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Leading Ethically in Schools and Other Organizations

Inquiry, Case Studies, and Decision-Making

by Bruce H. Kramer, Ernestine K. Enomoto ...

Leaders in schools, universities, and other organizations are constantly bombarded with ethical dilemmas. They are challenged with diverse student needs; contradictory approaches presented by faculty and staff; rules and regulations that conflict with desired outcomes, and more. To deal with these challenges, this book advocates an inquiry method to respond to those diverse interests, needs, and ... Read more

$38.99 USD

Leaders in schools, universities, and other organizations are constantly bombarded with ethical dilemmas. They are challenged with diverse student needs; contradictory approaches presented by faculty and staff; rules and regulations that conflict with desired outcomes, and more. To deal with these challenges, this book advocates an inquiry method to respond to those diverse interests, needs, and
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One-Hour Strategy, The

Building a Company of Strategic Thinkers

by Jeroen Kraaijenbrink ...

Narrated by Bruce Kramer ...

Unabridged

2 hours 31 min

A tale about strategy done differentlyThe One-Hour Strategy follows Martin, the new sales team lead at Waters & Flows, which attracted him because of their unique way of doing strategy. We shadow Martin as he onboards with his new colleagues, who walk him through each aspect of their One-Hour Strategy, answering his questions and addressing his reservations. Along the way, Martin learns:Why ... Read more

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A tale about strategy done differentlyThe One-Hour Strategy follows Martin, the new sales team lead at Waters & Flows, which attracted him because of their unique way of doing strategy. We shadow Martin as he onboards with his new colleagues, who walk him through each aspect of their One-Hour Strategy, answering his questions and addressing his reservations. Along the way, Martin learns:Why
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Wheetle

A Little Wagon with a Big Heart

by Cindy Derby ...

Narrated by Bruce Kramer ...

Unabridged

8 min

WALL-E meets THE RABBIT LISTENED in this tender audiobook about a little wagon who learns to set his own boundaries, by Caldecott Honor-winning creator Cindy Derby. Wheetle: A Little Wagon with a Big Heart features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun!Wheetle just wants to help. He's a wagon after all, and that's what he's meant to do. So when his friends ask him to carry ... Read more

$4.99 USD

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WALL-E meets THE RABBIT LISTENED in this tender audiobook about a little wagon who learns to set his own boundaries, by Caldecott Honor-winning creator Cindy Derby. Wheetle: A Little Wagon with a Big Heart features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun!Wheetle just wants to help. He's a wagon after all, and that's what he's meant to do. So when his friends ask him to carry
... Read more

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A Stillness at Appomattox

by Bruce Catton ...

Narrated by Michael Kramer ...

Unabridged

15 hours 33 min

Undoubtedly Bruce Catton's most brilliant book, A Stillness at Appomattox won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for excellence in nonfiction. Catton, our foremost Civil War historian, recounts the most spectacular conflicts between Grant and Lee and details the end of hope for the Confederacy.Utilizing various collections of unpublished letters written by soldiers, personal ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Undoubtedly Bruce Catton's most brilliant book, A Stillness at Appomattox won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for excellence in nonfiction. Catton, our foremost Civil War historian, recounts the most spectacular conflicts between Grant and Lee and details the end of hope for the Confederacy.Utilizing various collections of unpublished letters written by soldiers, personal
... Read more
Reform and Its Complexities in Modern Britain

Essays Inspired by Sir Brian Harrison

Edited by Bruce Kinzer, Molly Baer Kramer, Richard Trainor ...

The essays in this volume, taken together, span the era of British history from 1780 to the present that has engrossed the attention of Brian Harrison in a career of more than fifty years. In keeping with his diverse interests, they vary widely in subject matter. Yet each contributes, in some fashion, to an appreciation of the complexities of reform in modern Britain. Throughout his career ... Read more

$90.99 USD

The essays in this volume, taken together, span the era of British history from 1780 to the present that has engrossed the attention of Brian Harrison in a career of more than fifty years. In keeping with his diverse interests, they vary widely in subject matter. Yet each contributes, in some fashion, to an appreciation of the complexities of reform in modern Britain. Throughout his career
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Energy Sprawl Solutions

Balancing Global Development and Conservation

by Sharon Baruch-Mordo, Leandro Baumgarten, David Richard Cameron, Laura Crane, Jeffrey S. Evans, Joseph Fargione, Juan Carlos Gonzalez Tamayo, Peter Hawthorne, Mark Hebblewhite, Christina M. Kennedy, Eduardo Klein, Linda I. Krueger, Roger Eduardo Martinez Rivas, Bruce A. McKenney, Daniela A. Miteva, James Ross Oakleaf, Jeff Opperman, Juan Papadakis, Sophie S. Parker, John Randall, Kei Sochi, Heather Tallis, Kevin E. Doherty, Peter Kareiva, Amal-Lee Amin, Graham Watkins, Juan J. Cardenas Lopez, Gert J. Kramer ...

