Too much valuable time is wasted in meetings. Often little advance planning takes place, resulting in productivity drains rather than productivity gains. It’s time to think like a Ninja.With realistic and practical advice this book shows how to reduce the amount of time you spend in meetings and ensure that the ones that you do attend are genuine opportunities to collaborate and get things done. Learn how to hold and attend meetings where the focus is on the outcome; get to grips w...

The Reluctant Drummer by John Anthony is a historical novel that recounts the life of Joseph Anthony, a Civil War veteran who served in the 74th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. The story is told through Joseph's reminiscences to his grandson, Dick, during a visit to the Soldiers and Sailors Home in Grand Island, Nebraska, in 1920.Joseph shares his journey from enlisting as a drummer boy at the age of 15 under the alias "Jasper" to avoid legal trouble, to becoming an infan...

Anthony Marakovitz nails down what his life was like as an extreme addict for forty years--following his happy childhood, some bad boy middle and high school years, indiscriminate relationships, and normally fatal health complications with enough drugs and alcohol to have killed anyone. Now that he has recovered, Anthony shares facts that most people don't know about addicts, compulsive behavior, and productive, faith-based recovery. Believing that each one of us is within reach of an addi...