The oil industry today sponsors dozens of citizen advocacy organizations. Often called 'front groups' or 'astroturf,' they have become key actors in fossil fuel companies' political efforts across the US and Canada. People for Oil digs into these groups and the day-to-day ways they shape our energy future. Drawing on interviews with pro-oil organizers and citizen joiners, Tim Wood explains why these groups form, why people join, and how these organizations intervene in governance. He shows...

School improvement is an increasingly complex field with developments in policy, research, practice and language making it difficult to get a complete picture. Leading authors David Woods and Tim Brighouse pull together the approaches, characteristics and technical terms needed for busy school leaders, teachers, governors and parents to quickly get to grips with current approaches and best practice. Combining their extensive experience of school improvement in action, they provide an autho...

Philosophy of Linguistics investigates the foundational concepts and methods of linguistics, the scientific study of human language. This groundbreaking collection, the most thorough treatment of the philosophy of linguistics ever published, brings together philosophers, scientists and historians to map out both the foundational assumptions set during the second half of the last century and the unfolding shifts in perspective in which more functionalist perspectives are explored. The openi...

Four more extended episodes from the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, specially compiled by producer Jon Naismith'ISIHAC is still unmissable. It remains the most thrillingly anarchic panel show in any media you care to name' Simon Mayo, Mail on Sunday**‘The funniest comedy quiz show of them all’ Sue Arnold, The Observer**The antidote to panel games returns with this sixteenth glorious collection...

In the Beginning is an audio drama series featuring stories from the Holy Bible. Performed in the style of the old time radio plays from yesteryear, each fully dramatized story is professionally performed by some of Hollywood’s best voice talent. This story covers the birth of Moses, his adoption by Pharaoh’s daughter, the calling of Moses by God to free the Israelites from Egyptian bondage, the ten plagues, and the exodus from Egypt.

IS THERE A SECRET TO BUSINESS GROWTH?Yes, there is. And it may not be what you think ...Telling better stories in business is not about thinking up clever words, images or jingles that will make your products or services seem a little more schmick. That's called advertising.Stories are about people. Stories embed emotion into a transaction. Great stories linger and make your brand distinctive, trusted and in time, loved.For over three decades, former Nike ma...

IS THERE A SECRET TO BUSINESS GROWTH? Yes, there is. And it may not be what your think ...Telling better stories in business is not about thinking up clever words, images or jingles that will make your products or services seem a little more schmick. That's called advertising.Stories are about people. Stories embed emotion into a transaction. Great stories linger and make your brand distinctive, trusted and in time, loved.For over three decades, former Nike marketin...

A true crime memoir taking the reader on a journey from his early years investigating some of the notorious counterfeiters and bank fraud masterminds of Las Vegas, Nevada, to personal interactions with presidents and first ladies and a US Supreme Court decision preserving the methods utilized by the Secret Service to protect the life of the president of the United States.The undercover investigation of a drug-addicted forgery ring targeting Las Vegas casinos and the investigation o...

England, 1990s. Cool Britannia takes over the world and Britpop leads the charge.The easiest thing for Chris would be to submerge himself in the music, but with girls like Lou around, it’s not that simple. And she’s not the only one distracting him from his beloved bands …When he most needs help, will compulsive climber Rob, or Mike, a PhD student who’s OCD on coffee, show him the way? Maybe Cecilia, or the unforgettable Chemical Joe with his in-depth knowledge of gangster ...

First published in 1974, Advisory Councils and Committees in Education is an analytical account of the role of advisory councils and committees in creating and promulgating educational policies. The book reviews systematically the content of twenty-eight reports starting with the Hadow Report of 1926, in terms of developments in educational philosophy, government and administration, social policy and the economics of education. It also analyses the membership and working of the co...

This best-selling book takes a practical look at how improvements can be made in any school.It cuts through the jargon of the specialist and shows how ideas and intentions can be turned into direct actions that will help a school improve its performance and effectiveness.As well as addressing headteachers and governors, the book will also provide invaluable guidance for all those who work in and with schools.There are chapters on:*effective schools and how they ...

When Harry the alien lands his spacebin in his friend Colin's garden, it's time for an adventure!There's just one problem - they'll have to take Colin's naughty, snotty little brother with them...Colin's day is about to turn Cosmic! But when aliens attack, will it end in disaster?