Download or read book The Big Pivot written by Andrew S. Winston and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in a fundamentally changed world. It’s time for your approach to strategy to change, too. The evidence is all around us. Extreme weather, driven by climate change, is shattering records all over the planet. Our natural resources are in greater demand than ever before as a billion more people enter the global middle class, wanting more of everything. Radical transparency is opening up company operations and supply chains to public scrutiny. This is not some futuristic scenario or model to debate, but today’s reality. We've passed an economic tipping point. A weakening of the foundations of our planetary infrastructure is costing businesses dearly and putting our society at risk. The mega challenges of climate change, scarcity, and radical transparency threaten our ability to run an expanding global economy and are profoundly changing “business as usual.” But they also offer unprecedented opportunities: multi-trillion-dollar markets are in play, and the winners of this new game will profit mightily. According to Andrew Winston, bestselling author (Green to Gold) and globally recognized business strategist, the way companies currently operate will not allow them to keep up with the current—and future—rate of change. They need to make the Big Pivot. In this indispensable new book, Winston provides ten crucial strategies for leaders and companies ready to move boldly forward and win in this new reality. With concrete advice and tactics, and new stories from companies like British Telecom, Diageo, Dow, Ford, Nike, Unilever, Walmart, and many others, The Big Pivot will help you, and all of us, create more resilient businesses and a more prosperous world. This book is the blueprint to get you started.

Download or read book The Dinosaur Filmography written by Mark F. Berry and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From classics like King Kong, to beloved B-movies like The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, to blockbusters like Jurassic Park, it's easy to see that filmmakers and audiences alike love to see dinosaurs on the screen. This comprehensive filmography, arranged alphabetically by title, contains entries that include basic facts (year of release, country of origin, studio, and running time), followed by a concise plot summary, the author's critical commentary, information on the production and the people behind it, and secrets of the often-ingenious special effects. Three useful appendices feature films with minor dinosaur content, planned but unfinished dinosaur movies, and the quasi-dinosaurs of Toho Studios. To be included, a movie must depict one or more representations of a "prehistoric reptile." Inaccurate portrayals are included, as long as the intent is to represent a real or fictional dinosaur. Not eligible are films featuring prehistoric mammals, prehistoric humans or humanoids, and beasts of mythology--unless, of course, the movie also has a dinosaur.

Download or read book Fantasian written by Haoming Yang and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2022-12-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the moment he’s born, it’s clear that Winston Siller is different from other children— drastically different. Before he’s one year old, he’s able to read and reason and speak in complete sentences—not to mention consume pancakes. That’s because his grandfather was subjected to experiments under the Nazis that were aimed at making people stronger, smarter, and more loyal. These changes were passed down to Winston through his DNA. Due to his precocious nature, Winston is bullied by other kids, particularly Tomas. This causes a “demon” of anger and resentment to grow in Winston. After discovering the writings of Adolph Hitler, he vows one day to make himself supreme leader, so no one will ever be able to bully him again. After winning acclaim as a soldier in the Unification War, which sought to reunite the two warring factions of Canada that are at odds with each other regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, Winston manages to take over the government and form his own political party. From there he seeks to centralize power under a single totalitarian rule. He convinces the United States to help him conquer Western Canada. Then he sides with Germany and Japan to take over America. Once again, he is victorious, but in the process he has made Canada’s economy utterly dependent on war, and he eventually has to set his sights on Europe. Meanwhile, Peter, a boy who has been reading what he assumes is a novel about Winston’s life discovers that it’s not actually a fictional story after all. In fact, it’s a true history of events in a parallel universe. Not only that, the book didn’t fall into Peter’s hands by chance. He and his uncle are actually a bridge not only to that parallel universe but to another one as well.

