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Goldust, Out of the Darkness

By: Dustin Rhodes

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Goldust, Out of the Darkness

By: Dustin Rhodes

He first burst onto the scene in the nineties, covered in gold face paint and exhibiting a one-of-a- kind flamboyant style that bewildered his foes and thrilled his fans. Inside the ring, Goldust is as tough as they come, known for using outrageous mind games and taking down his opponents with unparalleled ruthlessness. It’s no surprise, then, that wrestling is in his blood; Goldust is the son of Dusty Rhodes, “The American Dream.” What is it like to be the son of a wrestling icon and follow him into the same profession? In this no-holds-barred account, Dustin Rhodes speaks frankly and openly about his journey. He talks about being a young boy who desperately missed his dad. A young man who only wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and threw aside a football scholarship to eke out a meager existence in regional wrestling. A green wrestler struggling to prove to his peers that his work, not his name, had gotten him to where he was. Rhodes describes how, in the midst of a painful five-year estrangement with his father, he finally made a name for himself as Goldust and then let it all go, tumbling into a descent of self-medication that led him away from a red-hot career as a WWE Superstar and nearly cost him his life. When he finally hit bottom, Rhodes knew where to look for help from the family he always had: his father and World Wrestling Entertainment. When he got clean and sober and was offered the chance to wrestle for WWE, he snapped up the offer. The everyday existence of life on the road, working with and watching the new Superstars— like his brother Cody Rhodes—has reminded Rhodes of why he loves being a wrestler. Cross Rhodes is an intimate portrait of one man’s road to redemption and a unique glimpse into one of the most famous families in WWE.

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Simon and Schuster

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143919517X

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Cross Rhodes

Goldust, Out of the Darkness

By: Dustin Rhodes

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Goldust, Out of the Darkness

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Masked Identities

By: Dustin Rhodes

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Masked Identities

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Megan thought she had read every book in her grandfather's extensive collection of fiction, until stumbling upon an unfamiliar title. Curious, she delves into the book, realizing that her own relationship with her boyfriend of four years parallels the story she is reading of Ambrose and Sebastian. Can a story of love between two men provide the answers to salvage her floundering relationship?This unusual tale is actually a period story wrapped inside of a contemporary storyline. The interior story includes actual places and events of 1890 Victorian London. One story follows the relationship of two men in Britain, the other story follows Megan and Chandler in upstate New York, USA. Not specifically defined as a romance novella, since this manuscript crosses genre specific lines: gay / hetero, period / contemporary, and even includes an alternate ending. Definitely not the traditional run-of-the-mill read, but a journey into alternative fiction.

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Dustin Adrian Rhodes

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1468032216

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Storm of Passion

By: Dustin Rhodes

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Storm of Passion

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Storm of Passion, set deep in the heart of the American south, is a heartwarming story of two men, best friends since childhood, who after 10 years apart, finally reunite. One is gay (Jaime), one is straight (Parker) but that had never interfered with their friendship in the past. The reunion brings fond memories of their shared past, but it also sparks something unexpected which will challenge their perception of friendship.

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146362445X

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Plasma Scattering of Electromagnetic Radiation

Theory and Measurement Techniques

By: John Sheffield,Dustin Froula,Siegfried H. Glenzer,Neville C. Luhmann Jr.

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Plasma Scattering of Electromagnetic Radiation

Theory and Measurement Techniques

By: John Sheffield,Dustin Froula,Siegfried H. Glenzer,Neville C. Luhmann Jr.

