The Outperformers: Lessons from Top Law Firm Leaders steps inside the boardrooms of the legal profession’s most admired and profitable institutions to uncover the approach to leadership, strategic choices and cultural attributes that have propelled these firms to evolve and become stronger versions of themselves. Through candid, first-hand accounts from top law firm leaders, authors Kent Zimmermann, Patrick Smith and Carlyn Kolker examine how visionary management, detailed planning, consen...

The dwarf and mouse lemurs of Madagascar are two very species-rich lemur genera, yet there is a relative paucity of information on this primate family in published literature. In this first ever treatment of the Cheirogaleidae, international experts are brought together to review and integrate our current knowledge of the behaviour, physiology, ecology, genetics and biogeography of these species. A wide range of direct and indirect research methods that are currently used to study these cr...

The English edition of this book has been prepared from the third Gem1an edition published in December 1974. The first two German editions, published in 1971 and 1972, respectively, were very well received in Germany. We hope that this English version will enjoy a similar popularity by students wishing to understand the essential concepts relevant to the fascinating field of neurophysiology. The evolution of this book has been unique. The first edition was based on a series of lectures pre...

A collection of stories about the theater written by Wisconsin authors experienced in this fascinating world. Read Opening Nights to feel the thrill of performance, the agony of stage fright, the horror of disaster! Watch rivalries sharpen, friendships grow, love disappear and appear! Celebrate these rollicking, profound, entertaining stories with the authors themselves. Opening Nights is the Fresh Water Press's debut publication.

Since the first English edition of this book appeared three years ago, the authors have received many useful comments from readers. In preparing this amended edition we have carefully examined each chapter, improving and expanding the text where necessary; in the process, we have been greatly helped by their remarks. Further commentary on this edition will be much appreciated. Again, I should like to express the gratitude of all the authors to the staff of Springer-Verlag for expediting th...

In this sequel to the popular "HVZA", more than a year has passed since the outbreak of the infection, and Dr. Rebecca "Becks" Truesdale has been living comfortably and working in an Army lab at West Point. She volunteers for a mission to help develop new methods to fight the zombie parasites, but an accident leaves her stranded, injured, and alone in the northern New Jersey suburbs--and area filled with herds of zombies and even more dangerous human predators. Struggling to survive the lo...

It's 2012, the year the world is supposed to end, but no one expected this. An infection spreads through New York's Hudson Valley. The government tells us it is just the flu, but people are turning into crazed killers. Can it be stopped? Follow the story from the first days of infection, to the last days of civilization, as told by Dr. Rebecca Truesdale, aka, "Becks." Becks is smart and tough, and while she searches for a cure in the lab, she has to fight for her life in the streets....

**EDGAR AWARD FINALIST • A timely novel about a rule-following daughter trying to hold her family together after her scammer of a mother disappears.“A witty, off-beat, and strangely charming look at just how far an eldest child will go to keep their younger siblings together.”—School Library Journal“A wild ride.”—Minnesota Public Radio**Just do this one thing for me.One thing? The division of labor in Drew’s family goes like this: ...

**EDGAR AWARD FINALIST • A timely novel about a rule-following daughter trying to hold her family together after her scammer of a mother disappears.“A witty, off-beat, and strangely charming look at just how far an eldest child will go to keep their younger siblings together.”—School Library Journal“A wild ride.”—Minnesota Public Radio**Just do this one thing for me.One thing? The division of labor in Drew’s family goes like this: ...

How do you feel as the hours of daylight become shorter and shorter? What is October love? How do you harvest love? How do crickets react to autumn? How does the smell of brewing coffee affect you on a cold day in late autumn? Why do turkeys frolic happily as autumn draws to a close?These and other questions are answered in "The Seasons of Love."

In this book I would like to introduce you to the wonderful topic of dream journeys for children. In a world full of stress and hectic, we are all grateful for a little distraction and a little relaxation for in between. It's not just us adults who feel this way, our children also need some time out from the stresses of everyday life every now and then. Because of their openness to fantasy and creativity, children are particularly good at immersing themselves in a fantasy world. As parents...

**A razor-sharp coming-of-age novel about a girl struggling to rediscover her sense of self in the year after her body decided to change all the rules.“Charming, relatable and laugh-out-loud hilarious.”—Erin Hahn, author of You’d Be Mine and More Than Maybe“A smart and honest book about body positivity.”—Deb Caletti, National Book Award finalist and Michael L. Printz Honor medalist**If Greer Walsh could only live inside her head, life would be easi...