Just about every job requires excellent communication skills. To get ahead at work you need to be able to express yourself clearly and understand the feelings, needs and intentions of others. So how can you make sure other people understand you and that you respond appropriately to other people? Whether it’s giving a presentation, getting your point across in a meeting, or understanding the effects of body language, the proven tips and techniques provided in this book will get you communicating more effectively and successfully in no time!Explain yourself clearly, and get your point across easilyKnow what to say to help others open up to youFeel confident about communicating with a wide range of people

Chatting with Daadi presents warm and thoughtful conversations between Zubeida Mustafa and Alexandra Wasti, sharing memories, ideas, and life lessons in a engaging way. The book offers young readers meaningful insights through storytelling and dialogue across generations.

he city and indeed urbanism itself is a difficult phenomenon to understand and grapple with. While cities around the world have been centres of renaissance, they have also become hell for the millions living in slums and shanty towns. Where cities exhibit modernity and development, they have also become impersonal concrete jungles with little social interaction and cohesion. As the world, and indeed Pakistan, gets more and more urbanised, issues relating to the evolution of the city are becoming more critical and urgent.The recent census results show that nearly 40 per cent of Pakistan’s population lives in urban areas, which even though most analysts think is an understatement, is still a very large number. Even by the government figures it means that nearly 80 million people live in urban areas in Pakistan. However, there is a distinct lack of planning and thought on how urban life needs to be developed.

THAAP has organized four international conferences, various talks, evening series and cultural events from year 2010 onwards. First Thaap Conference 2010, titled ‘Historiography of Architecture in Pakistan and the Region’ projected various viewpoints in the writing of history. A consensus developed that history acquires a meaning for the people if written from their perspective. Second Thaap Conference 2011 on ‘Portrait of Lahore: Capital City of the Punjab’ projected the city as an integrated human endeavor. Third Thaap Conference 2012 on ‘Life in Small Towns’ studied various small towns from all over the world in which life becomes the focal point of any composite and meaningful study of towns. Fourth Thaap Conference 2013 on ‘Cultural Roots of Art and Architecture of the Punjab’ explored different dimensions of the sub-continental Punjab to resolve the identity crisis we are in today as Punjabis. This year Sixth THAAP Conference 2026 focuses on exploring the 'Culture, Art and Architecture of the Marginalized and the Poor’.

An enormously detailed and insightful study of the architecture, structure and liturgy of Justinian's Great Church in Istanbul. The examination of the structure enables Mainstone to disentangle the various rebuildings and restorations, lots of discussion of the design of this most massive of constrcuctions but he is equally concerned with the ways in which it was used, elements of symbolism and the influence of liturgy and the Emperors.

"Two pervasive fears-of external aggression and internal dissolution-have dominated political discourse and state action in Iran for many decades, and arguably for centuries. This book closely examines these fears, how they've shaped political trends in Iran, and specifically how they have undergirded the conduct of state actors during both the regime of the Shah (the Pahlavi monarchy) of the twentieth century and the Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution. Drawing on archival sources in the West and in Iran, as well as interviews with key Iranian decision-makers both past and present, Vali Nasr traces this thread of national security through key modern historical episodes in Iran. By viewing modern Iranian history through this lens, Nasr argues that decrying the current Iranian regime as a theocracy is a tired rhetorical move--and inaccurate as an explanation for how it conducts itself in the world. Today's Islamic Republic functions as a modern legal-rational nation-state. It is one that has evolved around a distinct and deeply held view of national interest and national security, rooted in both recent and not-so-recent history. Nasr's book will serve as a corrective to a deeply-rooted view in policy-making circles that the Iranian ruling elite's commitment to Islamic theocracy has driven the country's foreign policy since the time of the revolution"-- Provided by publisher.

Examines the iconic costumes designed by William Travilla for Marilyn Monroe, featuring original sketches, rare photographs, costume tests, dress patterns, and archival material celebrating the actress's enduring influence on fashion and Hollywood.

Online Education provides a comprehensive examination of fully online and blended learning, covering its historical development, theoretical foundations, research, planning, implementation, and pedagogical practices. The second edition explores recent advances in synchronous learning, learning management systems, generative artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies while updating research, case studies, and best practices. It also considers future directions for online education, including the potential impact of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, biosensing technologies, and robotics on teaching and learning.

