Each day brings us the chance to laugh, love and learn. this book will inspire you to do all three "Kevin Eikenberry's essays reveal him as a keen observer and an intense participant in life. He communicates his ideas passionately and vividly." -Martin C. Jischke, President, Purdue University "Lifelong learning is for everyone. Kevin's lessons have two purposes. One-for you to learn from his journey. Two-to inspire you to reflect on, and learn from, your own. Read this book for yourself, and create your own success." -Jeffrey Gitomer, author The Little Red Book of Selling and The Sales Bible "...Kevin has shared a collection of stories that are profound in what they can individually mean to each reader. Start reading as soon as you can, and learn about the person you are meant to be... for you will never look at the everyday bliss of life in the same way again." -Rosa Say, author of Managing with Aloha "Wow - reading this is like 'sitting at the foot of a master' and learning about the meaning of life. Thank you, Kevin, for an absolutely terrific book." -Bob Burg, author Endless Referrals: Network Your Everyday Contacts into Sales Kevin has been a serious student of the learning process for the past 15 years. He has applied what he has learned by helping organizations of all kinds including small companies, governmental agencies, universities and Fortune 500 companies. His writing has been read by people in over 30 countries from all walks of life.

Gaunt and his men are his men are drawn into a web of intrigue and murder surrounding an enemy prisoner. Twelfth novel in the eternally popular SF series Gaunt's Ghosts, which follows the story of Commissar Ibram Gaunt and his regiment the Tanith First-and-Only on the bloody battlefields of the far future.

The world of work is changing and there has never been a more important time for leaders to understand the transition from leading processes and systems to leading human beings. This book provides leaders of all levels - from team to department, from entrepreneur to CEO - with tools and insights to manage in the modern age of human-centric work. Every leader at every level has a unique vantage point. From that point, there are two key responsibilities that leaders must undertake and which will directly influence the culture and performance of the company. The first is to create direction and clarity in a simple way; the second is to get out of the way - instead, leaders should focus on creating conditions for success and developing and nurturing the potential in others. The book ends with a practical section of quick and speedy tools for leaders to utilize.

This book focuses beyond the bully-victim dyad to highlight how bullying commonly unfolds within a complex system that involves many individuals interacting with one another. As the vast majority of bullying episodes occur in front of a peer audience, this book examines the ways in which bystanders can act to either fuel or deter bullying. Each chapter highlights a particular participant role: bully, assistant, reinforcer, outsider, defender, and victim. Attention is also devoted to the important influence parents and teachers have on the peer ecology and bullying dynamics. By viewing bullying through the eyes of each individual role, the authors provide an in-depth exploration of bullying as a group process with special attention to implications for prevention and intervention. This book refreshes and expands our understanding of bullying as a group process by highlighting classic research while integrating new findings with attention to changing technology and the modernization of our society. It provides a unique resource that will appeal to teachers and educational psychologists in addition to researchers in the areas of psychology, public health, and education.

For nearly 50 years, Climbing Magazine’s goal has been to inspire and entertain with compelling coverage of climbing in all its forms, from bouldering to the big walls, trad rock to sport climbing, ice climbing to mountaineering. Vantage Point offers a collection of the most inspiring, thought-provoking, and humorous stories featured in Climbing over the past five decades—an anthology that will move you to grab your chalkbag, rope, and harness.

If you’ve got a love and passion for photography, and a feel for your camera gear and settings, yet your images still fall short–The Passionate Photographer will help you close that disappointing and frustrating gap between the images you thought you took and the images you actually got. This book will help you determine what you want to say with your photography, then translate those thoughts and feelings into strong images. It is both a source of inspiration and a practical guide, as photographer Steve Simon distills 30 years of photographic obsession into the ten crucial steps every photographer needs to take in order to become great at their passion. Simon’s practical tips and advice are immediately actionable–designed to accelerate your progress toward becoming the photographer you know you can be. Core concepts include: - The power of working on personal projects to fuel your passion and vision - Shooting a large and targeted volume of work, which leads to a technical competence that lets your creativity soar - Learning to focus your concentration as you shoot, and move outside your comfort zone, past your fears toward the next great image - Strategies for approaching strangers to create successful portraits - How to edit your own work and seek second opinions to identify strengths and weaknesses, offering opportunities for growth and improvement with a goal of sharing your work with the world - The critical need to follow, see, and capture the light around you Along the way, Simon offers inspiration with “Lessons Learned” culled from his own extensive experience and archive of photojournalism and personal projects, as well as images and stories from acclaimed photographers. If you’re ready to be inspired and challenge yourself to take your photography to the next level, The Passionate Photographer provides ideas and creative solutions to transform that passion into images that convey your unique personal vision.

Forlagets beskrivelse: An interdisciplinary approach to the qualitative analysis of human movement. The authors explain how to blend experience and sport science to improve movement. The accompanying CD-ROM is designed to help the user improve their observational and analytical skills.