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  • Intercultural Readiness

    Four Competences for Working Across Cultures

    by U. Brinkmann, O. van Weerdenburg ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    Drawing on research from 30,000 individuals and their practical experience as intercultural management consultants, the authors provide insights into the broader landscape of intercultural management through their exploration of 4 competencies: Intercultural Sensitivity, Intercultural Communication, Building Commitment and Managing Uncertainty. ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • The Experience Society

    Life beyond Subjectivity

    by Svend Brinkmann ...
    In today’s ‘experience society’, everything is judged by personal experience, from online shopping to funerals. Value is measured by how satisfying an individual finds their experience, and the experience economy thrives on this desire for entertainment and fulfilment. Yet debates often reach an impasse when reduced to subjective feelings – whether offence is taken or criticisms are dismissed. ... Read more

    $10.59 USD

  • Think

    In Defence of a Thoughtful Life

    by Svend Brinkmann ...
    A defining feature of being human is our ability to think. We refer to ourselves, after all, as Homo sapiens. But in a world where experiencing and achieving as much as possible is the number one preoccupation, there is little room for reflection. Technology is also making everything easier, eroding the need for us to think at all.Of course deep, critical thinking can be difficult, sometimes ... Read more

    $12.00 USD

  • The Art and Science of Digital Compositing

    Techniques for Visual Effects, Animation and Motion Graphics

    by Ron Brinkmann ...
    Series series The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics
    The classic reference, with over 25,000 copies in print, has been massively expanded and thoroughly updated to include state-of-the-art methods and 400+ all-new full color images! "At ILM, compositing is one of the most important tools we use. If you want to learn more, this excellent 2nd-edition is detailed with hundreds of secrets that will help make your comps seamless. For beginners or experts ... Read more

    $52.19 USD

  • Grief

    The Price of Love

    by Svend Brinkmann ...
    Translated by Tam McTurk ...
    Wherever love and death meet there is grief. It affects us all regardless of ethnicity, age, class, or sexual orientation. Grief is universal – it has endured across time, societies and cultures from the earliest human communities to the present day. But the way we deal with grief is changing. Increasingly, we are diagnosing grief as a medical condition to be treated rather than embracing it as a ... Read more

    $16.00 USD

  • The Joy of Missing Out

    The Art of Self-Restraint in an Age of Excess

    by Svend Brinkmann ...
    Translated by Tam McTurk ...
    'Because you're worth it', proclaims the classic cosmetics ad. 'Just do it!' implores the global sports retailer. Everywhere we turn, we are constantly encouraged to experience as much as possible, for as long as possible, in as many ways as possible. FOMO – Fear of Missing Out – has become a central preoccupation in a world fixated on the never-ending pursuit of gratification and self-fulfilment ... Read more

    $16.00 USD

  • Doing Interviews

    by Svend Brinkmann, Steinar Kvale ...
    Series series Qualitative Research Kit
    This is a concise introduction to the richness and scope of interviewing in social science research, teaching the craft of interview research with practical, hands-on guidance. Incorporating discussion of the wide variety of methods in interview-based research and the different approaches to reading the data, this book will help you to navigate the broad field of qualitative research with ... Read more

    $65.69 USD

  • My Year with God

    Translated by Tam McTurk ...
    by Svend Brinkmann ...
    How are Christians capable of believing? Is it faith or delusion? Or is there something wrong with me? I do not believe in spirits, gods, miracles, resurrection or eternal life. But I will seek to cast off my prejudices and give God a chance. At least for a year.Danish writer Svend Brinkmann spent a year with God, exploring faith and religion through the eyes of a sceptic. Each month, from January ... Read more

    $18.00 USD

  • The Gift of the Unicorn and Other Animal Helper Tales for Storytellers, Educators, and Librarians

    by Dan Keding, Kathleen A. Brinkmann ...
    Engage young readers in stories they love while teaching important content with this fun book that features more than 40 folktales from around the world celebrating the animal-human bond.Written by two leaders in the field of storytelling, this compilation of folktales—all retold for elementary readers—emphasizes the admirable qualities of animal-human relationships. Stories source from folktale ... Read more

    $38.09 USD

  • Stand Firm

    Resisting the Self-Improvement Craze

    by Svend Brinkmann ...
    Translated by Tam McTurk ...
    The pace of modern life is accelerating. To keep up, we must keep on moving and adapting – constantly striving for greater happiness and success. Or so we are told. But the demands of life in the fast lane come at a price: stress, fatigue and depression are at an all-time high, while our social interactions have become increasingly self-serving and opportunistic.How can we resist today's obsession ... Read more

    $12.00 USD

  • An Instrumentalist Theory of Political Legitimacy

    by Matthias Brinkmann ...
    Series series Oxford Philosophical Monographs
    We are all subjected to the power of the state and other entities such as the EU. But what justifies the far-reaching power of these institutions? Standard theories suggest that consent, democracy, or justification make exercising power legitimate. This book, however, argues that these approaches do not survive philosophical scrutiny. Instead, it develops a radical theory of political legitimacy ... Read more

    $94.49 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Psion of Darkness

    by Kyle West ...
    Narrated by Rob Brinkmann ...
    Series Audiobook 7 - The Starsea Cycle

    Unabridged

    9 hours 51 min

    After countless trials, Lucian has collected multiple Orbs, and has almost proven himself to be the true Chosen of the Manifold. Only one person stands in his way: Xara Mallis, the Psion of Darkness.Lucian is not ready to face her. With each Orb he gains, the Shadow that follows him grows ever stronger. Lucian can't risk it becoming fully formed. He puts his quest for the Orbs on hold and sets his ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus