A myth-busting expose of the forces destroying the BBC The BBC is a central part of British life, shared culture and international standing. It is the British public's most important and trusted news provider in a world of global fake news; a hugely popular, low-cost source of universally available information, education and entertainment - watched and listened to by most people for at least a couple of hours every day, despite stiff competition; and the crown jewel of the UK's global reputation. But the BBC is in peril as never before in its long history. It faces ever-increasing competition and threats from new technology and consumption trends. It suffers relentless attacks from a range of hostile players motivated by their own political and commercial interests. And it faces deep funding cuts. These pressures may even destroy it within a generation. We must not end up recognizing what its value was only when it's gone. If the BBC is destroyed it will be almost impossible to rebuild it. This book is a powerful wake-up call to halt the destruction of one of our greatest assets, built up over almost a century, before it's too late.

The War Against the BBC: How an Unprecedented Combination of Hostile Forces Is Destroying Britain’s Greatest Cultural Institution... And Why You Should Care

Politics & Social Sciences

Barwise, Patrick

York, Peter

Social Sciences

Penguin

Style wars

Anthropology

Sidgwick and Jackson

Articles discuss changing fashion styles in Britain and examine class influences on dress

Style Wars

Health, Fitness & Dieting

SIDGWICK JACKSON

Welcome to the fabulous lifestyles of the cruel and despotic. Running with the idea that our homes are where we are truly ourselves, Peter York's wildly original and scathingly funny look at the interior decorating tastes of some of history's most alarming dictators proves that absolute power corrupts absolutely, right down to the drapes. Mining rare, jaw-dropping photographs of interiors now mostly (thankfully) destroyed, York's hilarious profiles of 16 inner sanctums of the scary leaves no endangered tiger pelt unturned, from Saddam Hussein's creepy private art collection to General Noriega's Christmas tree to the strange tube and knob contraption in the Ceausescu bathroom. All your favorite dictators are here: Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, Tito, Mussolini, Mobutu, Idi Amin, Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos—each with their own uniquely frightful chic. An interior decorating book like no other, Dictator Style is a welcome tonic for a world in need of a good laugh at the expense of the all-powerful.

Dictator Style: Lifestyles of the World's Most Colorful Despots

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Chronicle Books+

A Funder's Guide to Evaluation: Leveraging Evaluation to Improve Nonprofit Effectiveness

Traditionally, funders expect evaluation to show that resources are being used wisely. But evaluation can be a much more powerful tool—for both funders and nonprofits. Forward-looking grantmakers and grantees are leveraging their evaluations, ensuring that the time and money spent ultimately improves effectiveness for everyone. This book shows how they're doing it, including • How the ""evaluative learning"" approach furthers ongoing improvement via collaborative, stakeholder influenced evaluations • How to bridge the differences in what funders and nonprofits need from evaluation • How evaluation builds four critical capacities—leadership, adaptive capacity, management, and technical capacity • Seven steps a funder can take to build the evaluative learning capacity in nonprofits • Thirteen specific evaluative learning strategies that funders can support Worksheets and assessment tools will help funders 1) assess their readiness to implement evaluative learning; 2) develop a logic model; 3) uncover grantees' current evaluation efforts and preparedness for evaluative learning; and 4) use resources wisely when selecting an evaluative learning support strategy. When the funding community supports evaluative learning, nonprofits and funders together can figure out how to strengthen programs, better allocate resources, and share successful models.

Business & Money

Finance

Fieldstone Alliance

Traditionally, funders expect evaluation to show that resources are being used wisely. But evaluation can be a much more powerful tool—for both funders and nonprofits. Forward-looking grantmakers and grantees are leveraging their evaluations, ensuring that the time and money spent ultimately improves effectiveness for everyone. This book shows how they're doing it, including • How the ""evaluative learning"" approach furthers ongoing improvement via collaborative, stakeholder influenced evaluations • How to bridge the differences in what funders and nonprofits need from evaluation • How evaluation builds four critical capacities—leadership, adaptive capacity, management, and technical capacity • Seven steps a funder can take to build the evaluative learning capacity in nonprofits • Thirteen specific evaluative learning strategies that funders can support Worksheets and assessment tools will help funders 1) assess their readiness to implement evaluative learning; 2) develop a logic model; 3) uncover grantees' current evaluation efforts and preparedness for evaluative learning; and 4) use resources wisely when selecting an evaluative learning support strategy. When the funding community supports evaluative learning, nonprofits and funders together can figure out how to strengthen programs, better allocate resources, and share successful models.

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Peter York, co-author of the 1980s bestseller, The Sloane Ranger Handbook, charts the progress of the dream of grandeur and aspiration in London—part of a series of 12 books tied to the 12 lines of the London Underground, as Tfl celebrates 150 years of the Tube with Penguin Also available in a boxed set.

The Blue Riband: The Piccadilly Line (Penguin Underground Lines)

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