The after-effects of the 2008 recession left businesses with unmotivated employees and a stuck system that doesn’t support wholesome capitalism. In their new book Business Worth Doing, Patrick Hehir and Tony Petrella introduce a solution. Businesses found up to 70% of employees are not actively engaged at work and only 12% of companies over $500 million in revenue deliver Sustained Value Creation. Executives are facing real challenges for how to effectively run their businesses and there is a hunger for a new business systems approach. The system Hehir and Petrella use delivers long-term sustainable value, benefiting all stakeholders; investors, employees, customers, suppliers, and more. Business Worth Doing introduces this strategy, explaining the history and philosophy behind it, provides tactile evidence in favor of the system, and helps implement a plan to get the system up and running with a detailed outline. Patrick Hehir has worked for 30 years improving the business performance of multinational companies. His passion centers on developing deep and practical wisdom around business management systems and company cultures. Tony Petrella works tirelessly to help get people engaged in Business Worth Doing, producing real goods and services for the real economy. Tony has served as a consultant to key executives, primarily with fortune 500 companies in the United States and internationally, for over 40 years.
Business Worth Doing is available in softcover format (ISBN 978-1-62137-483-1) from Virtualbookworm.com, Amazon.com, and Barnesandnoble.com. This book can also be ordered from most bookstores around the United States and United Kingdom. More information can be found at the author’s official website, www.businessworthdoing.com.
The Chronicles of Martin is a collection of three books detailing Martin Adams’ ascent in business, his descent into alcoholism, and his subsequent salvation and sanctification through faith. While the books regard the life and struggles of the author, they are written to help others who are battling with addictions, questioning their life, or struggling with other internal demons. The first book covers Adams’ East Texas upbringing, his education at Texas A&M and the University of Colorado, and his ascent and eventual downward spiral in the worlds of oil, politics and money. Book two recounts his painful struggle with alcoholism and how God intervened. The final installment is comprised of essays which explore the subject of faith; philosophical issues that have puzzled mankind for centuries; and offer observations about creation, the universe, and eternal life. Taken as a whole, The Chronicles of Martin beautifully illustrates how God worked in the life and ultimate salvation of a man. Educated as a chemical engineer at Texas A&M University and the University of Colorado, Martin used his strong analytical skills and experience in the oil industry to polish his business acumen and become a professional builder of business. He currently lives in College Station, Texas, with his wife.
The Chronicles of Martin is available in softcover (ISBN 978-1-62137-464-0) and eBook (ISBN 978-1-62137-465-7) at Virtualbookworm.com, Amazon.com, and Barnesandnoble.com. The books can also be ordered from most bookstores around the United States and United Kingdom. More information can be found at chroniclesofmartin.com.
Author Martha Wolfe takes the complexity of the prohibition and condenses it into the new children’s book, The Little Seed. This simple children’s book carries a much more complicated underlying message about prohibition and man’s inability to control God’s creations. Wolfe’s inspiration came in the form of the court battle between the Lakota Nation and the U.S. government, as the government invaded the Lakota’s land and destroyed the crops, their source of economic advancement. The next season, the crops not only grew back, but also multiplied. Readers will get carried away on this short adventure about what happens when man tries to cut down a determined plant. This simple, yet revolutionary story tests man’s ability to control beings and resources.
The Little Seed is available in softcover (ISBN 978-1-62137-488-6) and ebook format (ISBN 978-1- 62137-489-3) from Virtualbookworm.com, Amazon.com, and Barnesandnoble.com. This book can also be ordered from most bookstores around the United States and United Kingdom. More information can be found at the author’s official website, littleseedbook.com.
The new book, The Genius of Spirit, by Dr. Marina Quattrocchi, is the reader’s personal toolkit to living a more fulfilling life by using the powers of dreams, meditation and awareness to reach a place of greater balance and peace. Dr. Quattrocchi says connecting to the right-brained wisdom of the “soul” or “spirit” allows us to release depression and despair. Once in this balanced state, she says, we can receive the grace and guidance of visions and miracles. Almost half of the world’s population lives on less than $2 a day; the only way to help them is with a more enlightened, humanitarian approach. By connecting to the right side of the brain we access miracles and live with joy and ease, activating “inner genius” and creating heaven on earth. This book will guide readers of all backgrounds and beliefs to be smarter, more creative, stop repeating mistakes, excel at sports, have more meaningful relationships, and live longer –it is truly a book catered toward anyone who wants to better themselves. Dr. Marina Quattrocchi is a former photojournalist, elementary school teacher, and secondary English teacher with a keen interest in dreamwork, meditation, and spirituality. Her first book, Dreamwork Uncovered, grew from her doctoral thesis where she worked with secondary students and their dreams.
The Genius of Spirit is available in softcover (ISBN 978-1-62137-388-9) and ebook format (ISBN 978-1-62137-389-6) from Virtualbookworm.com, Amazon.com, and Barnesandnoble.com. This book can also be ordered from most bookstores around the United States and United Kingdom
In addition to including basic information about words, phrases, clauses, and sentences, Lessons in English Grammar by R. Kent Smith includes pertinent information about usage, punctuation, and spelling. Each of the fifteen lessons includes concise explanations of the topic or topics to be presented in the lesson. Practical exercises designed to deepen the understanding of each topic immediately follow and a lesson summary and check-up test conclude each lesson. This handy grammar guide can be used independently or in a class setting. R. Kent Smith is a veteran teacher, having taught at the middle school, adult, and community college level for many years. He served as chair of the department and Professor of Developmental Studies at University College, Bangor, Maine for twenty-nine years. He earned a B.A. from Aurora University, and an Ed.D. from the University of Maine. He currently resides in Orono, Maine.
Lessons in English Grammar is available in softcover (ISBN 978-1-62137-382-7) and ebook (ISBN 978-1-62137-383-4) from Virtualbookworm.com, Amazon.com, and Barnesandnoble.com. This book can also be ordered from most bookstores around the United States and United Kingdom. More information is available at the author’s website, rksmithbooks.com.
Thirteen storytellers voice the intricacies of war as well as the everyday happenings that took place during their time fighting rival forces in the new book, WWII Diary: Stories by the Airmenof the 22nd Bomb Squadron of World War II. In 2002, secretary-treasurer of the 22nd Bomb Squadron Association, David K. Hayward, compiled a list of stories available primarily to the members of the association, and now available for the public to enjoy. These 94 stories, written by 13 members of the squadron, bring out the reality of events, determination of the soldiers, fear for their lives, boredom of waiting for action, and the occasional fun moments. The reader will experience the excitement of combat missions, primitive living among poisonous snakes and malarial-bearing mosquitoes, the cultural oddities of India, fun and games at the poker table, the tragic loss of friends in combat, finding religion, and much more to expand their knowledge of the reality of war. The graphics of squadron pilot John A. Johns accompany these short stories, creating an interactive and entertaining read for those interested in the culture of World War II.
WWII Diary: Stories by the Airmen of the 22nd Bomb Squadron of World War II is available in softcover (ISBN 978-1-62137-460-2) and eBook format (ISBN 978-1-62137-480-0) from Virtualbookworm.com, Amazon.com, and Barnesandnoble.com. This book can also be ordered from most bookstores around the United States and United Kingdom. More information can be found at the author’s official website, www.haywardbooks.com.