Business & Professional

From the author of the 'great' (Dolly Alderton), 'terrific' (Zadie Smith) The New Me, comes a subversive, hilarious portrait of two colleagues, each more like the other than they would care to admit.'Wretchedly riveting' Jia Tolentino, New Yorker'Butler...

Move from apprentice to master with assertiveness advice from the Star Wars (TM) galaxy's most powerful leaders, including Darth Vader, Palpatine, and Supreme Leader Snoke.Negotiating the workplace can be an impossible task, especially if that workplace...

A Major BBC Series Starring Ben Whishaw. The multi-million copy bestseller and Book of the Year at The National Book Awards.'Painfully funny. The pain and the funniness somehow add up to something entirely good, entirely noble and entirely loveable.' -...

The number one Sunday Times bestseller, Adam Kay's festive hospital diaries, Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas, is the perfect stocking filler from the author of multi-million-copy bestseller This is Going to Hurt - now a major BBC TV series...

The number one Sunday Times bestseller - with a new, fantastically festive front cover! Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas is a short gift book of festive diaries from the author of multi-million-copy bestseller This is Going to Hurt.Christmas is...

Beat the boredom and take time out from screens with this pocket-sized book packed with facts, photos and fantastic spots for hours of fun! Kids will have fun collecting points with more than 140 car models to find. From Minis and Fiats to...

Learn all about the different kinds of meetings - brainstorms, catch-ups, face-to-face, virtual, unattended - and how to avoid them completely . . .'People at work spend a lot of the day in meetings.Meetings are important because they give everyone a...

These days there are rules for everything and terrible consequences for disobeying them. Find out how easy it is tie yourself in knots with Red Tape . . .'Your call is important to us,' says the lady on the help-line.The call is important because it is...

A little book of inspiration for the modern world. Most of us live our lives by accident - we live as it happens. Fulfilment comes when we live our lives on purpose.'What are you going to do with your life? What are you doing with your life now?''Do you...

Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin... This hilarious book could save your career and get you the keys to the executive washroom! It is the ultimate guide to going to the toilet at work, and is filled with practical advice for dealing with all...

Now a major BAFTA nominated BBC comedy-drama starring BAFTA and Emmy award-winning actor Ben Whishaw. The multi-million copy bestseller now with an exclusive preface by the author.Welcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life and death...

Russell Ackoff is one of the world's top business brains. Herbert Addison has worked for years in business book publishing. Sally Bibb is a pioneer of organizational change. Who better to zero in on organizations, take them apart and then suggest ways of...

'Ridiculously enjoyable' Tom Holland A Book of the Year for The Times, Mail on Sunday and BBC History Magazine The 'Mermaid of Morwenstow' excommunicated a cat for mousing on a Sunday. When he was late for a service, Bishop Lancelot Fleming...

The PERFECT GIFT for the ones who are yet to know the meaning of the words 'hard work' . . . in other words the back-to-schoolers and the university goers. __________________________________This is a student.He is leaving home for the first time.By the...

Sit back and enjoy a collection of verbatim exchanges from the halls of justice, where defendants and plaintiffs, lawyers and witnesses, juries and judges, collide to produce memorably insane comedy. A: You mumbled on the first part of that and I...

Sit back and enjoy a collection of verbatim exchanges from the halls of justice, where defendants and plaintiffs, lawyers and witnesses, juries and judges, collide to produce memorably insane comedy. A: You mumbled on the first part of that and I...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781610352482Author Allan AbbottFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Linden Publishing Co IncPublisher Linden Publishing Co IncDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

The sequel to the bestselling memoir Blood, Sweat & Tea. Tom Reynolds is an ambulance worker. On any given day he can be attacked by strangers, sworn at by motorists, puked on, covered in blood and other much more unpleasant...

What does the founding of the Sugarhill Gang teach us about business development? What can we learn about management and leadership from Jay-Z's decades-long dominance? What does Ice Cube's refusal to accept $75,000 to remain a member of NWA tell us...

The perfect companion for those extremely hardworking colleagues, who like to pull sickies . . .'Lawrence and Ben are enjoying a bout of imaginary food poisoning.Food poisoning is always good because it's over quickly and nobody likes to hear stories...