This work presents one of the most powerful methods of plasma diagnosis in exquisite detail, to guide researchers in the theory and measurement techniques of light scattering in plasmas. Light scattering in plasmas is essential in the research and development of fusion energy, environmental solutions, and electronics.Referred to as the "Bible" by researchers, the work encompasses fusion and industrial applications essential in plasma research. It is the only comprehensive resource specific to the plasma scattering technique. It provides a wide-range of experimental examples and discussion of their principles with worked examples to assist researchers in applying the theory. - Computing techniques for solving basic equations helps researchers compare data to the actual experiment - New material on advances on the experimental side, such as the application of high density plasmas of inertial fusion - Worked out examples of the scattering technique for easier comprehension of theory

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Academic Press

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0080952038

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9780080952031

Queering Asylum in Europe

Legal and Social Experiences of Seeking International Protection on grounds of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

By: Carmelo Danisi,Moira Dustin,Nuno Ferreira,Nina Held

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Queering Asylum in Europe

Legal and Social Experiences of Seeking International Protection on grounds of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

By: Carmelo Danisi,Moira Dustin,Nuno Ferreira,Nina Held

This two-volume open-access book offers a theoretically and empirically-grounded portrayal of the experiences of people claiming international protection in Europe on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity (SOGI). It shows how European asylum systems might and should treat asylum claims based on people’s SOGI in a fairer, more humane way. Through a combined comparative, interdisciplinary (socio-legal), human rights, feminist, queer and intersectional approach, this book examines not only the legal experiences of people claiming asylum on grounds of their SOGI, but also their social experiences outside the asylum decision-making framework. The authors analyse how SOGI-related claims are adjudicated in different European frameworks (European Union, Council of Europe, Germany, Italy and UK) and offer detailed recommendations to adequately address the intersectional experiences of individuals seeking asylum. This unique approach ensures that the book is of interest not only to researchers in migration and refugee studies, law and wider academic communities, but also to policy makers and practitioners in the field of SOGI asylum.

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Springer Nature

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3030694410

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9783030694418

Being Another Way

The Copula and Arabic Philosophy of Language, 900-1500

By: Dustin Klinger

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Being Another Way

The Copula and Arabic Philosophy of Language, 900-1500

By: Dustin Klinger

In Being Another Way, Dustin Klinger recounts the history of how medieval Arabic philosophers in the Islamic East grappled with the logical role of the copula "to be," an ambiguity that has bedeviled Western philosophy from Parmenides to the analytic philosophers of today. Working from within a language that has no copula, a group of increasingly independent Arabic philosophers began to critically investigate the semantic role that Aristotle, for many centuries their philosophical authority, invested in the copula as the basis of his logic. Drawing on extensive manuscript research, Klinger breaks through the thicket of unstudied philosophical works to demonstrate the creativity of postclassical Islamic scholarship as it explored the consequences of its intellectual break with the past. Against the still widespread view that intellectual ferment all but disappeared during the period, he shows how these intellectuals over the centuries developed and refined a sophisticated philosophy of language that speaks to core concerns of contemporary linguistics and philosophy.

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Univ of California Press

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0520401638

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9780520401631

Masked Identities

By: Dustin Rhodes

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Dustin Adrian Rhodes

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1468032216

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Patriotism and Poetry in Eighteenth-Century Britain

By: Dustin Griffin

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Patriotism and Poetry in Eighteenth-Century Britain

By: Dustin Griffin

The poetry of the mid- and late-eighteenth century has long been regarded as primarily private and apolitical; in this wide-ranging study Dustin Griffin argues that in fact the poets of the period were addressing the great issues of national life--rebellion at home, imperial wars abroad, an expanding commercial empire, an emerging new British national identity. Taking up the topic of patriotic verse, Griffin shows that poets such as Thomas Gray, Christopher Smart, Oliver Goldsmith, and William Cowper were engaged in the century-long debate about the nature of true patriotism.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521009596

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9780521009591

The McDonaldization of Social Work

By: Donna Dustin

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The McDonaldization of Social Work

By: Donna Dustin

Based upon George Ritzer's McDonaldization of Society thesis and incorporating aspects of social theory, this book examines the introduction of care management to social work practice. Donna Dustin analyzes care management as an example of the managerial application of efficiency, calculability, predictability and control to social work practice. These principles, put to good use in organizations that produce tangible outputs at a profit, are being increasingly applied in non-profit public sector organizations where the outcomes require intangibles such as professional relationships. The author examines whether the McDonaldization process heightens dilemmas such as cost versus rights for professionals working in the social services. Using social theory to frame her research with care managers and their managers in the UK, the author examines the day-to-day implications of care management for social work practice and questions whether the construction of service users as customers contributes to empowering practice. The book's in-depth analysis of the policy background, implementation and practice of care management will resonate with social workers in other national contexts, such as the US, where the care management model has been introduced.

