'The best business book I've ever read.' Bill Gates, Wall Street Journal'The Michael Lewis of his day.' New York TimesWhat do the $350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at General Electric and Texas Gulf Sulphur have in common? Each is an example of how an iconic company was defined by a particular moment of fame or notoriety.

You are reading this because you finally heard the words, or you are close to hearing them. The words were attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and they rearranged something in your chest. For some of you the diagnosis arrived after years of treating anxiety or depression. For others it arrived after a child was diagnosed and you recognized every trait in yourself. A diagnosis at 40 is never neutral, because it lands on a page already full of 4 decades of lived history, and both feeli...

Not for the faint of heart, this is a fast-paced and hard-hitting look at the roots of deception in the church today. From the Satanism of Aaron and Jeroboam, to the demonic religion of the Pharisees, it exposes how God's people have worshiped Satan throughout history, even when they thought they were worshiping God.At times humorous but always shocking, this book reveals the deep roots Satan has among the people of God. If you feel that something is terribly wrong with much of Chr...

Environmental Microbiology, Fourth Edition is the revised edition of a key, foundational text for the field of environmental microbiology which hits all the pillars of the field and takes into account the tremendous advances in environmental microbiology over past decade. It provides comprehensive information on traditional methodologies utilized to study environmental microbes, as well as state-of-the-art technologies. Emphasis is placed on molecular and bio-informatic approaches to the s...

Once in Golconda "In this book, John Brooks-who was one of the most elegant of all business writers-perfectly catches the flavor of one of history's best-known financial dramas: the 1929 crash and its aftershocks. It's packed with parallels and parables for the modern reader."Once in Golconda is a dramatic chronicle of the breathtaking rise, devastating fall, and painstaking rebirth of Wall Street in the years between the wars. Focusing on the lives and fortunes of some of the era'...

From Wall Street to Main Street, John Brooks, longtime contributor to the New Yorker, brings to life in vivid fashion twelve classic and timeless tales of corporate and financial life in America.What do the $350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at General Electric and Texas Gulf Sulphur have in common? Each is an example of how an iconic company was defined by a particular moment of...

This is a major new account of the Battle of Jutland, the key naval battle of the First World War in which the British Grand Fleet engaged the German High Seas Fleet off the coast of Denmark in 1916. Beginning with the building of the two fleets, John Brooks reveals the key technologies employed, from ammunition, gunnery and fire control, to signalling and torpedoes, as well as the opposing commanders' tactical expectations and battle orders. In describing Jutland's five major phases, he o...

When a nine-year-old boy in a well-respected middle class family is raped, then repeatedly molested by his father, how does the boy experience the abuse and how does he manage to survive? Illuminating the horrors of child sexual abuse from a child's perspective, Preludes examines these questions.The boy wakes in the middle of the night to find his father sitting on the edge of his bed, gently shaking him from his sleep. Though confused by his father's unexpected presence, for a few...

SYNOPSIS FOR 'INCIDENTS of SLAVERY'. (Word Count: 102,946)In a dramatic and wide mix of interesting characters, the story wanders across continents, from green luxurious jungles to the dark underworld of big cities. It weaves together the vile and unthinking actions of those involved and how they entered that world and one that still today remains a curse in our world.But where evil lurks, so does love. Redemption and forgiveness together with the ill results of justice fin...

“A moving and riveting memoir about one family’s love and tragedy…beautifully researched, and expressed” (Anne Lamott).Early one Tuesday morning John Brooks went to his teenage daughter’s room. Casey was gone, but she had left a note: The car is parked at the Golden Gate Bridge. I’m sorry. Within hours a security video showed Casey stepping off the bridge.Brooks spent several years after Casey’s suicide trying to understand what led his seventeen-y...

Child Sexual Abuse – A Defining Issue of Our TimeHe's Just a Nine-Year-Old Boy – How Does He Stop the Firestorm?When a nine-year-old boy in a "respectable," middle class family is raped, then repeatedly molested by his father, how does the boy experience the abuse and how does he manage to survive?Preludes examines these questions.The boy wakes in the middle of the night to find his father sitting on the edge of his bed, gently shaking him from his sleep. Th...

The Holy Spirit is the strongest power in the world. There is no government, corporation, or weapon that can withstand the spiritual power of Almighty God.This prophetic book calls God's people to rise up and lay hold of their divine inheritance. When the church learns the secrets of living and walking in the Holy Spirit, they will begin operating in stupendous power. Light will flash from heaven into earth. The power of God will convulse nations. Governments will topple. The kingd...