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Army of the Dog : JJ Johnson
A mostly irreverent, sometimes vulgar, but deadly serious story of pranking philosophers and their canine companions.
Based on the rarely told documented true stories of the characters depicted in Raphael’s 1511 painting The School of Athens, re-live a semester in the lives of the mischief-makers and the artist.
Set in the modern context of the University of Colorado (CU) in the Republic of Boulder, student Will Fiedler falls in with Houndman (Antisthenes) and Dowg (Diogenes) who recruit him and his classmates Ben Blair and Aldo Pierce into the secret society the Army of the Dog.
But first they must pass initiations that test their nerves and manliness.
Their call to action is against the reign of the 30 Tyrant Corporations, and their targets include big banks, big gas and oil, and big media. With help from Dowg and Halsey (Alcibiades), the ragtag band of students exact their pranks on the three Tyrant Corporations that have wronged their families.
With insights from Samuel (Socrates) and CU Professor Broad (Plato) arguing with Colorado State University professor Dr. Spencer (Aristotle) the students take a wild ride in philosophy put to the test. But do they go too far in their pranks?
Just as Rick Riordan inspired in young adults a renewed interest in Greek Mythology in his Percy Jackson series, the Army of the Dog inspires in adults young and old an interest in the early Greek thinkers that shaped Western Society.
This uniquely unhinged little primer is, like the male philosophers were, in-your-face thought-provoking and controversial.
Excellent for readers that enjoyed Edward Abbey’s The Monkey Wrench Gang and Jostein Gaarder’s Sophie’s World.
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Dreamwalkers: The Awakening : Corinne Davis
Being able to create alternate universes in your sleep might seem like the ultimate super power, but when a malevolent force from the dream realm tracks you down in real life, how do you escape it?
Seventeen-year-old dreamwalkers and life-long best friends Emma and Zoe must journey deep into the perilous, unpredictable dream realm, risking their lives while evading constant danger, in order to seek out and destroy the evil that threatens to capture their souls for eternity–even if it means they’ll have to give up their super power and obliterate the dream realm forever.
To be successful, they must first immerse themselves in the rich history of dreamwalking. But this knowledge will do more than teach them how to defeat the evil lurking around every corner.
It will reveal dark family secrets, shattering their realities.
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The Manhood Manual: A Comic Adventure : Steve Stanaszak
Jeffrey Crandle is now a man! So, how can he help you? Well, Jeffrey’s Dad reads books about how to get rich. Jeffrey’s Mom reads a lot of books with shirtless, long-haired men on the cover, but she sometimes reads books about how to cook better too. Even Jeffrey’s sister is in on the self-help book craze believe it or not. Although it isn’t going to help, his sister Kate reads books about how to look prettier and how to make boys like her. (Yeah, right!)
But there isn’t one book out there on how to become the man Jeffrey Crandle is now. For him, it was hard work. The way he sees it, his bumps and bruises are your express ticket to manhood. So, for all you boys out there, this is The Manhood Manual – A Comic Adventure, the one and only super self-help handbook about getting to where Jeffrey is today – a successful, well-adjusted, good looking thirteen-year-old MAN!
This book is full of great stories and better lessons on how to become a man. Don’t pass up this chance to learn from Jeffrey’s adventures into manhood. If you’re ready to become a man, get your copy of The Manhood Manual today!
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Nevermere : Devon De’Ath
There’s something in the water…
In 1644, a small Cotswold village suffers a spate of witch trials. The convicted are weighted down and thrown into a local pond to drown.
In present day London, Douglas Ashbourne is made redundant from his job as a Project Manager.
With growing violence in the city a worry, Doug, his wife and three children move to Gloucestershire to start a new life.
Their dream of running cottage industries making mead and beeswax products is soon interrupted by a series of dangerous and inexplicable occurrences.
Why is the village of Coln Abbots so obsessed with witchcraft?
Is there any truth to local rumours that occult powers are still at work in this sleepy corner of the Cotswolds?
What is the dark and ancient secret that plagues the woodland pond above their cottage, known as Nevermere?
Caveat Emptor and The Lychgate by Devon De’Ath are also on Whizbuzz Books.
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The Comeback : Thomas M. Kinslow
Dewey, facing a serious problem with his family turns to his most trusted friends for support.
The book is filled with lessons in which any person of any age can learn from.
The Comeback leaves you with a message that conveys the importance of trusting your friends and appreciating their faithfulness through any kind of difficulty.
The Comeback is the third installment of the “Heroes Start as Kids” series.
First Day and In the Groove of the “Heroes Start as Kids” series by Thomas M. Kinslow are also on Whizbuzz Books.
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UnNecessary Pain : Erica Nobles
An honest and introspective account on how trusting and therefore choosing the wrong person to love can have painful and unnecessary consequences.
How this unwise decision can cause consequences that try to change the path that God has for your life.
Yet, even in the wake of those consequences, God will still use the very thing that was sent to destroy you, to be the very thing used to make you.
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Interpretation of the Book of Revelation : Apostolos Makrakis and Jonathan Photius
“(…) in a time of times and a half of a time, when the dispersion hath been consummated, all these things shall become known.” – Daniel 12:7
Many Dispensationalist and Preterist scholars have sought to interpret the Apocalypse, but they have obscured rather than unveiled the mysterious secret of the book.
This is primarily because they have misunderstood the “times” for when the divine truths were to be revealed, in accordance with the conditions set forth in Daniel 12:7: “…when the dispersion hath been consummated, all these things will become known.”
