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The Empire of the Stars
by Alison Baird"Proclaimed the long-prophesied ruler of the Celestial Empire, Princess Ailia escapes her enemies on the planet Mera and joins her father, the king, on the world of Arainia. There, with her trusted companions Damion, Jomar, and Lorelyn, she struggles to control her growing powers while gathering pol... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2004 -
The Stone of the Stars
by Alison BairdA fresh, new Canadian author, who is comparable to Marion Zimmer Bradley, debuts a brand new fantasy trilogy for all ages. The quest is on to find the coveted Stone of the Stars on the mystical isle of Trynisia, once a place where humans dwelt side by side with dragons. Four have set off on their jo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2004 -
The Archons of the Stars
by Alison BairdThe events set in motion long ago by the Archons, an ancient race that founded the Empire, are now coming to a head. Though the world of Mera has been freed from the threat of King Khalazar, the Dragon Prince Mandrake has become the living embodiment of the cruel god Valdur, gifted with limitless po... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2005 -
Life's Work: Penn Jillette
HBR Interview. "An Interview with Penn Jillette by Alison Beard The magician talks about how he and his partner, Teller, develop their ideas, what kind of relationship they have, and the secret to connecting with an audience."... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Life's Work: Marina Abramovic
An Interview with Marina Abramović by Alison Beard The extreme performance artist on stamina and creativity... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Life's Work: Mike Krzyzewski
An Interview with Mike Krzyzewski by Alison Beard On recruitment, retirement, and contentment... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Crowded Places Make People Think More About the Future
by Alison Beard • Oliver SngFrom the July-August 2017 issue. An interview with Oliver Sng by Alison Beard. How population density affects our life strategies <p><p> When a team of researchers compared population-density figures against data on people's willingness to invest in education, save for retirement, and otherwise pl... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Life's Work: Alan Alda
by Alan Alda • Alison BeardAn Interview with Alan Alda by Alison Beard The veteran of stage and screen on improvisation, bonding with your colleagues, and other secrets of great communication... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Men Buy More from Manly Men: Getting Tom Brady to promote your brand is an excellent idea, new research suggests
Defend Your Research... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Life’s Work: An Interview with Trevor Noah
by Alison Beard • Trevor NoahThe late-night comedian on assembling a team and working to deadline... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Harvard Business Review: Dealing with Drought (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
From the November 2016 issue. A farmer debates whether to continue planting or lease his land. By Forest L. Reinhardt, and Alison Beard. Expert commentary by Kim Morison, and Ken LaGrande.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Expand the Menu? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
HBR Case Study... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Young Onset Dementia: A Guide To Recognition, Diagnosis And Supporting Individuals With Dementia And Their Families
Providing key information and insight into the experiences of people living with a diagnosis of young onset dementia, this book will increase the knowledge and skills of health and social care professionals in the early recognition, diagnosis and support of young people with dementia and their famil... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
The New Science of Team Chemistry
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Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Life's Work: Mike Krzyzewski
by Timothy Butler • Mike Krzyzewski • Karen Harris • David Harding • A. G. Lafley • Adi Ignatius • Roger L. Martin • Ian C. Macmillan • Rita Gunther Mcgrath • Hal Gregersen • Brent Adamson • Ron Ashkenas • Scott Cook • Scott Berinato • Leslie K. John • Nicholas Toman • David Champion • Alison Beard • Martin Ihrig • Michael Mankins • Mitchell Lee Marks • Philip Mirvis • Anthony Heyes • Cristina Gomez • Daniel Mochon • Doug Mcmillon • Erik Roelofsen • Frederic Cumenal • Janet Schwartz • Jorgen Vig Knudstorp • Oliver Emrich • Samina Karim • Steven Prokesch • Tao YueThe famous Duke University basketball coach discusses his four-decade career, how he recruits and disciplines his players, the difference between college basketball and Olympic basketball, and how he views retirement.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Life's Work: Alan Alda
by Alan Alda • Leslie A. Perlow • Pankaj Ghemawat • Daniel Mcginn • Adi Ignatius • Robert C. Pozen • Greg Welch • Erin Meyer • Robert S. Kaplan • Elizabeth J. Altman • Jill Avery • Sandra J. Sucher • Eunice Eun • Matthew Preble • Forest Reinhardt • Ethan S. Bernstein • Michael W. Toffel • Ryan W. Buell • Andrei Hagiu • Constance N. Hadley • Alison Beard • Oliver Sng • Melanie Whelan • Kimberly A Whitler • Neil A. Morgan • D. Eric Boyd • Caren Fleit • S. P. Kothari • Melissa A. Schilling • Ginni Rometty • Joe TripodiBest known for playing Hawkeye Pierce on the TV series "M*A*S*H," actor Alan Alda is also a director, scriptwriter, book author, science-show host, and founder of two organizations that help people improve their communications skills. In this interview, he shares his insights on the value of the imp... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Life's Work: Alan Alda
