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Everything rises and falls on leadership. Leadership is the most critical ingredient in any organization. We all understand the importance of good leadership and know it when we see it, but describing or teaching leadership is elusive at best. Enter "The Shipbuilder." This delightful business-management parable set in ancient Greece teaches the Five Principles of Leadership.

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Expert advice on attracting, training, managing, retaining, and succeeding with America's newest generation of hard-working, tech-savvy employees.A new generation is entering the American workforce-Gen Z, the age cohort born after 1996. Having grown up with smartphones, social media, emoji-speak, helicopter parenting, and no expectation of privacy, Gen Z has a unique culture and working style that can be baffling to their Millennial, Gen X, an...

Dr. Epstein's book traces the history of the problem, demonstrates with unrelenting perseverance that much of the turmoil of our teens is a creation of our culture, and offers a specific and detailed proposal for getting our young people back on track."--Newt Gingrich.

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Key selling points:Guide to 21st century teen problems: this is a comprehensive guide to the issues teens deal with today, including phone addiction, sexting, social media safety, mass shootings, revenge porn, sexual assault, police interactions, and more.Expert advice: author is an experienced prosecutor who has worked extensively with Los Angeles at-risk youth.Specific, real-world advice to preventing and solving teen problems.Strategies to ...

Key Selling Points:An inspirational story of how one can come back from anything: Author Brandon Hultink was wounded, paralyzed, addicted, depressed, and suicidal, but he managed to survive and thrive.Urgently needed examination of mental health issues among police officers, a national crisis that is never addressed.Unusually honest account of personal suffering: Readers looking for personal guidance can relate to Hultink's frank account of hi...

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Key selling points: First U.S. edition of a highly popular karate guidebook that is in high demand, but difficult to obtain, in this country. The only complete reference dictionary of the Japanese karate terms used in all Shotokan dojos throughout the world. Must-have reference work for every karate student and enthusiast. Easy-to-use, clearly understandable English translations of karate terms. Full color photographs illustrating karate ...

No one comes out of a movie talking about script structure. What audiences love and remember about a movie are great scenes, the meaningful moments in a film that reveal character and emotion. While previous screenwriting guides emphasize story structure at the macro level, this is the first book for screenwriters that focuses entirely on the micro level of writing powerful scenes. Story structure alone does not make a successful screenplay, i...

Addressing the various issues associated with aging, this manual facilitates the process of choosing professionals who can help with concerns as well as aids in the development of a plan that is sufficiently flexible to maximize options. Consisting of a series of documents prepared according to the reader's specifications, this comprehensive guide ensures that aging and retirement are dealt with as seamlessly as possible. With topics ranging f...

Charles Proteus Steinmetz presents the amazing life story of a forgotten genius who created the fundamental infrastructure that powers the modern world. Thomas Alva Edison and Nikola Tesla have the glory, but perhaps the greatest electrical wizard of them all was Charles Proteus Steinmetz (18651923). Revered in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a genius, but largely forgotten today, Steinmetz made the modern world possible through his ...

Key selling points: 1. Shows readers how to use flash fiction to strengthen and develop their writing skills. 2. Great introduction to a fiction market that offers many opportunities to writers. 3. Complete guide to writing, publishing, and marketing flash fiction. 4. Presents a plan for how writers can use flash fiction to develop their overall writing career and increase their visibility to agents, editors, publishers, and readers. ...

Noise Free America: A Coalition to Promote Quiet is the nations most prominent anti-noise organization, focusing on excessive noise from motorcycles, loud car stereos, and leaf blowers. Noise Free America has dozens of chapters in around 25 states, and its memebers conduct anti-noise public education campaigns at the local, state, and federal levels. The organization provides an Ask an Expert service, with advice to the public from a noise con...

Pick up the Sunday paper and consider how many stories it takes to fill all those pages. How can any newspaper staff produce so many stories every day, every week, every month of the year and keep up with breaking news, too? They cant. They use freelancers. This book serves as a guide to newspaper freelancing both for beginners and for more experienced writers who want to expand their markets.

Easy and Healthy Japanese Food for the American Kitchen combines easy-to-use cooking techniques with traditional Japanese cuisine. Author Keiko Aoki balances the delicate Japanese flavor and difficulty with ingredients and equipment found in the average American kitchen. A sure to please cookbook for all enthusiasts of Japanese food, as well as those looking to prepare healthier meals for their families. Entree recipes featuring beef, chicken,...

You loved your college major. You worked hard to earn your degree. And now your day job doesnt fully use your education, engage your mind, or feed your soul. But there are still limitless opportunities to do intellectually serious workwork that will win you professional recognition, travel opportunities, and even publication in peer-reviewed journals. All you have to do is create your own academic opportunities, and 'Passion Projects for Smart...

California Gold Country historian George Hoeper reveals what promises to be the final piece to the 100-year-old puzzle of the infamous stagecoach robber Black Bart. For over eight years the mysterious and very polite Charles Boles (alias Black Bart) plagued Wells Fargo & Co. with a string of at least 28 stagecoach robberies. During theis time, Bart, who operated on foot with an unloaded shotgun and never robbed stagecoach passengers or drivers...