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Keep It Shut Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video, Updated Edition: What to Say, How to Say It, and When to Say Nothing At All
by Karen EhmanHave you ever said something you wished you could take back? Are you ever unsure when to hold your tongue and when to speak out?In this six-session video study (video access included), Karen Ehman—who readily admits that her mouth has gotten her into loads of trouble—shares the hows (and how-not-tos) of dealing with the tongue.Far more than a "how not to gossip" study, this video-based small group Bible study will challenge you to dig deep into what the Bible says about the ways we use our words—both in person and online—and when we should just keep our lips zipped.This study guide has everything you need for a full Bible study experience, including:The study guide itself—with discussion and personal reflection questions, video notes, and Scripture exercises.An individual access code to stream all six video sessions online (DVD also available separately). Sessions and video run times:Sparks, Squabbles, Spats, and Such: Our Words Matter (19:16)On Filling Gaps and Zipping Lips: Listen to Others, Talk to God (18:11)Opinion-Slinging and Salty Speech: Assessing Our Digital Tongues (22:36)Gossip, Flattery, and People-Pleasing: How to Speak the Truth in Love (22:32)Pause Before You Pounce: On Cultivating Soft Speech (22:59)As Sweet as Honey: Wonderful Ways to Use Your Words (23:39)Streaming video access included. Access code subject to expiration after 12/31/2029. Code may be redeemed only by the recipient of this package. Code may not be transferred or sold separately from this package. Internet connection required. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Additional offer details inside.
The World of Whisky: The New Traditions
by Felipe SchriebergThis captivating cloth book is more than a comprehensive guide to whisky.Offering a wealth of knowledge on whisky's rich history, production process, distilleries, and latest innovations, it also provides an insider&’s look into how the best whisky makers around the world approach their craft across both iconic brands known around the world to small microdistilleries making the best whisky in countries not normally associated with this celebrated spirit.Through in-depth profiles and interviews with celebrated experts and the world's best distillers, blenders and entrepreneurs, award-winning whisky writer and author Felipe Schrieberg explores the radical changes and innovations that have shifted how whisky around the world is produced, perceived, and consumed today.This exquisite volume is the perfect companion for both connoisseurs and novices alike. With stunning photography and an elegant design, discover why this iconic spirit has become a multi-billion global market, loved by drinkers all over the world, and the exciting changes that are shaping the industry today with The World of Whisky.
Sea Wonders: The Octopus, the Cuttlefish, and the Squid
by Francesco Tomasinelli Marco ColomboExplore the world of extraordinary marine creatures in this beautifully illustrated guide to thirty species of octopuses, cuttlefish, and squids.In Sea Wonders, discover the remarkable characteristics of cephalopods, enigmatic sea creatures with arms directly attached to their heads, who are masters of survival and transformation. Thirty species are collected in this fascinating guidebook, detailing their most surprising habits and abilities: Enterprising, resourceful, and intelligent, they know how to solve problems and can use objects as tools. They are notorious for escaping from aquaria. They can recognize people and can even feel dislike for some! Some species, such as the orchid cuttlefish, are among the most colorful organisms in the oceans. Others, like the blue-ringed octopus, are famous for their lethal bite. Some of the world’s largest invertebrates are cephalopods—including giant squids the size of a bus—about which very little research exists to this day. The first half of the book contains fifty gorgeously detailed and realistic illustrations and delves into the species' main characteristics and the secrets of their underwater world. The second half features specimen cards with scientific information and fun facts for easy reference.REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES: Cephalopods are fascinating creatures increasingly understood as intelligent, sophisticated, and resourceful animals. Their unexpected cognitive capacities encourage us to reflect on how we relate to the natural world, making it clear that it is not only mammals and birds who deserve our empathy. THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED