Once in a time not long forgotten, when kings and dragons still ruled the land. There lived a wicked old King who ruled the largest kingdom of all.Written in the style of the old fairy tales. The miserly old King cannot sleep, his hands and feet are blue with the cold. Who can solve the puzzle of the kings’ cold feet and hands without it costing a single royal penny?Will it be one of the townsfolk or will it be the local policeman or baker, maybe an old wizard of the forest...

A magical bedtime tale to spark your child’s imagination.“Long long ago, before people could speak,they would talk like the animals, in grunts and squeaks”Where do letters and words come from?Introducing, The Amazing Mr Snook, the very first wizard who creates a book of magical talking letters.There are twenty six letters in this alphabetand it was the A, that Snook, made first.Now, if you stand these letters side by sidethey ...

This book provides the synthesis and integration of the intellectual and experiential thinking around organisational leadership and development, focusing on three organisations as case studies: Plan International, Mater Foundation, and Oxfam, with the aim of informing For-Purpose, Not-For-Profit organisations about fundraising leadership.Working with the case study organisations, the authors observed a repeated set of six Fundraisers’ Dilemmas. Wanting to solve these dilemmas for F...

A sad, forgotten, New York City phone booth becomes a hero in this story of community and caring for others.The Phone Booth on the corner of West End Avenue and 100th Street was one of the last remaining phone booths in New York City. Everyone used it―from ballerinas and birthday clowns, to cellists and even secret agents. Kept clean and polished, the Phone Booth was proud and happy until, the day a businessman strode by and shouted into a shiny silver object, "I'll...

A book of sermons on the Seven Last Words of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Given at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, New York City, on Good Friday, 1916.

Peter Kellett and Diana Dalton set out in this text to address the question: How do people manage conflict effectively? This is a simple question with an elusive and complex answer. To determine how to manage conflict one must first understand the meaning of conflict for those engaged in it. The authors do this by presenting a step-by-step guide to describing, interpreting, understanding and managing conflict. Using real life narratives, they explain how and why conflict occurs and strateg...

From restaurants to resorts, the hospitality industry demands strong operations management to delight guests, develop employees, and deliver financial returns. This introductory text provides students with fundamental techniques and tools to analyse and improve operational capabilities of any hospitality organization.This book spans a breadth of topics critical to today's operations leaders. Each topic surveys key theories, frameworks, and industry examples, with additional depth a...

Migraine can affect every part of daily life—from work and relationships to sleep, energy, and emotional well-being. Understanding the condition is an important step toward managing it more effectively.Migraine Release offers an accessible introduction to migraine, its possible triggers, and the different ways it may present. Combining scientific insight, practical strategies, and personal experience, the audiobook helps listeners better understand the condition and make more infor...

This definitive guide to modern organic electro-optic and photonic technologies provides critical insight into recent advances in organic electro-optic materials, from the underlying quantum and statistical concepts through to the practical application of materials in modern devices and systems. • Introduces theoretical and experimental methods for improving organic electro-optic and photonic technologies • Reviews the central concepts of nonlinear optics, focusing on multi-scale theoretic...

MEDDICC gives you methods to increase your hit rate - by asking 8 important questions to customers, you can focus all your energy on the deals you can win - and ignore the rest. You will win faster and close more deals.One of the things sales people like most in the book - are the tips and trix to influence the customes hearts and minds - based on advanced psycology - the New MEDDICC gives you access to the secrets of sales superstars.THE NEW MEDDICC is updated to give you ...

Medical ethics is a difficult and controversial field and that part of it dealing with reproductive medicine is no exception. Our first conference on philosophical ethics in reproductive medicine (PERM 1) in 1988 discussed many of the controversies in this field. The acclaim it received encouraged us to organise PERM 2 but choosing a relevant and topical programme was a clairvoyant challenge in its own right. Since PERM 1 we have seen a number of developments, in the UK and internationally...

Take a crash course in boosting operational efficiency!Whether a business manufactures trucks, delivers packages, or sells coffee, it lives and breathes on its operations. Without exception. Ensuring smooth, efficient processes is a challenging task--but the rewards are immense. The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Operations Management puts you on the fast track to bolstering and managing the effectiveness of your organization’s operations. Complete with exercises, self-test...