Leaders Eat Last

Author: Simon Sinek
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101623039
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
The New York Times bestseller by the acclaimed, bestselling author of Start With Why and Together is Better. Now with an expanded chapter and appendix on leading millennials, based on Simon Sinek's viral video "Millenials in the workplace" (150+ million views). Imagine a world where almost everyone wakes up inspired to go to work, feels trusted and valued during the day, then returns home feeling fulfilled. This is not a crazy, idealized notion. Today, in many successful organizations, great leaders create environments in which people naturally work together to do remarkable things. In his work with organizations around the world, Simon Sinek noticed that some teams trust each other so deeply that they would literally put their lives on the line for each other. Other teams, no matter what incentives are offered, are doomed to infighting, fragmentation and failure. Why? The answer became clear during a conversation with a Marine Corps general. "Officers eat last," he said. Sinek watched as the most junior Marines ate first while the most senior Marines took their place at the back of the line. What's symbolic in the chow hall is deadly serious on the battlefield: Great leaders sacrifice their own comfort--even their own survival--for the good of those in their care. Too many workplaces are driven by cynicism, paranoia, and self-interest. But the best ones foster trust and cooperation because their leaders build what Sinek calls a "Circle of Safety" that separates the security inside the team from the challenges outside. Sinek illustrates his ideas with fascinating true stories that range from the military to big business, from government to investment banking.

Dandelion Medicine

Author: Brigitte Mars
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1612129005
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 129

Book Description
Dandelion is among the most nutrient-packed foods on earth, and one of the world’s most widely used herbal medicines — and it’s right in your own backyard! Use it to treat or prevent arthritis, high cholesterol, depression, diabetes, and a host of other health concerns. These easy and delicious recipes for biscuits, burgers, cookies, pizza, quiche, salads, and soup, as well as coffee, juice, beer, syrups, and even dandelion wine will help you incorporate this powerful plant into your daily diet. You’ll also find dandelion herbal remedies in the form of teas, tinctures, tonics, ointments, massage oil, skin oil, and moisturizer.

1000 Facts About Jeffrey Dahmer

Author: Simon Speed
Publisher: BookRix
ISBN: 3755423758
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 151

Book Description
In 1991, an American serial killer named Jeffrey Dahmer was captured in Milwaukee. Even by the grim and gruesome standards of serial killers, Dahmer's crimes shocked the world. He was not only a prolific serial killer but a necrophile and cannibal to boot. The macabre crime scene in his apartment was nightmarish beyond belief. 1000 Facts About Jeffrey Dahmer contains ALL you could ever want to know about this notorious, harrowing, and enduringly famous man.

Workshop on Improving Regional Ocean Governance in the United States, December 9, 2002, Hotel Washington, Washington D.C.

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Category : Coastal zone management
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
Workshop addressed these themes: diversity of regional ocean contexts in the U.S., and the major ocean and coastal problems in each region; key issues in regional ocean governance; lessons from existing efforts at regional ocean governance in the U.S. and other countries; major options for improving ocean governance in the U.S.; and desirable features of a regional ocean governance system. The use of marine protected areas (MPA) networks in a regional ocean governance context is emphasized by the participants

Internet Comedy Television Series, 1997-2015

Author: Vincent Terrace
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476623937
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 380

Book Description
Created around the world and available only on the web, Internet "television" series are independently produced, mostly low budget shows that often feature talented but unknown performers. Typically financed through crowd-funding, they are filmed with borrowed equipment and volunteer casts and crews, and viewers find them through word of mouth or by chance. The fourth in a series covering Internet TV, this book takes a comprehensive look at 1,121 comedy series produced exclusively for online audiences. Alphabetical entries provide websites, dates, casts, credits, episode lists and storylines.

Routledge Handbook of Ecological and Environmental Restoration

Author: Stuart K. Allison
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317413741
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 783

Book Description
Ecological restoration is a rapidly evolving discipline that is engaged with developing both methodologies and strategies for repairing damaged and polluted ecosystems and environments. During the last decade the rapid pace of climate change coupled with continuing habitat destruction and the spread of non-native species to new habitats has forced restoration ecologists to re-evaluate their goals and the methods they use. This comprehensive handbook brings together an internationally respected group of established and rising experts in the field. The book begins with a description of current practices and the state of knowledge in particular areas of restoration, and then identifies new directions that will help the field achieve increasing levels of future success. Part I provides basic background about ecological and environmental restoration. Part II systematically reviews restoration in key ecosystem types located throughout the world. In Part III, management and policy issues are examined in detail, offering the first comprehensive treatment of policy relevance in the field, while Part IV looks to the future. Ultimately, good ecological restoration depends upon a combination of good science, policy, planning and outreach – all issues that are addressed in this unrivalled volume.

A Cold Heart

Author: Jonathan Kellerman
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345540220
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434

Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis summons his friend psychologist-sleuth Alex Delaware to a trendy gallery where a promising young artist has been brutally garroted on the night of her first major showing. The details of the murder scene immediately suggest to Alex not an impulsive crime of passion but the meticulous and taunting modus operandi of a serial killer. “No one does psychological suspense as well as Jonathan Kellerman.”—Detroit Free Press Delaware’s suspicions are borne out when he and Milo find a link between the artist’s death and the murder of a noted blues guitarist. The twisting trail leads from halfway houses to palatial mansions, from a college campus to the last place Alex ever expected: the doorstep of his ex-lover Robin Castagna. As more killings are discovered, unraveling the maddening puzzle assumes a chilling new importance—stopping a vicious psychopath who’s made cold-blooded murder his chosen art form.

Long Cloud Ride

Author: Josie Dew
Publisher: Sphere
ISBN: 0748129936
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 323

Book Description
After two months on board a Russian container ship sailing 15,000 miles across the world, Josie finally arrives in New Zealand with her bike. Over the next nine months she cycles 10,000 kilometres all over North and South Islands while experiencing the wettest, windiest and stormiest year on record. During this time Josie was spat at, shouted at, honked at, and both run off and blown off the road. She got soaked, sunburnt, hailed on and snowed on and was alternately starved and over-fed, over-charged and under-charged. Then there was the wildlife: the possums (both dead and alive): exotic birds such as moreporks (with their eerie call) and fantails (who decided to follow); the ostriches, who liked to chase English cyclists and the harriers, who liked to dive bomb them; the more familiar but no less frustrating farm animals, who provided sheep-jams and cow-blocks to slow Josie down. In Long Cloud Ride, Josie brings New Zealand brilliantly to life. Warm, witty and acutely observed as ever, her latest adventure is sure to delight old and new fans alike.

Marine Pollution

Author: Judith S. Weis
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197753809
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 353

Book Description
Updated to reflect recent research, the second edition of Marine Pollution discusses the sources of marine pollutants, their effects on marine organisms and humans, and how to reduce or eliminate them. Weis covers topics like oil spills, flame retardants, pharmaceuticals, noise pollution, and PFAS. A new chapter examines the prevalence of microplastics, how they find their way into our food, and the associated toxic chemicals. Additional chapters address the deadly effects of climate change in the ocean but also focus on actions that all people can take, citing recent environmental improvements as a cause for hope.

A Beautiful Sickness

Author: Thomas Hauser
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 9781557287182
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
This is the second collection of articles on professional boxing to be published in book form by acclaimed writer Thomas Hauser. It offers unique insights into Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Shane Mosely, Ray Jones Jr. and many more superstars, as well as an insider's critique of the sweet science today. Satirical, whimsical, and pungent, Hauser deftly maps the politics and poli-tricks of the world's only true universal sport.