Alasdair: 165 books

Across the Western world, people are angry about the inability of government to perform basic functions competently. With widespread evidence of policy failures at home and ill-conceived wars and interventions abroad, it is hardly surprising that politicians are distrusted and government is derided...

This pamphlet is for anyone alarmed by the present British government. It argues that the component nations of the United Kingdom can become true democracies only by declaring themselves republics. The authors are Alasdair Gray, writer of fiction and pamphlets such as Why Scots Should Rule Scotland,...

Federico Martí n Bahamontes, the Eagle of Toledo, is rated by many as the greatest climber in cycling history. The first Spaniard to win the Tour de France and a six-time champion of the race’ s gruelling King of the Mountains classification, he became a national hero in a  Spain struggling to...

For new managers recently promoted to their role one of the most daunting and confusing tasks is coming to terms with management accounting and finance. You may be highly technical and proficient in the skills that saw you promoted but if you cannot come to terms quickly and communicate efficiently...

This book provides a layman's introduction to the EU General Data Protection Regulation so it is aimed towards small and medium organisations that have no in house legal or technical expertise. The aims of the book are to develop an awareness of the soon to be applied GDPR and what it means for SMB...

This book is designed to help companies of all size become GDPR ready. It aims at supplying the relevant knowledge as well as the techniques and practical tools you will need to take your business to GDPR readiness in the shortest possible time. However we can not entirely do this without first imparting...

Performance management is crucial to a manager's success. To be an effective manager you need to concentrate on three main areas of responsibility: determining the objective of your team and how it will be reached; ensuring your team members are selected, developed and trained appropriately; and motivating...

There are many ways to earn extra money on the internet but to earn a living requires skill and knowedge. Theis book tries to outline the ways to be successful and the pitfalls when working on the Internet.

The Supply Chain has undergone tremendous change over the last decade or so transforming from  boring administrative functions into the life blood of the business. Technological advances as well as globalisation have enabled this rapid evolution and digital transformation is at the very heart of...

How can a small medium business build a data analytical platform that is affordable and capable for data science? Business Intelligence and advanced data analytic need not be out with the resources of small medium businesses. Too often Data Science technology is considered to be only advantages and...

Marketing pre-internet days left most of us cold it required serious relationships with the main stream media and vague adverts aimed at the mass market. TV and Radio advertisements were horrible to watch or listen too. However the internet has changed all that. Now we have niche targeted advertisements...

One of the key and highly valued interpersonal skills is assertiveness. For the new manager assertiveness is a required skill that they will have to develop in order for them to communicate and interact with employees, customers and partners effectively. Assertiveness is also the solution to the discipline...

* *This book is an introduction to the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence its aim is to introduce A.I. through its history, its contemporary role in society and the economy. We then lift the hood to see how A.I. works and how we can create our very own rational A.I. agents The topics...

The threat landscape is developing at such a rate that traditional IT security controls can no longer protect us. Legacy IT security mechanisms deal with rules and signatures for known threats coming from the outside. But today the threats are coming from inside. The risks are from malicious employees,...