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Bury My Heart at Conference Room B harnesses the awe-inspiring insights of Slap's life-changing management workshops. The book is a powerful tool for creating emotional commitment in managers. That means unchecked, unvarnished devotion to the company.

It’s the Middle Class, Stupid! confirms what we have all suspected: Washington and Wall Street have really screwed things up for the average American. Work has been devalued. Education costs are out of sight. Effort and ambition have never been so scantily rewarded. Political guru James Carville and pollster extraordinaire Stan Greenberg argue that our political parties must admit their failures and the electorate must reclaim its voice, because taking on the wealthy and the privileged is not class warfare—it is a matter of survival.

You believe God is who he says he is, but it's easy for that belief to be more theoretical than practical. You have faith he can heal, you know he has performed miracles, and you agree he does love you - yet if you're honest, you don't expect him to intervene supernaturally in your life. The Healing Power of God is here to shatter those limited expectations of your Creator and let you realize his ability - and willingness - to do the impossible.

Political fanatic Oliver Crangle has determined that at 4 p.m. he'll rid the world of all evil people by shrinking them to two feet tall. But his plan may prove a little short-sighted.

Cutting-edge studies in neuroscience have in recent years proved what many doctors, therapists and other health professionals had long suspected: simple, repetitive tasks, performed with focus and attention—mindfulness, in other words—can not only quieten our noisy thought processes and help us relax, but also improve our outlook on life and protect us against a range of life-threatening illnesses.

Phineas Taylor Barnum came from humble means to revolutionize the entertainment industry of his time and lay the foundation of the entertainment industry we know today. His visionary ability to create and market new and innovative acts transformed the world and moved society forward towards a new era of understanding and inclusiveness. His marketing skill and shrewd business skills transformed common and mundane acts into "must see" cultural events.

Part local legend of a dark and dangerous Wolf-Leader, part childhood memories of his home near Villers-Cotterets, in Aisne, Dumas here penned a chilling supernatural encounter between man and the devil. Our hero, Thibault the shoemaker, is beaten on the orders of the Lord of Vez for hunting in the lord's forest. With Thibault's resentment at his treatment by the world at its height, the devil sees his chance and, in the guise of a wolf, proposes a deal which Thibault accepts; the ever available trade of one's soul for evil power.

Stan Lee - comic book legend and cocreator of Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, the Incredible Hulk, and a legion of other Marvel superheroes - shares his iconic legacy and the story of how modern comics came to be. Lee is a man who needs no introduction. The most legendary name in the history of comic books, he has been the leading creative force behind Marvel Comics and has brought to life - and into the mainstream - some of the world's best-known heroes and most infamous villains throughout his career.

In his intimate and captivating introduction, Stan Lee introduces us to a new universe, Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light.

Warm up your voice, increase your range, improve your vocal agility, and sharpen your ear in minutes. The three warm-up exercises presented on this audio will do all that and more. You will learn the ins and outs of solfege while developing your ability to handle even the most demanding vocal situations that may come your way.

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was one of the most influential African-American leaders of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born a slave in Hale's Ford, Virginia, Washington moved to West Virginia after the Civil War, where he learned to read while working in a coal mine. After several years of part-time schooling, he enrolled full-time at the Hampton Institute, a secondary school for African Americans, and graduated in 1875.

Hear live recordings of voices from Hollywood's golden age including Stan Laurel, Buster Keaton, Lillian Gish, Ethel Barrymore, John Barrymore, and Lionel Barrymore.

The industry of the home based business is perhaps the most rewarding and powerful ventures you could ever be part of. The only problem is that a lot of people don't understand how to be truly successful. I'm going to give you seven main principles and several sub-principles of the industry of free enterprise, specifically for home based businesses.

A two-time Academy Award-winning director and animator, John Lasseter is a founding member of and the creative force behind Pixar Animation Studios. Pixar is responsible for ushering in the age of computer-animation and revolutionizing the industry, having produced blockbuster features such as Cars, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Monsters Inc., and Wall-E.

Ambitious young Essie Litsky defies a rigid upbringing by immigrant Russian Jewish parents to achieve wealth and success. But her children tear Essie and her husband Jack Auerbach's family apart in fights over their fortune, and Essie finds that money will not mend broken lives.

Vous rêvez d'avoir votre propre business, mais vos études ne vous y ont pas préparé ? Vous cherchez la bonne idée ? Vous voulez convaincre vos clients d'acheter votre produit ? Stan Leloup vous révèle ici les secrets de la psychologie humaine qui vous permettront construire votre business en ligne - même sans idée de génie, ni beaucoup d'argent ou de compétence technique. Le chemin vers le succès est long et tortueux, mais aussi plein d'aventures et de rencontres improbables !

Butcher Boone is an all-id all-the-time Australian painter of enormous talent and renown. Now divorced and bankrupted by his former wife, who tired of his excesses, Butcher has been reduced to caretaking a remote estate for his largest collector. And since the deaths of his working-class parents, he has also been saddled with his beloved, bedeviling brother Hugh, who, like Butcher, has a primarily pugilistic relationship with the world.

Prequel to the Daughters of the Dagger series

Mirabelle de Burgh is desperate to give her husband an heir. She's heard of the superstition that to buy a jeweled dagger from a blind old hag would ensure her of conceiving a child. One child for each dagger bought.

The old hag she hunts down has many jeweled daggers, but Mirabelle has limited coins and wants many children. Her greed gets her in trouble and she finds herself in a predicament which causes many circumstances in her life to change.

Four jeweled daggers and four daughters, each with a story, and a surprise later in life that none of them would ever suspect, in Daughters of the Dagger.

Top crime stories from the Chesapeake Bay Tidewater Region, including accounts of historical murders 100 years ago. One such saga took place in Princess Anne, Maryland, when a mob of 5,000 overran a squad of State Troopers and plucked an accused rapist from jail and lynched him on the lawn next door to the home of the judge who had just made a passionate plea for the mob to go home.

Have you ever wondered how great musicians get that way? Would you like to get more practicing done in less time and grow your talent to the highest level possible? Berklee-degreed 30-year veteran musician/instructor Stan Munslow has culled together six powerful, proven practice strategies used by the world's top players that will give you a lifetime of life smarts that will save you countless hours of time no matter what style of music you play or what level you're at.