Beyond Sustainability

Beyond Sustainability
Author: Tim Delaney
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2021-06-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1476682364

This book approaches environmentalism via two academic disciplines, sociology and philosophy. Both have concerns about the environment's ability not only to sustain itself but to thrive. The authors argue that rather than simple sustainability, we must promote thrivability for the sake of protecting the environment and all living things. In this greatly expanded second edition, the authors have updated data and examples, introduced new topics and concepts, and emphasized the need to lessen our dependence on fossil fuels. Numerous topics are explored, from the differences between sustainability and thrivability, and the overuse of plastic, to mass extinction, the role of natural disasters and more. The Covid-19 pandemic offers an added perspective on the relationship between disease and the environment.

Target XAT 2020 (Past Papers 2005 - 2019 + 5 Mock Tests) 11th Edition

Target XAT 2020 (Past Papers 2005 - 2019 + 5 Mock Tests) 11th Edition
Author: Disha Experts
Publisher: Disha Publications
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2019-04-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9388919238

Target XAT 2020 provides the detailed Solutions to XAT 2005 to XAT 2019 original Question Papers. The book also provides the topics of the essays asked in each of these XAT exam. The book also contains 5 Mock tests designed exactly as per the latest pattern of XAT. Each Mock Test has 2 parts as per the new format. Part I contains questions on Decision Making, English Language & Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Ability whereas Part 2 contains Essay Writing and questions on General Awareness on Business Environment, Economics and Polity. The detailed solution to each test is provided at the end of the book. The book also contains the list of essays asked in the last 15 years of XAT and a list of essays for practice.

The Happy Health Plan

The Happy Health Plan
Author: David Flynn
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2020-12-10
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0241471451

From the Sunday Times bestselling authors, The Happy Pear 'My go-to for incredible vegan recipes' Joe Wicks 'Awesome plans that show how plant-based food can transform your health' BOSH! _____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to improve your health, lose weight or gain more energy? A plant-based diet might be the answer you're looking for. The Happy Health Plan brings you 90 brand new, mouth-watering recipes and four bespoke meals straight from the Happy Pear kitchen. The recipes have been specially designed with medical experts to look after your heart, give you glowing skin, calm your gut and help you lose weight, without counting a single calorie. Cooking with more plants means that every meal is full of fibre, high in vitamins and low in saturated fat, which means they boost your energy, reduce cholesterol and keep you fuller for longer. Including lots of classic dishes, from a creamy carbonara to a katsu curry, a fluffy pancake stack and even a berry crumble, this book will help you to look after your whole body health, inside and out, with tastier food than ever before.

Temporary

Temporary
Author: Hilary Leichter
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2020-03-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 156689574X

In Temporary, a young woman’s workplace is the size of the world. She fills increasingly bizarre placements in search of steadiness, connection, and something, at last, to call her own. Whether it’s shining an endless closet of shoes, swabbing the deck of a pirate ship, assisting an assassin, or filling in for the Chairman of the Board, for the mythical Temporary, “there is nothing more personal than doing your job.” This riveting quest, at once hilarious and profound, will resonate with anyone who has ever done their best at work, even when the work is only temporary.

Influencer Politics

Influencer Politics
Author: Johanna Arnesson
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2024-10-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3111036103

Influencer Politics focuses on current discussions about the role and impact of social media influencers in the political sphere, and how the personal, political and promotional often converges in digital media. A key question is how core ideas of influencer culture - authenticity, intimacy, commercialism, and self-branding - shape the ways in which politics are expressed and understood in this context, as well as opens up space for new ways of connecting and interacting with the public. It also highlights the way that influencer culture itself is infused with politics, where issues of, for example, empowerment and exploitation are articulated and discussed in different ways. The book is the result of a common interest among researchers engaged in work on political aspects of influencer marketing and influencer culture from critical, cultural, and strategic perspectives, and offers a range of case studies devoted to both the promises and limitations of influencer politics.

Products for Conscious Consumers

Products for Conscious Consumers
Author: Kemi Ogunyemi
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2022-07-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1802628398

Products for Conscious Consumers is a guide for academics, students and professionals who want to measure and influence responsible consumer behaviour and attain genuine Green Marketing.

