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Author: Eric Daniels Publisher: ISBN: 9781725822832 Category : Languages : en Pages : 150
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"...a tremendous troop leader who inspired his soldiers through his personal example of excellence and stamina." - Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State, General Colin Powell (Ret.)Some people make a difference everywhere they go. Burn Loeffke is one of those people. You can be, too.Major General Burn Loeffke (Ret.) was the Chief of Staff of the XVIII Airborne Corps, and Commanding General of the U.S. Army South. He served as Director of the White House Fellows program under President Nixon's administration, and was the first American paratrooper to jump with a Chinese airborne unit. After retiring from the U.S. Army, Burn went to medical school so he could volunteer with missions groups in war-torn and impoverished countries around the world. And everywhere Burn went, he made friends.He served as a military attaché in Russia and China, and was the Chief of Staff of the XVIII Airborne Corps, and Commanding General of the U.S. Army South. Before retiring in 1992, he was the Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board. He was an army swimming champion as a captain, competed in a military decathlon in Moscow as a colonel, and ran full-length marathons in China as a general.When you meet Burn, you can't help but admire him. Not for all his accomplishments, but for who he is as a person. Abraham Lincoln once said, "Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing." Burn Loeffke is the real thing. You don't have to go to West Point to be like Burn. Through his story, this book teaches the qualities that made him an exemplary general-and an even better friend and person.
Author: Eric Daniels Publisher: ISBN: 9781725822832 Category : Languages : en Pages : 150
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"...a tremendous troop leader who inspired his soldiers through his personal example of excellence and stamina." - Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State, General Colin Powell (Ret.)Some people make a difference everywhere they go. Burn Loeffke is one of those people. You can be, too.Major General Burn Loeffke (Ret.) was the Chief of Staff of the XVIII Airborne Corps, and Commanding General of the U.S. Army South. He served as Director of the White House Fellows program under President Nixon's administration, and was the first American paratrooper to jump with a Chinese airborne unit. After retiring from the U.S. Army, Burn went to medical school so he could volunteer with missions groups in war-torn and impoverished countries around the world. And everywhere Burn went, he made friends.He served as a military attaché in Russia and China, and was the Chief of Staff of the XVIII Airborne Corps, and Commanding General of the U.S. Army South. Before retiring in 1992, he was the Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board. He was an army swimming champion as a captain, competed in a military decathlon in Moscow as a colonel, and ran full-length marathons in China as a general.When you meet Burn, you can't help but admire him. Not for all his accomplishments, but for who he is as a person. Abraham Lincoln once said, "Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing." Burn Loeffke is the real thing. You don't have to go to West Point to be like Burn. Through his story, this book teaches the qualities that made him an exemplary general-and an even better friend and person.
Author: Thomas Weber Publisher: Stanford University Press ISBN: 9780804700146 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 368
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At once a book about Oxford and Heidelberg University and about the character of European society on the eve of the World War I, Our Friend "The Enemy" challenges the idea that pre-1914 Europe was bound to collapse.
Author: Jim Proser Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 006280393X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 245
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The first in-depth look at the marine hero who has become one of the most beloved and admired men in America today: Secretary of Defense James Mattis. In the hyper-partisan political atmosphere of 2017, General James Mattis astonishingly received nearly unanimous bipartisan support for his nomination for Secretary of Defense. What is it about Mattis that generates such respect and appreciation across the political spectrum? In this illuminating biography, Jim Proser takes readers through the general’s illustrious career, featuring firsthand accounts of his running some of the most significant military engagements in recent American history. Readers will understand what it feels like to work for, and fight alongside, this remarkable figure. Mattis is a devout student of history and an erudite reader, revered by rank-and-file Marines, officers, academics, politicians, and civilians alike. In 2003, he shared a message in his “Eve of Battle Speech” with the men and women under his command in the 1st Marine Division, outlining their responsibilities. Emphasizing the importance of the mission and the goal to act with honor, Mattis ended with the motto he had adapted from another great figure, Roman general Lucius Cornelius Sulla: “Demonstrate to the world that there is ‘No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy’ than a US Marine.” Chronicling how Mattis’s martial and personal values have elevated him to the highest levels of personal success and earned him the trust of a nation, Proser proves that America is stronger because of the secretary’s service and his example. “A concise, fast-moving story of the battle career of the introspective and fiery General James Mattis, one of America’s most intriguing and gifted military figures of the postwar era. From this lively portrait, Proser’s Mattis emerges as our generation’s composite of George S. Patton and Omar Bradley.” —Victor Davis Hanson, author of The Second World Wars
Author: Publisher: ببلومانيا للنشر والتوزيع ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 304
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You can go after the job you want…and get it! You can take the job you have…and improve it! You can take any situation you’re in…and make it work for you! Since its release in 1936, How to Win Friends and Influence People has sold more than 30 million copies. Dale Carnegie’s first book is a timeless bestseller, packed with rock-solid advice that has carried thousands of now famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives. As relevant as ever before, Dale Carnegie’s principles endure, and will help you achieve your maximum potential in the complex and competitive modern age. Learn the six ways to make people like you, the twelve ways to win people to your way of thinking, and the nine ways to change people without arousing resentment.
