A giant of political journalism, Lou Cannon rose to prominence as state bureau chief for the San Jose Mercury News in the late 1960s, covering then-governor of California Ronald Reagan. In 1972, he became a political reporter for The Washington Post, one of the top newspapers in the United States, where he would remain until 2008. Best known for his coverage of Reagan’s presidency, he also notably covered the brutal beating of Rodney King at the hands of the Los ...

In the folklore of south-western Scotland, the ordinary world trembles under the pressure of hidden powers. Witches, fairies, ghosts, death omens, and funeral customs all mingle in a richly documented record of rural belief, where illness, bad luck, and strange weather could be read as signs of supernatural interference. Framed with scholarly sympathy, this study preserves the oral traditions of Galloway and its neighboring districts, tracing how superstition shaped fear, memory, and daily...

What would happen if a top expert with more than thirty years of leadership experience were willing to distill everything he had learned about leadership into a handful of life-changing principles just for you? It would change your life.John C. Maxwell has done exactly that in The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. He has combined insights learned from his thirty-plus years of leadership successes and mistakes with observations from the worlds of business, politics, sports...

“The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader gets straight tothe heart of leadership issues. Maxwell once again touches on the process ofdeveloping the art of leadership by giving the reader practical tools andinsights into developing the qualities found in great leaders.” - KennethBlanchard, Coauthor of The One MinuteManager®“Dr. John Maxwell is the authority on leadership today. His innovativeyet timeless principles on how to effectively lead others have personallyimpacte...

Smart leaders learn from their own mistakes. Smarter ones learn from others’ mistakes—and successes.John C. Maxwell wants to help you become the smartest leader you can be by sharing Chapter 22, For Everything You Gain, You Give Up Something, of Leadership Gold with you. After nearly forty years of leading, Maxwell has mined the gold so you don’t have to. Each chapter contains detailed application exercises and a “Mentoring Moment” for leaders who desire to mentor...

You can make a difference!Believe it or not, the most effective way to make an impact on the world is to make an impact on individual people. How do you do that? Through influence.In How to Influence People, leadership guru John C. Maxwell and his friend Jim Dornan tell you how to make a positive impact on every person in your life, from your children and coworkers to your customers and the barista at the coffee shop.How to Inf...

The major difference between achieving people and average people is their perception of and response to failure. John C. Maxwell takes a closer look at failure-and reveals that the secret of moving beyond failure is to use it as a lesson and a stepping-stone. He covers the top reasons people fail and shows how to master fear instead of being mastered by it. Readers will discover that positive benefits can accompany negative experiences-if you have the right attitude. Chock full of action s...

Building and maintaining a successful team is no simpletask. Even people who have taken their teams to the highest level in theirfield have difficulty recreating what accounted for their successes. Is it astrong work ethic? Is it “chemistry”? What tools can you wrap your hands aroundto build–or rebuild–your team?In The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork, leadership expertand New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell shares the vitalprinciples of team building that are necessa...

Building and maintaining a successful team is no simpletask. Even people who have taken their teams to the highest level in theirfield have difficulty recreating what accounted for their successes. Is it astrong work ethic? Is it “chemistry”? What tools can you wrap your hands aroundto build–or rebuild–your team?In The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork, leadership expertand New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell shares the vitalprinciples of team building that are necessa...

David Longman's undercover operations with Scotland Yard.Are fraught with danger. So much so that he finds himself on the brink of death when a mysterious and attractive nun risks her life to save his. The name she used was Elizabeth Carey,On later investigation he discovers that Elizabeth Carey has been dead for many years, yet the pre-war portrait of her matches the woman he saw. This is just the beginning as Longman begins his quest to discover who Elizabeth Carey was.

The Mythology and History of Witchcraft presents an expansive exploration of the enduring motifs, diverse narratives, and enigmatic practices concerning witches and witchcraft spanning various cultures and epochs. This anthology captures a complex tapestry of myths, histories, and speculative narratives that reflect humanity's fascination with the mystical and often misunderstood aspects of witchcraft. Within its pages, readers will find a compelling array of literary styles: from historic...

The Mystery of Witchcraft—History, Mythology & Art surveys witchcraft as a shifting cultural category: alleged crime, theological peril, folk memory, literary motif, and visual-imaginative inheritance. Across sermons, legal and historical studies, antiquarian inquiry, folklore, travel-inflected observation, and Gothic or Romantic prose, the volume charts the movement from demonological certainty to modern skepticism and ethnographic interpretation. Accounts of Salem, Scottish and continent...