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Gene Hackman

Eugene Allen Hackman (January 30, 1930 - February 17, 2025), a former US Marine, was an American actor with a career that spanned over four decades, winning two Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. Hackman's two Oscars were for Best Actor for his role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in William Friedkin's action thriller The French Connection (1971) and for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a villainous sheriff in Clint Eastwood's Western film Unforgiven (1992). He was also Oscar-nomina...

For over 25 years, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice has been the trusted, leading anthology to cover a wide range of social justice issues. With full sections dedicated to racisms, classism, religious oppression, ableism, youth and elder oppression, and sexism, heterosexism, and transgender oppression, this bestselling text goes far beyond the range of traditional readers. New essay selections in each section of this fifth edition were carefully chosen to keep the topics ...

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Mr Will Hackman

An inspirational guide to discussing and fighting climate change for millennial and GenZ voters that cuts through the usual myths and scare tactics to provide practical advice.Will Hackman is a Millennial, and he is pissed. Two wars, two global economic catastrophes, and a pandemic combined with a ballooning cost-of-living crisis and crushing student loan debt can do that to a person. But there's one thing that compounds these challenges that is unequaled in human ...

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H. L. Burke, A. J. Bakke, Bokerah Brumley, D. G. Driver, Katy Huth Jones, Jenelle Schmidt, Savannah Jezowski, J. M. Hackman, Laurie Lucking, Arthur Daigle, Lauren Lynch

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Fellowship of Fantasy

Eleven Tales of Magical, Mysterious, Mythical Doorways!Step through portals and into adventure as the authors of the Fellowship of Fantasy take you on another journey into fantastic worlds. Travel through time, space, and realities to encounter monsters, mechanical foxes, and the Fates themselves. You'll fly with dragons, save implausible beasts, and perhaps find your true home. Choose your path wisely, for dangers lurk in the lands beyond.In the third anthology from the Fe...

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Laurie Lucking, Tori V. Rainn, J.M. Hackman, S.E. Clancy, E.J. Kitchens, Jebraun Clifford

Experience six of the world's most beloved stories in a whole new light! From historical to futuristic, these retellings will take you to an enchanted forest, a cursed castle, and far beyond. Uncover secrets of a forbidden basement, a hypnotic gift, and a mysterious doll. Fall in love with a lifelong friend or brand-new crush. Venture to unknown lands on a quest to save a prince, a kingdom, or maybe even a planet. With moments of humor, suspense, romance, and adventure, Encircled has somet...

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J. Richard Hackman

Richard Hackman, one of the world's leading experts on group and organizational behavior, argues that teams perform at their best when leaders create conditions that allow them to manage themselves effectively.Leading Teams is not about subscribing to a specific formula or leadership style. Rather, it is about applying a concise set of guiding principles to each unique group situation—and doing so in the leader's own idiosyncratic way. Based on extensive r...

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H. L. Burke, Arthur Daigle, D. G. Driver, J. M. Hackman, Sarah Ashwood, Alex McGilvery, Emily Martha Sorensen, Savannah Jezowski, Lia London, E.J. Kitchens, Kendra E. Ardnek, Annie Louise Twitchell, Ashley Capes, L. Palmer, Gretchen E.K. Engel, Kristen S. Walker

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Fellowship of Fantasy

Rescue a princess, meet a mermaid, win your reward.The authors of the Fellowship of Fantasy tackle fairy tales from once upon a time to happily ever after. Explore twists on old tales and brand new magical stories. Meet feisty mermaids, friendly lampposts, and heroes who just might be monsters themselves.This fourth anthology from the Fellowship of Fantasy will lead you on a quest for entertainment and storm the castle of your imagination. So make a wish and enter the deep ...

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J. Richard Hackman

This practical guide draws on cognitive science and work with Fortune 500 companies to help readers develop essential collaborative skills.Collaborative intelligence is a measure of our ability to think with others on behalf of what matters to us all. It is emerging as a new professional currency at a time when influence is more important than power, and success relies on the ability to inspire.Through a series of practices and strategies, this book helps u...

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Gene Hackman

From Academy Award winner Gene Hackman, an epic and immersive 19th-century Western novel about family, revenge, and redemption.Teenager Jubal Young is forced into manhood much sooner than expected when he returns to his family farm and discovers it burned down, with his mother and sister raped and murdered and his father left for dead. Alone in the world, he buries the bodies of his family and heads west to seek vengeance on the outlaws responsible.With his...

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Ruth Wageman, Debra A. Nunes, James A. Burruss, J. Richard Hackman

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Leadership for the Common Good

An organization’s fate hinges on its CEO—right? Not according to the authors of Senior Leadership Teams.They argue that in today's world of neck-snapping change, demands on leaders in top roles are rapidly outdistancing the capabilities of any one person - no matter how talented. Result? Chief executives are turning to their enterprise's senior leaders for help. Yet many CEOs stumble when creating a leadership team.One major challenge is that senio...

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Ted Gournelos, Gary Beck, Timothy Hackman

Doing Academic Research is an accessible guide to research focusing on the social sciences, humanities, and business. It approaches research as a process, steering readers through the beginnings of topic choice through choosing methods, samples, and then sharing their results.The book guides readers through six methods in detail (interviews, focus groups, surveys, textual analysis, content analysis, and critical discourse analysis), providing enough information to successf...

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Rose Hackman

“An urgent look at emotional labor....Hackman’s words reveal the agency of women is still possible while the power of care, empathy, and love in action can lead us to the best in our humanity.”― Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair PlayFrom Journalist Rose Hackman, a deeply-researched foray into the invisible, uncompensated work women perform every day—and a profound call to action.A stranger insists you “smile more,” even as you nav...