Derek: 1655 books
Making the Case for Leadership
Profiles of Chief Advancement Officers in Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
The advancement industry has experienced tremendous growth in breadth and depth over the last few decades. Driving this growth is the chief advancement officer; however, as a relatively new position on most college and university campuses, little is formally known about the role and the people who...
by "Dusty" Derek Burritt
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2014
A first-of-its-kind career e-guide for changing a white collar to blue.How To Change Your Collar shows out-of-work and under-employed white-collar professionals and students how to take control of their financial condition by following a successful path to be a construction carpenter. From...
by Derek Miller
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2012
Dust storms. Crowded tents. Travel to exotic locations. Taliban. Danger. Patriotism. A civilian can make over $100,000 tax-free working in a war zone. Worth it? Your decision. But this no-holds-barred handbook, written by an experienced HR professional will teach you how to get and keep a job overseas...
What Makes a Good Nurse
Why the Virtues are Important for Nurses
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
In recent years, the human values at the heart of the nursing profession seem to have become side-lined by an increased focus on managerialist approaches to health care provision. Nursing's values are in danger of becoming marginalised further precisely because that which nursing does best - providing...
The Epic Film
Myth and History
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2013
As Charlton Heston put it: ‘There’s a temptingly simple definition of the epic film: it’s the easiest kind of picture to make badly.’ This book goes beyond that definition to show how the film epic has taken up one of the most ancient art-forms and propelled it into the modern world, covered...
Startup Leadership
How Savvy Entrepreneurs Turn Their Ideas Into Successful Enterprises
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
Anyone can start a business. But only leaders can succeed.
Most entrepreneurs know the long odds: only a fraction of them will lead their enterprises through the rocky stages of growth to launch self-sustaining companies. Very few know how to outflank the failures that await them at every turn,...
by Derek Hart
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2011
In Tracks of the Predator, Mike Rejest is a dedicated Special Agent for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is responsible for the Southwest region and has over 35 agents reporting to him. Rejest has survived countless administrations and even more policy shifts....
The Tao of Joy Every Day
365 Days of Tao Living
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2011
"We need to open our eyes to see life itself as a gift, and perceive the goodness embedded everywhere. Every day is a blessing, and every moment is an opportunity to express the Tao." -Derek Lin
In Eastern wisdom traditions, it is taught that practicing one small bit of wisdom each day will...
Anger
Who Gives a Shite?
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
ANGER: Who Gives A Shite! offers a fresh perspective from Derek O’Neill on those all-too familiar feelings of irritation, annoyance, resentment and rage. Anger is your best friend who you’ve treated like an enemy. This intriguing and helpful exploration of anger, part of the GET A GRIP series,...
The Other Guy
Media Masculinity Within the Margins
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Suffering from «manopause» and «Low T», underemployed and unwilling to grow up, «the other guy» has emerged as an important figure in modern media masculinity. From the films of Judd Apatow to sitcoms and popular music, this new breed of man is desperately attempting to change with the times,...
by Derek Hart
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
The world has come to an end.
Or has it?
What starts out as a long overdue father-and-son vacation immediately becomes more complicated, when they uncover an unusual coin in the dirt. Frighteningly, it’s as if the planet is thrown into upheaval over this innocent discovery. All of a sudden, the...
To Dare and to Conquer
Special Operations and the Destiny of Nations, from Achilles to Al Qaeda
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2009
The Fifty-Year Wound is the first cohesively integrated history of the Cold War, one replete with important lessons for today. Drawing upon literature, strategy, biography, and economics -- plus an inside perspective from the intelligence community -- Derek Leebaert explores what Americans sacrificed...
O Starry Starry Night
A Play
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
Two masterful artists—Gauguin and van Gogh—come alive in a vibrant drama about friendship, art, and madness
Two painters—Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh—are living together in the sleepy town of Arles in 1888. Soon, Gauguin, frustrated by van Gogh's refusal to acknowledge his increasingly...
by Derek Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2012
I figure that if I have to endure the worst parts of bipolar disorder, like psychosis, I get to laugh as much as possible along the way. Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I’ve Lost My Damn Mind: A Manic’s Mood Chart is the story of one Millennial’s bipolar life, with moments ranging from the ridiculous...