A new edition based on the timeless business classic—updated to help today’s readers succeed more quickly in a rapidly changing world. New One Minute Manager, The offers proven management techniques for you to succeed sooner with less stress in changing times—both at work and at home.For decades, The One Minute Manager® has helped millions achieve more successful professional and personal lives through its powerful approach to employee motivation....

Snake Riders -The hunt for the castral swordThe mercenary ship Gladius, under the fearless Captain Frog, flies through space, funded by jobs on the edge of legality. An encrypted message leads the crew on an unprecedented mission: to recover the stolen Kastral sword of the Kletakanians, a cultural centerpiece and artifact of immeasurable value.Comprised of the brilliant tech prodigy Zoe, the dauntless warrior Milo, and the mysterious spy Finn, the ...

When Dr. Johnson refused to go along with their plans, his office was burglarized, his property was vandalized, and he received death threats. Eventually, an Indiana Trooper informed him that a hit had been placed on his life. A week before his insurance policy was set to expire, Dr. Johnson was attacked at his home late on a Sunday night. He survived the attack but was ironically charged with murder for defending his life. At trial, Dr. Johnson was acquitted of murder but convicted of the...

Mama J Unchained is about living your best life, every day, especially as you age. While not denying the inevitable losses that come with aging, including death itself, this book turns traditional views of aging on their heads as they generally neglect to see the beauty in this part of our lives. Unchained from the stressful obligations of our younger years, we are free to explore who we really are. Beneath our ego driven need for success, career, raising children, keeping up appearances a...

Echo of Spirit by M.D. JohnsonIn the thick mists of the Andes, long before Europeans set foot in the New World, lies a story hidden in the shadows of ancient legends. Here, in the heart of the pristine forest where the Quechua people live in harmony with the wild nature, Izel, the young and impetuous son of the tribal chief, awakens, through an act of recklessness and greed, an ancient, evil power that had been banished for generations.This rebirth of evil,...

It didn't matter that Fletcher Johnson starred in the NCAA, played in the NBA, and pioneered American participation in European basketball. It didn't matter that he qualified as a cardio-thoracic and general surgeon in the United States, at that time one of only four African Americans to work as heart surgeons. Or that he earned pharmacy and medical degrees in Italy and Switzerland, mastering Italian and French to complete his studies. In the eyes of his white competitors in the United Sta...

**For fans of Braiding Sweetgrass, The Future We Choose, and The Blue Zones, a book about the effect our relationship to nature has on our well-being and health.**Winner of the Best Book Award from American Bookfest in the General Health category; the Silver award from Reader Views in the Health and Fitness Category; and the Bronze award from Reader Views in the Body/Mind/Spirit Category****Our modern way of living is incompatible with ou...

Sheclectic is 80 pages of poetry by Poet and Author M.D. Johnson, featuring her shared poetry from various social media sites to include: YouTube, HubPages, and Prose. This book is not for the faint of heart, as she will offend, make you laugh and make you cry. Sheclectic features poetry marking personal events in her life and reactions to the environment and certain circumstances. This book is infused with black empowerment, motherly sentiments, humor, sexuality, wit and plenty of depth. ...

A newborn baby cries. Once separated from the womb, the newborn's immediate desire is to find intimacy. There is no greater human intimacy than a mother's womb. That separation from intimacy defines us. We crave intimacy for the duration of our lives.We are finite. We are mortal. We want to belong. We want to be a part of a family, a community, a group, and a nation. We want to be defined as not just who we are but to whom we belong. That is our desire to be intimate.Human ...

Sixty-something Emily Cowan, aka “Amina Desai”, is overcoming the aches and pains of passing for the new forty by analyzing terrorist threats for The ISIS Project think tank. While trading information and flirting with death to make the right global connection, she meets student Alina Qureshi, an American Muslim with both a secret and a very hostile father! Into the mix comes the sexy child bride of a terrorist-mastermind hiding out in Pakistan while his outraged senior wife is on her way ...

The ISIS Project is historically inspired fiction. The characters in this, the second of an intended five part series are wholly the product of my imagination. The newspapers and features cited in this work are also fictional, any non-fictional references are cited by source. It is alleged by various and sundry criminologists that there are over thirty Russian Crime Syndicates in the United States centered in every major city including Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Miami, ...

Veronica was content with her life. She had the love of family and friends and a promising career. Because of past tragedy, she was not looking for romance. So, when Judah appeared in her life, she made sure he knew that anything other than friendship was off limits.Judah was considered one of the most eligible bachelors in the country and one of the shrewdest businessmen in the industry. He did not have time for any romantic entanglements. So, how do two people who want to avoid l...