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From the pre-eminent WWII historian, an ardent chronicle of the unprecedented and far-sighted U.S. postwar decision to aid its enemies as well as its allies via the Marshall Plan, which led to eight decades of peace and prosperity in the West that could be upended in an “America First”...

يتناول هذا الكتاب العلاقة بين قدرة الشركات والمؤسسات على البقاء والتفوق وكفاءة مديريها في عالم الأعمال التنافسي بشدة اليوم. ترتبط كفاءتهم أيضًا بقدرتهم على تحفيز موظفيهم وغرس روح التعاون والإبداع والمبادرة فيهم وغرس روح الولاء للمؤسسة التي يعملون بها. ويوضح أن القيادة هي القدرة على التأثير على عواطف المرء وعواطف الآخرين. ولهذا السبب، يجد الباحثون أن نجاح القائد يرتبط بذكائه العاطفي، وليس فقط بذكائه الفكري. عندما ينجح مدير المؤسسة في غرس المشاعر الإيجابية في بيئة العمل، يتحسن الأداء وتزداد الإنتاجية. ويحدث العكس عندما تسمم المشاعر السلبية بيئة العمل والعلاقات بين الموظفين.

The future of the American economy is hiding in an unlikely place: the manufacturing sector While Silicon Valley titans dominate headlines, many of the fastest-growing, most profitable companies in the United States are firms you’ve likely never heard of, such as HEICO, Trex, and Casella...

Les bourgeois se tournent vers Sherlock Holmes, les autres ne jurent que par Arrowood. 1895 : Londres a peur. Un tueur terrorise la ville. Les pauvres ont faim ; les criminels prennent le contrôle des rues ; la police, débordée, arrive à un point de rupture. Tandis que les bourgeois se tournent vers Sherlock Holmes pour qu'il résolve leurs problèmes, dans les quartiers surpeuplés du sud de Londres, les gens s'en remettent à un homme qui méprise Holmes, sa clientèle fortunée et ses méthodes de travail voyeuristes. Cet homme, c'est Arrowood – psychologue autodidacte, ivrogne occasionnel, et détective privé.

Strategy decision making and action used to be off limits to all but the select few at the very top of an organization. It was a largely cerebral activity focused on grand long-terms plans made at annual off-site retreats away from the daily challenges of the business. That is no longer the case. The current business environment does not wait for companies to slowly adjust in an annual meeting. The relentless pace of change renders today's long-term future tomorrow's history. Does this mean strategy is no longer useful, or even feasible? No. Good strategists are needed now more than ever.

The Captain is spilling another story of his younger days with Marilyn Monroe. Sun worshippers glisten on the beach as boats anchor just off shore; their occupants swim in to sip on margaritas and rum runners and soak up the atmosphere. The bartender looks delicious in her bikini top, and land sharks are starting to circle. It's another day in paradise at the Ocean Waves.

Historian Jonathan W. White tells the riveting story of Appleton Oaksmith, a swashbuckling sea captain whose life intersected with some of the most important moments, movements, and individuals of the mid-nineteenth century, from the California Gold Rush, filibustering schemes in Nicaragua, Cuban liberation, and the Civil War and Reconstruction. Most importantly, the book depicts the extraordinary lengths the Lincoln Administration went to destroy the illegal trans-Atlantic slave trade.

Chris Gets the Hiccups is a hilariously true story of Chris, an Australian boy who gets the hiccups while eating ice cream! This short, rhyming audio book has sound effects and the story is followed by a few crazy, fun and very true hiccup facts. This book is both entertaining and educational. This is the debut children’s book of American Author, Al Argo.

Looking to break out of your shell and grow your networking skills? This book, based on the author’s real-life experience, will boost you into the top 5% of networkers, making you a Master Connector. For anyone who struggles with challenges or lack of confidence, this book will help you learn how to have the grit to overcome obstacles as well as making the important shift from being others-focused to self-focused. Even if you’re a hardcore introvert, these proven methods will help you build a community and grow your connections.

