Seeking to draw new conclusions about settlement distributions and population densities, patterns of wealth, underprivileged assistance, and land usage, this reference uses multiple criteria to subdivide England into regions. This unusual and probing study establishes the presence of an informal cultural frontier between two proposed societies, which would lie astride the Leicestershire–Lincolnshire border, in order to identify cultural differences and divides that are clearly visible in t...

History and Heritage (1985) offers the first comprehensive exploration and assessment of the historical developments that form Britain’s industrial relations system – its institutions, texture and place in wider society. It looks at pre-industrial patterns of thought and behaviour, at religious and political struggles, different strategies of rule and social control, and at the central significance of the ruling order’s conditional commitment to the rule of law and certain liberal...

Randomized response is a data collection strategy specifically designed for surveys of a sensitive nature. By establishing a probabilistic connection between question and answer, randomized response and related methods protect respondents who are asked to disclose personal information. Covering a half century of theoretical and applied research, the Second Edition significantly updates and expands what was, at the time, the first comprehensive and practical guide to random...

Getting along well with others is the real secret to success and happiness. In tens of thousands of classrooms we teach reading, writing, and arithmetic and yet we leave solutions to the universal problems of human relationships to be discovered, if at all, by trial and error. The trial is painful and the error is costly. People Tools: 54 Strategies for Building Relationships, Creating Joy, and Embracing Prosperity, provides time-proven techniques that you can use to build a better, happie...

Mastering the art of working well with others is the key to success. This is the essence of Alan C. Fox’s new book, People Tools for Business, the sequel to his New York Times bestseller, People Tools (January 2014). MAKE A CAREER OUT OF BEING HAPPY Based on the countless lessons gleaned from a distinguished and highly profitable business career, Alan shares the tools you need to create that success in your own career and life—success that is both meaningful and long lasting. Whether you a...

Love is the answer and you are the key to unlocking its potential. From the popular New York Times best-selling author of the People Tools series comes People Tools for Love and Relationships. With 49 easy to use tools, Alan Fox’s latest installment will teach you how to create and maintain great relationships with immediate results. Finding love isn’t always easy. Being in love and sustaining that love can be even harder. Alan Fox is full of practical advice and guidelines for keeping thi...

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Travel counselors job, or to apply for a better job.What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important points. With this book, you'll be able to revise your application into a much s...

Accessibly written, yet analytically rich, Extreme Killing: Understanding Serial and Mass Murder, is renowned for its fascinating examination of historical and contemporary serial and mass murder. Authors and experts in the field, James Alan Fox, Jack Levin, and Emma Fridel, bring their years of research to bear in this fascinating analysis of serial, multiple, and mass murder. They examine the theories of criminal behavior and apply them to a multitude of tragic events th...

Beth doesn’t really have friends until she meets Lizzie, the girl who’s just moved into the upstairs apartment. At first it seems like a perfect match. Lizzie likes all the same stuff and wants to hang out constantly. But the friendship turns creepy when Lizzie starts copying Beth’s style down to the smallest detail, and Beth can’t shake the strange feeling that she’s being silently studied. Did Beth find a BFF . . . or something more sinister? In this Scary Graphics tale, easy-to-read tex...

“Do we really need yet another book about the financial crisis? Yes, we do—because this one is different….A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the mess we’re in.”—Paul Krugman, New York Times Book Review“Fox makes business history thrilling.”—St. Louis Post-DispatchA lively history of ideas, The Myth of the Rational Market by former Time Magazine economics columnist Justin Fox, describes with insight and wit the ri...

Despite the steady acceptance of psychological interventions for people with psychosis in routine practice many people continue to experience problems in their recovery. The need to develop new approaches, particularly for those who are more difficult to engage and have significant co-morbidities is therefore important. Innovations in Psychosocial Interventions for Psychosis positions psychological formulation as a key organising principle for the delivery of care within multidisc...

The last thing Louis wanted was to spend summer vacation on a family road trip. They hit the usual tacky tourist stops, and to top it all off is a stay at a motel boasting a Prehistoric Action Park, complete with outdated dinosaur statues. But when Louis goes out during the night to search for his toddler sister after she wanders away under his watch, even he has to admit the dinosaurs look spookier beneath the fluorescent lights. And are they . . . moving? In this Scary Graphics tale, eas...