Authorhouse jul 2005 (52 resultados)

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - When we can't see what God is doing in us, it is usually because we can't see past what we are trying to do for ourselves.Tormented by a childhood of which he has almost no memories, author W. R. Bennett strives toward a meaningful purpose in his life by attempting to align his strong will with God's will.By supplementing his poor memory with years of writing poetry and exploring detailed notes from his running records, Bennett is finally able to decipher the reason for his insatiable hunger and addictive nature. He first recognizes his own behavior in the actions of his youngest grandson, but is clueless to its meaning until he begins a two-year writing odyssey. Slowly, he sees beyond the foolishness of his ways, hidden during fifty years as an addict in the prayer closet. When he finally steps into the light, Bennett can see the remarkable treasures from God previously obscured by his own shadow.…

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Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - I know that to be healthy I must eat right, get plenty of rest, and exercise. Does that sound familiar Why is it that such simple advice is so difficult to follow At the age of thirty-six, author Reginald Jensen's doctor told him he only had three years to live. With a family history of heart disease combined with his smoking and drinking habits, Jensen had several obstacles to overcome. Instead of resigning himself to his fate, Jensen took charge of his health, determined to be there for his family.He took up jogging and weight lifting, lost weight, and became healthy. Instead of relying on doctors to manage his health, Jensen took responsibility for his own body.Jensen takes you step-by-step through his remarkable journey to health, focusing on the key points needed to achieve wellness. Commitment and discipline are imperative to accomplishing your health goals, as well as proper eating habits, regular exercise, and the development of a positive attitude.His extraordinary story will inspire you to begin your own journey to wellness. Don't wait-reclaim your health today.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Based on twenty years of management research, observations, practices, and experiences, The Ten Commandments of Quality Management will create the next generation of great leaders!Author Ajit Silva compares and contrasts the behavior patterns of traditional managers to quality managers and examines the ensuing outcomes of pursuing each management style. He also recommends using the quality management technique to organizations that want to raise employee morale, reduce attrition, increase productivity, increase customer satisfaction, increase profits, and expand market share by taking business away from the competition.The Employees-Customers-Owners (ECO) concept summarizes the behavior of quality managers. If ECO is not practiced, the results can be detrimental to an organization.The 'Ten Commandments' discussed include the following:Employee ChampionCustomer ChampionContinuous ImprovementA Learning OrganizationLeadershipParadigm ShiftCorporate Goals, Not Individual Agendas The Ten Commandments of Quality Management will benefit corporate employees, college students, graduate degree candidates, and the average consumer-anyone seeking to have a successful management career.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Jelly Lovejoy, a weary young police detective in Warden, Georgia, takes off a mental health day at the demand of his chief. Jelly decides to wander about his hometown and county talking with lover, friend and foe, listening for clues, current and legendary, about the mysteries that confront him and his hometown.Near the Florida line, semi-tropical Warden struggles with festering social problems beneath the postcard veneer of a sleepy old county courthouse, a restored downtown commercial square and the apparently prosperous retail franchise sprawl of its outskirts. Immigration of Mexican field labor has largely replaced black and white workers on the rich agricultural lands of surrounding Strickland County. Large farm corporations, remotely owned, are buying small family farms unable to compete globally. Old and new social issues jockey for local attention; while overt crimes of racism fall, thefts of property and acts of personal violence rise; an epidemic of drug use, including deadly, homemade methamphetamine, scars the police blotter weekly; turf wars between ethnic drug dealers claim lives in ruthless attacks.Detective Jelly Lovejoy has reached a professional and personal crossroads, and commitment questions, long held in suspension, now fall to earth with the swift relentlessness of gravity.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This is a unique book. It is a book, like a door that opens itself for the citizens of the world to enter. Reading it is like reading an autobiography compiled and redacted by the citizens of the world. It is an eye-opener that veers into the lives of the past and present political players, as well as the lives of the past and present avant-garde writers. First published in 1991, reading it today is like reading Ifa-Ife, the Book of Enlightenment, or the Bible whose prophecies have come to past in the 21st century. It is a must-read for every heart that lives.