From homeless high school dropout to one of the most sought after motivational speakers in the country, Eric Thomas has truly found the Secret 2 Success. In this, his debut autobiography, Eric shares that secret with the rest of the world. By chronicling his days sleeping in abandoned buildings in the unforgiving Detroit winters, to his rise as a successful husband, father, CEO, educator and motivational speaker, Eric inspires the masses to reach greatness. In 2009 one of Eric’s speeches e...

A novel perspective on scientific fraud—how undisclosed “tweaks” to research designs and model specifications fuel the credibility crisis in science.In The Credibility Crisis in Science, leading social scientists Thomas Plümper and Eric Neumayer argue that the most impactful fraud is crucially under-recognized. While data fabrication and manipulation are widely recognized as fraudulent, “tweaks”—the intentional selection of research designs and model speci...

Democracy and Leadership: On Pragmatism and Virtue presents a theory of leadership drawing on insights from Plato’s Republic, while abandoning his authoritarianism in favor of John Dewey’s democratic thought. The book continues the democratic turn for the study of leadership beyond the incorporation of democratic values into old-fashioned views about leading. The completed democratic turn leaves behind the traditional focus on a class of special people. Instead, leadership is understood as...

Some musicians follow the path laid before them. Others have to carve their own path in order to claim destiny. Learn what it means to be exceptional in this exciting story for young musicians and songwriters.In Exceptional, four high school seniors receive the once-in-a-year chance to present their own personally written songs for their final high school spring concert. Each student has a skillset in a different instrument: the violin, th...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Eric Thomas moves, inspires, encourages, and challenges people to reach their full potential. You Owe You is flat-out brilliant, and he ain’t lied yet!”—Deion Sanders, Coach PrimeNo matter your story or your struggle, Eric Thomas—celebrated motivational guru, educator, and problem-solver to many of the top athletes and business leaders—will “help you work harder, discover your real motivation, and crack the cod...

The internet does not run on magic; it runs on thousands of miles of hair-thin glass cables buried in mud and stretched across ocean floors. When a construction crew accidentally cuts an underground fiber-optic line, an entire city loses internet. You cannot simply tape the cable back together. It requires an insanely specialized piece of B2B equipment: the Fusion Splicer. This book delves into the high-stakes, hyper-lucrative logistics of optical telecommunications repair. A fusion splice...

Kenton's career as a journalist depends on his facility with languages, his knowledge of European politics and his quick judgement. Where his judgement sometimes fails him, however, is in his personal life. When he travels to Nuremberg to investigate a story about a top-level meeting of Nazi officials, he inadvertently finds himself on a train bound for Austria after a bad night of gambling. Stranded with no money, Kenton jumps at the chance to earn a fee helping a refugee smuggle securiti...

Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology, Security & ArchitectureCloud computing has become an integral and foundational part of information technology. The majority of digital business activity and technology innovation occurs with the involvement of contemporary cloud environments that provide highly sophisticated automated technology infrastructure and a vast range of technology resources. To successfully build upon, interact with, or create a cloud environment req...

**"Infused with all the joy of the best teen movies, Kings of B'more is sure to be a big hit." —BuzzFeedTwo Black queer best friends face their last day together with an epic journey through Baltimore in this magnetic YA debut by bestselling author of Here for It, R. Eric Thomas.**A 2023 Stonewall Honor Book for Young Adult LiteratureWith junior year starting in the fall, Harrison feels like he’s on the precipice of, well, everythi...

Argues that there is a shared public obligation to establish and maintain a culture of justice, with implications for education, poverty, free speech, and "PC" culture.In A Culture of Justice, Eric Thomas Weber shows how culture can enable or inhibit the pursuit of justice. Weber argues that there is a shared, public obligation to establish and maintain a culture of justice. Culture can be employed to threaten people's self-respect, to diminish their sense...

Three young friends, a wizard, some hairy Vikings, a two headed dragon, and a piece of modern technology set the scene for this mystical adventure set in the present and the past. Jack is transported one thousand years back in time, and along with his trusty dog stinky, his two friends Will & Charlie he sets off on an amazing adventure.They befriend an ancient wizard called Com, and his loyal servant a midget named Dot. They are horrified to find that the peaceful village they came ...

"the dance of the scorpion" is a psychotic thriller that tells of one mans struggle against fantasy and the real world. It is a tormented tale of mystery, intrigue and murder, That began in the late eighties to present day taking us through such exotic locations as england, spain and australia.throughout most of the eighties rick clarke did not visibly exist, and all we know are the stories he tells. what close friends he had, lost contact with him shortly after his mother's funera...