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 The Right to Buy: Analysis and Evaluation of a Housing Policy By Colin Jones, Alan Murie 2006 | 262 Pages | ISBN: 1405131977 | PDF | 2 MB An evaluation of the most enduring privatisation of the Thatcher era … Written in an accessible style, this is a key reference for students and researchers in housing and planning; geography; and social policy. The book analyses the operation and impact of the right to buy policy (RTB). It includes a critique of the Housing Act and the 2001 Housing (Scotland) Act. The enactment of these changes under a Labour government affirms the continuance of the RTB. The authors take stock of its profound effect on housing policy, reversing the growth in social housing developed over the twentieth century, transforming the nation's tenure structure and revolutionising the UK housing system. The Right to Buy: analysis and evaluation of a housing policy begins with an examination of the policy background to the establishment of the RTB and the main features of the legislation. This is followed by chapters that review its take-up and the pattern of sales and their impact on social housing; a chapter examining the financial aspects of the RTB from the viewpoints of tenants, local authorities and central government; one looking at the impact of the RTB via subsequent re-sales on the open market and on the private rented sector; and a chapter drawing on the information already reviewed to consider the potential of the RTB to create sustainable and diverse communities. In the final chapters the international experience of parallel policies are considered and the future take-up of the RTB is assessed in the light of recent reforms together with alternatives.  The Push: A Novel by Ashley Audrain English | January 5, 2021 | ISBN: 1984881663, 0241434564 | EPUB | 317 pages | 0.9 MB A tense, page-turning psychological drama about the making and breaking of a family-and a woman whose experience of motherhood is nothing at all what she hoped for-and everything she feared  The Psychology of Contemporary Art by Gregory Minissale English | October 1, 2015 | ISBN: 1107562333 | 410 pages | AZW3 | 4,38 MB While recent studies in neuroscience and psychology have shed light on our sensory and perceptual experiences of art, they have yet to explain how contemporary art downplays perceptual responses and, instead, encourages conceptual thought. 'The Psychology of Contemporary Art' brings together the most important developments in recent scientific research on visual perception and cognition and applies the results of empirical experiments to analyses of contemporary artworks not normally addressed by psychological studies. The author explains, in simple terms, how neuroaesthetics, embodiment, metaphor, conceptual blending, situated cognition and extended mind offer fresh perspectives on specific contemporary artworks - including those of Marina Abramović, Francis Alÿs, Martin Creed, Tracey Emin, Felix Gonzales-Torres, Marcus Harvey, Mona Hatoum, Thomas Hirschorn, Gabriel Orozco, Marc Quinn and Cindy Sherman. This book will appeal to psychologists, cognitive scientists, artists and art historians, as well as those interested in a deeper understanding of contemporary art.  The Protein Protocols Handbook by John M. Walker English | June 1, 1996 | ISBN: 0896033384 | Pages: 809 | PDF | 47,3 MB In The Protein Protocols Handbook, I have attempted to provide a cross-section of analytical techniques commonly used for proteins and peptides, thus providing a benehtop manual and guide both for those who are new to the protein chemistry laboratory and for those more established workers who wish to use a technique for the first time.
 The Power of Mobility: How Your Business Can Compete and Win in the Next Technology Revolution By Russell McGuire 2007 | 259 Pages | ISBN: 0470171286 | PDF | 2 MB Praise For The Power of Mobility: How Your Business Can Compete and Win in the Next Technology Revolution ''Mobility is the next technology force that is redefining how businesses operate. Going forward, the winners will be 'anywhere enterprises' that learn how to combine the Power of Mobility with broadband connectivity to create competitive advantage. Russell's book lays out a straightforward road map for how to do just that.'' вЂ"Berge Ayvazian , Chief Strategy Officer, Yankee Group ''Our experience has proved that integrating the mobility of our services into the lives of students creates tremendous opportunities and new value. The ideas presented in this book will serve organizations and businesses of all types well as they explore the innovative growth that can come with the Power of Mobility.'' вЂ"Dr. Karen Pennington , Vice President, Student Development and Campus Life, Montclair State University ''For many professionals, the workplace is no longer a 'place,' and the work day is no longer a 'day.' The Power of Mobility shows us that companies that recognize this fundamental shift are in the best position to take advantage of mobility to increase business agility, transform the way they serve customers, and enable exciting new business models.'' вЂ"Don Proctor , Senior Vice President, Collaboration Software Group, Cisco ''What businesses need is a plain English explanation of the new values and disciplines of the Mobility Age. In The Power of Mobility , Russell McGuire provides that clear guidance without the 'technospeak.''' вЂ"Clint Parr , Chief Executive Officer and President, Anyware Mobile Solutions ''Companies that figure out how to keep employees connected and leverage context have the opportunity to outperform their peers in the marketplace. The Power of Mobility explains what this all means in simple terms, describes how companies can build mobility into their businesses, and provides helpful examples for those wanting to gain competitive advantage.'' вЂ"H.P. Jin , PhD, Chief Executive Officer & President, TeleNav Inc. '' The Power of Mobility prepares you, in a step-by-step fashion, to interpret the opportunity presented by mobility into your firm's environment.'' вЂ"Danny Briere , Chief Executive Officer, Telechoice  The Politics of New Media Theatre By Gabriella Giannachi 2006 | 166 Pages | ISBN: 041534946X | PDF | 3 MB The first book in the field to explore the links between theories of globalization and surveillance, bipower and biopolitics, performance and theatre, computer arts and politics, ''The Politics of New Media Theatre'' is an investigation into the political role played by the new media theatre. Gabriella Giannachi explores how new media arts constitute themselves as a radical political movement, and presents an analysis of both the role of virtuality in radical performance and politics in virtual and mixed reality practices. This outstanding new work offers an analysis of leading political, philosophical and artistic texts and artworks, and represents a milestone for anyone interested in new technologies, theatre and politics.
 The Performance of Politics: Obama's Victory and the Democratic Struggle for Power by Jeffrey C. Alexander English | 2010 | ISBN: 0199744467 | 384 pages | PDF | 7,2 MB Contemporary observers of politics in America often reduce democracy to demography. Whatever portion of the vote not explained by the class, gender, race, and religious differences of voters is attributed to the candidates' positions on the issues of the day. But are these the only-or even the main-factors that determine the vote?  The People's Songs: The Story of Modern Britain in 50 Records by Stuart Maconie English | June 1, 2014 | ISBN: 0091933803 | EPUB | 432 pages | 0.6 MB These are the songs that we have listened to, laughed to, loved to and laboured to, as well as downed tools and danced to.
 William N. Thorndike, "The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success" English | ISBN: 1422162672 | 2012 | 272 pages | AZW3 | 614 KB "An outstanding book about CEOs who excelled at capital allocation." - Warren Buffett  Sudhir Chandra, "The Oppressive Present: Literature and Social Consciousness in Colonial India" English | ISBN: 1138660175 | 2016 | 238 pages | PDF | 3 MB Marking a departure from studies on history and literature in colonial India, The Oppressive Present explores the emergence of social consciousness as a result of and in response to the colonial mediation in the late nineteenth century. In focusing on contemporary literature in Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, and Marathi, it charts an epochal change in the gradual loss of the old pre-colonial self and the configuration of a new, colonized self. It reveals that the 'oppressive present' of generations of subjugated Indians remains so for their freed descendants: the consciousness of those colonized generations continues to characterize the 'modern educated Indian'. The book proposes ambivalence rather than binary categories ― such as communalism and nationalism, communalism and secularism, modernity and tradition ― as key to understanding the making of this consciousness. |
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