Download or read book SCIENCE FICTION Ultimate Box Set 170 Dystopian Novels Space Adventures Lost World Classics Apocalyptic Tales written by Jules Verne and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-18 with total page 12917 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'SCIENCE FICTION Ultimate Box Set: 170+ Dystopian Novels, Space Adventures, Lost World Classics & Apocalyptic Tales' presents an unparalleled amalgamation of literary genius, weaving together the profound imaginations of some of the most paramount figures in the science fiction genre. The anthology spans a multitude of themes including dystopia, interstellar travel, exploration of unknown worlds, and the existential ponderings of humanity in the face of apocalypse, realized through a diverse range of literary styles, from the suspenseful and foreboding atmospheres crafted by H.P. Lovecraft to the intricate societal critiques embodied by George Orwell. This collection not only showcases the broad spectrum of speculative fiction but also highlights standout pieces that have fundamentally shaped the course of science fiction literature. The contributing authors and editors, from Jules Vernes pioneering adventures to H.G. Wells groundbreaking societal allegories, represent an era-spanning cadre of visionaries who collectively pressed the boundaries of the imagination and confronted the societal and philosophical questions of their times. Their works, deeply entrenched in varying historical, cultural, and literary movements - from the romanticism of Mary Shelleys 'Frankenstein' to the modernist satire in Aldous Huxleys 'Brave New World' - provide a comprehensive overview of the evolution of science fiction as a reflective lens on society. For readers seeking to immerse themselves in the expansive universe of speculative fiction, this anthology offers an extraordinary journey through time and space, exploring humanitys greatest fears, hopes, and ethical dilemmas. By traversing the imaginations of over forty authors, the collection affords a unique opportunity to engage with the seminal texts that have defined and continued to shape the science fiction landscape. Delve into the 'SCIENCE FICTION Ultimate Box Set' to experience the vast educational value, embrace the diversity of thought, and partake in the ongoing dialogue between these monumental works and the present-day reader.

Download or read book Winston and the Wondrous Wooba Gymnastics Club written by Tamsin Janu and published by Scholastic Australia. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Winston’s new step-sister-to-be Macy moves to Woobawittawoo with her dad, life in their small town quickly turns upside down. Winston is thrilled, but Macy is miserable. Wooba might have the Big Bread, but what use is a crumbling tourist attraction when Macy wants to become an Olympic gymnast? It’s up to Winston and his friends to convince Macy to love Wooba as much as they do so they can stay there forever. But how? Could a gymnastics club be the answer to all their problems?

Download or read book AFTER THE END Dystopia Box Set 34 Dystopias and Post Apocalyptic Works written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-16 with total page 5621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously edited dark future collection includes the greatest dystopian novels and post-apocalyptic stories - for you to compare with your own prediction based on present events: George Orwell: 1984 Animal Farm Aldous Huxley: Brave New World Sinclair Lewis: It Can't Happen Here C. S. Lewis: That Hideous Strength Yevgeny Zamyatin: We Jack London: Iron Heel H. G. Wells: The Time Machine The First Men in the Moon When the Sleeper Wakes Jonathan Swift: Gulliver's Travels Edward Bulwer-Lytton: The Coming Race Edgar Allan Poe: The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion Owen Gregory: Meccania the Super-State Hugh Benson: Lord of the World Edward Bellamy: Looking Backward: 2000–1887 Equality Mary Shelley: The Last Man William Hope Hodgson: The Night Land Stanley G. Weinbaum: The Black Flame Fred M. White: The Doom of London Series The Four White Days The Four Days' Night The Dust of Death A Bubble Burst The Invisible Force The River of Death Ignatius Donnelly: Caesar's Column Ernest Bramah: The Secret of the League Arthur Dudley Vinton: Looking Further Backward Richard Jefferies: After London Samuel Butler: Erewhon Edwin A. Abbott: Flatland Anthony Trollope: The Fixed Period Cleveland Moffett: The Conquest of America

