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When Richard Rumelt's Good Strategy/Bad Strategy was published in 2011, it immediately struck a chord, calling out as bad strategy the mish-mash of pop culture, motivational slogans and business buzz speak so often and misleadingly masquerading as the real thing. Since then, his original and pragmatic ideas have won fans around the world and continue to help readers to recognise and avoid the elements of bad strategy and adopt good, action-oriented strategies that honestly acknowledge the challenges being faced and offer straightforward approaches to overcoming them. Strategy should not be equated with ambition, leadership, vision or planning; rather, it is coherent action backed by an argument. For Rumelt, the heart of good strategy is insight into the hidden power in any situation, and into an appropriate response - whether launching a new product, fighting a war or putting a man on the moon. Drawing on examples of the good and the bad from across all sectors and all ages, he shows how this insight can be cultivated with a wide variety of tools that lead to better thinking and better strategy, strategy that cuts through the hype and gets results.
Sondra Locke tells the story of her childhood in Tennessee, her career as an actress and director, her relationship and breakup with actor Clint Eastwood, and her experience with breast cancer.
Koman's Prometheus Award-winning novel is back in a new edition. A dying assassin is given one final assignment and one last chance for survival. The job: find God Almighty and destroy Him. The payment: eternal life.
"In It's Only a Movie, the incomparable Mark Kermode took us into the weird world of a film critic's life lived in widescreen. The Good, The Bad and the Multiplex, by contrast, takes us"
A lighthearted look at etiquette for the young.
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUBBLY traces five decades of George Best's fascinating life, from his humble beginnings as a shy working-class boy from Belfast to the man as he now stands.Best cast a spell on the world of football with his incredible form and star qualites but then spiralled into a fog of alcohol, women and gambling. This is the testament to the strength of character which got him through these perilous times. This affectionate account divulges the important relationships that Best formed along the way with such sporting legends as Denis Law, Sir Matt Busby, Nobby Stiles and Bobby Charlton, detailing what the world of football really meant to him. It also examines the George Best behind the scenes, in his own words and in his own inimitable style.
"Timely, thoughtful and witty" – Merryn Somerset Webb From the Industrial Revolution to the internet, capitalism has been a great engine of human progress. But now it stands accused of allowing the greedy few to run riot over the rest of society, exploiting workers and suppliers and recklessly damaging the planet in pursuit of profit. Where did these accusations come from – and are they true? In this lively critique, Spectator business editor Martin Vander Weyer argues that capitalism has indeed lost its moral compass, has lost public trust and is in urgent need of repair. But this is no far-left analysis seeking to champion a thinly veiled Marxist platform. Written from the point of vie...
Intends to provide criteria to separate good and bad manifestations of religion found in the Western and Eastern philosophical conditions, that there is a single human nature which all human beings share and certain types of attitudes and behaviour can be profoundly damaging.
Recounts the events of a day when everything goes wrong for Alexander. Suggested level: junior, primary.