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - In the wake of the September 11 attacks, American citizens within the United States constantly worry about security against future terrorist attacks. But author Gordon Greer delves further into this subject by trying to understand why the general public is so intent on the ramifications of security measures, such as the Patriot Act.The history of warfare might provide an answer. Greer examines domestic security throughout the history of the United States. During a period of war or the aftermath of war, the American government has generally found it necessary to install security measures that may limit a citizen's basic rights or freedoms.Greer discusses these security issues from the earliest history of the United States, beginning with the early American settlers and the Revolutionary War through World War II and the Cold War. Greer points out that ordinary American citizens may chafe under the constraints such wars produce simply because the United States has arguably never been a totalitarian government.What Price Security is a thought-provoking look at a subject that affects us all, offering insight into how America can protect itself against future attacks.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Three Lions Roar: A Novel of World Cup 2006 Imagine a Sunday night championship match with the underdog U-12 boy's team pulling away with a 2-0 victory. Or how about a Champions League final with the underdog team Liverpool, after being down 3-0, coming back to win it all in a shootout Whatever the circumstance, whoever the opponent, Three Lions Roar pays tribute to just that: The underdogs! We have all lived it, whether it was watching the World Cup final or just playing a pick up game. We have all felt it, the feeling of rising up to the occasion when all obstacles are in your way, and nobody believes it can be done.Achieving the impossible! For all of you who get goose bumps every time you grab a beer and discuss your old glory days, this book is dedicated to you. Wonderfully constructed, my former football coach, Umut Ozturk, gives us play-by-play of a nation's race towards glory and England's hope of winning a World Cup. Bulut Ozturk, USSF 'C' Licence Football\* CoachIt's also called 'Soccer' in America.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The purpose of this church shall be as revealed in the New Testament, to win people to faith in Jesus Christ and commit them actively to the church, to help them to grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ that increasingly they may know and do His will, and to work for the unity of all Christians and with them engage in the common task of building the kingdom of God.A Pioneer Church in the Oconee Territory will take you on a journey from the early settlement of Mannakin Town, Virginia, to the Scull Shoals Community on the east bank of the Oconee River in northern Georgia. This journey was actually made by the early ancestors of the Antioch Christian Church during the Oconee Indian Wars and at the beginning of the American Restoration Movement. Today Antioch Christian Church is still the location of Scull Shoals voting precinct. Anyone who loves American history, genealogy, and has an interest in the early association between church and state will find A Pioneer Church in the Oconee Territory an invaluable reference. It contains facts of 'the way it was' as far back as 1793 and the way life in America transpired within rural Georgia.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - In 1996, Alexander Rumpkin was at the top of his game: he was CEO of America's largest health care organization. His ruthless trampling of people to get there is the story of The Sawdust Pile. Coming of age with two white cousins and a black kid in the segregated South, Alex had none of the tools commonly needed to climb to the top; but he succeeded beyond anyone's wildest dreams because he allowed nothing and no one to block his path. The Sawdust Pile is a riveting account of boys and the adults they became. Their contradictory relationships are developed with sensitivity and insight-a realistic portrayal of growing up on both sides of the color line in rural Georgia during the forties and fifties. Transitioning to the nineties and modern Atlanta, this story demonstrates with a vengeance that the boys-with all their faults and strengths-were truly 'fathers of the men.'\*\*\*\*\*\*A sophisticated critic says: 'This is a fast-paced story of boys becoming men and the lifelong consequences of youthful bonding and conflicts. Elements energizing the characters-competition, survival, domination, love, hatred, loyalty, betrayal, religion, sex, and family-are all in the mix, appearing early in this fascinating world and impacting all that follows. In a highly unusual first novel, the author delivers a bittersweet, provocative probe into the lives of men and women inhabiting The Sawdust Pile-evoking deep emotions, yet satisfying completely.' Jane Penland HooverFounder, Greensboro Writers' GuildGreensboro, Georgia.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - after moon is a sometimes sad, sometimes funny and sarcastic, but often thoughtful collection of poems written over three decades in the life of a gay African American man. Personal experiences and casual observations are reflected through expressions of love, loneliness, fear, eroticism, desperation and related joys and sorrows. With a variety of verbal tricks and poetic devices up his sleeve, Gregory Pond communicates in a language that is simple and light on words, but complex and deep in meaning. …

