Acquired wisdom has always put Sgt. Pepper at the head of the class, but it was Revolver that truly signaled The Beatles' sea change from a functional band to a studio-based ensemble. These changes began before Rubber Soul but came to fruition on Revolver, which took an astonishing 300 hours to produce, far more than any rock record before it.The making of Revolver – hunkered down in Abbey Road with George Martin – is in itself a great B...

America has an urgent need for Latino and Latina executives. This book identifies a path to uplift and amplify their representation in leadership.Latinos and Latinas will account for a third of our workforce by 2050-yet they make up only 5 percent of senior roles in corporate America.Dr. Robert Rodriguez and Andr√©s T. Tapia call this low percentage of Latino and Latina corporate executives today the 'Äú5 percent Shame.'ÄùInspired by Price M. Cobbs's seminal work on th...

Los latinos están encaminados a ser un tercio de la población de Estados Unidos para el 2050. Están cambiando el talento, el mercado y los paisajes políticos del país de maneras sin precedentes. Entonces, ¿por qué hay tan pocos ejecutivos y líderes latinos?Es lo que los autores, el Dr. Robert Rodríguez y Andrés Tomás Tapia, llaman "la vergüenza del 4%": el bajo porcentaje de ejecutivos corporativos latinos en la actualidad. Autentico: La guía definitiva para el éxito profesional de...

Unlock the potential of employee resource groups with advice from an accomplished industry thought leaderIn Employee Resource Group Excellence, renowned management and diversity expert Dr. Robert Rodriguez delivers a comprehensive exploration of the current state of employee resource groups (ERGs) in corporate America and a step-by-step roadmap to elevating their performance.The book draws on the author’s extensive experience in consulting with Ame...

Take an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the revolutionary production of James Cameron's Avatar 2.Includes hundreds of stunning images and written in collaboration with the filmmakers themselves, uncover the incredible creative and technical skill that went into the making of Avatar 2.Featuring stunning concept art and intricate character, creature, and costume designs, uncover the details of Pandora in striking detail. Go behind-the-s...

For the Beatles, 1967 marks a signal crossroads that would both transform the group’s career and place them on a trajectory towards their eventual disbandment. It was a year in which they exploded prevailing rock music demographics through the global onslaught and international success of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band beginning in June 1967. Yet it was also a period that saw them in a precarious state of flux throughout the summer and fall months, as the band attempted to recapture...

**Named One of The Hollywood Reporter’s “100 Greatest Film Books of All Time”Famed independent screenwriter and director Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Spy Kids, Machete) discloses all the unique strategies and original techniques he used to make his remarkable debut film El Mariachi on a shoestring budget.This is both one man's remarkable story and an essential guide for anyone who has a celluloi...

Acquired wisdom has always put Sgt. Pepper at the head of the class, but it was Revolver that truly signaled The Beatles' sea change from a functional band to a studio-based ensemble. These changes began before Rubber Soul but came to fruition on Revolver, which took an astonishing 300 hours to produce, far more than any rock record before it.The making of Revolver—hunkered down in Abbey Road with George Martin—is in itself a great Beatl...

America has an urgent need for Latino and Latina executives. This book identifies a path to uplift and amplify their representation in leadership.Dr. Robert Rodriguez and Andrés T. Tapia call it the "4 percent Shame"-the low percentage of Latino corporate executives today. Inspired by Price Cobbs's seminal work on the secrets of successful Black leaders, this book seeks to understand the external forces of conscious and unconscious biases and the internal forces that create tension...

Seven practical habits for people ready to stop observing broken systems and start changing them, whether at the neighborhood level or the global stage.Adam Kahane, bestselling author of Collaborating with the Enemy and a veteran facilitator who has worked with presidents, executives, and community organizers across dozens of countries, distills decades of real-world experience into a clear, actionable framework for everyday changemakers.This book ...

"Wonderful essays on everything steampunk, written by well-known names in the movement who are living steampunk every day" (Wired.com).Steampunk—a grafting of Victorian aesthetic and punk rock attitude onto various forms of science-fiction culture—is a phenomenon that has come to influence film, literature, art, music, fashion, and more. The Steampunk Bible is the first compendium about the movement, tracing its roots in the works of Jules Verne and H. G. W...

A practical guide to leadership in America's ever-increasingly diverse workforce, featuring approaches from non-European and non-white communities.Our nation is quickly becoming a multicultural cornucopia. Tapping the potential of our changing demographics requires a leadership approach that resonates with our growing diversity. In Salsa, Soul, and Spirit, Juana Bordas shows how incorporating Latino, African American, and American Indian approaches to leade...