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Playing to Win, a noted Wall Street Journal and Washington Post best seller, outlines the strategic approach Lafley, in close partnership with strategic adviser Roger Martin, used to double P&G’s sales, quadruple its profits, and increase its market value by more than $100 billion when Lafley was first CEO (he led the company from 2000 to 2009). The book shows leaders in any type of organization how to guide everyday actions with larger strategic goals built around the clear, essential elements that determine business successwhere to play and how to win.

This book will inspire you to: thrive on pressure like an Olympic athlete; manage and overcome negative emotions by acknowledging them; plan short-term goals to achieve long-term aspirations; surround yourself with the people who will push you the hardest; use challenges to become a better leader; use creativity to move past trauma; and understand the tools your mind uses to recover from setbacks.

Discover the practical, fail-proof tools that will help you to fine-tune your leadership skills, solidify respect among your workforce, and ensure your company's lasting success.

The Golden State Killer was one of the most prolific predators in US history. He terrorized the suburbs of Sacramento and later in his spree, near Los Angeles, hundreds of miles to the south. This audiobook provides a brief overview of the crimes committed by the so-called “Golden State Killer” who terrorized California for more than a decade.

Sourcebooks is bringing the internationally acclaimed New York Times bestseller back for a new generation of listeners. Jennie Churchill was not merely Winston’s mother. She was the most captivating and desired woman of her age. Originally from Brooklyn, Jennie became the reigning queen of British society. Beautiful and defiant, she lived with an honesty that made her the talk of two continents.

Jugar para ganar describe el enfoque estratégico que A. G. Lafley, en estrecha colaboración con el asesor Roger L. Martin, empleó para duplicar las ventas de Procter & Gamble, cuadruplicar sus ganancias y aumentar su valor de mercado en más de cien mil millones de dólares entre 2000 y 2009. Los líderes de cualquier tipo de organización pueden encontrar aquí una guía eficaz sobre cómo orientar las acciones cotidianas hacia objetivos estratégicos, construidos alrededor de los elementos esenciales, que determinan el éxito de todo negocio: dónde jugar y cómo ganar.

As Dr. King prepared for the Birmingham campaign in early 1963, he drafted the final sermons for Strength to Love, a volume of his best-known homilies. King had begun working on the sermons during a fortnight in jail in July 1962. Having been arrested for holding a prayer vigil outside Albany City Hall, King and Ralph Abernathy shared a jail cell for 15 days that was, according to King, ''dirty, filthy, and ill-equipped'' and "the worse I have ever seen." While behind bars, he spent uninterrupted time preparing the drafts for classic sermons....

In the fall of 2008, fifteen of the world's leading economists--representing the broadest spectrum of economic opinion--gathered at New Hampshire's Squam Lake. Their goal: the mapping of a long-term plan for financial regulation reform.The Squam Lake Report distills the wealth of insights from the ongoing collaboration that began at these meetings and provides a revelatory, unified, and coherent voice for fixing our troubled and damaged financial markets.

Popular Reddit NoSleep author J.G. Martin invites you into his skewed world: A government agent searches for a terrifying urban legend. A research expedition vanishes, leaving behind a journal with disturbing implications. A team of astronauts uncover madness on the dark side of the moon. Experience these nightmares and more in this collection of Martin’s most celebrated tales. Immerse yourself in a world that's never what it seems, a world that chills you with every minute and haunts you long after you leave.

Desde niñas nos alimentamos de relatos terroríficos acerca del bosque, primero, y de la calle después. Los barrios peligrosos, los bares de madrugada, el despacho a puerta cerrada de un jefe, el coche o la casa de un desconocido: en realidad, el mundo entero es una amenaza con la que negociamos cada noche y cada día, porque no queremos dejar de vivir intensamente. Catorce escritoras españolas de excepción borran los límites entre la autoficción y la literatura con estas historias.

Emily es una adolescente a la que un nigromante secuestra para sacrificarla a los dioses de su hogar natal, un mundo fantástico poblado de magia y misterio. Tras un rescate milagroso en el último momento, un enigmático hechicero descubre que Emily no solo posee poderes mágicos, sino que podría ser una Hija del destino, alguien con el potencial para salvar o condenar al mundo. Nuestra heroína tendrá que aprender a emplear sus talentos en la escuela Whitehall, mientras intenta burlar a su acérrimo enemigo, el nigromante, que sigue empeñado en asesinarla.

Welcome to the we got problems podcast, with co-host Curtis G Martin, Rhonda L Brown, and Caliph Johnson Sr, the only podcast where solutions get discussed to our community's everyday troubles. Each week, you will hear mind-blowing conversations and actionable tips and strategies that you can implement in your daily life to become more effective. We Got Problems, and We Got Solutions.

Do you have certain objectives that you never seem to be able to achieve? Do you find it challenging to create the life you desire for your family and yourself? Do you reach for the heavens yet fall short of your goals every time? Now you don't have to look any further for the answer to your difficulties. You will learn how to break away from thinking ruts and how to develop ideas that result in tangible results through listening to this book. Take action right now and alter the path of your life forever.

Enjoy this daily word of encouragement from Pastor Jerry G. Martin. Whatever you may be walking through in life, we pray this podcast encourages your daily journey of faith.

In today's market, a good real estate agent is identified by the way in which they are acting as experts with deep knowledge of the industry, they are responsive and always at the service of a client, meaning they can always be called upon to make a deal happen. Just as we live in an age where technological advancements are on the increase, it not enough to be able to show a client home or places to buy because they can see that for themselves from the internet and subsequently buy from there.

Minimalism and essentialism are not closed compartments where all the rules must be followed. For this reason, Martin and Ingrid decided to create this bundle for you. You should not only know what minimalism or essentialism are, you should also know how they can help you to gain more time, space, and strength to be there for the people, events, and experiences that truly matter in your life. This book is about finding the right balance between who you want to be and the people whom you have to deal with.

Are you spending your day chasing after things to do? And, at the and of day, you haven't even completed them at all, you just feel more stressed. You have the feeling that there are too many things to do and you have no time, maybe a 48-hour day wouldn't be enough. I know this feeling: your boss, your job, the school, the traffic, your family, bills to pay, clients, notifications that reach you every minute, e-mails, messages from colleagues, friends, partner.... Can you see the chaos? Our life is too messy nowadays.

A family is fractured and troubled. The grandfather is terminally ill, and it is not a convenient time to die. His business practices are convoluted and corrupt. He seeks to bribe God to buy his way out of Heaven.

In today’s market, a good real estate agent is identified by the way in which they are acting as experts with deep knowledge of the industry; they are responsive and always at the service of a client. Success in the real estate business means you need to be able to not only have all that information, but you should be able to also educate the buyers on what they do not know about these properties. Learn and master the art of being a real estate agent.

Can personality and intelligence be measured? How do babies learn to perceive and think? What happens when we sleep? Attempting to answer these important questions and more, psychology - the scientific study of human and nonhuman behaviour - has never been more popular. From TV experts to the amateur musings of your best friend, the language of psychology has permeated all aspects of everyday life.