SCIENTIFIC FACTS: Various species of octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish are explored in these pages, with in-depth information on habitats and habits as well as fun facts. FOREWORD BY OSCAR-WINNING FILMMAKER: Craig Foster, producer of the 2020 Academy Award–winning documentary My Octopus Teacher is a naturalist, ocean explorer, and author of Underwater Wild: My Octopus Teacher's Extraordinary World.Perfect for: Anyone with an interest in marine creatures and the undersea world Birthday, housewarming, or seasonal gift for nature lovers Oceanography and marine biology students, teachers, and professionals Fans of animal and nature books like Amphibious Soul, Oceanology: The Secrets of the Sea Revealed, and The Soul of an Octopus
Star Wars Jedi Mind: Secrets From the Force for Balance and Peace (Star Wars)
by Amy RatcliffeStar Wars®: The Jedi Mind takes quotations and lessons from Star Wars and pairs them with practices such a breathing, posture, and meditation.The Jedi Code is focused on peace, knowledge, serenity, and balance—principles that readers can engage in their own lives.The philosophical tenets are applicable not just in the galaxy far, far away, but also in our own galaxy, here and now.• Quoted wisdom offers day-to-day life lessons• An accessible pop culture spin on the Star Wars universe• Features 20 color illustrations to illuminate the book's thoughtful advice"Trust your feelings."—Obi-Wan KenobiStar Wars: The Jedi Mind is the perfect gift for Star Wars fans looking for balance, and seekers of inner calm open to learning from the Jedi Masters.• Perfect gift for Star Wars fans who love self-care, reflection, and mindfulness• An enjoyable and useful primer for Star Wars lovers who are seeking inner calm• Add it to the shelf with books like Star Wars: Be More Yoda: Mindful Thinking from a Galaxy Far Far Away by Christian Blauvelt and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back So You Want to Be a Jedi? by Adam Gidwitz.Copyright © 2020 by Lucasfilm LTD. and ™. All Rights Reserved. Used Under Authorization.
Marvel Hulk Not Smash: Practice Mindfulness the Mighty Marvel Way (Marvel)
by Amy Ratcliffe"Be in the now."—Hawkeye An illustrated, accessible guide to mindfulness that explores life-improving lessons we can learn from Marvel comics characters as they face tests of perseverance, focus, community, and strength beyond just the physical.Life is full of choices. Like the Hulk, we can smash or choose not to. We can practice flexibility like Mister Fantastic, trust our team like Rocket Racoon, problem-solve like Shuri, and develop awareness like Doctor Strange. Grounded in character and story events drawn from the comics, this inspirational collection pairs Marvel heroes with helpful real-life advice and mindfulness guidance in a light and accessible way.Each entry presents a character spotlight with a way of appreciating their example, a related practice that readers can put into action, and a playful illustration by acclaimed comics artist Jason Loo. Featuring Hawkeye (deep focus), Groot (being who you are), Spider-Man (the gift and obligation of responsibility), Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk, Captain America, Shang-Chi, and dozens more, Hulk Not Smash makes it easy and fun for fans to incorporate these lessons into their lives.© 2024 MARVELFUN AND ACCESSIBLE: Amy Ratcliffe (author of The Jedi Mind: Secrets from the Force for Balance and Peace) gently demystifies the concept of mindfulness and makes it playfully accessible, rooted as it is in Marvel character examples. Anyone can put these lessons into practice. REAL MINDFULNESS GUIDANCE: Each practice is thoughtfully paired with an illuminating character and rooted in tried and true actions and mindsets that can bring peace, including breathing exercises, paying attention to the present, examining fears, concentration, labeling feelings, nonjudgement, stretching, examining routines, and much more. UNIQUE MARVEL GIFT: For fans of Marvel, this one-of-a-kind mindfulness book offers wide-ranging lessons and character studies to draw inspiration from, including:Ant-Man (Sense of Scale)Beast (Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover)Black Widow (Being Prepared)Black Panther (Leadership)Mantis (Emotion Identification)Professor X (Radical Empathy)Scarlet Witch (Accepting Reality)Silver Surfer (Putting Your Burdens to Rest)Storm (Embrace Change). . . and many morePerfect for:Marvel fans who are seeking inner calm or resources for practicing mindfulness, self-care, and reflectionAnyone looking for an entry-level mindfulness primer, or for practitioners who seek fresh, playful inspirationFans who enjoyed the author’s similarly accessible, real-advice-plus-pop-culture approach in her book The Jedi Mind: Secrets from the Force for Balance and Peace
