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An analysis of the inescapable fact that Generation Y (and subsequent generations) will be poorer than their parents, and how we should pursue other economic paths.

This resource provides essential information about the FLK1 assessment. It offers tips for approaching the exam, expectations for test day, and guidance for answering MCQs. It includes a detailed overview of single-best answer MCQs and effective strategies to tackle them confidently.

A fast and furiously funny journey through our national memory. From self-delusions about size and stature to deceptions around the living links between empire, slavery, money and power. Mark Thomas is on a quest to remind us of the true and shared greatness of modern Britain.

Comedian Mark Thomas accounts an entire year spent committing acts of minor dissent.

Describes the best of the accepted project management techniques, taking the guesswork out of deciding which ones to apply at which stage. This is a practical guide to managing projects of all sizes, not just large scale ones. It also presents essential 'people' skills that are vital to making a project succeed.

Mark Thomas has been touring the country for months, getting audiences to come up with policies aimed at sorting out the country's political chaos and taking back the power for the people. Sick to death of bailing out bankers and subsidising MPs homes, the audience vote on the best policy of the night to be included in the brand new People's Manifesto.From the inspiring to the downright hilarious, you'll wonder why these fantastic ideas aren't part of the constitution already. For example:- All politicians will be forced to wear the names and logos of the companies sponsor that them or with whom they have financial links.- Anyone who supports ID cards is banned from having curtains. - All models have to be picked at random from the electoral register.- Anyone found guilty of homophobic hate crime has to serve their sentence in drag.- CEOs convicted of fraud will be made to dress as pirates in whatever job they get in the future.The People's Manifesto will outline 50 policies of the manifesto shouted out in bold type on a page to themselves with Mark's commentary opposite. Mark has even 'road tested' some of them - like hosting a party in an MP's second home (which clearly belongs to the taxpayer) and getting university boffins to work out a way of SAT testing MPs to rank them by value. And Mark's guerrilla antics won't end there...Power to the people is really happening.

Coca-Cola and its logo are everywhere. In our homes, our workplaces, even our schools. It is a company that sponsors the Olympics, backs US presidents and even re-brands Santa Claus. A truly universal product, it has even been served in space.From Istanbul to Mexico City, Mark travels the globe investigating the stories and people Coca-Cola's iconic advertising campaigns don't mention. Child labourers in the sugar cane fields of El Salvador. Indian workers exposed to toxic chemicals. Colombian union leaders falsely accused of terrorism and jailed alongside the paramilitaries who want to kill them. And many more...Provocative, funny and stirring, Belching Out the Devil investigates the truth behind one of the planet's biggest brands.

Making History Count introduces the main quantitative methods used in historical research. The emphasis is on intuitive understanding and application of the concepts, rather than formal statistics; no knowledge of mathematics beyond simple arithmetic is required. The techniques are illustrated by applications in social, political, demographic and economic history. Students will learn to read and evaluate the application of the quantitative methods used in many books and articles, and to assess the historical conclusions drawn from them. They will also see how quantitative techniques can open up new aspects of an enquiry, and supplement and strengthen other methods of research. This textbook will encourage students to recognize the benefits of using quantitative methods in their own research projects. The text is clearly illustrated with tables, graphs and diagrams, leading the student through key topics. Additional support includes five specific historical data-sets, available from the Cambridge website.

Enhanced IT Service Management though integrated management frameworksWith the increasing popularity of ITILas a framework for IT Service Management (ITSM), a number of organizations have realized that this approach is sometimes not enough on its own. As a result, service managers are looking for ways to enhance their ITIL-based ITSM without having to throw it away and start again. Many are already working towards compliance with ISO/IEC 20000 - the International Standard for IT Service Management. With the recent release of COBIT service management practitioners have even more options. However, until now, there has been little guidance on how to merge these frameworks, standards and methodologies to develop best practice across the ITSM function and produce a robust enterprise philosophy for service delivery.Guidance on creating an integrated systemWritten by service management gurus Suzanne D. Van Hove and Mark Thomas,Pragmatic Application of Service Managementis the first book to provide guidance on creating an integrated system based on the three leading service management approaches: COBIT ISO/IEC 20000 and ITIL and, to provide a unique mapping to assist service management practitioners in their information gathering. This practical book presents a holistic view of the three and enables service managers to immediately adapt and deploy the guidance, quickly improving their ITSM function.Create a stronger, more robust Service Management SystemPacked with instructive illustrations and helpful tables, this book is ideal for service managers, consultants, auditors and anyone who is considering adopting, adapting or merging COBIT ISO/IEC 20000 and ITIL. Through mini case studies, the authors apply their unique Five Anchor Approach to demonstrate how the improvement aspects of COBIT ISO/IEC 20000 and ITIL can help identify and deal with common problems faced by today's organizations.Read this book to learn how to merge COBIT ISO/IEC 20000 and ITIL for better service managementThis product is accredited by AXELOS, the licensors of official ITIL products. ITIL is a Registered Trade Mark of AXELOS Limited.

Many people believe that the vegan diet is one of the healthiest diets out there. Of course, health is only one of the reasons why people decide to go on the vegan diet. You might just enjoy the fact that you are doing something that is good for the environment or for mankind.One issue that many people have with this vegan diet lifestyle, is the fact that a lot of the meals take extra time to cook. There are no vegan meals in the frozen food aisle, and ordering out while on the diet is almost impossible. Just like everyone else, you need a quick and easy way to feed your family without spending all day on it.Here's how this book will help you•    You will understand the fundamental benefits of the Vegan diet•    You will learn to limit carbohydrates•    It will prevent you from making common mistakes•    You will also find Vegan alternatives•    You will avoid going crazy with 8 fantastic tricks•    You will lower Triglycerides with some effective methodsSimply scroll back up the page and get your very own copy today!

Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the NHS, award-winning comedian and activist Mark Thomas takes a look at our NHS, what state it's in, where it's going, and what we need to do to keep it.

Where Adventure Meets Discovery is a rollicking fun-filled book of true stories about hunting and about life. The author begins at the beginning remembering his first BB gun, first squirrel hunt, experiencing "the killer instinct" and growing up in rural southern Indiana. As a young man he learns to hunt deer with bow and arrow via the school of hard knocks and recounts experiences to which any hunter can relate. Later he shares exciting adventures hunting boar and axis deer on the islands of Oahu and Molokai in Hawaii with U.S. Navy SEALs and divers. The author learns about God and about life from "watching wild creatures do what they do". He uses humor, faith and warm colloquial Midwest language to paint the scenes and bring you into the adventures. You'll laugh when he thinks he's falling to his death in the pitch black night of the Pali Pass on Oahu. You'll cry when he loses his twin sons to twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. You'll cheer when he finally secures that first whitetail trophy. You'll be challenged to think while the author struggles with ethics. Hunter and non-hunter alike can relate to the adventurer in these stories, and thrill with exhilaration when that adventure leads to the "ultimate discovery".

A new series of print and digital resources developed for the 2015 A/AS Level Computer Science qualifications.

A new series of print and digital resources developed for the 2015 A/AS Level Computer Science qualifications.

Amazingly, this is his first book. As Used On the Famous Nelson Mandela is a deeply funny, deeply disturbing account of Mark's rampage through the arms trade.

Presents a one-stop guide to the world's key writers on leadership, their thought and contribution. This book is a listing of the main leadership gurus from Adair to Sun Tzu, their main concepts and approaches. It is a guide to some of the world's business leaders, who they are, what they've done, and their beliefs.