What is leadership? More importantly, what is great leadership? How do you become a great leader? Leading from Within brings to life simple concepts you can adopt and adapt to become the leader, the person, businesses (and families) need.This book tells the story of leadership developed through time and experiences: layoffs, promotions, military directives, acquisitions, divestitures, and simply resigning. Using his personal experience, the author incorpor...

Wayne Allen traces the evolution of the office of synagogue cantor as reflected in the primary sources of Jewish law as well as in Jewish lore from the third century to the present day. Allen explores the ambivalence of both Jewish authorities and the Jewish public toward the cantor and speculates on the future of the position.

As a dynamic tradition, Judaism has always relied on experts to interpret sacred texts for modern times. Responding to the questions posed to him from congregants, other rabbis, and Jews around the world, Rabbi Allen blends his special sensitivity with profound scholarship in addressing a wide range of religious issues. This book is a window into how an ancient tradition can still keep its relevance today.

In 1924, an Australian minister observed that while the world may be getting better off, the world is not getting better. Almost one hundred years have passed and little has changed. No doubt people today are healthier and wealthier than ever before. But people do not seem to be any more virtuous. New technologies have changed the way people live, but violence, torture, terrorism, cruelty, deception, dishonesty, and disrespect continue to threaten how well people live. Wayne Allen argues t...

A World Fantasy Award–winning anthology of erotic horror stories, including dark tales of desire by Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen Dedman, Harry Crews, and others.The title of this acclaimed anthology comes from the French term "la petite mort," a seventeenth-century euphemism for orgasm. It was thought that part of a man's life-force was drained from him each time he climaxed. In Little Deaths, renowned horror editor Ellen Datlow collects twenty-two stories th...

With Wounds Still Wet is a Bram Stoker Award-nominated collection of twenty-two stories from Chicago author Wayne Allen Sallee. Visceral, painful, often closing in on the too-personal, Sallee's fiction is a sharp jab of reality in a world of milk-toast angst and watered-down prose.

This booklet looks more deeply at establishing a highly functional relationship-a compassionate, responsible relationship.~"Compassionate for whom?" and "Responsible for what?"The answers:Compassion: For yourself. For your partner. On average, in balance. Without compromise.Responsible: For yourself. For your behaviour and for meeting your needs. Without manipulation. Without compromise.This booklet takes the learning of "The Responsible, Compassionate Re...

Discover the origins of the warrior Clans in this thrilling prequel to Erin Hunter’s #1 nationally bestselling Warriors seriesThe fifth book in the Dawn of the Clans series takes readers back to the earliest days of the Clans, when the cats first settled in the forest and began to forge the warrior code.The spirit-cats have spoken: to survive, the cats from the mountains must grow and spread like the Blazing Star. Clear Sky believes the only way to grow is ...

Discover the origins of the warrior Clans in this thrilling prequel to Erin Hunter’s #1 nationally bestselling Warriors seriesThe first book in the Dawn of the Clans series takes readers back to the earliest days of the Clans, when the cats first settled in the forest and began to forge the warrior code. Long before Firestar left his kittypet home to join ThunderClan, a band of cats from the mountains set off on a dangerous journey in search of a new home. . . .

Newly revised, This Endless Moment is a book for people on a serious quest for their identity.This book clears away the myths, half-truths and misconceptions that keep us from living fulfilling, clear and meaningful lives.Using stories, illustrations and common sense advice, Wayne C. Allen guides his readers to increasing levels of understanding and self-responsibility.From page 56: "Blind luck is a stupid thing to trust your life t...

Half Asleep in the Buddha Hall is a light-hearted guide to living life fully and deeply.Using Zen stories old and new, illustrations and exercises, Wayne C. Allen takes you on a walk through the workings of your mind, heart, and soul.For those who love Eastern thought, and equally for those who are fearless explorers of their internal space, Half Asleep in the Buddha Hall is an eye-opening jaunt through the ages—while alwa...

This booklet helps you to build deep and lasting relationships. The booklet discusses the theory and practice of relationships from my decidedly "interesting" angle. There are questionnaires and exercises designed to help you re-think how you relate, how you communicate, and how to remain present in the relationship and to work actively to make the relationship into a healthy one.