Authors:Alan Felstead, Alison Fuller, Nick Jewson, Lorna Unwi
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: improving, learning, working
Number of Pages: 248
Published: 2009-06-09
List price: $130.00
ISBN-10: 0415496454
ISBN-13: 9780415496452

Interest in learning at work has captured the attention of many people around the world, often taking centre stage in policy debates about improving economic performance, prosperity and well-being. This book is about the learning that goes on in workplaces – ranging from offices, factories and shops to gyms, health centres and universities – and how it can be improved. Such learning includes everyday work activity, on-the-job instruction and off-the-job training events.   Improving Working as Learning is the first book to analyze systematically learning at work in different settings by

Authors:Rod Preece, Lorna Chamerlain, Lorna Chamberlain,
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Keywords: values, human, amp, welfare
Number of Pages: 334
Published: 1993-05
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0889202273
ISBN-13: 9780889202276

As the most populous province in Canada, Ontario is a microcosm of the animal welfare issues which beset Western civilization. The authors of this book, chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, find themselves constantly being made aware of the atrocities committed in the Society’s jurisdiction. They have been, in turn, puzzled, exasperated and horrified at humanity’s cruelty to our fellow sentient beings. The issues discussed in this book are the most contentious in animal welfare disputes -- animal experime

Author: Simon Unwi
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: architecture, analysing
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2003-11-13
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 041530685X
ISBN-13: 9780415306850

rIAnalysing Architecture offers a unique ’notebook’ of architectural strategies to present an engaging introduction to elements and concepts in architectural design. Beautifully illustrated throughout with the author’s original drawings, examples are drawn from across architectural history (from primitive places to late 20th century structures) to illustrate analytical themes and to show how drawing can be used to study architecture. Simon Unwin clearly identifies the key elements of architecture and conceptual themes apparent in buildings. He describes ideas for use in the

Author: Simon Unwi
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: architecture, analysing
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2009-02-05
List price: $165.00
ISBN-10: 041548927X
ISBN-13: 9780415489270

Clear and accessible, Analysing Architecture opens a fresh way to understanding architecture. It offers a unique ‘notebook’ of architectural strategies to present an engaging introduction to elements and concepts in architectural design. Beautifully illustrated throughout with the author’s original drawings, examples are drawn from across the world and many periods of architectural history (from prehistoric times to the recent past) to illustrate analytical themes and to show how drawing can be used to study architecture. Since its first edition appeared in 1997, Analysing Architecture h

Authors:Chun-houh Chen,  Wolfgang Härdle, Antony Unwi,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: computational, statistics, handbooks, springer, data, visualization, handbook
Number of Pages: 936
Published: 2008-03-11
List price: $379.00
ISBN-10: 3540330364
ISBN-13: 9783540330363

Visualizing the data is an essential part of any data analysis. Modern computing developments have led to big improvements in graphic capabilities and there are many new possibilities for data displays. This new volume in the series Springer Handbooks of Computational Statistics gives an overview of modern data visualization methods, both in theory and practice. There are definitive chapters on modern graphical tools such as mosaic plots, parallel coordinate plots and linked views. There are chapters dedicated to graphical methodology for particular areas of statistics, for example Bayesian an

Author: Lorna Sa
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Keywords: way, day, grains, whole
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2006-11-07
List price: $32.50
ISBN-10: 0307336727
ISBN-13: 9780307336729

Thanks to the low-carb movement and the updated USDA food pyramid, we all know we should be eating more whole grains (the “good carbs”). But what exactly are whole grains? And how can we make them not only what we should eat, but what we really want to eat? In Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way, bestselling cookbook author Lorna Sass demystifies whole grains with a thorough grain-by-grain primer followed by more than 150 irresistible recipes.In this extensive guide to the wide range of fantastic whole grains available–many of which are gluten-free–Sass introduces home cooks to dozens of

Author: Lorna Robso
Publisher: Evans Brothers Ltd
Keywords: world, countries, nigeria
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2005-08-17
List price: $28.95
ISBN-10: 0237527561
ISBN-13: 9780237527563

This fantastic new series provides the most up-to-date information possible using maps, diagrams, charts and specially commissioned photos to support up-to-the minute text. Meticulously researched, each book offers a fascinating insight into the life of the country, providing an ideal support for GCSE Geography studies as well as providing general information about the countries of the world. This title looks at the largest country in West Africa. Nigeria has the highest population of any African nation and is Africa’s major producer of oil. Much of the wealth generated by this ’bl