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When Lehman Brothers bank went under, the world gasped. One of the world's biggest and most successful banks, its downfall was the event that sparked the slide of the world economy toward a Great Depression II.This is the gripping inside story of the dark characters who ruled Lehman, who refused to heed warnings that the company was headed for an iceberg; the world-class, mid-level people who valiantly fought to get Lehman off its disastrous course; the crash that didn't have to ha...

The 1850s United States witnessed a far-reaching political, social, and economic crisis. Symptomatic of this, a wide range of narrative fiction from sentimental novels to sensational drama identifies a foundational link between liberal institutions and performative utterances. Auctions, trials, marriages, and contracts, this fiction contends, all depend on the self-constituting authority of words and performances which anybody and everybody can appropriate and are always subject to misfiri...

The local minister is killed and hung from the church's tree in his underwear. In the hunt to find out who did it and why, more questions get ask than the folks of the town want answered. A suspect is arrested and put on trial. But soon the suspect is not the only one on the spot. The minister has a long reach, and although a "Godly" man, he had a past.

At one point during our lunch the famous Sonny Bono asked, "So in other words, we've reached a point where a rescuer can't just say, ‘the heck with the rules' and just do the right thing?"Not in other words, Sonny. Those are the perfect words.Immutable Law #2. Saving lives is not our priorityFollowing our policies is our priority. Protecting ourselves comes next. Avoiding lawsuits comes third. You come somewhere after that.* * *I was not even out of ...

Based on the author's extensive experience, this book presents recent advances in systems theory and methodology for infrastructure engineering. It highlights modern approaches to the analysis, design, construction, implementation, management, and maintenance of large-scale infrastructure systems and projects, including transportation and water res

The title of this book is made up of three words, with the middle one being a connector and the other two being opposites. A quilt is a thing of warmth and comfort. War is a thing of fear, devastation, and death. So, what is the common "thread"? Normally, a quilt is a series of blocks (each made up of many pieces) that, when sewn together, creates a visual story. A war, on the other hand, is the tearing down of nations, cultures, and people. Yet, this is where they come together. The teari...

In a riveting portrait of the world’s largest HIV/AIDS medical-care provider, award-winning journalist Patrick Range McDonald reveals AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s unlikely rise from a feisty grassroots organization during the height of 1980s AIDS crisis to its position today as a global leader in the fight to control HIV and AIDS. This untold story highlights AHF’s bold history of activism, its hard-charging advocacy on the behalf of vulnerable people, and its heroic efforts to provide fre...

Release is timed for World AIDS Day, which the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is very actively involved inAHF will be doing many events in the US and globally tied to World AIDS dayThe book is being published in partnership with AIDS Healthcare Foundation, and they will be promoting in their media outreach, events, etc.Besides telling the story of the Little Nonprofit That Could (Change the World), the book will serve as both an inspiration and a sort of primer fo...

In Illusive Secrets2: Embracing Your True Self, James P. McDonald continues his candid demonstration of the capacity self-honesty has to change our lives. Through each self-deception McDonald shares, he empowers us to look at our own lives with transformative honesty and tempts us to find the small measure of willingness needed to meet our true self. If we want peace and happiness, this book is the perfect tool to help on our journey toward the uninterrupted experience of love.As w...

Who Would I Be Without is a thoughtful and sometimes shocking account of an ordinary man's quest for peace. Based on a true story, this passionate and philosophical story follows Nathan Vrite, an ordinary man living an ordinary life filled with seemingly ordinary obstacles.Nathan spent much of his life tending to outward appearances and covertly seeking approval from the world around him in reaction to the single negative message many of us unknowingly believe every day: I'm not go...

Patrick Holford is the UK's best-known nutrition guru. In The Holford 9-Day Liver Detox he will change the way you eat forever and leave you looking and feeling fantastic. Patrick Holford explains why detox works, the role of the liver in detoxing and how to detox your body. His 9-day plan is easy to follow, spread effortlessly over two weekends and the 5 days between. He gives you simple information on how to get started and how to get the most out of your detox, so that you will feel the...