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paperback. Any attempt by governments to stem the tide of early retirement will need to focus as much on employers' management of human resources as on the impacts of social policy. This report focuses on this previously neglected area: employers' policies and practice as a dynamic force in retirement decisions. Series: Transitions After 50 Series. Num Pages: 52 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 52
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861345844
- ISBN
- 9781861345844
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.30
€ 25.99
€ 25.30
Paperback. With a barrage of "ask your doctor about" advertisements competing for attention with shocking news of drug company malfeasance, Happy Pills is an invaluable look at how the commercialization of medicine has transformed American culture since the end of World War II. Num Pages: 292 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFFH1; JM; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898143
- ISBN
- 9780801898143
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.11
€ 41.99
€ 34.11
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Military
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844155392
- ISBN
- 9781844155392
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Happy Jack's Go Buggy: A Fighter Pilots Story (Schiffer Military/Aviat...
Jack Ilfrey Edited By Mark S. Copeland
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, over 190 b/w and color photos, 3 color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: BGA; HBG; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764306648
- ISBN
- 9780764306648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.00
€ 42.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Tells the story of how the solutions to this century's problems lie in unlocking the secrets to great city living. Drawing on the lessons from their stories, from brain science, and from the realm of urban experimentation, this book offers solutions we can all use to improve our lives and shows that simple changes can make all the difference. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSG; RGC; RNT; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141047546
- ISBN
- 9780141047546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Happy City - How to Plan and Create the Best Livable Area for the Peop...
. Ed(S): Brdulak, Anna; Brdulak, Halina
Hardback. Editor(s): Brdulak, Anna; Brdulak, Halina. Series: EcoProduction. Num Pages: 318 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 36 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; RGC; RPC; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319498980
- ISBN
- 9783319498980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.27
€ 193.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 131 pages. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Sentient Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 131
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591810001
- ISBN
- 9781591810001
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Condition: New
€ 11.30
€ 11.30
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Quick American a division of Quick Trading Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936807079
- ISBN
- 9781936807079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.76
€ 13.99
€ 13.76
Paperback. This international bestseller shows why the Danes are happy and how we can be too. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; JF; JHB; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393608922
- ISBN
- 9780393608922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.55
€ 15.99
€ 14.55
Hardback. [Back cover] Is being happy beneficial to your health, wealth, and social relationships? Is there an optimal level of happiness for obtaining your goals? Is there a happiness set-point, and can it change? Do you know your level of psychological wealth? Utilizing his groundbreaking development of the field of subjective well-being, Dr. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405146616
- ISBN
- 9781405146616
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.50
€ 31.99
€ 30.50
Hardcover. Happiness, rather than being a private and subjective experience, is shaped, interpreted and articulated via culturally specific ways of thinking, being and acting. This highly original and timely book offers an empirical exploration of the ways in which being 'happy' is understood and articulated in contemporary society. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137321527
- ISBN
- 9781137321527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.54
€ 118.54
Paperback. What is happiness? What makes us happy? Why do we strive for happiness? And how might we achieve it? Daniel Nettle explores the origins and purpose of our pursuit of happiness, and uses the results of recent psychological studies to find answers to these questions and more. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones and figures. BIC Classification: JMM; JMR; PDZ; VFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 121 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192805591
- ISBN
- 9780192805591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.01
€ 14.99
€ 12.01
Paperback. Most of us spend our lives striving for happiness. But what is it? How important is it? How can we (and should we) pursue it? In this Very Short Introduction Dan Haybron provides a comprehensive look at the nature of happiness. By using examples, Haybron considers how we measure happiness, what makes us happy, and considers its subjective nature. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX; JMQ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 119 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199590605
- ISBN
- 9780199590605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.78
€ 11.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research. Num Pages: 98 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMC; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 153.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 98
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400744134
- ISBN
- 9789400744134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.87
€ 67.87
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169460
- ISBN
- 9780691169460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
Hardcover. Offers a response to one of the oldest questions known to humankind namely, what is happiness and how can we ensure that communities are flourishing, happy places for people to live and work? Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 Table. BIC Classification: JFF; JMQ; KCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198735458
- ISBN
- 9780198735458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.20
€ 21.20
Paperback. As a Professor of Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics, the author conducts original research into the measurement of happiness and its causes and consequences, including the effects of our behaviour. In this book, he creates a new outlook on the pursuit of happiness - it's not just how you feel, it's how you act. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JMQ; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141977539
- ISBN
- 9780141977539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. According to Jessica Pryce-Jones, happiness at work is not some abstract idea but a practical reality with a clear impact on you and your workplace. This book reveals that the happier you are the more you'll achieve, yielding tangible benefits to you and your organization. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: JMJ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470749463
- ISBN
- 9780470749463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.10
€ 29.10
Hardcover. Immediately after his baptism Augustine set out to produce a Christianized Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813219738
- ISBN
- 9780813219738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.52
€ 80.52
Paperback. This work argues that the prevailing view of happiness being defined as "well-feeling" is dangerous in politics as well as ethics. It suggests that it creates individuals with no other sense of obligation than finding personal satisfaction, regardless of the cost to themselves or others. Num Pages: 168 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847681402
- ISBN
- 9780847681402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.19
€ 70.19