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"Management icon Henry Mintzberg dismantles twenty dangerous business myths in this essential guide for thoughtful leaders.
Henry Mintzberg, legendary management thinker and recipient of the Thinkers50 Lifetime Achievement Award, has spent decades challenging conventional wisdom about how organizations work. In this powerful distillation of his life's work, Mintzberg tackles the most persistent and damaging myths in business—from 'if you can't measure it, you can't manage it' to the blind worship of 'strategic planning.'
With characteristic wit and clarity, Mintzberg offers refreshing alternatives that will transform how you think about leadership, structure, and organizational effectiveness. He replaces tired maxims like 'managing is controlling' with more nuanced approaches that embrace 'controlled disorder' and suggests that 'ordinary creativity' often matters more than exceptional genius.
Drawing from his extensive body of work across sixty years, Mintzberg provides a masterclass in critical thinking for anyone who leads teams or organizations. His irreverent style makes complex ideas accessible without sacrificing depth, making this book as intellectually stimulating as it is practically valuable.
Whether you're a seasoned executive, an aspiring manager, or a student of organizational behavior, this concise volume will challenge your assumptions and provide a clear-eyed framework for more effective, humane management."
"As cyberthreats grow and infrastructure evolves, organizations must prioritize effective, dynamic, and adaptable incident response. Based on the original print bestseller, Blue Team Handbook: Incident Response is now available for the first time in audio. This trusted and widely used field guide for cybersecurity incident responders, SOC analysts, and defensive security professionals distills incident response essentials into a concise, field-ready format.
Author Don Murdoch draws on decades of real-world experience in incident response and cybersecurity operations to provide actionable guidance and sample workflows you can immediately apply in your own work. Whether you're investigating an alert, analyzing suspicious traffic, or strengthening your organization's IR capability, you'll find this updated edition an essential resource for hands-on practitioners.
With Blue Team Handbook, you will understand how modern adversaries operate and recognize common indicators of compromise in networks; analyze network traffic with common tools to identify and investigate suspicious activity; execute structured incident response procedures and follow a clear response plan; conduct basic forensic analysis on both Windows and Linux systems; and use proven methodologies and tools to carry out effective, dynamic incident response."
"In Great American Investments, legendary investor Charles D. Ellis reveals the fascinating stories behind the decisions that shaped America. From the Louisiana Purchase that doubled the nation's size to Land Grant Colleges that democratized education, Ellis explores how bold investments in people, land, and infrastructure transformed a young country into a land of unprecedented opportunity.
Each chapter brings to life the passionate advocates, unlikely coalitions, and dramatic turning points behind investments like the National Institutes of Health, NASA's moon mission, Social Security, and the National Parks. Ellis illuminates a powerful pattern: when America invests in its future despite political gridlock and public skepticism, everyone benefits across generations.
Listeners will also discover:
- The visionary leaders who dared to think beyond the next election cycle and the coalitions they built
- How Land Grant Colleges revolutionized American education
- The dramatic turning points that made the National Institutes of Health a force for medical breakthroughs
- Why Social Security succeeded in providing dignity and security for generations of American retirees "
"In August 1969, members of charismatic leader Charles Manson's countercultural 'family' murdered some of Hollywood's 'beautiful people,' most famously Sharon Tate, eight and a half months pregnant at the time. The killers left behind evidence intended to implicate Black radicals and to trigger an apocalyptic race war. What happened instead was that the gruesome murders placed the entire counterculture under suspicion and then came to mean, in Joan Didion's formulation, the end of the sixties. They have been a cornerstone of the true crime genre ever since.
Drawing on newly released archival material of case transcripts, Love and Terror recasts the Manson case as an exemplary site for historical scholarship. The book shows how the standard story of the murders came to be told the way it was. In place of this shopworn narrative, Claudia Verhoeven presents a kaleidoscopic history at the center of which is a far stranger portrait of Manson, the man who became the ultimate murder mastermind in the American mythos.
Based on years of investigative research, Love and Terror rewrites the Manson murders as a prism of American culture, an event framed by global avant-gardist movements and revolutionary violence, and an early sign of our age of spectacle.
This history is confused, tumultuous, and pell-mell; it is carnivalesque; and it is a downward spiral into terror that, however, is simultaneously thrilling and repetitively compulsive, which is why the song's refrain about the repeat experience of going up and down the helter-skelter is also an apt metaphor for the endless retelling of the murders and the never-ending productivity of the Manson industrial complex/culture industry."
"The Anger Professor Dr. Ryan Martin shares easy research-driven hacks to help you manage your emotions and improve your day-to-day life. His goal is to show that small changes to lifestyle, diet, sleep, and ways of thinking will create real and beneficial changes in the way you experience fear, sadness, anger, happiness, and the other emotions.
This step-by-step guide to great emotional management will enable you to: understand the science of emotions—to enable you to hack them; interpret emotions as signals that guide behavior and decision-making; learn how emotions develop in stages—1. the stimulus; 2. your pre-existing mood; 3. your appraisal; 4. feelings; 5. actions—so you can intervene; manage other people's emotions; deploy fifty easy and effective emotion hacks that will enable you to deal with any challenging situation, e.g. identify your patterns, avoid catastrophizing, pay attention to self-directed 'shoulds', refocus positively—and many more!
Rooted in psychological research and everyday experience, How to Feel Better Fast will enable you to work with the science of happiness. It's all about establishing healthy emotional habits: small changes that will lead to seismic changes in your state of mind."
"In the face of ruthless outlaws, one lawman's duty is pushed to its limits.
