Author: David Rowan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ochiltree (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Memorials of Ochiltree and neighbourhood, in a letter to a friend [by D. Rowan].
Author: David Rowan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ochiltree (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ochiltree (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Bibliotheca Scotia
Author: John Smith & Sons
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
A Contribution to the Bibliography of Scottish Topography
Author: Sir Arthur Mitchell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Publications of the Scottish History Society
Author: Scottish History Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Reference Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets and Plans, &c. Relating to Glasgow in the Library at Barlanark
Author: William Henry Hill
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Glasgow (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Glasgow (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Bibliotheca Scotica
Author: John Smith & Son (Glasgow) Ltd
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Robert Persons S.J., The Christian Directory (1582): The First Booke of the Christian Exercise, Appertayning to Resolution
Author: Robert Persons S.J.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004474501
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
This volume presents a critical edition of the immensely influential and popular first version of The Christian Directory, by the notorious Elizabethan Jesuit leader, Robert Persons. It was written during and immediately after the English Mission of 1580-1, which ended with the martyrdom of his companion Edmund Campion. Persons's work, originally entitled The First Booke of the Christian Exercise, appertayning to Resolution, attempts to persuade the reader to be resolved in the service of God. It deals with the motives and obstacles to such resolution. This edition includes a full apparatus of the alterations made to Persons's work by the Edmund Bunny, whose Protestant edition became an Elizabethan bestseller. It will be particularly useful to historians of the Catholic reformation and students of early modern English prose.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004474501
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
This volume presents a critical edition of the immensely influential and popular first version of The Christian Directory, by the notorious Elizabethan Jesuit leader, Robert Persons. It was written during and immediately after the English Mission of 1580-1, which ended with the martyrdom of his companion Edmund Campion. Persons's work, originally entitled The First Booke of the Christian Exercise, appertayning to Resolution, attempts to persuade the reader to be resolved in the service of God. It deals with the motives and obstacles to such resolution. This edition includes a full apparatus of the alterations made to Persons's work by the Edmund Bunny, whose Protestant edition became an Elizabethan bestseller. It will be particularly useful to historians of the Catholic reformation and students of early modern English prose.
Non-Bullshit Innovation
Author: David Rowan
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473563305
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
*updated with new material* 'Digital transformation' and 'disruptive innovation' used to be empty buzzwords serving to justify pointless box-ticking and absurd corporate posturing. And then a global pandemic suddenly forced every kind of organization to embrace genuine, urgent innovation as a matter of survival. But how can we ensure that the non-bullshit version of innovation delivers economic recovery at this crucial moment? Are there strategies we can all adapt from the world's most creative leaders to innovate effectively in our own lives? David Rowan, founding editor-in-chief of WIRED UK, embarked on a twenty country quest to find out. Packed full of tips for anyone looking for radical ways to adapt and thrive in the digital age, this carefully curated selection of stories will prepare you for whatever the future may bring - because the world will never move this slowly again. ___________________________ 'In this remarkable book, David Rowan tells a story of transformation: how an organisation has found a new way of doing things through innovation driven by ruthless entrepreneurial imagination. What is especially useful is that he does not just stick with small startups, let alone dreamy "inventors". He finds innovation in big companies and even within governments.' - Matt Ridley, The Times
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473563305
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
*updated with new material* 'Digital transformation' and 'disruptive innovation' used to be empty buzzwords serving to justify pointless box-ticking and absurd corporate posturing. And then a global pandemic suddenly forced every kind of organization to embrace genuine, urgent innovation as a matter of survival. But how can we ensure that the non-bullshit version of innovation delivers economic recovery at this crucial moment? Are there strategies we can all adapt from the world's most creative leaders to innovate effectively in our own lives? David Rowan, founding editor-in-chief of WIRED UK, embarked on a twenty country quest to find out. Packed full of tips for anyone looking for radical ways to adapt and thrive in the digital age, this carefully curated selection of stories will prepare you for whatever the future may bring - because the world will never move this slowly again. ___________________________ 'In this remarkable book, David Rowan tells a story of transformation: how an organisation has found a new way of doing things through innovation driven by ruthless entrepreneurial imagination. What is especially useful is that he does not just stick with small startups, let alone dreamy "inventors". He finds innovation in big companies and even within governments.' - Matt Ridley, The Times
The Viral President
Author: David Rowan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781480898790
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
In this political satire, a television talk show host becomes president and fights the media as America approaches a chaotic and riotous pandemic-affected election. Ron Suit is a television talk show host when he decides to run for President of the United States. Against all odds, he beats career politician, Stacey Lincoln, and sets into motion a chain of events that transforms the country in ways no one imagined. As President, Suit faces four years of attacks from a cynical media and self-interested establishment figures. He endures threats of impeachment and incessant criticism. Still, his administration enjoys success despite the odds. But when a global pandemic unfolds and cripples the United States during the election primaries, the tides change for the leader of the free world. President Suit's campaign opponent is an aging establishment figure who, despite his incompetence, is heavily-favored to win the election thanks to underhand tactics employed by his party and their shadowy conspirators. Woven throughout the political narrative is a darker story of intrigue and murder.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781480898790
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
In this political satire, a television talk show host becomes president and fights the media as America approaches a chaotic and riotous pandemic-affected election. Ron Suit is a television talk show host when he decides to run for President of the United States. Against all odds, he beats career politician, Stacey Lincoln, and sets into motion a chain of events that transforms the country in ways no one imagined. As President, Suit faces four years of attacks from a cynical media and self-interested establishment figures. He endures threats of impeachment and incessant criticism. Still, his administration enjoys success despite the odds. But when a global pandemic unfolds and cripples the United States during the election primaries, the tides change for the leader of the free world. President Suit's campaign opponent is an aging establishment figure who, despite his incompetence, is heavily-favored to win the election thanks to underhand tactics employed by his party and their shadowy conspirators. Woven throughout the political narrative is a darker story of intrigue and murder.
Pieces of Grace
Author: Karen Gibson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781736826706
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Grace believed she went from losing it all to having it all. In a desperate attempt to put her life back together, Grace, divorced and jobless, leaves Tucson to return to Chicago-a place she never planned to call home again. She also never planned to fall for Benjamin Hayward. Drawn into the fairytale existence of his power and wealth, Grace is unable to see what her family and friends see, and ignores the warning signs of Dr. Benjamin Hayward's dark side. Benjamin's secrets-the death of his mentally ill wife and the disappearance of his daughter-push Grace into an abyss deeper than the one that brought her home in the first place, and she risks losing even more. Pieces of Grace is a complicated story of relationships confused by undercurrents of mental illness. Readers find themselves hoping family and friends can carry Grace through her most difficult moments.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781736826706
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Grace believed she went from losing it all to having it all. In a desperate attempt to put her life back together, Grace, divorced and jobless, leaves Tucson to return to Chicago-a place she never planned to call home again. She also never planned to fall for Benjamin Hayward. Drawn into the fairytale existence of his power and wealth, Grace is unable to see what her family and friends see, and ignores the warning signs of Dr. Benjamin Hayward's dark side. Benjamin's secrets-the death of his mentally ill wife and the disappearance of his daughter-push Grace into an abyss deeper than the one that brought her home in the first place, and she risks losing even more. Pieces of Grace is a complicated story of relationships confused by undercurrents of mental illness. Readers find themselves hoping family and friends can carry Grace through her most difficult moments.