Adventure Leadership

It's the ultimate road trip. Legendary investor Jim Rogers and his fiancee travel to 116 countries in a custom-built, four-wheel-drive, bright yellow Mercedes. Over three years, they make their way through war zones, are guarded by military convoys, observe a 50-million-person pilgrimage, eat disgusting food, put the car on barges for transport between countries, and have their lives threatened at every turn.

What do the $350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at General Electric and Texas Gulf Sulphur have in common? Each is an example of how an iconic company was defined by a particular moment of fame or notoriety; these notable and fascinating accounts are as relevant today to understanding the intricacies of corporate life as they were when the events happened.

Becoming an effective IT manager presents a host of challenges - from anticipating emerging technology to managing relationships with vendors, employees, and other managers. A good IT manager must also be a strong business leader. This book invites you to accompany new CIO Jim Barton to better understand the role of IT in your organization. You'll see Jim struggle through a challenging first year, handling (and fumbling) situations that, although fictional, are based on true events.

Self-made billionaire Sam Zell consistently sees what others don't. From finding a market for overpriced Playboy magazines among his junior high classmates, to buying real estate on the cheap after a market crash, to investing in often unglamorous industries with long-term value, Zell acts boldly on supply and demand trends to grab the first-mover advantage. And he can find opportunity virtually anywhere - from an arcane piece of legislation to a desert meeting in Abu Dhabi.

Whole Foods Market's cofounder and CEO for forty-four years, John Mackey offers an intimate and provocative account of the rise of this iconic company and the personal and spiritual journey that inspired its remarkable impact.

Three friends. One train. A journey through time they never expected—and might not escape. Trevor Hollings thinks his life is completely ordinary. His neighborhood is boring. School is the worst—especially history class—and nothing exciting ever happens. But when Trevor, Becky, and Andrew stumble onto a mysterious train in the middle of the night, they’re thrown headfirst into a wild adventure through the past. From the dangerous gold rush camps of the 1840s to the sweltering bakeries of 19th-century New York, and even into the shadowy tunnels of a deadly train disaster, the kids ...

Using a compelling novel format, the audiobook demonstrates how to apply lean thinking in a healthcare setting. It illustrates the situations, characters, and plant politics you will most likely face as you progress through your lean healthcare journey. As the story unfolds, you will discover the way of thinking and behavioral changes required to implement proven Toyota Production System (TPS) methods, tools, and thinking in healthcare.

If you're brave enough to take an honest look at the issues facing the culture-controlled church - and the issues in your own life - read on.

Do you ever look at how the Christian faith is being lived out in the new millennium and wonder if we're not doing what we're supposed to be doing? That we still haven't quite 'gotten it'? That we've missed the point regarding many important issues? It's understandable if we've relied on what we've been told to believe or what's widely accepted by the Christian community. But if we truly turned a constructive, critical eye toward our beliefs and vigorously questioned them....

Erik Weihenmayer is the first and only blind person to summit Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Descending carefully, he and his team picked their way across deep crevasses and through the deadly Khumbu Icefall; when the mountain was finally behind him, Erik knew he was going to live. His expedition leader slapped him on the back and said something that would affect the course of Erik’s life: “Don’t make Everest the greatest thing you ever do.” No Barriers is Erik’s response to that challenge.

Starting with nothing more than a home-brewing kit, Sam Calagione turned his entrepreneurial dream into a foamy reality in the form of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, one of America's best and fastest-growing craft breweries. In this newly updated second edition, Calagione offers a deeper real-world look at entrepreneurship and what it takes to operate and grow a successful business.

Most new startups today are in highly regulated industries with strong incumbents - transportation, hotels, drones, energy, gaming, education, health care, cannabis, finance, liquor, insurance. The more startups try to snatch a piece of the establishment's pie, the more they risk running into a political wall. That's where Bradley Tusk comes in. As Tusk writes, "Every new company is essentially a tech startup. And when you disrupt someone in any industry, they don't say thank you. They punch you in the nose.

Jim Rogers, whose entertaining accounts of his travels around the world - studying the markets from Russia to Singapore from the ground up - has enthralled investors and Wall Street aficionados for two decades. In his engaging memoir Street Smarts, Rogers offers pithy commentary from a lifetime of adventure, from his early years growing up a naïve kid in Demopolis, Alabama, to his fledgling career on Wall Street, to his cofounding the wildly successful Quantum Fund [omit George Soros], Rogers always had a restless curiosity to experience and understand the world around him.

In a realm painted gold by sun and storm, one lion’s roar weaves the law of survival and the melody of unity. He is King—a sovereign whose dawn proclaims dominion and whose mercy tempers might. Follow his journey through challenges of pride, purpose, and peril, from the first crack of dawn to the hush of starlit vigil. Discover a world where every heartbeat echoes in the grass, and every roar shapes the destiny of a kingdom. KING is the epic saga of leadership etched in claws and compassion. In the vast savanna, a mighty lion claims his throne—not through ruthless conquest alone, but ...

WWI veteran Elijah Cooper searches for peace and solace on the African Savanna. His pursuit is thwarted when he finds himself blackmailed into service by a Machiavellian aristocrat. Charged with the care of the aristocrat’s petulant son, Cooper safaris into the Holy Mountains, only to be dislocated by a time fracture. With the aristocrat’s son lost, and nothing familiar to orient him, Cooper must set out through perilous and lavish wilds, beset by war and with prehistoric monsters. Old foes resurface alongside Roman legions and Neanderthal hordes, prompting Cooper to lead by example and...

Dive into the thrilling world of ancient Japan with "The Kid's Ninja - Hanzo Hattori's Story," a captivating tale of a young boy who became both a masterful samurai and a stealthy ninja. This enchanting book for young readers celebrates the adventures and lessons of Hanzo Hattori, a legendary hero known for his bravery, intelligence, and kindness. From his early days in the ninja-renowned land of Iga, Hanzo was no ordinary child. Under the guidance of wise teachers, he mastered the art of the sword and the secrets of stealth, all while learning the importance of kindness and helping others....

Among the top ten trends that are changing American life, Time magazine recently listed a rising dissatisfaction with organized religion. Though many people today like Jesus, they are growing tired of traditional religious institutions. Even those who follow Jesus aren't so sure they always like what Christianity and the church represent.

What kind of person does it take to build a civilization from the ground up? In this fun hard science fiction novel, astronaut Nick Burke will have to learn how to be a leader if he wants humanity to survive on a new planet, even if he is no longer a human himself. Nick Burke dreams of successfully creating the first sustainable space colony in human history.

Jim Rogers and his fiancie, began their "Millennium Adventure" on January 1, 1999. They traveled through 116 countries, including many where most have rarely ventured, such as Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, and Angola. They saw the real world from the ground up - the only vantage point from which it can be truly understood - economically, politically, and socially and have saw the world and understood it as it really is.

She was never meant to survive. Nin is the last of her people—captured, scarred, and hunted across a frozen wilderness where ancient beasts still rule. With only her sling, her instincts, and the bond she shares with a saber-toothed Smilodon and a pack of dire wolves, survival becomes something more: evolution. Leadership. Legend. In a world where winter punishes the weak and prophecy whispers through the wind, ‘her scars will become her symbols of power.’ The Borealis Queen is a raw and cinematic epic of vengeance, transformation, and endurance. Not the fantasy of kings and castles...

“Justin and Rudy’s Excellent IT Adventure” is a fun and exciting tale that weaves principles of IT and IT Service Management into a fictional story; allowing the reader to better understand basic IT processes and functions within a fictional storyline.