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Corporate culture is critical to any organizational change effort - this book offers a proven model for identifying and leveraging the essential elements of any culture. In a world that changes at a dizzying pace, what can leaders do to build flexible and adaptive workplaces that inspire people to achieve extraordinary results? According to the authors, the answer lies in recognizing and aligning the elusive forces - or the “puzzling” pieces - that shape an organization’s culture.

Begin with the book of Joshua, which reveals the secrets of conquest and details jaw-dropping victories and devastating defeats. Then study the rich portraits of the various men and women, who distinguished themselves as champions of faith, challenging the status quo in Israel when they had neither a king nor a prophet to lead them. Conclude with the book of Ruth and its enchanting love story. See mercy triumph over judgment, famine lead to harvest, and despair transform into delight.

When a yacht crashes into a tanker out in the ocean, it seems to be an unfortunate accident. Yet, a gunman is spotted on the yacht just before the crash. What adds to the problem is that the yacht is owned by a US governor out on a holiday with his wife and daughter - and that no bodies were found at the crash site.

This personal story about a spiritual journey away from Christianity is an honest examination of what we can know about God. Popular religious beliefs and practices are challenged, with potential new information for those who may be questioning their faith. After formal academic study of religion, Baptist minister David Ramsey became agnostic and left the ministry altogether. In this book, he shares how his search for truth led to personal doubts about the foundation of Christianity, the resurrection of Jesus, and eventually the very existence of God.

When a demon invasion of the farm she's called home for all of her 17 years robs her of everything that ever mattered, she barely escapes intact. But new allies will soon avail themselves and provide hope in the form of an academy that caters to the once-suppressed mana-born like her. But when the evil being who cost her everything rears his head again, Tess quickly learns that life might never again be so simple as it was on her farm.

Clevon Demarco, a genetically modified human, has a cocksure attitude and the combat skills to back it up. With his unparalleled skills, he makes his living as a ruthless gunrunner on a shady space station near the edges of the quadrant. Stronger, faster, and wittier than most sad sacks, no one even comes close to Demarco’s abilities - until he crosses paths with the captain of the notorious Star Marque, Endellion Voight.

Dr. Watson returned from the village of Meiringen and has lost his closest friend and colleague, Sherlock Holmes. A confrontation with the elusive Professor Moriarty has ended in tragedy. Sherlock Holmes wakes from a coma at the Wellington Institute in England in a state of amnesia, a year of his life missing. He must rediscover who and what he is under the shadow of a serial killer who, once apprehended by Holmes, now seeks his revenge.

Insomnia and sleep deprivation are two of the worst conditions to suffer from, but millions of people experience both of them every single year. If you're struggling to sleep at night, there is a decent chance you will have tried many different sleep aids in the past. However, you've almost certainly never tried listening to absolute nonsense, and that's where you've been going wrong.

Be a Change Agent is a comprehensive examination of change leadership - the need for it, the qualities of change leaders, and the importance of having great change teams. In the first section of the book, Ola takes the listener through stories of fearless leaders and explores the veritas qualities that made them successful.

Frustrated that his organization is crumbling while he’s in prison, Mallette starts getting desperate. Willing to do anything to get the former detective out of his life and further drive him into a hole he can never recover from, Mallette orders the kidnapping of the kids of Jacobs’ brother. Fearful that the kids might end up like the rest of his family, Jacobs frantically searches the city to find them before they end up in the cemetery. With time growing short, and Jacobs knowing that his enemy is willing to do the unthinkable, Jacobs enlists the help of unlikely allies.

Become an extraordinary results-producing champion for humanity and yourself! In life there are two types of people. The first are those who are nice, good-hearted, and compassionate but can’t make much happen. The other kind can make everything happen - they’re the creators, the go-getters, and the aggressive producers in society - however, they’re often self-centered, greedy, and unethical. Wouldn’t it be great if you could make things happen in a really big way but not lose your integrity?

For years, among members of the US Intelligence community, there was an undeserved smugness that highly placed Soviet Intelligence operatives such the British spies Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean, and Harold “Kim” Philby could never happen here in the United States. Despite the Hiss and Rosenberg cases, Americans were thought superior to “that sort of thing”. Besides, our security procedures and regulations were thought to be airtight.

Trapped! Attacked by their enemies, Beth and Charlotte are trapped in a burning building. Who will save them? A BDSM ménage erotic thriller and romance.

Have you ever faced the distress of doing everything you possibly can and not being able to attain your goal? Is your dream of success and wealth within reach, but you don’t know what it is that you’re missing to make this dream become a reality? Maybe you’ve done everything you’ve been told from paying attention to others and getting your diploma or degree. I’m sure you work hard and you’re dedicated, but maybe you’re stuck not achieving the wealth, success, or power that you want. You’re missing a critical ingredient - what is it?

Leadership Revisited is a leadership handbook that every leader should have in their library. This book navigates through leadership from a hands-on, practical, and personal perspective. In your leader journey, you will experience ups and downs, highs and lows, winning and losing success and failure. You will learn to give and take. You will learn when to fight and when to stand still. You will hopefully learn from the mistakes you've made and use them as stepping stones to become wiser and better than before.

If someone had told Dawn Chadwick that she’d be attending a play put on by children on a dragon-shifter’s land a year ago, she would’ve said they were mad. However, her daughter Daisy has slowly worn Dawn down about her prejudices and she ends up volunteering to help with the play. She’s to assist a recluse dragonman with the special effects. What she didn’t count on was her daughter’s meddling.?

The Bible of Dark Psychology and Manipulation provides practical actions that can create real and lasting changes to help you intercept these manipulations. And how to use them to your advantage! Even if you've never been able to defend yourself from manipulative behavior, this book will teach you the techniques you need in your toolbox to combat all parts of dark psychology.

Exiled from the Five Kingdoms and pursued by the forces of Cogneid, Zenzuck and his party have a choice: double down on their relationship with the fugitive orcs of Hearthstead or break away to play the game unfettered. Neither option is truly safe, though; King Leonald hasn’t given up on the auger, and he now has access to an invincible army of conscripted players.

A conspiratorial tale of the 2012 presidential election season based somewhat on the real events leading up to the 2012 election. Events after the election are pure fiction. The story centers on a manuscript found in 2023 but written in 2012. It tells the story of the manuscripts the author and several of his friends starting about September 10, 2012.

Take a wild ride through hidden Windy City history - often dark, sometimes inexplicable, and occasionally glamorous. Meet the gangsters, ghosts, serial killers, and celebrities that only Chicago could produce. This journey into eclectic Chicago lore includes: 19 spine-tingling creepy sites (Resurrection Mary, Lonely Ghost of Lake Forest, St. Rita’s, and so many more); all things Al Capone (seven notable Scarface sites and the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre); other Outfit bigshot hangouts, graves and hit locations; and more.