New Releases by Nick Robinson

Essere obbligati a lavorare con un collega difficile è un''esperienza che tutti proviamo almeno una volta nella vita e che, data la quantità di tempo che trascorriamo in ufficio, ha un impatto decisamente elevato sulla nostra esistenza. Non sapere come gestire una persona dal carattere complesso ci fa spesso passare la voglia di averci a che fare e, talvolta, ci porta addirittura a volerla mandare al diavolo. Tutto questo, oltre ad avere un risvolto negativo sul nostro umore, è anche estremamente dannoso per la nostra produttività lavorativa. Quanto tempo ed energie perdiamo perché non riusciamo a costruire delle relazioni proficue con i nostri colleghi più complicati? Piccolo manuale di sopravvivenza ai colleghi difficili offre la soluzione a questi annosi problemi. Rivelando i 9 diversi tipi di personalità difficili e mettendo a disposizione un rapido quiz per capire il tipo di persona che si ha di fronte, l''autore fornisce consigli e buone pratiche per riuscire a trovare il filo di una comunicazione efficace anche quando sembra impossibile.

Asi se nenajde nikdo, kdo by ve svém okolí neměl nějakého toho "obtížného" jedince. Nejraději bychom se jim samozřejmě vyhnuli a vůbec se s nimi nebavili, jenže to často není možné. A právě proto je tu tahle kniha - dozvíte se z ní, co má dotyčný problémový jedinec zřejmě za problém a jak s ním jednat tak, abyste si nezničili nervy a dostali od něj to, co potřebujete.

Discover how to identify the nine types of difficult people, what they do, and how to deal effectively with them.

Learn to fold original paper models designed by the world''s leading origami masters! In Origami Masters Kit, origami artist and author Nick Robinson presents 20 delightful designs by master paper folders from around the globe. This book includes full-color instructions, as well as accompanying online video tutorials for each model. Origami Masters Kit features original designs by the following famous artists: Akira Yoshizawa -- The late Japanese origami grand master who was largely responsible for creating and popularizing the art of origami as we know it today Michael LaFosse -- An internationally renowned master folder, teacher, paper maker and author who has been designing pieces inspired by nature for over 40 years David Brill -- An award-winning British folder who has produced a series of groundbreaking designs that seem to come to life in the closing stages Paul Jackson -- A Tel Aviv-based origami instructor, author and longtime artist known for an unorthodox approach to folding and his pleated and tessellated models Jun Maekawa -- A Japanese origami artist known for popularizing the use of crease patterns in designing origami models Nick Robinson -- A renowned British origami artist and prolific author known for his wide range of models Paula Versnick -- A Dutch folder who started designing origami when she couldn''t find the model she wanted And 10 other world-renowned origami masters! The 20 original designs include: The incredible "Kawasaki Rose" -- an intricate model that established Toshikazu Kawasaki as a world-class origami designer The "Triskelion" -- Robert Foord''s mesmerizing modular model with a spiral center that resembles the swirl of a blossom "Yoshizawa''s Baby Rabbit" -- a delightfully simple model from Japan''s greatest master that perfectly captures the essence of the subject Plus many others -- perfect for giving as gifts or decorating your home and office

Since the first edition was published in 1992, Nick Robinson''s The Planting Design Handbook has been widely used as a definitive text on landscape architecture courses throughout the world. It remains one of the few titles written by a practicing landscape architect and educator who is also a horticulturalist and accomplished plantsman, and which deals with the application of planting design on a large scale in landscape architecture and urban design projects. The Planting Design Handbook is distinctive for its elegant integration of an ecological approach with an understanding of visual and spatial composition. It emphasizes the role of vegetation layers and designed plant communities in complex and diverse plant assemblages for all kinds of sites and uses. This expanded and comprehensively updated third edition still provides a complete examination of principles and practice of design for public, institutional and private landscapes. It takes account of developments in theory and practice, especially in the use of perennials, and reflects a variety of media and approaches current in landscape architecture and design. All chapters have been revised and re-written to ensure updated references and new references have been added. Many new photographs of planting and projects around the world have been included, with examples of current professional drawings to illustrate the design process. It is generously illustrated, including a colour section and the beautifully detailed line drawings of the Chinese architect and painter Jia-Hua Wu.

Family businesses are the most common business form in the world, ranging from the millions of small local businesses to giants such as Walmart. This book showcases the crucial contribution that family businesses make to the world economy and informs students of the existing and potential research in this area. Drawing upon global academic research and case studies, theories of family businesses are explained and prevailing myths and assumptions are tested. Features including exercises linked to case studies develop skills in applying theories in practice. This concise textbook is essential reading for students of family business and useful additional reading for those interested in entrepreneurship more broadly.