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Most books are to be read, some are to be studied, but a few are meant to be lived in for a short time. Merlin's Star is of this last kind. A story that begins with Merlin, the wise and powerful wizard of Camelot. Trickery and the ultimate betrayal of another causes Merlin to divide a magical star among a chosen five, each pledging to use the power to bring joy and happiness to the children of the world. But all is not as it seems.and centuries later when the stars are stolen, disaster looms for Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman and the last of the great sorcerers. Their fate rests with two of Santa's elves, Alfred and Henry, joining with two Haole to search for, and return the stars before it's too late. A journey that will lead them to Bitter Realm, and a final encounter with the wizard known only as Churilar.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Megabank consolidations in the United States: The enigma continues, investigates merger of equals among megabanks as a business model and also postulates that higher premiums are paid for the right to integrate with the very large banks versus that paid for the right to integrate with relatively smaller banks. By introducing merger of equals and megabank premium comparatives, the author has filled a void left vacant by previous researchers investigating inorganic growth among banks in the U.S. banking industry.Decision makers, academicians, policy makers, and students of finance will once more be looking for 'what is out there' in order to guide understandings and decisions re the integration aspects among financial intermediaries. The book sought to illuminate a clarity of understanding involving the analysis and interpretation of organic versus inorganic growth among megabanks in the United States. Despite the general destruction of shareholders incremental value brought about through inorganic growth, the enigma continues in that banks proceed to integrate at an accelerating pace over the past two decades, though there was a brief lull early in this new Millennium.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - As I sit here, 3200 miles from what once was home, thinking over the events of the past 24 years, the story I am about to tell seems incredible. Even more incredible is the strength and courage that was born out of my heartbreak. All over the world today, millions of people are seeking the answer that I feel sure that I have found. I have written this story, hoping it might help others faced with a similar problem to remember the words 'Come unto me, all ye that are heavily laden, and I will give you rest.' We do not need to walk alone, nor do we need to struggle with a cross all through life. His hand on our shoulder will guide us and ease the weight of our cross. You will find God walking through the pages of my story, so real that you can almost feel His presence. And why not He has been the unseen partner who shared all my problems, all my trials with me, the partner who has invested more in my life than I have.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - P.I. Bertrand McAbee, former classics professor, has a knack for finding trouble in unlikely places. Baden College in Iowa is a pretty famous center of higher education. But a problem haunts the campus, a string of disappearances over many years. McAbee is hired as a substitute classics professor and has one semester to find out whether or not the disappearances are sinister in nature. What he finds will bring him to the brink of death.…

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Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Although its author does not put it that way, the book bearing that title could well be put as 'A story that needs to be told.' Indeed, the chronicle of a mighty transformation that is too often overshadowed by other events. . At the beginning of the 20th century the steam locomotive powered train was supreme in transportation. Then by mid century it had all but disappeared. Yet at the dawn of the new century the auto, truck, and airplane was little more than a hobby of the few. That railroad at the turn of the century had a dramatic excitement and position in the culture of its own. Yet now, at the present beginning of the new 21st century that 'railroad' still occupies a prominent place in the world of transportation. It did not suffer the fate of the horse and buggy, as commonplace in the late 19th, century. Instead, the railroad underwent a transformation as dynamic as the auto, truck and plane, and even the oncoming telephone, radio, moving picture and television and computer. That steam powered Iron Horse has been replaced by the diesel-electric locomotive, the 'electric' train, and even as the 21st century emerged, the 'floating train' maglev. But there was far more to that transformation indeed. That is the story that has been told more comprehensively than ever before in the just public book of that title. And it shows together how well man and machine have worked together to draw upon other emerging technologies and advances that swept into reality far more in the 20th century than any time in the history of man.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - World-class organizations are built by preparation, execution and accountability, not by luck. Each and every hiring manager, one candidate and one hiring decision at a time build them. Building the Talent Edge is a tactical recruiting guide written for the hiring manager as an analogy to the sales process. In an easy to follow and implement format, it lays out the five critical steps to consistently build the pipeline of talent necessary to raise the standards of the hiring process and avoid desperation hires. Learn how to consistently: Define the market and build a pipeline of high potential candidates Position the 'product' (career opportunity) against the competition Deliver the message with impact to potential candidates Prospect for talent where competitors are not looking . in the 'hidden candidate market' Rigorously qualify (screen) potential hires Close the sale and deliver the star performer every time If you or your managers are willing to accept accountability for hiring top talent and reduce headhunter and hiring costs in the process, Building the Talent Edge is for you.