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The Meritocracy Trap by Daniel Markovits
RRP: £12.99£9.34'This book flips your world upside down. Daniel Markovits argues that meritocracy isn't a virtuous, efficient system that rewards the best and brightest. Instead it rewards middle-class families who can afford huge investments in their children's... -
Painting Abstract Landscapes by Gareth Edwards 9781785009730
£15.71Abstract landscape painting expresses emotion while still capturing the essence of a landscape. This compelling book explores this suggestive style first developed by Turner. Using the hauntingly-beautiful paintings of Gareth Edwards, it explores the... -
Firsts, Lasts and Onlys: Tennis: A Truly Wonderful Collection of Tennis Trivia by Paul Donnelley 9781785316364
RRP: £9.99£7.36Firsts, Lasts & Onlys is a tennis fan's delight, chock-full of astonishing events, time-honoured anecdotes and extraordinary facts. The book takes a light-hearted but authoritative look at every major tennis tournament in the world, including the... -
Not Working: Where Have All the Good Jobs Gone? by David G. Blanchflower 9780691181240
£19.58A candid assessment of why the job market is not as healthy as we thinkDon't trust low unemployment numbers as proof that the labor market is doing fine-it isn't. Not Working is about those who can't find full-time work at a decent wage-the... -
The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989: guidance on regulations by Great Britain: Health and Safety Executive 9780717666362
£24.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780717666362Author Great Britain: Health and Safety ExecutiveFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint HSE BooksPublisher HSE Books -
The Unfair Advantage: BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD-WINNER: How You Already Have What It Takes to Succeed by Ash Ali
RRP: £10.99£8.02WINNER OF BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2021 AND BEST START UP/SCALE UP BOOK AWARD 2021 'A powerful way to think about success as an entrepreneur.' Ali Abdaal, Productivity YouTuber, Podcaster & Ex-Doctor 'Crucial business advice that you won't get... -
Nickel and Dimed: Undercover in Low-Wage America by Barbara Ehrenreich
RRP: £9.99£6.95Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. Leaving her home, she took the cheapest lodgings she could find, and accepted whatever jobs she was offered. Nickel and Dimed... -
Papermaking: An Artist's Guide by Lucy Baxandall 9781785009976
£10.78Papermaking is truly a craft for everybody - it is accessible, sustainable and enjoyable for all ages. This book is a step-by-step guide for everyone who wants to make paper at home or in a classroom setting. With clear instructions and over 140 photos,... -
Heat Pumps for the Home: 2nd Edition by John Cantor 9781785007798
£13.80In recent years, heat pumps have emerged as a promising new form of technology with a relatively low environmental impact. Moreover, they have presented householders with an opportunity to reduce their heating bills. Heat pumps can heat a building by... -
Reincarnation and Karma, An Introduction: The meaning of existence - from pre-birth plans to one's task in life by Judith von Halle 9781912992379
RRP: £9.99£8.42What is the meaning of life? As human beings, we cannot avoid this most basic question of earthly existence. Is consciousness simply an accident of the universe, as modern science would claim? On the other hand, many established religions suggest that... -
Critical Systems Thinking and the Management of Complexity by Michael C. Jackson
RRP: £64.95£59.78From the winner of the INCOSE Pioneer Award 2022The world has become increasingly networked and unpredictable. Decision makers at all levels are required to manage the consequences of complexity every day. They must deal with problems that arise... -
The World of Work to 2030: A practical guide to future-proofing your business and your career by Russell Beck 9781399412711
£18.49A book that helps make sense of the megatrends playing out in the world today and, as a result, how individuals can future-proof their businesses and careers. In the context of work, consider two headlines that we face on a regular basis. Firstly, that... -
The Battle of Grangemouth: A Worker's Story by Mark Lyon 9781912064007
£13.47An account of the assault on the Union at Grangemouth in 2013, when workers were forced to accept cuts in their pay andconditions by the owner's threat of closure. Written by the Grangemouth convenor, The Battle of Grangemouth is a vital storyin trying... -
Introducing Employment Relations: A Critical Approach by Steve Williams 9780198835530
RRP: £57.99£54.52This new and extensively updated edition of Introducing Employment Relations draws on the most up-to-date research and contemporary examples to help students develop their knowledge, understanding and critical assessment of the main issues relating to... -
The Complete Deer Stalker: From Field to Larder by Larry Fowles 9781785008542
£16.09Deer stalking entails much more than walking the countryside with a rifle; there is a great deal to be considered prior to lacing boots and donning a green fleece. It is often said that the real work starts after the trigger has been squeezed. This... -
Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work by Matthew B Crawford
RRP: £17.00£10.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143117469Author Matthew B. CrawfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 187gDimensions(mm) 197mm *... -
Head Hand Heart: The Struggle for Dignity and Status in the 21st Century by David Goodhart
RRP: £10.99£8.02A FINANCIAL TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020The acclaimed new book from the celebrated author of The Road to Somewhere'Brilliant, will become a classic' Daily Telegraph'Utterly compelling ... one of the most important intellectuals in the... -
Lessons in Organising: What Trade Unionists Can Learn from the War on Teachers by Gawain Little
£12.29'An excellent review of the attack on teachers and their unions, by authors well placed to point to ways to improve the fight back and resistance' - Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary NEU The heart of any trade union is its reps and activists... -
The Machine Age: An Idea, a History, a Warning by Robert Skidelsky 9780241244616
RRP: £25.00£18.02A sweeping history of and meditation on humanity's relationship with machines, showing how we got here and what happens nextFaith in technological fixes for our problems is waning. Automation, which promised relief from toil, has reactivated the... -
Pioneer: The Autobiography of Gordon Jago by Gordon Jago 9781785318573
£15.09Few people have made such an impact on so many areas of football, in so many parts of the world, as Gordon Jago. Jago - a tall, thoughtful centre-half with Charlton Athletic - made his biggest impression as a manager. In England, he created the... -
