Download or read book Serving Pride written by Jill Sanders and published by Jill Sanders. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Brogan was destined to be sheriff in the small town of Pride, Oregon. He moved to Pride when he was eight, after his mother’s mysterious disappearance. Always following the rules and sticking up for the weak, he had only one thing in mind after graduation, tracking down his mother. But, after almost ten years of looking, with no luck, he makes his way back to his home town. But when tragedy strikes he’s given the opportunity of a lifetime. Being sheriff in the small town of Pride he has the chance to pursue the girl he just couldn't keep his mind off. Amelia Blake can never forget the boy that saved her from certain danger ten years ago. When she comes home after her father’s death, she only plans on a short visit, but because of her mother’s health and after seeing Robert again, she is persuaded to move back home. When sparks fly she can’t help finding herself falling fast for the new sheriff in town.
Download or read book Serving Pride written by Joey Stern and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gain a new understanding of queer history in the United States while enjoying a festive meal with friends and family!Serving Pride is a meticulously researched, thoughtfully written, beautifully illustrated handbook that guides you through a Queer History Dinner Party. Complete with recipes, songs, and activities, Serving Pride is a whirlwind tour of queer history exploring how LGBTQ Americans first identified themselves, created safe spaces, fought for our rights, and made it possible for us to live authentic lives today. So, gather around the dinner table and serve up a generous helping of...PRIDE!
Download or read book Why Pride Matters More Than Money written by Jon R. Katzenbach and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2003-03-11 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book that turns our understanding of motivation on its head . . . and shows why most companies get it wrong. There are few people with more experience and accumulated wisdom about the inner workings of business and how people can work together more effectively than Jon Katzenbach. His groundbreaking research has resulted in several important books, including The Wisdom of Teams and Real Change Leaders. Over the past several years he has turned his attention to one of the perennial questions of leaders everywhere: How do I motivate my employees? Most everyone frets about how to devise schemes that will keep the troops revved up. Conventional wisdom—or at least the practice at most companies—often centers on money as the primary motivating force. Many also rely on intimidation, which like money generally has a short-term impact. But what Katzenbach has found in his research at many organizations is that both of these practices do little to build the long-term sustainability of an organization. For that you need a powerful force that has been—until this point—understood by few managers and implemented by fewer still: pride. From the front lines to the executive suite, most people are motivated by feelings of accomplishment, approval, and camaraderie. It’s why the best employees strive well beyond performance levels that will yield them higher pay and why most true professionals relentlessly avoid retirement. Why does Southwest Airlines consistently turn in the highest levels of performance and profitability of any company in the airline business? What can the U.S. Marines teach us about individual commitment that can be used in the for-profit world? How is General Motors overcoming its history of labor-management enmity through the efforts of “pride-builders” from both the union and the management side? By drawing on what he has learned from these and many other organizations, Jon Katzenbach provides a practical program for understanding the role of pride: • Money is not the motivator most people think it is: Katzenbach shows why pay-for-performance programs by themselves result in employees who focus on self-serving behavior and skin-deep organizational commitment. • Money tends to be a short-term motivational device and works best during times of growth, but pride works in bad times as well as good. • Cultivating pride is an investment that yields high returns on workforce performance over time and is not nearly as costly as relying solely on monetary compensation and the turnover risks that accompany a “show me the money” culture. Katzenbach shares unique insights and specifics about how the best mid-level pride-builders take advantage of the world’s greatest motivational force even in environments as challenging as General Motors and Aetna. He shows how managers at every level are missing a powerful lever if they are not instilling pride as a primary force for building their organization. Also available as an eBook.
Download or read book Pride Ownership written by Rick Lasky and published by PennWell Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book serves as a guide for the seasoned veteran, the new firefighter and everyone in between, bringing them together for what it all takes to have that love for the job. Each chapter addresses the next step in the leadership chain that is necessary for a fire service professional to succeed. The chapters are as follows: Our Mission; The Firefighter; The Company Officer; The Chief; Our Two Families; Sweating the Small Stuff; Changing Shirts-The Promotion; What September 11th Did For Us-The Good and the Bad; Ceremonies; Marketing Your Fire Department; Making It All Happen-Embracing Success; Have You Forgotten.
