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Written by two highly successful business coaches and management consultants, this book explains how to improve profitability by focusing on turning a business's already satisfied customers into highly satisfied customers by removing their sense of risk. The authors also provide a fail-safe method for identifying the risks inherent in your business.Every business owner or manager knows that creating satisfied customers is key to establishing customer loyalty and bu...

When the people of British North America threw off their colonial bonds, they sought more than freedom from bad government: most of the founding generation also desired the freedom to create and enjoy good, popular, responsive government. This book traces the central issue on which early Americans pinned their hopes for positive government action — internal improvement.The nation’s early republican governments undertook a wide range of internal improvement projects meant to assure ...

De La Salle High School in Concord, California, is home to perhaps the greatest dynasty in sports history. At age 23, Coach Bob Ladouceur launched a legend, "The Streak," with no teaching or head-coaching experience, and with his teams amassed the highest winning percentage in all of football history with 138 consecutive victories. This book takes readers behind the scenes, closely following individual players, as Ladouceur guides his team through the most daunting schedule in school histo...

An unabridged collection showcasing the best science fiction stories and novellas published in 2025 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster.· “Low-Tide Salvage” by Matthew Claxton—Rival groups use highly advanced biotech to manipulate their biomes.· “The Robot and the Winding Woods” by Brenda Cooper—Intransigent docents lying low in a shuttered campground are confronted by a government robot.· “I...

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview and cutting-edge assessment of community forestry.Containing contributions from academics, practitioners, and professionals, the Routledge Handbook of Community Forestry presents a truly global overview with case studies drawn from across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The Handbook begins with an overview of the chapters and a discussion of the concept of community forestry and the key issues. Topics as wide...

Forest Certification examines the historical roots of forest certification, the factors that guide the development of protocols, the players involved, the factors determining the customers to be certified, and the benefits of certification. It covers terminology and issues that direct the structure of standards, the similarities between indicators of different human disturbances within the ecosystem/landscape, and certification standards. It documents the roles of human values in the devel...

Are you ready to discover your return on life? Real estate investing, done the right way, has made more "everyday" people wealthy than any other investment option available. Investing in real estate can be daunting if you don't know how to begin or don't have the time to put towards investing. However, there are ways to earn income and see double or triple-digit returns by investing in real estate, passively.What is passive income real estate investing? Simply put, leveraging real ...

Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Alice Through the Looking-Glass' is a classic work of children's literature that combines whimsical storytelling with philosophical undertones. Through the vivid and fantastical adventures of Alice, Carroll explores themes of identity, reality, and nonsense in a charming and imaginative way that continues to captivate readers of all ages. The books are known for their playful language, colorful characters, and nonsensical logic that chall...

In 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant appointed one of his regimental chaplains, John Eaton of Ohio, as general superintendent of contrabands for the Department of the Tennessee. As the American Civil War raged, the former chaplain’s approach to humanitarian aid and education for the newly freed people marked one of the first attempts to consider how an entire population of formerly enslaved people would be assimilated into and become citizens of the postwar Union. General superintendent Eaton...

The all-powerful God of the universe loves us and wants to talk with us--but it doesn't always seem that way. Why is prayer so hard at times? And why are some prayers answered while others are not?Susie Larson knows the struggle. But through the years she has learned to pray with confidence and joy, approaching God as His beloved child.In this warm and wise book, Susie shares how you, too, can reach the heart of God. Discover how to:● pray more pers...

The mass industrial democracy that is the modern United States bears little resemblance to the simple agrarian republic that gave it birth. The market revolution is the reason for this dramatic - and ironic - metamorphosis. The resulting tangled frameworks of democracy and capitalism still dominate the world as it responds to the panic of 2008. Early Americans experienced what we now call 'modernization'. The exhilaration - and pain - they endured have been repeated in nearly every part of...

Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' is a timeless and whimsical tale that takes readers on a journey through a fantastical world filled with peculiar creatures and nonsensical situations. Written in a fantastical and imaginative style, Carroll's book challenges traditional literary norms and invites readers to embrace the absurd. The story's fantastical elements, clever wordplay, and memorable characters have solidified its place as a classic piece of children's literature. ...