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Adonis - Selected Poems by Adonis; Khaled Mattawa (Translator)
Category: Poetry | Series: World Republic of Letters Ser.
The first major career-spanning collection of the poems of Adonis, widely acknowledged as the most important poet working in Arabic today Born in Syria in 1930, Adonis is one of the most celebrated poets of the Arabic-speaking world. His poems have earned international acclaim, and his influence on ...Show more
Corporate Punishment: Smashing the Management Myths by Adonis
Category: Business
"Think there's no 'I' in 'team'? There is. Believe that together everyone ""achieves more? They don't. Asked to give it 110 per cent? You can't. Think ""employees are your greatest asset? They ain't. Got an open-door policy? " ...Show more
Employee Enragement: Why People Hate Working for You by James Adonis
Category: Business, Economics and Law
"What's the best way to keep your employees happy, satisfied and motivated? In this 2,400-person study, employee engagement expert James Adonis investigates the top causes of anger and frustration in the workplace. You will discover- - How to avoid the pitfalls of incompetent managers - How to increase ...Show more
Ernest Bevin; Labour's Churchill by Andrew Adonis
Category: Biography
As a statesman, Ernest Bevin is second only to Churchill in impact and legacy. Born in abject poverty to a single mother, and with virtually no formal education, Bevin went on to become the founder of the largest trade union in British history and then made it to the top of politics and government. As M ...Show more
How to be Great: from Cleopatra to Churchill Lessons from History's Greatest Leaders by James Adonis
Category: Business, Economics and Law
What can we learn from the great leaders of the past? In this unique and engaging volume James Adonis, one of Australia's best-known management educators, shows how we can apply the lessons of history to the challenges of the present. Drawing on examples from Walt Disney to Joan of Arc, Adonis explores ...Show more
Songs of Mihyar the Damascene by Adonis
Category: Poetry | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
Written in the early 1960s by Adonis, 'the most eloquent spokesman and explorer of Arabic modernity' (Edward Said), Songs of Mihyar the Damascene is widely considered to be the apex of the modernist poetry movement in the Arab world, and a radical departure from the rigid formal structures that had domi ...Show more
The Motivation Hoax: A Smart Person's Guide to Inspirational Nonsense by James Adonis
Category: Business, Economics and Law
Everywhere you look there's a motivational quote to greet you. Pursue your passion Nothing is impossible Happiness is a journey, not a destination But what if there is actually scant evidence to back up these shimmering proclamations? What if positive thinking does not, in fact, lead to positive ...Show more
The Pages of Day and Night by Adonis
Category: Poetry
Calling poetry a "question that begets another question," Adonis sets into motion this stream of unending inquiry with difficult questions about exile, identity, language, politics, and religion. Repeatedly mentioned as a possible Nobel laureate, Adonis is a leading figure in twentieth-century Arabic po ...Show more
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