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Stan Armstrong dedicated his entire life to science. Branded as a maverick and a risk-taker by his colleagues, his unorthodox experiments and outlandish theories of time and space resulted in loss of funding and, ultimately, his termination from tenure at the university where he’d spent his entire career. Stan’s insatiable quest to explore extreme hypotheses and to prove the unproven were matched only by his neurotic lust to peel back the mysterious layers of time and space to expose the hidden secrets of the universe.

Sometimes, only a kid can save the day.... Star athlete Josh and computer prodigy Madison begin the adventure of a lifetime when they discover the Small World Global Protection Agency. The GPA is a secret organization dedicated to helping other kids and saving the day when adults can’t. In New Kids on the Rock, their first mission takes them to Australia, where they go from the Outback to the top of the Sydney Opera House!

Using the same characters as those found in Miller’s other bestseller, The Secret and one new character, a retired Special Forces Commander, this work aims to help team leaders and team members create high-performing teams. The core message is that Talent, Skills, and Community are all essential to team success, and that team leaders and leaders supervising or training team leaders, need to develop all three in order to create such teams.

Virtually every problem can be traced back to one root cause: leadership. Far too many leaders are struggling, merely maintaining the status quo and unable to find the way forward. What these leaders need is a fresh take on how to unlock their full potential. Uncommon Greatness is the key many leaders have been searching for their entire career. This book will reframe much of what you know about traditional leadership theory and practice, challenge some of your deeply held assumptions, and provide scores of practical and concrete ideas you can use today.

The Practice of LeadershipThe actual application or use of an idea or method as opposed to theories about it.

The Christian faith can be difficult to understand sometimes. You can be brand new to it, or in the faith your entire life and still have questions about why Christians do what they do. Come along for the ride every week as a Christian radio DJ and a Pastor unpack the question “Why do Christians…?”

Even before the pandemic, a large share of households by Americans over age fifty faced the threat that their living standards would decline sharply in retirement. In the wake of COVID-19, these numbers will surely worsen. In Retirement Reboot: Commonsense Financial Strategies for Getting Back on Track, finance writer and regular New York Times retirement contributor Mark Miller offers practical strategies for Americans to improve their retirement prospects.

2019, New York. Leo Van Meegeren è appena uscito di prigione dopo aver scontato una pena di tre anni. È un pittore di talento, osserva il mondo attraverso i suoi occhi grigi chiarissimi ed è così abile da riuscire a riprodurre alla perfezione le opere dei grandi artisti del passato e spacciarle per vere. È proprio questa capacità che l'ha portato dietro le sbarre, e adesso le vittime delle sue truffe gli stanno addosso per saldare i conti.

Sur la route des Keys, l'amour et la mort sont au rendez-vous... Tom Baldwin est écriva​in. Deux jours avant Noël, il est victime avec son fils Josh d'un terrible accident de voiture. Quand il se réveille à l'hôpital, il apprend que Josh est mort. Peut-on encore croire en la vie après une telle tragédie ? Tom, en tout cas, change la sienne : il quitte New York pour s'installer dans les Keys de Floride. Lorsqu'il décide de louer une maison face à l'océan, il ignore que sa vie va encore être bouleversée.

That’s in my End User License Agreement?? Yes, you really did agree to give an app full access to your phone when you clicked that “Accept” button. Companies know you’re not going to read it. That’s why they make it so long and bury the devil in the details. That’s where we come in. Yes, Joel's a lawyer. Yep, a real lawyer. We believe you should know what you’ve agreed to without having to spend 2 hours reading that End User License Agreement (EULA) and all of its attachments. We’ll do that for you and just explain the ‘good’ parts. Each week, we tear apart a EULA, or a ...

This book will give you, the player, the tools to iterate on the beautiful game of civilization you find yourself in. Discover how civilization became the human-aligned superintelligence it is today. To defend this process into the future, we need to avoid two existential traps; dangers arising from uncontrolled technologies but also dangers arising from control.

