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For the first time in hardback, enjoy this collection of six
action-packed short stories featuring Jimmy Carson (Operative
Three) and Brains Benton (Operative X). This edition includes three
previously unpublished tales. It also includes the story of how
Brains and Jimmy met and the holiday favorite, "Christmas Eve in
Crestwood."
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Exiting OZ (Hardcover)
Sherry D. Buffington; Contributions by Gina E Morgan, Julie Overholt
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R473
Discovery Miles 4 730
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Exiting OZ is an eye-opening book about leadership as it must
become for organizations to survive in today's rapidly changing
world. It is a must read for leaders interested in building a
sustainable organization and populating it with dedicated, high
performance people, and for high performance people interested in
avoiding the perils and pitfalls of OZ organizations.OZ is a
metaphor for Organizational Zeal, the notion that the organization
is more important than the people that keep it alive. OZ
organizations are full of ineffective leaders and each is exposed
in this book through clever comparisons to the characters from L.
Frank Baum's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.Exiting OZ takes you
on a fascinating journey through the world of typical organizations
and explains in colorful analogies why business-as-usual is a
formula for failure as the newer generations move into the
workforce majority and reject standard management practices.Giving
organizations a ten to twelve year window to get it right, the
authors explain, and back their assertions with plenty of data, why
organizations of every kind, from corporations to governments, to
academic, religious and other institutions must adopt new
leadership strategies if they are to survive and thrive.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
More than two thirds of Americans are overweight, over one third
are obese.43% of Americans are projected to be obese in 10 years
time.Nearly one third of children and adolescents are overweight,
17% are obese.Since 1980, obesity prevalence among children and
adolescents has almost tripled.Between 1988 and 2008 the prevalence
of obesity among adults increased at all income and education
levels.After smoking, obesity is America's leading cause of
premature death and is linked to 70% of heart disease and 80% of
diabetes.In 2008 the medical costs associated with obesity were
estimated to be $147 billion.
In spite of the grim picture that these statistics paint,
obesity is not your destiny and it need not be your end. Whatever
your particular weight challenge may be do not accept it as your
lot in life. If you have attempted to lose weight in the past and
failed, do not be disheartened; it is within you to win victory
over this foe. Get the encouragement and the tools you need to lose
weight - and keep it off- with Living Life Lean.
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The Law of Abundance (Hardcover)
S.D. Buffington; Edited by Gina E Morgan; Designed by Randall S. Reiserer
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R648
Discovery Miles 6 480
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The Law of Abundance a precise science that brings great clarity
and predictability to every outcome; a philosophy that broadens
insights and expands influence; a spirituality that can insulate
you from failure; a journey that can take you anywhere you want to
go; a vision that can bring you great fortune; a process for real
transformation; a key to unlocking life's mysteries; a gift to all
humanity. This book will change the way you look at everything. It
presents a completely new paradigm that goes far beyond any
previous attempt at explaining how and why life unfolds as it does.
Here you will learn exactly how the most successful people
throughout history have used the Law of Abundance to create the
world we live in, to earn vast amounts of money, gain tremendous
respect and personal power, maintain exceptional relationships,
find deep joy and contentment, and accomplish every great thing.
The Law of Abundance is based on scientifically proven principles
that never change and never fail. So, if you believe you have tried
everything and are still not experiencing wealth, health,
happiness, achievement, great relationships and every other thing
you desire, understanding and applying the Law of Abundance can
completely and profoundly change your life - guaranteed.
Things seem to be going well for Brains Benton and Jimmy Carson of
the Benton and Carson International Detective Agency, when suddenly
some strange things start to happen. Things go from bad to worse
when they wind up framed for arson! Join Operative Three and X as
they try to capture one of the most dangerous criminals they've
ever encountered!
This thirteenth volume of the Academy of International Business
series reflects the complexity of challenges faced by managers in
today's global economy and the richness of the academic field of
international business. It is novel in the range of issues it
brings together with a number of chapters on two important
contemporary themes in international business: the
internationalization of services and doing business in China. The
book concludes with the collective thoughts of several prominent
international business scholars on new directions for international
business scholarship.
Columbia University Press published this Ph.D. disseration of
Charlotte E. Morgan (1882-?).
This grammar of Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) phonology adds to a
sparse literature on the units of categorical form in the world's
sign languages. At the same time, it brings descriptive and
theoretical research on sign language phonology into better
alignment by systematically evaluating current models of sign
language phonology for each of the main parameters - handshape,
location, and movement - against the KSL data. This grammar also
makes a methodological contribution by using a unique dataset of
KSL minimal pairs in the analysis, demonstrating that minimal pairs
are not as infrequent in sign languages as previously thought. The
main content of the book is found in five chapters on handshape,
location, core articulatory movement, manner of movement, and other
distinctive features (e.g., orientation, mouth actions). The book
also contains two large appendices that document the phonological
evidence for each of the 44 handshapes and 37 locations. This book
will be a key reference for descriptive and typological studies of
sign phonology, as well as a helpful resource for linguists
interested in understanding the similarities and differences
between current models of sign phonology and identifying promising
avenues for future research.
This was the first comprehensive study of the City of London to be
published. The study examines the economic structure of the city
and considers the main influences likely to affect the development
of the City, including the pattern of demand, technological change,
population movements, supply of labour and land values. Particular
attention is paid to the City's international role. Specific
chapters are devoted to Banking & Finance, Insurance, Trade,
Commerce and the Port, and the Manufacturing Industry. The book is
supported with a wealth of statistical material based on original
research and contains 116 tables and 28 diagrams.
