alleviating stress while improving teaching, research, and collegiality.

Managers and leaders of all levels need to ensure that the best decisions are taken, problems are solved in the optimum way, and the creative ideas and innovations so necessary for tomorrow's business flow freely. Decision Making and Problem Solving Strategies will help you to master the processes of practical thinking which lie behind effective decision making, problem solving and creative thinking.

Le sentiment de n'avoir aucun pouvoir sur les gens et les événements est difficilement supportable : l'impuissance rend malheureux. Personne ne réclame moins de pouvoir, tout le monde en veut davantage. Amoral, intelligent, impitoyable et captivant, cet ouvrage colossal condense 3000 ans d'histoire du pouvoir en 48 lois. Véritable manuel de la manipulation, il analyse la quintessence de cette sagesse millénaire.

Inspirées des guerres les plus sanglantes de toute l'histoire, découvrez les 33 stratégies les plus efficaces pour vaincre le jeu social et subtil de notre quotidien.

Vous en avez assez du métro-boulot-dodo, ou de ces études interminables dans lesquelles vous apprenez surtout des choses qui ne vous serviront pas ? Brisez la routine et réussissez en dehors du système en suivant cette méthode étape par étape basée sur l'expérience de centaines d'entrepreneurs et appuyée par plus de 400 références scientifiques.

La capacité qui revêt le plus de valeur dans notre économie se fait de plus en plus rare. Celui qui la développe se donne les moyens d'accomplir de grandes choses. Le travail en profondeur, ou deep work, désigne une activité professionnelle menée dans un état de concentration absolue qui pousse nos capacités cognitives jusqu'à leurs limites. Ces efforts créent de la valeur, affinent nos compétences et sont difficiles à reproduire. En d'autres termes, le travail en profondeur est comme un superpouvoir dans notre économie toujours plus concurrentielle.

Réseaux sociaux, notifications, e-mails... Dans un monde où la sursollicitation numérique est constante, difficile de débrancher complètement. Quel est le secret d'un rapport équilibré avec la technologie ? Celle-ci n'est intrinsèquement ni bonne ni mauvaise : l'essentiel est de l'utiliser pour soutenir vos objectifs plutôt que de la laisser vous manipuler !

What were the beginnings of the English language? Why has American culture spread so successfully and will it continue to do so even as the country’s power apparently wanes? Why are the West Indies no longer any good at cricket? What difference did slavery make to the way we speak English today?

"Sia chiaro che il libro non potrà dirvi cosa mettere nella tesi. Quello rimane affar vostro. Il libro vi dirà: 1. cosa si intende per tesi di laurea; 2. come scegliere l'argomento e predisporre i tempi di lavoro; 3. come condurre una ricerca bibliografica; 4. come organizzare il materiale che reperite; 5. come disporre fisicamente l'elaborato. Ed è facile che la parte più precisa sia proprio quest'ultima che può sembrare la meno importante: perché è l'unica per cui esistono regole abbastanza esatte." (Umberto Eco). Una lezione di metodo su come fare ricerca.

In "La società della performance", Maura Gancitano e Andrea Colamedici proseguono la linea tracciata da Guy Debord con "La società dello spettacolo" e da Byung-Chul Han con "Psicopolitica", rivelando come la condizione dell'uomo contemporaneo sia strutturata per sostituire al mondo l'imitazione del mondo, all'espressione di sé l'esibizione di sé, alla narrazione lo storytelling, alla ricerca del senso della vita la ricerca di un livello sempre maggiore di benessere e visibilità.

No books. No long lists of vocabulary. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently....

No books. No long lists of vocabulary. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently....

No books. No long lists of vocabulary. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently....

No books. No long lists of vocabulary. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble - a tried-and-tested language-learning method that has been used by over one million people to speak fluently and confidently....

No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently in no time at all....

Historian and popular TV presenter Ruth Goodman offers up a history of offensive language, insulting gestures, insolent behaviour, brawling and scandal in the 16th and 17th centuries....

This is the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language....

In this pioneering, practical book for parents, neuroscientist Daniel J. Siegel and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson explain the new science of how a child's brain is wired and how it matures....

Imagine a world where almost everyone wakes up inspired to go to work, feels trusted and valued during the day, then returns home feeling fulfilled....   

No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently in no time at all....

On Writing is part biography, part a collection of tips for the aspiring writer....

The most successful people have always benefitted from professional coaching to help them develop their careers, solve dilemmas and get them through challenging moments. Now UK's leading career experts, Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper, will give you the knowledge and tools to coach yourself....

Whether you’re an introvert or extrovert, a young teenager or CEO, experienced or inexperienced, this guide will reduce your fear, skyrocket your confidence, and elevate your life and career success....

In this scalpel-sharp, thought-provoking audiobook, Will Storr demonstrates how master storytellers manipulate and compel us, leading us on a journey from the Hebrew scriptures to Mr Men, from Booker Prize-winning literature to box set TV.... 

The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power....

Career ladders and jobs for life are a thing of the past. Packed with insights about the changing shape of work, exercises to fuel your growth and tips and inspiration from highly successful people, this audiobook will help you be happier and ultimately more successful in your career....

Improve your Spanish the easy way at home, now is the time to take your Spanish to the next level! No books. No long lists of vocabulary. No chance of failure.... 

An indispensable guide to the craft of writing and business of publishing from one of our best-selling and most versatile authors....

In this abridged audiobook version of his best-selling title, Paul Dix talks you through the book’s hugely influential behavior management approach - an approach whereby expectations and boundaries are exemplified by people, not by a thousand rules that nobody can recall....

Sunday Times best-selling author Cathy Rentzenbrink shows you how to tackle the challenges of memoir writing and put your life on the page....