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Routledge

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1317024346

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9781317024347

Creativity, Theology, and Posttraumatic Growth

The Sacred Impulse of Play and Transformation out of Tragedy

By: Dustin S. Risser

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Creativity, Theology, and Posttraumatic Growth

The Sacred Impulse of Play and Transformation out of Tragedy

By: Dustin S. Risser

The relationship between creativity, Christian theology, and experiences of growth after trauma may open pathways towards transformation for individuals and communities. An integrated theory based upon the psychological theories of D. W. Winnicott, the pneumatology of Jürgen Moltmann, and the current science of trauma and creativity is proposed to investigate how playful, creative expression with the world may foster experiences of positive psychological change. This theory suggests that creative action, rooted in a rediscovery of play, might allow for experiences of reorganization and growth after traumatic upheaval. Stewarding creative action after trauma is one way in which the afflicted can collaborate with the Holy Spirit, even in the midst of tragic pain, to honor our wholeness and dignity as beings made in the image of God. Accessing our created, God-given purpose and identity, from a perspective of playful co-creation, is offered as a path to psychological healing and transformation. This approach may have wide-ranging implications for faith-based clinicians, the church, and communities walking through traumatic, desert-like landscapes of the heart.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1666738417

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9781666738414

The Successful Sales Manager

A Sales Manager's Handbook For Building Great Sales Performance

By: Dustin W Ruge

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The Successful Sales Manager

A Sales Manager's Handbook For Building Great Sales Performance

By: Dustin W Ruge

The Successful Sales Manager: A Sales Manager’s Handbook for Building Great Sales Performance is a new book published by industry veteran Dustin W Ruge. In the book, Dustin covers the critical aspects as to why so many sales organizations fail and how to successfully move from bad sales management performance to great sales leaders and results. Website: http://www.thesuccessfulsalesmanager.com Book Endorsements From Sales Industry Leaders: “The Successful Sales Manager is a hands-on, practical and highly useful guide that any sales manager should keep as an instant go-to resource close to their desk. I wish I had a copy of this book when I started my business; it would have saved me a lot of time building a high performance team.” -- Gerhard Gschwandtner, Founder and CEO of Selling Power Magazine "Effective sales managers are difficult to find. That's because even though it could mean the difference between success and failure, sales management is one of the least taught skill sets in business today. Congratulations Dustin for capturing the keys to this otherwise mysterious discipline in your book, The Successful Sales Manager. Frankly, everyone should have a copy of this book including salespeople who are managing a territory and will someday be promoted into this role." --Thomas A. Freese, Author: Secrets of Question Based Selling “A must read for anyone who wants a successful career in sales management. The Successful Sales Manager cuts straight to the chase on what you need to do to get the most out of your sales teams.” -- Joe Girard, Worlds Greatest Retail Salesman, attested by The Guinness Book of World Records! www.joegirard.com “So many people fail to become great sales managers. Reading the tips and advice in this book can help anyone overcome that obstacle and succeed in sales.” -- Michael LeBoeuf, Author of How to Win Customers and Keep Them for Life

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Thunderbird Publishing

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0990504603

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9780990504603

Developing Digital Literacies

A Framework for Professional Learning

By: Dustin C. Summey

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Developing Digital Literacies

A Framework for Professional Learning

By: Dustin C. Summey

Turn teachers—and students—into tech-savvy digital citizens! When teachers harness technologies and digital resources, they build upon their teaching expertise and change the way students learn. With this comprehensive job-embedded professional development program, you will help K–12 teachers incorporate digital literacies into their classroom practice. Features include: A modular, adaptable framework that capitalizes on existing personnel and resources Instructions on developing Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) for applying digital literacies in the classroom Tips for maximizing teacher buy-in Technology-related supports for schoolwide curriculum integration A companion website with electronic planning and implementation materials, sample instructional tools, and links to resources