Download or read book Pride Colors Read Along written by Robin Stevenson and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ★ “Awash in messages of love and the celebration of individuality... A rare treat for both Pride Day and everyday sharing.”—School Library Journal, starred review ★ "A good thing comes in a small, rainbow package...A joyful, affirming, pride-filled read."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review Through gentle rhymes and colorful photographs of adorable children, Pride Colors is a celebration of the deep unconditional love of a parent or caregiver for a young child. The profound message of this delightful board book is you are free to be whoever you choose to be; you'll always be loved. Celebrated author Robin Stevenson ends her purposeful prose by explaining the meaning behind each color in the Pride flag: red = life, orange = healing, yellow = sunlight, green = nature, blue = peace and harmony, and violet = spirit.
Download or read book How Do We Know Ourselves written by David G. Myers and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Each chapter is a gem of insight into the human experience, cut and polished to perfection by the renowned psychologist David Myers. Better than any book I can recall, this book answers questions about why we think, feel, and act as we do—but also makes us curious to learn more.” —Angela Duckworth A delightful tour of the wonders of our humanity from David G. Myers, the award-winning professor and author of psychology’s bestselling textbook. Over the past three decades, millions of students have learned about psychology from textbooks by David G. Myers. To create these books and to satisfy his own endless curiosity about the human mind, Myers monitors the leading journals to discover the most extraordinary developments in psychological science. How Do We Know Ourselves? is a compendium of the most wondrous verities that Myers has found, revealing thought-provoking insights into our everyday lives. His astute observations and sharp-witted wisdom enable readers to think smarter and live happier. Myers’s subjects range from why we so often fear the wrong things to how simply going for a walk with someone can increase rapport and empathy. He reveals why we repeatedly mishear song lyrics and how the color of President Obama’s suits aided in his decision-making. Myers also explores the powers and perils of our intuition, explaining why anything can seem obvious once it happens. These forty essays offer fresh insight into our sometimes bewildering but ever-fascinating lives. Myers is engaging and intellectually provocative, and he brings a wealth of knowledge from more than fifty years of teaching and writing about psychology to this lively and informative collection. He inspires us to ponder timeless questions, including what might be the most intriguing one of all: How do we know ourselves?
Download or read book Tools for Peace written by Andrew Marr and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sixth-century abbot who wrote a practical rule for his community and a twentieth-century thinker who has roamed through literature, cultural anthropology, and religious thought-what would these two men have in common to generate a conversation between them? The religious study Tools for Peace: The Spiritual Craft of St. Benedict and René Girard combines their insights on how to understand and overcome violence in the world today. In his Rule for monks, St. Benedict explored ways that people can live in peace with one another and with God. René Girard probed human experience to seek the roots of violence that tears human communities apart and separates people from God. A dialogue between this abbot and this modern thinker across fifteen centuries deepens the insights of both into the causes and cures of human violence and gives us the tools to apply their ideas in our troubled world. For both St. Benedict and Girard, peace is rooted in God. Anyone who yearns for harmony in the midst of the violence that surrounds us today can learn much from Tools for Peace, essentially joining in a conversation between two people who share a desire for the serenity of God for all times.
Download or read book With Honor and Integrity written by Máel Embser-Herbert and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2022-11 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book shares the experiences of transgender military personnel, past and present. While a growing body of research demonstrates that a ban on open service harms the US military and that trans service members make invaluable contributions, here we turn to the experiences of the service members themselves, hearing from them in their own words"--
Download or read book Leadership written by Michael Z. Hackman and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leadership is an integral component of the human experience and of practical importance to all. For nearly 25 years, the multiple editions of Hackman and Johnsons outstanding work have been the backbone of leadership courses at hundreds of colleges and universities. The authors extend this tradition of excellence in the Sixth Edition, which continues to serve as a valuable catalyst for generating new insights, debating controversial issues, and contributing to the ongoing dialogue on leading and following. Hackman and Johnson illuminate our understanding of leadership by approaching it as a communication-based activity. They artfully balance research and theory with practical, real-world suggestions for improving communication competence and leadership effectiveness in small-group, organizational, and public contexts. The comprehensive Sixth Edition adds discussions of organizational politics, project leadership, executive-level teams, adaptive leadership, intergroup leadership, sensemaking, and in extremis leadership. Readers will also appreciate the expanded treatment of bad leadership, emotional competencies, followership styles, charisma, leader development, crisis leadership, and virtual team leadership. Case studies cover such timely issues as the pink slime controversy, the legacy of Steve Jobs, banning super-sized soft drinks, the scandal at Penn State University, and the Miracle on the Hudson. Abundant examples, case studies, self-assessments, and research highlights enhance the presentation. Moreover, wide-ranging application exercises offer multiple opportunities for readers to review and apply the skills covered in the chapters.
