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Presentations are the air we breathe in business, and for decades it’s been polluted with unexamined habits. Slides are stacked with data, logic is airtight, and effort is unmistakable. But still the idea stalls. Nobody changes their mind. It dissolves somewhere between the conference room and the parking lot.The problem isn’t your idea. It was never your idea. The problem is how your idea was treated.The Campfire Method makes the case that the slide deck has failed as a to...

Although the ancient Chinese text Laozi--also known as the Daodejing--is highly popular worldwide, few Anglophone readers are familiar with the history of how the Chinese themselves have interpreted it. This volume aims to introduce students and general readers to the two earliest surviving commentaries on the Laozi, through translations that are approachable for non-specialists and can be read on their own. These two commentaries, the "Jie Lao" (Explaining the

MADNESS HAS GONE VIRALThe world is not the same since the Pandoravirus outbreak changed the essence of human nature. Those affected by the disease are consumed by adrenal rage. They erupt in violence with the slightest provocation. And now, infected scientist Emma Miller is forging them into an army of merciless killers marching across America.Emma’s twin sister, neuroscientist Isabel Miller, is desperate to avert the chaos that threatens to engulf...

This work prepares America's current teenagers for a future in which cannabis/hemp is a viable plant for clothing, tools, and other key, sustainable products (e.g., plastic replacements). It focuses on the year 2040 as a theme, suggesting that today's teenagers will be the adult policymakers, industry professionals, and builders of tomorrow; and that America's current thinking about the plant must change. The book showcases conversations between a father and daughter that end each chapter,...

Bad Girls Go to Hell. Cannibal Holocaust. Eve and the Handyman. Examining film culture’s ongoing fascination with the low, bad, and sleazy faces of cinema, Sleaze Artists brings together film scholars with a shared interest in the questions posed by disreputable movies and suspect cinema. They explore the ineffable quality of “sleaze” in relation to a range of issues, including the production realities of low-budget exploitation pictures and the ever-shifting ter...

A series of military and political disasters has swept the globe. The Russian government has fallen to anarchists. The Chinese have marched into Siberia and are poised to take the continent. And, in one final master stroke, the newly elected president of the U.S. is assassinated. Now it's up to an untested leader, Vice President Gordon Davis, to step forward and stop it. But with his nation divided, his allies paralyzed, and a small U.S.-U.N force the only thing standing between the Chines...

Have you ever had so much to say but didn't? Have you ever try to vent about your feeling but it never came out right? I realize how hard it's was to talk to people so I decided to write poetry about my life. Even though this book is basically about my life. I decided to design my poems to help you as well. How? Open & please find out.

THE BATTLE LINES ARE DRAWNScientist Emma Miller was the first American infected in the Pandoravirus pandemic, which triggers violent rages and sociopathic homicide. No longer fettered by morality or emotion, she has attracted millions of followers, both infected and uninfected. But is she America’s worst nightmare—or its only hope?Emma’s twin sister Isabel and brother Noah struggle against the threats posed by rampant infection, deadly civil unrest...

Maximize your anesthesiology exam score!This powerful, results-oriented study guide delivers everything you need to improve your knowledge, confidence, and recall. Featuring a rigorous quick-hit Q&A format consisting of short clinical questions with briefanswers, this is truly your most effective weapon when preparing for the anesthesiology in-service and board exams.The unique question and single-answer format of Anesthesiology Board Review eliminates theguesswo...

A powerful portrait of modern-day politics gone wild. U.S. Republican President Bill Baker is thrown a curveball when China puts its plan of world dominance into action. After invading Asian, European and finally Caribbean territory, it's obvious that four thousand miles of ocean is not enough to keep North America safe from China. The siege begins, and Baker retaliates by declaring war on China. As if this staggering situation weren't enough, Harry juxtaposes this scenario with the person...

Everyone's favorite boy detective is back and better than ever in this new collection of mysteries from the bestselling Encyclopedia Brown series!Includes ten new modern-day mysteries!Leroy AKA Encyclopedia Brown has a secret. His father may be the most regarded and respected police chief in town, but that's only because the cases he brings home are thoroughly solved by Encyclopedia at the dinner table each night. So Encyclopedia sets up a detective stand i...

The landmark play by one of the most influential playwrights of our time -- Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart, recorded live in a benefit staged Broadway reading at the height of the AIDS epidemic, can now be heard on digital audio for the very first time. All author and performer fees and royalties donated to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.The Normal Heart, Larry Kramer's explosive drama of the early years of the AIDS epidemic, first opened to t...