No two dogs are the same, and this winsome collection of canine origami models offers a fun-filled variety of pooches, each with a distinctive personality. Twenty original designs include such familiar breeds as a hound, a bulldog, and an Alsatian as well as plenty of lovable mutts. As with most origami projects, these figures allow for a virtually limitless number of variations — with a little tweaking, you can customize your origami dogs to give them unique characteristics. Along with step-by-step directions, easy-to-follow diagrams, and links to video tutorials, each model features a full-color image of the finished dog. Projects are rated according to difficulty by means of a one-to-five paw rating, and a brief introductory chapter explains folding techniques and suggestions for how to choose the most appropriate origami paper. In addition to your own pack of playful pups, you can create charming handmade gifts for friends and family.

In the origami world, cats were traditionally under-represented, and the few existing models were rather flat and lifeless. But thanks to modern folding techniques, it''s possible to recapture the true charm of our feline companions. This book for origamists of all skill levels offers 20 original designs that range from a grinning Cheshire cat and a snoozing feline to a walking cat, a seated cat, a Halloween cat, and the smug cat that got the cream, as well as cats on an envelope, a bookmark, a greeting card, and other figures. Along with step-by-step directions and diagrams, each model features a full-color image of the finished cat. Projects are rated according to difficulty, and a brief introductory chapter explains folding techniques and suggestions for how to choose the most appropriate origami paper. These cute kitties, in addition to being fun to fold, make great little gifts for cat-fanciers.

Five contemporary origami masters contributed to this collection of easy-to-make figures. The eight original designs include a blue whale, penguin, shark, common eagle ray, squid, and both a deep-sea fish and a "simple" one, plus a small boat. Each model is accompanied by full-color photos, diagrams, and step-by-step instructions. They''re suitable for origamists of all skill levels, from beginner to expert, and links to helpful video tutorials are included. As a special bonus, 200 colorful sheets of high-quality origami paper, featuring many different patterns in a wide range of colors, will help folders set sail immediately.

Twenty projects for folders at every level of experience feature butterfly models inspired by real-life species as well as a caterpillar, envelope butterfly, and more. Includes step-by-step instructions, illustrated with color photos and diagrams.

Everything you need to fold a school of 60 origami fish! Origami Fish and Other Sea Creatures Kit presents this collection of 20 delightfully fishy designs by some of the world''s most famous origami artists including Robert Lang, John Montroll, Marc Kirschenbaum, Steven Palmer, Rob Snyder, Viviane Berty and many others. The book''s diagrams and instructions accompanied with the step-by-step videos are detailed enough for even origami beginners to have the guidance needed to create a virtual aquarium full of beautiful paper fish. This origami kit includes everything you need to get started: A full-color 64-page origami book with step-by-step instructions 20 enjoyable aquatic origami projects 60 two-sided sheets of colorful patterned origami papers available for free download Step-by-Step online video folding instructions for each model Give as gifts to family and friends, or decorate your home or office with these 20 original designs, including: The versatile "Multiform Fish," which allows you to create a variety of fish based on one model by adjusting variables as you fold The 3-D "Bubblefish" and "Puffer Fish," which assume their rounded forms when you inflate their bodies in the final step The playful "Clownfish," with its distinctive stripes The action-model "Swimming Fish," which can swish from side to side when you shift its tail between your fingers The unusual "Manta Ray," with its realistically graceful form And many other beautiful fish!

The perfect beginner''s kit for the art of origami. This cute package contains everything needed to get started in the popular craft of paper folding, including 120 sheets of plain and patterned origami papers in a tear-out pad and a removable 64-page guide to making over 20 imaginative origami creations. The core origami techniques, from the most basic mountain and valley creases to more complex folds, are explained clearly with step-by-step illustrations. With this new kit, beginners of all ages will get a head start on this engaging handcraft. Fun to give or receive, this pretty pack contains everything you need to get started in this versatile and popular craft. A selection of decorative papers are beautifully presented together with a step-by-step guide to making more than 20 exciting origami creations. Key techniques are clearly explained, from basic mountain-valley crease to more complex folding sequences. Each project includes easy-to-follow diagrams and fold-by-fold instructions, and features a detailed photograph of the completed design. Includes 120 sheets of patterned and plain origami paper in a handy integrated pad.

A collection of poems and artwork inspired by birds and the wild places of the North.

Create your own individually colored origami creations by coloring in beautiful designs and patterns and following the instructions to create intricate works of art. Featuring 24 tear-out sheets of bonus patterns for you to color and fold, you won''t need any origami or coloring-expertise as this simple, step-by-step instruction book will teach you everything you need to get started.