Download or read book Secret Desire written by Jill Sanders and published by Grayton Press. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claire’s once-in-a-lifetime dream vacation to Italy turns into a hellish nightmare when she’s mistakenly caught up in a dangerous smuggling situation. Thankfully, her reliable lifelong best friend is there to help her out of the mess she’s fallen into. Justin has had a crush on his best friend since grade school. The only problem is that it is obvious to everyone but her. But now that they’re halfway around the world, dealing with some very dangerous men, he figures it is past time he showed Claire just how he feels. Before it is too late.
Download or read book Love Like Ours written by Jill Sanders and published by Grayton Press. This book was released on 2025-02-11 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A small town, a big love, and a chance to rewrite their future. In the picturesque town of Pride, Sophia’s life has taken an unexpected turn. Her dreams of attending film school in New York are on hold, leaving her feeling unmoored and uncertain of her path. Returning to Pride wasn’t part of the plan, but fate has a funny way of redirecting lost hearts—especially when it leads her straight into the path of Palmer. Palmer, the once awkward boy from her past, has grown into a confident, driven man who now owns a booming construction business with his brother. Sophia finds herself drawn to his strength and quiet charm, and for a moment, it feels like she’s found a place to call home again. But just as old sparks begin to ignite, a magnetic newcomer arrives in town: Jack, a charismatic filmmaker with big-city charm and a passion for storytelling that matches Sophia’s own dreams. His immediate interest in Sophia offers her a tantalizing glimpse of the life she once longed for in New York. Caught between Palmer's steady loyalty and Jack's irresistible pull toward the world she’d always dreamed of, Sophia must navigate a tangled web of passion, loyalty, and self-discovery. As old secrets resurface and the pressure to choose her future mounts, will Sophia find the courage to follow her heart—or will her second chance at love slip away?
Download or read book The Secret Series Books 1 6 written by Jill Sanders and published by Grayton Press. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 1028 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secret Seduction To Katie life was simple. She wanted a little house in upper Boston, and four kids fathered by her best friend Jason, who she’s been infatuated with since she was eight. After a devastating family secret is exposed, all she wants now is to escape the media hype that follows her everywhere she turns. Leaving her family, friends, and Jason behind, she travels to places she’s only read about, to find a father she’s never known. Secret Pleasure After a terrible breakup and the loss of her dream job, Airlea is just looking for a fresh start. When her mother takes it upon herself to help, Airlea finds herself working for a wealthy family back in Italy, whose son was recently involved in a serious auto accident. She jumps at the chance to escape Greece and leave her worries behind, unaware of the new dangers she now faces in Rome. To further complicate things, she now must deal with the most arrogant patient she’s ever seen, which would be a lot easier if he wasn’t so damn sexy! Secret Guardian Ann can’t tolerate the new guy assigned to her camera crew. She’s been in journalism long enough to know when someone is full of himself. And this guy is so full of himself, he can’t seem to point the camera in the right direction. Her latest assignment in Brazil, seemed harmless enough, but now she’s in over her head and the only way out is to trust the man that helped put her in the line of fire to begin with. Secret Passions Sandi has escaped her old life. She’s shed her hijab and her family obligations to start a new life, alone. It’s been five years since she first stepped foot in America to save her life. She’s earned enough money to live comfortably, thanks to her artwork. But just when she finally feels like she can start to relax and not jump at shadows, her past returns, hot on her heels. Now she must trust the man who saved her years ago, and ask him to do it once again. Secret Identity Eve is at the top of her game. She's finally going to make partner at the ad agency run by two of her best friends. But when she takes a business trip to wine and dine a potential customer, her boss decides to tag along at the last minute. Now everything she's worked hard for might just disappear in a flash. Carter has had a thing for his best friend Eve ever since he can remember. He hired her a few years ago to help boost his business and it has never run more smoothly. But when a once‑in‑a‑lifetime opportunity presents itself, he takes a chance at happiness that could end up destroying their friendship. Secret Sauce Trent owns a high-profile restaurant in New York. His food and secret recipes are highly sought after. His personal life mirrors his successful career. Beautiful women hang on his every word. But when his restaurant receives a bad review from a well-known food critic, things take a turn for the worse. When he finally tracks down the food critic, he might just lose more than his secrets to her.