Showing the same incisive and outrageous wit as in his previous books, where he first took on the self-help craze then New Labour's addiction to spin, Alistair Beaton now tackles the management gurus. Read this book and you will be transformed overnight...

At some point in your career, you'll realize there's more to being a software engineer than dealing with code. Is it time to become a manager? Or join a startup? In this insightful and entertaining book, Michael Lopp recalls his own make-or-break moments...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912045112Author John LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Kingdom Collective PublishingPublisher Kingdom Collective PublishingWeight(grams)...

Take a nostalgic trip back to a time when children played on the street, the local bobby could clip your ear and anywhere beyond Bridlington was an exotic holiday. Awwww, the old days. A time when grime were fashionable, school sports a menace...

Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2019, Diary of a Somebody is a unique mix of poetry and diary by the unofficial Poet Laureate of Twitter, the enigmatic Brian Bilston.'If you like a) laughing or b) words which rhyme with each other, you will...

Charles M. Sevilla finds comic gems in court transcripts. This new collection starts with a chapter on defendants (one of whom, when asked his marital status, replies after a long pause, "Adequate") and follows with sections on lawyers, experts,...

Discover the perfect work companion from viral tik tok and Netflix star Sarah Cooper The book that's missing from offices and Zoom calls around the world: the idiot's guide to conquering the corporate meeting. In it you will learn the essential subtle...

Discover the perfect work companion from viral tik tok and Netflix star Sarah Cooper The book that's missing from offices and Zoom calls around the world: the idiot's guide to conquering the corporate meeting. In it you will learn the essential subtle...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250080868Author Amy AlkonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's Press

'Peculiarly hilarious!' - William Gibson'Every page is a pleasure' - Lindsey FItzharris'Utterly charming' - Tom Holland'Laugh-out-loud' - Garth Nix'A must read' - Fergus Butler-Gallie'Brims with self-effacing charm' - Caitlin Doughty'Unfortunately I have...

WINNER OF THE LAKELAND BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2022You dreamed of being a journalist and the dream has come true. You love working for your local paper . . . although not everything is as you imagined.You embarrass yourself with a range of celebrities,...

'This book rewarded me with dark, dry chuckles on every page' Reni Eddo-Lodge'Hilarious . . . This original approach to discussing race is funny, intellectual and timely' Independent'The work of a true mastermind' Benjamin ZephaniahI learned early on...

The unspoken rules for how women should behave in the workplace are as numerous as they are confusing. Let viral tik-tok and Netflix star Sarah Cooper be your guide! Ask for a pay rise? Pushy. Take credit for an idea? Arrogant. Admit a mistake? Weak...

The unspoken rules for how women should behave in the workplace are as numerous as they are confusing. Let viral tik-tok and Netflix star Sarah Cooper be your guide! Ask for a pay rise? Pushy. Take credit for an idea? Arrogant. Admit a mistake? Weak...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988689503Author David ThorneFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint 27bslash6Publisher 27bslash6Weight(grams) 290g

'Ridiculously enjoyable' Tom Holland A Book of the Year for The Times, Mail on Sunday and BBC History Magazine The 'Mermaid of Morwenstow' excommunicated a cat for mousing on a Sunday. When he was late for a service, Bishop Lancelot Fleming...

If you work in business, the chances are you have fallen under the poisonous spell of business bullshit and jargon. Very few of us seem able to avoid "reaching out", or "walk the talk", or "shifting paradigms", or "think outside the box". No longer...

'Mark Watson is a national treasure' Richard OsmanWhatever I now know about life - or think I know - I found out through failure, disappointment, mortification. I'm writing it all down as much to remind myself as for anyone else - but now you're here,...

Tired of phrases like "circle back," "follow up," or the dreaded "let's take this offline"? This hilarious guide will reinvigorate your vocabulary with direct and delightful alternatives to stale corporate speak.Offices are a breeding ground for odd...

What won't we try in our quest for perfect health, beauty, and the fountain of youth? Well, just imagine a time when doctors prescribed morphine for crying infants. When liquefied gold was touted as immortality in a glass. And when strychnine-yes, that...