Download or read book SCIENCE FICTION Ultimate Box Set written by Jules Verne and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-16 with total page 12903 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'SCIENCE FICTION Ultimate Box Set' assembles an unparalleled compendium of works from the pioneers and titans of the science fiction genre. Spanning a variety of literary styles—from the adventurous to the speculative, and the fantastical to the utopian—this collection encompasses the rich diversity that has defined and continuously reinvents science fiction. Unique in its breadth, the anthology invites readers to explore seminal works that have laid the foundations of modern speculative storytelling, including groundbreaking narratives of interstellar exploration, time travel, and alternate realities. The contributing authors, a veritable lexicon of literary virtuosos like Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Mary Shelley, and George Orwell, bring together a tapestry of cultural, philosophical, and scientific insights from their respective epochs. Their collective works reflect the evolution of science fiction as a mirror to society's advancements and anxieties, tracing the genre's roots from gothic novels and romanticism to the dawn of the atomic age and beyond. Their diverse backgrounds and contributions illuminate the anthology's overarching theme: the insatiable human quest for knowledge and the exploration of the unknown. 'Readers of the SCIENCE FICTION Ultimate Box Set' are afforded an extraordinary journey through the annals of science fiction. Each page offers an opportunity to witness the evolutionary arc of one of literature's most dynamic genres. The anthology serves not just as a collection of stories, but as an educational resource and a bridge to the dialogue between generations of storytellers. For enthusiasts and newcomers alike, this box set promises endless hours of imaginative thought, challenging one's perceptions of what is possible in the realm of the written word.

Download or read book The Liebold Protocol a Mattie McGary Winston Churchill 1930 s Adventure written by Michael McMenamin and published by First Edition Design Pub.. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her latest adventure, The Liebold Protocol, Winston Churchill’s Scottish goddaughter, Mattie McGary, the adventure-seeking Hearst photojournalist, reluctantly returns to Nazi Germany in the summer of 1934 and once again finds herself in deadly peril in a gangster state where widespread kidnappings and ransoms by the SA and SS are sanctioned by the new Nazi government. It didn’t begin that way. At Churchill’s suggestion, Mattie initially investigates one of the best-kept secrets of the Great War—that in 1915, facilitated by a sinister German-American agent working for Henry Ford, British Empire and Imperial German officials essentially committed treason by agreeing Britain would sell raw rubber to Germany in exchange for it selling precision optical equipment to Britain. Why? To keep the war going and the profits flowing. After Mattie interviews Ford’s German-American go-between, however, agents of Scotland Yard’s Special Branch are sent by Churchill’s political opponents in the British government to rough her up and warn her she will be prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act unless she backs off the story. Left no choice, Mattie sets out for Germany to investigate the story from the German side and to interview the German nobleman who negotiated the optics for rubber deal with the British. Once In Germany, however, Mattie lands right in the middle of a potential civil war between the SA Brown Shirts of Ernst Rohm who want a true socialist ‘second revolution’ to follow Hitler’s stunning first revolution in 1933 and Adolf Hitler who believes one revolution is enough. Mattie learns that Hitler has ordered his SS to assassinate all the senior leadership of Ernst Rohm’s SA Brown Shirts as well as other political enemies on Saturday 30 June, an event known to History as ‘The Night of the Long Knives’. Mattie soon learns she is threatened from two sides and must flee Germany to save her life. Not only does the German-American working for Henry Ford want her story on the Great War optics for rubber treason killed, he wants her dead along with it. Worse, Mattie’s nemesis, the ‘Blond Beast’ of the SS, Reinhard Heydrich, is in charge of Hitler’s ‘Night of the Long Knives’ purge and he’s secretly put her name on his list of targets… The McMenamin writing teams are award-winning, and one should not expect anything different from The Liebold Protocol. Three-Time Grand Prize Winner Fiction, Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Three-Time Thriller/Suspense Book of the Year, ForeWord Reviews. Two-Time Historical Fiction Book of the Year, ForeWord Reviews. Michael McMenamin is the co-author with his son Patrick of the first five award-winning 1930s era historical novels featuring Winston Churchill and his fictional Scottish goddaughter, the adventure-seeking Hearst photojournalist Mattie McGary. The first five novels in the series—The DeValera Deception, The Parsifal Pursuit, The Gemini Agenda, The Berghof Betrayal and The Silver Mosaic—received a total of 15 literary awards. He is currently at work with his daughter Kathleen McMenamin on the eighth Mattie + Winston historical adventure, The Prussian Memorandum. He is also the author of Becoming Winston Churchill, a joint biography of the young Churchill and his Irish-American mentor, the New York lawyer and statesman Bourke Cockran. Kathleen, the other half of the father-daughter writing team, has been editing her father’s writing for longer than she cares to remember. She is the co-author with her father of the 2018 novella, Appointment in Prague, A Mattie McGary + Winston Churchill World War II Adventure. She also is the co-author with her sister Kelly of the critically acclaimed Organize Your Way: Simple Strategies for Every Personality [Sterling, 2017]. Visit the authors at www.winstonchurchillthrillers.com www.facebook.com/WinstonChurchillThrillers

