What if leaders stripped away all preconceptions about how business operates allowing the organization to go back to its core & build itself back up to become something new-something so responsive so innovative & resilient it becomes virtually non-displaceable in the market? The Regenerative Business sets the stage for what is now only dreamt of by most of today's forward-thinking leaders & paves the path to make it possible The book features-Real stories from companies leading innovation & transformation across the globe including; Google Colgate Europe Seventh Generation Nike & others-A logical comprehensive approach that factors in the complexities of the modern organization -The work of internationally-recognized leadership expert Carol Sanford who for decades has been designing & leading systemic business change ...

The CRJ family are the most successful & accomplished solution to fill the gap between the business jet & the commercial airliner In the stretched 900 variant the CRJ can even compete directly with the smaller conventional airliners such as Boeing&s ubiquitous 737 whilst maintaining a grace & style such airliners can only dream of The CRJ is no slouch either Powered by General Electric turbofans the CRJ variants can deliver cruise altitudes in excess of 41 000ft accommodate 90 passengers & traverse over 3 000 km at Mach 082 This simulation for Microsoft&s Flight Simulator 2004 & FSX

Includes:: not just one but three aircraft variants The CRJ 200 700 & for many the most attractive of them all the sleek 900 A tour of the exterior reveals the excellence that flight simmers almost take for granted in a Feel There development The model is rich in animation hydraulic suspension flaps slats spoilerons speed brakes thrust reversers detailed landing gear sequencing landing lights passenger & cargo doors operating airstairs & more Whichever version you select the quality model is clad in textures of equal excellence incorporating reflection dynamic shine & realistic night lighting It&s a beautiful thing

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Wentworth Ohio a small friendly town where the Carver children bicker over sweets in the E-Z shop & writer Johnny Marinville is the only resident who minds his own business On Poplar Street apart from the impending storm it's just a normal summer's day
- with Frisbees flying lawn mowers humming & barbeques grilling As the paperboy makes his round he is unaware of the chrome red van idling up the hill Soon the residents will be caught up in a game of wills as the regulators arrive in force to face a child whose powers of expression are just awakening If you like THE REGULATORS don't miss DESPERATION written as an unidentical pair
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Reiki is a holistic system for balancing healing & harmonising all aspects of the person
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From best-selling author Holly Webb comes a gorgeous wintery story of a very special friendship just in time for Christmas One Christmas Lotta is visiting her great-grandmother in Norway Soon she finds herself drawn into a magical adventure
- travelling by sledge herding reindeer from the snowy mountains to the summer pastures But when a mother reindeer is lost Lotta must find her before her calf starves Fans of Holly Webb's The Snow Bear will delight in this beautiful winter's tale set in snowy Norway A beautiful tale that would make a lovely Christmas present or stocking filler for any fan of Holly Webb's Animal Stories
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Only one period in history is immediately indelibly & uniquely linked to the whole area of the Scottish & English Border country & that is the time of the Reivers Whenever anyone mentions ' Reiver' no-one hesitates to add ' Border' It is an inextricable association & rightly so Nowhere else in Britain in the modern era or indeed in Europe did civil order break down over such a wide area or for such a long time For more than a century the hoof-beats of countless raiding parties drummed over the border From Dumfriesshire to the high wastes of East Cumbria from Roxburghshire to Redesdale from the lonely valley of Liddesdale to the fortress city of Carlisle swords & spears spoke while the law remained silent Fierce family loyalty counted for everything while the rules of nationality counted for nothing The whole range of the Cheviot Hills its watershed ridges & the river valleys which flowed out of them became the landscape of larceny while Maxwells Grahams Fenwicks Carletons Armstrongs & Elliots rode hard & often for plunder These were the Riding Times & in modern European history they have no parallel This book tells the remarkable story of the Reivers & how they made the Borders ...

