Discover the Pickle Power Universe! A Hilarious, Action-Packed Time Travel AdventureStep into the year 2045, where futuristic technology and pickle-powered inventions reign supreme. Meet Harry Pickleslimer and Fred Finkelhouser, two unlikely heroes navigating a world where hoverboards zip by and synthetic pickle power fuels the future. When Zeft Jr., a time traveler from 2045, crashes into their lives, they're drawn into an epic battle to protect the future-and their belov...

Join Brenda and Gary on a spiritual journey through dusty trails, mysterious maps, and unexpected revelations in Adventures in Christ. In Search of the King Ranch Papers.What begins as a simple search for a long-lost set of documents quickly becomes a divine expedition, a quest not only for history but for truth, purpose, and the living presence of Jesus Christ. As they face challenges, riddles, and moments of doubt, Brenda and Gary discover that the real treasure is not hidden in ...

Conducting Market Research for International Business is designed to help managers and scholars understand the fundamentals of international market research. It offers a comprehensive treatment of the research issues that international business managers face when contemplating market entry, engaging buyers in foreign markets, maintaining and growing market share, and expanding to newer opportunities abroad. The book describes how to initiate an international resea...

Born Global Firms describes companies that conduct international business at or near the founding of the firm. Despite the limited resources that usually characterize new businesses, these “Born Global” firms achieve substantial international sales from an early stage in their development. They internationalize rapidly—the period from domestic establishment to initial foreign market entry is often three or fewer years.Born globals are emerging in sizable n...

How DOES Washington REALLY work? Twenty-Six Years of Shoe Leather answers this very vital question and lays out in a very personal way the pressures, the hard work, and the rewards of a true professional in a casual and frank manner that few people are ever exposed to. Most books on Washington are told from the very highest levels by Speakers of the House, Cabinet members, and White House officials. This book, on the contrary, tells the life of a Washington practitioner from the bottom up ...

What if Christopher Columbus owed his success—maybe even his very life—to two brothers who have been almost completely forgotten in the annals of history? Forgotten Brothers is the story of Martín and Vicente Pinzόn, and their instrumental role in the eventual success of Christopher Columbus’ mission. Columbus invited Martín Pinzόn to join the expedition, but the two men would eventually become bitter rivals. And while heartbreak was the fate for the Pinzόns, Columbus returned a victor, an...