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Strategic planning needs to be a more integral part of America's foreign policymaking. While thousands of troops are engaged in combat and homeland security concerns abound, long-term coordination of goals and resources would seem to be of paramount importance. A change in presidential administration brings the hope that strategic planning will play an elevated role in U.S. foreign policy. Can policy planners - in the Pentagon, State Department, Treasury, NSC, and National Intelligence Council - rise to the challenge?

Get ready for a wild ride through dark streets, where monsters roam, magic crackles, and heroes fight shadows at every turn. From wizards to vampires, gods to shapeshifters, these stories will drag you into a world where the impossible is just another day.

Are you tired of listening and reading the same old self-help and motivation books that only provide exaggerated claims? Don’t you think it is ideal to get the information you need in one sitting through a compact listening on practical advice, facing failures, overcoming roadblocks, and real world success stories? Then Course Correct: Lessons, Principles & Strategies from Smart People Like You Who Transformed Failure into Success has exactly what you need to realize your greatest breakthroughs and most triumphant successes.

The Unfinished Leader is a modern handbook for recognizing, facing, and inspiring others to expose the real issues that underlie paradoxes in modern organizations. Leaders must first recognize situations they will never be able to "solve" and understand how to confront the barriers - in their own heads and their organizations - that push them toward seeking ultimate solutions that don't exist. Leading through complexity requires giving up the illusion of control, consistency, and closure, while embracing the reality of being permanently "unfinished".

This anthology presents an assortment of seven articles from the Journal of Asian Martial Arts that deal with Japanese weaponry: archery, short staff, naganita polearm, and test cutting (tamashigiri) with the long sword. A few articles are highly academic and others are easier reading, based on interviews or actual practice. There is a common theme: the importance of these to Japanese martial traditions.

Have you ever wondered where your organization is headed? Have you ever asked yourself: why is it that some organizations are more successful than others? Management fads can bring some benefit, but they rarely deliver the sustained success their advocates promised. Equally, while the caliber of an organization's leadership is important, along with the strategies they pursue, they in themselves are not the answer to the question. Beyond Default argues that there is something more fundamental at play; something that ultimately determines the destiny of an organization.

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who create books with the people who love to read them. The festival was an immediate success and has become the largest and most prestigious book festival in the country, attracting more than 130,000 book lovers each year.

This extraordinary audiobook will let you in on the secret formula to become a successful real estate investor and build a stable passive income.

How far would you go for a second chance at life…and love? Michael Charon is ready to die. Well, not really. He plans to fake his death so he can start over and reinvent himself, free from his unfaithful wife and hollow existence. But his elaborate plan to drive his SUV off a bridge and parachute his way to a new life is thwarted by a man who’s truly trying to kill himself. Instead of ending it all, Michael ends up in Germany on a work trip, where he meets Maria, a beautiful American author. The two fall madly in love, spending every waking moment together. For the first time in ages, ...

Commuters see their Departed on Boston's Red Line subway trains. Consultant Harry West is hired to investigate by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. His project turns personal when his ex-wife Alexandra Ben-Tov meets their beloved daughter on the Red Line who looks like the teenager she might have become if she had lived. Are the visitors on the Red Line ghosts or hallucinations? Either way, after Harry's team discovers the source of the visitations, the MBTA declares that it will bring them to an end. Alexandra has a brilliant idea: Build Visitation Rooms that replicate the features of Red Line train cars so that people can continue to meet their loved ones. But not everyone approves. The Archbishop of Boston seeks to get Visitation Rooms banned in Massachusetts. And a gangster who frets that his victims will come back from the dead warns Harry and Alexandra: Cancel Opening Day for the first Visitation Room, or else.

Sent blind soon after birth, David Hume stubbornly refused to live the limited life well-meaning elders and social norms expected. To date, that encompasses years in a blind institute, two marriages, grieving for two outstanding wives, founding recruiting firms, devising marketing techniques, facing business collapse, sailing ocean races, and through much of it, being the lead singer in popular bands. If you enjoy a short biography that inspires, saddens, cheers, and sticks in your memory, then don't put aside Blind Without Barriers.

The Joy of Reading: How to Read a Book with Comprehension and Joy!** Reading is more than a skill—it’s a lifelong adventure. Yet in a world of distractions, many people have forgotten how to truly read with focus, depth, and delight. The Joy of Reading invites you to rediscover the magic hidden within every page. Whether you’re a student, a lifelong learner, or someone who simply wants to fall back in love with books, this guide offers practical steps to help you read better, understand more, and experience genuine joy in the process. Inside, you’ll discover how to: Improve ...

Chances are, if you're a manager in most any organization today, coaching has become an integral part of your responsibilities. And there's no more effective approach to coaching than Action Coaching.

Learn 23 easy yet very effective ways of dealing responsibly with money and finances. Get the most out of the money you have and help prepare yourself for the future and a happy and financially secure retirement.

Interviews with 11 of the most success Internet Marketing professionals that show you their roots, their business and how they created success in their businesses and lives. These are all well-established Online Business Owners and Entrepreneurs that share their thoughts, attitudes and approaches to running a successful online business.

When a boy with a crush on Franklin High’s most popular girl can only get up enough courage to express his feelings through poetry, some cruel classmates devise a “practical joke” to teach this “creepy stalker” a very public lesson. Deeply humiliated, the boy apparently commits suicide. But things don't add up to Mary-Ellen, so she uses a graduation project as an excuse to interview those involved. The evidence she uncovers convinces her that certain students should be prosecuted for manslaughter. Is Mary-Ellen right?

*How to Overcome Regret: Reclaiming Your Life from Regret’s Grip* Regret has a way of keeping us stuck — replaying the past and blocking the future. Missed opportunities, painful decisions, words left unsaid — regret can quietly shape how we see ourselves and how we move through life. Left unchecked, it steals confidence, joy, and momentum. How to Overcome Regret is a compassionate, practical guide to understanding regret and learning how to release its hold. Rather than dwelling on what can’t be changed, this book helps you transform regret into insight, growth, and renewed purpose...

*Emotional Growth in Later Life: The Essential Blueprint for Later-Life Emotional Growth* Personal growth doesn’t stop with age — it deepens. Later life brings change: shifting roles, new challenges, loss, reflection, and opportunity. While these transitions can feel overwhelming, they also open the door to emotional growth, clarity, and renewed purpose. Emotional Growth in Later Life is a practical and compassionate guide designed to help older adults navigate emotional changes with confidence and self-awareness. This book focuses on building resilience, emotional balance, and inner ...

BENEATH the SURFACE of SHADOW and LIGHT is a collection of poetry that explores the contrasting and complementary aspects of life. Written during the author's youth, the poems delve into the depths of human emotions, from the darkness of grief and loss to the radiance of hope and joy. The collection is a journey through the author's personal experiences and observations, as well as a reflection on the complexities and contradictions of the world around us. Through vivid imagery and lyrical language, BENEATH the SURFACE of SHADOW and LIGHT invites readers to explore the intricate interplay ...

Peace at Daggers Drawn is the story of the diplomatic initiatives (both official and unofficial, public and secret) intended to end or stop the spread of World War II. Special attention is devoted to specific peace proposals, initiatives, and back-channel attempts, all within the context of the foreign policies of the principal nations concerned. Efforts designed to end hostilities by belligerent and non-belligerent nations are included. This work is confined to the European theater of operations and covers the earliest stages of the conflict: September 1, 1939, to September 17, 1940.