A crucial, forgotten chapter of American history--immortalized in a survivor s firsthand account that became one of the bestselling books in 19th-century America and influenced Abraham Lincoln s thoughts on slavery--is brilliantly retold for a new generation.
ISBN: 9780316159357
Издательство:
Back Bay Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2005
Meet the Bedwyns--six brothers and sisters--men and women of passion and privilege, daring and sensuality. Enter their dazzling world of high society and breathtaking seduction...where each will seek love, fight temptation, and court scandal...and where Morgan Bedwyn, the willful youngest daughter, discovers that true love is a temptation no woman can--or should--resist. Young. Ravishing. Exquisitely marriageable. From the moment he spies Lady Morgan Bedwyn across the glittering ballroom, Gervase Ashford, Earl of Rosthorn, knows he has found the perfect instrument of his revenge. But wedlock is not on the mind of the continent s most notorious rake. Nor is it of interest to the fiercely independent Lady Morgan herself...until one night...
ISBN: 9780440241065
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: декабрь 2003
Aimed at forward-thinking software developers and IT managers, Software for Your Head: Core Protocols for Creating and Maintaining Shared Vision provides an innovative set of procedures and reusable "patterns" for improving the way teams work together. This book\'s amalgam of the lingo of software patterns and management theory (and even New Age and popular psychology) helps make the text one of the most challenging you\'ll ever read about team building. Based on the authors\' considerable experience with Microsoft and their simulated developer boot camps run with hundreds of teams, this book eschews providing practical evidence drawn from real projects. Instead, it formulates a unique vocabulary of terms, protocols, and patterns that...
At last in paperback: The story of the savage war that drained Napoleon s armies and set the stage for his ultimate defeat at Waterloo. "A splendid book."-New York Times Book Review.
With detailed case studies of successes and failures at Sony, Microsoft, AT&T, and other major companies, Raynor presents a concrete framework for strategic action that allows companies to seize today s opportunities while simultaneously preparing for tomorrow s promise.
This how-to surfing guidebook by sports writer Almond is a primer for the uninitiated as well as a handbook for the experienced ready to build on their fundamental skills. "Surfing" also covers gear, safety, surf culture, and more.
An elegant and surprising history of surfing, "Sweetness and Blood" examines the sport s cultural influence in some of the most unexpected places around the world.
Imagine a business where people love coming to work and are highly productive on a daily basis. Does such a place even exist in today’s sorely challenged economy? Yes Virginia, there are GOOD places to work, and experts like Roxanne Emmerich have proven that growth and profitability of successful companies begins on the inside. In her new book Thank God It’s Monday! How to Create a Workplace You and Your Customers Love, Emmerich offers a unique insight into the workplace – what makes it tick, what grinds it to a halt, and what revives, resurrects, and rebuilds it. Transcending mere workplace “self-help” for morale and motivation, Emmerich challenges employees on every level from the stockroom to the boardroom to take charge,...
ISBN: 978-0-13-815805-7
Издательство:
FT Press
Дата выхода: декабрь 2009
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