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1) White smoke
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Natural born leader Victoria Emerson, at the request of the deposed president of the U.S., arrives at the Hilltop Manor bunker where the remnants of the U.S. government have been imprisoned, and must call on her deepest personal resources and her unwavering convictions to restore justice to this broken world.
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Series
Language
English
Description
"In his final tour of duty after a remarkable career at sea, Dan Lenson is appointed Superintendent of the US Naval Academy at Annapolis. He begins at a difficult time: Congress is cutting military budgets in the wake of the devastating world war with China, calls for radical reform are upending traditions, and Dan himself faces legal jeopardy for his actions during the war. And when a Category 5 hurricane threatens to overwhelm the coast, Dan must...
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
320 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Two years after arriving in Watersmeet, Abisina, now seventeen, questions her decision to take a leadership role as the struggle to provide for refugees, some of whom hate others, threatens the folks' very survival.
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Victoria Emerson is a congressional member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the state of West Virginia. Her aspirations have always been to help her community and to avoid the ambitious power plays of her peers in Washington D.C. Then Major Joseph McCrea appears on her doorstep and uses the code phrase Crimson Phoenix, meaning this is not a drill. The United States is on the verge of nuclear war. Victoria must accompany McCrea to a secure...
Author
Series
Imager portfolio volume 9
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
460 pages : map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Four centuries after its founding, Solidar's Collegium of Imagers is in decline. The dying Maitre summons Alastar, an obscure but talented senior imager from Westisle far to the south who has little knowledge of politics in the capital, as his successor. When Alastar arrives in L'Excelsis he finds disarray and lack of discipline within the Collegium, and himself in the middle of a power struggle. And all that, Alastar discovers, is only a fraction...
Author
Series
Imager portfolio volume 10
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
510 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Alastar has settled into his role as the Maitre of the Collegium. Now married and a father, he would like to focus his efforts on improving Imagisle and making it more self-sufficient. However, a crisis is brewing in Solidar, causing the High Holders to call for repeals on the Codex Legis. Once again, Alastar must maintain a careful balance, but he can't avoid the involvement of the Collegium when someone begins killing students. Trying to protect...
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Language
English
Description
Few works in literature have received as much popular and critical attention as Nobel Laureate William Golding's Lord of the Flies. Since its publication in 1954, it has amassed a cult following, and has significantly contributed to our dystopian vision of the post-war era. When responding to the novel's dazzling power of intellectual insight, scholars and critics often invoke the works of Shakespeare, Freud, Rousseau, Sartre, Orwell, and Conrad....
Author
Publisher
HRD Press
Pub. Date
©2009
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xii, 119 pages)
Language
English
Description
Written as a business leadership fable, The Transparent Leader is the story of a smart emerging leader, Stephanie Marcus, as she navigates the challenging world of business. Fortunately, Steph meets Lou Donaldson, a public relations CEO near the end of his career, at a local gym where she works out daily. Lou acts as a friend, informal coach, and mentor as he guides Steph through the complicated business ecosystem in which she finds herself. Throughout...
Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
10th anniversary ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xv, 134 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
All managers who fail make the same basic mistakes; they succumb to one, or more, of the five temptations of a manager. In this insightful and entertaining book, Lencioni reveals how to recognise and overcome the major pitfalls of leadership.
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