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1. The Role of Communication in Learning To Model

   Edited by Paul Brna, Michael Baker, Keith Stenning, Andree Tiberghien

   In this book, a number of experts from various disciplines take a look at three different strands in learning to model. They examine the activity of modeling from disparate theoretical standpoints, taking into account the individual situation of the individuals involved. The chapters seek to bridge...

   To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
2. Public Discourses of Gay Men

   By Paul Baker

   Series: Routledge Advances in Corpus Linguistics

   Queer linguistics has only recently developed as an area of study; however academic interest in this field is rapidly increasing. Despite its growing appeal, many books on ‘gay language’ focus on private conversation and small communities. As such, Public Discourses of Gay Men represents an...

   To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
3. The Complete Guide to Physical Security

   By Paul R. Baker, Daniel J. Benny

   To adequately protect an organization, physical security must go beyond the "gates, guns, and guards" mentality that characterizes most security programs. Creating a sound security plan involves understanding not only security requirements but also the dynamics of the marketplace, employee issues,...

   Published November 18th 2012 by Auerbach Publications
4. The Rise of the English Regions?

   Edited by Irene Hardill, Paul Benneworth, Mark Baker, Leslie Budd

   Series: Regions and Cities

   This book analyzes devolution as it affects the English Regions, working from the perspective of uneven development, and drawing on the rich tradition of regional geography. Currently, London is the power centre ruling over the other English regions. The first part of the book looks at how this...

   Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
5. Polari - The Lost Language of Gay Men

   By Paul Baker

   Series: Routledge Studies in Linguistics

   Polari is a secret form of language mainly used by homosexual men in London and other cities during the twentieth century. Derived in part from the slang lexicons of numerous stigmatised and itinerant groups, Polari was also a means of socialising, acting out camp performances and reconstructing a...

   Published July 31st 2002 by Routledge