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In his ground-breaking book, Reinventing Communication, Mark
Phillips shows how even the most mature organization can fail to
deliver successful projects - and worse, how this can lead to an
organization's demise. With clear examples, Mark reveals the
underlying principles at work and introduces a revolutionary new
technique for harnessing the power of communication to ensure long
term success. For organizations of all sizes, this book changes the
way we think about management and leadership. Mark makes his case
by looking at teams and individuals that set out to deliver
ambitious achievements in complex and challenging environments. We
meet the leadership team that built the F-18 Super Hornet fighter
jet, one of the US Navy's most successful programs. We discover the
untraditional approach to risk used in building a new terminal at
London's Heathrow airport. We draw lessons on corporate survival
from the cat and mouse fight against IED's in Afghanistan, and are
introduced to a website where online video gamers solved a critical
piece of the AIDS puzzle using their gaming prowess. Reinventing
Communication is about creating the conditions for performance and
attaining long term success. Whether a start-up, a global
enterprise or a government agency, this book shows us how to
deliver ambitious achievements by getting communication right. It
is a book that no manager, leader or innovator should be without.
Brain Twister - follows the adventures of FBI agent Kenneth J.
Malone as he attempts to unravel the machinations of a telepathic
spy. How do you find a telepath to catch the first telepath? A fun
piece of sci fi that features claims of immortality, mind-reading,
spies and insanity. The Impossibles - In two words Im Possible.
First, late-model cars began driving themselves away - with nobody
at the wheel. Then, valuables began vanishing from locked rooms. It
was a new kind of crime. Malone, was afraid it was a new kind of
criminal, one who could disappear at will, walk through walls and
thumb his nose at the police. Supermind - Malone investigates a
series of incidents in which people make mistakes - sometimes
minor, and sometimes major - that lead to disasters. It looks like
a secret cabal of psis may be behind events, influencing the
behavior of those involved. Are they? And if so, why? Malone must
find out if it kills him - which is a very real possibility.
In his ground-breaking book, Reinventing Communication, Mark
Phillips shows how even the most mature organization can fail to
deliver successful projects - and worse, how this can lead to an
organization's demise. With clear examples, Mark reveals the
underlying principles at work and introduces a revolutionary new
technique for harnessing the power of communication to ensure long
term success. For organizations of all sizes, this book changes the
way we think about management and leadership. Mark makes his case
by looking at teams and individuals that set out to deliver
ambitious achievements in complex and challenging environments. We
meet the leadership team that built the F-18 Super Hornet fighter
jet, one of the US Navy's most successful programs. We discover the
untraditional approach to risk used in building a new terminal at
London's Heathrow airport. We draw lessons on corporate survival
from the cat and mouse fight against IED's in Afghanistan, and are
introduced to a website where online video gamers solved a critical
piece of the AIDS puzzle using their gaming prowess. Reinventing
Communication is about creating the conditions for performance and
attaining long term success. Whether a start-up, a global
enterprise or a government agency, this book shows us how to
deliver ambitious achievements by getting communication right. It
is a book that no manager, leader or innovator should be without.
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Hogarth's Legacy (Hardcover)
Cynthia Roman; Contributions by Dominic Hardy, Ronald Paulson, Patricia Mainardi, Douglas Fordham, …
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The legacy of graphic artist William Hogarth (1697-1764) remains so
emphatic that even his last name has evolved into a common
vernacular term referring to his characteristically scathing form
of satire. Featuring rarely seen images and written contributions
from leading scholars, this book showcases a collection of the
artist's works gathered from the Lewis Walpole Library at Yale
University and other repositories. It attests to the idiosyncratic
nature of his style and its international influence, which
continues to incite aesthetic and moral debate among critics. The
eight essays by eminent Hogarth experts help to further
contextualize the artist's unique narrative strategies, embedding
the work within German philosophical debates and the moral
confusion of the Victorian period and emphasizing the social and
political dimensions that are part and parcel of its profound
impact. Endlessly parodied and emulated, Hogarth's distinctive
satire persists in its influence throughout the centuries and this
publication provides the necessary lens through which to view it.
Distributed for the Lewis Walpole Library
(Easy Guitar). In the early 1700s, Bach's chorales enchanted
listeners with their inventive harmonies, chromaticism,
contrapuntal motion, and changes of tonal center. Since that time,
music students the world over have studied the chorales as a
paragon of "common practice" harmony and voice leading. And by
virtue of their sublime beauty, musicians continue to perform the
chorales to this day. The four-part texture of the chorales can
make their performance on guitar with its fingering limitations
somewhat problematic. But by sometimes thinning the texture to
three or two parts, and sometimes inverting the lower parts
(allowing the alto or tenor to temporarily serve as the bass),
we've created easy-to-play classical guitar solos that capture all
the interest and beauty of Bach's original compostitions.
Practitioners operate in a necessary reality. We work in a space
where project performance is above theory or methodology. In the
best environments, delivery and an affirmative culture are what
matter most. In the worst, it is politics and survival. In any
environment, we are challenged to adopt best practices and adapt
our style to the environment in which the project is occurring.
This is a book about those best practices and practitioner
experiences. It is a must-have reference and guidebook for project
managers, general managers, business leaders and project management
researchers. This book is the result of the hard work and
dedication of more than 35 authors from more than 15 countries
across four continents. It brings a diversity of experience,
professional and personal. It includes practitioners, leading
academics, renowned theorists and many who straddle those roles.
The chapters cover experiences in software, large-scale
infrastructure projects, finance and health care, to name a few.
The chapters themselves take many forms. Check out the Table of
Contents to get a deeper sense of the topics included. All provide
real-world guidance on delivering high-performing projects and show
you how to build, lead and manage high-performing teams. The
Practitioner's Handbook of Project Performance is complete in
itself. It can also be an enticing start to an ongoing dialogue
with the authors and a pleasurable path to get deeper into the
subject of project performance. Find your favorite place to begin
learning from these chapters, to begin taking notes and taking away
nuggets to use in your everyday. But don't stop there. Contact
information and further resources for this diverse team of experts
are found throughout. The Practitioner's Handbook is a modern guide
to the leading edge of project performance management and a path to
the future of project delivery.
Easy arrangements with tab of favorites by Albeniz, Granados, Sor,
Tarrega, and others. Includes: Cielito Lindo * Lagrima * Leyenda *
Malaguena * La Paloma * Salamanca * and more. Also includes a
demonstration CD.
(Instructional). Many voice students are incorrectly taught to
sight-sing by memorizing the sounds of intervals. This book is for
you if you'd like to be able to look at any melody and instantly
know how it sounds. It will show you how to memorize the sound of
each scale degree in both major and minor keys, sing chromatic
tones, and much more. Packed with tips and tricks, this new book is
essential for every vocalist.
What would a Hillary Presidency look like? This book takes a harsh
look at what America would look like with Hillary in the White
House.
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