This poetic novel follows lives and struggles across generations under the constant dance of the sea birds in the English resort town of Blackpool.The old Victorian pier of Blackpool has stood the test of time, carrying each generation over a cold and relentless sea. As the starlings swoop and glide in mesmerizing patterns over the stalwart structure, they watch the lives of those who pass beneath: people absorbed in their human dramas, following their own arcs of ...

What if an ancient Cherokee secret could shape the destiny of a single family for generations?Beginning in the rugged mountains of east Tennessee in the early 1800s, The Quartz Stone of Yona's Landing follows the remarkable journey of the Richards family as their lives become forever intertwined with the Cherokee people and the mysterious Nunnehi-legendary spirit guardians said to watch over the worthy.After receiving a mysterious quartz stone known as the Ulunsuti...

Confronting Managerialism offers a scathing critique of the influence of neoclassical economics and modern finance on business school teaching and management practice. Locke and Spender show that responsible management has given way to 'managerialism', whereby an elite caste of businessmen disconnected from any ethical considerations call the shots.The book traces the loss of managers' earlier social concerns, amply encouraged by management education's transformation since...

Next Door, Next World by Robert Donald Locke.

"Next Door, Next World" suggests a narrative that explores themes of parallel universes, alternate dimensions, or encounters with beings from other worlds. It's possible that the story follows characters who discover a gateway to another world or experience extraordinary events that blur the boundaries between reality and the unknown.In speculative fiction, themes of exploration, discovery, and the unknown are common, and "Next Door, Next World" may delve into these themes as characters em...

In the novel, humanity has expanded its reach to various planets in the galaxy, establishing colonies on distant worlds. However, these colonies face a constant danger from an aggressive alien species known as the Arcturians. To protect themselves, humans have developed a sophisticated defense system that includes the use of "deepfreeze" technology.The deepfreeze technology involves placing individuals into suspended animation, effectively freezing them in time, to await rescue or until th...

Four Classic Short Stories from The Golden Age of Science Fiction. Featured here: "Deepfreeze", "G-r-r-r...!", "Next Door, Next World", and "Milk Run", all by Robert Donald Locke. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.

Corporate governance now is strongly controlled by a «caste» of financial investors that forgets employees and other stakeholders as well as society at large. This control is a major cause of our current crisis and of a growing disbelief in modern capitalism. Why and how did this happen? A renowned American historian of management, Robert R. Locke, develops a well-argued and powerful point of view about the limits of financial investor capitalism and shows that more balanced models should ...

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Lady Fenimore's compliments, sir, and will you be so kind as to step round to Sir Anthony at once? Heaven knows that never another step shall I take in this world again; but Sergeant Marigold has always ignored the fact. That is one of the many things I admire about Marigold. He does not throw my poor paralysed legs, so to speak, in my face. He accepts them as the normal equipment of an employer. I don't know what I should do without Marigold.... You see we were old comrades in the South A...

Love had cut me in so many ways I wondered if my heart could take any more.But then I saw him. He was my boss. A single father.And to top it off he was insolent.I didn't intend to want him, that wasn't my objective. But somehow I couldn't say no.We shouldn't have worked, but like witchcraft, I was under his spell.My heart's been destroyed before. I'm not sure it can handle heartbreak again.

Essence Weaver: Monster Mage★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★An Empire crumbles from within as a young man with unstoppable potential rises towards a destiny ordained by fate. Bearing a weapon forged from the seed of a Dungeon Core that allows him to absorb into himself slain monsters, Daniel Richards embarks on the journey of a lifetime.An ancient seal unlocked.Daniel holds the secret to the survival of the...