National Geographic is pleased to present our new Collector`s Series. Each 6” by 6 1/2” gem is a fresh presentation of one of our world-famous photography books. A beautiful special gift & lovely to own, in a size you can easily carry & easily afford. Our first volume, ” Work: The World in Photographs”, showcases this most universal human pastime through images culled from National Geographic`s vast photographic archive as well as other important collections. This fascinating, wide-ranging volume presents a wonderfully varied group portrait of people at work
- in great cities & tiny villages; in 19th-century China & 21st-century New York; in fields, factories, food carts, four-star restaurants, & just about everywhere else we earn our keep. Here are cowboys & clowns, shepherds & shopkeepers, street musicians & artists` models all plying their assorted trades; on one page a professional quarterback fires off a pass as the crowd cheers him on, on the next a lone fisherman casts his net in the silent solitude of a Pacific lagoon, & on the next a nomadic tribesman erects a yurt on the Mongolian plain. Work is a subject that is both worldwide & personal. It is a shared endeavor at the very core of our identity. From the glamour of a Parisian fashion show to the grit of an African diamond mine, there are countless ways to make a living. The book illuminates scores of them
- many in never-before-published photographs
- offering revealing glimpses into various eras & cultures & engaging the reader with entertaining text & informative captions. With a wonderful mix of the utterly unexpected & the instantly familiar, this vivid panorama takes an essential human activity & shows us myriad ways in which work is at once universal & delightfully, unforgettably unique.


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Bob Slocum is anxious, bored & fearful of his job. So why is it he wants nothing more than the chance to speak at the next company convention? In this darkly satirical book, Joseph Heller takes us for a turn on the maddening hamster wheel of work. Heller`s workplace is a cradle of paranoia, bravado & nauseating banter, forever shadowed by that perennial question, who`s really running the show here? In Heller`s hands, our daily grind has never seemed so absurd. Selected from the book Something Happened by Joseph Heller VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS. Also in the Vintage Minis series: Drinking by John Cheever Swimming by Roger Deakin Liberty by Virginia Woolf Death by Julian Barnes. ...

This famous book, representing some of the finest thinking & writing about the history of American labor in the twentieth century, is now revised to incorporate two important recent essays, one surveying the historical study of the CIO from its founding to its fiftieth anniversary in 1985, another placing in historical & comparative perspective the declining fortunes of the labor movement from 1980 to the present. As always, Brody confronts central questions, both substantive & historiographical, focusing primarily on the efforts of laboring people to assert some control over their working lives, & on the equal determination of American business to conserve the prerogatives of management. Long a classic in the field of American labor history, valued by general readers & specialists alike for its brilliance of argument & clarity of style, Workers in Industrial America is now more timely than ever. ...

For two centuries, the shadow of the workhouse hung over Britain. The recourse of only the most desperate, dark & terrible tales of malnutrition, misery, mistreatment & murder ran like wildfire through the poorer classes, who lived in terror of being forced inside the institution`s towering walls. This book contains 365 incredible tales of fires, drownings, explosions & disasters, infamous scandals such as the Andover affair
- where inmates were forced to eat the bones they were supposed to be crushing to ward off starvation
- & sickening tales of abuse, assault, bodysnatching, poisonings, post mortems & murder. Accompanied by 70 rare & wonderful illustrations, this book will thrill, fascinate, sadden & unnerve in equal measure. DID YOU KNOW? In the early hours of 31 August 1888, the mutilated body of Mary Ann Nichols
- the first generally accepted victim of Jack the Ripper
- was discovered in Buck`s Row, Whitechapel, just a little way from the Whitechapel workhouse infirmary. Nichols, aged forty-two at her death, had been a regular habituee of London`s workhouses. On 30 May 1896, at the age of seven, future Hollywood star Charlie Chaplin entered the Newington workhouse in south London, together with his mother, Hannah, & his older half-brother Sydney. On 19 March 1834 a revolt took place amongst the juvenile female paupers of St Margaret`s workhouse, Westminster. A young man named Speed, appointed as their superintendent, provoked their wrath by his alleged tyrannical behaviour. He was unmercifully thrashed by the girls who tore his clothes nearly off his back & beat him until his cries raised the alarm & the police were sent for to quell the disturbance.