Citizen-soldier Strong Vincent was many things: Harvard graduate, lawyer, political speaker, descendant of pilgrims and religious refugees, husband, father, brother. But his greatest contribution to history is as the savior of the Federal left on the second day at Gettysburg, when he and his men held Little Round Top against overwhelming Confederate numbers. Forgotten by history in favor of his subordinate, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Vincent has faded into relative obscurity in the decades since his death.

The Endless. They are beings immune to age and imbued with godlike abilities. Their struggle for power has gone mostly unnoticed since the Immortal War, 3000 years ago, when the Dwarves divided the world at the Dwarf Gate and the Mages of the Nine Powers dropped the peak of Cairn on the Shrine of the Endless.

In this modern-day fairy tale, the twelve-year-old, telepathic twins uncover a world hidden behind an enchanted mist conjured by five sorcerers to protect all magical beings from the human world. A world that is now terrorized by a dark and destructive force sweeping across the land, threatening their very existence.

It all starts with Richard Davis, Justin's new patient, seeking help for uncontrollable anger and hostility. He can barely walk a New York City street without exploding at the people around him. Can Justin relieve him of his negativity, or is he too consumed with his own son Michael—a boy found after seven years in captivity, who is now void of any compassion or joy?

In " Aggressionsbewältigung für Eltern, ein Übungsbuch zur Bewältigung Ihrer Emotionen" erfahren Sie, wie Sie zunächst Ihre Wut verarbeiten und überwinden können, mit hilfreichen Schritten, sich zu beruhigen und sich von Wutausbrüchen abzuwenden.

Helemaal in de traditie van de Griots, de West-Afrikaanse troubadours, vertellen Annemieke Drummen en Al Zanabili dit Afrikaanse sprookje voor kinderen. Trommels, ratels, de vruchten van de vlammenboom en allerlei andere percussie-instrumenten brengen het verhaal tot leven, alsof het echt gebeurd is….. Wil je horen hoe de slimme haas ervan geniet om de andere dieren voor de gek te houden, zodat hij op de trommel kan slaan?

June 1863. The American Civil War was two years old, and the U.S. Army in Virginia was in chaos. Reeling after the recent defeat at Chancellorsville, the Federals, especially the Cavalry Corps, scrambled to regroup. Confederate general Robert E. Lee seized the moment to launch a second invasion of the North. At this critical moment, the much-maligned Federal cavalry stepped to center stage.

Sara é uma criança como são as crianças felizes: irrequieta, tagarela, curiosa. Ela está sempre buscando novas aventuras e conhecendo pessoas interessantes. Neste livro, Sara descobre que está com dengue. A partir dos sintomas, aprende muita coisa sobre a doença: como evitar sua transmissão, como saber se está doente e como se cuidar. Discute também zika e a chikungunya.

Sara é uma criança como são as crianças felizes: irrequieta, tagarela, curiosa. Ela está sempre buscando novas aventuras e conhecendo pessoas interessantes. Ela vai visitar sua prima Marcela e a encontra de castigo por ter desobedecido o pai. O diálogo que aí se desenrola expõe perigos escondidos nas redes sociais, que podem ser verdadeiras ciladas.

Sara é uma criança como são as crianças felizes: irrequieta, tagarela, curiosa. Ela está sempre buscando novas aventuras e conhecendo pessoas interessantes. Neste livro, Tia Dora tem uma linda gata, Malu, que acaba de dar cria. A visita de Sara e de sua mãe a tia Dora para ver a nova ninhada vai gerar uma nova e grande amizade, contada nesta historia.

Sara é uma criança como são as crianças felizes: irrequieta, tagarela, curiosa. Ela está sempre buscando novas aventuras e conhecendo pessoas interessantes. Neste livro, Sara está animadíssima para viajar com sua família para a praia. Ela mora em Brasília. Então, para ir até a praia mais próxima, precisa viajar bastante. Mas quando chega ao mar, leva um susto com o que encontra!