An innovative & accessible guide to the world&s religions The Religions Book clearly explains the key concepts behind the earliest religious beliefs right up to the world&s newest faiths getting to the heart of what it means to believe Principles of the five main world religions
- Hinduism Buddhism Judaism Christianity & Islam
- as well as ancient & primal belief systems are explored in this informative tome All the big ideas are simply explained with jargon-free descriptions step-by-step diagrams & witty illustrations that encapsulate every aspect of religious thinking Examine major historical developments & ideas with a universal timeline providing a global perspective on the origins & major events that have contributed to the growth & spread of religion & spirituality Along with the teaching highlights of pre-eminent figures such as Mahatma Gandhi Saint Paul & Al-Ghazali you&ll also find a handy reference section featuring a glossary of religious terms & a roadmap to all the branches of the major faiths & the points of doctrine or tradition on which they differ Modern alternative religions & spiritual beliefs from around the world are also explored putting into context the political & social climates from which they emerged The Religions Book provides compelling accessible information perfect for students of religious study or anyone interested in the ideas of ancient & present day faiths & religious philosophies

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BY THE WINNER OF THE JONATHAN SWIFT PRIZE 2017A dynamic new collection from one of our most original storytellers satirical surreal & very much of the moment In these stories T C Boyle focuses hisunerring eye on humanity's relationship with nature & the unintended consequences of our efforts to control it The prize-winning Are We Not Men?' reflects on the impact of new gene-editing technologies while The Relive Box' parodies our obsession with electronic games In She's the Bomb' a young woman waits on her graduation day heart in mouth for an explosive event A burrito-seller has a killer business idea in The Five-Pound Burrito' but learns that success comes at a price An Italian couple moves south for a fresh start in The Argentine Ant' but finds that paradise holds a nasty sting & in the chilling The Designee' a lonely widower can't believe his luck when he receives a mysterious letter from England In electric prose T C Boyle explores myriad facets of society greed & excess parenthood & responsibility the digital world & the way we understand our mortality Roaming unrestrainedly throughthe present & near future he inhabits his characters' minds with a ventriloquist's flair skewering human motivations & revealing us to ourselves with empathy & wry humour ...

A classic retelling of St George & the Dragon from the author of The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame Now dragon' said the Boy imploringly You've got to fight him some time of other you know 'cos he's St George & you're the dragon Better get it over & then we can go on with the sonnets' Everyone knows St George has to do battle with the dragon but what happens when the dragon simply won't fight St George? The Reluctant Dragon is a funny story of bravery friendship & derring-do This children's classic is made even more collectable thanks to the beautiful illustrations by EH Shepard the artist behind the original illustrations for The Wind in the Willows & the man who drew Winnie-the-Pooh A classic childhood fantasy for everyone who loved Alice's Adventures in Wonderland The Wonderful Wizard of Oz & Peter Pan Perfect for early readers aged 8 & up Kenneth Grahame was born in 1859 He told his son stories about water rats & moles which became The Wind in the Willows the book for which he is best known He died in 1932 ...

The internationally bestselling Man Booker-shortlisted portrait of a man caught between conflicting identities & betrayed by the world he has embraced
- from the author of Exit West Adapted as a major film starring Kate Hudson & Kiefer Sutherland' Masterful A poignant love story & a thriller that subtly ratchets up the nerve-jangling tension towards an explosive ending' Metro' Excuse me sir but may I be of assistance? Ah I see I have alarmed you Do not be frightened by my beard I am a lover of America ' So speaks the mysterious stranger at a Lahore cafe as dusk settles Invited to join him for tea you learn his name & what led this speaker of immaculate English to seek you out For he is more worldy than you might expect; better travelled & better educated He knows the West better than you do & as he tells you his story of how he embraced the Western dream -- & a Western woman -- & how both betrayed him so the night darkens Then the true reason for your meeting becomes abundantly clear Challenging mysterious & thrillingly tense Mohsin Hamid's masterly The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a vital read teeming with questions & ideas about some of the most pressing issues of today's globalised fractured world
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