Most Popular Books by Paul Taylor

The most significant philosopher of Being, Martin Heidegger has nevertheless largely been ignored within communications studies. This book sets the record straight by demonstrating the profound implications of his unique philosophical project for our understanding of today’s mediascape. The full range of Heidegger’s writing from Being and Time to his later essays is drawn upon. Topics covered include: - an analysis of Heidegger''s theory of language and its relevance to communications studies - a critical interpretation of mass media and digital culture that draws upon Heidegger''s key concept of Dasein - a discussion of mediated being and its objectifying tendencies - an assessment of Heidegger''s legacy for future developments in media theory Clear explanations and accessible commentary are used to guide the reader through the work of a thinker whose notorious reputation belies the highly topical nature of his key insights. In a world full of digital networks and new social media, but little critical insight, Heidegger and the Mediashows how a true understanding of the media requires familiarity with Heidegger’s unique brand of thinking.

The environmental movement is the most densely organized movement in human history. Green Gone Wrong is a sweeping view of the environmental movement that began and reached its full legitimate expression in the United States in the 20th Century, yet, as the book argues, has lost its way in the 21st Century. The book critically examines the environmental movement; its environmentalist believers, its motivating philosophers, philosophies and psychology. The book explores the concepts of ecopolitics and fear mongering that have infected environmentalism and its government bureaucratic legacy. The book also calls for a re-introduction of good science into environmental policy decisions. Green Gone Wrong takes a candid and contemporary look at the negative impacts of ecopolitics on your life, property and constitutional rights. The book presents cases of ecopolitical abuses in public debates and legal conflicts, and portrays the condition of today''s environment in surprisingly positive terms. This fact-filled and fully-referenced work is from the provocative perspective of an environmental scientist who has solved real environmental problems for 25 years. Through this insightful account, your understanding of our environment will change from one of endless problems to one of amazing solutions.

The Art of Recruitment...Some people say they havethe best job in the world, and some say the worst job,most often in both cases someone recruited them. Findout why things don''t always go well in the job worldby studying The Art of Recruitment. Join the variouscandidates, Snellgroves the employer, and the staff atNorfolk and Chance Recruitment Agency. Everycartoon has been lovingly crafted by an old recruiterhimself, many based on real life experiences.

Provides a history of Route 66 and describes the sights and attractions found along its route from Illinois to California.

Post Pop Art brings together critical essays about American British, and Continental Pop Art written by some of the leading theorists of our time. From Guy Debord''s proto-Pop Situationist manifesto of 1950 to a late reflection by Roland Barthes, and two arguments about Pop by the influential philosopher Jean Baudrillard, Post Pop Art provides a timely retrospective look at the complex origins and contemporary manifestations of Pop Art.Post Pop Art also looks at the classic period of Pop Art from a 1980s perspective and discusses its relevance to Punk and New Wave music, artistic appropriation, and the post Pop movements of today. "That critics can still find in Pop a model for political debate is only one of the multitude of paradoxes that abound in this seemingly most impassive and celebratory of art movements," writes Paul Taylor.Also included in the book are essays by Dan Graham on Punk, the full text of a famous essay by Dick Hebdige, "In Poor Taste," and two essays by Americans David Dietcher and Mary Anne Staniszewski written after Andy Warhol''s death.Paul Taylor, an art critic in New York is the founding editor and publisher of Art & Text magazine. He has curated several exhibitions on Pop Art and is editor of Impresario: Malcolm McLaren and the British New Wave. Postu00adPop Art is a Flash Art Book.

Climate of Ecopolitics is a vital Citizen''s Guide that sorts out the millions of bits of information on global climate change. Global warming has been described as both the world''s biggest crisis, and the biggest hoax-neither is true. This book explores the history, histrionics, psychology, false prophets and marketers of the environmental movement. A provocative view of global ecopolitics is presented; where governments demand radical and costly action on climate change and global warming. And sadly, where the due diligence of climate science cause-and-effect findings are an inconvenience- ". green group propaganda have distorted climate change far beyond rational scientific discovery or discourse."-LOS ANGELES TIMES ". we spend as much on environmental protection as on national defense and homeland security combined."-THE WALL STREET JOURNAL This book also examines the key government policies for dealing with the issues of global climate change and climate science.

