Subject(s): Emotions | Emotions -- Social aspects Summary: "Gathering scholars from different disciplines, this book is the first on how to study emotions using sociological, historical, linguistic, anthropological, psychological, cultural and mixed approaches. Bringing together the emerging lines of inquiry, it lays foundations for an over

Subject(s): Lee, Kuan Yew, 1923-2015 | Singapore -- Politics and government | Singapore -- Economic policy Summary: "A collection of essays reflecting Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's immense contribution to nation-building and the idea of development, including its various models -- from government and statecraft; le

Subject(s): Medicine, Popular | Self-care, Health | Medicine, Preventive Summary: "Looking for the key to living a longer and healthier life? Doctors now know that the underlying causes of most chronic diseases are lifestyle factors, so the solution is in your hands. Disease Free tells you how to minimise or even prevent health problems - f

Subject(s): Islamic art Summary: 25 leading writers and thinkers celebrate the riches of Islamic Art in a visually stylish volume produced with the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar and edited by Ahdaf Soueif, best-selling Booker-Prize shortlisted Egyptian-British novelist. Holdings: ,Book - General,Gombak Campus Library,General Colle

Subject(s): Business -- Middle East | Business communication -- Middle East | Business and education -- Middle East | Education -- Middle East | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Government & Business Summary: "In tod

Subject(s): Entrepreneurship | Economics Summary: 'This book addresses the central question in economic development: what institutions are conducive to productive entrepreneurship and wealth creation? By exploring the answer to this question from multiple perspectives, this volume is an invaluable resource both to scholars and policymakers

Subject(s): Effective teaching -- United States | School management and organization -- United States | Teacher morale -- United States | Motivation in education -- United States | School improvement programs -- United States | Education -- United States | Teaching -- United States Summary: Join the teaching revolution that's sweeping the U

Subject(s): Environmental policy -- International cooperation | Environmental protection -- International cooperation Summary: "As global environmental changes become increasingly evident and efforts to respond to these changes fall short of expectations, questions about the circumstances that generate environmental reforms become more pres

Subject(s): Businesspeople -- Biography | Business -- History Summary: Presents brief profiles of fifty influential people in business and industry from the eighteenth to the twentieth century and discusses ten important business trends. Contents:Introduction -- Pioneers. Ray Kroc -- Thomas Edison -- John Jacob Astor -- Frederick Winslow T

Subject(s): Nationalism -- History | National characteristics -- Memory | Crises -- Psychological aspects History | Memory -- Social aspects History | Collective memory -- History | Political messianism -- History Summary: "THis is the first book to camparatively examine nations that emphasize images of their own defeat in their mythology a