Download or read book Deep as the Marrow written by F. Paul Wilson and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times–bestselling author of The Select “combines medical and political intrigue into one explosive, warp-speed thriller” (Douglas Preston). To end the war on drugs, the president of the United States decides to legalize narcotics—and tax them heavily. Some think he’s crazy. Others want him dead. The president’s personal physician, John Van Duyne, took an oath to do no harm, but after a Colombian drug lord kidnaps his six-year-old daughter, he’s forced to do the unthinkable to save her: poison the president.

Download or read book Miracle written by Peter Golenbock and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-02-06 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, the full story of NASCAR legend Bobby Allison and the Alabama gang is told in full--a story of heartbreak, drama, action, and, in the end, redemption.

Download or read book J A Jance s Ali Reynolds Mysteries 3 Book Boxed Set Volume 2 written by J.A. Jance and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-02-07 with total page 1073 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three relentlessly suspenseful novels from New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance. Trial by Fire In the heat of the Arizona desert, a raging fire pushes temperatures to a deadly degree, and one woman is left to burn. Pulled naked and barely breathing from the fire, the victim has no idea who she is, let alone who would do this to her—or why. Then a savior appears. Sister Anselm is a devoted advocate for unidentified patients, but to Jane Doe’s remorseless would-be killer, she poses a serious threat. Ali Reynolds, the police department’s new media consultant, struggles to help Sister Anselm locate the missing relatives. But their efforts may be exposing the victim once more to danger. In the fearless pursuit of justice, Ali discovers a secret even darker and more twisted than she ever could have imagined. Fatal Error Ali Reynolds begins the summer thinking her most difficult challenge will be surviving a six-week-long course as the lone forty-something female at the Arizona Police Academy. However, when Brenda Riley, a former colleague, shows up in town with an alcohol problem and an unlikely story about a missing fiancé, Ali reluctantly agrees to help. But when the man posing as Brenda’s fiancé is viciously murdered and the police focus their investigation on Brenda, Ali is quickly drawn into a web of online intrigue that may lead to a real-world fatal error. Left for Dead When one of Ali’s former Arizona Police Academy classmates is gunned down and left to die, he is at first assumed to be an innocent victim of the violent drug cartels. But the crime scene investigation reveals there’s much more to the story. Summoned to his hospital bedside, Ali meets another seriously injured victim—an unidentified young woman, presumed to be an illegal border crosser, who was raped and savagely beaten. Ali is determined to seek justice in both cases. But as she zeroes in on the truth, the real killer is lining her up in the crosshairs…

Download or read book SEDUCTION COWBOY STYLE written by Anne Marie Winston and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-12-17 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LOVE BORN OF VENGEANCE… Deck Stryker’s opportunity to settle old scores came when his enemy’s sister waltzed into town. Silver Jenssen’s luminous eyes and lips begging for a taste test made seduction easy, for he wanted her with unparalleled intensity. Starting with mouthwatering caresses, he wouldn’t stop until he’d exacted an eye for an eye. He hadn’t counted on a heart for a heart instead…. CAN BE THE STRONGEST OF ALL Silver vowed never to be swayed by sweet words and promises again. But the sexy cowboy’s lean…hard…body and seductive persuasion overwhelmed her resolve. She tumbled into his arms…and discovered his betrayal. But that was before she found what could bind them forever, and offer redemption. She carried his child….

