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In a rare combination of comprehensive coverage and sustained critical focus, this book examines Japan's progress through its entire history to its current status as an economic, technological, and cultural superpower. A key factor is a pragmatic determination to succeed. Little-known facts are also brought to light, and the latest findings used.

Set during the early 20th century, the biggest hardship of all mankind, a weak man learns to live through hard times and the great war.

One tablet a day, it’s supposed to keep you alive. But it might just kill you. TC is the wonder drug. Manufactured in secrecy on a remote planet at the edge of the galaxy. It makes worlds inhabitable; and Balcom Industrial lots of money. Suddenly, the people who need to take it to stay alive start to die! For Layla Balcom, the news is devastating. She’s just resumed her rightful place as head of Balcom. This problem threatens to spoil her moment of triumph. Can the drug be flawed? Or is something else going on?

"Review a hotel for me," she said. "It'll be easy," she said. I haven't even got started, and there's a body in the bathroom. It was only supposed to be a hotel review. All Miles Goram wants to do is finish up and get off Reevis as quickly as he can. It's an airless planet where everyone lives under a giant dome. Not the sort of place he wants to be stuck on. The body in his bath has really fouled his plans up.

The Diamond Tree is a classic fairy tale that is a fun listen for kids and for adults who play audiobooks to kids. Children will identify with the somewhat petulant Prince Dall as he seeks adventure and tries to outdo his older brothers.

Wickersham Hollow holds the dark secret of a deal made in hell on Halloween night 1697. The secret is kept within a house - a house with a will of its own, a house long empty of living souls - a house with a heart of pure evil. Now, 300 years later, seven teenagers in search of a Halloween night thrill get more than they bargained for when they awaken a malevolence that has lain dormant for centuries. Barely escaping with their lives, they learn that the past never dies.

Thirteen short stories of the strange that will take you into a world where only the echoes of reality exist. These are Twilight Zone type stories. Journey with a young boy suffering with downes syndrome as he is confronted by bullies. Lost and alone, he finds a protector he never knew existed. Meet a lonely man who is the butt of everyone's jokes, a man who finally finds love, comfort, and acceptance in a way he could never have imagined. They say the waiting is the hardest part. It's not! Winning isn't always what it's cracked up to be, especially when relatives are involved.

Companies can spend thousands of dollars to attend courses, events and seminars to find divine leadership inspiration. Why on earth would they do that when this book contains all the practical, yes–practical, 100% teachable leadership tools and knowledge you and your fellow executives and managers need at an absolute fraction of the price. There's also a key difference to all those other leadership books–something very special about the way it's been written–it’s in dialogue style which has been proven to be the most successful learning format.

As a leader, can you say with assurance that you consistently show up as your best and inspire others to do the same? Too many leaders cannot, and the underlying message is that performance suffers. In The Biology of Leadership, expert executive coach Carl Oxholm demonstrates how leaders can harness their better instincts and tap into the remarkable potential that exists in every voice, to get the outcomes they want and need.