During her preschool years, Tara Sullivan lived in terror that something bad would happen to her mother while they were apart. In grade school, she panicked during the practice fire drills. Practice for what?, Tara asked. For the upcoming disaster that was bound to happen?Then, at the age of 11, it happened. Tara heard the phrase that changed her life: Step on a crack, break your mother's back. Before Tara knew it, she was counting every crack in the sidewalk. Ove...

How far is there a ‘feminine’ style of managerial and professional work? Have employers taken account of the different timetable governing the life of a woman as compared to that of a man, and the implications of this if women are to have the training, promotion and job security needed to reach the top? This book, first published in 1971, considers women as company directors; examines the position of women managers in two large firms; analyses how they fare in senior posts in the BBC and i...

A must-have introductory text of unrivalled coverage and depth focusing on events planning and management, the fourth edition of Events Management provides a complete A to Z of the principles and practices of planning, managing and staging events.The book offers a systematic guide to organising successful events, examining areas such as event design, logistics, marketing, human resource management, financial planning, risk management, impacts, evaluation and reporting. The...

Real-world life lessons about acknowledging and celebrating all the things that make you unique, from TikTok sensation, model and LGBTQI+ advocate, AJ Clementine.AJ Clementine always knew she was a girl. The problem was, she'd been born in a magical shell that looked, on the outside, like a perfect little boy. In her teens, this conflict between her outer and inner selves exploded, igniting years of anxiety and panic attacks.Now fast becoming one of the wor...

My Dream Deferred is the actual life recollections of A.J. Smith's journey through the corporate world. As a young black professional armed with academic credentials and vocational training to succeed in the workforce, A.J. tries to advance through the ranks and achieve his childhood dream of being a corporate executive. But, A.J. will soon realize that not all dreams are attainable, and that the world is more ruthless, unforgiving, and malicious than he could have imagined.His lif...

On paper, Kamala Harris had everything a modern campaign could ask for: a record-shattering financial war chest, a commanding performance on the debate stage, and the full backing of the media establishment that insisted she ran a flawless campaign.But the flawless, big budget lacked one important factor: the support of the people. And the aftermath of her historic 2024 presidential election loss saw a fierce wave of blame sweep through the political landscape. Devout loyalists too...

The Business World is Full of Animals is a story of survival in both the corporate world and one's personal life. It teaches people about the temperament of mankind and how human beings' brute nature can affect your happiness and success within the workforce and other social settings. After reading this book, you will learn how to recognize the predators and prey within your organization and use their natural instincts against them to control them, while using your instincts to navigate an...

Dump your agent. Sell your house, quickly. And, keep thousands of dollars in your pocket by not paying a real estate agent a commission to do something as easy as selling your own property. In this revolutionary age of technology, consumers have become the ultimate do-it-yourselfers. With the detailed information and valuable techniques in this book, and the millions of homebuyers searching for the perfect property to purchase, selling your home is as easy as selling merchandise on EBay, A...

The progressive, tactical, and agile philosophies of the greatest real estate moguls are uncovered and fused together to create a 21st century set of business rules and mentality for real estate success and prosperity to its disciplined followers. Whether it requires the aggressive approach of Donald Trump, the intuition of Gerald Hines, the shrewdness of Mohamed Ali Alabbar, or the ambition of Li Ka Shing, the engagement in real estate transactions requires a disciplined mind to ensure th...

There have been many advances in the field of gastrointestinal pa thology which are of considerable clinical significance during the 13 years since the last publication of a volume of Current Topics in Pathology devoted to this subject. Many have arisen from the app lication of new techniques of histochemistry, immunocytochemi stry, quantitative morphometry and molecular and cell biology to gastrointestinal diseases, but some, notably the recognition of the association of Campylobaeter pyl...

Ghosts, ghouls, witches, and other unearthly creatures promise to chill the blood and raise the hair of even the most courageous listener. Volume Two in this series presents more classic horror to enjoy beyond the spooky season. Brought to you by the slightly unhinged Utah Audiobook Narrators.List of the stories:“For the Blood Is the Life” narrated by Cindy Kay“The Devil and Tom Walker” narrated by Sean Jensen“The Cask of Amontillado” narrated by LD Weller“Oh, Whistle, and ...

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. Obviously for most of humanity’s time people couldn’t read and texts couldn’t be publishe...