Digital imprint: 12409 books
Im Zeichen des Regenbogens
Aus dem Leben Thomas Müntzers
Language: German
Release Date: August 25, 2015
Am 13.Juli 1524 sitzen der sächsische Herzog Johann und sein Sohn in der Kapelle des Allstedter Schlosses. Sie wollen Thomas Müntzer predigen hören, um herauszufinden, wie gefährlich er ist für sie. Thomas weiß, dass von dieser Predigt sein weiteres Schicksal abhängt. Um den Fürsten seine...
Die Heimkehr der Preußenkönige
Gedenkausgabe 17. August 1991
Language: German
Release Date: August 16, 2015
Die preußischen Könige Friedrich Wilhelm I. und Friedrich II. wurden in der Gruft der Potsdamer Garnisonskirche beigesetzt. Vor den heranrückenden sowjetischen Truppen werden zum Ende des 2. Weltkrieges die beiden Sarkophage in einen Kalistollen ausgelagert und letztendlich zur Hohenzollernburg...
Überhaupt zeige man Charakter!
Leben und Werk des preußischen Staatskanzlers und Reformers Karl August Fürst von Hardenberg
Language: German
Release Date: August 30, 2015
Karl August Fürst von Hardenberg (1750-1822), von 1804 bis 1806 preußischer Außenminister und von 1810 bis 1822 Staatskanzler, kämpfte zeit seines Lebens in Preußen um grundlegende Reformen und um eine Stellung, die ihm das in direkter Absprache mit dem König Friedrich Wilhelm III. Sein Hauptziel,...
by Hans Bentzien
Language: German
Release Date: October 7, 2016
Language: German
Release Date: October 7, 2016
Hans Bentzien ist auf verschiedene Weise mit den führenden Sekretären der SED auf seinem Lebensweg zusammengetroffen, von einer rührenden Begegnung mit Wilhelm Pieck bis in die jüngste Gegenwart. Sein Schicksal wird von allen Sekretären direkt oder indirekt berührt, sogar bestimmt; und er war...
How Cav Won the Green Jersey
Short Dispatches from the 2011 Tour de France
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
This is not a 100,000-word, minute-by-minute, blow-by-blow account of the 2011 Tour de France.
This is not the story of Cadel Evans.
This is not the story of Alberto Contador, Andy Schleck, or Bradley Wiggins.
And it's not even the story of Mark Cavendish.
(Although he...
Ditka
The Player, the Coach, the Chicago Bears Legend
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2013
Composed of a carefully curated selection of archival Chicago Tribune columns and features, Ditka is a hard-hitting look at the Chicago Bears' legendary player and coach. Mike Ditka was drafted by the Bears as a tight end in 1961 and went on to earn Rookie of the Year honors, multiple Pro Bowl selections,...
Building Winning Teams
Leadership Tips from the Changing Room to the Board Room
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2012
‘Brian has spent his life learning from the best and trying to transfer their talent into his own work and life. This is a remarkable, unique handbook...’ STEVE TAPPIN (CEO) & HUGH LLOYD JUKES (DIRECTOR) OF XINFU Brian Noble has led rugby teams from adversity to triumph over and again and...
Leading Successful Change
8 Keys to Making Change Work
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
Why do as many as 75% of change initiatives fail?
We live in an era where constant change is the norm rather than the exception. Given globalization, increased competition, and constant technological turnover, no organization can run in place: change is not optional. However, the sad fact is...
Global Brand Power
Leveraging Branding for Long-Term Growth
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
The branding bible for today’s globalized world
Today, brands have become even more important than the products they represent: their stories travel with lightning speed through social media and the Internet and across countries and diverse cultures. A brand must be elastic enough to allow...
Financial Literacy for Managers
Finance and Accounting for Better Decision-Making
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
The language of business
In order to understand how your business is performing right now and to evaluate, assess, and devise new strategies to boost future performance, you need information. Financial statements are a critical source of the information you need.
In direct and simple...
The Power of Impact Investing
Putting Markets to Work for Profit and Global Good
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Impact investing can be a powerful instrument of change.”
-Judith Rodin, President, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Margot Brandenburg, in the introduction
A new wave of investors is using impact investing to address some of the greatest challenges of our time-from climate change and water...
Travels Through the Golden State
A California Diary
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2013
In this Anansi Digital Publication, James Laxer takes the pulse of America from the vantage point of Southern California at a time when the United States is riven with debates about immigration, guns, and how to tackle the economic crisis.
From his perch in a little cottage in wealthy La Jolla...
Customer Centricity
Focus on the Right Customers for Strategic Advantage
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
Not all customers are created equal.
Despite what the tired old adage says, the customer is not always right. Not all customers deserve your best efforts: in the world of customer centricity, there are good customers
and then there is pretty much everybody else.
Upending some of our...
For the Win
How Game Thinking Can Revolutionize Your Business
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Take your business to the next level-for the win
Millions flock to their computers, consoles, mobile phones, tablets, and social networks each day to play World of Warcraft, Farmville, Scrabble, and countless other games, generating billions in sales each year. The careful and skillful construction...