Marshal Card Jordan is a man of principle, but when the ruthless Slade brothers come to town, it's a test of everything he holds dear. Emmett and Preston Slade are leaving trails of blood all across Texas, and their next target is a railroad payroll they plan to rob in broad daylight.
With his family and town counting on him, Card must stop the brothers before their violence reaches unbearable heights. But in the shadows of this high-stakes pursuit, the line between right and wrong begins to blur. And as the Slade brothers begin to enact their heist, the true cost of their lawlessness becomes clear—and Card will have to make a choice that could haunt him forever.
Will Card uphold the law, or will justice drive him toward a darker path? In a land where retribution often eclipses redemption, only one thing is certain—duty always calls."
"The untamed frontier stretches far and wide, but danger always knows where to strike.
When a desperate letter arrives from his wife's estranged uncle, Aaron, Card Jordan faces a new kind of wilderness—the snow-capped peaks of Colorado, where claim jumpers and cutthroats rule the mountains. Aaron's gold and silver mine has drawn the attention of ruthless killers, and he's counting on Card's iron will and fast draw to bring justice.
But as Card tracks Aaron's shadowy enemies, he discovers a network of violence and greed far deeper than one man's survival. Armed with his Colts and a badge that carries as much weight as the past he can't shake, Card must battle lawless gunmen, treacherous terrain, and his own doubts about whether redemption is possible in a land where justice often comes at the barrel end of a gun.
Can Card protect what's right without losing his soul? Or will Colorado's rugged peaks become his final resting place?"
"Blending the cosmic giggles of Discordianism with the reality-warping wizardry of Chaos Magic, this book is your ticket to the wildest magical ride this side of the multiverse.
Step into the swirling vortex of Chaos Witchcraft with Thumper Forge's mind-bending guide and prepare to have your magical reality turned inside out as you dance with Eris, the cosmic trickster herself. Forge, a Chaos Witch extraordinaire and Gardnerian Wiccan, serves as your witty tour guide through the topsy-turvy realms of Chaos Magic and Discordianism. Learn to bend belief like a spoon, craft sigils that make the universe giggle, and summon parking spots with the grace of a sorcerer.
With a wink and a cackle, Forge teaches you to embrace the absurd, harness the power of paradigm parkour, and discover why sometimes the most powerful magic comes with a side of laughter."
"Their marriage of convenience was supposed to exist on paper. Can these strangers act convincingly in love when the pressure's on?
Piper Paulson's life is finally on the upswing. She has a new job, a BFF roommate, and a commitment to avoid dating after an ex cost her her peace—and her former career. She may not have two nickels to spare, but that's another day's problem.
James Newhouse doesn't have time or energy to deal with . . . well, anything. A hotshot banker with a complicated family, he's determined to keep people at arm's length. His attraction to Piper isn't part of the plan, and neither is adding her to a Family Fares commuter pass as his 'wife' to save her money on train fare.
Too bad their judgment is speeding away faster than their shared train.
Thrown together by chance (and a handful of Elvis impersonators), James and Piper find themselves witnesses to an incident on their commute—'married' witnesses, who may be asked to testify if the crime goes to trial.
Can they keep up the charade to avoid being outed for their lie? And perhaps more importantly, can they protect their hearts in the process?"
"He's fought for vengeance. Now he must fight for his future.
Card Jordan has avenged his family, exposed a high-profile government conspiracy, and revolutionized the Texas cattle industry. With his thriving business and the bold, beautiful Maxine Page by his side, he's closer than ever to the life he's always dreamed of. But one frontier still remains—starting a family of his own.
When a botched robbery leaves Maxine gravely injured, Card vows to bring the outlaws to justice. As he tracks the thieves, he stumbles upon a deeper conspiracy at a nearby farm, and once again Card takes up his guns to defend what's right. But with every fight, there's a cost—and this time, the stakes have never been higher.
Can Card leave his gunslinging days behind and build the life he's always wanted? Or will this final battle rob him of his future?"
"From the ashes of vengeance to the heights of danger.
Card Jordan is finally home and eager to start a new chapter with his beloved fiancée after a grueling quest for vengeance. But just as he begins to savor the peace he's fought so hard to achieve, an urgent call pulls him back into the fray. Summoned by a special commission from the president, Card is thrust into a high-stakes rescue mission involving a daring kidnapping scheme.
Before he can even catch his breath, Card receives devastating news from home—news that propels him into a relentless cross-country chase. His mission? To save a young girl from ruthless blackmailers who are tangled in a far-reaching conspiracy that threatens more lives than Card could ever have anticipated.
In a race against time, Card must face off against deadly foes and balance his quest for justice with the personal cost of his mission. Can he unravel the sinister plot, protect those he loves, and restore justice—all while fighting to stay alive?"
"When a band of lawless rustlers ride into town, one cowboy's grit is put to the test.
After completing a pivotal job for the President of the United States, Card Jordan is eager to leave his gunfighting days in the dust. With dreams of revolutionizing the cattle shipping industry, he plans to use his family's Texas ranch as a launching pad for his ambitious venture.
But when someone takes a shot at Card on his own property and young cattle turn up missing, he realizes his troubles are far from over. With the focus and drive of a hunter, he works tirelessly to track down the men responsible for wreaking havoc on his life and the lives of his neighbors.
As Card works to apprehend the rustlers and restore peace to North Texas, he knows one thing: if he doesn't bring them to justice soon, his dreams—and his life—could be lost forever. It's a showdown between law and lawlessness, and Card is determined to make sure justice prevails."
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