Eine Kunstsammlerin in Paris, ein Kunstfälscher in New York, eine schicksalshafte Begegnung und eine unsterbliche Liebe. Lorraine leitet eine renommierte Pariser Werbeagentur, ihre Leidenschaft aber gehört der Kunst. Als sie zur Versteigerung eines berühmten Gemäldes nach New York reist, wird sie im Central Park von einem Unbekannten überfallen. Nur das mutige Einschreiten des Malers Leo verhindert Schlimmeres. Zwischen den beiden funkt es sofort, doch sie sind in Gefahr: Lorraine wird von einem Stalker verfolgt, der alles über sie weiß und sie in anonymen Nachrichten bedroht.

Culture Rules is a clarion call for leaders around the world. The pandemic has magnified the essential role that culture plays in an organization's health, vitality, and sustainability—some passed the test with flying colors while others are seeing with fresh eyes, deeply rooted issues and challenges within their culture. After completing a global study with over 5,000 participants from ten countries, Mark Miller and his team have exposed the most predominant fissures and their fixes.

Too many executive leaders settle for inadequate employee performance, mediocre outcomes, and unremarkable earnings. But this doesn’t have to be your organization’s reality. There is a way to break through the inertia to engage your team, drive better results, and attract a tribe of loyal customers—by tapping into the greatest driver of brand success: your internal company culture.

The White Cockade is the story of the early days of the American Revolution and of the men and women caught up in it: Josiah, who doesn’t want war but can’t escape it. Hugo, once Josiah’s best friend but now his bitter enemy. Mercy, who dreams of marrying Josiah. Walter, eager to fight the British. Alice, whose desperate love for Josiah knows no limits. Tarleton, the roguish, womanizing British officer. Patrick, who can solve the most complex mathematical equations while living in his own world.

Powerful testimonies from two survivors of the NSW Police workforce play out over eight episodes. Former police lawyer, Lina Nguyen is both rape victim, and survivor, chillingly groomed by a cop she trusted at a police farewell party. Mark Davidson was the sniper at the heart of the Lindt Cafe Seige at Martin Place, in 2014, who remains traumatised by what wasn't revealed in the Coronial Inquest into that event. They're passionate about justice, and together challenge everything that lies at the heart of police culture and the legal system as we know it. Sound Engineer: Judy Rapley

Derrière Mark Miller se cache un auteur inconnu... UN INOUBLIABLE ROMAN D'AMOUR ET DE SUSPENSE. À Paris, Lorraine travaille dans une agence de publicité. Des années plus tôt, elle a perdu son père, célèbre galeriste abattu dans une rue de Manhattan. Elle est harcelée par un mystérieux personnage qui prétend être l'assassin. À New York, un artiste, Léo, sort de prison. Il a peint et vendu de fausses toiles de maîtres. Un riche collectionneur qu'il a arnaqué se met sur sa route.

In 1991, the Iron Curtain was coming down. The Soviet Union was in collapse and Eastern Europe was entering an era of sweeping change. Six Florida teens and their 28-year-old leader joined a student exchange trip to Siberia, entirely unprepared for the impact that their young lives—and more importantly, their faith in Jesus Christ—would have on a country emerging from 70 years of enforced atheism. The Cold War would not end, as many feared, in a nuclear holocaust. Instead, Russia was about to experience a fresh encounter with the Prince of Peace.

When you have a problem, where can you go for answers? The library! When Codie and her friends join Ms. Gillian, the Specialist, on another Adventure in Makerspace, they find themselves face-to-face with dinosaurs! Are they stuck in a prehistoric world? Join them to complete A Stop-Motion Animation Mission!

When you have a problem, where can you go for answers? The library! When Cyrus and his friends join Ms. Gillian, the Specialist, on another Adventure in Makerspace, they find themselves on Mars. Can they build a Mars rover of their own? Join them to complete A Robotics Mission!