Griff Savage, former French Legionnaire, failed Buddhist monk, and laconic drifter, rolls into Key West, a Brit in a strange land. He's looking for answers about his brother Jake's death. Instead, he comes across a much more complicated story. 
Jake's friends, the no-nonsense Nikki and the beautiful blonde Angie, are as confused as Griff. But they have secrets of their own. It's Key West, after all, and secrets are the stock in trade. 
As Griff scours the Keys in search of ...

Drifter-with-a-past Griff Savage travels to Thailand to help his childhood friend Tim in a noble but potentially deadly pursuit—convincing local farmers that it's possible to escape the control of drug lords by switching from opium poppies to orchids.But nothing about this endeavor is simple, as Savage and Tim confront dangers from criminal kingpins, political rivals, and a local culture with complex rules of its own. Then Savage's exploration of the local territory lands him face-...

For once, Savage's problems seem to be of his own making—nightmares from his past threaten to interrupt not only his sleep but his relationship with Freya. To deal with his demons while Freya and Saga go on their European tour, Savage heads to rural Maine, where he's acquired an old camp on several acres of land. There, he figures, he'll work through his past while he engages in quiet, personal pursuits like remodeling, cooking, and gardening.Fate has other ideas.Savage isn...

Whether you’re just starting out, a mid-career teacher, or a seasoned veteran of the classroom, you can find ways to make your teaching more effective and require less effort. 50 Ways to Be a Better Teacher offers humanistic advice to nurture the teacher’s soul while improving your professional performance.The examples are drawn from the author’s experience teaching English as a Second Language, but the advice is applicable to anyone in the classroom.

Whether you’re new to the position or a seasoned professional, you can find ways to make your work as an administrator more effective and require less effort. 50 Ways to Be a Better Administrator offers practical, common sense advice on how to improve your professional performance. The examples are drawn from the author’s experience in administration in an Intensive English Program, but the advice is applicable to anyone in an educational context. Advice is provided in the areas o...

Whether you're new to the position or a seasoned professional, you can find ways to make your work as an administrator more effective and require less effort. 50 Ways to Be a Better Administrator offers practical, common sense advice on how to improve your professional performance. The examples are drawn from the author's experience in administration in an Intensive English Program, but the advice is applicable to anyone in an educational context. Advice provided in the areas of Leadership...

My purpose in writing "NLP Techniques Anyone Can Use" is to briefly illustrate the potential of NLP and to encourage you to explore how NLP concepts can make a difference in your life. I begin by showing that NLP is based on solid theoretical footings from respected disciplines such as: psychology, physiology, systems theory and communication. This is followed by ten typical NLP processes that illustrate the breadth and potential of NLP. The ten NLP processes include a description of when ...

Being an introvert is truly an advantage in business and leadership if you know how to leverage it! Having used her introversion to her advantage, the author went from new college graduate to holding responsibility for a $750 million business in just 10 short years. This eBook tells you how she did it and reveals very specific, actionable steps introverts can take to be abundantly successful in business, leadership and life. Importantly, the steps recommended are designed to be fully comfo...

Knowledge Work is Changing the Business Landscape. Are you Ready?The competitive work environment seems to require 24/7 communications, perpetually changing priorities, and constant distractions.Yet high quality knowledge work requires the thoughtful application of wisdom, experience, and brain power. Executives must manage these conflicting realities, while protecting knowledge workers (and themselves!) from stress and burn-out.Today's "always-on" ...

NLP In A Week is a simple and straightforward guide to neuro-linguistic programming, giving you everything you need to know in just seven short chapters. From communicating more effectively to creating greater rapport with others, you'll discover the ability to change what isn't working in your life and increase what is.This book introduces you to the main themes and ideas of NLP, giving you a basic knowledge and understanding of the key concepts, together with practical a...

Whether it's interviewing for a job, evaluating employee performance, setting goals for the future, or keeping customers happy, the Perfect Phrases series has the tools for precise, effective business communication. Distilling complex ideas into specific phrases that diplomatically and honestly depict the concepts at hand, this invaluable series provides:Ways to enhance customer service in any businessDialogues and scripts to practice interactions with customers or ...

Authors Scott J. Allen and Mitchell Kusy redefine what we think of as traditional leadership in this tangible book that ascribes flexible yet concrete and proven actions to what can be a very abstract term.Rather than delving into lengthy exposition and analysis to help you understand what leadership is and how to develop it for yourself, this practical book enables you to design a straightforward system tailored to your team and organizational needs.Free o...