The management secrets that experts and top professionals use.Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Management.Includes how to:• Build a goal-oriented team• Successfully manage individuals, teams and projects• Set clear goals and give quality feedback• Get things done on time and on budget• Deal with difficult situations

London. 1935. Former military intelligence officer turned private detective, Clayton Devereux, is hired in secret by M.I.5 to investigate unofficially the disappearance of an agent who was working undercover to infiltrate a left wing plot. What Devereux’s clandestine enquiry reveals will shake the very foundations of the pre-war British establishment.

The leadership secrets that experts and top professionals use.Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Leadership.Includes how to:• Understand and develop your leadership style• Identify strategic goals for your department• Motivate and manage teams of all sizes• Build a culture of results and responsibility• Lead the way out of a crisis

July 1914: a peaceful Suffolk summer as the world prepares for war.When Winifred Smy becomes the governess to young Melka Eary, she finds herself once again at odds with everyone after witnessing the death of a local man. But was it just an accident? And why is Smy being followed? And just who is the suave Frenchman who has introduced himself to her? Smy believes that there is one elusive answer that ties everything together.In the third of his Win...

A Congregation of Evils by Michael James Heath. A powerful pharmaceutical empire hides a secret so dark, its revelation could shake governments and crash markets. Beneath its polished image lies a historical web of Vatican intrigue, Mafia assassinations, and a lucrative black market in embryonic stem cells-where human lives were measured, graded, and sold.When Dr. Max Hart walks into what should be a routine board meeting, he finds the company back in Mondo hands and himself drawn ...

Book clubs and toffee apples. Hedgehogs and hangovers. Croquet, ferret racing… and everything in between.The Best of Notes on... gathers the funniest, sharpest and most wonderfully random pieces from The Spectator’s beloved miscellany column. For more than a decade, these short, sharp essays have uncovered the intrigue in the everyday and the delight in digression. Witty, unpredictable and frequently laugh...

“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 __________________________ If your church suddenly disappeared, would anyone notice? We can’t answer that question without taking a closer look at the type of impact we are making in the world around us... and we may not like the answer we come up with. But what if we could change that? What would happen if every believer began to put action to Matthew 5:...

This book addresses the growing demand for applied experiences that move students beyond learning into the realm of doing by supporting the development of skills and competencies that align with emerging areas of innovation and work. It considers the urgent need to promote and invest in skills that support sustainable development, such as those needed to analyze and mitigate climate change. The authors argue that this challenge provides an opportunity to reimagine the use of Experiential L...

A clear and frank exploration of the future of Christianity and whether it needs to be saved.We live in confusing times. Our society has shifted on its moral axis, and many are asking whether Christianity needs to be reinvented—or even reimagined—in order to save it. With Newsweek declaring "The Decline and Fall of Christian America" on its cover and The Daily Beast questioning "Does Christianity Have a Future?" bloggers and Christian commentators...

When God promised Abraham that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars in the sky, Abraham was childless. Yet through many obstacles, temptations, and even failures, Abraham became an example of faith as he learned to trust God's promises regardless of circumstances.In this faith-filled book, Michael Youssef takes you through Abraham's incredible journey of faith, encouraging you to trust God's timing and plan when the road gets difficult. He also shares his own experienc...

While Baptists through the years have been certain that "war is hell," they have not always been able to agree on how to respond to it. This book traces much of this troubled relationship from the days of Baptist origins with close ties to pacifist Anabaptists to the responses of Baptists in America to the war in Vietnam. Essays also include discussions of the English Baptist Andrew Fuller's response to the threat of Napoleon, how Baptists in America dealt with the War of 1812, the support...

Moist-soil wetlands are seasonally flooded areas that produce early-succession plant communities of grasses, sedges, and other herbaceous plants. Moist-soil wetland plants provide food and cover for a diversity of wildlife species, including waterfowl and other waterbirds. Thus, conservation and management of moist-soil plants has become a major component of wildlife conservation efforts in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley and elsewhere in North America. The authors combined their extensive...