Are you ready to flip out? Hexaflexagons are six-sided, flat paper models that can be made to reveal hidden images through a series of flexes and folds. Flexagons were first introduced in a column written by Martin Gardner for Scientific American. From there, people started folding and figuring out creative ways to craft these interesting origami-like objects. Included in this delightful book are instructions and material to create hexaflexagons, tri-tetra flexagons, cubes, flexacubes, and more! Flexing kaleidocycles are shapes formed by taking several tetrahedra (four-sided 3D shapes) and joining their edges to form a ring, which can then be rotated so that it turns inside out to display a multitude different colors, shapes, and designs! This book contains: • A brief introduction on the history of hexaflexagons • Instructions on how to make 13 different fun flexagon models • 40 pages of easy tear-out pages with pieces to assemble your hexaflexagons People are still discovering new ways to innovate with these enjoyable creations—so with some study and practice, you may be able to come up with a unique design and enter the pages of flexagon history! All you need to do is to cut out and assemble the various models in this book to create the most intriguing and entertaining designs available. Start folding your flexagons now!

Create fun and adorable origami projects in a few minutes with the origami papers and simple instructions in this easy origami kit! Beginning Origami Kit presents 20 of world renowned origami artist Nick Robinson''s original designs along with easy step-by-step instructions for beginners. Free streamable or downloadable video tutorials explains everything in detail. These delightful origami projects include: A tiny reptilian dinosaur that is actually cute! A serene and stately Buddha''s Head sculpture Two charming Snails in Love who snuggle An decorative paper box ideal for tiny gifts and much more!

During the boom years of the 1980s, the massed oil wealth of the princes of Dubai and Saudi Arabia were pitted against British millionaire Robert Sangster in a battle for control of one of the world’s rarest, most precious and most unpredictable commodities: top-pedigree thoroughbred racehorses.

Videogames matter and they matter for world politics. The aim of this book is to demonstrate the way in which games contribute to the evolution of global politics and to show how global politics contributes to the development of games. Robinson seeks to achieve this in two ways. First, he offers a ¿macro-approach¿ which explores the political economy of videogames, their role in the militarisation of society and politics, and their soft power role as a source of both cultural attraction and repulsion. Second he offers a ¿micro-approach¿ which applies theory to the reading of key games so demonstrating both the politics within videogames but also the impact of politics on the very understanding which we have of the games we play. This book makes a compelling case that videogames matter for politics and that politics matters for videogames. Given the global reach and value of the videogame industry this is highly important. More specifically, this book departs from the existing literature in two ways. First, it argues that in order to understand the implications of videogames for popular culture and world politics we need a clear sense of the importance of the way in which games resonate around the world. At present too many accounts of cultural globalisation and/or soft power overemphasise the centrality of North American-centric pressures (frequently termed ¿Hollywoodisation¿). This study of games makes it clear that flows from East to West are potentially just as important as those from the West and that such flows are very different in character. Second, in terms of the literature on understanding the messages within games, the book contends that such literature plays insufficient account to the need for a clear understanding of the link between macro-level developments (e.g. militarisation, the political economy of games and cultural flow), and how those developments are mediated by the player within individual games. Seeking to develop a new understanding of gaming and global politics, this work will be of great interest to students and scholars of international relations, military and security studies, videogame studies and popular culture.

The Traditional Japanese Origami kit is designed for paper folding novices providing everything you need to create beautiful and original origami art. Carol Guzowski provides stunning papers that feature delicate patterns recalling the traditional designs used in Asian art and in Japanese kimono fabrics. A unique gift, this all-inclusive kit is a great value! Perfect to get you started in a lifetime hobby of origami folding. Includes: - 32 page full-color instruction book - 75 pieces of gorgeous, illustrated origami paper Enjoy the classic tradition of folding paper into beautiful and decorative creations.

"En trente ans de pliage du papier, mes créations ont été toujours plus loin dans la quête de la sobriété. Chaque pli doit avoir sa raison d''être, pour aboutir à un résultat élégant, réfléchi, épuré. L''origami consiste, selon moi, à réduire un sujet à ses éléments fondamentaux, pour saisir son essence avec aussi peu de plis que possible. La technique ne devrait jamais constituer un obstacle à l''expression artistique ! Ce livre présente une sélection de mes réalisations qui illustrent ma vision de l''origami. J''apprécie un grand nombre de styles, mais je pense qu''il faut toujours suivre son instinct pour créer et ne pas céder à la tentation de créer pour impressionner les autres. Vous découvrirez inévitablement beaucoup de modèles qui vous sembleront inhabituels. Mettez-les de côté, pour y revenir éventuellement plus tard. Seule une sérieuse remise en question permet de s''améliorer. Avec l''âge, j''ai passé plus de temps à réfléchir et parler d''origami qu''à plier. Un sujet fréquemment évoqué est celui de l''origami en tant que processus ou résultat final. En d''autres termes, doit-on concevoir l''origami comme un cheminement ou comme une destination ? Pour les origamistes, le processus de pliage est directement lié au papier. Une fois achevé, on ne peut pas faire grand-chose du modèle, hormis l''exposer ou l''offrir. Il constitue d''une certaine manière un sous-produit du pliage. Voilà pourquoi j''accorde beaucoup d''attention au processus. J''évalue les différentes façons d''accomplir chaque étape, en choisissant celle qui rend le pliage plus fascinant, plus élégant, plus gracieux. Ce n''est pas toujours possible, mais je me tiens à ce principe. Je pense également que le travail des créateurs devrait refléter des aspects de leur personnalité et de leur vie. Il n''y a aucune raison pour qu''un modèle ne puisse pas exprimer quelque chose, de l''humour ou une passion quelconque. Mon objectif est de concevoir des modèles qui " parlent " aux gens, pour les faire sourire, leur rappeler une expérience vécue, ou tout simplement leur faire profiter d''un moment d''humanité partagée". Nick Robinson.

