Books by David Hall

The book analyses agricultural economics and food policy in New Zealand, where farming produce has been by far the main export commodity. After World War II farmers at first encouraged Government financial support for farming and by the 1980s farming was highly subsidised.

David Hall is a well-known author, consultant and entrepreneur. For over 40 years he has been helping businesses to succeed, initially in the UK, then globally as his reputation grew. This book includes the stories of 50 selected client projects over the years, providing a unique and powerful insight into what it takes to create a winning business.

New Limericks for Children - a great collection of funny limericks for children aged 5 to 55. All good, clean humour.Amusing limericks about school life - the teachers, the pupils, toys, pets and hobbies and some classic limericks too. The quirky illustrations are by the author.

A follow-up to the popular Workbook 1. This is a collection of notation tests and flexible worksheets - ideal for use in the music classroom.

This is a great collection of worksheets for use in the music classroom. Part 1 - 50 notation/theory tests for weekly use in the classroom Part 2 - flexible worksheets and ideas for cover lessons. Part 3 - useful vocabulary and performance log

The image of North Korea has been largely negative under the presidency of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. The secrecy of the country has shrouded North Korea with an increasing negative aura which many people in the Western World take to be true. This book explores many key events under the leadership of both the Kim leaders and assesses their validity. Also explored are events which created a positive image of North Korea to the Western World.

Fred Dibnah's Victorian Heroes tells the stories of some of these men - including George and Robert Stephenson, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Joseph Whitworth - and what it was that made them such inspirational figures to Fred.

The astonishing story of the 1930s project that gave birth to Mass Observation

This book is a study of New Zealand shaking off its quasi-colonial dependence on Britain. Hall analyses the three decades after World War II when changes in Britain, mainly as a consequence of that war, forced New Zealand to seek new markets for its exports, which were predominantly primary produce;

Examines core contemporary topics in HRM using case studies to highlight theory and provide students with a business context within which to understand the topic. Questions help students to critically evaluate the material and reflect on alternative approaches. Ideal for undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA students.

Drawn together from hundreds of hours of first-hand interviews, Working Lives is a unique collection of oral testimonies from workers whose stories might not otherwise have been told: mill girls who risked life and limb in dusty, noisy weaving sheds;

Offers an attempt at cultural self-understanding, based upon our Western experiences, and projected beyond them to the East.

Suitable for GPs, health visitors and other members of the healthcare team in primary care, this title provides guidance to child surveillance - promoting the health, welfare and life chances of children.

Serves as a companion to the 12-part "BBC2" series, celebrating the life of Fred Dibnah. This book includes an account of Fred's childhood, his passion for the glories of the Victorian age and his fascination with the landscape he grew up in, as well as his admiration for the craftsmen and labourers.

Two other players, Jackie Blanchflower and Johnny Berry, were so severely injured that they were never able to play again. Manchester's Finest tells of this terrible air crash, but it is also the story of the immediate aftermath of the disaster and the effect on the city of Manchester.

Britains favourite steeplejack and industrial enthusiastic, the late Fred Dibnah, takes us back to the 18th century when the invention of the steam engine gave an enormous impetus to the development of machinery of all types. He reveals how the steam engine provided the first practical means of generating power from heat to augment the old sources of power (from muscle, wind and water) and provided the main source of power for the Industrial Revolution. In Fred Dibnahs Age of Steam Fred shares his passion for steam and meets some of the characters who devote their lives to finding, preserving and restoring steam locomotives, traction engines and stationary engines, mill workings and pumps. Combined with this will be the stories of central figures of the time, including James Watts - inventor of the steam engine - and Richard Trevithick who played a key role in the expansion of industrial Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Practical Social Research is a working guide to doing 'real life' research in the local community. Based on the authors' own practice, it proposes a partnership between students and community organisations that both meets community needs and develops students' research skills.