New Releases by Richard Williams

Tried and trusted by thousands of HRM students and professionals in three previous editions, this is the most comprehensive introduction to performance appraisal currently available. In this fully revised and updated work, Clive Fletcher explores the key elements of the appraisal process, and through best practice examples explains how such processes can motivate and develop staff, fostering commitment and positivity, and ultimately improving an organization’s performance. Drawing on the wider critical literature on performance management and organizational psychology, and based firmly on evidence-based analysis and organizational experience, the book stresses the vital role of performance appraisal in the identification, development and retention of talent. Discussion topics include: aims and outcomes of the appraisal process designing appraisal schemes appraisal as an ingredient of performance management Multi-level, multi-source ‘360 degree’ feedback training, implementation and monitoring the international and cultural adaptation of appraisal systems. Exploring both public and private sector contexts, this is essential reading for all students of human resource management and for any manager or HRM professional looking to develop more effective performance appraisal systems.

Tired and broken by war, the men of the Brimlock Eleventh Imperial Guard are a force on the verge of collapse. They are presented with one final battle that will allow them the reward they all seek: to colonize the distant world of Vorr and live out the rest of their days in peace. Original.

A brilliant, wide-ranging book on how Miles Davis''s seminal 1959 jazz album "Kind of Blue" revolutionized music and culture in the 20th century.

Classic biography of one of the great figures of modern popular music, the inventor of the ''Wall Of Sound'', legendary sixties record producer Phil Spector. First published in 1972, this book has been revised and updated to include details of Spector''s life over the last 30 years, including the shooting in bizarre circumstances of actress Lana Clarkson at Spector''s Los Angeles mansion on February 3, 2003.

This book covers the culture of Iran and its people. Included are pictures of Tehran''s city streets and hotels in Iran. Book covers the history of Iran from when Iran was known as Persia up to when the coutry was renamed Iran. Statistical facts about the country which includes:area, climate,terrain,natural resources,land use,environment,geopgaphy,ethnic groups,religions,languages,and administrative divisions and much more. Included are pictures and details of the three cites that I worked in; along with pictures of the three hotels that I stayed at while working at an Airforce Base in Tehran, an Army Base in Zahedan, and a Naval Station in Bandar-e-Abbas.

Animation is one of the hottest areas of filmmaking today—and the master animator who bridges the old generation and the new is Richard Williams. During his nearly fifty years in the business, Williams has been one of the true innovators, winning three Academy Awards and serving as the link between Disney''s golden age of animation by hand and the new computer animation exemplified by the films from Pixar. Perhaps even more important, though, has been his dedication in passing along his knowledge to a new generation of animators. In this book, based on his sold-out master classes in the United States and across Europe, Williams provides the underlying principles of animation that every animator—from beginner to expert, classic animator to computer-animation whiz—needs. He illustrates his points with hundreds of drawings, distilling the secrets of the masters into a working system. In this revised edition, he expands upon and illuminates more difficult areas of animation, such as animal action and gaits and the correct use of live action, to help animators push the medium in new directions.

The launch title novel in the Empire Army series focuses on on the Reiksguard knights. Thrust onto the field of battle is Delmar von Reitendorf, a young man who must prove his courage in the face of war to restore his family''s honor. Original.

Reflections of one architect''s uniquely engaged life

After being thrown off his ship in a bloody coup, a spaceship captain must fight his way back to power and take back his command!

This new edition of the standard introductory text for students is the first choice of text for colloids courses. Revised and updated, it is supported by end of chapter exercises and separate solutions.

Puskas of Hungary in the ''50s; Pele of Brazil and Gianni Rivera of Italy in the ''60s; Platini of France in the ''70s; Diego Maradona of Argentina in the ''80s; Baggio and Zidane in the ''90s. The most magical. supremely talented footballers of the post-war period have all worn the Number 10 shirt. Puskas presided over the regal Real Madrid side that won five consecutive European Cups between 1955 and 1960 and like his fellow number 10s in the football hall of fame and infamy, shares the uncanny ability to transcend the role of mere ''player''. The terms ''inside forward'', ''playmaker'' or fantasista fail to capture the instinct for genius that characterises all great Number 10s. In ten mini-biographical essays on some of the greatest players the world has ever seen Richard Williams explores the astonishing creative influence of the most celebrated players to wear the shirt and recreates some of the most memorable moments witnessed on a football field.

