Lean Six Sigma in Higher Education Institutions: The Need to Change is a research-led study designed for leaders and change agents within Higher Educational institutions.Stephen G. Anthony and Jiju Antony present the development and testing of a Lean Six Sigma Maturity Model (LSS) which can be used to assess the current level of LSS maturity of any university setting. Lessons presented will help universities to develop necessary action plans and strategic objectives to suc...

Lorsque Julia accepta l’aide d’Anthony, jamais elle n’imagina qu’il bouleverserait ainsi sa vie.Ce baroudeur au physique d’Apollon n’avait rien à voir avec son mari. Il était grand, beau, musclé, drôle et surtout passionnant. Il lui narra son voyage à travers la France, essaimant son discours d’anecdotes et éveillant des pulsions inavouables chez Julia.Julia était-elle prête à sacrifier ce qu’elle avait mis des années à construire pour son sauveur ? Allait-elle succomber aux ...

The Hope Effect is built on a simple but radical premise: hope is not wishful thinking. It is real, measurable, and trainable—and it changes outcomes that matter.Most people treat hope as an emotion or a personality trait—something you either have or you don’t. The science says otherwise. Drawing on decades of research, The Hope Effect shows that hope is a distinct, measurable way of thinking—different from optimism—that can be learned, strengthen...

A powerful exploration of the human capacity for renewal, as seen through Shakespeare and FreudIn this fresh investigation, Stephen Greenblatt and Adam Phillips explore how the second chance has been an essential feature of the literary imagination and a promise so central to our existence that we try to reproduce it again and again. Innumerable stories, from the Homeric epics to the New Testament, and from Oedipus Rex to Hamlet, explore the reali...

"A fascinating exploration of this vast mysterious universe. Wonderfully written, it will grab you from page one and carry you all the way through." ―Philippe CousteauThe ocean teems with life that thrives under difficult situations in unusual environments. The Extreme Life of the Sea takes readers to the absolute limits of the ocean world—the fastest and deepest, the hottest and oldest creatures of the oceans. It dives into the icy Arctic and boiling hydr...

International Freight Transport presents the key changes and issues in the fast-moving industries of trade and transport. It includes coverage of regional trade groupings, the emergence of new large economies (i.e. BRIC countries), and pivotal regions such as the Middle East and Central America where major projects, such as new and widened canals, are underway or planned. These changes could redraw the trade map with major implications for transport patterns and s...

A unique collection of the finest Golden Age mysteries – puzzling whodunnits that have entertained and delighted readers for centuries.With Edgar Award-winning Otto Penzler as guide, delve into an irresistible collection of the finest Golden Age American whodunits, including household names and master storytellers, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ellery Queen and Mary Roberts Rinehart, as well as

Stephen King Dollar Baby: The Book by Anthony NorthrupIn the late 1970s, Stephen King had the idea of selling his short stories for ONE DOLLAR and a contract to let young filmmakers make their own films based on his works. After King's approval, these films were only available for viewing at film festivals around the world. For the last forty-plus years and over hundreds of films made, The Dollar Baby program has made a serious impact not only on the Stephen King world, but the fil...

My family was never supposed to meet my fake fiancee.Except she just walked into my hospital room, looking just as surprised as I am.All because of one white lie. They think we’ve been together for a year, but I only met her last night.I panicked after my father didn’t name me as the next CEO of our family’s billion-dollar company. His reasoning was that “I care *too* much about work”. In fact, the whole small town we live in thinks I’m too rigid an...

Get Your Shift Together: A Real-World Guide to Spiritual Leadership Without the FluffIf you've ever cried in a breakroom, led a team while barely holding yourself together, or questioned if leadership is worth it anymore, this book is for you.Get Your Shift Together isn't your typical self-help book. It's part leadership manual, part spiritual wake-up call, and all heart. Written for warehouse warriors, overworked supervisors, frontline m...

Following the death of her husband Sir Florian, beautiful Lizzie Eustace mysteriously comes into possession of a hugely expensive diamond necklace. She maintains it was a gift from her husband, but the Eustace lawyers insist she give it up, and while her cousin Frank takes her side, her new lover Lord Fawn states that he will only marry her if the necklace is surrendered. As gossip and scandal intensify, Lizzie's truthfulness is thrown into doubt, and, in her desire to keep the jewels, she...

Rico, Mary, and a gangster named Fats find themselves on the run beyond the veil of death, caught in a deadly game of power and revenge.Their fates lie in the hands of Octavius and his embittered daughter, Livia, who can never forgive her father for gambling away her mother to the devil, Wrath.As the game unfolds, long-buried questions surface — about destiny, fulfilment, and the true nature of the soul.With demons both personal and literal to face, only the Fates k...