Why do some artworks stand out head & shoulders above others? Exceptional art somehow satisfies at a deeper level than the rest What Makes Great Art showcases a selection of 80 outstanding paintings & sculptures from around the world & throughout time assessing just what it is that makes them so great Some owe their greatness to composition of colour others offer profound insights into their human subjects & some convey their message particularly effectively Andy Prankhurst's succinct appraisive text will open your eyes to the unique defining qualities of these key works enabling you to appreciate the groundbreaking talents of every age ...

Why are some photographs so much more effective & powerful than others? What Makes Great Photography showcases 80 outstanding photographs from the first daguerrotypes to today's digital masterpieces & by photographers as diverse as Alfred Stieglitz Diane Arbus Ernst Haas & Don Mc Cullin Val Williams highlights the elements of each photograph that distinguishes it from its peers such as composition colour texture & fidelity to subject explaining just what it is that makes it so great Her insightful text will open your eyes to the defining qualities of the key photographs of every period & genre from portraiture to landscape & from photojournalism to the nude ...

Who am I?I ask myself What makes me a ME?I think hard with all my might And look around to see What makes you a you? Are you like a sports car
- lightning fast? Or maybe you're like a tree Do your arms stick out like branches? No? Then perhaps you're like a snail
- very slow (especially when it's time for school!) A funny & thought-provoking look at what makes us us from Ben Faulks (known as Mr Bloom from CBeebies) & David Tazzyman (bestselling illustrator of You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus) Guaranteed to feed the imagination this celebration of being who we are is perfect for inquisitive (and inventive!) little minds

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Whether you're new to the field or a seasoned executive this book will give you a firm grasp on what it takes to make an organization perform It presents the basic principles of management simply but not simplistically Why did an e Bay succeed where a Webvan did not? Why do you need both a business model & a strategy? Why is it impossible to manage without the right performance measures & do yours pass the test? What Management Is is both a beginner's guide & a bible for one of the greatest social innovations of modern times the discipline of management Joan Magretta a former top editor at the Harvard Business Review distills the wisdom of a bewildering sea of books & articles into one simple clear volume explaining both the logic of successful organizations & how that logic is embodied in practice Magretta makes rich use of examples -- contemporary & historical -- to bring to life management's High Concepts value creation business models competitive strategy & organizational design She devotes equal attention to the often unwritten rules of execution that characterize the best-performing organizations Throughout she shows how the principles of management that work in for-profit businesses can -- & must -- be applied to nonprofits as well Most management books preach a single formula or a single fad This one roams knowledgeably over the best that has been thought & written with a practical eye for what matters in real organizations Not since Peter Drucker's great work of the 1950s & 1960s has there been a comparable effort to present the work of management as a coherent whole to take stock of the current state of play & to write about it thoughtfully for readers of all backgrounds Newcomers will find the basics demystified More experienced readers will recognize a store of useful wisdom & a framework for improving their own performance This is the big-picture management book for our times It defines a common standard of managerial literacy that will help all of us lead more productive lives whether we aspire to be managers or not ...

This is not a book about one thing It's not a 250-page dissertation on leadership teams or motivation Instead it's an agenda for building organizations that can flourish in a world of diminished hopes relentless change & ferocious competition This is not a book about doing better 304 pages Hamel Gary ...

What Money Can't Buy is the Top Ten Sunday Times Bestseller from 'the superstar philosopher' Michael Sandel Should we financially reward children for good marks? Is it ethical to pay people to donate organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight our wars outsourcing inmates to for-profit prisons or selling citizenship? In recent decades market values have impinged on almost every aspect of life
- medicine education government law even family life We have drifted from having a market economy to being a market society In What Money Can't Buy Michael Sandel asks Isn't there something wrong with a world in which everything is for sale? & how do we protect the things that really matter?' Brilliant easily readable beautifully delivered & often funny an indispensable book' David Aaronovitch The Times' In a culture mesmerised by the market Sandel's is the indispensable voice of reason' John Gray New Statesman' Provocative & intellectually suggestive little less than a wake-up call' Rowan Williams Prospect'A star philosopher entertaining & provocative' Diane Coyle Independent ' Let's hope that What Money Can't Buy by being so patient & accumulative in its argument & examples marks a permanent shift in these debates' John Lanchester Guardian Michael J Sandel is the Anne T & Robert M Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University His legendary ' Justice' course is the first Harvard course made freely available online (www Justice Harvardorg) & on television Hiss work has been translated into 15 languages & been the subject of television series in the UK the US Japan South Korea Sweden & the Middle East He has delivered the Tanner Lectures at Oxford & been a visiting professor at the Sorbonne Paris In 2010 China Newsweek named him the most influential foreign figure of the year in China Sandel was the 2009 BBC Reith Lecturer & his most recent book Justice is an international bestseller
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' Naomi Stadlen's What Mothers Do Especially When It Looks Like Nothing makes you feel like a million dollars' Zoe Williams Guardian Have you ever spent all day looking after your baby or young child
- & ended up feeling that you have 'done nothing all day'? Do you sometimes find it hard to feel pleased with what you are doing & tell yourself you should achieve more with your time? Maybe it's because you can't see how much you are doing already In this unique & perceptive look at mothering Naomi Stadlen draws on many years' work with hundreds of other mothers of a wide variety of ages & backgrounds She explores mothers' experiences to reveal what they
- & you
- are doing when it may look to everyone else like nothing If you are a mother & have ever felt that nobody understands what you do all day; overwhelmed by your feelings for your baby; tired all the time; that nothing prepared you for motherhood; uncertain what your baby seems to want; short-tempered with your partner
- you will find this the most reassuring book you have ever picked up



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In 1831 at only 22 years old Darwin was offered the position of Naturalist on HMS Beagle's world voyage He was set to become a clergyman but returns after five years at sea an inspired genius This book follows the journey of HMS Beagle showing life on-board the ship for Darwin the captain crew & the expedition's artist The reader sees Darwin discovering & observing insect life in Brazil fossils in Argentina earthquakes in Chile & turtles in the Galapagos Islands The reader is therefore able to follow the steps which led to Darwin's inspired theory of evolution while also showing the adventures & escapades he had during the voyage A fascinating & colourful story of Darwin's life this book also introduces young readers to one of the world's most important scientists & his discoveries It concludes with a simple explanation of the theory of evolution Written by an outstanding team in the field of children's non-fiction this is a book to enlighten & inspire young readers To watch a video describing Darwin's theory of evolution click ...

From the author of the unforgettable bestseller TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER comes another surprising beautiful & funny novel about a child who by disappearing will write herself into your heart forever Turning invisible at will it's one way of curing your acne But far more drastic than 13 year-old Ethel Leatherhead intended when she tried a combination of untested medicines & a sunbed It's fun at first being invisible & aided by her friend Boydy she manages to keep her extraordinary ability secret Or does she? When one day the invisibility fails to wear off Ethel is thrown into a nightmare of lies & deception as she struggles to keep herself safe to find the remedy that will make her seen again
- & solve the mystery of her own birth
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A brand new never-before-seen rhyming romp of a picture book from the legendary Dr Seuss
- special Collector's edition This never-ever-before-seen
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