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5 reviews
Tim McLoughlin

Akashic Books, 2001

Great Memories From the Neighborhood
I am 52 years old and actually grew up on 68th and 12th, right across the street from the school yard where Nicky Shades was Namath everyday (I'm sure he was also a great stick ball player). I found Tim's book to be an accurate portrayal of many of the people from the neighborhood, conversely we did have doctors, lawyers, politicians and successfull business people graduate from 69th street and ...

The Economics of Organised Crime

2 reviews

Cambridge University Press, 1997

Essential for understanding the organised crime phenomenon
Organised crime in its many forms is one of the most important features of the late20th/early21st century world. Its extent, power, and impact increase year by year. In several parts of the world the distinction between organised criminals and the state means almost nothing. There is also an intimate connection between organised criminality on the one hand and both state intelligence services and ...

War and Genocide: Organised Killing in Modern Society

2 reviews
Martin Shaw

Polity, 2003

An explanation of Genocide that makes sense
After a genocide occurs, people always ask, "How could this happen?" Martin Shaw provides an answer that is simple, insightful and chilling. Martin Shaw's premise is that war has devolved from "total war" where the entire state (both soldiers and civilians) are at war against an enemy to "degenerative war" where both soldiers and innocent civilians of the enemy state are treated as ...

Learning Conversations: The Self-Organised Learning Way to Personal and Organizational Growth

1 review
Harri-Augstein

Routledge, 1991

Learning Conversations: a great model for coaching
I picked up Learning Conversations on the recommendation of a colleague as a reference related to organizational learning. What I found in it was a great set of frameworks dealing with both personal and corporate learning. The book frames the learning process well, especially at the individual level. What it does that is magic is provide a model of the natural (and necessary) steps in the ...

Well-Organised Home

1 review
Judith Wilson

RYLAND PETERS & SMAL, 2005

great book with great ideas
just what I wanted. great ideas and solutions for all rooms in the house.

Passing Exams Without Anxiety: How to Get Organised, Be Prepared and Feel Confident of Success (How to)

1 review
David Acres

Trans-Atlantic Publications, 1998

If you want to ace your exams with flying colours, grab hold of this one!
This is an excellent guide for those readers who want to adopt powerful study habits & who also want to pass their exams with flying colours. I am very impressed by the author's opening approach. At the onset, he starts off with a unique preamble as outlined in Chapter 1: How to Use This Book. He stresses the importance of asking questions as an initial guiding principle in reading his book ...

6th Refinement Workshop: Proceedings of the 6th Refinement Workshop, Organised by BCS-Facs, London, 5-7 ...

Springer, 1994

This volume contains the papers presented at the 6th Refinement Workshop which was held in London from 5 - 7 January 1994. The theme of the workshop was "the theory and practice of formal software development", and papers with industrial relevance were particularly encouraged. The papers address both the formal mathematical infrastructure of methods, and the practical application of formal development methods in commerce and industry. Among the ...