The Excellence Equation by Ed Montgomery offers a practical roadmap for young professionals facing the daunting uncertainty of a new career. Drawing on the real-life successes, failures, and hard-won lessons of Montgomery and his peers, the book provides a straightforward formula for navigating the modern business world without compromising one’s personal values. By following a set of core principles readers learn how to transform professional frustrations into meaningful achievements and ...

A consummate compendium that highlights the work of an audacious, incomparable theatremaker.A vital presence in the avant-garde theatre movement since the 1970s, Robbie McCauley worked as a playwright, director, and performer for many decades, garnering international acclaim for her thought-provoking work. Her plays consistently confronted uncomfortable truths about race and racism in America by breaking down the walls between performer and spectator. McCauley's un...

This book delves into the aural splendor of the Beatles' discography, breaking down each song and taking a close look at how the group's music sounds through headphones rather than external speakers. Mistakes, studio chatter, secret meanings and other audio esoterica are all identified and discussed. Thousands of books have been written about the Beatles' music, but this is the first to look at their discography through the prism of headphones, which yield a unique, artistic listening expe...

Nel 1917 Lucy Maud Montgomery era una scrittrice di successo: aveva pubblicato "Anne of Green Gables", il suo primo romanzo, da circa dieci anni e nel frattempo aveva scritto molti altri libri, tra i quali "The Story Girl", il suo preferito. In quell'anno l'editore della rivista Everywoman's World le chiese di scrivere la storia del suo percorso letterario e il risultato fu la pubblicazione in sei puntate di questa autobiografia. "Il sentiero alpino. La storia della mia carriera" è la più ...

Una mattina di maggio, Beverley e Felix lasciano Toronto per raggiungere l'Isola del Principe Edoardo e trascorrere alcuni mesi ospiti dello zio Alec e della zia Janet. Nel corso del lungo viaggio in treno, l'emozione dei due giovani fratelli è accresciuta dall'impazienza di arrivare finalmente in quella terra ricca di fascino che il padre ha descritto loro accuratamente e alla quale sentono di appartenere pur non avendola mai vista. Ad attenderli ci sono la vecchia fattoria immersa nella ...

Die Geschichten, die jeder Mensch in seinem Leben erleben sollte – in dieser Anthologie finden Sie die wahren Meisterwerke der Weltliteratur, die größten Liebesgeschichten aller Zeiten: Stolz und Vorurteil (Jane Austen) Überredung (Jane Austen) Verstand und Gefühl (Jane Austen) Emma (Jane Austen) Kleine Frauen (Louisa May Alcott) Sturmhöhe (Emily Brontë) Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) Die Herrin von Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë) Die Kameliendame (Alexandre Dumas) Vom Winde verweht (Margaret Mi...

Diese Sammlung enthält die größten Klassiker der Weltliteratur, allesamt von Frauen verfasst. Sie ist jenen außergewöhnlichen Autorinnen gewidmet, die Generationen von Frauen inspirierten, sie sichtbar machten und die ersten Funken der Rebellion und des Kampfes entzündeten. Die Anthologie versammelt die beliebtesten Romane und Geschichten, Gedichte, religiöse und philosophische Studien, autobiografische Werke und politische Essays: Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) Shirley (Charlotte Brontë) St...

Before Dr. Martin Luther King, E.D. Nixon was the principal black leader in Montgomery, Alabama. He helped sparked the Civil Rights Movement and bailed imprisoned civil rights icon, Rosa Parks out of jail. Mr. Nixon's contributions in civil rights, voter registration, leadership, and social justice was paramount in the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and advancing the civil rights movement. A true story about the man behind the movement.Book excerpt: "After E.D. returned home...

"Die 100 schönsten Liebesromane zu Weihnachten" ist die perfekte Begleitung für die besinnlichste Zeit des Jahres. Diese Sammlung vereint Geschichten voller Herz, Romantik und Magie, die nicht nur die Kälte des Winters vertreiben, sondern auch das Herz erwärmen. Tauchen Sie ein in eine Welt, in der Liebe und Hoffnung das Weihnachtsfest verzaubern und unvergessliche Lesemomente schenken. Die Ausgabe enthält: Stolz und Vorurteil (Jane Austen) Überredung (Jane Austen) Emma (Jane Austen) Klein...

May 1875: Mary Todd Lincoln is addicted to opiates and tried in a Chicago court on charges of insanity. Entered into evidence is Ms. Lincoln’s claim that every night a Savage Indian enters her bedroom and slashes her face and scalp. She is swiftly committed to Bellevue Place Sanitarium. Her hauntings may be a reminder that in 1862, President Lincoln ordered the hanging of thirty-eight Dakotas in the largest mass execution in United States history. No one has ever linked the two events—unti...