Download or read book The Entangled Box Set written by Jill Sanders and published by Jill Sanders. This book was released on with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get all three books full of supernatural chills with a gothic atmosphere and a delightfully creepy edge. The Entangled Series, by Jill Sanders. The Awakening Christina swore she’d never return to her hometown of Hidden Creek, Georgia again. Her upbringing there could only be described as torture at best. She never asked for the unusual abilities she possesses, but was quite certain they would torment her the rest of her life. After spending years hiding and trying to escape the judgement and abuse of her family and the cruel people of Hidden Creek, she's finally come to terms with her gift. But with her parent’s sudden passing, it now falls on Christina to return and take care of everything. With her parents gone, she finally hopes to close this dark chapter of her life and leave Hidden Creek behind for good. That is, until she finds herself mysteriously drawn to the intoxicating gentleman next-door, who seems to share a strange and unusual bond with her. Michael has spent years in the military and on the police force in Atlanta. After almost losing his life in a brutal betrayal by his crooked partner, he's decided to leave the force and take up residence in sleepy, stress-free Hidden Creek, where he meets Christina, a mysterious, raven-haired beauty with uncanny abilities. He'd always thought of himself as a rational person. He didn’t buy into in crazy things like; ghosts, spirits, demons, or other paranormal witchcraft nonsense. But now he must be losing it, as a strange apparition begins appearing at the foot of his bed each night. The Beckoning Breanna is a reasonable woman. She doesn’t believe in things like teleportation or time travel. But after months of suddenly finding herself in faraway places and living through events that haven’t taken place yet, she’s beginning to think there might actually be something beyond the normal. Ethan never believed he’d be living in his brother’s house, let alone with the woman that’s haunted his dreams and every waking moment for the past few months. The Ascension Jessica was getting tired of fighting fate. Not only had some really weird stuff been going on the past few months, but now she found herself crawling out of Jacob’s bed. She hated the guy. Well, okay, she’d avoided the guy. Sure, she’d fantasized about him most of her life, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t fight the attraction. Something was coming and everyone in town felt it, not just the chosen group she’d found herself part of in the last few months. And, if her being with Jacob was fated, she was determined to fight it for as long as she could because she knew what was coming, even when no one else did. She knew how important everyone’s roles were in the next few weeks. But with the disappearance of Breanna, fate may have just taken a huge turn. For the worse. Jacob has completely lost it. That’s the only explanation for what he’d been going through. And now, he’s suddenly found himself inexplicably drawn to Jess. This new desire he feels for her is stronger than the need to breathe. What new powers did this witch hold over him? And more important, was there a chance they would survive the upcoming horrors?
Download or read book Holiday Romance written by Jill Sanders and published by Grayton Press. This book was released on 2021-11-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just in time for the holidays, take another wonderful trip to Oregon. Enjoy this sweet story about some new small-town people and learn about the lives and loves of a hot young couple. Don't miss this opportunity to catch up on some of your favorite book people and the enchanting town of Pride. A PRIDE CHRISTMAS Take a magical trip back to Pride, Oregon and enjoy meeting some new people and watching how the Jordan family welcome them in this special Holiday Novella. Alice McKinney was supposed to be home for the holidays, enjoying her mother's home-made pies and her father's fried turkey. Instead, she's trapped in a blizzard, held up in a small cabin somewhere on the coast of Oregon. TIS THE SEASON It's time Matthew admitted he has bitten off more than he can chew by purchasing the old house on the hill? A SILVER COVE CHRISTMAS Having lost the man she loved early on, Crystal vowed to live freely for the rest of her life. But, after her business is threatened due to theft, she hires a private financial investigator to plug the leak. Falling for the tall, dark, and very serious stranger was certain, what she hadn't expected was for it to be true love. CHRISTMAS WISH Laura's been down on her luck with love, starting with Simon Berg. After the man of her fantasies ended up leaving her shattered years ago, she determined to never let anyone get close to her again. She would have succeeded if Simon hadn't waltzed back into her life a month before Christmas. COMING HOME Brian Laster swore he'd never return to his home town of Haven, Montana. After all, he'd been a total dick to everyone there before he'd left, including his mother. However, in the past ten years, things had changed. He had changed. Coming home wasn't something he'd wanted to do, but this time it wasn't his choice. It was his job.
