Bringing together material written over the past two decades, this book traces a history of political and intellectual debates around central issues of education, labour and the youth question. An argument is made for linking the cultural, structural and autobiographical dimensions of the youth question in order to engage educationally with the burden of representation which young people are made to carry via race, class and sexuality in the postmodern world. The book includes three major unpublished pieces and an introduction which discusses the nature of the collection, and sets it in both...

Cashflow problems kill more small businesses than anything else. But before you can tame cashflow you have to understand your business: and that means learning basic accounting. Covering everything you need to know from accruals to year-end, Actually Useful Accounting is written by one of the masters of clear explanation: Phil Cohen. Phil started and still runs two consulting firms in Sydney, Australia, and has 30 years experience of what it takes to make a business a success. Contains excellent advice on tax, insurance, invoicing, payment terms, as well as a clear and bulletproof explanation...

For those of us who: * hated mathematics by the time we left school (even if we loved it at some point before that) * need to learn some algebra for a job, or for study * don't have a lot of time * aren't really interested in the history of algebra, or stories of famous mathematicians, and aren't ready to be convinced that algebra is fun Just what you need. No more, no less.