This time having been fulfilled, starting with the end of the Jewish Diaspora and the First Aliyah in the year 1882, the meaning and true interpretation of Revelation was simultaneously brought to light by Makrakis that very same year.
Makrakis is considered to be the “Father of the Neo-Historicist method” of prophetic interpretation of the scriptures, as he was the first to reinterpret the Apocalypse through a newer Eastern Orthodox perspective on the history of Christianity.
Thus, Makrakis breathes new life into the long-forgotten Classical Historicist method for interpreting biblical prophecies, which viewed prophecies as a continuous fulfillment of events throughout history until the second coming.
All of the important questions and answers have been brought forward for the first time by this largest-ever Eastern Orthodox commentary on the Apocalypse.
According to the interpretation advanced by Makrakis, many prophecies have been fulfilled with precision and accuracy, with a never-before-seen Christological emphasis on key events described through the history of the Church including the rise of every major heresy for the last 2000 years.
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The General Won’t Wait : Caroline Swan
A new baby calls the shots at home as his anxious dad tries to keep up.
New parents don’t have to be officers in the military to identify with Lieutenant Mudge and understand who is really in charge.
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Corporate Crap: Lessons Learned from 40 Years in Corporate America : Howard Harrison
Takes a humorous look at the business practices that cause employees to look for new employment.
There are the obvious things like meetings, performance reviews, downsizing and bosses from hell. But it’s also esteem-sapping exercises like competing for wall offices or asking if it’s okay to leave early; dress codes, task forces, brainstorming and engagement surveys; flip charts, org charts, hard stops, and hard-ons.
Each chapter of Corporate Crap combines personal anecdotes, quotes from business experts, and the latest research to answer the question: If companies truly believe employees are their most valuable resource, why do they treat them like crap?
Corporate Crap will entertain and inform anyone who has ever worked for a large organization. In Corporate Crap, readers will learn:
• How companies are trying to shorten meetings by making everyone stand and other forms of torture.
• Why the founder of Second City Works calls Tina Fey “a genius boss.”
• How the author burned his first professional bridge in his first-ever exit interview.
• Why 700 million vacation days went unused last year. (What is wrong with you people?)
• The roots of “at the end of the day” and other common expressions.
• Why companies don’t call employees “employees” anymore – and how it can backfire on them.
• How hiring managers are affected by stereotypes – and not always how you’d think.
• Why companies’ obsession with labeling employees as introverts or extroverts is a complete waste of time.
• The biggest problem companies have firing people.
• Why the idea that “no idea is a bad idea” is a bad idea.
• What people really do during conference calls.
There are lessons to be learned here: lessons learned from 40 years of corporate crap!
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The Digital Transformation Success Formula : M. Nadia Vincent
Digital transformation is business transformation for greater performance, using the latest digital technologies and strategic business innovation approach.
The Digital Transformation Success Formula by M. Nadia Vincent, foreword by David A. Maynard, is a professional and practical guide for leaders such as CIOs, IT managers, business executives and digital transformation leaders alike as they implement digital transformation in their organizations or businesses.
The Digital Transformation Success Formula is about:
- Facilitating self-transformation for leaders so they inspire individual transformations in their organizations.
- Creating environments that are efficient and promote business innovation and disruption.
- Empowering leaders with a progressive mindset that embraces change so that they make better personal, business and digital choices.
- Digitally enabling organizations for faster deliveries and increased business performance.
- Reducing risks in the implementation of digital transformation.
- Increasing employee engagement so that organizations are strengthened in the digital market.
- Converting digital transformation and innovation into a lucrative investment for increased ROI.
The book is a solution-oriented, straight to the point read; yet written in a warm tone. It addresses points that sometimes we managers may not be comfortable speaking about, but are present and impactful in our everyday work.
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Engaging, insightful, brilliantly written and transformative! In her introduction Nadia speaks of having learned multiple languages through her international consulting career; In this book, she creates a whole new language for the rest of us to learn – that of digital transformation leadership. Consider this book your Rosetta Stone on how to become a true digital transformation leader. It’s an honor and a privilege to consider Nadia a friend and mentor.
—Lawrence Cooper (Larry)The Agility Series Facilitator, Digital Transformer, and Author – Canada
As someone who has practiced digital transformation projects for nearly four decades, the premise of the success formula and the problems caused by fear are so important to recognize. Nadia takes us through a roadmap to digital transformation success through the recognition of the need to treat digital transformation as a project and to apply the soft skills needed to manage change and transformation. A very important book for someone undertaking a digital transformation project without the necessary foundation in place.
– Ray W. Frohnhoefer PMP, Managing Director, PPC Group, LLC – USA
“Fear” as the division in Nadia’s success formula is genuine. That part alone is worth getting this book.
Nadia and I met at PMI Global Congress where a client of my company, the Department of Treasury, was presenting an enterprise project & portfolio management system we implemented. From my experiences working with large organizations, Nadia’s unique angel and comprehensive approach for people planning and executing corporate change is invaluable. This book discusses a holistic approach-the mind, heart and muscles of digital transformation.
—Sophia Zhou CEO EPM Solutions, Author of I Can and I Will – USA
Nadia Vincent has encapsulated years of experience into a guide with the missing ingredient of most digital transformation projects – Great Leadership. Forget technology, only by leading an organisation through transformation, by instilling in your organisation the mindset required for continuous change, and overcoming the fear of the future, can you bring successful digital transformation to a business.
The Digital Transformation Success Formula provides a roadmap for technology and business leaders to ready their business for the future of constant change.
—Andrew Pryor Director CIO Watercooler – England
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