Star Wars The Mandalorian and Child (Star Wars)
by Jeffrey BrownAuthor of the bestselling Darth Vader and Son series (more than 3 million copies sold), Jeffrey Brown, brings his charmingly funny take on the Star Wars galaxy to The Mandalorian!Din Djarin, the terse Mandalorian bounty hunter, travels the galaxy with the adorable Grogu in tow. Whether he is keeping Grogu from messing with the ship's controls or stopping him from using the Force to steal extra snacks, Mando’s lessons as a caretaker will be instantly fun and recognizable to all families.Brown’s colorful all-ages style and spin complement the show’s gritty milieu while accentuating the sweetness of the found family at the heart of the story. His unexpectedly funny touches and twists, and lighthearted interpretations of favorite characters, including Bo-Katan, Moff Gideon, The Armorer, Luke Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, IG-11, Peli Motto, and many more, will thrill fans and give them a way to appreciate all three seasons of the show in a whole new way.© & TM LUCASFILM LTD. Used Under Authorization.THE CHILD IS BELOVED BY FANS: Grogu became a massive fan favorite, inspiring new toys, merchandise, thousands of pieces of fan art, and an unquenchable desire for the fan-dubbed "Baby Yoda."THE PERFECT SUBJECT FOR JEFFREY BROWN: The Mandalorian’s relationship with the child is the perfect playground for Brown’s charming take on fatherhood. Like Brown’s Darth Vader, Mando is a brooding, serious, masked character with a dark past, but he opens up to the joys of found fatherhood in the presence of Grogu.Perfect for:Fans of the Darth Vader and Son seriesStar Wars fans with kids of their own
Team of Teams Coaching: Using a Teaming Approach to Increase Business Impact
by Peter Hawkins Dr Catherine CarrFor an organization to be successful in the mid-21st century, it is important for all of its teams to be more than the sum of their parts and the organization's team of teams to be more than the sum of the teams. The ability to team with all stakeholders in a quick and agile manner can be a defining difference from other organizations.Written by the leading global thought leaders on teaming and systemic team coaching, Teams of Teams Coaching provides practical guidance on developing an organizational strategy and culture that delivers critical advantages. It covers the need for team of teams coaching, the benefits of this approach and how to build and implement a team of teams coaching strategy. There is also guidance on how to develop a teaming culture in the organization, building internal team coaching capacity and what to consider when exploring external coaching support.Full of global research of best practice from over seventy organizations from different sectors, as well as the authors' combined seventy years of working with coaching organizations and the team of teams, this book provides a clear map of the process to become an effective team of teams. This evidence-based guide contains methods and tools that leaders, coaches and consultants can immediately use to achieve improved performance and gain competitive advantage.
Brand Global, Adapt Local: How to Build Brand Value Across Cultures
by Nataly Kelly Katherine Melchior RayBuilding global brands provides companies with access to new markets, new opportunities and new ideas that can stimulate innovation and diversify revenue streams. However, with new opportunities comes additional challenges that marketers need to navigate in order to build an international brand. If a brand wants to thrive in an international market, it needs to understand the different consumers and the nuances of the cultures in which they live. The best brands in the world do this by remaining relentlessly curious about their customers and their markets, immersing themselves in the culture and embracing new and different ways of seeing, understanding and being. Learn how to develop this global mindset and how to build this into your marketing strategy from some of the world's leading global brands such as Nike, LVMH, Nestlé, Shiseido, Natura and Marriott. This book explores the challenges these brands faced across international markets and how they balance remaining true to their brand values with creating local resonance.Covering everything from how applying cultural understanding to interpreting data delivers exceptional consumer insight to how you can localize campaigns without losing the core brand identity, this book delivers all you need to know about scaling a brand globally packed full of powerful insight from leading marketers.
