Written before the events of Jan. 6, 2021, the action in this satirical slant on American politics begins when a small, balding man is mistaken for eccentric cybersecurity genius Jason Oglethorpe. Both quickly become embroiled in conflicting plots by the Russians and Chinese to conquer the US. Jason is abducted and imprisoned in Moscow to download cyberdefense secrets from his brain, but he devises an ingenious escape plan carried out with a brilliant, ravishing Russian agent.After...

Life's Calendar is a 100 page calendar for 100 years of life. It's not a day-day calendar, but your tangible calendar in your home, to list life events and successes, challenges and goals to help you plan your whole life.

The Routledge Companion to Intelligence Studies provides a broad overview of the growing field of intelligence studies.The recent growth of interest in intelligence and security studies has led to an increased demand for popular depictions of intelligence and reference works to explain the architecture and underpinnings of intelligence activity. Divided into five comprehensive sections, this Companionprovides a strong survey of the cutting-edge research in the field of int...

The communication role in organizations has changed, just as the nature of organizations has changed in response to the explosion of new communication technologies as well as global networks within organizations. Communication is more complex, strategic, and vital to the health of the organization than it used to be, and it will become increasingly important in the information-driven economy. This book builds upon the authors’ 2010 book, Corporate Communication: Strategic Adaptation fo...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Turow returns with a page-turning legal thriller about an American prosecutor's investigation of a refugee camp's mystifying disappearance.At the age of fifty, former prosecutor Bill ten Boom has walked out on everything he thought was important to him: his law career, his wife, Kindle County, even his country. Still, when he is tapped by the International Criminal Court—an organization charged with prosecuting cr...

The authors of the national bestseller The Power of Nice once again tackle conventional wisdom with a provocative and counterintuitive book about the importance of sweating the small stuff in our lives and in our careers.Our smallest actions and gestures often have outsized impact on our biggest goals. Did you double-check that presentation one last time, or hold the elevator for a stranger? Going that extra inch--whether with a client, customer, family me...

“An insightful guide to the forces shaping our economy” that explores the far-ranging implications of the shift to crowd-based capitalism—with case studies on Uber, Airbnb, and others (Hal Varian, Chief Economist at Google)Sharing isn’t new. Giving someone a ride, having a guest in your spare room, running errands for someone, participating in a supper club—these are not revolutionary concepts. What is new, in the “sharing economy,” is that you are not helping a fr...

The “terrifically good” (The New York Times Book Review) finale in the New York Times bestselling Red Sparrow trilogy continues the dangerous entanglements of Russian counterintelligence chief Dominika Egorova and her lover, CIA agent Nate Nash, on the hunt for a Russian agent working in the US government.Russian president Vladimir Putin is planning the covert assassination of a high-ranking US official with the intention of replacing him with a m...

What do you do at work when a hundred crises seem to be happening at the same time? Do you pick just one priority or try to put out every fire? How can you stay composed, figure out what really matters, and act decisively?When former U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Brandon Webb transitioned to civilian life, he struggled to get his first startup business off the ground. He raised millions for his new venture, only to lose it all as problems spiraled out of his control.

This thrilling short story from New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor features Taskforce operators Knuckles and Decoy, who stumble upon an audacious plot when they least expect it...When Taskforce operator Knuckles brings his old friend Decoy, a former teammate from the Navy SEALs, to Lima, Peru, he wonders if he’s made a mistake. Knuckles’ only objective is to assess Decoy’s covert surveillance skills on an orientation deployment, the final step b...

Non-profits are big business. According to a recent Johns Hopkins report, third-sector institutions in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Japan, the U.S. and Canada have been growing at an average rate that is twice the growth rate of their GDPs. Canada is home to the second largest non-profit workforce in the world, employing 2 million paid staff and contributing $112 billion to our economy each year. We are also recognized worldwide as an important generator of ideas and agent of social change...

Today's leadership may not be dead, but it is definitely dormant, as extensive focus on behavior change has rendered it powerless. To generate impact, a leader must dig beneath the surface and deal with the real issues."The Story of Conscious Leadership" awakens the story of great leadership and restores it to a conscious level. In this pocket guide, leadership experts Caines and Caradonna:- Introduce a new leadership model, "Belief > Behavior > Outcome"- Explore the...