The Facade

Author : Michael S. Heiser
Publisher : Kirkdale Press
ISBN 13 : 1577995775
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Façade written by Michael S. Heiser and published by Kirkdale Press. This book was released on 2012-11-19 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sci-fi meets historical fact in this thrilling novel by ancient-language scholar Michael S. Heiser. Haunted by his parents' death and his career failures, Dr. Brian Scott has begun to settle for the life he's been given. Until he's kidnapped by military insiders known as The Group. Disappearances. Visitations. Murder. Brian and a team of world-class scholars are given a confidential mission: To prepare humanity for a new reality. They are here. But as the government's involvement with extraterrestrials is revealed, strange things begin to happen. Something isn't right. Unpeeling layer after layer of deception and counter-deception, Brian moves toward a shocking revelation that will forever alter how humanity sees itself. Every document cited in The Façade actually exists. Every ancient text discussed in The Façade is authentic. Every historical figure referred to or quoted in The Façade is real.

Author : John Dyer
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429627467
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Façade of Excellence written by John Dyer and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-09-12 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The crucial need to substitute true leadership for bad management practices such as Management By Objectives (MBO) and the use of fear is now well known and was often championed by Dr. W. Edwards Deming. While significant progress has been made, many organizations (especially outside of manufacturing) are either just getting started with their improvement efforts or they are faking their way forward (going through the motions), trying to imitate what they have read in books or have seen at conferences. The executives of these organizations might give permission for the tools of Lean and Six Sigma to be taught but many of them still refuse to look in a mirror and change their own leadership style. They have built a "façade of excellence" that crumbles quickly whenever a bit of chaos is introduced. Not being able to sustain improvements over the long term is one of the top complaints from improvement professionals. What ingredient is missing that prohibits changes to occur throughout the leadership ranks that might create a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and improvement? To start, what exactly do we mean by leadership? The common mistake is to try and put all effective leaders into the same box. Leadership actually has many dimensions and several definitions. This book explores four different styles of leadership that includes "The Crisis Leader," "The Idea Gathering Leader," "The Team Forming Leader," and "The Empowerment Leader." Each of the four styles is appropriate when given a certain set of circumstances (an organization in trouble needs a "Crisis Leader" for example). The goal is to shift the organization, including the leaders and all of the employees at every level, toward collaboration and empowerment. Why go through the pains to rebuild an organization’s culture and leaders? In the annual "IndustryWeek Magazine - Best Plants" competition, the companies that have made the transition to high performance, fully empowered teams ("The Empowerment Leader"), in general, demonstrate far better results than all other applicants (and they tend to win "Best Place to Work" awards as well). So, what is keeping organizational leaders, especially those in the middle of the organization chart, from adopting the "The Empowerment" leadership style? This book defines and helps the reader understand what this new normal of leadership consists of and: Explains the four different styles of leaders and how these are different than a typical "old style" manager. Indicates which style is appropriate given a certain set of circumstances and how a leader knows when it is time to migrate from one style to another. Illustrates what it means for an organization to shift from a "dictator" culture to one of collaboration and what steps can be taken to help this transformation. Explores the current definition of a "promotable manager" and how this differs from a new normal definition of an outstanding, effective "Empowerment" leader. Defines Mission, Vision, Strategy, and Values and how these four cultural principles fit into the leadership progression model. Shows how the culture within the organization will be different after the adoption of empowered teams and introduces the concept of "Enthusiastic Productivity."

Author : Michael S. Heiser
Publisher : Kirkdale Press
ISBN 13 : 1577995627
Total Pages : 451 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Portent written by Michael S. Heiser and published by Kirkdale Press. This book was released on 2014-08-27 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient conspiracy. Relentless evil. The hunt for answers continues. The climactic ending of The Façade left Brian Scott and Melissa Kelley with only each other--and the terrible secrets they carry. The Portent finds them living under new identities, their future clouded by constant fear of being exposed. By the time Brian and Melissa learn they're being watched, their carefully constructed lives will be over. Follow Brian and Melissa into the center of an unthinkably vast, centuries-old conspiracy, conceived to turn the faith of millions against itself. Revelations from ancient tombs, long-forgotten Nazi experiments, UFOs, occult mythologies, biblical theology, and godlike technologies converge in answer to a terrifying question: Now that "they" are here, what do they want?