Circular Supply Chains: How to Build the Future of Sustainable Operations
by Deborah DullAs supply chain operations continue to be recognized as critical to the transition to a circular economy, this practical resource provides an actionable outline for supply chain professionals wanting to implement a circular supply chain.The circular economy remains a common topic among supply chain professionals, especially in light of material disruptions, climate change pressures and the need to innovate on revenue models. Circular Supply Chains provides a bold vision of sustainability for supply chain designers, decision makers and operators to rally around. It will also, critically, provide a practical path on how to get from today's operations to the future of sustainable supply chains.Exploring topics like new digital technologies and the future of local supply chains, the book takes a practical approach including how-to checklists and circular supply chain examples. The book itself paints a vision and breaks theories down into reasonable, practical steps with concepts like repair demand sensing, supply planning, radical transparency and regenerative operations. This is an essential book for supply chain professionals keen to learn about how to transition to circular operations.
Building Top-Performing Teams: A practical guide to team coaching for organizational success
by Lucy Widdowson Paul J BarbourThe best way for a business to succeed is through its people. While there are gains to be had from streamlining processes, reducing costs or making a strategic change, the biggest potential for success comes from how humans collaborate. Containing more than 60 tools which can be used in a virtual or in-person coaching environment, Building Top-Performing Teams is a practical guide for leaders, HR professionals, coaches, team coaches and anyone with management responsibility. It covers how to motivate, develop, engage and reward a diverse team of employees with different levels of experience and priorities to achieve outstanding business success. This updated edition includes new research and insights into team coaching and the dynamics of collaborative environments, as well as understanding diversity, neurodiversity and inclusion in the workplace. Incorporating essential guidance, tools and techniques that show how to promote team ways of working rather than individual-focused processes, this book also shows how to manage internal team conflict and ensure that teams are purpose-driven and working towards a shared business goal. Each chapter includes reflective questions and exercises to allow readers to identify how to apply each element of team development to their workforce.
Reality Check: How VR and AR Can Supercharge Your Business
by Jeremy DaltonImmersive technologies have the power to radically transform your business. Discover how you can step into the future and gain competitive advantage with Reality Check.Virtual and augmented reality has existed for years, yet most of us rarely use them beyond gaming and tech demos. This book separates hype from reality to uncover how these groundbreaking techxnologies are transforming our world, offering huge business opportunities across all sectors.Reality Check features fascinating real-life examples and interviews with industry leaders which dispel common misconceptions, explore the future of technology and uncover how VR and XR can be integrated into your business, improving efficiency, impact and productivity.
The Luxury Strategy: Break the Rules of Marketing to Build Luxury Brands
by Jean-Noël Kapferer Vincent BastienInternational best seller, The Luxury Strategy: Break the rules of marketing to build luxury brands, written by two of the world's leading voices on luxury, Jean-Noël Kapferer and Vincent Bastien, has now cemented its position as the global authority and reference book on luxury business. This book is ideal for senior executives in the luxury markets, entrepreneurs wishing to create a luxury brand, and students studying luxury brands in depth.The Luxury Strategy defines the differences between premium and luxury products, between a luxury and a fashion strategy, and why one needs to turn established marketing rules upside down to build luxury brands. It provides a rigorous guide for true and long-lasting success in the field of luxury.This essential guide rationalizes those business models that have achieved profitability and unveils the original methods that were used to transform small family businesses such as Ferrari, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Chanel, Prada, Hermès into profitable global brands. It unveils the narrow path to keep growing while remaining exclusive.This revised edition builds upon the content that has made this book a staple of the industry. It includes a new preface by the authors and an updating of key cases. The book concludes with a new chapter that delves into the consequences of the luxification of society, the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the sector as well as other new technologies and explores the need for the luxury industry to serve as exemplars of best practice.