Roepke's The Social Crisis of Our Time is a series of blasts
against the "malformations" of economics: the Nazi and Communist
forms of collectivism both come in for severe criticism. Roepke
shows the process by which the Western liberal tradition itself
makes possible these rebellions against open economic systems. The
drive toward social welfare, full employment policies, and the
state management of fiscal fluctuations all lead away from free
societies no less than market economies.
In this age of large cities, mass culture, and ever more massive
events, people must struggle against an overwhelming crowd of their
own creations to maintain human integrity. In this manual for human
survival, Arthur E. Morgan offers a solution: peaceful existence in
the small, primary community where, more easily than anywhere else,
people can find a way to live well. Ultimately striving to show
that the small community is "the lifeblood of civilization," this
volume examines the political organization, membership, economics,
health, and ethics characteristics of small communities. Like
Rousseau before him, Morgan observes that we have less control over
our affairs than in the past. In increasing our control of the
natural environment, human beings have built a social environment
so out of scale that it becomes nearly impossible for people to
maintain balance. The struggle now is less with the natural order
than with the social order, and preserving human integrity against
the plethora of our own creations is the core problem. The need to
rediscover elementary forms of human existence has been accelerated
by the efficiencies of centralized control and mass persuasion. In
the face of this, small communities or intimate groups become the
primary pattern in which human beings must live if the good life is
to be a realistic goal. The timely nature of this volume has grown
as the electronic displaces the mechanical as a moral rival to
human community.
Scholars have long recognized Carl Maria von Weber as the father of
the German Romantic and Nationalist music. The success of his opera
Der Freischutz almost single handedly brought German operatic style
onto the world stage, competing with and challenging established
operatic traditions in France and Italy. Indeed the overtures to
his last three operas, Der Freischutz, Euryanthe, and Oberon
initiated the genre of the concert overture and are a part of the
standard repertoire for most modern symphony orchestras. His works
in other genres, including his various concerti and chamber works
also stand as centerpieces in the modern concert hall. In
Experiencing Carl Maria von Weber: A Listener's Companion, Joseph
Morgan walks readers through the many masterpieces that comprise
Weber's oeuvre, providing key insights by integrating critical
points in the composer's life with the burgeoning Romantic and
Nationalist movements in Germany that Weber's music came to
champion. Morgan brings to life the musical character of Weber's
most important compositions, from his most popular works such as
his programme work Aufforderung zum Tanz (Invitation to the Dance),
his majestic solo pieces, and his path-breaking song cycle Die
Temperamente beim Verluste der Geliebten (Temperaments on the Loss
of a Lover). At every turn, Morgan brings together biographical,
political, aesthetic, and historical matters to inform our
understanding of Weber's compositional genius. From the virtuosity
of his piano works and their influence on Liszt and Chopin to his
relationships with composers from the earliest parts of the 19th
century, including Giacomo Meyerbeer, Franz Schubert and Beethoven,
Experiencing Carl Maria von Weber reveals not only the
compositional genius of this figure in Romantic music, but his
achievements as well as a conductor, music director, and critic who
lent his powerful support to his musical peers on stage and page.
Clinical neuropsychologists frequently evaluate individuals within
a forensic context, and therefore must address questions regarding
the possible presence of reduced effort, response bias and/or
malingering. This volume offers a wide range of instructive
real-world case examples involving the complex differential
diagnosis where symptom exaggeration and/or malingering cloud the
picture. Written by expert forensic neuropsychologists, the
scenarios described provide informed, empirically-based and
scientifically-derived opinions on the topic. Issues related to
malingering, such as response bias and insufficient effort, are
discussed thoroughly with regard to a large number of clinical
conditions and assessment instruments. Test data and non-test
information are considered and integrated by the numerous experts.
Expert guidance for clinicians who must address the issue of
malingering is provided in a straightforward and well-organized
format. To date, there has not been a comparable collection of rich
case material relevant to forensic practice in clinical
neuropsychology.
This was the first comprehensive study of the City of London to be
published. The study examines the economic structure of the city
and considers the main influences likely to affect the development
of the City, including the pattern of demand, technological change,
population movements, supply of labour and land values. Particular
attention is paid to the City's international role. Specific
chapters are devoted to Banking & Finance, Insurance, Trade,
Commerce and the Port, and the Manufacturing Industry. The book is
supported with a wealth of statistical material based on original
research and contains 116 tables and 28 diagrams.
In this age of large cities, mass culture, and ever more massive
events, people must struggle against an overwhelming crowd of their
own creations to maintain human integrity. In this manual for human
survival, Arthur E. Morgan offers a solution: peaceful existence in
the small, primary community where, more easily than anywhere else,
people can find a way to live well. Ultimately striving to show
that the small community is "the lifeblood of civilization," this
volume examines the political organization, membership, economics,
health, and ethics characteristics of small communities. Like
Rousseau before him, Morgan observes that we have less control over
our affairs than in the past. In increasing our control of the
natural environment, human beings have built a social environment
so out of scale that it becomes nearly impossible for people to
maintain balance. The struggle now is less with the natural order
than with the social order, and preserving human integrity against
the plethora of our own creations is the core problem. The need to
rediscover elementary forms of human existence has been accelerated
by the efficiencies of centralized control and mass persuasion. In
the face of this, small communities or intimate groups become the
primary pattern in which human beings must live if the good life is
to be a realistic goal. The timely nature of this volume has grown
as the electronic displaces the mechanical as a moral rival to
human community.
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