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Corwin Press

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1483332861

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9781483332864

Exploded View

Essays on Fatherhood, with Diagrams

By: Dustin Parsons

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Exploded View

Essays on Fatherhood, with Diagrams

By: Dustin Parsons

In Exploded View "graphic" essays play with the conventions of telling a life story and with how illustration and text work together in print. This mixture of the machine-like and the lyrical helps the reader engage with the author's mind and imagination more fully.

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University of Georgia Press

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082035287X

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9780820352879

Life in Community

Joining Together to Display the Gospel

By: Dustin Willis

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Life in Community

Joining Together to Display the Gospel

By: Dustin Willis

WHAT MAKES A COMMUNITY EXTRAORDINARY? When people live in community moved by the gospel and marked by the Spirit, great things happen. They commit to one another. They grieve together, sing together, eat, pray, and play together. They love, serve, honor, encourage, and provide for each other gladly. And they live on mission together. Hearts are healed, walls come down, and outsiders come in. No competition. No pretense. No vain conceit. Just full hearts breaking bread and giving freely. It is nothing short of amazing. Most of us live in a shadow of what God intended for us. Life in Community calls us into the light. Reclaiming Scripture’s stunning vision of gospel-centered community, it inspires us to live in love unbounded. Read it, live it, and join the movement: Help unleash the power of extraordinary community. 6-Week group study included.

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Moody Publishers

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0802492568

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9780802492562

Green Technology

An A-to-Z Guide

By: Dustin Mulvaney

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Green Technology

An A-to-Z Guide

By: Dustin Mulvaney

Green Technology: An A-to-Z Guide explores the essential role of technology and its most recent developments toward a sustainable environment. Twofold in its definition, green technology includes the changing of existing technology toward energy conservation as well as the creation of new, clean technology aimed at utilizing renewable resources. With a primary focus on waste management, the volume presents more than 150 articles in A-to-Z format featuring such disciplines as nanoscience, biochemistry, information technology, and environmental engineering. Scholars and experts in their fields present a full range of topics from applications of green technology to The Green Grid global consortium to membrane technology and water purification systems to waste-to-energy technology. This work culminates in an outstanding reference available in both print and electronic formats for academic, university, and public libraries. Vivid photographs, searchable hyperlinks, an extensive resource guide, numerous cross references, and a clear, accessible writing style make the Green Society volumes ideal for classroom use as well as for research.

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SAGE

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1412996929

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9781412996921

Performing Gods in Classical Antiquity and the Age of Shakespeare

By: Dustin W. Dixon,John S. Garrison

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Performing Gods in Classical Antiquity and the Age of Shakespeare

By: Dustin W. Dixon,John S. Garrison

The gods have much to tell us about performance. When human actors portray deities onstage, such divine epiphanies reveal not only the complexities of mortals playing gods but also the nature of theatrical spectacle itself. The very impossibility of rendering the gods in all their divine splendor in a truly convincing way lies at the intersection of divine power and the power of the theater. This book pursues these dynamics on the stages of ancient Athens and Rome as well on those of Renaissance England to shed new light on theatrical performance. The authors reveal how gods appear onstage both to astound and to dramatize the very machinations by which theatrical performance operates. Offering an array of case studies featuring both canonical and lesser-studied texts, this volume discusses work of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Plautus as well as Beaumont, Heywood, Jonson, Marlowe, and Shakespeare. This book uniquely brings together the joint perspectives of two experts on classical and Renaissance drama. This volume will appeal to students and enthusiasts of literature, classics, theater, and performance studies.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350098167

