Howard Green: 14 books
RAILROADER
The Unfiltered Genius and Controversy of Four-Time CEO Hunter Harrison
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2018
Hunter Harrison, the revolutionary railroader from Memphis, dramatically turned four publicly traded companies into cash machines. Starting as a laborer when he was a wayward teenager, Harrison spent a half century in the rail business and nearly two decades running Illinois Central, Canadian National,...
Banking On America
How TD Bank Rose to the Top and Took on the U.S.A.
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013
Since its beginning, when its predecessor, the Bank of Toronto, was founded by a group of flour millers and grain dealers, TD Bank has evolved into one of the most proactive financial institutions on the planet. Today, it is a cross-border colossus. The bank’s expansion into the United States could...
Fools and Knaves
A Pragmatist’S View of the Economic Warfare Being Waged by the Republican Party Against the Great American Middle Class
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Republicans have proven adept at getting middle-class voters to vote against their own pocketbooks. George W. Bush and his advisors promised economic growth, jobs and an ownership societybut delivered a housing finance bubble, Wall Street profits fueled by fraud, a recession, budget deficits, low...
by Howard Green
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2019
The Begatitudes is an "in the beginning" account of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The names of the first 12 patriarchs, from Adam to Noah, are examined according to what each name means. Each individual name reveals an aspect of the life and saving grace of Christ. Salvation did not begin...
Being Green
A Colorful Journey
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2017
Growing up in the 50’s as the product of an insane mother, and a cold, abusive father did not make for a good start in life. There were no role models for this budding gay boy, and the way people spoke of homosexuality made me feel like something akin to a murderer. And so I spent many years hidden...
Distilled
A Memoir of Family, Seagram, Baseball, and Philanthropy
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
While much has been written about his father, Sam, a titan of industry, there is no public record of Charles Bronfman’s thoughts on his own life, family, career and his significant accomplishments in sport and philanthropy.
Distilled does just that, chronicling key events in the life of...
Appelez-moi Charles
Une histoire de famille, d’empire, de baseball et de philanthropie
Language: French
Release Date: May 25, 2017
Homme d’affaires, milliardaire, philanthrope, fondateur et longtemps propriétaire des Expos de Montréal, Charles Bronfman a connu une vie fascinante riche d’anecdotes et d’enseignements. S’il est né avec une cuillère d’argent dans la bouche, comme il se plaît lui-même à le dire, il...
Global Financial Regulation
The Essential Guide (Now with a Revised Introduction)
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2013
As international financial markets have become more complex, so has the regulatory system which oversees them. The Basel Committee is just one of a plethora of international bodies and groupings which now set standards for financial activity around the world, in the interests of protecting savers...
Liebesreise nach Schottland
Hochzeit in Glenrae / Schicksalsnacht in Glencraig / Der Erbe von Glen Cranach
Language: German
Release Date: June 1, 2014
Hochzeit in Glenrae SHIRLEY KEMP Das hatte ihr gerade noch gefehlt: Auf der Fahrt zu ihrem Sommerjob in den Highlands hat Jenna Wilde einen Unfall auf einer abgelegenen Straße. Zum Glück steht ihr Duncan Fergusson nicht nur als Zeuge, sondern auch als Helfer zur Seite. Und diesen Platz möchte er...
Healing and the Jewish Imagination
Spiritual and Practical Perspectives on Judaism and Health
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011
Where Judaism and health intersect, healing may begin.
Essential reading for people interested in the Jewish healing, spirituality and spiritual direction movements, this groundbreaking volume explores the Jewish tradition for comfort in times of illness and Judaism’s perspectives on the...
Jewish Men Pray
Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day.
"An extraordinary gathering of men—diverse in their ages, their lives, their convictions—have convened in this collection to offer contemporary,...
Planetary Politics
Human Rights, Terror, and Global Society
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2005
Global society has been analyzed in any number of ways: books dealing with its economic and cultural implications flood the market. But Planetary Politics highlights something unique. It explores globalization with an eye on the transformation of politics into a planetary enterprise. Unifying this...
Computerized Adaptive Testing
A Primer
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2000
This celebrated primer presents an introduction to all of the key ingredients in understanding computerized adaptive testing technology, test development, statistics, and mental test theory. Based on years of research, this accessible book educates the novice and serves as a compendium of state-of-the-art...
Technology Tools for Students With Autism
Innovations that Enhance Independence and Learning
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2014
Technology holds great promise for helping students with autism learn, communicate, and function effectively in the modern world. Start leveraging that power today with this forward-thinking book, your in-depth guided tour of technologies that support learners with autism and help them fully participate...