by Alan Alda • Leslie A. Perlow • Pankaj Ghemawat • Daniel Mcginn • Adi Ignatius • • Robert C. Pozen • Greg Welch • Erin Meyer • Elizabeth J. Altman • Sandra J. Sucher • Eunice Eun • Matthew Preble • Forest Reinhardt • Michael W. Toffel • Andrei Hagiu • Constance N. Hadley • Alison Beard • Erik Simanis • Duncan Duke • Oliver Sng • Melanie Whelan • Kimberly A Whitler • Neil A. Morgan • D. Eric Boyd • Caren Fleit • S. P. Kothari • Melissa A. Schilling • Ginni Rometty • Joe TripodiBest known for playing Hawkeye Pierce on the TV series "M*A*S*H," actor Alan Alda is also a director, scriptwriter, book author, science-show host, and founder of two organizations that help people improve their communications skills. In this interview, he shares his insights on the value of the imp... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Climate Change and Resilience in Indiana and Beyond
by Richard Phillips • James Shanahan • Geoffrey Brown • David M. Konisky • Daniel Becker • Ellen D. Ketterson • Sanya Carley • James Robert Farmer • Rebecca Lave • Keith Clay • Paul Staten • Eric Sandweiss • Elizabeth Grennan Browning • Jeffrey S. Dukes • Melissa Widhalm • Janet G. McCabe • Gabriel M. Filippelli • Kimberly A. Novick • Ben Kravitz • Douglas Edmonds • Chanh Kieu • Travis A. O'Brien • Scott Robeson • Brian Yanites • Chen Zhu • Sarah Mincey • John Baeten • Justin Maxwell • Allison Byrd • Adam Fudickar • Matthew Houser • Alex Jahn • Jennifer Ann Lau • Sarah Wanamaker • Heather L. Reynolds • Samantha L. Hamlin • Dana Habeeb • Jeffrey S. Wilson • Daniel Myers • Beth Edwards • Nathan Geiger • Andrea Webster • Nikolaos Zirogiannis • Eva Sanders Allen • Lingxi ChenyangClimate change is affecting Indiana's environment, threatening the way Hoosiers live and do business, and introducing new stresses to the state's economy, health, and infrastructure. And while scientists predict more days of extreme weather, increased public health risks, and reduced agricultural pr... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Social Change Anytime Everywhere
Strategies for advocacy, fundraising, and engaging the communitySocial Change Anytime Everywhere was written for nonprofit staff who say themselves or are asked by others, "Email communications, social media, and mobile are important, but how will they help our nonprofit and the issues we work on? M... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Memory in Transatlantic Relations: From the Cold War to the Global War on Terror (Memory Studies: Global Constellations)
This volume focuses on the uses of collective memory in transatlantic relations between the United States, and Western and Central European nations in the period from the Cold War to the present day. Sitting at the intersection of international relations, history, memory studies and various "area" s... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1956 -
Evangelicals and Presidential Politics: From Jimmy Carter to Donald Trump
by Randall Balmer • Daniel K. Williams • R. Ward Holder • J. Brooks Flippen • Hannah Dick • Jeff Frederick • Randall Stephens • Allison Vander Broek • Daniel WellsUsing as their starting point a 1976 Newsweek cover story on the emerging politicization of evangelical Christians, contributors to Evangelicals and Presidential Politics engage the scholarly literature on evangelicalism from a variety of angles to offer new answers to persisting questions about the... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Real Sister
by Cynthia Davis • Detris Honora Adelabu • Latoya Jefferson-James • Terry A. Nelson • Alison D. Ligon • Sheena Harris • Preselfannie E. Whitfield McDaniels • Monica Flippin Wynn • Jervette R. Ward • Sharon Lynette JonesFrom The Real Housewives of Atlanta to Flavor of Love, reality shows with predominantly black casts have often been criticized for their negative representation of African American women as loud, angry, and violent. Yet even as these programs appear to be rehashing old stereotypes of black women, th... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Working Alternatives: American and Catholic Experiments in Work and Economy (Catholic Practice in North America)
by Vincent Stanley • Sandra Waddock • Christine Firer Hinze • John C. Seitz • Michael Pirson • Nicholas K. Rademacher • Michael Naughton • Gerald J. Beyer • Alison Colis Greene • Kathleen Holscher • Sandra Sullivan-Dunbar • Kirstin SwinthWorking Alternatives explores economic life from a humanistic and multidisciplinary perspective, with a particular eye on religions’ implications in practices of work, management, supply, production, remuneration, and exchange. Its contributors draw upon historical, ethical, business, and theologica... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Proceedings of the 13th World Conference on Titanium
by M. Ashraf Imam • Vasisht Venkatesh • Adam L. Pilchak • Hamish L. Fraser • Julie Christodoulou • Sreeramamurthy Ankem • Amit Chatterjee • Yoji Kosaka • Henry J. Rack • John E. Allison • Andy Woodfield • Rodney R. BoyerThis book contains the Proceedings of the 13th World Conference on Titanium.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015