When secrets from Jason Bourne's past come to light, he may be the next thing that's buried. The latest thrilling instalment in the legendary New York Times bestselling series from the world of Robert Ludlum.

It's been over a decade since Nash Rollins recruited a brilliant, talented, but disaffected young man named David Webb to join Treadstone. Webb became the agent known as Cain - and later took on the identity of Jason Bourne.

That violent winter which included Cain’s first mission for Treadstone was also a story of betrayal in ways that David never knew. So after the injury that erased Bourne’s whole life, Nash lied about the circumstances of David’s recruitment to Treadstone. He was afraid that learning the truth might drive Bourne out of the agency forever.

But now, when Bourne meets a woman who recognises him as David Webb, the secrets of those days begin to come out - and Bourne is forced to confront the dangerous ghosts of a past he doesn’t even remember.

Since the economic downturn law firms that once saw growth as easy and inevitable are finding that the only way to achieve this is now to wrest market share from the competition. There is no one "right" way to do this; some firms have opted for a determined policy of buying market share and recruiting lateral talent, while others rely on more organic growth. With contributions from a wide range of thought leaders and industry experts, Growth Strategies for the Modern Law Firm provides advice on a number growth options available, and shares practical guidance designed to help firm leaders to formulate and implement a profitable, sustainable growth strategy. Topics covered include: Aligning strategy, culture, and performance management with a growth agenda Utilizing a key relationship management program to retain and grow clients and referral sources Implementing listening programs to better serve clients, and create a platform for differentiation and growth Making cross-selling a cornerstone of growth strategies and firm culture Critical success factors that enable lateral hiring to be a key to client growth Creativity and innovations impact on growth strategies for legal departments Systematic programs for lawyer business development Organic growth strategies through focusing practice specialties Holistic approaches to improving client experience that drives client growth and much more...

In the decades since R. Edward Freeman first introduced stakeholder theory, which views firms in terms of their relationships to a broad set of partners, the stakeholder approach has drawn increasing attention as a model for ethical business. Edited by Freeman, alongside other leading scholars in stakeholder theory and strategic management, this handbook provides a comprehensive foundation for study in the field, with eighteen chapters covering some of the most important topics in stakeholder theory written by respected and highly cited experts. The chapters contain an overview of the topic, an examination of the most important research on the topic to date, an evaluation of that research, and suggestions for future directions. Given the pace of new scholarship in the field, this handbook will provide an essential reference on both foundational topics as well as new applications of stakeholder theory to entrepreneurship, sustainable business, corporate responsibility, and beyond.

In the decades since R. Edward Freeman first introduced stakeholder theory, which views firms in terms of their relationships to a broad set of partners, the stakeholder approach has drawn increasing attention as a model for ethical business. Edited by Freeman, alongside other leading scholars in stakeholder theory and strategic management, this handbook provides a comprehensive foundation for study in the field, with eighteen chapters covering some of the most important topics in stakeholder theory written by respected and highly cited experts. The chapters contain an overview of the topic, an examination of the most important research on the topic to date, an evaluation of that research, and suggestions for future directions. Given the pace of new scholarship in the field, this handbook will provide an essential reference on both foundational topics as well as new applications of stakeholder theory to entrepreneurship, sustainable business, corporate responsibility, and beyond.

New 6x9 inch paperback edition. Emily Dorothy Scarborough compiled these stories and her introduction is titled The Imperishable Ghost. The famous modern short stories in the book are: The Willows, by Algernon Blackwood; The Shadows on the Wall, by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman; The Messenger, by Robert W. Chambers; Lazarus, by Leonid Andreyev; The Beast with Five Fingers, by William Fryer Harvey; The Mass of Shadows, by Anatole France; What Was It?, by Fitz-James O'Brien; The Middle Toe of the Right Foot, by Ambrose Bierce; The Shell of Sense, by Olivia Howard Dunbar; The Woman at Seven Brothers, by Wilbur Daniel Steele; At the Gate, by Myla Jo Closser; Ligeia, by Edgar Allan Poe; The Haunted Orchard, by Richard Le Gallienne; The Bowmen, by Arthur Machen; and A Ghost, by Guy de Maupassant.

The international conference People, Wildlife, and Hunting: Emerging Conservation Paradigms brought together hunters, outfitters, community representatives, wildlife managers, researchers and conservationists from across Canada and overseas to explore the relationship linking trophy hunting, wildlife conservation, large-mammal management, community economies, and community sustainability in rural areas. This report focuses more particularly (but not exclusively) upon community-based conservation hunting programs operating in the Canadian North. Papers by: William A. Wall; Peter J. Ewins; James Pokiak; Sylvia Birkholz, Naomi Krogman, Marty Luckert and Kelly Semple; Jon Hutton; George W. Wenzel and Martha Dowsley; H. Dean Cluff and Ernie Campbell; Frank Pokiak; Kai Wollscheid; Lee Foote; Graham Van Tighem, Thomas S. Jung, and Michelle Oakley; Drikus Gissing; Marco Fiesta-Bianchet; Barney Smith and Harvey Jessup;