Over the next several decades, as human populations grow and developing countries become more affluent, the demand for energy will soar. Parts of the energy sector are preparing to meet this demand by increasing renewable energy production, which is necessary to combat climate change. But many renewable energy sources have a large energy sprawl—the amount of land needed to produce energy—which can ... Read more

$31.69 USD

Over the next several decades, as human populations grow and developing countries become more affluent, the demand for energy will soar. Parts of the energy sector are preparing to meet this demand by increasing renewable energy production, which is necessary to combat climate change. But many renewable energy sources have a large energy sprawl—the amount of land needed to produce energy—which can
... Read more
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How to Live on 24 Hours a Day

The Complete Original Edition

by Arnold Bennett, Joel Fotinos ...

Narrated by Bruce Kramer ...

Series series Simple Success Guides
Unabridged

1 hour 44 min

Learn to use your most precious commodity—time—to truly live.Arnold Bennett’s classic book, How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, has been changing the way people use and consider their time since it was first published in 1910. In the intervening century surprisingly little has changed—we still struggle to make use of our time and are often plagued by the persistent worry that we are not making the most ... Read more

$10.99 USD

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Learn to use your most precious commodity—time—to truly live.Arnold Bennett’s classic book, How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, has been changing the way people use and consider their time since it was first published in 1910. In the intervening century surprisingly little has changed—we still struggle to make use of our time and are often plagued by the persistent worry that we are not making the most
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
The One-Hour Strategy

Building a Company of Strategic Thinkers

by Jeroen Kraaijenbrink ...

A tale about strategy done differentlyThe One-Hour Strategy follows Martin, the new sales team lead at Waters & Flows, which attracted him because of their unique way of doing strategy. We shadow Martin as he onboards with his new colleagues, who walk him through each aspect of their One-Hour Strategy, answering his questions and addressing his reservations. Along the way, Martin learns:• Why ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: Audiobook

A tale about strategy done differentlyThe One-Hour Strategy follows Martin, the new sales team lead at Waters & Flows, which attracted him because of their unique way of doing strategy. We shadow Martin as he onboards with his new colleagues, who walk him through each aspect of their One-Hour Strategy, answering his questions and addressing his reservations. Along the way, Martin learns:• Why
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
A Stillness at Appomattox

The Army of the Potomac Trilogy (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

by Bruce Catton ...

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • America's foremost Civil War historian recounts the final year of the Civil War in his final volume of the Army of the Potomac Trilogy.Bruce Catton takes the reader through the battles of the Wilderness, the Bloody Angle, Cold Harbot, the Crater, and on through the horrible months to one moment at Appomattox. Grant, Meade, Sheridan, and Lee ... Read more

$13.99 USD

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • America's foremost Civil War historian recounts the final year of the Civil War in his final volume of the Army of the Potomac Trilogy.Bruce Catton takes the reader through the battles of the Wilderness, the Bloody Angle, Cold Harbot, the Crater, and on through the horrible months to one moment at Appomattox. Grant, Meade, Sheridan, and Lee
... Read more
Mr. Lincoln's Army

by Bruce Catton ...

Series Book 1 - Army of the Potomac Trilogy
A vivid account of the early battles, first in the Pulitzer Prize–winning trilogy: "One of America's foremost Civil War authorities" ( Kirkus Reviews ).The first book in New York Times–bestselling author Bruce Catton's Pulitzer Prize–winning Army of the Potomac Trilogy, Mr. Lincoln's Army is a riveting history of the early years of the Civil War, when a fledgling Union Army took its stumbling ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A vivid account of the early battles, first in the Pulitzer Prize–winning trilogy: "One of America's foremost Civil War authorities" ( Kirkus Reviews ).The first book in New York Times–bestselling author Bruce Catton's Pulitzer Prize–winning Army of the Potomac Trilogy, Mr. Lincoln's Army is a riveting history of the early years of the Civil War, when a fledgling Union Army took its stumbling
... Read more
Terrible Swift Sword

by Bruce Catton ...

Series series Centennial History of the Civil War
The second episode in this award-winning trilogy impressively shows how the Union and Confederacy, slowly and inexorably, reconciled themselves to an all-out war—an epic struggle for freedom.In Terrible Swift Sword, Bruce Catton tells the story of the Civil War as never before—of two turning points which changed the scope and meaning of the war. First, he describes how the war slowly but steadily ... Read more

$15.99 USD

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The second episode in this award-winning trilogy impressively shows how the Union and Confederacy, slowly and inexorably, reconciled themselves to an all-out war—an epic struggle for freedom.In Terrible Swift Sword, Bruce Catton tells the story of the Civil War as never before—of two turning points which changed the scope and meaning of the war. First, he describes how the war slowly but steadily
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
Glory Road

by Bruce Catton ...

Series Book 2 - Army of the Potomac Trilogy
The saga of a nation divided—from the Union Army's disaster at Fredericksburg to its triumph at Gettysburg—by a Pulitzer Prize–winning Civil War chronicler.In the second book of the Army of the Potomac Trilogy, New York Times–bestselling author Bruce Catton—one of America's most honored Civil War historians—once again brings the great battles and the men who fought them to breathtaking life. As ... Read more

$14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The saga of a nation divided—from the Union Army's disaster at Fredericksburg to its triumph at Gettysburg—by a Pulitzer Prize–winning Civil War chronicler.In the second book of the Army of the Potomac Trilogy, New York Times–bestselling author Bruce Catton—one of America's most honored Civil War historians—once again brings the great battles and the men who fought them to breathtaking life. As
... Read more