How to become a savvy manager and effective and exciting leader. Robert E. Levinson After completing three years in the U.S. Navy, Robert E. Levinson earned a bachelors degree in business from Miami University, Ohio. Following graduation, he joined his father and brother in their family business, Steelcraft Manufacturing Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company was the largest manufacturer of steel doors and frames in the country. Over the years, he became primary executive of 14 additiona...

The loss of loved ones and the toll of aging is a natural part of the golden years. This beautifully told and memorable story shows us how to face loss with courage and how to face change with grace and intelligence. Acting with foresight and good judgment, the sunset of our lives can be a stage of continued growth and development with delightful surprises along the way.Rob and Stella meet at Harbors Edge, a life care retirement community, where they find good friends, new love and...

Despite cultural progress in reducing overt acts of racism, stark racial disparities continue to define American life. This book is for anyone who wonders why race still matters and is interested in what emerging social science can contribute to the discussion. The book explores how scientific evidence on the human mind might help to explain why racial equality is so elusive. This new evidence reveals how human mental machinery can be skewed by lurking stereotypes, often bending to accommo...

It's Real Life: An Alternate History of the Beatles, is a multi-cast radio play based on Paul Levinson's story, "It's Real Life," a story about the most popular band in the history of rock & roll music--The Beatles--and WFUV Radio, adapted for audio by Vincent Tese. With narrator Bobby Roberto; Paul Levinson as well-known New York City DJ Pete Fornatale; Melissa Mania, playing a busker and conductor; Eve Taylor; Tiny Izzy; Tina Vozick; and Brian Lindgren as Dennis Elsas. Program includes a...

Twenty-one short stories - sometimes satirical, sometimes, frightening, and mostly humorous, imagining of life under President Donald Trump!

This book is about all forms of interpersonal relationshipswhich we commonly call customer servicewhether your company is a doctors office, retail store, restaurant, law firm, nonprofit organization or any other business. Even if you generally rely on social media, texting or email for basic communication, eventually everything boils down to one human being talking to another human being. I intend this book to be a wake-up call for people. We need to stress the value of good customer servi...

The sixth edition of the classic and concise account of the US Supreme Court, its history, and its place in American politics.For more than fifty years, Robert G. McCloskey's classic work on the Supreme Court's role in constructing the US Constitution has introduced generations of students to the workings of our nation's highest court.As in prior editions, McCloskey's original text remains unchanged. In his historical interpretation, he argues that the streng...

Global Backlash is the first book to move beyond the monolithic portrayal of the globalization protests that have escalated since Seattle and are not likely to abate soon. With trenchant analysis and dozens of primary documents from a variety of popular and uncommon sources, Robin Broad explores proposals and initiatives coming from the backlash to answer the question, 'But what do they want?' A range of sophisticated propositions and a vibrant debate among segments of the backlash emerge....

For more than fifty years, Robert G. McCloskey’s classic work on the Supreme Court’s role in constructing the US Constitution has introduced generations of students to the workings of our nation’s highest court.As in prior editions, McCloskey’s original text remains unchanged. In his historical interpretation, he argues that the strength of the Court has always been its sensitivity to the changing political scene, as well as its reluctance to stray too far from the main currents of...

Competitive advantage. The value chain. Five forces. Industry structure. Differentiation. Relative cost. If you want to understand how companies achieve and sustain competitive success, Michael Porter’s frameworks are the foundation. But while everyone in business may know Porter’s name, many managers misunderstand and misuse his concepts.Understanding Michael Porter sets the record straight, providing the first concise, accessible summary of Porter’s revolutionar...

A BOSTON GLOBE BEST CRIME BOOKA gripping art-world thriller about a struggling painter who agrees to forge a stolen Degas masterpiece, only to uncover a dangerous secret buried in the painting’s history.“Gripping.” —O, The Oprah MagazineAlmost twenty-five years after the infamous art heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum—still the largest unsolved art theft in history—one of the stolen Degas paintings is deli...

The Supreme Court is one of the most extraordinary institutions in our system of government. Charged with the responsibility of interpreting the Constitution, the nine unelected justices of the Court have the awesome power to strike down laws enacted by our elected representatives. Why does the public accept the Court’s decisions as legitimate and follow them, even when those decisions are highly unpopular? What must the Court do to maintain the public’s faith? How can the Court help make ...