“…In Monty Python's Life of Brian, a bunch of crucified criminals happily sing 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life'; In Stephen King's book The Tommyknockers, the central character thinks about a joke he heard once. …”

“…"This volume critically evaluates more than a century of empirical research on the effectiveness of small, task-performing groups, and offers a fresh look at the costs and benefits of collaborative work arrangements. …”

“…It will be invaluable for all those involved in working with groups and organisations.The papers in this collection look at the underlying theory and the practical application of learning from experience. …”

“…The editors and contributing authors of this volume have taken a truly pioneering and courageously challenging look at the state of cross-cultural theory and practice. …”

“…Architects and clients will understand what to look for as they construct their careers and their portfolios with innovation as a goal. …”

“…Praise for Treasury Management The Practitioner's Guide ""Steven Bragg has written a broad-based look at the treasurer's function that is as timely as it is complete. …”

“…An important work for scholars who study technology, geography, and art, Mobile Screens offers a powerful look at the emergent visual culture of navigation and the way in which we engage with screens as part of our spatial, temporal, and tangible experiences of the world…”

“…Bringing the original, yet now often forgotten, theoretical contexts for these terms back to the fore, Johan Hartle and Samir Gandesha offer a new look at the importance of Western Marxism from its early days to the present moment-and reveal why Marxist cultural critique must continue to play a vital role in any serious sociological analysis of contemporary society…”

“…Extensive in scope, Pacific Strife is a fascinating look at a volatile moment in history…”

“…Adult learning can be best understood if we look at the social life of people in communities, and this book is an attempt to recover this view. …”

“…Finally, the book goes on to look at the outcomes of state policies by examining several major conflicts including the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Gulf War, and the system of regional alignment. …”

“…This book explores theoretical concepts of agency and power applied to the 19th-century context and takes a closer look at the family patriarch, resistance to patriarchal power by farm mistresses and their daughters, and the identities of those Finnish men who already in the 1850s and 1860s sought to defend the rights of rural farm women."…”

“….), the anonymous chronicler of 1234 (XII-XIII cent.) and Agapius of Mabbug (X cent.) has led the author of this book to reconsider the theory of the "circuit of Theophilos of Edessa" and to look with new eyes at the whole question of the writing of history in Greek, Syriac and Arabic during the first two centuries after the Islamic conquests. …”

“…This is the first study to look at syncretism in Bulgaria from this perspective…”

“…Sceptical Paths offers a fresh look at key junctions in the history of scepticism. …”

“…Policy makers and other key decision makers in education look towards improvement in mathematics teaching and learning as a key focus in education reform. …”

“…As an activist in residence, she dialogues with the students about their aspirations and encourages them to become artisans of peace and justice. We look forward, in turn, to the thoughts and writings of young people about the encounters shared here and the illustrations by a young Kenyan woman that accompany the essays…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Gangjee -- Yellow dictionaries, red banking services, some candies, and a sitting bunny: protection of color and shape marks from a German and European perspective / Annette Kur -- Non-traditional trademarks and the dilemma of aesthetic functionality / Justin Hughes -- Should trademark law protect non-traditional trademarks? a look at how marketing practices try to capture essences / Devin Desai -- Absolute bans on the registration of product shape marks: a breach of international law? …”

“…In this book Daniel Nettle urges the reader to unpick such distinctions-biological versus social sciences, mind versus body, and nature versus nurture-and look instead for the for puzzles and anomalies, the points of connection and overlap. …”

“…With a particular focus on solidarity, or the willingness to accept shared risks, the editors look at the dynamics between the aging and the young, the healthy and the sick, and the working and unemployed within welfare states. …”