Markert: 65 books

You can't win a fight with your boss. If you have ever thought otherwise, then you're dead wrong. And you're career is over, too. In this lively guide to surviving the pitfalls of the modern corporate environment, Tom Markert, a senior executive at information giant ACNielsen, presents...

“Folksy charm, an undercurrent of menace, and an aura of hope permeate this ultimately inspirational tale.” —Booklist From award-winning author James Markert comes a Southern tale of fathers and sons, young romance, revenge and redemption, and the mystery of miracles. Now that...

Though drug use was widespread in the nineteenth century, the negative influence of narcotics was mostly unknown. Cinema of the early twentieth century was instrumental in making viewers aware of the harmful effects of drugs. Throughout the decades, images of drugs such as marijuana, LSD, and heroin...

In this follow-up to You Can't Win a Fight with Your Boss, Tom Markert returns to provide clever, timeless advice on how to offer exceptional service. The most important rule? You can't win a fight with your client! As American companies large and small have shifted their focus from manufacturing...

The Dan-Tien is a source of primal wisdom and vital energy that resides within each of us. For thousands of years people in the East have learned to gather life energy (ch'i) in this center to promote well-being and longevity. Now, Christopher Markert reveals the secrets of the Dan-Tien to Westerners...

In contemporary society, cinema has become a primary way in which people gain knowledge about events taking place in the world. Films often go beyond news reports by showing in-depth, behind-the-scenes footage, whether in a documentary or recreated in fictional features. More than fleeting scenes...

Undead Blimny F. Markham is buried at Rolling Hills Memorial Park. The funeral goes well and many people attend. Blimny isn't happy about his new burial spot and reaches out to his son for help.

"The closer he got, the brighter that red became. It was a rose—a rose that had no earthly business growing there, right in the middle of all that dust." Just as Jeremiah Goodbye is set to meet his fate in the electric chair, he is given a second chance at life. With the flip of a coin, he...

In this short story, horror, fantasy, and comedy are carefully woven together. Frank Deseret thinks he’s going to Safeway for a sparkling beverage, but he’s in for a surprise.

Eines Tages begegnet Nico auf dem Schulhof einem Jungen, den er noch nie zuvor dort gesehen hat. Er heißt Walter, und es stellt sich heraus, dass er vor rund fünfzig Jahren lebte. Nico freundet sich rasch mit ihm an. Walter kann viele nützliche Dinge, zum Beispiel schweben, durch Türen und Wände...

Mary Sue Millhart is playing dominoes at the senior center on 4th Street in Long Beach when a stranger pulls a chair up next to her and sits down. The stranger offers her a chance to take a cruise to a special island where Elvis lives. Written in classic short story style.

What we do to others comes back to us like a boomerang. Everybody goes through life hoping things will work out for them, but they seldom do. If things work out, great! Most of the time they won't. Why is this so? Sometimes, it's our fault; sometimes, other people are causing the problem....

“Good night. Sleep well,” says Amelie’s Mom every evening. But all too often, the little Amelie is not tired at all, which leads to many eventful happenings in her room before she goes to sleep. Amelie discovers the magic of nose drops, hides from a violent storm, wishes upon a shooting star, plays...

Dem Weihnachtsmann rennt die Zeit davon. In ein paar Tagen ist schon Heiligabend, und ihm fehlen immer noch ein paar Geschenke. Deshalb braucht er dringend Ronjas Hilfe. Sie soll für ihn herausfinden, was sich ihre Eltern und ihre Oma zu Weihnachten wünschen. Doch das ist viel schwieriger, als es sich anhört.