Marcus: 2128 books

Most Christians are familiar with the story told in Mark’s gospel — from the fishermen leaving their nets, to the miracle of the loaves and fishes, to the political rumblings and the crucifixion. But no one knows who “Mark” really was or why this gospel was written or why it’s charged with...

At a time when barbarous acts of terrorism are being committed globally and society ponders whether the perpetrators are legitimate religious adherents, Marcus Paul makes an unflinching and counter-cultural examination of some of the worst periods in the Church's history. Were the crusades...

The First World War was one of the deadliest conflicts in modern history and produced horrors undreamed of by the young men who cheerfully volunteered for a war that was supposed to be over by Christmas. Whether in the patriotic enthusiasm of Rupert Brooke, the disillusionment of Charles Hamilton...

Written for the average reader, Major Religions of the World, which was first published in 1959, is a compact survey of the founders, the holy writings, the worship, and the basic beliefs of the major religions of the world—Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Judaism, Confucianism and Taoism, Shinto,...

"Peeking Into the Soul" by Marcus Kimbrough

This is a funny look at the world of smoking and what smokers go through, the stigma, the stereotyping, and the general malaise of the uncaring non-smoker. Get a few laughs, but if you're willing, get some very helpful tips to, once and for all, kick the habit. Take it from a smoker. You can't learn from someone who's never done it? Can you?

An engrossing portrait of an important era—when kingdoms were broken and rebuilt, new systems of government were invented, tried, and discarded, and treaties and laws were made and broken, and England played a key role in world’s affairs. Author Marcus Dorman also examines the literary and art movements of the time, as well as developments in industry.

No princess from British Royal family was so popular like Princess Diana. She was gifted with beauty and personality.   From her early life she had strong affection for children and family. Actually she becomes a public figure after the announcement of her marriage with Charles,...

How HR can lead. If you read nothing else on reinventing human resources, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones on how HR leaders can partner with the C-suite, drive change throughout the organization,...

Leading economists consider the shape of future economic policy: will it resume the pre-crisis consensus, or contend with the post-crisis “new normal”? What will economic policy look like once the global financial crisis is finally over? Will it resume the pre-crisis consensus, or will...

Get five years of the latest, most significant thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review in one library set. Every year, HBR editors examine the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past twelve months to select the articles that have provoked the most conversation, the most inspiration,...

Following the success of the landmark bestsellers First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths, Marcus Buckingham offers a dramatically new way to understand the art of success. With over 1.6 million copies of First, Break All the Rules (co-authored with Curt Coffman) and Now,...

Is the need for a power balance still necessary for mediation in the Singapore context? In an increasingly digitised world, what challenges are there for online mediation? Is the distinction between facilitative and evaluative mediation still relevant? These questions, and more,...

Strengths guru and bestselling author Marcus Buckingham and Cisco Team Intelligence head Ashley Goodall call out nine big lies running through our organizational lives, reveal the core truths of the real world of work, and inspire freethinking leaders everywhere. Provocative, cogent argument...