Sue Townsends The Public Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman" (Aged 55 ) is a wonderful collection of non-fiction pieces giving us an insight into Sues hilarious world. Sue Townsend is the much-loved comic author who brought us the bestselling " Adrian Mole" series. Enter the world of Susan Lilian Townsend
- sun-worshippers work-shy writers garden centre lovers & those in search of a good time are all welcome... This sparkling collection of Sue Townsends hilarious non-fiction covers everything from hosepipe bans to Spanish restaurants from writers block to slug warfare from slob holidays to the banning of beige. These funny perceptive & touching pieces reveal Sue ourselves & the nation in an extraordinary new light. Sit back & chortle away as one of Britains most popular & acclaimed writers takes a feather to your funny bone. " The Public Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman (Aged 55 )" is Sue Townsends brilliantly witty collection on non-fiction pieces. " Anyone who loved " The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole" will enjoy this collection of witty & sharply observed jottings from the inimitable Sue Townsend. Great stuff" ("OK!"). " Full of homely hilarious asides on the absurdities of domestic existence... What a fantastic advertisement for middle-age
- it cant be bad if its this funny" (" Heat") "A welcome addition to any bookshelf" (" Hello!"). " Its as if Townsend has caught our idiosyncrasies on candid camera & is showing a rerun of all the silly clips...the ideal dip-in-&-out book" (" Time Out"). Sue Townsend is Britains favourite comic author. Her hugely successful novels include eight Adrian Mole books " The Public Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman (Aged 55 )" " Number Ten" " Ghost Children" " The Queen & I" " Queen Camilla" & " The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year" all of which are highly acclaimed bestsellers. She has also written numerous well-received plays. She lives in Leicester where she was born & grew up."

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Everything separates us from one another with the exception of one fundamental point: we're both utterly despicable individuals.' (Houellebecq to BHL) In 2008 two of the most celebrated of French intellectuals Michel Houellebecq & Bernard-Henri Levy ('BHL') began a ferocious exchange of letters. Public Enemies is the result. In their inimitably witty inimitably fascinating inimitably confrontational correspondence they lock horns on everything including literature sex politics family fame & even
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- themselves. By turns caustic & touching sincere & candid Public Enemies reveals how these two immensely procovative writers came to be who they are. Never dull always incendiary this is one literary fight you can't ignore. The sparks fly from every page...

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Meet the Diamond Brothers the worlds worst private-detective agency in this Chandler-esque spoof from the creator of the Alex Rider" series. Wisecracking young Nick Diamond finds himself sharing a prison cell with Johnny Powers Public Enemy No.1. His only chance of rescuing the situation is to nail master criminal the Fence. But first Nick has to get out of jail... The " Diamond Brothers" exposure is at an all-time high with br&-new covers for the entire series. Also in the " Diamond Brothers" series the four-story adventures are: " Four of Diamonds"; " South by South East" & " The Falcons Malteser"." ...

Christopher Weingarten's take on Nation Of Millions" is a nuts-&-bolts account of how the Bomb Squad produced such a singular-sounding record
- the engineering sampling scratching constructing deconstructing & reconstructing. How they re-sampled their own scratches to create " Bring The Noise" how they plundered & reconfigured their own composition for the proto-IDM splatter-collage of " Night Of The Living Baseheads". & most importantly how they played all the samples by hand
- together in a room like like a rock band
- creating a 'not quite right' tension that made the slick Reichian loops of Marley Marl look instantly dated (and by jacking a lot of the same breaks to boot). Through intense research & interviews Weingarten delves into the original songs that were sampled & recontextualized forever. He finds out which of the four Bomb Squad members had the most personal relationship with each sample. Which records came from whose crate & why? Four songs sample ' Funky Drummer' (P.E. has certainly used it more than any other artist outside of Atari Teenage Riot). What is it about its tumbling propulsion makes it their heartbeat? Were they influenced by Kool G Rap & the Ultramagnetic MC's use of it? Did they feel James Brown's vocal vamps in the original (' You don't have to do no soloing just keep what you got brother') or the nature of Stubblefield's eight-bar solo (just the same riff played over & over) predate the feel & aesthetic of sample-based hip-hop? 'A growing Alexandria of rock criticism'
- " Los Angeles Times" 2008. ' Ideal for the rock geek who thinks liner notes just aren't enough'
- " Rolling Stone". ' One of the coolest publishing imprints on the planet'
- " Bookslut". For more information on the series & on individual titles in the series check out our blog online."





