Their desire destroys her defenses. Their love gives him a reason to live.Three years of wandering the postapocalyptic wasteland has stripped Dr. Chris Welsh of humanity and hope. A harrowing loss drove him from his home, and he hasn’t stopped moving since. Grim and sardonic, he’s never found anything worth sticking around for—until now.Rosa Cortez runs Valle de Bravo, a haven of civilization amid the chaos of the Change. The last thing she needs is a feral...

Creating New Knowledge in Management rediscovers lost sources in the work of Mary Parker Follett and Chester Barnard, providing a foundation for management as a unique and coherent discipline.This book begins by explaining that research universities, and the management field in particular, have splintered into smaller and less related parts. It then recovers a lost tradition of integrating management and the humanities, exploring ways of building on this convention to adva...

Kaylee just wants a love like no other.When Kaylee and her then husband Brad tried The Proposal--a virtual experience that lets couples live the most intensive love between two people--it ignited a spark in their marriage that she thought would never go out. But then Brad got sent off to North Dakota for work and things took a different turn. When Brad told her that he's found his Giselle, Kaylee knew that it meant her wonderfully constructed life had just been irr...

Mary P. Follett (1868-1933) is known for her theory of cooperation or what she called “coactive power.” More comprehensively, however, she theorized management as the mastery of complex processes to bring about the most desirable human achievement—creative experience (Follett, 1924). She posited management as a way of life characterized by relating or “integrating”—an interactive, emerging, and dynamic process of inquiry and experimentation leading to creative human experience per the prin...

Tornado, an adventure in the Tempest series. My name is Laura and this is my story. This is how I live, how I grow up, how I die, how I live again and die again - all while I’m trapped in this year-long timeloop. Stay with me while I work to prevent a bunch of nasty people from killing thousands of innocent people because I'm a couple of thousand and 28 years old, and I've got grudges to settle. Tornado is book 4 in the adventure/SciFi series. You can read Tempest, Storm, Hurricane, and To...

Hurricane, an adventure in the Tempest series. While enjoying the gentle peace and tranquility of Japan's cherry orchards, the abduction of an 8-year-old girl pulls Laura into a place where she must overcome double-crossing, an international conspiracy, and a ruthless killer. When the truth is finally revealed, she must deal with an enemy more powerful than any she has faced before.

Tempest. Book 1 in the Tempest Series Tempest is a wild ride from start to finish! Imagine living the same year over 2,000 times – that’s the life of Laura, our fierce and determined protagonist. The story keeps you on edge as Laura uncovers a massive conspiracy while trying to break free from this time loop. The stakes are high and the action is intense. The international setting is a fun bonus – The UK, Spain, Brazil, and the USA all make appearances. And the F/F relationship is written ...

Parenting children with disabilities and other diagnoses can be challenging. In this book, Lynda candidly shares her experiences raising three children who have various disabilities and diagnoses, including Down syndrome, diabetes, ADD, dyslexia, life threatening allergies, mood disorder, severe behaviors, anxiety and eating disorder. She shares how to let go of stress, find the lessons, laugh and most importantly, learn to love through it all. Since Lynda has worked for over 20 years assi...

When up-and-coming artist Pierre’s big debut reveals a blank wall instead of his masterpiece, Oak Creek’s art show erupts into pandemonium. Enter best friends – and amateur sleuths – Claire and CC, determined to solve the case, no matter what the sheriff says.The last time trouble struck their small town, the duo helped catch a killer (though the sheriff might argue how helpful they were). This time, they’re on the hunt for a missing painting, a slippery thief, and maybe a little a...

"The Reward of Risk: Embracing Confidence In Your Career" is more than a guide; it's a beacon of hope and a blueprint for those poised at the precipice of their professional journey, eager to leap into a career filled with purpose, growth, and achievement.This book is an essential companion for the ambitious young professional, a lighthouse casting a steady, inspiring beam into the often turbulent waters of career development. It's a narrative that intertwines the wisdom of seasoned...

Reveals how, through auctions, early Americans learned capitalismAs the first book-length study of auctions in early America, America Under the Hammer follows this ubiquitous but largely overlooked institution to reveal how, across the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, price became an accepted expression of value. From the earliest days of colonial conquest, auctions put Native land and human beings up for bidding alongside material goods, normali...

Reveals how, through auctions, early Americans learned capitalismAs the first book-length study of auctions in early America, America Under the Hammer follows this ubiquitous but largely overlooked institution to reveal how, across the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, price became an accepted expression of value. From the earliest days of colonial conquest, auctions put Native land and human beings up for bidding alongside material goods, normali...