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Hoteko's Laws are Chief Inspector Sarge Hoteko's golden rules on managing in the federal government. He states only 10 percent of those in management make any useful contribution. The remaining 90 percent are along for the free ride - all at taxpayer expense. You'll meet the people he labels: The sandbaggers, the clowns, the wackos, the yes men and the stargazers. Discover the other myriad impeding factors that face the 10 percenters. Observe how prying reporters, pompous politicians, devious lawyers, power hungry unions and volatile EEO issues can impact a manager's ability to get the job done. Learn the shocking truth behind some talented people who sadly self-destructed. Examine his compelling case that the 10 percenters are better managers than their private industry counterparts. Hoteko's Laws offer a fascinating insight into the inner workings of a federal agency. A unique look at the good, the bad and the funny that run the government. Hoteko throws open the door, takes you behind-the-scenes and tells it like it is. It's informative, often humorous and intriguingly provocative! A must read for students of government, management and human behavior!
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Jane's early years were full of adventure and excitement. She immigrated to Australia from England, married, and had five children. Disaster struck when her husband was arrested. She spent years grappling with the consequences of his crimes and the devastating effect on her family. Jane floundered in a spiritual and emotional wilderness. The pain of betrayal, confusion, and guilt reinforced her lack of self-worth. Could she ever recover? How could she forgive? Who could understand her humiliation, shame, and utter despair? Told with candid honesty and courage, this is a story of redemption and restoration that Jane attributes solely to God's grace and mercy.
Uniquely inspired, and written as a memoir with practical application elements, Widowed Twice shows how joy will come in the morning. It offers a burst of refreshing hope and excitement., explaining that your life is not over and that God still has a plan for you. It features practical ideas and information that can enhance your life. This book is not about doom and gloom but reveals that you have a choice to be sad or glad. It is a story of a woman twice widowed who became like an eagle, soaring above her circumstances and overcoming them. This book is about stepping out into God's purpose for you and then letting go of the past, whether it was good or bad, looking forward to your future. It will motivate you to listen to God's still, small voice and let the next season in your life unfold.
On rural Doylestown in southwest Pennsylvania, a most heart-rending story of romance that struggles to endure the furies of wartime plays out in Leslie Wayne Salsbury's Where Valor Proudly Sleeps. Written in a staid rhythm and prose apt for that time in the nation's history, the novel sets out with a strikingly authentic recreation of life in pre-Civil War Pennsylvania. Salsbury shows a richness of detail born out of diligent, even brilliant, research and a highly creative imagination. His characters speak out and tell us of a time and place where the most tumultuous and important battles of the Civil War were fought. On a fateful night, the two young lovers, Benjamin Wayneright and Alexandr...
Love, mystery, and a con man you'll never forget Roll Along Sugaree is the story of a farm community fighting for survival when a nearby town wants the creek that is the heart and soul of the community. However, the story is far more than that: A couple falls in love and the romance is shaken by police raids, mistaken intentions and a secret map.
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Chad Breckinridge is a successful attorney who is pushing fifty and trying to find some sense in his life after a heart wrenching tragedy. From his days as a high school football star, to his time fighting in the jungles of Vietnam and the party life of college, through the later struggles of marriage and fatherhood, true love was always just out of reach. Chad must come to grips with himself before he can open a sealed envelope containing a letter, and find out what it all means.