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Music plays in the mind's ear of a writer, Adam Mallino, who in the process of researching his novel, recalls a traumatic night that changes his life. Adam can dismiss a happening or catch the ordinary off guard with music that plays in his head, but can't release himself from a bizarre dream that continues to haunt him. Desperate to finish his book, deceived by his lover, and pressured to complete his novel, Adam accepts his literary agent's offer to use his Cape Cod beach house, where he meets an alluring young woman - and begins a journey of self-discovery. In the shifting settings of the story - Boston, Cape Cod, New York City, and Hollywood - Adam is drawn back to an alley in a small town. An alley that was a playground to the boys who called themselves The Alley Kids - and a passageway that holds a tormenting secret. Where Memories Sleep is a novel with a virtual soundtrack, scored against the high pitch of ambition, the disruptive rhythm of change, and the ceaseless voice of memory that invites the reader to put the story to his or her own kind of music. Enter into a world of characters in discord. A young woman finds love alone isn't the remedy for the uncertainty that beleaguers a writer's psyche. Adam's mentor, who shared the cauldron of the alley with him, has enduring scars of his own. The seething jealously of a woman scorned draws her rival into a malicious current of lies. A husband seeks reunion with his troubled wife and reconciliation with a vindictive father, who refuses to give up custody of his grandson and reunite with his estranged son and daughter-in-law. A Hollywood studio executive is eager to facilitate Adam's career, but knows what she wants and will not settle for less. An unforgiving father threatens to destroy a family and becomes the victim of a cruel vengeance. Enigmatic images in Adam's dream compel him to face the truth that he has suppressed since his boyhood. But is it too late Life-altering events have dramatically transformed the landscape - and changed everyone. The climax of this original and often funny novel spins, twists, and entices, and finally, like a breeze through a wind chime, releases an unexpected song. Listen to the mind music of love and hate, obsession and revenge. You'll remember the characters. Where Memories Sleep may awaken memories of your own.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Believing that repetitive use of poetry, especially when set in musical form, makes a profound and enduring impression on the intellectual development of the mind, the author uses a series of sermons to explore how the Psalter helped a young, maturing Jesus understand God whom He usually called Father. The instructions, prayers, and praises from the Psalms describing the relationship between God and daily life as Israel's poet experienced it are just as formative for the twenty-first century as they were more than 2500 years ago. When read with gentle care, the Psalms nourish the mature saint or the most skeptical critic as they have every generation since King David. Across these many centuries the words have remained constant, but the applications change regularly, just as each generation composes new tunes and a slightly adapted poetic form. With a sense of scholarship, history, tradition, and current events, this book looks at a few of the 150 Psalms that comprised what some have called Israel's hymnbook. What did Jesus learn about God as He heard and perhaps sung their words Would we benefit from learning these same lessons These words are written for both traditional and contemporary minds. It is the opinion of the author that the ancient poets of Israel, if they were alive today, would embrace both our traditional and contemporary styles of worship. There would be no reason for either one to reject the other. There is only one God. Our praise and worship is dependent on attitude, motivation, integrity, and sincerity rather than instruments, rhythm, volume, and tune.…

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Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - In this provocative book, author Dewey Goldsmith explores the probability that decades of failed national policies have changed the character of our country and will lead to a second war of independence. He identifies the social, economic, and political changes that deliver free people into common servitude. We see the plight of a free people betrayed by their leaders then he brings to life the flame of liberty in the betrayed. In these pages Goldsmith offers an illuminating analysis of the concentration of power in a corrupt central government. We see how apathy fuels the erosion of civil liberties that lead to autocracy and persecution. He makes us ask ourselves, could the specter of such a tragedy someday haunt America.