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Traditional leadership frameworks emphasize control over making connections, but that underestimates the value of collaboration. By sharing the lessons of facilitative leadership, Invisible Leader gives you a new framework for tapping into your team’s potential. This book will show you how to approach, prepare, and guide team meetings to their best outcomes as well as how to use reflection to improve every stage of your work.

Die zwölfjährige Caspia muss den gesamten Sommer mit ihren Eltern in Brooklyn verbringen. Dabei hasst sie Großstädte, allen voran New York. Zu viele Menschen, zu laut, zu schmutzig. In dem Kinderzimmer des Apartments, das die Familie gemietet hat, steht eine Kommode, in der Caspia Briefe von einem blinden Mädchen entdeckt, das an der Seite ihres Botaniker-Vaters in den 50er und 60er Jahren die Welt bereiste und Pflanzen auf ihre ganz eigene Art beschrieb. Jeder Brief wird mit einem Pflanzenrätsel eröffnet.

Protagonist and first-person narrator Alicia McMahon begins her memoir later in her life with a description of her vision to produce a tribute book for her ailing Nana Murphy. Her nana still lived in the village she grew up in - Foynes, County Limerick, Ireland. This leads to a very poignant conversation between Alicia and her Nana, a few months later. Alicia then explains how life was growing up in a little parish in Ireland and shares her stories from hardships to shenanigans.

In the middle of New York City lies a neighborhood where all secrets are valuable, all assets are liquid, and all deals are sealed with a blessing rather than a contract. Welcome to the diamond district. Ninety percent of all diamonds that enter America pass through these few blocks, but the inner workings of this mysterious world are known only to the people who inhabit it.

Based on the film starring Blair Underwood, Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the Seventh Day is an unforgettable story about a devoted couple whose relationship is put to the ultimate test. New York Times bestselling author T.D. Jakes pens a compelling story that unites love, suspense, and faith into...

As a leader, you've heard that design is important, and you believe it. But you may not know what you need to know about it, how to buy it, and how to manage it. This is the book for you.

Pan, the Greek god of forests, shepherds and fertility, has long represented the pagan gods in general. With the advent of the Christian church communication with the pagan gods was very heavily suppressed by priests who have a vested interest in eliminating religious competition, by any means required, including, but not limited to lying, stealing, cheating, murder, mayhem, extortion, torture and blackmail. As a result, general public attention to the pagan gods disappeared about 2,000 years ago.

This story will provide you with a different way of thinking about love, relationships (any type), disagreements, and behaviors. This book gives you clarity and motivates you to look at situations in a more balanced way. Take a journey through the mind of this author. Communication is effective, and not communicating could be confusing yet also revealing.

One in five Americans names race relations the most important problem facing the country. In this revelatory 15-lecture audio course, you’ll learn how social science can help you understand the attitudes, actions, and outcomes associated with race in America. Your guide, acclaimed Colgate University sociology professor Alicia Simmons, shows you how social scientists interpret various problems associated with race in the contemporary US.

Simon Kent is just an ordinary teenager trying to cope with the loss of his parents and the bullies at school . . . or so he thinks. After meeting an outspoken girl with strange hair that changes colors with her mood, he is swept into a futuristic world filled with dragonlike creatures, vast technology, and enslaved giants. But Simon also stumbles upon a secret: He can perform magic in this parallel world!

Everybody has a different notion of what heaven is like. In the heaven where Jane lives, everybody is expected to use The Will to do things. Using The Will, people in Jane’s heaven merely have to think to accomplish anything. They never have to get their hands dirty touching anything. Jane, though, wants to touch things. She wants to feel them in her hands. And because she refuses to use her Will, she falls from societal acceptance, and then she falls from heaven. But falling from heaven may be her saving grace.

The High Rollers are falling apart. Billy is leading them into war against the wishes of Laura, who is intent on living in peace. Unbeknownst to them, one among them holds the cure that could save all mankind, and there are two powerful enemies that want it. Everything has been leading up to this, and the members of this fragile family are going to have to go through hell if they're going to survive. No one is safe as the end draws near.

Finally, a fast and natural approach to lose weight, detox your body and flush out toxins, boost metabolism and melt fat! In this audiobook, you will discover an easy way to lose weight and flush out the toxins. You will also learn the incredible power of tea and how it flushes out these toxins and help you lose weight. This audio guide will take you step by step, and enlighten you about this amazing way to lose weight.

Annie Chapman led a hard, lower class life in filthy 19th century London. Late in life, circumstances and her choices led her to earn her crust by solicitation. After a bruising brawl with another woman over money and a man, she lost her lodgings and found herself sleeping rough. That dangerous turn of events delivered her into the hands of London's most notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper.

Elena se pasa la juventud imaginando formas poco dolorosas de matarse, pero no quiere que su historia sea triste. Por eso se entrega, mientras tanto, a melancólicos enredos sexuales, a la vez que bosqueja libros muy distintos a los que se escriben y celebran en su asfixiante país-provincia.Esta novela constituye una indagación sobre el dolor, sobre la legitimidad del dolor.

Even when nothing is going according to plan, Amber Brown is always bold, bright, and colorful. #Amber Brown is out now on Apple TV+ Amber's parents just aren't acting the way she thinks parents should. Sometimes her dad goes out on dates when he is supposed to be spending time with her. And her...

Iris McTavish always wanted to follow in her father's footsteps. But when his sudden death leaves her household on the brink of ruin, she may have to choose an unwanted marriage over her passion of archaeology. To save her house and prove her worth, she embarks on a mysterious and dangerous expedition....

Eine temperamentvolle Amerikanerin. Ein verklemmter britischer Manager. Heiße internationale Verwicklungen... Ruby Miller schwebt auf Wolke sieben! Sie darf den attraktiven Stadtplaner Niall Stella, das heimliche Objekt ihrer Begierde, nach New York begleiten. Und wenn es nach ihr geht, dann wird der vielversprechende Business-Trip nicht nur ein beruflicher Höhepunkt. Die temperamentvolle Kalifornierin ist wild entschlossen, den frustrierend zugeknöpften Briten zu ihrem erotischen Sonderprojekt zu machen.

Jillian und Brock sind beste Freunde. Trotzdem gibt es etwas, das Jillian Brock niemals verraten würde: ihre wahren Gefühle für ihn. Sie weiß genau, dass sie bei ihm "als Frau" keine Chance hat. Außerdem würde ihr überängstlicher Vater mehr als reine Freundschaft ohnehin nicht erlauben. Er wollte sie erst nicht einmal alleine ans College gehen lassen. Doch auch wenn es ihr schwer fällt, sich von ihrem besten Freund zu trennen, will sie dort endlich ein neues Leben beginnen, ohne Brock und ihre unerwiderte Liebe.

When it comes to redesigning how government functions, most of the common assumptions about innovation don’t hold up. Hana Schank and Sara Hudson conducted nearly 70 interviews with people inside of government to understand the common threads for successful innovation projects...In The Government Fix, Hana Schank and Sara Hudson, both a public interest technology fellows at New America and veterans of both Federal and local government, share what they’ve learned about how to truly make change.