Essentials of Consumer Behavior

Essentials of Consumer Behavior
Author: Debra L. Stephens
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2023-03-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000843882

This thoroughly updated second edition of Essentials of Consumer Behavior offers a concise alternative to traditional textbooks with a practice-based approach. Stephens emphasizes that consumer behavior does not simply equate to buyer behavior. She examines the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that shape consumers’ attitudes and motivations in relation to brands, products, and marketing messages. The new edition of this concise guide to the discipline offers comprehensive coverage of issues including: Technology now integrated into all chapters Consumer vulnerability, expanded beyond young consumers and persons with disabilities to include the economically disadvantaged and those marginalized because of ethnicity and gender Consumers’ roles in the lives of nonhuman animals, with extensive discussion of the consumer journey toward acquiring an animal companion and the impact of pet ownership on consumers’ non-pet-related purchases Suitable for marketing and consumer behavior students at advanced undergraduate and postgraduate levels, this clearly written and thorough textbook will keep students engaged and help them to become savvier marketers. Online resources include links to videos and podcasts, further reading, questions, and exercises. Instructor supplements include PowerPoint slides and chapter quizzes.

The Art of Compassionate Business

The Art of Compassionate Business
Author: Bruno R. Cignacco
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 642
Release: 2023-12-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000998045

There are several well-ingrained assumptions regarding the dynamics of work and business activities, which can be refuted. Some examples of these widespread assumptions in business and work environments are employees being viewed as commodities, competitors perceived as threats, companies’ resources seen as limited, and customers perceived as scarce and difficult. All this leads to the question: "Is there a way to perform business activities more humanely?" The second edition of this book challenges the reader to change the way they perform in business situations and become more focused on the human aspects of business activities. The users of this knowledge and those affected by them will undergo a profound transformation in the way they perform business activities. They will benefit from gradually testing and implementing the guidelines conveyed in this book, both in the business environment and in the workplace. When readers put these principles into practice, positive ripple effects are bound to affect other stakeholders of the organisation they work for or own. The author has refreshed all the concepts and examples introduced in the first edition which include aspects related to mission and vision, passion, business mindset, organisational learning, improvement of business conversations, use of constructive criticism, and betterment of relationships with the most relevant stakeholders (customers, suppliers, intermediaries, community, employees, etc.). The author also includes a discussion of creativity and the innovation process as well as other relevant aspects related to a healthy business environment and provides various real-life examples of companies which have adopted a loving attitude towards their stakeholders – which has become so important in the current business environment.

Brand Management

Brand Management
Author: Michael Beverland
Publisher: SAGE Publications Limited
Total Pages: 522
Release: 2024-03-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1529678951

This popular textbook introduces students to contemporary brand management and innovation with a focus on how companies and consumers are interacting and co-creating brands today. The latest edition continues to provide equal focus on theory and practice with all new case studies and examples from brands around the globe to help show the wide range and diversity of brands and consumers today. These include Glossier, Lovehoney, Whisper, Shinola Detroit, Trung Nguyen, Shatta Wale, Tony’s Chocolonely. Also included are updated research references and online resources, as well as a brand-new chapter on the creative aspects of branding from naming to logos and experiences. This textbook is essential reading for all students studying branding and brand management at university level. Michael Beverland is Professor of Brand Marketing at University of Sussex Business School. Pinar Cankurtaran is Assistant Professor of Brand Strategy at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology.

The Book of (More) Delights

The Book of (More) Delights
Author: Ross Gay
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2023-09-19
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1643755471

From bestselling author of The Book of Delights and award-winning poet, a book of lyrical mini-essays celebrating the everyday that will inspire readers to rediscover the joys in the world around us. In Ross Gay’s new collection of small, daily wonders, again written over the course of a year, one of America’s most original voices continues his ongoing investigation of delight. For Gay, what delights us is what connects us, what gives us meaning, from the joy of hearing a nostalgic song blasting from a passing car to the pleasure of refusing the “nefarious” scannable QR code menus, from the tiny dog he fell hard for to his mother baking a dozen kinds of cookies for her grandchildren. As always, Gay revels in the natural world—sweet potatoes being harvested, a hummingbird carousing in the beebalm, a sunflower growing out of a wall around the cemetery, the shared bounty from a neighbor’s fig tree—and the trillion mysterious ways this glorious earth delights us. The Book of (More) Delights is a volume to savor and share.