Our companies, our communities, and our planet are facing unprecedented challenges—challenges that will not be solved by a small group of people from a single entity. Today's leaders need a set of tools specifically designed to harness the power of collaborative networks.Strategic Doing introduces you to the new disciplines of agile strategy and collaborative leadership. You'll learn how to design and guide complex collaborations by following a discipline of simple rules t...

Experience the tense military history of a territorial clash that violently reshaped the North American borderlands. Perfect for your daily commute, this engaging narrative dives into the complex ideologies of Manifest Destiny and territorial expansion. Listen as two young republics collide in a fierce struggle for continental supremacy.Vivid accounts of soldiers, civilians, and Indigenous nations bring the harrowing realities of nineteenth-century warfare to life. This reflective ...

Ten skills for agile leadershipComplex challenges are all around us—they impact our companies, our communities, and our planet. This complexity and the emergence of networks is changing the practice of strategic management. Today’s leaders need to understand how to design and guide complex collaborations to accelerate innovation and change—collaborations that cross boundaries both inside and outside organizations.Strategic Doing introduces you to t...

The never-before-published memoir of Major-General Sir Edward Morrison, a true Canadian hero of the First World War.The First World War marked a turning point in Canadian history and in Canada’s self-identification as a nation. Yet in memorializing the iconic events and battles of the War, certain key individuals who participated have been lost in our collective memory. One of those individuals is Major-General Sir Edward Morrison.Morrison was inst...

You only get to make this decision once, and if you get it wrong, it could cost you over $200,000 in lifetime income. If you're approaching retirement, already retired, or helping aging parents navigate Social Security and Medicare, this is the retirement planning book you need before you file another form or make another claim.The Social Security & Medicare Money Guide is the retirement income and Medicare planning guide readers are searching for in 2026, a clear, no-jargon roadma...

You and your spouse only get to make this decision once, and if you claim separately instead of together, it could cost your household over $100,000 in lifetime income. If you're a married couple approaching retirement, already retired, or trying to figure out when each of you should file for Social Security, this is the couples' retirement planning guide you need before either of you submits an application.The Social Security Money Code for Couples is the Social Security claiming ...

From Struggle to Glory is an inspiring tale of perseverance, faith, and triumph. Born into extreme poverty in a remote Ghanaian village, Kofi faces relentless hardships from childhood to adolescence. With a carpenter father and a cleaner mother, he grows up with hunger, ridicule, and countless obstacles. However, his brilliant mind and unshakable determination set him apart.Amidst his struggles, a life-changing dream leads him to a divine revelation—one that reshap...

Thankfully, most organizations do well at managing what they know how to do. The trouble is that the challenges defining this century - climate, healthcare, AI, income inequality, misinformation, unaffordable housing, and more - are "we don't know how" problems that lie beyond the reach of good management.The Fundamentals of Adaptive Practice lays out the rigorous, proven principles, disciplines, and methods for taking on exactly those challenges. Drawing on the authors' d...

Long before she was one of the Little Rock Nine, Melba Pattillo Beals was a warrior. Frustrated by the laws that kept African-Americans separate but very much unequal to whites, she had questions: Why couldn't she drink from a whites only fountain? Why couldn't she feel safe beyond home-or even within the walls of church? Adults all told her: Hold your tongue. Be patient. Know your place. But Beals had the heart of a fighter-and the knowledge that her true place was a free one. This memoir...

"...I take this same train every week at this time..."The mournful whistle of a ghostly locomotive heralds the approach of The Mysterious Traveler. Maurice Tarplin plays this blithesome bringer of bad tidings and terrifying tales. From out of the past he brings stories of suspensefully unsuitable spouses, treasure hunters and time travel, the mysteries of the dead and their designs on the living, and the future...as imagined by a former generation.Raymond Edward Johnson, Bret Morrison, Els...

Young Neil deGrasse Tyson was starstruck when he first visited the sky theater at the Hayden Planetarium in New York City. He couldn't believe the crowded, glittering night sky at the planetarium was real—until a visit to the country years later revealed the impossible. That discovery was like rocket fuel for Neil's passion about space. His quest for knowledge took him from the roof of his apartment building to a science expedition in northwest Africa, to a summer astronomy camp beneath a ...

Teddy Johnson stars in this atmospheric six-part radio thrillerKorean War veteran and hip Londoner Steve Gardiner arrives in a small Scottish seaside resort, looking for his old friend Jimmy Morton. But he's picked the wrong time for a reunion. The sleepy town is being terrorised by a homicidal maniac dubbed 'the Kind Man', and panic stalks the streets.Stepping off the train after dark, Steve is almost lynched by a terrified crowd, and at the gloomy Morton ...