Jim: 5732 books
Jim Otto
The Pain of Glory
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Jim Otto is generally reconized as one of the greatest and most durable offensive centers the game of football has ever seen. He wasn't drafted by any NFL team so he joined the Oakland Raiders of the new AFL, went on a strenth program to increase his weight by 50 pounds and became Oakland's starting center for the next 15 seasons.
The Manager’s Guide to Business Continuity Exercises
Testing Your Plan
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2016
You designed your Business Continuity Plan to keep your business in business regardless of the forces of man and nature. But how do you know that the plan really works? Few companies can afford the recommended full-scale exercises several times a year. In The Manager’s Guide to Business Continuity...
You'll Win Nothing With Kids
Fathers, Sons and Football
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2010
On Sunday mornings Jim White has the following choice: visit the supermarket, buy trellising at B'n'Q, or stand on the sidelines of a muddy municipal football pitch, his trouser cuffs wetter than a weekend in Llandudno, shoulder-to-shoulder with a motley crew of mums, dads, step-parents and same-sex...
Inventive Politicians and Ethnic Ascent in American Politics
The Uphill Elections of Italians and Mexicans to the U.S. Congress
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
This innovative book investigates the process through which ethnic minorities penetrate into higher echelons of political power: specifically, how they succeed in getting elected to the U.S. Congress. Analysts today see ethnic politicians largely in relation to their collectivities, but by actually...
Raising Generation Tech
Preparing Your Children for a Media-Fueled World
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Today's children are being raised as ‘digital natives' in a world dominated by popular culture and technology. TV shows, computers, video games, social networking sites, advertisements, and cell phones too often have an unnecessarily strong-and negative influence on children. But pulling the...
Changing Jobs
The Fair Go in the New Machine Age
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2017
An essential guide to the future of work in Australia.
For many Australians, rapid progress in artificial intelligence, robotics and automation is a growing anxiety. What will it mean for jobs? What will it mean for their kids’ futures? More broadly, what will it mean for equality in this...
Agile Project Management
Creating Innovative Products
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2004
Please note - there is now a second edition of this book available, with the ISBN of 0321658396. “Jim Highsmith is one of a few modern writers who are helping us understand the new nature of work in the knowledge economy.” —Rob Austin, Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School...
by James B. Blackburn Jr., Jim Olive
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2004
In a dazzling tribute to the Texas coast, conservationist and lawyer Jim Blackburn has teamed with photographer Jim Olive to give us the most intimate and important portrait yet of Texas bays and of those who work for their wise use and preservation. While giving life and sustenance to plants, animals,...
Better Conversations
Coaching Ourselves and Each Other to Be More Credible, Caring, and Connected
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
**Check out The Better Conversations trailer: https://youtu.be/y3FrWTXC8Uw
“I thought I knew how to have a conversation; I’ve had millions of them. Some were good, others not so much so. But I want to have GREAT conversations, and Jim Knight has taught me how. The proof is in: better...
Deliver!
How to Be Fast, Flawless, and Frugal
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2011
Jim Champy revolutionized business with Reengineering the Corporation. Now, in Deliver!, the third book in a series about what's new and really works in business, he shows how to leverage the rich treasure of potential competitive advantage that's hiding in plain view: your operations. Deliver! presents...
The Zulu Principle
Making extraordinary profits from ordinary shares
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2010
Jim Slater's classic text made available once more Jim Slater makes available to the investor - whether the owner of only a few shares or an experienced investment manager with a large portfolio - the secrets of his success. Central to his strategy is The Zulu Principle, the benefits of homing in on...
The Millionaire Map
The Ultimate Guide to Creating, Enjoying, and Sharing Wealth
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
When Jim Stovall, through his business, makes his movies such as The Ultimate Gift accessible both as a premiere theatrical and DVD movie, as well as part of a school curriculum, he improves the lives of young and old alike.
- Donald J. Trump
On the heels of the best-selling success of The...
by Jim Grant
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2015
Have you been ripped-off by a timeshare or travel club company? You’re not alone. But hiring a lawyer or an “exit team” can prove just as costly as the timeshare or travel club itself. Exit Teams are notorious for promising to get you out of your timeshare, but after taking your money all they...
by Jim Minor, Joe Stinson
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2014
Using humor and frank honesty, Pastor Jim Minor describes how his own street outreach organization transformed from a vibrant, God-infused ministry into a conventional, “safe” church that almost sucked all the passion for ministry right out of him. Then, Jim explains how he got his passion...