Dorotha grows up on a bustling farm, reading books every possible moment she can steal away from chores. Her farm lies just outside Decker, Indiana, population 468, a few miles north of the Mason-Dixon line. It is Raintree County land, where religious revivals bring snake healing as well as a few snake oil salesmen like Elmer Gantry. Decker is also located smack dab in the middle of tens of thousands of Ku Klux Klan members. In their home, Dorotha is one of the six daughters of two remarka...

A roadmap for US military innovation based on the Navy’s history of success through civilian-military collaborationsThe US military must continually adapt to evolving technologies, shifting adversaries, and a changing social environment for its personnel. In American Defense Reform, Dave Oliver and Anand Toprani use US naval history as a guide for leading successful change in the Pentagon.American Defense Reform provides a historical analysis of the Navy during four key per...

“A warm yet specific book which cuts to the heart of leadership issues and savvy.”—The BookwatchInformal, even conversational in style, Lead On! is nevertheless a serious handbook from which aspiring leaders can learn how to achieve seemingly impossible goals. The book is replete with examples from the author’s experience and from the history of the nuclear navy, where the price of failure can be death.Civilian managers will find that many...

Against the Tide is a leadership book that illustrates how Adm. Hyman Rickover made a unique impact on American and Navy culture. Dave Oliver is the first former nuclear submarine commander who sailed for the venerable admiral to write about Rickover's management techniques. Oliver draws upon a wealth of untold stories to show how one man changed American and Navy culture while altering the course of history.The driving force behind America's nuclear submarine navy, Rickov...

From a former senior advisor to Senator John McCain comes an urgent wake-up call about how new technologies are threatening America's military might.For generations of Americans, our country has been the world's dominant military power. How the US military fights, and the systems and weapons that it fights with, have been uncontested. That old reality, however, is rapidly deteriorating. America's traditional sources of power are eroding amid the emergence of new te...

The legendary New York Times bestselling tale of top-down change for anyone trying to navigate today's uncertain business seas.When Captain Abrashoff took over as commander of USS Benfold, it was like a business that had all the latest technology but only some of the productivity. Knowing that responsibility for improving performance rested with him, he realized he had to improve his own leadership skills before he could improve his ship. Within m...

The legendary navy captain and New York Times– bestselling author of It's Your Ship returns with winning leadership advice for the business world.The story of Captain Abrashoff and his transformative command of USS Benfold has become a fable of smart leadership inside and outside the Navy. Abrashoff turned his ship into a model of naval efficiency, with amazing cost sav...

A Navy SEAL veteran reveals the leadership lessons he learned in the field—and how you can apply them in yours.Team Secrets of the Navy SEALs is written especially for business professionals in today's cutthroat business environment. From his learned wisdom as a veteran SEAL, author Robert Needham guides the reader through the keys to leadership success and the role of a leader in building a well-organized, competent, resourceful group of professionals who ...

Barack Obama has made it clear that he thinks the world would be a better and more peaceful place if the United States were too weak to affect the course of events. Obama, along with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, has slashed missile defense, dramatically reduced investment in future military technologies, and broken promises to our allies. In addition, Obama is transforming our military into a politically correct force that no one will want to join.In this incisive Broadside, ...

A pocket-sized guide to being a good leader, for non-commissioned officers (NCOs). Discusses US Army values in 'user-friendly' terms, from the perspective of a former member of the NCO core. Introduces three different types of leadership styles for 3-meter, 50-meter, and 100-meter soldiers.Praise for The Three Meter Zone“I have read plenty of leadership books and find this one to be the most realistic . . . This book is down to earth, with plenty of scenari...

Managers who focus on the people below them miss the chance to manage up the chain of command. If they can manage their bosses, they can free themselves up to do the best job they can. You can do the same. Thats the practical and practiced message in this brief eBook from D. Michael Abrashoff, once the captain of the USS Benfold, who told his story in the bestselling book, Its Your Ship.

West Point has bred more CEOs than any business school, and the leadership skills taught there are truly matters of life and death. Bolder than Sun Tzu, savvier than Gracian -- THE book on learning to lead.