Books by Richard Hall

Demystify the skills needed to launch a successful business, learn the processes used by winning entrepreneurs, read the stories of those people who created start-ups and ground-breaking pop-ups and realize why a business pivot can be a good thing.

Examines the nature, setting and impact of new technologies on work, organization and management. This book considers the impact of new technologies on manufacturing, clerical, administrative and call centre employment, in both managerial and professional arenas, and introduces the growing phenomena of telework.

Marketing has never been so important because business has never been so competitive.Brilliant Marketing shows anyone how they can devise and execute winning marketing strategies. With practical advice from start to finish, this updated new edition gives you the lowdown on what works and how you can succeed with your campaigns. Brilliant outcomes: Understand the ideas, actions, campaigns that make a real difference. Get a complete marketing skill-set to seduce and inspire. Be a master of strategy from thinking to planning to execution.

Packed full of anecdotes from the most accomplished presenters around, this book contains all the tools, tips and encouragement you need to make a sensational presentation. It covers every aspect of presenting, from preparation and planning right through to dealing with nerves and mastering the art of presentation performance. Brilliant outcomes:- Learn the top ten tips of presentation mastery- Discover how to make presentations powerful, colourful and memorable- Always feel confident and inspired to give it your very best shot- Deliver an inspiring presentation, even with no visual aids.

Business thinking skills that really workBetter creative thinking leads to brilliant decision making and successful, innovative solutions to business problems. Using the proven practical skills, techniques and advice in this book, you will learn how to think better, faster and more productively, enabling you to shape, train and inspire your thinking to deliver more effective results. Improve your critical analysis and thinking skills Become confident in making better and more creative decisions become faster and more effective at problem solvingThis book will enable you to become a calm, logical and well-argued decision maker with the ability to deliver better solutions and outstanding results - and win the accolade for your work well thought through, persuasively argued with a creative set of options. Well done.

Higher education is increasingly unable to engage usefully with global emergencies, as its functions are repurposed for value. In a landscape of increased commodification of higher education, the book explores the relationship between alienation and crisis, before analysing how academic knowledge, work, identity and life are themselves alienated.

This book is about a unique pencil that's made of brass, Punique. On the first day of school, Punique has quite an adventure. He meets another pencil, Pinky, that he begins to have feelings for. Because she's not built to last (she's made of wood), Punique begins to think of a way to save her. With one of his school mate's already deteriorating, Yellow, Punique ends his first day of school thinking of a way to save Pinky.

Higher education is increasingly unable to engage usefully with global emergencies, as its functions are repurposed for value. In a landscape of increased commodification of higher education, the book explores the relationship between alienation and crisis, before analysing how academic knowledge, work, identity and life are themselves alienated.

Based on real-life experience, this title helps owners develop the workshop skills needed for the maintenance and repair of their cars, and offers guidance on possibilities for improvements and upgrades to performance. With step-by-step instructions and safety information throughout, it is suitable for owners of Series II, IIA and III Land Rovers.

Based on the author's firsthand experiences as a voter registration driver in the South during the 1960s, "Long George Alley" follows the lives of 22 blacks, whites, and idealistic young activists during two eventful days of racial strife.

Here is the full story of the Vikings from their origins in Scandinavia during the early first millennium AD, through the incredible period of raiding, trading and settling known as the Viking Age, to the last surviving settlements in fifteenth-century Greenland.