Redefining Information Security: How to Build a Security-Driven Organization
by Brian WagnerRedefining Information Security shows security and technology leaders how to build a security-driven culture that not only safeguards but actively propels businesses forward, enabling innovation and growth in the face of an evolving digital business and threat landscape.This book pioneers a transformative approach that shields organizations from risks but also actively leverages them to drive competitive advantages. Redefining Information Security addresses the technical aspects of cybersecurity in addition to the organizational culture, leadership, communication, education and human factors that make up the integral components of a successful security strategy. It offers a strong emphasis on practical implementation, providing actionable guidance and tools to apply proactive security strategies.Redefining Information Security offers insights on integrating security into technology roadmaps and leveraging it as a growth catalyst. It introduces innovative risk management strategies, allowing organizations to navigate uncertainties while maintaining a robust security posture. This guide presents a wealth of real-word examples that provide insights into how organizations at the forefront of security innovation integrate and embed security within their strategic vision and explores how security can evolve to meet the challenges of tomorrow's digital landscape.
The Science of Shopping: How Psychology and Innovation Create a Winning Retail Strategy
by Kate HardcastleIn the ever-evolving landscape of retail, understanding the science behind modern shopping habits - both online and offline - has become crucial for success. In this book, global consumer expert and multi-award-winning business consultant Kate Hardcastle delivers a blueprint for the future of retail, exploring the psychological, technological and strategic elements that shape today's retail environment and providing unparalleled insights from some of the world's leading brands such as Erewhon, Selfridges, Aldi and Primark. Exploring every aspect of the consumer decision-making journey, The Science of Shopping includes content on how emotions, perceptions and social factors can drive consumer behaviour as well how to use AI to personalize the shopping experience and the different tricks and tips retailers can use to engage and entice customers. Learn how to find the perfect price point, how to create cohesive shopping environments across all platforms and how you can create immersive experiences that resonate with customers with this practical and insightful guide.
Food Supply Chain Management and Logistics: Understanding the Challenges of Production, Operation and Sustainability in the Food Industry
by Samir DaniFood supply chains are integral in ensuring that food makes it from the farm to the table. Understanding how these operate has never been more important.The new edition of Food Supply Chain Management and Logistics is the guide to all aspects of food supply chains. This book examines food production, operational challenges and the future challenges of the industry, sustainability and the circular economy. The emergence of new technologies, which are key in increasing the efficiency of processes, such as food apps, big data and blockchain, are discussed, with new content providing practical insights into supply chain resilience and risk mitigation.Food Supply Chain Management and Logistics embeds learning using case studies from leading companies such as Cargill, Nestlé and Starbucks. This new edition is structured to provide readers with an understanding of the basics of food supply chain management and logistics before expanding the scope to cover more of a range of topics. Online resources include PowerPoint lecture slides.
The Factory
by Hiroko OyamadaThe English-language debut of Hiroko Oyamada—one of the most powerfully strange young voices in Japan The English-language debut of one of Japan's most exciting new writers, The Factory follows three workers at a sprawling industrial factory. Each worker focuses intently on the specific task they've been assigned: one shreds paper, one proofreads documents, and another studies the moss growing all over the expansive grounds. But their lives slowly become governed by their work—days take on a strange logic and momentum, and little by little, the margins of reality seem to be dissolving: Where does the factory end and the rest of the world begin? What's going on with the strange animals here? And after a while—it could be weeks or years—the three workers struggle to answer the most basic question: What am I doing here? With hints of Kafka and unexpected moments of creeping humor, The Factory casts a vivid—and sometimes surreal—portrait of the absurdity and meaninglessness of the modern workplace.