Author : Randall Korman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317529502
Total Pages : 475 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Architecture of the Facade written by Randall Korman and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-30 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Architecture of the Facade provides a comprehensive study of the facade as both a physical and cultural artifact, highlighting its significance as a critical component of the civic realm and arguing for the restoration of the art of the facade as both a subject of study within academia and an aspiration within the profession at large. As the principal surface of mediation, contextualization, and representation, the facade carries the lion’s share of responsibility for containing the internal environment and confronting the outer world. And yet, in recent decades, the very question of what exactly a facade is has been raised by the dramatic changes in building technology, advances of parametric design, and the ubiquity of autonomous buildings. The Architecture of the Facade addresses these and other related issues. The book is organized into 12 chapters, with each chapter focusing on a particular aspect of the phenomenon of the facade such as those of wall, the frame, transparency, and the role of the facade in civic space. Korman also discusses proportional systems, the language of composition, the role of precedent, the importance of context, and much more. Over 350 photos and diagrams provide readers with a variety of examples of artful facades throughout history. Online teaching resources that accompany this book include a course syllabus, a glossary, and a Pinterest tack board of facades. This book will be of great interest to students in architecture studios as well as instructors and professional architects interested in facade design.

Author : Lynn Raye Harris
Publisher : Harlequin / SB Creative
ISBN 13 : 4596692963
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book MARRIAGE BEHIND THE FACADE written by Lynn Raye Harris and published by Harlequin / SB Creative. This book was released on 2017-05-20 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sydney thought her dreams had come true when she married Malik, the prince of Jahfar…until the day she overheard Malik making a confession to his brother that shattered her. Heartbroken, Sydney fled from her husband and their once happy home. Now, a year later, Sydney is in California, working in real estate, but her heart still yearns for Malik. Determined to get over him, Sydney files for divorce and sends the papers his way. But much to her surprise, Malik won’t sign the papers, instead insisting that she must come to Jahfar and spend forty days with him before he’ll finalize the divorce!

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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Author : Katherine Henninger
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 0807831123
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ordering the Facade written by Katherine Henninger and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proposing a new way to map intersections of photography and American literature, Katherine Henninger demonstrates the importance of pinpointing specific cultural and subcultural history. "Ordering the Facade" traces the visual and literary cultures of sou

Author : Alicia Butler Pierre
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781732739208
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Behind the Facade written by Alicia Butler Pierre and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When businesses receive positive publicity, it's exciting! More customers means more cash. But too much growth, too soon can be catastrophic, especially if a business lacks the operations to support this influx of customers. Behind the Façade introduces business infrastructure as a way to manage fast growth for repeatable and lasting success.

Author : Blake Pierce
Publisher : Blake Pierce
ISBN 13 : 1094372064
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Perfect Facade (A Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Thriller—Book Twelve) written by Blake Pierce and published by Blake Pierce. This book was released on 2021-02-08 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A masterpiece of thriller and mystery. Blake Pierce did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page.” --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone) THE PERFECT FACADE is book #12 in a new psychological suspense series by bestselling author Blake Pierce, which begins with The Perfect Wife, a #1 bestseller (and free download) with over 500 five-star reviews. A group of suburban moms go out to a high-end hotel in the big city to celebrate their 40th birthday, and the night gets wild—too wild. When they wake from their sordid night to find a dead body amongst them, Jessie must unravel what happened that night. Could the murderer be one of them? Or are they being targeted? A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, THE JESSIE HUNT series is a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Books #13-#21 are also available!

Author : Magali Sarfatti Larson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520413970
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Behind the Postmodern Facade written by Magali Sarfatti Larson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2024-07-26 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magali Larson's comprehensive study explores how architecture "happens" and what has become of the profession in the postmodern era. Drawing from extensive interviews with pivotal architects—from Philip Johnson, who was among the first to introduce European modernism to America, to Peter Eisenman, identified with a new "deconstructionist" style—she analyzes the complex tensions that exist between economic interest, professional status, and architectural product. She investigates the symbolic awards and recognition accorded by prestigious journals and panels, exposing the inner workings of a profession in a precarious social position. Larson captures the struggles around status, place, and power as architects seek to redefine their very purpose in contemporary America. The author's novel approach in synthesizing sociological research and theory proposes nothing less than a new cultural history of architecture. This is a ground-breaking contribution to the study of culture and the sociology of knowledge, as well as to architectural and urban history. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1993 with a paperback edition in 1995.