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  • Washington's Lieutenants

    Major versus Brigadier Generals in the Revolutionary War

    by Douglas M. Branson ...
    Meet the bold, the brilliant, and the blundering—Washington’s Lieutenants tells the untold story of the generals who won and lost the Revolutionary War.As commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, George Washington developed the strategy that won the Revolutionary War, but while Washington directed some battles, his strategy for the most part was carried out—and most battles were won or lost—by ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • No Seat at the Table

    How Corporate Governance and Law Keep Women Out of the Boardroom

    by Douglas M. Branson ...
    Series Book 26 - Critical America
    Women are completing MBA and Law degrees in record high numbers, but their struggle to attain director positions in corporate America continues. Although explanations for this disconnect abound, neither career counselors nor scholars have paid enough attention to the role that corporate governance plays in maintaining the gender gap in America's executive quarters.Mining corporate governance ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Forensic Social Work

    Legal Aspects of Professional Practice, Second Edition

    by Robert L. Barker, Douglas M. Branson ...
    Explore the legalities and pitfalls of forensic social work!Forensic Social Work: Legal Aspects of Professional Practice, Second Edition examines the professional specialty of forensic social work which involves testifying in court as an expert witness, investigating cases of possible criminal conduct, and assisting the legal system in such issues as child custody disputes, divorce, child support, ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • The Future of Tech Is Female

    How to Achieve Gender Diversity

    by Douglas M Branson ...
    "Technology has the worst record of promoting and retaining female executive…[This] book wanders through this paradox . . . to provide solutions." — Harvard Law ReviewTech giants like Apple and Google are among the fastest growing companies in the world, leading innovations in design and development. The industry continues to see rapid growth, employing millions of people: in the US it is at the ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Major League Turbulence

    Baseball in the Era of Drug Use, Labor Strife and Black Power, 1968-1988

    by Douglas M. Branson ...
    The decades between the late 1960s counterculture and the advent of steroid use in the late 1980s bought tumult to Major League Baseball. Dock Ellis (Pirates, Yankees) and Dick Allen (Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers, White Sox) epitomized the era with recreational drug use (Ellis), labor strife (Allen), and the questioning of authority. Both men were Black Power advocates at a time when the movement ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • The Last Male Bastion

    Gender and the CEO Suite in America’s Public Companies

    by Douglas M. Branson ...
    Not until 1997 did a female become chief executive officer of a Fortune 500 corporation (Jill Barad, at Mattel Toy Co. Women’s progress since that time has been in fits and starts, exceedingly slow. The number of women CEOs reached 4 in 1999 only to slide back to 2 in 2001. Meanwhile, while not reaching anything approaching parity, women made significant strides in politics (as senators, cabinet ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

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    Washington's Lieutenants

    Major versus Brigadier Generals in the Revolutionary War

    by Douglas M. Branson ...
    Narrated by Brandon Pollock ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 8 min

    As commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, George Washington developed the strategy that won the Revolutionary War, but while Washington directed some battles, his strategy for the most part was carried out by his subordinates. In the spirit of the best military history and biography, Washington's Lieutenants tells the story of the generals who served under Washington from 1775 to 1781.Based ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Greatness in the Shadows

    Larry Doby and the Integration of the American League

    by Douglas M. Branson ...
    Just weeks after Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, Larry Doby joined Robinson in breaking the color barrier in the major leagues when he became the first Black player to integrate the American League, signing with the Cleveland Indians in July 1947. Doby went on to be a seven-time All-Star center fielder who led the Indians to two pennants. In many respects Robinson and Doby were equals ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • The SAGE Handbook of Corporate Governance

    Edited by Douglas Branson, Thomas Clarke ...
    The urgent and sustained interest in corporate governance is unprecedented, with the connections between corporate governance and economic performance being emphasized by the World Bank, theIMF and others in the global economic community.In this timely and definitive intellectual analysis of a key discipline, The SAGE Handbook of Corporate Governance offers a critical overview of the key themes, ... Read more

    $118.79 USD