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Are you confused by the welter of different qualifications & approaches to English language teaching? Are you thinking of entering the profession, either as part of a gap year or for the longer term, but are unsure of which route to take? If so, this guide to getting into, & succeeding in, the world of English language teaching should help you make the right decisions. Clearly explaining the difference between TEFL, ELT, TESOL, EAP, ESP & the mass of other acronyms that surround this career, the guide is also packed with cautionary tales & practical advice from people involved in teaching English both abroad & in the UK. Showing you how to enter, progress in & move between different ELT pathways, this up-to-date new edition also

Includes:: details of the various qualifications offered & will help you to assess the institutions that provide & accredit such qualifications. It also

Includes:: an update on qualifications required for the ELT in the post-16 section in the UK.



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The Working in the Gulf guide by Explorer Publishing including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia & United Arab Emirates is an essential career manual specialising in providing advice & information relating to work, from finding work to climbing the career ladder. It deals with varied topics from practicalities & business culture, finding a job & closing the deal, going alone in business, employment laws, financial & legal issues, lifestyle considerations. Each country is explored in a separate section providing expat’s profiles, standard & cost of living, housing, schooling etc. The guide also features a directory with useful contacts for different businesses & establishments, from airlines, embassies & estate agents to schools, relocating firms, banks & financial advisers. Throughout colour photographs & illustrations. ...

Used extensively & somewhat taken for granted by millions of commuters & tourists every day, the London Underground has long been a part of our national heritage & way of life. It was the first underground railway in the world, & is now central to lives of millions of Londoners. Here Ben Pedroche explores the realities of building the railway from the beginning, 150 years ago, exploring this dangerous, back-breaking job & how it culminated in the rail system we see today. He works his way through the construction & working history of this iconic system, until reaching modern day, including stories from London Underground workers & their real-life experiences. Backed up with sixty stunning archive & modern photographs, this is a book that anyone interested in the London Underground or London history cannot do without. ...

Alive with insight, delight & Dyer's characteristic irreverence, this book offers a guide around the cultural maze, mapping a route through the worlds of literature, art, photography, music. Across ten years' worth of essays, Working the Room spans the photography of Martin Parr & the paintings of Turner, the writing of Scott Fitzgerald & the criticism of Susan Sontag, &

Includes:: extensive personal pieces
- ' On Being an Only Child', ' Sacked' & ' Reader's Block' among many others. Dyer's breadth of vision & generosity of spirit combine to form a manual for ways of being in
- & seeing
- the world today.




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Alive with insight, wit & Dyer`s characteristic irreverence, this collection of essays offers a guide around the cultural maze, mapping a route through the worlds of literature, art, photography & music. Besides exploring what it is that makes great art great, Working the Room ventures into more personal territory with extensive autobiographical pieces
- ` On Being an Only Child`, ` Sacked` & ` Reader`s Block`, among other gems. Dyer`s breadth of vision & generosity of spirit combine to form a manual for ways of being in
- & seeing
- the world today.


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Workington street map from Nicolson Maps, Scotland’s premier cartographic publisher, including Cockermouth, Common End, Dearham, Distington, Harrington, Maryport, Papcastle, Seaton, Siddick, Stainburn, Winscales. This title is part of the Street Guide Maps series, offering excellent & clear mapping of cities, towns & villages around the Great Britain. Please note, there is no actual written informative text, but the richness of symbology will provide visitors with ample information. The Street Guide Maps series from Nicolson Maps, Scotland’s premier cartographic publisher, offers excellent & clear mapping of cities, towns & villages around the UK. Most Nicolson’s maps are double-sided &, when applicable, cover additional locations on separate panels, each with a street index. The plans indicate, usually by different colours, primary routes plus A & B roads. Other roads, streets, tracks & paths are clearly shown as well as railway & bus stations. Symbols highlight location of various facilities, such as schools, libraries, places of worship, emergency services, petrol stations & car parks. Other places of interests like camping & caravan sites, historic buildings, museums, castles, information points etc. are also shown. ...