Download or read book Happiness Sold Separately written by Lolly Winston and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2006-06-13 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A darkly funny and messy love story about the struggle to live happily ever after after the after, by the New York Times bestselling author of Good Grief. Elinor Mackey has always done the right thing-college, law school, career, marriage-but now everything's gone wrong. In her late thirties, Elinor has discovered that she can't have children; all the doctors can tell her is that it's because of her age. She withdraws from her podiatrist husband, Ted, into an interior world of heartbreak. Her closest companion? The tree in her backyard. But since everything in her life is going from bad to worse, soon, despite the best efforts of the tree doctor, her tree must be cut down. Ted Mackey has always done the right thing, too. He started going to the gym and lost weight, got on track, got in The Zone. But when he uncharacteristically has an affair with his personal trainer ? who has an odd-ball son who latches on to Ted like a barnacle -- he has to figure out how to make everything right (even if he's not sure what right even means anymore). In a complicated dance of partners, lovers and admirers, Happiness Sold Seperately delightfully shows that sometimes love with the wrong person is sometimes right.

Download or read book Daddy Knows Best written by Winston Gieseke and published by Bruno-Books. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is it about older men that gay boys find so irresistible? Some say young men in search of a "daddy" to partner up with-sometimes for life, sometimes just for the night-are looking for someone to mentor them. Take care of them. But there are plenty of young studs with dirty minds who simply find that men get better with age. Older men are hotter. More confident. More experienced. For some, it's all about dominance and submission. For others, it's about getting off with a guy who turns you on. These are the couplings explored in Daddy Knows Best, a sizzling collection of erotic stories-some romantic, some raunchy-that probe the younger man-older man dynamic in sensual, graphic detail.

Download or read book Prescription for Deception written by James Osborne and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2024-09-08 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the mysterious death of his parents, Paul Winston's quiet life as a Colorado rancher changes. His attempts to use his fortune for good quickly make him the target of a powerful drug syndicate. With dangers lurking around every corner, Paul and his wife Anne are dragged into a deadly game. From the streets of London to war-torn Ukraine, the Winstons close in on the syndicate's secrets and face dangers they could have never imagined. But is the real threat closer than they thought? A gripping international crime thriller, PRESCRIPTION FOR DECEPTION is the first book in James Osborne's Secret Shepherd Conspiracies trilogy.

Download or read book The God of Animals written by Aryn Kyle and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her stunning debut, Kyle produces an emotionally powerful coming-of-age story that deftly and movingly captures not only the complexity of love, loss, and human relationships but also the fierce and powerful bond between horses and humans.

Download or read book Multiamory written by Dedeker Winston and published by Cleis Press. This book was released on 2023-05-23 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relationships aren't "one-size-fits-all" so why should relationship advice be? Multiamory offers practical, research-based communication tools for the full spectrum of modern relationships. When Multiamory authors Dedeker Winston, Emily Sotelo Matlack, and Jase Lindgren started producing their advice show about polyamory and other non-traditional relationships, they received dozens of questions from listeners about all sorts of relationship quandaries and communication stalemates. They quickly found out that existing relationship tools weren’t up to the task, and that conventional wisdom is sorely lacking for modern relationships. Many of the primary resources for relationship advice are frustratingly religious, unapproachable and academic, or alienating to anyone who falls outside the mainstream of heterosexual monogamy. Over the course of many years and hundreds of episodes, they have spent hours nerding out over research, reading up on evidence-based relationship advice, and listening to the personal struggles of hundreds of couples and individuals. They have re-tooled commonplace communication frameworks to fit modern-day relationships, and when there was no existing tool that fit, they put on their inventor hats and developed their own. This has led to the creation of Multiamory: Essential Tools for Modern Relationships, a curated collection of the most popular communication tools, advice, and wisdom from the Multiamory podcast that have helped thousands of listeners improve their communication and create healthy relationships. In this book, you’ll learn how to: Get what you need out of conversations with your partner with the Triforce of Communication Create Microscripts that will interrupt old patterns, diffuse tension, and form better communication habits. Process and reconnect after an argument with Repair SHOP Determine your unique processing style, and how it may be clashing with your partner’s Set up a regular RADAR check-in to support the long-term health of all of your relationships And more!