I was convinced it would work. Point the device at the right star, and I would return to my home. I was standing outside the front of my house on a cold winters evening. The sky was ablaze with sparkling lights you could almost touch. I aimed the device and waited to be lifted up to the stars. I was excited, but also vaguely apprehensive of the journey ahead, after all I was only 3. Then, my father called me back into the house. I wasn't to see the "device" again until I returned to my hom...

The discipline of knowledge management (KM) continues to evolve along with our ability to record larger and more varied kinds of information than ever before. Since its inception in the 1990s, it has passed through several stages, quickly becoming a credible field, and now an integral part of major businesses worldwide. Now, many have started to argue that KM is undergoing resurgence, possibly even transforming into KM 3.0, thanks to developments in artificial intelligence (AI). And, while...

The legal sector is facing a period of major metamorphosis - disruptors are making waves in the structuring, process, and service-delivery models, and client's needs are becoming more demanding and value-focused. As the landscape of law transforms many firms will be left facing a situation of, in John Alber's words, change or die. How will law firms keep up with upcoming rapid and volatile changes to the legal sector, and what form will they take after the transformation? What will the law...

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed working practices across the globe. It has been predicted that as much as 80 percent of the legal workforce will remain transient or permanently working from home after the COVID-19 crisis ends, with only around a fifth as full-time office workers. Although law firms typically weather downturns better than the overall economy, revenues, working practices, and working culture will all change. The expected economic downturn may not directly translate into a ...

Many law firms today are far too focused on increasing market share; they should be paying attention to what makes them a more profitable business. Market share doesn't matter much if you're not profitable, and firms cannot simply grow their way to prosperity by undercutting the competition. Instead, firms must focus on value creation and increasing clients' willingness to pay for their services. The question should be: "What can your firm do better, or more efficiently, and more profitabl...

Contains books eight and nine of the Bob and Nikki Series!Shaved Ape Key. book eight"There's room for you, and there's room for me. Everybody's going to Shaved Ape Key."What do you do when you can't give away a space carrier? Learn to be the best captain you can. If one of your most loyal bots has unfinished business, you have to send him out to finish it up, don't you? Come along as Bob faces his new responsibilities as captain of the B. S. Gene Cernan. And don't f...

Bob thought BSR might be able to do some business with Homm and his people.It turns out he was wrong, but their ancestors had left knowledge the company could use. Watch the crew try to recover the knowledge without getting mixed up in their troubles. Of course, Bob picks up another apprentice for Scotti along the way.

While Veronica is searching for a system to call home, she finds one that was torn up a long time ago.Bob gathers the fleet to go check it out, but Gene balks at the idea. Does Gene know something Bob doesn't?

Mark and Denise just want a little time off for a honeymoon.Wouldn't you know that's too much to ask? Denise's mother has a little project she needs their help with.

Bob and friends come back to Earth for a little well-deserved R and R.Take a few nice walks in the woods, play a little paintball. Too bad it can't be that easy. Too many people want Commonwealth tech, for them to ever have any peace.

The band took some shore leave and helped their friend in his shop.On a visit to the bots, Bob and Nikki had to rescue some folks. Andre found a girlfriend and then rescued her, a knight in shining hull metal. Come watch the crew deal with what their shepherd sends them.

Bob wanted to take a few days off to chill after spending so long in the black.Letting go of his stress turns out to be harder than he thought it might be, and of course, Murphy gets to have a say.Come along, and see how Bob handles trying to stay out of trouble.