Nina Simone was the first of the soul divas, and the most spectacular. Before Aretha Franklin, before Diana Ross, she established herself as a performer whose talent was matched only by her refusal to accept compromise. A classically trained prodigy, she brought her gift to bear on the whole sweep of African-American music, and much more besides, pushing ahead into an engagement with the blues, gospel, folk songs, and even rock ''n'' roll.But just as she was becoming acclaimed by a more mainstream audience -- the Animals, for instance, covered her legendary version of "Don''t Let Me Be Misunderstood" -- the course of her career veered away from the safe, conventional paths into the burgeoning black-consciousness movement. Her long involvement with the movement included a friendship with the black-power leader Stokely Carmichael and time spent living in Africa.She remains a performer of compelling and often disturbing magnetism whose range is unsurpassed. Richard Williams explores the life and work of this enigmatic and brilliant woman in a book that exemplifies what great writing on music has the potential to be.

Whether the subject is Duke Ellington or Chet Baker from the world of jazz, soul singer Gladys Knight, or sixties rock iconoclasts the Velvet Underground, here is the music that has lasted, whose makers were always in it for the long run.

From an emotionally charged national funeral to the unceasing battle for Grand Prix dominance, Richard Williams uncovers the many strands of Ayrton Senna''s combative history in this book. It includes an account of the trial of the Williams team by the Italian authorities.

Deposition and aggregation of small solid particles are encountered in many natural and industrial environments. Whether it be deposition of particles onto a surface immersed in a liquid suspension or aggregateion of individual particles, these processes are of enotmous significance. They are vital to the manufacture of magnetic tape, purification of water using packed bed filters, selective capture of solids, cells and macromolecular species, and many other applications. This book presents a unified approach to the measurement, modelling and simulation of these processes, bringing together the disciplines of colliod and surface chemistry, hydrodynamics, and experimental and computational methods. It will be required reading for graduates working in process and environmental engineering, postgraduates involved in industrial R & D and for all scientists wishing to gain a more detailed and realistic understanding of process conditions in these areas.

Constant change is a given for most companies today. What differs is the scale, and the ability of people and organizations to deal with change in a positive, learning environment. Training must adapt too, to respond to the different learning styles of a new generation whose learning needs are the result of working in delayered, leaner, empowered organizations. Griffiths and Williams look at the implications for training and development, drawing on their first-hand experience of being with IBM during an extensive reengineering programme. With the aid of checklists, questions, summaries, ''food for thought'' and numerous real-life examples, they show how to improve corporate performance through organized learning. The book underlines the vital importance of linking learning with business needs and evaluating it like any other investment.

No popular entertainer has been more closely scrutinized than Bob Dylan. His garbage has been emptied, his lyrics computer-scanned, his daily wherabouts logged with an obsessive thoroughness worthy of J. Edgar Hoover''s G-men. And still he is a mystery.;Above all performers, Dylan showed his generation how to seize the licence they unanimously demanded: the right to express themselves. Before him, Elvis loosened the restrictions of class and race; then the Beatles and the Stones subverted the outmoded codes of domestic and public behaviour. But Dylan did more: his use of language liberated lyricists, moving them beyond Tin Pan Alley''s teenagers-in-love themes, and his attitudes shaped the development of other performers who would themselves influence millions.;It is usually said that Dylan has constantly re-invented himself. Only in such a way can his extraordinary changes of direction - such as the espousal of electric rock in 1965-66, the e into Nashville balladry in 1969, the conversion to born-again Christianity in 1979 - be explained. So extreme, so demanding of both himself and his audience were these shifts that it seemed they could only be the produce of a kind of pervers

Traces the life and career of the influential jazz musician from the 1920s to his death in 1991

Combining theoretical and historical analysis, this book develops the thesis that the concepts of ''race'' and ''ethnicity'' are socially constructed. It demonstrates that the social values placed upon Blacks and Irish immigrants in the US result from their placement into specific labour categories rather than from inherent attributes.

Herbie and his best friend need money to get a gift for their teacher. But after they get the money they run into even more trouble. Illustrations.

From August 1978 until March 1979 the author carried out a study of North American career development practices whilst holder of a Civil Service Travelling Fellowship. This book is about that study and the career development practices which were found in a variety of organizations and the United States.

Describes the author''s experiences as a pilot during the 1914-18 War, the Empire Air Training Scheme, as RAAF representative on Combined Chiefs of Staff organisation in Washington, and as Director-General of Civil Aviation.