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9781350098169

Squirrel Haus

By: Dustin Hellberg

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Squirrel Haus

By: Dustin Hellberg

Set in 2003, Squirrel Haus chronicles the fall and the further fall of two friends living in the eponymous house in the Iowa Midwest, a place most people imagine is bereft of craziness or fun. It is not so. In literary fashion, the book loosely parallels the Iraq War and the Epic tradition, as the protagonists fall victim - wittingly at times - to the American culture of lies and violence and excess... ,

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John Hunt Publishing

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178279025X

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9781782790259

Kathleen Turner on Acting

Conversations about Film, Television, and Theater

By: Kathleen Turner,Dustin Morrow

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Kathleen Turner on Acting

Conversations about Film, Television, and Theater

By: Kathleen Turner,Dustin Morrow

Few actors have had a career as dynamic as that Kathleen Turner's; success has followed her from the television screen to major blockbusters, from indie films to the theater stage. Over her forty-year career, Turner has developed an instinctual knowledge of what it takes to be a successful actor, and, in her conversations with esteemed film professor Dustin Morrow, she shares these lessons with the world. With her iconic wit on full display, Turner dazzles readers with her shrewd insights on the craft of acting and charming anecdotes from her own storied career. Touching on each of her roles, she expounds on the lessons she’s learned and describes her journey of discovery in the world of acting. An epic and intense one-on-one master class in acting from the best teacher imaginable, Kathleen Turner on Acting is a must for acting and directing students of every age, established actors and directors, filmmakers, theater pros, and artists of every stripe.

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Simon and Schuster

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1510735488

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9781510735484

The Top 20%

Why 80% of small businesses fail at SALES & MARKETING and how you can succeed

By: Dustin Ruge

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The Top 20%

Why 80% of small businesses fail at SALES & MARKETING and how you can succeed

By: Dustin Ruge

The Top 20%: Why 80% of small businesses fail at SALES & MARKETING and how you can succeed is a new book published by best-selling author and industry veteran Dustin W Ruge. In the book, Dustin covers the critical aspects as to why 80% of small businesses fail and how to successfully create a sales and marketing strategy that can help get any small business professional to the top 20% in their industry. Book Endorsements From Sales Industry Leaders: “Anyone who’s ever wanted to become a top-notch small business owner can confidently benefit from the down-to-earth knowledge in this book.” —Michael LeBoeuf, Best-Selling Author of How to Win Customers and Keep Them for Life “It's amazing to find someone like Dustin, who has such an understanding of professional advertising.” —Larry Deutsch, Founder and President, Patient Marketing Specialists “Outstanding! A must-read for anyone who wants a successful career as a business professional.” —Christopher Levinson, Administrator of Vititoe Law Group/Consumer Advocate “This book is going on my ‘must-read list’ for all my new clients!” —Stephen Fairley, CEO, The Rainmaker Institute

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Thunderbird Publishing

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0990504646

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9780990504641

Lead Through Anything: Harness Purpose, Vitality, and Agility to Thrive in the Face of Unrelenting Change

By: Dustin Seale,Ed Manfre

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Lead Through Anything: Harness Purpose, Vitality, and Agility to Thrive in the Face of Unrelenting Change

By: Dustin Seale,Ed Manfre

The logical, inspirational, and simplified approach you need to lead through unprecedented chaos—and help your teams and organizations thrive In today’s world of near-constant disruption, every leader faces a slew of conflicting demands involving employees of different generations, cultures, and age groups; one of history’s tightest labor markets; and never-ending geopolitical, climate, financial, and health challenges. Lead Through Anything provides simple, tested and actionable strategies to help you continually level-up your impact as an individual, manager, and leader. It walks you through the process of developing a leadership mentality that balances three key elements to achieve sustainable success: Purpose: Create and share a vision that motivates collective achievements and aspirations Vitality: Generate a high level of connection and trust within your teams and organization Agility: Inspire and empower yourself and others to continuously learn and improve Lead Through Anything focuses on a wide variety of skills, such as aligning people and energy to a common cause, building effective teams and helping them work together more selflessly, establishing positive confidence more often in oneself and others, increasing engagement and retaining top talent, and shaping a positive, impact-driven organizational culture.

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