The Politics of Freedom of Information: How and Why Governments Pass Laws That Threaten Their Power (Worthy Ben)(Paperback)

The Politics of Freedom of Information: How and Why Governments Pass Laws That Threaten Their Power (Worthy Ben)(Pevná vazba)

The Politics of Freedom of Information: How and Why Governments Pass Laws That Threaten Their Power (Worthy Ben)(Paperback)

This book explores the implementation of the UK's FOI law under Tony Blair, showing how the radical policy was weakened by compromises and clandestine agreements before reaching the statute book, though it went on to be controversial and disruptive

Worth Dying For - The Power and Politics of Flags (Marshall Tim)(Paperback / softback)

When you see your nation's flag fluttering in the breeze, what do you feel?; For thousands of years flags have represented our hopes and dreams. We wave them. Burn them. March under their colours. And still, in the 21st century, we die for them. Flags fly at the UN, on the Arab street, from front

Handing Down the Faith: How Parents Pass Their Religion on to the Next Generation (Smith Christian)(Pevná vazba)

A new examination of how and why American religious parents seek to pass on religion to their children The most important influence shaping the religious and spiritual lives of children, youth, and teenagers is their parents. A myriad of studies show that the parents of American youth play the

Worth Dying For - The Power and Politics of Flags (Marshall Tim)(Pevná vazba)

An enlightening popular account of the symbolism that drives global

Power of Habit - Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change (Duhigg Charles)(Paperback / softback)

In 'The Power of Habit', award-winning 'New York Times' business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. With penetrating intelligence and an ability to distill vast amounts of information into

How to Fight Inequality: (And Why That Fight Needs You) (Phillips Ben)(Paperback)

Inequality is the crisis of our time. The growing gap between a few at the top and the rest of society damages us all. No longer able to deny the crisis, every government in the world is now pledged to fix it - and yet it keeps on getting worse. In this book, international anti-inequality

Hidden Dangers 5G: How governments, telecom and electric power utilities suppress the truth about the known hazards of electro-magnetic f (Flynn Jerry G.)(Paperback)

How governments, telecom and electric power utilities suppress the truth about the known hazards of electro-magnetic field (EMF)

Freedom of Expression in Islam: Challenging Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws (Masud Muhammad Khalid)(Paperback)

In Muslim countries, apostasy and blasphemy laws are defended on the grounds that they are based on Islamic Shari'a and intended to protect religion. But blasphemy and apostasy laws can be used both to suppress thought and debate and to harass religious minorities, both inside and outside Islam

How to Talk to Your Cat About Gun Safety - and Abstinence, Drugs, Satanism, and Other Dangers That Threaten Their Nine Lives (Auburn Zachary)(Paperback / softback)

The cats of America are under

Changing Power of the British Monarchy (Hubbard Ben)(Paperback / softback)

With topic fact boxes containing information that enhances or reinforces the text and fun Regal Facts boxes, plus a timeline and small family trees, this book provides young readers with a fascinating insight into the history of the British

Whitehall Effect - How Whitehall Became the Enemy of Great Public Services and What We Can Do about It (Seddon John)(Paperback / softback)

In The WHITEHALL Effect, John Seddon explains how and why it is that governments repeatedly fail to deliver what our public services need and exposes the devastation that three decades of political fads, fashions and bad theory have caused. Although his examples come from the UK, he and his

The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It (Tierney John)(Paperback)

'The most important book at the borderland of psychology and politics that I have ever read.'--Martin E. P. Seligman, Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology at that University of Pennsylvania and author of Learned Optimism Why are we devastated by a word of criticism even when it's mixed with

The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life (Maeda John)(Paperback)

Ten laws of simplicity for business, technology, and design that teach us how to need less but get more.Finally, we are learning that simplicity equals sanity. We're rebelling against technology that's too complicated, DVD players with too many menus, and software accompanied by 75-megabyte 'read

The Resisters (Jen Gish)(Paperback)

The moving story of one family struggling to maintain their humanity in circumstances that threaten their every value--from the highly acclaimed, award-winning author of Thank You, Mr. Nixon. - 'Intricately imagined ... [It] grows directly out of the soil of our current political moment.' --The New

The Gender Effect: Capitalism, Feminism, and the Corporate Politics of Development (Moeller Kathryn)(Paperback)

How and why are U.S. transnational corporations investing in the lives, educations, and futures of poor, racialized girls and women in the Global South? Is it a solution to ending poverty? Or is it a pursuit of economic growth and corporate profit? Drawing on more than a decade of research in the

The Pyramids and the Pentagon: The Government's Top Secret Pursuit of Mystical Relics, Ancient Astronauts, and Lost Civilizations (Redfern Nick)(Paperback)

The Pyramids and the Pentagonis a detailed study of how and why government agencies have, for decades, taken a clandestine and profound interest in numerous archeological, historical, and religious puzzles. Focusing primarily upon the classified work of the U.S. Government, The Pyramids and the

Big Data: How the Information Revolution Is Transforming Our Lives (Clegg Brian)(Paperback)

Is the Brexit vote successful big data politics or the end of democracy? Why do airlines overbook, and why do banks get it wrong so often? How does big data enable Netflix to forecast a hit, CERN to find the Higgs boson and medics to discover if red wine really is good for you? And how are

The What, Why and How of Assessment: A Guide for Teachers and School Leaders (Child Simon)(Paperback)

How do teachers develop their understanding of the foundation principles of assessment, stay up to date with the latest classroom approaches and have the confidence to evaluate and question the effectiveness of new methods? This professional resource for teachers supports them to understand the

Hiding from Love Workbook: How to Change the Withdrawal Patterns That Isolate and Imprison You (Townsend John)(Paperback)

A workbook to help readers explore their hiding patterns and discover the freedom of connected relationshipsWhen we experience emotional injury, fear, shame, or pride, our first impulse is to hide the hurting parts of ourselves from God, others, and even ourselves. The problem is that when we hide

Power of Humility (Kendall R. T.)(Paperback)

The Power and Freedom of a Humble Life Pride is often the true reason why we get our feelings hurt, why we feel rejection, why we won't admit to mistakes, why we want to be seen with certain people, and why we stay angry.Jesus gives us the perfect example of a powerful life lived without conceit,

The 48 Laws of Power (Greene Robert)(Paperback)

The New York Times Bestseller Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, The 48 Laws of Power is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control. In the book that People magazine proclaimed 'beguiling' and 'fascinating,' Robert Greene and

Big Data in Education: The Digital Future of Learning, Policy and Practice (Williamson Ben)(Paperback)

Big data has the power to transform education and educational research. Governments, researchers, and commercial companies are only beginning to understand the potential that big data offers in informing policy ideas, contributing to the development of new educational tools and innovative ways of

The Rise of Digital Repression: How Technology Is Reshaping Power, Politics, and Resistance (Feldstein Steven)(Pevná vazba)

The world is undergoing a profound set of digital disruptions that are changing the nature of how governments counter dissent and assert control over their countries. While increasing numbers of people rely primarily or exclusively on online platforms, authoritarian regimes have concurrently