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The Other Daughters of the Revolution
Early in the nineteenth century, New York residents K. White and Elizabeth Fisher wrote and published two of the earliest autobiographies written by American women. Their lives ran along parallel courses: both were daughters of Loyalists who chose to remain in the United States; both found themselves entangled in unhappy marriages, abandoned for extend periods, and forced to take on the role of sole provider; and both became involved in property disputes with their male kin, which eventually landed them in prison, where they wrote their narratives. White's tale is a highly crafted text, almost an embryonic novel, incorporating several subgenres and interweaving poetry and prose. Fisher's sto...
Lacrosse
North America's Indian peoples have always viewed competitive sport as something more than a pastime. The northeastern Indians' ball-and-stick game that would become lacrosse served both symbolic and practical functions—preparing young men for war, providing an arena for tribes to strengthen alliances or settle disputes, and reinforcing religious beliefs and cultural cohesion. Today a multimillion-dollar industry, lacrosse is played by colleges and high schools, amateur clubs, and two professional leagues. In Lacrosse: A History of the Game, Donald M. Fisher traces the evolution of the sport from the pre-colonial era to the founding in 2001 of a professional outdoor league—Major League L...
Done with Slavery
A study of the black experience in Montreal.
What Managers Do
Techniques for better planning, organizing, directing, staffing and controlling. What Managers Do, Fourth Edition breaks your job as a manager down into its components—planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling. As a result, you’ll be able to start every day with a sense of organization and control you never had before. You’ll see how everything you do fits into your overall role as a manager. This insight gives you a firmer grasp of the task at hand, making it easier to delegate effectively, motivate successfully, use time efficiently, and increase productivity substantially. You will learn how to: • Use planning techniques that ensure smooth operations • Organize a department for maximum productivity • Staff in a way that matches jobs with talent • Develop performance appraisal techniques that increase employee development • Motivate employees to perform to their maximum potential. This is an ebook version of the AMA Self-Study course. If you want to take the course for credit you need to either purchase a hard copy of the course through amaselfstudy.org or purchase an online version of the course through www.flexstudy.com.
