J Michael: 2158 books
RetroChristianity
Reclaiming the Forgotten Faith
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
Evangelicalism is in trouble. Surveying the modern evangelical landscape, professor Michael Svigel asks, “Why does evangelicalism appear to be spinning out of control, losing appeal to younger generations, dwindling in numbers, or selling out to pop culture to muster a crowd?” He seeks to answer...
You Stink!
Major League Baseball's Terrible Teams and Pathetic Players
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
A satiric look at the jeer-ful side of our national pastime
There are countless volumes celebrating the best teams in professional baseball. Unfortunately, winning represents only one side of the game. For every champion’s record-setting season, there has been an equally memorable story of...
by Michael Hudson, Kris Feder, G. J. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1994
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1994
With the eclipse of the New Right, politicians now admit that society is in crisis. Something must be done, but, explain the authors, governments will fail again unless they shake off the economic orthodoxy that is now one of the problems rather than the means to a solution. This book investigates...
Leading with Questions
How Leaders Find the Right Solutions by Knowing What to Ask
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Many leaders are unaware of the amazing power of questions. Our conversations may be full of requests and demands, but all too often we are not asking for honest and informative answers, and we don’t know how to listen effectively to responses. When leaders start encouraging questions from their...
Financial Ratios for Executives
How to Assess Company Strength, Fix Problems, and Make Better Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2014
Financial Ratios for Executives is written specifically with today’s global executive in mind. It makes financial ratios easy to understand and use effectively. This short book will prove invaluable to both financial and non-financial executives looking for easy, intuitive methods to assess corporate...
In the Wake of the Crisis
Leading Economists Reassess Economic Policy
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2012
Prominent economists reconsider the fundamentals of economic policy for a post-crisis world.
In 2011, the International Monetary Fund invited prominent economists and economic policymakers to consider the brave new world of the post-crisis global economy. The result is a book that captures...
Baseball's All-Time Best Hitters
How Statistics Can Level the Playing Field
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Tony Gwynn is the greatest hitter in the history of baseball. That's the conclusion of this engaging and provocative analysis of baseball's all-time best hitters. Michael Schell challenges the traditional list of all-time hitters, which places Ty Cobb first, Gwynn 16th, and includes just 8 players...
The Key to the C-Suite
What You Need to Know to Sell Successfully to Top Executives
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2011
With budgets more stringent than ever, important purchasing decisions have moved up the ladder to the C-suite. And when it comes to selling to those at the highest level, author Michael Nick has a revelation for you: ROI is no longer the key metric for making purchasing decisions. In The Key to the...
by Jane Holcombe, Charles Holcombe, James Pyles
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
The most complete CompTIA A+ self-study package, fully updated for the 2012 exams—SAVE 12% on this boxed set plus bonus electronic content!
CompTIA A+ Certification Boxed Set, Second Edition is your complete program for self-study, offering a variety of tools to use in preparation for CompTIA A+...
by James Pyles, Michael Pastore, Michael J. Chapple
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2012
Don't Let the Real Test Be Your First Test!
CompTIA A+ Certification Practice Exams, Second Edition (Exams 220-801 & 220-802) is filled with more than 1000 realistic practice questions to prepare you for these challenging exams. To help you understand the material, in-depth explanations of both...
by Professor Alan Dashwood, Professor Michael Dougan, Professor Barry J Rodger
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2011
First published 30 years ago, Wyatt and Dashwood's European Union Law was a landmark publication, designed and written for students taking degree level courses in EU law. In the intervening years new editions have appeared at regular intervals, firmly establishing the book as a reliable and authoritative...
The Platinum Rule
Discover the Four Basic Business Personalities andHow They Can Lead You to Success
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2008
In this entertaining and thought-provoking book, Tony Alessandra and Michael O'Connor argue that the "Golden Rule" is not always the best way to approach people. Rather, they propose the Platinum Rule: "Do unto others as "they'd" like done unto them". In other words, find out what makes people tick and go from there.
Retirement Portfolios
Theory, Construction, and Management
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2010
Retirement portfolio guidance for finance professionals
Retirement is one of the most important parts of the financial planning process. Yet only two percent of financial advisors describe themselves as competent in retirement planning.
Constructing a retirement portfolio is viewed as...
Women Want More
How to Capture Your Share of the World's Largest, Fastest-Growing Market
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2009
In Women Want More, Michael Silverstein and Kate Sayre, two of the world’s leading authorities on the retail business, argue that women are the key to fixing the economy. Based on a groundbreaking study and offering tremendous insight into the purchasing habits and power of women, Women Want More...