Master persuasion as a leadership practice to spark change that sticks, turn resistance into collaboration, and move teams from compliance to lasting commitment.Most change efforts fail not because of poor strategy but because leaders struggle to win genuine commitment. Between 60 and 70 percent of major organizational change initiatives fall short or fail outright. The missing ingredient? Constructive persuasion.Drawing on over two decades of research and ...

Application developers, take note: databases aren't just for the IS group any more. You can build database-backed applications for the desktop, Web, embedded systems, or operating systems without linking to heavy-duty client-server databases such as Oracle and MySQL. This book shows you how to use SQLite, a small and lightweight relational database engine that you can build directly into your application.With SQLite, you'll discover how to develop a database-backed application that...

This book summarizes the current progress of bee researchers investigating the status of honey bees and possible reasons for their decline, providing a basis for establishing management methods that maintain colony health. Integrating discussion of Colony Collapse Disorder, the chapters provide information on the new microsporidian Nosema ceranae pathogens, the current status of the parasitic bee mites, updates on bee viruses, and the effects these problems are having on our important bee ...

From a historian, retired fighter pilot, and combat aviation specialist, "the finest book yet written about the air war over Europe during World War II." ( Air & Space, Smithsonian magazine )As described by award-winning author Jay A. Stout, the 352nd Fighter Group was one of the Eighth Air Force's most successful fighter units and counted history's two top-scoring P-51 aces among its ranks. This book—the most comprehensive work ever to cover the actions of...

San Diego Book Award Winner: "An excellent overview of the U.S. Army Air Forces' war against Nazi Germany." —Barrett Tillman, author of Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan 1942–1945Bronze medalist, Military Writers Society of AmericaWhen World War II began, the U.S. Army Air Corps numbered only forty-five thousand men and a few thousand aircraft—hardly enough to defend the United States, let alone defeat Germany's Luftwaffe, whose state-o...

God has led this Church from the beginning, by prophets and inspired men,' President Wilford Woodruff declared in 1891. 'He will lead this Church until the scene is wound up.' God's direction in leading the Church is evident in this collection of fifty treasured talks delivered by prophets, apostles, and seventies since the days of the Prophet Joseph Smith through the presidency of Howard W. Hunter. Best-Loved Talks of the LDS People includes such classic sermons as Ezra Taft Benson's memo...

This novel collection of concise case studies provides students with a holistic and practical understanding of both for profit and nonprofit global entrepreneurship.Using real-life examples from around the world, the book enables students to review, analyze, reflect upon, and discuss the process of starting up a business from seeding through maturity and exit. Beginning with starting a new venture, the collection then considers access to markets, financial planning and performance,...

With the introduction of the new American Board of Radiology (ABR) Core Exam (a 13.5-hour, 2-day marathon) after the 3rd year of radiology residency, many residents are not receiving adequate interventional radiology (IR) exposure prior to the exam. The results of the recent Core Exam reflect this as IR again ranked lowest in mean national scores across all imaging modalities, similar to 2013. We decided that innovative teaching methods must be employed to improve radiology resident’s perf...

A dual plot intertwines throughout the novel, leaving the reader compelled to turn the pages to the end. Our sheriff, George, is deeply involved in searching for Evangeline, who is missing. He shows weakness and strength in his resolve to be a thorough genuine citizen until his job is done.Many unusual and even horrific events take place even up until the twist at the end keeping a reader in suspense.

A comprehensive account of the World War II Allied bombing campaign to destroy pivotal Romanian oil refineries—by the retired Marine Corps fighter pilot.Unlike previous books on Ploesti, Jay Stout goes well beyond the famous big and bloody raid of August 1943 and depicts the entire 1944 strategic campaign of twenty-plus missions that all but knocked Ploesti out of the war and denied the German war machine the fuel and lubricants it so desperately needed. Stout's acc...

The true story of World War 2’s legendary Hell’s Angels—the 8th Air Force’s 303rd Bomb Group.Although the United States declared war against Germany in December 1941, a successful assault on Nazi-occupied Europe could not happen until Germany’s industrial and military might were crippled. The first target was the Luftwaffe—the most powerful and battle-hardened air force in the world. The United States Army Air Forces joined with Great Britain’s already-engaged Roya...

The true story of the B-25 pilot who "fought a personal aerial war to retrieve his family from Japanese captivity in the Philippines . . . stirring" (Barrett Tillman, author of Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan 1942–1945).Born in the Philippines to an American father and a Filipina mother, George Cooper was one of the few surviving veteran pilots who saw action over such fearsome targets as Rabaul and Wewak. Not just another flag-waving story of air comb...