Showing results by author "A. Adam" in All Categories

The Wealth of Nations is an economics book like no other. First published in 1776, Adam Smith's groundbreaking theories provide a recipe for national prosperity that has not been bettered since. It assumes no prior knowledge of its subject, and over 200 years on, still provides valuable lessons on the fundamentals of economics.

Join Nick as he hikes the length of Wales, hitting all the high spots. Then follow him up the spine of England on the Pennine Way, through brutal February weather. Lastly, follow Nick across the North York Moors at night, then on across the country to the Cumbria coast. As if the snow, rain, and endless miles weren’t enough while hiking, jump on the back of the motorbike and ride from Scotland to Devon via Norfolk, dodging hypothermia, then through the Lakes, the Pennines and Wales.

People have discovered that, when we’re looking for answers, we often forget to take the time to ask the right questions. But as Dr. Marilee Adams shows, intentionally using questions helps us make wiser choices, find solutions, and transform our personal and professional lives. Dr. Adams uses a highly engaging fable to illustrate how great results begin with great questions. It includes powerful and practical tools that help listeners switch from a constricting judger to an expansive learner mindset, achieve the results they desire, and foster breakthroughs.

The Leap to Leader is your trusted playbook for making the biggest jump of your career. Foregrounded by compelling stories of those who've made the leap, this book describes what it takes to become a confident leader. Successful CEOs and other C-suite leaders share their strategies and tactics for building a loyal following, winning promotions without asking for them, developing a legacy by helping others make the leap to leader, and much more.

400 Things Cops Know shows police work on the inside, from the viewpoint of the regular cop on the beat - a profession that can range from rewarding to bizarre to terrifying, all within the course of an eight-hour shift. Written by veteran police sergeant Adam Plantinga, 400 Things Cops Know brings the listener into life the way cops experience it - a life of danger, frustration, occasional triumph, and plenty of grindingly hard routine work.

March 1944, West London: It's been five months since Verity Clement fled home for a life on Britain's canals. Hauling cargo between London and Birmingham is tough but easier to face than the turbulence she's left behind. When Verity's sweetheart returns unexpectedly from the front line, she dreams of a brighter future. But life aboard the Marigold is never smooth sailing. New recruit Sylvia is struggling with demons from her past while crewmate Polly receives devastating news. Verity does her best to help, but a shocking discovery is about to turn her life upside down....

Rural Trinidad: a brick house on stilts surrounded by bush; a family, quietly surviving, just trying to live a decent life in a society. Clyde, the father, works long, exhausting shifts at the petroleum plant in southern Trinidad; Joy, his wife, looks after the home. Their two sons, 13 years old, wake early every morning to travel to the capital, Port of Spain, for school. They are twins but nothing alike: Paul has always been considered odd while Peter is widely believed to be a genius, destined for greatness. Paul goes walking in the bush one afternoon and doesn't come home....

This comprehensive road map for optimal leadership features: breakthrough research that connects increased leadership effectiveness with enhanced business performance; the first fully integrated Universal Model of Leadership; the five stages in the evolution of leadership - Egocentric, Reactive, Creative, Integral, and Unitive - along with the organizational structures and cultures that develop at each of these stages; six leadership practices for evolving your leadership capability at a faster pace; a map of your optimal path to greater leadership effectiveness; and more!

This show will deliver podcasting tips about how to launch, grow, and monetize a podcast. If you are looking for podcasting tips from a full time podcasting pro then you are in the right place. This podcast will provide valuable insights for entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, small business owners, content creators, online coaches, consultants, and online marketers. If you want to learn how to leverage a podcast to grow your brand and your business, you are in the right place! This show will provide answers to questions like: *How do I start a podcast? *How do I get more podcast downloads? *How do I...

Grab a flashlight and go monster-hunting in the safe company of Adam Jortner, award-winning professor of religion at Auburn University. You’ll encounter chilling tales of living houses, sentient plants, psychotic toys, brain-eating zombies, and otherworldly beings whose mere name is enough to drive people insane. Along the way, you’ll learn how monster stories change how Americans think and what Americans do, how they shape the history of our country, and what secrets about human nature these inhuman monsters can share.

Blair's life is starting to look up. Life is back to normal, she's found a clue about her family history, and her relationship with Nathan might finally be getting somewhere. Naturally, that's when a dead body shows up in her boss's office. With the paranormal hunters in town, one mistake might lead to catastrophe. And what's she to do when the person she suspects of committing the murder is already behind bars? Can Blair get to the truth, or will she be the one to end up on trial?

Albinus, the son of a revered Roman veteran, Silus, has always longed to be a farmer, not a soldier, and live his days ploughing and reaping the harvests with his bride-to-be, Licina. But Silus has darker ambitions and wishes for Albinus to follow in his footsteps in the army.

I'm the guy you come to when your spouse gets bitten by a werewolf, or your honey is kidnapped by a demon. I'm the guy who knows how to save you from an evil curse or angry vampire. At least, I was that guy until the Society of Shadows sent me to Dearmont, Maine, a sleepy town that had a zero rating on the supernatural occurrences scale. But when a woman hires me to find out if her son has been possessed by a demon at a rich kids' party, Dearmont goes from zero to hero.

The most precious words this world has ever heard came from the voice of Jesus. “It is I, do not be afraid”; “I am the Light of the World”; “I go to Prepare a Place for You”; “It is finished.” These are just some of the powerful, life-renewing words spoken by Jesus in the first century. As read them in John’s Gospel, the Holy Spirit makes these same words come alive in our hearts today.

Daumen raus und anschnallen für eine aberwitzige Reise durch die Galaxis: "Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis" von Douglas Adams ist Kult. Die geniale Mischung aus Satire, Science Fiction und Komödie sprüht vor überraschenden Wendungen und kreativen Ideen.

An indispensable resource for the everyday investor, Gold Is a Better Way turns the strategies recommended by Wall Street on their head and makes the case for a return to sound investing. Adam Baratta strips away all the confusion and complexities surrounding investing and breaks down investment concepts and the simple fundamentals driving markets.

We are often faithful to emotions, feeling somehow owned by them, when in fact, emotions depend on us. We need not cling to them or take them so seriously. They are energy movements which would not exist if we were not here to witness them. This book aims to show that we need not label our emotions in any way. We need not regulate or police ourselves. We can relinquish suppressing something because we believe it is "wrong" to feel a certain way - this is all just conditioning.

Paganini – showman, womaniser, dazzling virtuoso – is one of the most fascinating characters in the history of classical music. His violin is now kept in Genoa, where it is played once every two years by the winner of an international competition. This year, an unsavoury art dealer is found dead in his hotel room the day after the concert. Clutched in his fist is a scrap of sheet music torn off a page that belongs to the competition winner. But how did the dead man get hold of it? And why?

Analyze people by reading body language and nonverbal cues. How you can use NLP for your personal, professional, and social lives. Why your subconscious mind is the most important aspect of your emotional state. The 13 NLP techniques you can use to overcome any thought and drive faster success. The nine secrets of using NLP on yourself. The six secrets of using NLP on others. Three facial expressions that give you an exact idea of how anyone is feeling.

Dr. Adam, professor of interpersonal and family communication, dishes academic and not-so-academic about the TLC series Sister Wives.