Do you think of your company's talent as an investment to be managed like a portfolio? You should, according to authors Becker, Huselid, and Beatty, if you're interested in strategy execution. Many companies fall into the trap of spending too much time and money on low performers, while high perform[...]

The toddler-tough tabbed pages of "Tabbed Board Books: My First Trucks and Diggers" are filled with familiar rough-and-tough vehicles waiting to be discovered. Inviting picture tabs lead children to thirteen fun-filled, activity-themed spreads, from excavators, dump trucks, and bulldozers at the bui[...]

"Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, and they will ensnare your soul."
Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of the Biltmore estate.There's plenty to explore in her grand home, although she must take care to nev[...]

Admiral Beatty was beyond doubt the best known fighting Admiral, perhaps the best known military leader, of the First World War. His conduct at Heligoland Bight and Dogger Bank, and later at Jutland, caught the public imagination, while his role as Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet in taking int[...]

In a marketplace fueled by intangible assets, anything less than optimal workforce success can threaten a firm's survival. Yet in most organizations, employee performance is both poorly managed and underutilized. The "Workforce Scorecard" argues that current management and human resource practices h[...]

Forget everything you know about the Phantom as Dynamite, Alex Ross, and Scott ("Buck Rogers") Beatty present the ultimate tale of loss, redemption, and revenge! This is "The Last Phantom"! Redesigned with the utmost care by Alex Ross - who also provides incredible covers for the series (along with [...]

""I don't know what people expect when they meet me. They seem to be afraid that I'm going to piss in the potted palm and slap them on the ass.""--Marlon Brando
""I should have been dead ten times over. I believe in miracles. It's an absolute miracle that I'm still around.""--Dennis Hopper
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Not far in the future, Francesca is an apprentice in the idyllic, agrarian community of Heron Fleet. She loves her impetuous partner Anya and the community acts as mother and father to her, as its founders intended. But outside Heron Fleet, the world is violent. Only a remnant of city populations, o[...]