A professor accepts a job in a customer service call center and embarks on a spiritual journey...Do you find it hard to get good service when you call an 800 number? Written with humor and honesty, this book explains what's happening on the other end of the line. But it also offers solutions. The author appeals not only to customer service representatives (CSRs) but also to anyone who works with people. He shows how even the most mundane job can become an adventure if you practice ...

In his "Small World" experiment, Stanley Milgram concluded that any two people, chosen at random, are connected by a chain of acquaintances with no more than five or six links.This is a story about one such chain.A journalist and a reclusive professor have ten days to find someone named Basil or the world will be destroyed. They know nothing about him except his first name. With the aid of a strange communication device, they discover the chain of acquaintances that will le...

"What role does God play in our lives while we're working?" That's the question that two young professionals, Savannah and Dayton, set out to answer. With the help of a unique discussion group led by Dr. Grizzled Mane, Philosopher-in-Residence at the Cathedral of Our Lord (C.O.O.L.), they begin to view the work world as a web of stories, with God acting as both observer and participant.Along the way, they consider other questions:*Is God interested in science, accounting, e...

Carson Street is a close-knit neighborhood where everybody has each other's back... until a production crew arrives, telling them they must compete against each other on network TV for the chance to save their homes. They must also compete against the residents of Victor's Summit, the gated community on the other side of the freeway. Victor's Summit is shrouded in mystery, and as the residents of Carson Street learn more about them, they soon realize that they have more to worry about than...

Simone Arianne Biles is an American Artistic Gymnast who is as of now America's most brightened gymnastic specialist with a sum of 30 decorations in the World Championships and the Olympics. Known for her amazing legs and unimaginable equilibrium, Biles has been crushing records and setting new statures in the realm of vaulting. In this Simone Biles life story realities, adolescence, individual life and total assets, we present an inside and out survey of the profile and life of the top tu...

Even when you’re cooking for yourself, healthy, simple, and delicious meals are within reach.Ronald Johnson was a self-taught professional chef and caterer whose many cookbooks are among the best for home cooks with busy lives who need simple recipes that always work.Even if you have always disliked cooking for yourself, in THE ART OF COOKING FOR ONE, Johnson’s helpful approach will allow you to discover the true joy of cooking for one.Why not treat...

Wounded Wings is the true story of Gilbert Johnson, a tragic young man who chased adventures around the world, all the while dreaming of becoming a novelist. He especially wanted to tell a story based on his life, but a secret struggle shackled his creativity. Meanwhile, Gilbert found safety by earning a black belt in karate. Ohara Publications hired him as the Assistant Editor of Black Belt magazine, and following the death of Bruce Lee, he was assigned to edit Lee’s memoir T...

A collection of 67 original recordings of speeches significant in United States and world history. Hear presidents, politicians, activists, sports figures and more in their own words as they talk about some of the most important events in the 20th century.

Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology provides a complete overview of the psychological study of the world of work. Written with the student in mind, this engaging book explores the connection between psychological theory and application, utilizing real-life examples from across all areas of the working world.Thoroughly updated to include the latest research on each key topic, this edition features:• An increase in global and international perspectiv...

Honor Winner of the Texas Institute of Letters Award for Most Significant Scholarly BookEntangled Alliances is a reinterpretation of the American Revolution through analysis of diplomacy in the emerging United States during decades of hemispheric transformation. Ronald Angelo Johnson brings to light the fascinating story of American patriots and rebels from Saint-Domingue (later Haiti) allying against European tyranny....

Understand your back pain in a whole new way and break the cycle forever.Back pain is a serious problem, disabling over 5 million Americans and costing society $20 to $50 billion annually. Until recently both doctors and patients have misunderstood its true causes and have unwittingly fostered the pain cycle. Back Sense is the groundbreaking book that promises to change the way we approach the problem by proving that almost all chronic back pain is caused by stress...

Liberation and Education brings together a collection of essays about Black educators’ and organizations’ quests to cultivate and employ educational strategies for the liberation of Black people. The contributions examine the enduring nature of Black people’s thinking about education prior to and through enslavement to the present. It documents a variety of critical accounts of how Black people have developed ways to free themselves mentally from the legacies of slavery, the view ...