Peter Peter: 17025 books
A Hero to His Fighting Men
Nelson A. Miles, 1839-1925
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2011
Nelson A. Miles began his military service as a volunteer officer in the Civil War. He later earned the appellation “the idol of the Indian fighters” and capped his controversial career by serving as Commanding General of the Army from 1895 to 1903.
Without the benefit of a college education,...
Beyond the Brink
Peter Andrews' radical vision for a sustainable Australian landscape
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Ever controversial, Peter Andrews, described as a prophet in his own land, once again challenges farmers, governments (federal and state), environmentalists and scientists to face the consequences of their actions. Unless attitudes change now, our lands, forests and rivers, flora and fauna, that we have wilfully mistreated for far too many years, will be degraded beyond repair.
by Harvard Business Review, Clayton M. Christensen, Daniel Goleman
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2014
Becoming a great leader takes work. This digital collection from Harvard Business Review offers the ideas and strategies to help get you there.
The HBR’s 10 Must Reads Leader’s Collection includes digital editions of all the Harvard Business Review articles found in the popular books HBR’s...
In the Neighborhood
The Search for Community on an American Street, One Sleepover at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2010
Based on a popular New York Times Op-Ed piece, this is the quirky, heartfelt account of one man's quest to meet his neighbors--and find a sense of community.
**As seen in Parade, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Chicago Sun-Times, and more.
**Winner of the Zocalo Square Book Prize,...
Getting Here
From a Seat on a Train to a Seat on the Bench
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2009
The night before his seventh birthday, Peter Ney and his family were awakened by the sound of yelling and of breaking glass as their home was vandalized. Kristallnacht was just the beginning of the Nazi violence against the Jews, and it shaped the rest of Peters life.
Spanning seventy years,...
Mau Mau
The Kenyan Emergency 1952-60
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2012
The Second World War forever altered the complexion of the British Empire. From Cyprus to Malaya, from Borneo to Suez, the dominoes began to fall within a decade of peace in Europe. Africa in the late 1940s and 1950s was energized by the grant of independence to India, and the emergence of a credible...
Out of the Crutches of Poverty
Climbing up the Ladder to Success
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2015
Here is Peter Jones personal formula for becoming a success in the work force. Positive mental focus and setting goals are essential to his formula. A book that will help you to strive even a bad economy. Many of the strategies are used by the worlds most successful men and women. Peter has a simple...
by Peter Ho
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2017
Peter Ho, former Head of the Singapore Civil Service, was the Institute of Policy Studies' 2016/17 S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore.
This book collects the four IPS-Nathan Lectures that he delivered between April and May 2017, and gathers highlights of his dialogues with the audience.
Ho...
by Peter Kaye
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
Over 850,000 people suffer from dementia in the UK today. A brutally honest story of love, pain and loss. “I want your balls in a sandwich” were the last intelligible words that Peter Kaye’s wife Bet said to him. Sadly they were delivered with, seemingly, the same degree of venom and hatred...
Stronger After Stroke, Second Edition
Your Roadmap to Recovery
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
Stronger After Stroke puts the power of recovery in the reader's hands by providing simple-to-follow instructions for reaching the highest possible level of recovery. Basic concepts covered include repetition of task-specific practice, proper scheduling of practice, setting goals and measuring recovery.
Sections...
The Buses of Northern Scottish
From Alexanders (Northern) to Stagecoach
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2013
How many of us grew up saying they wanted to be a bus driver? How many of us actually did it? Peter Findlay can answer yes to both questions. This book reflects the author's interest in Northern Scottish and its predecessor, from childhood through to actually working with the company from their Buckie...
by Peter Underwood
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
After more than half-a-century's study and personal investigation of the famous Borley Rectory haunting Peter Underwood has opened his files to present a wealth of hitherto unpublished material and previously unseen illustrations pertaining to 'the most haunted house in England'.
Festiniog Railway. Volume 2
From Slate Railway to Heritage Operation 1921 - 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
Opened in 1836 as a horse tramway using gravity to carry slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog, by the 1920s the Festiniog Railway had left its years of technical innovation and high profits long behind. After the First World War, the railway’s path led inexorably to closure, to passengers...
Leadership Power
Beyond Smoke and Mirrors
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
“I am going to take you on a journey that may cause you to reflect on some of your perceptions and earlier understandings of the subject of leadership and, hopefully, may unsettle you enough to inspire deep, intensive thought.”
Peter J. Daniels holds nothing back in his latest book on leadership,...