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THE PORCELAIN THRONE isn''t just a place to take care of business - it''s prime real estate for deep thoughts, clever tricks, and a bit of mischief. This book is packed with over 100 HILARIOUS GAMES, PUZZLES, PRANKS and PROJECTS to turn your time on the toilet into pure entertainment.★ UNLEASH YOUR INNER BATHROOM GENIUS WITH:- Toilet roll tube gargoyles and origami dragons- The lost art of toilet roll telekinesis - The mysterious vanishing toothbrush trick And a whole lot more to keep you entertained ★ THE ULTIMATE GIFT FOR:- Dad, who will pretend he''s too mature for this but read it anyway - Your "hard-to-buy-for" brother who has everything - except this - Any teenage boy who finds bathroom humour endlessly funny ★ PERFECT FOR:- Stocking stuffers, white elephant exchanges, and gag gifts - Anyone who takes their bathroom breaks a little too seriously - Those looking to make their throne time the highlight of the dayWhether it''s five minutes or a full retreat, this book ensures your time on the toilet is never wasted...

In recent years the professions have undergone radical transformation. With the advent of rapidly changing markets, more sophisticated and demanding clients, deregulation and increased competition, the generalist professional partnerships have given way to larger, more corporate forms of organization, comprising increasingly autonomous specialist business units.This volume critically examines these changes through an examination of the archetypes which characterize accounting, health care and law practitioners. With examples drawn from Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA, Restructuring the Professional Organization will be of interest to all students of organization studies seeking to understand the issues and problems confronting the professions as they move to the new millennium.Topics covered include:* a review of the models of professional organization*drivers of change in professional organizations* internal dynamics of changes in these organizations* new organizational forms and archetypes.

In recent years the professions have undergone radical transformation. With the advent of rapidly changing markets, more sophisticated and demanding clients, deregulation and increased competition, the generalist professional partnerships have given way to larger, more corporate forms of organization, comprising increasingly autonomous specialist business units.This volume critically examines these changes through an examination of the archetypes which characterize accounting, health care and law practitioners. With examples drawn from Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA, Restructuring the Professional Organization will be of interest to all students of organization studies seeking to understand the issues and problems confronting the professions as they move to the new millennium.Topics covered include:* a review of the models of professional organization*drivers of change in professional organizations* internal dynamics of changes in these organizations* new organizational forms and archetypes.

Considering computer contracting?If you are, then read this book. It explores the many aspects of the computer contracting world and gives sound practical advice to both the newcomer and the experienced contractor. It will also be invaluable if you are an employer wrestling with the perennial problem of finding staff in this highly competitive marketplace.Let this book show you how to break loose from being an employee to working freelance. The author, a freelancer himself, considers what it takes to become a contract worker and gives you invaluable information throughout to help you get started in the world of computer contracting. This book looks at:* why contract workers are used at all - what kind of companies actually employ contractors, and why?* how you make the transition from full-time working - what does it actually take temperamentally to be a successful contractor?* how you start - what does forming your own company involve, and why is it even necessary?* how you go about finding a contract, and negotiating the right rate.* what agencies do for you - and how can you find who are the best?* the financial differences between being a full-time employee and a contractor - how do you manage your affairs?* how you keep your experience up to date when you do not have a regular employer to help train you.* what sort of opportunities are available, and what sort of rates of pay you can expect.* your possible career progressions after contracting.The contracting scene is ever changing. In this wide-ranging book, the current outlook for contract staff is analysed as well as the trends in the computer industry which are driving these changes. Some doors are opening whilst other close - let this book be your guide.If you have marketable skills, the right attitude and would like to be your own boss, there could not be a better time to consider computer contracting.

Considering computer contracting?If you are, then read this book. It explores the many aspects of the computer contracting world and gives sound practical advice to both the newcomer and the experienced contractor. It will also be invaluable if you are an employer wrestling with the perennial problem of finding staff in this highly competitive marketplace.Let this book show you how to break loose from being an employee to working freelance. The author, a freelancer himself, considers what it takes to become a contract worker and gives you invaluable information throughout to help you get started in the world of computer contracting. This book looks at:* why contract workers are used at all - what kind of companies actually employ contractors, and why?* how you make the transition from full-time working - what does it actually take temperamentally to be a successful contractor?* how you start - what does forming your own company involve, and why is it even necessary?* how you go about finding a contract, and negotiating the right rate.* what agencies do for you - and how can you find who are the best?* the financial differences between being a full-time employee and a contractor - how do you manage your affairs?* how you keep your experience up to date when you do not have a regular employer to help train you.* what sort of opportunities are available, and what sort of rates of pay you can expect.* your possible career progressions after contracting.The contracting scene is ever changing. In this wide-ranging book, the current outlook for contract staff is analysed as well as the trends in the computer industry which are driving these changes. Some doors are opening whilst other close - let this book be your guide.If you have marketable skills, the right attitude and would like to be your own boss, there could not be a better time to consider computer contracting.

English is full of beauty and surprises, yet despite being the lingua franca of the globalization world, it has a reputation for being difficult to learn because its grammar has also so many quirks and contradictions. Did you know:- "Terry loves yogurt" is an example of illeism- preposition stranding is a bogus rule- sometimes it''s acceptable to begin a sentence with "but" or "and"- "Could you pass the salt?" is "whimperative"- it''s OK to boldly split infinitives Many of us don''t even know the basics, so not only does Grammar Geek reveal obscure grammar rules and bogus ones you can safely ignore, it''s also a handy primer, so in the future you''ll have no excuse for dangling a modifier or misplacing a semicolon.

The English language is full of beauty and surprises. If you''re a lover of the weird and wonderful, from fascinating etymology to the ten most overused and useless English phrases, this book isn''t averse to a peppering of persiflage!Did you know: - pilots and air traffic controllers at major air international airports have to speak English- the hashtag symbol is an "octothorpe"- "bumfiddle" means to spoil a piece of paper or document- the word "noon" originally meant 3pm; the literal meaning of "bamboozle" is to make a baboon out of someone. This book contains a boatload of things you didn''t know about the English language and it''s a guaranteed prolix-free zone.