English Unlimited is a six-level (A1 to C1) goals-based course for adults. Centred on purposeful, real-life objectives, it prepares learners to use English independently for global communication. Through universal topics and activities, and a focus on intercultural competence as a ''fifth skill'', this international coursebook helps learners become more sensitive, more effective communicators. Teaching natural, dependable language, and with CEFR goals at its core, it brings real life into the classroom and gives learners the skills and strategies to communicate confidently outside it. The ''Explore'' sections provide the extra ingredients for enhancing communicative ability, from further development of speaking skills to independent learning strategies. The English Unlimited Starter B Combo includes Coursebook and Self-study Pack Units 6 to 10, as well as the e-Portfolio and Self-Study DVD-ROM.

English Unlimited is a six-level (A1 to C1) goals-based course for adults. Centred on purposeful, real-life objectives, it prepares learners to use English independently for global communication. Through universal topics and activities, and a focus on intercultural competence as a ''fifth skill'', this international coursebook helps learners become more sensitive, more effective communicators. Teaching natural, dependable language, and with CEFR goals at its core, it brings real life into the classroom and gives learners the skills and strategies to communicate confidently outside it. The ''Explore'' sections provide the extra ingredients for enhancing communicative ability, from further development of speaking skills to independent learning strategies. The English Unlimited Pre-intermediate A Combo with DVD-ROMs includes Coursebook Units Intro to 7 as well as the e-Portfolio and Self-Study DVD-ROM.

English Unlimited is a six-level (A1 to C1) goals-based course for adults. Centred on purposeful, real-life objectives, it prepares learners to use English independently for global communication. Through universal topics and activities, and a focus on intercultural competence as a ''fifth skill'', this international coursebook helps learners become more sensitive, more effective communicators. Teaching natural, dependable language, and with CEFR goals at its core, it brings real life into the classroom and gives learners the skills and strategies to communicate confidently outside it. The ''Explore'' sections provide the extra ingredients for enhancing communicative ability, from further development of speaking skills to independent learning strategies. The English Unlimited Elementary B Combo includes Coursebook Units 8 to 14 as well as the e-Portfolio and Self-Study DVD-ROM.

More than 20 projects, illustrated with photos and 2-color diagrams, range from easy to fiendishly challenging. Models include black cats, a tombstone, fangs, witches galore, and other familiar Halloween figures.

Discover new and interesting online content based on your interests! StumbleUpon helps you discover new and interesting content on the Internet based on your specific interests. With this helpful For Dummies guide, you will learn to complete a profile that alerts StumbleUpon what topics interest you and assists in making your online perusing interesting and productive. Coverage explains how the Stumble button allows StumbleUpon to learn more about you and what type of content you like to view and it also helps that particular piece of content turn up higher in other users'' searches. Gets you started with setting up a profile, using the site and mobile app, and installing the browser Offers guidance for Stumbling and sharing content on other social networks Explains how to create a channel and use Paid Discovery Shows you how to install a Stumble button on your site to encourage people to Stumble your content With StumbleUpon For Dummies, you''ve stumbled upon the ideal guide to get you started with this exciting engine!

The relationship between those who wield power and those whose job it is to tell us what they are doing has always been fraught with tension. Politicians now expect to be on camera and facing aggressive questions from the moment they open their front door to the moment they return home at night. Everything they say and do is instantly broadcast and dissected on 24-hour news channels, blogs and Twitter. It was not always this way. Live from Downing Street takes us on an absorbing journey through the hard-fought battles for the right to tell the public about the decisions taken on their behalf. Nick Robinson provides a colourful and personal examination of what life is like as the BBC''s Political Editor - a role described in a report for the White House as ''the most important job in British political journalism''. Peppered with informative but witty anecdotes, his account reveals his own considered view of the controversial issue of impartial reporting. Live from Downing Street is a gripping story written by someone uniquely placed to add his own perceptive insights and observations.