Lea: 702 books

When Paul Leas daughter, Victoria, told him about her planned mission trip with a group of students to Haiti in 2003 to work with orphans, he was not certain how to reactespecially when she surprised him by telling him that he would be joining her. After he got used to the idea, he worked closely...

Two White House Social Secretaries offer “an essential guide for getting along and getting ahead in our world today…by treating others with civility and respect. Full of life lessons that are both timely and timeless, this is a book that will be devoured, bookmarked, and read over and over again”...

白宮，全世界最有權力的辦公場所， 依然堅持奉行的處世之道──善待他人、建立信任、緩和衝突。 因為，每個人都很重要，每個人都值得被好好對待。 從白宮社交秘書的應對進退和有趣、溫暖、機智的故事， 學會人際關係圓融的12個基本功！ ◎小布希和歐巴馬總統最倚重的社交秘書，白宮的外事活動都靠他們！ ◎引爆話題，一出版即登上美國亞馬遜商管暢銷榜 ◎來自敵對陣營，聯手出書，傳授廣結善緣和贏得信任之道 白宮社交秘書可說是全世界最焦頭爛額的人之一，從非正式早餐會談到正式國宴，從各種千鈞一髮的危機到與各單位協調溝通，不但負責打理白宮的大小外事活動，更要有高明的社交手腕，靈敏的政治嗅覺，從容的應變能力，以及過人的管理技巧。 兩位作者分別曾在小布希政府和歐巴馬政府中，負責白宮的外事活動。雖然來自不同黨派，卻能合作出書，顯示他們的獨特經歷提供了寶貴的經驗，知道如何與來自不同領域和觀點的人有效地交流。這兩位華盛頓圈內人透過描述與各界名流、外國領袖，以及最無法預測的政客第一手接觸的光輝，與備受折磨的時刻，解析他們所學到的功課。 這本書是為你而寫的，談的不是過時的禮儀規矩，而是應對進退合宜的力量。不論從事什麼工作，真正的成功是取決於我們如何對待各行各業的人。作者解釋每個人都想了解的事，例如如何在一大群陌生人中結交朋友；如何與他人相處得更加融洽；如何和難纏同事共事；如何有效率處理工作和生活的大小事；如何建立良好的溝通管道；如何與討人厭的人交手，並且獲得信任和協助，如何在波濤洶湧的社交媒體中安然無恙等。作者提供了具體的建議，使你成為一位令人喜愛、信賴、讓人願意幫助你的人。 【各界推薦】 ◎本書告訴我們，只要多為別人著想，考量到他人的需求且表達尊敬之意，就可以幫助我們和朋友、同事、家人，以及所有人建立且加強關係。——美國前第一夫人...

Let's Talk About It is the essential book on death and dying to transform the way we die. Lea’s unique and innovative approach educates us on: finding the courage to face our fear of death; empowerment for making conscious choices; creating a care team of family and friends to support real connection;...

Can your everyday life make a difference? If you admit failures, can God still use you? How can you influence those around you intentionally and biblically? In Rocking Ordinary, Lea Ann Garfias comes alongside you like a true friend and shows you how an ordinary life can be lived with extraordinary...

A must-read for Hemingway enthusiasts in the centennial year of his birth, A Hemingway Odyssey contains never-before-published interviews with people who knew him and observations of the special places he frequented, thus revealing how powerfully the waters Hemingway loved influenced his writing from...

Read in these pages about a girl who suffered horrible abuses by friends, relatives, boyfriends, herself, and even her own husband. Experience how she tried to find escape from her pain through alcohol, drugs, sex, codependency and even food. It is truly a miracle that she lived to tell her story. Join Rhonda Snow on her journey as her emotional prison gates are broken permanently.

This detailed analysis of one of the most brutal periods of religious persecution ever recorded is a must-read for history buffs of all stripes. Author Henry Charles Lea lends detail and dimension to the historical record, providing a turn-by-turn recounting of events along with deeper insight into the motives and psychology of the persecutors and persecuted.

Unlock your children’s potential by helping them build their strengths. This game-changing book shows us the extraordinary results of focusing on our children’s strengths rather than always trying to correct their weaknesses. Most parents struggle with this shift because they suffer from...

From childhood through to adulthood, retirement and finally death, The Economic Psychology of Everyday Life uniquely explores the economic problems all individuals have to solve across the course of their lives. Webley, Burgoyne, Lea and Young begin by introducing the concept of economic behaviour...

Never Dead is the fifth in Wonny Lea’s DCI Martin Phelps series, set in the thriving Welsh capital city of Cardiff. As a newly promoted DI it wasn’t long before Matt Pryor was putting his own stamp on an investigation. The sudden death of an elderly man on a local train turns out to be...

The water beckons… Illista and her sister fled their homeland when invaders killed their parents and tried to enslave the girls’ innate water magic. Now disguised as servile Waki, Illista serves the Segra people on the dusty high plains, far from the warm oceans of her childhood. One...

Assassination and marriage dominate conversation around the bridge table on a sultry summer afternoon.

Cane Matthews has found his dream girl. Unfortunately, she is his girlfriend’s twin sister.* The End of the Line is a prequel story to Arcadia’s Gift.