"Dad. I've got very, very, very bad news. Peter was killed tonight . . ." With that middle-of-the-night phone call, life for the Mayer family plunged from "best-ever year" to months and years of dealing with the oppressive presence of Peter's unending absence. A letter from his father to the freshly deceased Peter, intended for the memorial service, became the first in a torrent of letters from his dad to Peter, though which his dad poured out agonized and angry grief. In the letters, Pete...

This book is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the art and science of wealth management. It is a source book that wealth management advisers can turn to when looking for in-depth answers. Collected here are the insights of expert advisers, presented in a thoughtful and thorough manner on the vital aspects of financial management. This is the ultimate reference tool for ways to preserve and enhance wealth. Innovative strategies and proven techniques are presented in a readable and ...

«El aspecto más precioso de la vida es su incertidumbre». A partir de estas palabras de un monje budista del siglo XIV, Donald Keene, una de las mayores autoridades en Occidente sobre cultura japonesa, ofrece una elegante y sutil aproximación a la literatura de la era premoderna del imperio del Sol Naciente. Este delicioso ensayo acerca al lector a su poesía, su narrativa y su teatro, desde las que para Keene son las cuatro principales características del concepto nipón de belleza: irregul...

Harvard Business Review är världens mest inflytelserika tidskrift inom management. Den vänder sig till beslutsfattare över hela världen och ges ut av Harvard University i Boston.I den här boken har de samlat de tio mest betydelsefulla artiklarna om ledarskap, skrivna av ledande och hyllade experter och forskare som Daniel Goleman, John P. Kotter, Peter F. Drucker, Jim Collins och Peter M. Senge.OM LEDARSKAP ger chefer kunskap och inspiration att reflektera över och förfina ...

Did Donald Trump create a new blueprint for Republicans, ruin the Grand Old Party, or something in between? And what, if anything, should his role be in the future of the party? In this collection of timely essays, a variety of center-right political scientists and commentators address Donald J. Trump’s past effects and future role in the Republican Party. Covering policy, politics, character, and comportment, the authors offer a wide range of analyses and recommendations. Essays range fro...

"So what's it like to be the mayor?"If you aspire to be a carpenter, a doctor, or a farmer, it's not difficult to find information about the role - both online and elsewhere. It's much more difficult to find out what it would be like to be a city councillor or mayor. As a result, many people run for public office without fully understanding what they're getting into. In 1994, Don Atchison was one of those people. Born and raised in Saskatoon, Don Atchison has devoted his l...

A Novella in the Rylee Adamson Series…."My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker." When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot.When the dust settles, my heart feels as though it will never be pieced back together. But there are too many lives riding on my ability to function at my best. So I push through. And I find that I still have some fight left in me. Now I ha...

Este libro presenta una selección de diez artículos imprescindibles sobre liderazgo, de los cientos que han sido publicados por la revista de la prestigiosa Universidad de Harvard, fuente de información de los líderes de hoy día. Artículos de reconocidos autores, como Daniel Goleman, Peter F. Drucker o John P. Kotter, que le ayudarán a maximizar su propio rendimiento y el de su organización.