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The best of Peter F. Drucker's articles on management, all in one place. That "management" exists as a concept, a practice, and a profession is largely due to the thinking of Peter F. Drucker. For nearly half a century, he inspired and educated managers—and powerfully shaped the nature of business—with his iconic articles in Harvard Business Review.

Against the romantic backdrop of Edwardian Egypt, the irresistible Amelia Peabody and her charmingly unconventional family prove themselves to be formidable foes of villainy. In The Ape Who Guards the Balance Amelia must muster all of her considerable skills of detection to unravel a snarled web of stolen archeological treasures, murderous cults, and fallen women.

Listeners have long wondered what befell the Emerson clan during the years before the Great War. Now, at last, the silence is broken, and the truth revealed of a perilous journey to a secret and mysterious place hidden deep in the heart of the unforgiving desert.

With Peter Drucker's five essential questions and the help of five of today's thought leaders, this little book will challenge readers to take a close look at the very heart of their organizations and what drives them. A tool for self-assessment and transformation, answering these five questions will fundamentally change the way you work, helping you lead your organization to an exceptional level of performance.

Join spunky Amelia and her charming family for a thrilling new archaeological adventure in Edwardian Egypt. Even on the joyous occasion of the marriage of their Egyptian "son" David to their beloved niece Lia, trouble finds Amelia and hunky hubby Emerson. And this time it is personal.

Norco '80 tells the story of how five heavily armed young men - led by an apocalyptic born-again Christian - attempted a bank robbery that turned into one of the most violent criminal events in US history, forever changing the face of American law enforcement. Part action thriller and part courtroom drama, Norco '80 transports the listener back to the Southern California of the 1970s, an era of predatory evangelical gurus, doomsday predictions, megachurches, and soaring crime rates, with the threat of nuclear obliteration looming over it all.

Fresh Astra Militarum forces from the Arkhan Confederates are sent in to break the stalemate on Dolorosa Coil, and annihilate the xenos. But greater forces are at work, and the Confederates soon find themselves broken and scattered. As they fight a desperate guerrilla war, their only hope may lie in the hands of a disgraced commissar, hell-bent on revenge.

Through an engaging and humorous narrative, Peter Coughter presents the tools he designed to help advertising and marketing professionals develop persuasive presentations that deliver business. Listeners will learn how to develop skills to create the perfect presentation. 

English literature is a treasure trove of wonderful poetry. From Shakespeare to Milton, Keats to Shelley and Tennyson to Yeats, this accessible history (especially written for Naxos Audiobooks) introduces the listener to countless small masterpieces, including all the old favorites and some lesser-known gems. Whitfield explores this most expressive of art forms and traces the historical development of a rich and diverse canon of poetical works.

While learning the art of ancient warfare in an exotic location, Amy and Dan uncover a devastating secret about their family that changes everything in this high-stakes adventure.

The songs and calls of 50 of the more common birds of England and North America are paired with such classic poems as "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Oriole's Secret" by Emily Dickinson, "An Essay on Man" by Alexander Pope, "Roadless Area" by Paul Brooks, "To a Skylark" by Percy Bysshe Shelley, and more.

User story mapping is a valuable tool for software development, once you understand why and how to use it. This insightful book examines how this often misunderstood technique can help your team stay focused on users and their needs without getting lost in the enthusiasm for individual product features. Author Jeff Patton shows you how changeable story maps enable your team to hold better conversations about the project throughout the development process. Your team will learn to come away with a shared understanding of what you’re attempting to build and why. 

Meet animals that live in the desert, including camels, lizards, owls, snakes, spiders, and tortoises. Pair this nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, No Bugs Here.

This explosive book chronicles why and how Ronald Reagan helped to bring down the Soviet Union. Based on exclusive interviews with key participants including Caspar Weinberger, George Schultz, John Poindexter, Robert McFarlane, and William Clark, Peter Schweizer provides the riveting details of...

Für Perry Rhodan und die Besatzung seiner Flotte ist es ein Schock: Die Menschen an Bord haben zwar die Expedition in das Universum Tarkan überstanden, sind nun aber in der Zeit gestrandet. 695 Jahre sind verstrichen, die sie in einer Art Stasisfeld verbracht haben. Vorsichtig erforschen die Galaktiker die völlig andere Umgebung der Milchstraße. Vieles hat sich verändert, und niemand weiß warum.

In einer Altbauwohnung in Berlin Charlottenburg wird ein Pensionär tot aufgefunden. Er wurde brutal ermordet, die Todesumstände entsetzen selbst hartgesottene Kriminalbeamte. Erste Hinweise führen zu einem kleinen Küstenstädtchen auf einer Insel in der südlichen Ägäis. Filippos Panos, der Polizeichef von Paros, wird zur Unterstützung des deutsch-griechischen Ermittlerteams nach Amorgos beordert. Was hat der alte Mann kurz vor seinem Tod dort gewollt, nachdem er der Insel vor vielen Jahren den Rücken gekehrt hatte?

Für Filippos Panos, den neuen Polizeichef von Paros, beginnt der Dienst mit dem Fund einer Leiche. Der Tote gehörte zu einer Gruppe von Freunden, die auf der Insel gemeinsam ihre 30-jährige Freundschaft feiern wollten. Erste Ermittlungen deuten auf einen Unfall hin, bis ein zweites Opfer die Clique in Angst und Schrecken versetzt. Misstrauen, Neid und verdrängte Gefühle brechen auf, während eine Spur in jenen unbeschwerten Sommer im Jahre 1988 führt.

Norrland har burit landet med malm, skog, vatten och tyst lojalitet — medan vinsterna försvunnit söderut och konsekvenserna stannat kvar. När sex studenter i Umeå bestämmer sig för att slå tillbaka mot den ordningen gör de det med kunskap, nätverk och en plan som kan förändra...

En af de største misforståelser i astrologien er, at vores stjernetegn beskriver hele vores personlighed. Men tegnet, vi er født i, viser faktisk noget, der er endnu mere væsentligt, nemlig hvad det er, der gør os lykkelige. De helt store spørgsmål kan besvares ved at kigge ind i vores...

Klokketårnet i Piacenza er noget så sjældent som en historisk roman og en sjælsmemoirer om identitet, DNA-tests, barndomstraumer, reinkarnation og glæden ved at rejse rundt i verden for at finde sig selv. Man bliver taget med til USA, Indien, Mellemøsten, Ukraine, Det Tredje Rige...