Chaos doesn't announce itself. It moves into the spaces left by neglect: the abandoned shrine, the community that stopped gathering, the village that forgot how to tend to its magic.When a traveling storyteller and his snarky drake companion return to Elderglen, he finds the village dying and Chaos at its roots. After hundreds of years of wandering, he's fought this battle more times than he can count.But this village is special to him.A bu...

Imprevu Sojourn is Mr. Knapp's fourth published book. He is a Vietnam War era Veteran.Currently, he lives in Missouri with his lovely wife Patrica, where they enjoy attending church, bowling, travel and spending time with friends and family.You may contact him by email at: [email protected]

A new kind of society is being built in Syria, but it's not one you would expect. Surrounded by deadly bands of ISIS and hostile Turkish forces, the people living in Syria's Rojava cantons are carving out one of the most radically progressive societies on the planet today. Western visitors have been astounded by the success of their project, a communally organised democracy which considers women's equality indispensable and rejects reactionary nationalist ideology whilst being fiercely ant...

Buying the Farm captures a newsworthy topic of the day: the fight for survival by America's family farmers against the power and influence of corporate farming. While written as a novel, it is rooted in the truth of an actual lawsuit. The roles of environmental activist groups for good and bad are woven into the struggle, as are the voices of outdoor journalists, informed or uninformed, and the power of the U.S. Forest Service and the Justice Department, whether manipulated or fighting rig...

This book argues that the appropriate application of the principles and practices of corporate governance to organisational portfolio, program, and projects (‘3P’) governance brings about highly engaged, knowledgeable, and effective governance practices, which in turn substantially improves business case success.The book addresses all three layers of portfolio, program, and project within an integrated governance framework, and it answers the fundamental questions everyone involved...

In an educational context where school and district performance is of increasing focus, it’s essential for leaders at all levels of the educational system to focus on improving student performance. This volume zeros in on a promising set of strategies and practices for all leaders to motivate, support, and sustain learning in contemporary schools. Learning-Focused Leadership in Action explores what it means for educational leadership to be "learning-focused," what this looks like ...

China's art objects and traditionally manufactured products have long been sought by collectors—from porcelains and silk fabrics to furniture and even the lacquered chopsticks that are a distant relation to ones found in most Chinese restaurants. Things Chinese presents sixty distinctive items that are typical of Chinese culture and together open a special window onto the people, history, and society of the world's largest nation. Many of the objects are collectibles, and each has...

A manual for anyone wishing to market higher or further education. It offers business-oriented guidance for readers whose main preoccupation may not be marketing itself, but who nonetheless need access to promotion skills, and it covers theory, practice and case studies.

What kind of leadership makes learning possible for all students? How can school leaders help teachers increase their knowledge and improve their instructional abilities? What actions should leaders take to ensure that learning occurs? In Connecting Leadership with Learning: A Framework for Reflection, Planning, and Action, Michael A. Copland and Michael S. Knapp give educational leaders a new way to answer these questions and find solutions perfect for their particular school env...

Currently there are at least four major, identifiable perspectives on how people best understand and recover from religious abuse. Both secular and faith-based (Christian) adherents can be variously identified in each of these approaches. This book examines these viewpoints and evaluates their various strengths and limitations. It concludes that each perspective is helpful to the extent possible, given the limitations of its respective philosophic or theological assumptions. This book summ...

Missions from the Extinction Cycle, Volume 2The bestselling Extinction Cycle series by Nicholas Sansbury Smith first introduced readers to a world ravaged by an engineered virus that turned men into monsters. Billions died, civilization collapsed, and the human race teetered on the brink of extinction. Humanity’s only hope was not a cure, but another bioweapon. When deployed, it killed ninety percent of the infected, but the remaining ten percent transformed into e...

The completely revised and updated 3rd edition of the hugely successful Strategic Marketing: planning and control continues to provide a concise yet comprehensive synthesis of the key strategic marketing concepts. The text cuts through the complexity and jargon surrounding the subject and is tightly written to accommodate the reading time pressures on students. A clear, comprehensive and user-friendly text it provides an unrivalled digest of the tools, techniques and knowledge required to ...