Just as the industrial revolution rattled the foundations of 18th- and 19th-century society, so today's high-technology revolution is sure to have an equally profound effect on people and employment in all advanced societies.  But will these changes enhance or degrade the quality of life to come?  This third edition of Sleepers, Wake!, now with completely updated figures, investigates the impact of past technological revolutions on the work process and labor force.  Drawing on an eclectic range of sources, the book provides a provocative analysis of work and technology today and suggests a political program for getting the best, not the worst, out of our current technological revolution.

Sleepers, Wake!: Technology and the Future of Work

Politics & Social Sciences

Jones, Barry

Politics & Government

Oxford University Press

Australia--like Europe and the United States--is passing through a post-industrial revolution. Manufacturing continues to decline. Increasingly, we live in an information-based economy. Sleepers, Wake!, an enduring bestseller first published in 1982 and now available in a revised and updated fourth edition, confronts the challenges posed by science and technology and by Australia's changing economic position. Barry Jones, the former Australian Minister for Science and current National President of the Australian Labor Party, draws on the latest data to alert readers to the need to confront key issues associated with post-industrial and information revolutions. He examines the contraction of the manufacturing industry and the rise of service employment, especially in information services. Sleepers, Wake! assesses the dilemmas and outlines a political programme to ensure that society profits from the technological revolution. This new edition of Sleepers, Wake! includes the 1991 Commonwealth census returns--striking confirmation of Barry Jones's thesis about revolutionary changes in the labor force. Sleepers, Wake! remains a landmark book, offering controversial analysis and ideas on issues shaping our lives: threats to human capacity, changing perceptions of work, relationships and society.

Sleepers, Wake!: Technology & The Future Of Work

Social Sciences

Containing 7,500 biographies, this work of reference provides access to the lives, dates and achievements of personalities from different periods of history, lands and culture.

The Macmillan Dictionary of Biography

Dixon, M. V.

Reference

Pan/Macmillan

Barry Jones shows how to discover patterns in languages and how we can organize the patterns into ideas and rules about how the language works.

How Language Works (Awareness of Language)

Children's Books

Education & Reference

Cambridge University Press

The Magic of Crystals: A Look at Earth's Natural Wonders

Religion & Spirituality

Jones, Wendy

New Age & Spirituality

Harpercollins

Human Skeleton (Press Out Model)

Doyle, Pat

COWLEY, Stewart

Activities, Crafts & Games

Troll Communications Llc

Using Authentic Resources in Teaching French (Teaching Languages)

CILT Publications

A collection of short stories highlighting the author's youth growing up in North Wales. Other collected items include a series of strange paranormal stories and stories involving Rock Castle, an 18th century house in Middle Tennessee.

Words Upon a Tombstone: Plus other collected short stories

Literature & Fiction

Short Stories & Anthologies

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

"A mesmerising story of reality and disillusionment from a real-life master of illusion." 
Matt Lucas - Actor, comedian and writer\nTHE BOOK OF NIALL is a 240-page, full colour original graphic novel about reality, illusion and mental health, in which the reader actively takes part in the story and the book itself becomes a magical object in their hands. It's written and illustrated by Barry Jones, best known as one half of the magic/comedy double act Barry and Stuart The Story\nActor Niall Adams seems to have it all. Hollywood career, LA apartment, money, youth, good looks, a loving partner. His life should be perfect… except it isn’t. 
In fact, Niall’s grip on reality is rapidly slipping away. He is certain that everybody around him is also an actor, reciting lines from a pre-written script. He is convinced that at any moment the director will call cut. 
Little does Niall know that his perception of reality is about to be tested to its limits, as he is swept along on a hyper-real journey through the bizarre world of fame and celebrity… right up to the bleeding edge of existence itself. 
A timely, philosophical and often humorous exploration of mental health, THE BOOK OF NIALL is a story of acceptance, understanding and - most importantly - a story of hope. It teaches us how to find meaning and mindfulness in an often confusing and disconnected world. Depersonalisation and Derealisation Disorder 
What lies at the core of THE BOOK OF NIALL is an exploration of two mental health conditions: Depersonalisation and Derealisation Disorders (DPDR). Typically, as a result of these conditions, the patient feels like they are living in a different reality - that they don't exist, their body is not theirs, or that the world is an illusion. It is believed that as many as 1% of people may have DPDR (the same number as those who suffer from OCD or Schizophrenia), yet it can take many years before a patient is diagnosed, as awareness of the condition is very low, even among clinicians. Praise and Acclaim for The Book of Niall\n“One of my favourite wonderworkers takes us to the heart of what it is to find peace in a difficult world. It's a poignant story of illusion, the self, and the outer reaches of mental health. And a gift to anyone who suffers from the suspicion that reality cannot be as it seems.” 
Derren Brown - Illusionist, painter and author “A brilliant, highly innovative and important exploration into depersonalisation disorders. This interactive, genre-busting work is packed full of wonderful twists and turns, plays with readers’ minds, and questions fundamental assumptions about the nature of self.” 
Richard Wiseman - Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology, University of Hertfordshire 
"The Book Of Niall is probably the most creative and relatable way of depicting depersonalisation disorder that I’ve ever seen - it does such an accurate job of communicating the confusion, bewilderment and hard realities of living with the disorder and it’s all so beautifully crafted." 
Joe Perkins - Musician, Unreal Charity Trustee and author of "Life on Autopilot: A guide to Living with Depersonalisation Disorder"\n“The Book of Niall is an enthralling exploration of critical issues, both philosophical and psychological. Without being preachy, it suggests answers to timeless questions—and even serves as a guide to when to stop asking them. It is refreshing, challenging, beautiful and unique. I recommend it especially to those who seek out art that does philosophy. It is not, after all, just a comic book.” 
David Kyle Johnson, Ph.D. - Professor of Philosophy at King’s College (PA) and Editor-in-Chief of The Palgrave Handbook of Popular Culture as Philosophy

The Book of Niall: A personal, depersonalisation story

Comics & Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels

Ellie & Beatty

"How much time do I have left? A hundred days? A thousand? If I knew I was going to die next week but could be taken to see The Marriage of Figaro tonight, would I go? Absolutely." In a long and generously lived life, Barry Jones has been on an endless quest to share the extraordinary and the beautiful, to encourage the pursuit of an abundant life of reading and listening. Following the publication of A Thinking Reed, he was staggered by the response to his lists of the great works that have had the most profound effect on his life and thinking. Here he expands on those lists to write about the literature and the music that have inspired him. With no claims to objectivity, he urges us to take the plunge, to rattle the bars of the cage, and expose ourselves to the music of Hildegard of Bingen, Johann Sebastian Bach, Mozart and Beethoven, Mahler, Ravel and Stravinsky, as well as the writings of Homer, Dante, Chaucer, Montaigne, Cervantes, Shakespeare, Sterne, Tolstoy, Proust, Joyce, and Beckett among many more. Eagerly awaited by his many followers, The Shock of Recognition is a deeply considered, richly rewarding and often very funny journey of the mind.

Shock of Recognition: The Books and Music That Have Inspired Me

Biographies & Memoirs

Memoirs

Allen& Unwin

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