Robert Deal: 3 books

Whale oil lit the cities and greased the machines of the Industrial Revolution. In light of its importance, competition between whalers was high. Far from courts and law enforcement, competing crews of American whalers not known for their gentility and armed with harpoons tended to resolve disputes...

Think about how many peoples futures have been jeopardized by a temporary lack of judgment. Presidents, congressmen and the guy next door have all had to deal with mistakes from their past. Drugs, pictures, money, and many other things can all catch up with us. This book shows us just how easy lifes...

With dwindling funds and resources, tougher state and federal standards, and fatigue from more regulations and testing, many school administrators are giving up_or 'crashing' and leaving their posts. This book examines the process of sustaining and retaining quality leaders at the school and district...