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The Respectful Leader presents an engaging, thought-provoking lesson for companies seeking off-the-charts performance. Author Gregg Ward draws on 25 years of leadership consulting, coaching, and training experience to reveal the secret to great results: respect. In this true-to-life business fable, he shares the story of Des Hogan, a CEO who discovers that disrespectful behavior on the part of his leadership team is eating away at his company's morale, productivity, and profits.

Basics of Feng Shui: The Art and Science of Sensing the Energies is an introduction into a perennial science that originated from the ancient Chinese practice of arrangement of space, which is claimed to achieve harmony with the environment. There is scientific evidence now that feng shui is effective and not just a belief system, as astrology is not a belief system. Feng shui is a science of the bioenergy and perhaps the oldest distillation of this holistic knowledge.

Quillifer is young, serially in love, studying law, and living each day keenly aware that his beloved homeport of Ethlebight risks closure due to silting of the harbor. His concerns for the future become much more immediate when he returns from a summery assignation to find his city attacked by Aekoi pirates, leading to brigands in the streets and his family and friends in chains.

This is actor Walter Koenig's story— from growing up as the neurotic child of Russian immigrants in 1940s Manhattan through his rise to fame on Star Trek as Pavel Chekov, Russian navigator of the U.S.S. Enterprise. With wry wit, striking candor, and a true gift for storytelling, Koenig takes us on a sometimes bumpy but often hilarious trip through his galaxy.

Written as an engaging parable, Swim!: How a Shark, a Suckerfish, and a Parasite Teach You Leadership, Mentoring, and Next Level Success brings to life real-world challenges (and their solutions) and presents them in simple, yet powerful terms. The book explores the vital importance of networking, explores the steps that lead to successful networking, and explains why we need it.

Dive into the history, geography, and culture of Virginia in this installment of the 50 States series. From major cities to historic events, Where Is Virginia? introduces you to the state in a whole new way, whether you’re proud to call it home or learning about a distant destination. Visit...

Dive into the history, geography, and culture of Arizona in this installment of the 50 States series. From major cities to historic events, Where Is Arizona? introduces you to the state in a whole new way, whether you’re proud to call it home or learning about a distant destination. From the...

Nach den Ereignissen an Bord des Schiffes ist Frankenstein froh, wieder in seinem Labor in London zu sein und mit Hilfe von Theodora Sachs seiner Forschung nachgehen zu können. Und tatsächlich gelingt es ihm, ein Gegenmittel zu entwickeln, das bei den Laborratten Wirkung zeigt. Frankenstein wäre eigentlich so weit, seine Versuchsreihe auf Menschen auszuweiten. Doch plötzlich packen ihn Zweifel, denn er ist nicht bereit, für seine Forschung zu töten. Theodora Sachs hingegen ist entschlossen, einen Probanden zu finden, was furchtbare Konsequenzen nach sich zieht.

Bradley Montgomery, dessen Familie ein großes Landgut in Windsor besitzt, bittet Pater Brown, seinen Sohn in der Familienkapelle zu taufen und an den daran anschließenden Feierlichkeiten teilzunehmen. Am Morgen der Taufe erscheint Bradley Montgomerys Schwägerin Clara Montgomery, die als Patin vorgesehen war, nicht in der Kapelle. Die junge Frau wird schließlich erschossen im Garten des Anwesens aufgefunden. Für die Polizei in Windsor deutet alles auf Selbstmord hin.

Auf einer Jagd in der Jungfernheide wird Hauptmann Erwin von Hagen von einem tödlichen Schuss getroffen. Obwohl alles auf einen Jagdunfall hindeutet, beschließt Uwe Kronberger, Walter Piefke auf den Fall anzusetzen. Nach anfänglicher Weigerung nimmt Piefke in der Rolle des passionierten Jägers Wilhelm Pohlert die Ermittlungen auf. Schnell stellt er fest, dass Hauptmann von Hagen bei den anderen Jägern nicht besonders beliebt gewesen ist.

Walter Isaacson’s #1 New York Times bestselling history of our third scientific revolution: CRISPR, gene editing, and the quest to understand the code of life itself, is now adapted for young readers! When Jennifer Doudna was a sixth grader in Hilo, Hawaii, she came home from school one...

Dive into the history, geography, and culture of Georgia in this installment of the 50 States series. From major cities to historic events, Where Is Georgia? introduces you to the state in a whole new way, whether you’re proud to call it home or learning about a distant destination. Visit...

Dive into the history, geography, and culture of Florida in this installment of the 50 States series. From major cities to historic events, Where Is Florida? introduces you to the state in a whole new way, whether you’re proud to call it home or learning about a distant destination. Visit...

Now you can lose weight and be good to the environment, too - without starvation diets, calorie counting, complicated meal plans, or even having to exercise. Dr. Walter Crinnion, a naturopathic doctor and environmental medicine physician, shows you how to clean up your diet and clear out your body and home to eliminate unwanted pounds and toxins from your life. You'll be able to get rid of nagging health problems such as allergies and fatigue and enjoy greater energy and a greener planet. Clean, Green, and Lean shares an effective program to shed pounds and stay healthy.

En una era que busca fomentar la innovación, la creatividad y el trabajo en equipo, Los innovadores es la obra que mejor muestra cómo se producen. Tras su extraordinaria biografía de Steve Jobs, el nuevo libro de Walter Isaacson cuenta la fascinante historia de las personas que inventaron el ordenador e internet; Los innovadores está destinado a convertirse en la historia definitiva de la revolución digital y en una guía indispensable para entender cómo sucede realmente la innovación.

Paddington is a polite little bear from Darkest Peru who lives with a family called the Browns at 32 Windsor Gardens. He is kind, curious and rather accident-prone. When Paddington learns all the Browns have a list of jobs to do around the house, he can’t wait to have his own. But chaos follows when he takes the wrong list! Taking a lead from Michael Bond’s original books and the spirit of the hugely successful Paddington movies, each new Paddington story is packed with vibrancy, humour and charm.

Fiction is an Art in every way, worthy to be called the sister and the equal of the Arts of Painting, Sculpture, Music, and Poetry; that is to say, her field is as boundless, her possibilities as vast, her excellences as worthy of admiration, as may be claimed for any of her sister Arts.

Doppelganger is a riveting futuristic thriller where artificial intelligence make reality so fractured it is nearly impossible to know what is true and what isn’t. It explores the clash between machines and human passion, evil, love, trust and time. Even after the last seconds you’ll wonder what is real and what isn’t.

Valeriya Azarov turned her back on the family business to write and illustrate children’s books. But with a sister who leads the Knights of the Dragons, it’s impossible to get away from the secret society whose mission is to destroy and enslave dragons. When information falls into her hands along with the opportunity to save at least one of the ancient creatures, she can’t turn away any longer. 

Dragnet, the popular American radio series airing from 1949-1957, is arguably the most famous and influential police procedural drama in media history. Enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday and his partners gave audience members a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of police work.