The book examines the experiences of Irish soldiers returning from the Great War to the part of Ireland that became the Irish Free State covering the period from the Armistice to 1939.

A daring art theft in Paris leaves law enforcement agencies around the world asking one baffling question: "What do you do with five priceless works of art that you cannot sell?" Enter William Forbes, Art Loss Register Investigator, desperate to discover the fate of the paintings. But soon he discovers he is not alone in his search for the truth. Enquiries lead him to Sotheby''s employee, Senga Monroe, who is at the very heart of a breaking fraud scandal involving her former lover. A man keen to silence the lovely Senga once and for all. With a price on her head, Senga has bought an ancient Roman Helmet, as a peace offering. But to raise the cash, she had to sell a forgery to LeCoyte Chellen, the very man, Forbes believes responsible for the Paris theft. New friends, old enemies, and a sadistic killer make this a mission Forbes will never forget. As time runs out, the odds for survival grow longer, until Forbes is forced to take the ultimate gamble

Consolidated Financial Reporting introduces and examines what is currently the most central and controversial area in financial reporting. In an innovative and distinctive way the author integrates concepts, techniques, controversies and current practice. Techniques are introduced within a framework which shows why they work and what the figures mean. Controversial issues are grounded within modern accounting theory and practice. All core areas and relevant standards are covered including: acquisition and merger accounting; fair values at acquisition; goodwill; consolidated cash flow statements; reporting consolidated financial performance; foreign currency translation; segmental reporting; off-balance sheet financing; and related party transactions. The book is designed so that readers with particular interests - for example in technical matters or concepts and standards - can easily find their way through clearly marked sections. Discussion and calculation reinforce each other - calculations illustrate controversies, and controversies and concepts illustrate techniques. Examples are carefully graduated and care is taken not to obscure principles with unnecessarily complex calculations. Materials are set into an international context. The book is both rigorous and accessible. It is an extensive revision of and successor to the author′s 1987 title Consolidated Financial Statements. Because of recent theoretical and institutional developments, an enormous amount of new material has been added and new teaching approaches to many areas included. There are many more worked examples and exercises as well as approachable discussions of ′state-of-the-art′ advanced topics. The solutions notes for each case are avilable on a disk for instructors who recommend the book for course use.

Feedback from my previous book -The Art of Recruitment, has made me realise that the bizarre behaviour experienced by many in the recruitment stage of your career is only the beginning. Once you have your feet under the desk, all manner of psychotic types are revealed to you- bullies, thieves, backstabbers, lovers, liars and the truly weird, and they all work in your office. Also, please don''t forget the golden rule that all offices have at least one nutter who goes around upsetting people, so if it isn''t any of your co-workers, then it must be You!

Can a press driven largely by the market place adequately report and judge the candidates for chief executive and the deeper values they represent? In 1992, that was a tough question. Democracy may indeed give us the leadership we deserve. The authors in this volume present an atmosphere of open debate and critics, for which democracy can survive.

Throughout their careers, social work students and practitioners need to demonstrate an understanding of critical and reflective practice. The Professional Capabilities Framework sets out how newly-qualified social workers can achieve this, and become ′critical practitioners′ who are able to make decisions in fast-moving situations. This book is a complete guide for those practitioners who wish to engage with action learning as a way of developing critically reflective practice. The authors use Action Learning to explore fundamental aspects of good social work including for example person centred and anti-oppressive practice. The notions of social and emotional intelligence and being critically reflective are also explored in the context of action learning. This book is practical, skills-based and essential reading for all social workers who wish to extend their understanding and knowledge.

If system administration is giving you the blues, this is the book you

Part of the authoritative Oxford Textbooks in Psychiatry series, Oxford Textbook of Old Age Psychiatry, Third Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the developments in old age psychiatry since publication of the Second Edition in 2013, and remains an essential reference for anyone interested in the mental health care of older people.