Electricity at work: safe working practices by Great Britain: Health and Safety Executive
£18.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780717665815Author Great Britain: Health and Safety ExecutiveFormat PaperbackPage Count 33Imprint HSE BooksPublisher HSE Books -
Unequal: How extreme inequality is damaging democracy, and what we can do about it by David Buckham
RRP: £12.99£8.60The ongoing war in Ukraine, between freedom and totalitarianism, has been brewing since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989: the great victory of liberal democracy over communism. In recent decades, authoritarian regimes have proliferated or become... -
Make Bosses Pay: Why We Need Unions by Eve Livingston
£8.24With the world changing at breakneck speed and workers at the whim of apps, bad bosses and zero-hours contracts, why should we care about unions? Aren't they just for white-haired, middle-aged miners anyway? The government constantly attacks unions,... -
Learning to Labour: How Working Class Kids Get Working Class Jobs by Mr. Paul Willis
RRP: £37.99£34.94This book which has now established itself as a classic study of working class boys describes how Paul Willis followed a group of 'lads' as they passed through the last two years of school and into work. The book explains that for 'the lads' it is their... -
The Case for Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring Dignity, Pay, and Meaning to Everyone's Jobs by Zeynep Ton
RRP: £23.00£17.73Named one of the Best Business Books of 2023 by the Financial TimesThinkers50 2023 Winner: Talent AwardFrom MIT professor and pre-eminent voice on Good Jobs comes a leadership guide for choosing excellence and providing good jobs that offer a living... -
Battling Eight Giants: Basic Income Now by Guy Standing
£12.91Today in one the richest countries in the world, 60% of households in poverty have people in jobs, inequality is the highest it has been for 100 years, climate change threatens our extinction and automation means millions are forced into a life of... -
The Fissured Workplace: Why Work Became So Bad for So Many and What Can be Done to Improve it by David Weil
£17.99For much of the twentieth century, large companies employing many workers formed the bedrock of the U.S. economy. Today, as David Weil's groundbreaking analysis shows, large corporations have shed their role as direct employers of the people responsible... -
Labouring Men by Eric Hobsbawm
RRP: £14.99£9.57The topics covered in this book can be divided into four broad groups: studies of labour conditions up to the middle of the nineteenth century; studies in the 'new trade unionism' of 1889 to 1914; studies in the late nineteenth-century revival of... -
Leptospirosis: are you at risk? (pack of 15 pocket cards) by Great Britain: Health and Safety Executive
£9.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780717664559Author Great Britain: Health and Safety ExecutiveFormat PaperbackPage Count 7Imprint HSE BooksPublisher HSE Books -
Workers Can Win: A Guide to Organising at Work by Ian Allinson
£12.29The Covid, climate and cost of living crises all hang heavy in the air. It's more obvious than ever that we need radical social and political change. But in the vacuum left by defeated labour movements, where should we begin? For longtime workplace... -
First aid at work: The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981, guidance on regulations by Great Britain: Health and Safety Executive 9780717665600
£17.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780717665600Author HSEFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint HSE BooksPublisher HSE Books -
International Human Resource Management by Peter Dowling 9781473773790
£55.69The eighth edition of this market-leading text explores the core issues in international human resource management from a practical and academic perspective. Written by a team of internationally recognised experts, International Human Resource Management... -
The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation by Carl Benedikt Frey 9780691172798
£20.18"Made me look at the industrial revolution, invention, sleeping beauties, contexts and the forces that shape our societies differently."-David Byrne, New York Times Book ReviewHow the history of technological revolutions can help us better understand... -
The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation by Carl Benedikt Frey
£11.87"Made me look at the industrial revolution, invention, sleeping beauties, contexts and the forces that shape our societies differently."-David Byrne, New York Times Book ReviewHow the history of technological revolutions can help us better understand... -
Negotiating Globally: How to Negotiate Deals, Resolve Disputes, and Make Decisions Across Cultural Boundaries by Jeanne M. Brett
RRP: £58.00£52.64A framework for anticipating and managing cultural differences at the negotiating table In today's global environment, negotiators who understand cultural differences and negotiation fundamentals have a decided advantage at the bargaining table. This... -
Employment with a Human Face: Balancing Efficiency, Equity, and Voice by John W. Budd 9780801472602
£20.41John W. Budd contends that the turbulence of the current workplace and the importance of work for individuals and society make it vitally important that employment be given "a human face." Contradicting the traditional view of the employment relationship... -
The Value of Industrial Relations: Contemporary Work and Employment in Britain by Jenny Rodriguez 9781529236958
£24.04Published in collaboration with BUIRA, this book provides a critical review of the field of industrial relations (IR) and evaluates its future in the rapidly evolving world of work. Written by key names in IR, the book captures the significant... -
Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy - International Student Edition by Ronald G. Ehrenberg
RRP: £55.99£50.86Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy, now in its fourteenth edition, continues to be the leading text for one-semester courses in labor economics at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It offers a thorough overview of the modern theory of... -
Labour Regimes and Global Production by Dr Elena Baglioni 9781788216791
RRP: £29.99£28.50There has been a recent resurgence in interest in the theorization of labour regimes in various disciplines. This has taken the form of a concern to understand the role that labour regimes play in the structuring, organization and dynamics of global... -
Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education by Gary S. Becker
£27.69"Human Capital" is Becker's study of how investment in an individual's education and training is similar to business investments in equipment. Becker looks at the effects of investment in education on earnings and employment, and shows how his theory...