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Public Health: Building Innovative Practice" examines the main challenges facing public health today & fosters an informed & creative response by practitioners. It explores effectiveness in team working communication managing change & inter-agency working ethics & reflective practice. It addresses the key areas of public health practice including: analysis & use of information to improve health & wellbeing; collaborative working to plan & implement programmes & interventions; assessing evidence of effectiveness; managing risk & reducing health inequalities; & reviewing & influencing public health policy. " Public Health: Building Innovative Practice" provides students with knowledge & skills from which to build innovative practice. It is an ideal text for courses on public health & health promotion." ...

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- Routledge competes & wins in relation to all of these factors
- Craig Lind University of Sussex

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Public Policy Analysis the most widely cited book on the subject provides readers with a comprehensive methodology of public policy

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. ..LEtang reinvents the textbook genre in form & content while simultaneously investing it with elan & serious fun in a reflective & theoretically informed fashion. Extending beyond the usual bounds of insularity this text is designed to encourage critical thought in students & improve practice in workplaces. A refreshing read that is consistently inventive enough to attain both aims
- Dr David Mc Kie Professor of Management Communication Waikato Management School Jacquie LEtangs Public Relations: Theories Practices & Critiques at long last fills a void in the landscape of text books on public relations theory & practice. This book is of immense value for students embarking on a public relations programme of study at the undergraduate or postgraduate level... The books core strength is that it develops critical thinking skills while exposing interdisciplinary approaches & providing a very solid foundation for lively debate & further study
- Julia Jahansoozi Lancashire Business School University of Central Lancashire This book introduces students to key concepts in public relations using a wide range of interdisciplinary sources as well as teaching students how to think critically about public relations. It is designed to help readers understand the paradigms which have shaped the discipline & the practice. The 12 chapters provide careful clear explanations of concepts & discuss competing definitions. Each chapter reviews a number of related themes from a variety of perspectives. Topics covered include:
- Reputation
- Risk
- Impression management
- Celebrity
- Ethics
- Persuasion & propaganda
- Emotional & spiritual

Dimensions of management
- Promotional culture & globalization The book helps students engage with big philosophical questions about the occupation & its concepts & to think about their own relationship with the occupation. It achieves this through student exercises at the beginning & end of chapters critical reflections questions & exercises questions for discussion & vignettes. Students are helped to widen their intellectual perspective on the subject of public relations through discipline boxes which explain source domains their origins & approaches & connections to public relations. This book works well on under- as well as postgraduate conversion courses.











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The Public Relations Handbook is a comprehensive & detailed introduction to the theories & practices of the public relations industry. It traces the history & development of public relations explores ethical issues which affect the industry examines its relationship with politics lobbying organizations & journalism assesses its professionalism & regulation & advises on training & entry into the profession. The Public Relations Handbook combines theoretical & organizational frameworks for studying public relations with examples of how the industry works in practice. It draws on a range of promotional strategies & campaigns from businesses public & non-profit organizations including the AA Airbus BT Northamptonshire County Council Cuprinol & Action for Children. The Fourth Edition
Includes:: case studies examples & illustrations from a range of campaigns from small & multinational corporations local government & charities; a companion website with new international case studies updated quarterly; specialist chapters on financial public relations internal communications & marketing public relations; strategic overviews of corporate identity globalisation & evaluation; a thorough examination of ethics & professionalism; more than fifty illustrations from recent PR campaigns; a completely revised chapter on corporate social responsibility a new chapter on risk issues & crisis management.
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The Public Relations Strategic Toolkit provides a structured approach to understanding public relations & corporate communications. The focus is on professional skills development as well as approaches that are widely recognised as best practice. Original methods are considered alongside well established procedures to ensure the changing requirements of contemporary practice are reflected. Split into four parts covering the public relations profession campaign planning corporate communication & stakeholder engagement this textbook covers everything involved in the critical practice of public relations in an accessible manner. Features include: definitions of key terms contemporary case studies insight from practitioners handy checklists practical activities & assignments Covering the practicalities of using traditional & social media as well as international considerations ethics & PR within contexts from politics to charities this guide gives you all the critical & practical skills you need to introduce you to a career in public relations. ...