Complete Stories
by Clarice LispectorOne of the most phenomenally acclaimed and successful books of recent years is now available as a paperback—with three just-discovered stories Here, gathered in one volume, are the stories that made Clarice a Brazilian legend. Originally a cloth edition of eighty-six stories, now we have eighty- nine in all, covering her whole amazing career, from her teenage years to her deathbed. In these pages, we meet teenagers becoming aware of their sexual and artistic powers, humdrum housewives whose lives are shattered by unexpected epiphanies, old people who don’t know what to do with themselves— and in their stories, Clarice takes us through their lives—and hers—and ours.
The Setting Sun
by Osamu DazaiThis powerful novel of a nation in social and moral crisis was first published by New Directions in 1956. Set in the early postwar years, it probes the destructive effects of war and the transition from a feudal Japan to an industrial society. Ozamu Dazai died, a suicide, in 1948. But the influence of his book has made "people of the setting sun" a permanent part of the Japanese language, and his heroine, Kazuko, a young aristocrat who deliberately abandons her class, a symbol of the anomie which pervades so much of the modern world.
New Seeds of Contemplation (Shambhala Classics Library)
by Thomas MertonOne of the best-loved books by one of the great spiritual authors of our time, with a new introduction by best-selling author Sue Monk Kidd. New Seeds of Contemplation is one of Thomas Merton's most widely read and best-loved books. Christians and non-Christians alike have joined in praising it as a notable successor in the meditative tradition of St. John of the Cross, The Cloud of Unknowing, and the medieval mystics, while others have compared Merton's reflections with those of Thoreau. New Seeds of Contemplation seeks to awaken the dormant inner depths of the spirit so long neglected by Western man, to nurture a deeply contemplative and mystical dimension in our lives. For Merton, "Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his soul. For just as the wind carries thousands of winged seeds, so each moment brings with it germs of spiritual vitality that come to rest imperceptibly in the minds and wills of men. Most of these unnumbered seeds perish and are lost, because men are not prepared to receive them: for such seeds as these cannot spring up anywhere except in the soil of freedom, spontaneity and love."
Five-Minute Bedtime Bible Stories
by Amy ParkerFrom the classic and bestselling Read and Learn Bible comes the perfect collection of twelve illustrated Bible stories -- perfect for bedtime or anytime!Read and Learn: 5-Minute Bible Stories presents twelve fully-illustrated Bible stories. This book is perfect for read-aloud time: each story can be read aloud in one sitting! And it is a great way to introduce children to the Bible.The stories are retold in simple yet traditional language, and the colorful illustrations on every page make this book especially fun for young readers!Featured stories include:The Garden of EdenNoah's ArkMosesDavid and Goliathand more!This book has been officially vetted by the American Bible Society. Perfect for Easter basket stuffers, Christmas, baby showers, baptisms, birthdays, first communions, and more!
What Your Dog is Thinking: The Science Behind Your Dog's Behaviour and How to Improve It
by Sabrina Cohen-Hatton Danny WellsThe Dog Scholar reveals the science behind the way dogs think and behave, using cutting-edge research to unpack common myths about dogs and their relationship with people. Bringing together three experts in canine psychology and behaviour, the book will contain practical advice and training tips.
