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Business Communication Strategies by Scott Smith (Paperback Book)

Business Communication Strategies provides learners with the practical language, confidence, and cultural awareness needed to succeed in the modern workplace. Rather than teaching isolated phrases, this book focuses on the communication strategies that make business interactions effective— whether in meetings, emails, phone calls, or casual conversations. Each of the 24 units introduces a key skill such as showing appreciation, making decisions, giving feedback, motivating others, handling conflict, or presenting ideas. Through realistic dialogues, step-by-step practice, and skill-based activities, learners build fluency in authentic business situations that reflect daily professional life. The free, accompanying audio program features native speakers modeling natural workplace.

The First–Year Teacher’s Survival Guide – Ready–to –Use Strategies, Tools and

The quick, comprehensive, and accessible guide that new educators need to make it through the first year and thrive in the profession. The First-Year Teacher’s Survival Guide provides valuable strategies, activities, and tools you need to succeed in the classroom. Now in its fifth edition, this book meets the needs of today’s K-12 teachers, updated with the latest tools, techniques, and topics that aren’t addressed in teacher education programs. Inside, you will find practical information on classroom management, professional growth, trauma-informed practices, student engagement, social-emotional learning and more. You’ll also get an essential introduction to teaching and learning in an AI-enabled world, as well as maximizing the use of digital tools, devices, and apps. With.

Dreams of Awakening (Revised Edition) by Charlie Morley (Paperback Book)

Embark on your journey to psychological and spiritual growth with this revised edition of Charlie Morley’s bestselling exploration of the practice and benefits of lucid dreaming. Dreams of Awakening is a thorough and exciting exploration of lucid dreaming theory and practice within both Western and Tibetan Buddhist contexts. This revised edition includes up-to-date scientific research, new sections on the use of lucid dreaming to aid the treatment of anxiety, panic attacks, nightmares and healing your inner child, together with brand new techniques for day- and night-time practice. Charlie distils wisdom from more than 20 years of personal practice and the lucid dreaming workshops he has taught around the world.

Humble Leadership by Edgar H. Schein (Paperback Book)

Discover a more agile, democratic, and effective model of leadership, from legendary business scholar Edgar Schein and Silicon Valley executive Peter Schein. Legendary organizational scholar Edgar Schein and former Silicon Valley executive Peter Schein say leadership today requires that people transcend their hierarchical roles and relate to each other as human beings—what they call humble leadership. In such relationships new ideas can flow freely, mistakes can come to light immediately, and course corrections can be made in real time rather than “by committee” or by order of the lone heroic CEO. This second edition includes three new chapters.

Critical Perspectives on Mental Health by John Hopton (Paperback Book)

Over the last forty years, there have been numerous attempts to critique the theory and practice of mental health care. Taking its lead from anti-psychiatry, Critical Perspectives on Mental Health seeks to explore and evaluate the claims of mainstream mental health ideologies and to establish what implications the critiques of these perspectives have for practice. This text will be essential reading for students and those working in the social work and mental health care professions.

The Global Environmental Crisis by John Lie (Paperback Book)

The Global Environmental Crisis presents a new perspective on our inattention and inaction in the face of a major crisis. We cannot proceed without scientific knowledge, but we cannot exclusively rely on it. What we need, in addition to scientific knowledge, is utopian imagination to make us understand the nature of the crisis and to suggest an alternative vision of a viable future. This book is an essential resource for students and instructors across the social sciences, especially sociology and environmental studies. It will also be a crucial and accessible text for general readers interested in climate change and how to imagine a better world for themselves and future generations.

The A-to-Z Guide to Communication, Culture, and Media by John Hartley

John Hartley’s A-to-Z guide navigates over 230 specialist terms and concepts across communication, culture, and media studies, helping readers bridge disciplinary boundaries with clear, accessible explanations. This comprehensive reference provides concise explanations of both traditional concepts and emerging terminology – from artificial intelligence and blockchain to memes and the metaverse. Each alphabetically arranged entry reveals a term’s origins, applications, and points of scholarly debate, supported by over 800 references. Readers can explore at their own pace, starting from any entry point, gaining deeper understanding of complex theoretical frameworks while discovering connections among seemingly disparate fields. This guide is essential for both students and seasoned.