Edward Murphy: 27 books

From 1967 to 1973, a period that culminated in the socialist project of Salvador Allende, nearly 400,000 low-income Chileans illegally seized parcels of land on the outskirts of Santiago. Remarkably, today almost all of these individuals live in homes with property titles. As Edward Murphy shows,...

**“Excellent . . . honest and realistic . . . Edward Murphy’s meticulous research is unflawed and his writing style is novel-like.”—San Antonio Express-News “A no-holds barred account . . . highly recommended.”—Military magazine** In June 1967, General William Westmoreland...

Coming to Terms: The Collected Works of Jane Blankenship, an edited collection from Jane Blankenship and Janette Kenner Muir, is the story of one academic journey through self-discovery, intellectual development, and mentorship. It is a conversation that illustrates how, in Mary Catherine Bateson’s...

In the wake of the Great Recession, housing and its financing suddenly re-emerged as questions of significant public concern. Yet both public and academic debates about housing have remained constricted, tending not to explore how the evolution of housing simultaneously entails basic forms of socio-spatial...

While the seventy-seven-day siege of Khe Sanh in early 1968 remains one of the most highly publicized clashes of the Vietnam War, scant attention has been paid to the first battle of Khe Sanh, also known as “the Hill Fights.” Although this harrowing combat in the spring of 1967 provided a grisly...

More than 100 compelling, true stories of personal heroism and valor– in a special expanded edition honoring courage in the face of war Here are dramatic accounts of the fearless actions that earned American soldiers in Vietnam our highest military distinction–the Medal of Honor. Edward...

This book is about Effectiveness, your effectiveness at work and in life. This book is the introductory volume to The Leader’s Guide, which addresses the 10 Core Competency of Effectiveness, which includes Delegating, Planning, Organizing, Communicating, Problem Solving/Decision Making, Awareness,...

This book is about Motivation, your ability to inspire and motivate yourself and your team members by providing a clear vision and direction of what’s possible, and by believing in (expectations), encouraging, recognizing, and serving your members to consistently produce excellent results. Becoming...

This book is about Problem Solving & Decision Making, your ability to more easily resolve problems and make decisions with confidence, thus contributing to the accomplishment of your goals. Becoming a better problem solver and decision maker will make you more effective tomorrow than you...

This book is about Delegating, your ability to get more accomplished by empowering others. Delegating is one of the 10 Core Competency of Effectiveness and enhances your true career potential by making you absolutely essential to any employer. Becoming a better Delegator will make you more...

This book is about finding a NEW JOB and includes all facets of Job Searching. Here you'll learn how to identify, measure, and increase your value added to any employer, how to create a compelling resume strong enough to make your phone ring, how to get your resume to the right people, how...

This book is about how to find the career you were meant to have and includes all facets of Career Development. Here you'll learn what every company must do to survive, how to increase your value added to any employer, why you need a career - not just a job, what is a TRUE Career, what you...

This book is about Planning, your ability to achieve the optimum balance of needs or demands with available resources by identifying objectives, formulating strategies to achieve them, arranges or creates the means required, and implements, directs, and monitors all steps in their proper sequence. Becoming...

This book is about Organizing, your ability to synchronize all the human, physical, and financial resources for which you are responsible. Becoming a better organizer will make you more effective tomorrow than you are today, thus increasing your value added to any employer. If your goal is...