From the unique mind of Douglas Adams, legendary author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, comes Shada, a story scripted for the television series Doctor Who but never produced—and now transformed into an original novel. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Imagine how dangerous a LOT of knowledge is... The Doctor’s old friend and fellow Time Lord, Professor Chronotis, has retired to Cambridge University, where among the other doddering old professors nobody will notice if he lives for centuries. He took with him a few little souvenirs—harmless things really. But among them, carelessly, he took The Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey. Even more carelessly, he has loaned this immensely powerful book to clueless graduate student Chris Parsons, who intends to use it to impress girls. The Worshipful and Ancient Law is among the most dangerous artifacts in the universe; it cannot be allowed to fall into the wrong hands. The hands of the sinister Skagra are unquestionably the wrongest ones possible. Skagra is a sadist and an egomaniac bent on universal domination. Having misguessed the state of fashion on Earth, he also wears terrible platform shoes. He is on his way to Cambridge. He wants the book. And he wants the Doctor...

Shada (Doctor Who: The Lost Adventures by Douglas Adams)

Humor & Entertainment

DOUGLAS ADAMS

Gareth Roberts

Humor

1st Virgin Dr Who 1993 edition paperback vg++ to fine book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

The New Adventures of Doctor Who: The Highest Science

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

London Bridge

The Mirror of Alchemy: Alchemical Ideas and Images in Manuscripts and Books from Antiquity to the Seventeenth Century

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

British Library Publishing Division

Cracker: Best Boys (Cracker)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Virgin Books

This volume presents a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the whole process of recruitment and selection, and examines all the key techniques involved. It shows how they link in with wider HR practices, and how and where competencies can be used to best effect. The book examines the subject from a competency approach, reflecting a firmly established trend in recruitment practice, and is written to meet the needs of both practitioners and students. It presents some contentious new findings on the use of graphology and other less orthodox selection techniques. Effective corporate initiatives and processes are the bedrock of successful organizations; the "Developing Practice" series provides manager with essential frameworks to identify, formulate and implement the best policies and practice in the management and development of people.

Recruitment and Selection : A Competency Approach

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Inst Personnel & Dev

This is the first "Cracker" story, adapted and enlarged from the television script. Initially, it looks like a racist attack, the murder victim is an Asian shopkeeper and a skinhead is seen leaving his shop. Fitz doesn't agree and he's desperate for an excuse to work for the police again.

Cracker - to Be Somebody

VIRGIN PUBLISHING LTD.

The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith

Literature & Fiction

BBC Childrens Books

Gay Shame

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

How often does your recruitment and selection process get it right? Have you ever thought to yourself 'My life would be a lot easier if we'd never taken this one on'. Recruitment and selection is the foundation of all other HR activity. Get it wrong and it doesn't matter how good your development programme is, how well you motivate your staff, how you manage their performance, or even how well you reward them - you are always making up for that one bad decision. It is also one of your principal points of contact with line managers - deliver a less than perfect performance there and your chances of being taken seriously as a strategic business partner will be pretty slim.Get it right, however, and you can transform a mundane, everyday HR process into a chance to improve your organisation's performance by improving the quality of the people you're asking to deliver it. Do that and your line and senior management colleagues will sit up and take notice. Gareth Roberts shows you how to improve your recruitment, selection and induction processes so that you stand a better chance of making the right choice more often.

Recruitment and Selection

Chartered Inst of Pers/Develop

Doctor Who Only Human

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