Showing results by author "James Russell" in All Categories

The world of business books is a curious place where one can find everyone from great businesspeople like Warren Buffett, Steve Jobs and Elon Musk to the most spectacular business failures such as Enron and the subprime business market. There are geniuses, hard workers, academics and entrepreneurs as well a few charlatans and hucksters. There's even room for Donald Trump. The 70 titles covered were chosen with various parameters in mind to cover a range of areas of business.

In 1718, the notorious pirate Blackbeard was captured and killed. But he left no trace of the immense riches he’d plundered during his years pillaging the high seas. In 1938, antique dealers Rick and Rose Sinclair discover what appears to be a map of an uncharted island sketched in Blackbeard’s hand. With the help of Virginia, a pirate expert, they deem the map authentic, and the most likely place for Blackbeard to have hidden his treasure.

My book is about disappointment, love, pain, betrayal, and success. My dream was to finish high school in 1974 and go straight to college. I had a minor setback. My high school sweetheart was pregnant. I had a decision to make, either go to college or find a job. This was the most important decision I had to make in my life. But I chose to take care of my unborn child. I had to put college on hold. So at the age of eighteen, I married her.

Find out what's quacking with the The Service Ducks Podcast - the UKs funniest ServiceNow Podcast! "Talk to the Duck" and join our co-hosts, James Downs and Russell Shear (aka ServiceNerd) every other week for a hilarious spin on all things ServiceNow. We promise to keep you entertained with all the ups and downs of the ServiceNow world - and who knows, you might even learn something useful! So come on over and join the fun - the ducks are waiting!"

3 Life-long Formula One fans bring another, intriguing, and youthful viewpoint on F1, rating cars, and showing some behind the scenes news. With much more, join The Box Box Podcast, for your pit stop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When your secret identity is revealed.... When the monster is unleashed.... When the superhero’s child has no power.... When Death himself is caught unawares.... Pull back the mask to reveal 21 tales from seasoned and award-winning authors, of magical masks, gas masks, death masks, superheroes, secret identities, disguised robots, alien symbionts, a Napoleonic thief, a swindling demon - even a hidden clown.

We tackle the tough questions of what it means to be a man within the context of the Christian faith. We will look at historical and modern influences as we clear up the fog around masculinity. Whether it be finances, marriage or self discipline, we will re-examine it and share it with you.

Music production news, views and lolz from two industry insiders. Hot takes on the latest software and hardware, VST plugins and Kontakt libraries dissected, and all our #producerproblems laid bare.

Asleep, he's plagued by dreams of murder, women strangled with a red velvet rope then left with a playing card tucked in the corpse. While awake, he's hallucinating that he's being stalked by a man painted like a skeleton. It's getting hard to know what's real.

The Agile City engages the fundamental question: what to do about it? Journalist and urban analyst James S. Russell argues that we'll more quickly slow global warming - and blunt its effects - by retrofitting cities, suburbs, and towns. The Agile City shows that change undertaken at the building and community level can reach carbon-reduction goals rapidly. Adapting buildings (39 percent of greenhouse-gas emission) and communities (slashing the 33 percent of transportation related emissions) offers numerous other benefits that tax gimmicks and massive alternative-energy investments can't match.

This group of 19th-century American poets was the first to rival their British counterparts in popularity. Gathered around their New England roots, they were also known as the Schoolroom or Household poets and comprised of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, John Greenleaf Whittier, James Russell Lowell and Olivier Wendell Holmes, Sr. Occasionally Ralph Waldo Emerson was included, although his poetic philosophy differed in some key aspects.

For centuries, stories had circulated of an Aztec city so rich that precious gems adorned the buildings and the streets were paved with gold. But like so many Aztec locations, this one had been abandoned and swallowed by the jungle. Since the time of the conquistadors, expeditions have set out to find it. None have ever returned. At their antique shop in 1938, Rick and Rose Sinclair come across what may be a map to the lost City of Gold in an Aztec artifact. The adventurous husband implores his more level-headed wife that this is their opportunity to become rich.

Studying the Bible can yield profound practical lessons for our everyday lives. This book aims to uncover those lessons by focusing on key and representative segments of the Bible, rather than covering every chapter in exhaustive detail. It is designed for use in the quiet moments of reflection, where we seek guidance for our conduct, duty, service, and devotion. Though the Bible is an ancient text, its teachings resonate powerfully in todays world, bringing us face to face with God and offering direction in all aspects of our lives. This is the first volume of an eight-part series, subtitled ...

Studying the Bible offers us invaluable insights and practical lessons for our everyday lives. This volume aims to distill the essence of Scripture into meaningful reflections, focusing on key and representative passages rather than attempting to cover every chapter in detail. Designed for personal contemplation and devotion, this book serves as a guide for our conduct, duties, and spiritual service in the world today. Although the Bible is an ancient text, its teachings remain relevant and transformative, bringing us face to face with God in our daily journeys. This is the second volume of an...

Inspiring stories from people who have dared to affect change.Through candid conversations with change-makers, we are celebrating real experiences and providing practical insights that spark action, inspire change and build cultures where individuals and teams thrive.We are powerful when we choose to act.Visit the We.Are.Powerful website for more support and resources.

The United States may be far younger than many nations on Earth, yet its tumultuous history has reaped a harvest of poets and poetry of very fine calibre. In this volume we explore the verse of Massachusetts.

The exciting story about miraculous healings, fulfilled prophecies, and angels will remind you again that God does perform miracles.

In 1938, Rick and Rose Sinclair run an antique shop. One of Rick’s shady friends offers him the deal of a lifetime on a large, beautiful hand that had been sculpted out of polished jade. The purchase drains their savings and incenses Rose, who is convinced this jade hand was stolen and that owning it will bring them nothing but trouble.