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Louis is found murdered, and his wife is arrested for the crime. But she is innocent. A look back at Louis' life unreels years of poverty and deception-he was taught that he was the only man who had the secret of love. Julia is an executive and a workaholic. Her friends Annie and Brad convince her to take a Mediterranean cruise with them. Once on board, Julia meets Louis, a European whose eloquent manners and gossipy tales captivate Julia. She sends him money to fly to California after the cruise and they are married. Soon after the marriage, Louis realizes Julia is not the wealthy woman she appears to be. He then begins a life of duplicity in California, all the while keeping Julia happy. This is a story of friendship, loyalty, and love. It is also a story of cunning, contempt, and murder. The reader is in suspense until the last page of the book when the murderer is revealed.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Late 1940. Hitler''s armies are ravaging Europe. Ian Steele and Margaret Whitcombe of the British Secret Intelligence Service, meet in London, fall in love. They are soon separated. Margaret is assigned to SIS, Zurich, and Ian parachutes into Occupied France to gather intelligence for the British. The lovers meet again in Tours, where jointly they have taken on a special mission upon the personal orders of Winston Churchill. They are in an unending battle with the Gestapo but manage to elude the Nazi patrols with the help of members of the French Resistance, many who die for their beliefs. Their mission takes them through the death Swamps of Poitou to the Bay of Biscay, where a British submarine picks up Margaret, but Ian is left behind. The Gestapo capture him, gun him down, leave him for dead, but he is rescued by French peasants.When Margaret, at SIS London, doesn''t hear from Ian, she, disguised as a nun, returns to Tours to look for him. She learns that French collaborators have put Ian in a Toulouse prison. She vows to free him.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - In the early 1960's on Long Island, a winning cast of teachers and students in Suppogue High School cope with a mysterious murder, forbidden romances, and political upheavals. The plucky heroine, Lucy Mackenzie, snares the dangerous murderer and finds her own life-affirming answers. Memorable characters include The Owl Prince, a Merlin of an artist-teacher; Tony Nappa, a defiant 'communist' historian; troubled students on paths of self-destruction, rescued by teachers' unique acts of courage; and good-hearted Jimmy Duffer and his buddy, debonair Noah Leonard, who journey from Long Island to colorful Newfoundland to solve big mysteries in the story; a rollicking good read; a spirited, old-fashioned novel delivered with literary flair.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - What would it require for our businesses to build and sustain a unique competitive advantage based on the value-add of our team members From both personal and corporate experience gained over the last twenty-five years, Wil Davis has come to the conclusion that businesses need to reinvent themselves around value systems that work for both the individuals in the company and the company itself. Only by successfully engaging the whole persons with whom we work can we find the collective wisdom to build sustained commercial success. This book chronicles the merits and benefits of creating a corporate culture that breeds personal excellence for our team members, which is the solid foundation for organizational excellence and lasting success. What they are saying 'Warning: This book is dangerous to those whose self-image depends on executive perks or a reputation for knowing how to say 'you're fired.' If you are not careful, you will find your management assumptions, your psyche, and your self-image undermined by the hard-nosed logic and corporate success of a 'preacher's kid' who is not afraid to preach a gospel of empowering others to maximize your bottom line.' Steve BellProfessor of TelecommunicationsBall State UniversityFormer news anchor of ABC's Good Morning America 'The information from Creating a Culture of Excellence was the most significant we've ever received at our annual planning meeting. Every associate wanted me to express their appreciation to you.' Richard CristPresidentRutter Communications 'WOW! What a difference a day makes. After working through this material with our staff, I walked away with feelings of hope and excitement! Personally and professionally, this really made a difference!' Betty McBrideOpen Door Health Clinic.…

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Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This book is for all who wish to carry the message of Alcoholics Anonymous. It has been a rewarding pleasure that has filled my heart and soul with gratitude and joy over the past years to work with and alongside the newcomer, sponsee's, sponsors, bleeding deacons, elder statesmen and the old-timers of Alcoholics Anonymous. During the course of working with these members we have found and applied various suggestions when working with sponsee's who wish to work the steps. This book is compiled from the knowledge of the Big Book of AA and the members of the fellowship that have completed the steps and the hard lessons of the ones who have not or never will.It is a book of basic communication and human relationship skills used alongside the 12 steps as outlined in the Big Book and 12x12. The purpose of this book is to assist members who are carrying the message of AA. We have attempted to cover the situations one most encounters when sponsoring a new member through the steps and dealing with life on life's terms. Please feel free to use this entire book or any part that you can to help the new member or sponsee recover and grow spiritually. If this book can increase your personal knowledge of how to pass the message effectively please, as Bill Wilson Said, 'Pass it on.'. …