"Sexual citizenship has become a key concept in the social sciences. It describes the rights and responsibilities of citizens in sexual and intimate life, including debates over equal marriage and women's human rights, as well as shaping thinking about citizenship more generally. But what does it mean in a continually changing political landscape of gender and sexuality? In this timely intervention, Diane Richardson examines the normative underpinnings and varied critiques of sexual citizenship, asking what they mean for its future conceptual and empirical development, as well as for political activism. Clearly written, the book shows how the field of sexuality and citizenship connects to a range of important areas of debate including understandings of nationalism, identity, neoliberalism, equality, governmentality, individualization, colonialism, human rights, globalization and economic justice. Ultimately this book calls for a critical rethink of sexual citizenship. Illustrating her argument with examples drawn from across the globe, Richardson contends that this is essential if scholars want to understand the sexual politics that made the field of sexuality and citizenship studies what it is today, and to enable future analyses of the sexual inequalities that continue to mark the global order"--

Overpower. Overtake. Overcome. – Serena WilliamsThroughout history, every woman pulling on spikes, lacing up boots and picking up a racquet has been a rebel – and this explosive book aims to uncover the often hidden histories behind 50 of these incredible pioneers.From the first Black woman to be a professional softball player, Betty Chapman, to the iconic 'Battle of the Sexes' match won by Billie Jean King, and from trans trailblazer Laurel Hubbard to Emma Raducanu's unforgettable US Open win, award-winning sports journalist Suzanne Wrack celebrates sporting giants at the absolute top of their games.

The Middle East Crisis: A Global Flashpoint provides a comprehensive overview of the Palestine question, tracing its origins to the 1948 creation of Israel and the displacement of over 700,000 Palestinians. It examines the evolution of the Arab-Israel conflict, focusing on the rise of Fatah and Hamas and their sustained struggle for the Palestinian “right of return” from 1948 to 2022. The narrative moves through successive Intifadas and culminates in the events of October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood and Israel responded with a devastating assault on Gaza. The analysis highlights how these developments reshaped global public opinion and led several UN member states, including key Western countries, to recognize the State of Palestine. The book also offers brief comparative insights into the Kashmir crisis and concludes with an assessment of possible pathways to resolving the Palestinian question. It serves as a valuable resource for researchers, policymakers, and peace advocates seeking to navigate and address one of the world’s most enduring crises.

"Developed from the author's own experiences in social work and social work education, this book considers alternative approaches for social workers in dealing with the extensive demands, persistent pressures, and stress that they may face in their daily working lives. The Positive Social Worker is firmly located in an individual, group, organisational, cultural and socio-political context. It considers and celebrates concepts linked to the importance, and sources, of work-related well-being. Individual chapters describe and critically analyse the social work context, the role of hope, optimism, commitment, resilience, support, appraisals, positive emotions and coping, self-efficacy, control and agency. Throughout clear links are made with social work practice. While the book concentrates on a UK context, it draws on literature from social work, social, organisational, work and positive psychology and sociology, from the UK, the USA, Europe, Australasia and other countries. This book should be considered essential reading for social workers, graduate and post graduate social work students, practice educators and lecturers. It will also be of relevance to professionals and professionals in training in the criminal justice and health and social care fields"--

"Some parents make it look easy. They always seem to know the right things to do and say, however tricky the situation. They have a seemingly instinctive ability to raise happy, confi dent and well-balanced children. Is there something these parents know that the rest of us don't? Is it something we could all learn? The answer is a resounding YES. They know The Rules of Parenting. These Rules are the golden principles that will guide you smoothly through the everyday challenges of raising children, from siblings to discipline, from school to teens"-- $c Provided by publisher.

"An important, illuminating call to arms not only for those in the preservation community but for anyone interested in the fate of some of the world's most significant and threatened cultural treasures."-Robert A.M. SternDedicated to the preservation of our planet's architectural treasures, the World Monuments Watch was established in 1996 to aid in the rescue of endangered cultural sites. Breathtaking full-color photographs, many newly commissioned, portray the most important sites on the Watch's list between 1996 and 2000-including such marvels as the Angkor Archaeological District in Cambodia, Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park, ancient Pompeii, and many others around the globe.Spanning Baroque palace gardens in Vienna to an ancient city in the central Asian desert, the book includes brief discussions of each site. Published in association with the World Monuments Fund, the parent organization of the World Monuments Watch, this richly visual book will appeal to anyone interested in architecture, archaeology, and cultural history.239 photographs, 150 in full color, 240 pages, 93/4 x 11"