Download or read book The West Series Books 10 12 written by Jill Sanders and published by Grayton Press. This book was released on with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saving Trace The broken soldier and the small town sweetheart Music has always provided a welcomed escape from the dysfunctional reality Trace has become accustomed to. Fresh back from a tour overseas in the marines, he sets out to mend his wounds by strumming his way across the States. Stranded in what must be the smallest town in Texas, he must rely on the mercy and kindness of the people of Fairplay to right his way. Emma has a knack for spotting damaged souls and quickly pegs her next project in the hunky musician whose misfortune has landed him in Fairplay. Had it been anyone else, she would have patched his wounds and sent him on his way, but there’s just something about this one. Christmas Holly Staying home for the Holidays... Laura Holton had big plans for her winter break. None of which involved her staying home. But when her uncle gets laid up for a while, she's stuck running his veterinary clinic. Staying home for the holidays wasn't all bad, after all her uncle had just hired the sexiest veterinarian alive. Clay was a newcomer to Fairplay, Texas. Taking the new position in a small-town vet clinic hadn't been his parent's idea of utilizing his expensive education. But one look at the picturesque small-town and he'd jumped at the chance. One look at his boss' pretty blonde niece and he'd found another reason to stay. Maggie's Match Leaving home to find yourself, but falling for the one you left behind. Margaret Jackson has had enough of Ricky’s games. The boy has been leading her on since they were in diapers. It was past time she set out on her own and discovered just who she was outside of the small town of Fairplay, Texas. The last thing Rick had expected was to return home and discover Maggie wasn’t there. Hell, he’d lost his heart to the girl before he even knew how to spell his name. Problem was, he hadn’t known it until he’d heard she’d left Fairplay. By then, he figured he’d lost his chance. But maybe, just maybe, this was the right time and place to show her what he could be and what she meant to him.
Download or read book Distracted Series 3 4 written by Jill Sanders and published by Grayton Press. This book was released on with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SAVE ME “The police are not ruling out the possibility that they have discovered the lair of a serial killer…” It was the stuff of nightmares. Crissy had survived, but she was the only one out of a dozen women who could claim so. That didn’t mean she had gotten away unscathed, physically or mentally. Being held prisoner for days and repeatedly beaten and raped hadn’t been the end of it. Losing the one man she’d trusted to help her recover had been the final blow. Now, as a single parent, she’s headed down the coast with her daughter to look for some peace of mind. Never in her wildest dreams did she imagine that trouble would follow her. Brock could never forget that fateful night he’d found the broken woman in the locked container. The fear and gratefulness in her haunting blue eyes would stay with him forever. As would knowing that it had been his partner who had tortured her and a dozen more unfortunate souls. That knowledge left him wondering if he could ever trust anyone again. But when he found out that someone was threatening the blue-eyed beauty once more, he knew that he would have to do something drastic to save her and to mend what was broken in himself. DARE ME Jade has finally taken over running her family's swanky resort in the Bahamas. Having spent her entire life learning the family business, she's more than ready to take charge. That is until she runs into trouble in the shape of a sexy undercover FBI agent out to take down her family business. Wyatt is there to get to the bottom of a string of kidnappings which he believes is due to a ring of child traffickers embedded deep in one of the swankiest resorts. Working as a bartender, he's there to expose the culprits at any cost, even if it means losing his heart.
Download or read book First Comes Love written by Jill Sanders and published by Grayton Press. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rose jumps at the chance to be the architect of a big project in the only town she’s ever dreamed of living in. She thinks this could be her chance at happiness, until she realizes that the Jordans have put Jacob in charge of the project. Why did the man infuriate her? It couldn’t be the fact that she’s been secretly crushing on him all her life. Jacob is hired by his uncle to oversee an exciting new project that could save the town of Pride. Unfortunately, that means working closely with the one person that he is completely infatuated with. It is ironic that she is the only person who can’t stand him. Fighting with Rose is almost second nature. After all, it’s one of the reasons he fell for her in the first place.
