Politics play a central role in all organizations but to this point they have largely been seen as a negative force. David Butcher and Martin Clarke expose this as a misunderstanding and show how political behavior is entirely endemic to managerial activity and how understanding and managing it can have extremely powerful positive effects. They provide an approach to managing politics by balancing personal and organizational interests and show how the centrality of politics to organizational life make it the ideal place from which to change existing patterns of power and influence. Essential reading for directors and senior managers.

Smart Management: Using Politics in Organisations

Business & Money

Clarke, Martin

BUTCHER, David

Management & Leadership

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Retail Location Planning in an Era of Multi-Channel Growth

The way in which products and services are delivered to consumers, through branches and retail outlets, or more generally through a network of distribution channels, remains fundamentally important for maintaining a competitive advantage for a very wide range of businesses. This is true within domestic markets, but especially so for increasingly global corporations, as shareholder pressure for continued growth drives businesses into ever more widespread geographical markets. Arguing that more complex markets demand more sophisticated spatial analysis, this book discusses the application of location planning techniques to generate competitive advantage in a variety of business sectors in a changing retail environment. The series of techniques are analysed, from relatively straightforward branch scorecards to sophisticated applications of geographical information systems (GIS), spatial modelling and mathematical optimisation. Also explored are the changing dynamics of the impact of more restrictive planning environments in many countries on how retailers find new locations for growth and respond to changing consumer needs and wants. The book is essential reading for students and scholars alike working in geography, economics, business management, planning, finance and industry studies.

Science & Math

Clarke, Graham

Birkin, Mark

Earth Sciences

Routledge

Here is the full story of the iconoclastic British band - from their formative years as an insular gang in south Wales to the tragic disappearance of rhythm guitarist Richey Edwards. "A fascinating yarn, and one told quite brilliantly by Clarke . . . well-balanced, incisive, and utterly definitive." - Vox

Manic Street Preachers: Sweet Venom

Arts & Photography

Music

Plexus Publishing

An illustrated look at the contemporary English rock band, The Verve, chronicles the four years of reckless hedonism and interpersonal conflicts that preceded their rise to fame with their third album, the critically acclaimed Urban Hymns. Original. IP.

The Verve: Crazed Highs and Horrible Lows

Biographies & Memoirs

This book brings to life and updates Pearl Jam’s tumultuous ascent to superstardom. It follows the band through its successes — its first album, Ten, went multiplatinum — and its controversies, including a media-charged rivalry with Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, band tensions, personnel changes, and substance abuse. Clarke also delves into the personality of lead singer Eddie Vedder, who refuses to make videos or grant interviews. 50 black-and-white photos are included in this updated biography of one of the most popular groups today.

None Too Fragile: Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder

In this detailed biography, Martin Clark traces Pearl Jam's meteoric rise, the band's reaction to popular acclaim, its triumphs at the MTV and Grammy awards, the notorious rift with Nirvana, and its creative rebirth following the release of the critically acclaimed album No Code. Giving particular emphasis on the band's enigmatic leader, Eddie Vedder, the book brings to life a tumultuous career, chronicling Pearl Jam through success, scandal, band tensions, personnel changes, and substance abuse. This revised and updated edition features many intriguing — and hitherto untold — facts and anecdotes, in addition to a comprehensive discography.

Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder: None Too Fragile

Initially British band Radiohead was labeled "the new U2," but after millions of albums sold and multiple awards, up-and-coming bands are now fortunate to be labeled "the new Radiohead." Radiohead: Hysterical and Useless delves into the history and psyche of this often-enigmatic group. Starting with the band's origins in Oxford, journalist Martin Clarke covers the essential points: Radiohead's breakout single "Creep," the pivotal album OK Computer, Thom Yorke's continuing political and artistic evolution, and the band's future. This revised edition includes a close look at how the band escaped the rock straightjacket with Kid A and Amnesiac , as well as their most recent album, Hail to the Thief . Clark also offers an in-depth examination of the outspoken, mysterious Yorke, offering insight into the personal demons the vocalist has battled throughout his career as Radiohead's frontman. An incisive look at one of the world's most beloved, followed musical acts, Radiohead: Hysterical and Useless provides stimulating coverage of a provocative group.

Radiohead: Hysterical and Useless

Humor & Entertainment

This detailed biography tracks the meteoric rise and tumultuous history of this seminal group and its enigmatic leader, Eddie Vedder. Noted rock chronicler Martin Clarke explores Pearl Jam’s reaction to its massive popularity, its triumphs at the MTV and Grammy awards, the notorious rift with Nirvana, and its creative rebirth with the acclaimed album No Code. Extraordinary successes are counterpointed with scandals, personnel changes, band tensions, and substance abuse, all punctuated with revealing photographs. Fully revised, this edition features previously unpublished facts and stories as well as an updated, comprehensive discography.

When the Manic Street Preachers burst onto the music scene in 1990 with their working-class provocations and androgynous punk rantings, they intrigued and outraged both the music press and their fans, and have continued to do so ever since. In this lively, comprehensive biography, Martin Clarke conjures a vivid portrait of the band, from their formative years as a tight-knit gang in South Wales through their daring and ridiculous intellectualism and ascendancy to the world stage to the tragic loss of Richey Edwards. Perhaps more than any other contemporary British group, the Manics have always been surrounded by myth, even before Edwards mysteriously vanished in 1995. Clarke cuts through the swath of rumor and hearsay with a perceptive and factual look at a complex, multi-layered, and frequently self-contradictory band whose compelling music makes them one of modern rock’s most remarkable stories.

The distinctive combination of Thom Yorke’s beautiful yet chilling vocals, richly textured guitars, and social consciousness has made Radiohead one of world's most successful and influential bands. Author Martin Clarke chronicles their history from the early days in Oxford to the slacker-friendly single "Creep" to their second, multi-platinum album The Bends. This edition updates the story with in-depth accounts of innovative albums Kid A, Amnesiac, and In Rainbows, and the new world tour. Radiohead: Hysterical and Useless is a probing study of a band that is also a phenomenon, and of its charismatic leader.

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Smart Management: Using Politics in Organisations

Retail Location Planning in an Era of Multi-Channel Growth

Manic Street Preachers: Sweet Venom

The Verve: Crazed Highs and Horrible Lows

None Too Fragile: Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder

Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder: None Too Fragile

Radiohead: Hysterical and Useless

Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder: None Too Fragile

Manic Street Preachers: Sweet Venom

Radiohead: Hysterical and Useless