He played by their rules. The system didn't care.Carter is a 6'7", 300-pound college football player with a gentle spirit and a relentless drive to succeed. After four grueling years at Mansfield University, where the administration starved the football program and the trainers barely cared, he is ready to move on. With solid grades and a plan to enter the transfer portal, Carter is laser-focused on his future. Then he meets Lucretia Billingsley, an Ivy League soro...

Do you feel isolated due to hiding secrets and deception in your life that are too painful to share? Are you insulating from others because the reality of betrayal from others is too much? Has the enemy deceived you by whispering lies that tease and taunt you? Are you holding and hiding wounds that you’ve carried for a lifetime? You don’t have to carry the heavy burden of deception any longer. You don’t have to pretend that everything is OK when it’s not. And you can actually walk away fro...

THE WORLD DOES NOT NEED A PERFECTED VERSION OF YOU. IT NEEDS THE REAL YOU. What would become possible if you stopped hiding, stopped shrinking, and stopped waiting for permission to become who you truly are? 2 In Unleashed: The World Needs to See You Now, Le'la C. Jackson invites readers into a transformational journey of self-discovery, healing, courage, authenticity, and purpose. Written for anyone who has ever felt unseen, unheard, disconnected from themselves,...

Understand the full range of systems approaches and how to use them with this innovative overview.Leaders and managers face increasing complexity and uncertainty because technical, organizational, socio-cultural, political, and environmental issues have become intensely interconnected. Systems thinking is recognized as the essential competence for managing complexity. As the demand for systems thinking grows, however, the fragmentation of the field into different m...

From the winner of the INCOSE Pioneer Award 2022The world has become increasingly networked and unpredictable. Decision makers at all levels are required to manage the consequences of complexity every day. They must deal with problems that arise unexpectedly, generate uncertainty, are characterised by interconnectivity, and spread across traditional boundaries. Simple solutions to complex problems are usually inadequate and risk exacerbating the original issues.

In many murder mysteries, the call girl gets killed. This novella turns that tired troupe on its head. A skilled and versatile sex worker learns that one of her clients, a prominent businessman, was brutally murdered just hours after their last date. With her unique access to the upper echelon of Washington D.C. society, she embarks on an investigation that leads to a shocking discovery. Glendall C. Jackson III, an award-winning non-fiction writer, creates a vivid portrait of high-end sex ...

"Albie is a little pup who loves to learn and play; he would like to help you with the Alphabet today!"Albie's Adventure Through the Alphabet is an entertaining read for beginner-readers, preschoolers, and those in kindergarten. Young children will love to follow along as Albie, an adorable and loveable puppy, finds joy in the animals and bugs he encounters, the people he meets, and the places he visits on his daily adventures. Follow Albie as he ...

Heavy Ground explores the social, political, and technological history of the St. Francis Dam Disaster in California, the worst civil engineering disaster in twentieth-century American History. Approximately 400 people died in March 1928, when the concrete gravity dam built by Los Angeles engineer William Mulholland suddenly and tragically collapsed, releasing over 12 billion gallons of water into the Santa Clara River Valley.

While companies search the world over to benchmark best practices, vast treasure troves of knowledge and know-how remain hidden right under their noses: in the minds of their own employees, in the often unique structure of their operations, and in the written history of their organizations. Now, acclaimed productivity and quality experts Carla O'Dell and Jack Grayson explain for the first time how applying the ideas of Knowledge Management can help employers identify their...

'An essential guide' (Dr Mark Hyman, author of Young Forever) to navigating life with the cognitive and mental health impairments that often accompany Long Covid.Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the shocking mortality figures obscured the fact that death is not the only adverse outcome associated with the virus. Today, as many as 30 to 50 percent of Covid-19 survivors still experience symptoms long after their acute illness has passed, with problems especia...

Meet Kelsey, an All-American girl serving her country as a translator. A moment of acquiescence to a foreign diplomat pulls her into a world of intrigue and lust.She is soon balancing cloak and dagger days with First Lady nights and choosing between the life she worked hard to obtain and a love wrapped in mystery.In Episode 2, Kelsey struggles with her return to a boring job. She gets more than she wanted when she is pulled out her shell by her international lover.

This book analyzes the structure of our constitutional system of government, providing an overview of the constitutional history of American federalism as it has been developed in decisions of the United States Supreme Court.Federalism: A Reference Guide to the United States Constitution provides a thorough examination of this significant and distinctive part of the U.S. constitutional system, documenting its role in major domestic constitutional controver...