Author: Jenn Bailey Publisher: Chronicle Books ISBN: 1452175314 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 37
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In Classroom Six, second left down the hall, Henry has been on the lookout for a friend. A friend who shares. A friend who listens. Maybe even a friend who likes things to stay the same and all in order, as Henry does. But on a day full of too close and too loud, when nothing seems to go right, will Henry ever find a friend—or will a friend find him? With insight and warmth, this heartfelt story from the perspective of a boy on the autism spectrum celebrates the everyday magic of friendship.
Author: Sigrid Nunez Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 073521946X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 226
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WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING NAOMI WATTS “A beautiful book . . . a world of insight into death, grief, art, and love.” —Wall Street Journal “A penetrating, moving meditation on loss, comfort, memory . . . Nunez has a wry, withering wit.” —NPR “Dry, allusive and charming . . . the comedy here writes itself.” —The New York Times The New York Times bestselling story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog. When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind. Her own battle against grief is intensified by the mute suffering of the dog, a huge Great Dane traumatized by the inexplicable disappearance of its master, and by the threat of eviction: dogs are prohibited in her apartment building. While others worry that grief has made her a victim of magical thinking, the woman refuses to be separated from the dog except for brief periods of time. Isolated from the rest of the world, increasingly obsessed with the dog's care, determined to read its mind and fathom its heart, she comes dangerously close to unraveling. But while troubles abound, rich and surprising rewards lie in store for both of them. Elegiac and searching, The Friend is both a meditation on loss and a celebration of human-canine devotion.
Author: Charles B. Strozier Publisher: Columbia University Press ISBN: 0231541309 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 352
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On April 15, 1837, a "long, gawky" Abraham Lincoln walked into Joshua Speed's dry-goods store in Springfield, Illinois, and asked what it would cost to buy the materials for a bed. Speed said seventeen dollars, which Lincoln didn't have. He asked for a loan to cover that amount until Christmas. Speed was taken with his visitor, but, as he said later, "I never saw so gloomy and melancholy a face." Speed suggested Lincoln stay with him in a room over his store for free and share his large double bed. What began would become one of the most important friendships in American history. Speed was Lincoln's closest confidant, offering him invaluable support after the death of his first love, Ann Rutledge, and during his rocky courtship of Mary Todd. Lincoln needed Speed for guidance, support, and empathy. Your Friend Forever, A. Lincoln is a rich analysis of a relationship that was both a model of male friendship and a specific dynamic between two brilliant but fascinatingly flawed men who played off each other's strengths and weaknesses to launch themselves in love and life. Their friendship resolves important questions about Lincoln's early years and adds significant psychological depth to our understanding of our sixteenth president.
Author: Tom Morris Publisher: Henry Holt and Company ISBN: 1466860804 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 248
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What does classical philosophy have to offer modern business? Nothing less than the secrets to building great morale and productivity in any size organization. This is the message that Tom Morris will deliver this year to thousands of executives of leading companies such as Merrill Lynch, Coca Cola, Bayer, and Northwestern Mutual Life. In If Aristotle Ran General Motors, Morris, who taught philosophy at Notre Dame for fifteen years, shares the knowledge that he garnered from a lifetime of studying the writings and teachings of history's wisest thinkers and shows how to apply their ideas in today's business environment. Although he frequently draws on the wisdom of Aristotle, Morris also finds inspiration in the teachings of a wide array of thinkers from many different traditions and eras. Throughout these pages we're invited to pause and consider the words of Confucius, Seneca, Saint Augustine, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Abraham Lincoln, and many others. By looking at the inside workings of various kinds of businesses-- from GE to Tom's of Maine-- Morris shows why any company that is serious about attaining true excellence must adhere to four timeless virtues first identified by Aristotle more than two thousand years ago: Truth, Beauty, Goodness, and Unity. Morris makes clear that the most successful companies encourage a corporate culture that ensures that all interactions among colleagues, employees, management, bosses, clients, customers, and suppliers are infused with dignity and humanity. Moreover, the book provides clearly stated strategies for how everyone who works can make these qualities the foundation for their everyday business (and personal) lives. If Aristotle Ran General Motors presents the most compelling case of any book yet written for a new ethics in business and for a workplace where openness and integrity are the rule rather than the exception. It offers an optimistic vision for the future of leadership and a plan for reinvigorating the soul back into our professional lives.
Author: Elizabeth Laird Publisher: Haymarket Books ISBN: 1608465837 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 218
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A Little Piece Of Ground will help young readers understand more about one of the worst conflicts afflicting our world today. Written by Elizabeth Laird, one of Great Britain’s best-known young adult authors, A Little Piece Of Ground explores the human cost of the occupation of Palestinian lands through the eyes of a young boy. Twelve-year-old Karim Aboudi and his family are trapped in their Ramallah home by a strict curfew. In response to a Palestinian suicide bombing, the Israeli military subjects the West Bank town to a virtual siege. Meanwhile, Karim, trapped at home with his teenage brother and fearful parents, longs to play football with his friends. When the curfew ends, he and his friend discover an unused patch of ground that’s the perfect site for a football pitch. Nearby, an old car hidden intact under bulldozed building makes a brilliant den. But in this city there’s constant danger, even for schoolboys. And when Israeli soldiers find Karim outside during the next curfew, it seems impossible that he will survive. This powerful book fills a substantial gap in existing young adult literature on the Middle East. With 23,000 copies already sold in the United Kingdom and Canada, this book is sure to find a wide audience among young adult readers in the United States.
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