States of Play: How Sportswashing Took Over Football | The International Bestseller & Winner of the Football Book of the Year Award
by Miguel DelaneyTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER & WINNER OF THE FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD A TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARA TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEARAN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARAN IRISH INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR'Important, perfectly timed and hugely necessary.' The Guardian'Magnificent. Some of the details are eye-popping.' Irish Independent'Football needs this book. A monumental piece of investigative journalism.' Irish Times'A must-read on how modern football works.' Ian Wright'Brave, forensic and utterly gripping.' Tom Holland______________________________The definitive account of how capitalism and the world's elite corrupted modern footballAs the 2022 World Cup in Qatar drew to a close, there was a bitter undercurrent to Argentina's triumph. Throughout the tournament, numerous allegations of sportswashing and financial misconduct had been made against the state of Qatar, moving what had previously been a smaller conversation into the worldwide spotlight. The question had been asked, who really owns and runs football? Journeying from Abu Dhabi to Newcastle, and onto London, Paris, Moscow and New York, journalist Miguel Delaney investigates the allegations of sportswashing and misconduct in the beautiful game. The result is a gripping account of how football has been taken over by the world's wealthiest businessmen, state-backed corporations, media tycoons and oil-rich oligarchs. From Neymar's £198 million transfer to Paris Saint-Germain and Abu Dhabi's construction empire in Manchester to failed Financial Fair Play constraints and the dawn of the European Super League, Miguel draws on exclusive interviews and unprecedented access to key stakeholders to produce an all-encompassing exposé of modern footballs highest echelons.Authoritative, riveting and eye-opening, States of Play reveals how football has become a tool for the world's elite.______________________________'The moral compass that the game needs.' Andy Brassell'In this excellent investigation, Delaney reveals the ugly side of the beautiful game.' Oliver Bullough'The most important football book of its generation.' Jack Pitt-Brooke'This book tackles the major issue affecting football today with fearlessness and forensic scrutiny. An important investigation for our times.' Laurie Whitwell'A majestic book. The essential guide to how the people's game has become the plaything of the very rich and powerful.' Jonathan WilsonMiguel Delaney's STATES OF PLAY was ranked in the Irish Times bestsellers list weeks of 11th & 18th November 2024.
Box Clever: Quadrants to change the way we live and lead
by Rachel JohnsonBox Clever is a practical resource that will help you work out where you are now, where you want to be and crucially, how to get there. Rachel Johnson uses thought-provoking quadrants to bring clarity to some of the things that can hold you back, whatever your role or experience level. Whether it's communication, your sense of urgency, your self-image or the way you prioritise, there is a quadrant that can help you see the issue and, crucially, do something about it.This powerful book is for anyone who wants change in their life and leadership and is willing to do the important work to get there.
Percy Shelley for Our Times
by Kate Singer Omar F. MirandaTwo centuries after Percy Shelley's death, his writings continue to resonate in remarkable ways. Shelley addressed climate change, women's liberation, nonbinary gender, and political protest, while speaking to Indigenous, queer/trans, disabled, displaced, and working-class communities. He still inspires artists and social justice movements around the world today. Yet Percy Shelley for Our Times reveals an even more farsighted writer, one whose poetic methodology went beyond the didactic powers of prophetic art. Not historicist, presentist, or transhistorical, Shelley 'for our times' conceives worlds outside himself, his poetry, and his era, envisioning how audiences connect and collaborate across space and time. This collection revitalizes a writer once considered an adolescent of idealist protest, showing how his interwoven poetics of relationality continually revisits the meaning of community and the contemporary. This title is part of the Flip it Open programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.
Fuji Fire: Sifting Ashes of a Forgotten U.S. Marine Corps Tragedy
by Chas HenryOn October 19, 1979, the largest, most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded propelled 5,500 gallons of gasoline into corrugated steel huts filled with U.S. Marines. The gas ignited, injuring seventy-three people, thirteen of them fatally. The Marine Corps commandant, a veteran of combat in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, was stunned as he met scores of horribly burned survivors. &“Having witnessed a lot of bad things, ugly things,&” the general declared, &“none can compare to that experience.&” And yet this 1979 catastrophe on the slopes of Japan&’s iconic Mount Fuji remains all but forgotten except by those directly affected. Now, the fruits of Chas Henry&’s exhaustive four-year, two-continent investigation provide insight into what many have called the U.S. Marine Corps&’ worst-ever peacetime disaster. Fuji Fire shares the compelling and intimate stories of heartbreak and inspiration forged by these events while bringing to light new, critical analyses of the incident&’s causes and effects.