Ross Kay's Books

The Kind Leader

A Practical Guide to Eliminating Fear, Creating Trust, and Leading with Kindness

By: Karyn Ross

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Kind Leader

A Practical Guide to Eliminating Fear, Creating Trust, and Leading with Kindness

By: Karyn Ross

Kindness and leadership aren’t often synonymous. Ask someone to describe "good leadership" to you and you will hear many adjectives used: authentic, bold, challenging, charismatic, decisive, empowering, fearless, goal-oriented, humble, inspiring, original, passionate, role-model, strategic and transparent, to name of a few. And though there are many more that come to mind, kindness isn’t one of them. And here’s the problem with that. Leaders lead. And the way a leader leads – how they do what they do – influences those they lead. From the president of the country, to the president of a company, from middle managers, right down to front-line supervisors, what a leader models – how they think, speak and act – influences the people they lead. Leaders who think, speak and act unkindly give legitimacy and permission to those they lead to think, speak, and act in exactly the same unkind ways. Today, in a world where a leaders’ words and actions travel quickly through social media channels such as Twitter, their influence – unkind or kind – is amplified through repeated views and sharing. In an increasingly fragmented, polarized and divided world, we need leaders who will bring people together not divide them. Leaders who value and model cooperation and collaboration over competition. And who model ways to think kindly, speak kindly and act kindly. We need kindness to become synonymous with good leadership. So that when someone is asked to describe the traits of a good leader, kindness will be the first word that comes to mind. Essentially, the purpose of this book is to teach leaders how to lead with kindness so they can influence the people they lead to create kinder workplaces, organizations and the world. Each chapter contains a mixture of theory, case studies and reflections from leaders and the people they influence. As well, the book follows the fictional stories of Kay’La Janson and Kevin Landrell, as they become leaders in a failing organization that is ultimately turned around through kind leadership. Between chapters there are a series of practical exercises based on concepts presented in the previous chapter with space to record outcomes and reflections on the practice process. This book gives you a deep theoretical understanding of the importance of leading with kindness and also provides practical exercises for you to use to turn theory into practice. Because "change means doing things differently," and because we only really "learn by doing" to create kinder organizations, kinder communities and a kinder world, leaders must be able to begin practicing kindness right away. By the time you finish the book, you will feel confident in your ability to lead with kindness and also to address organizational problems at work, at home and in the community, with kindness.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

219

Publisher

CRC Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1000434648

ISBN 13

9781000434644

Vodou Shaman

The Haitian Way of Healing and Power

By: Ross Heaven

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Vodou Shaman

The Haitian Way of Healing and Power

By: Ross Heaven

Goes beyond the stereotypes to restore Vodou to its proper place as a powerful shamanic tradition • Provides practical exercises and techniques from the Vodou tradition that can be used as safe and effective means of spiritual healing and personal transformation • Shows how to remove evil spirits and negative energies sent by others • Written by a fully initiated Houngan (Vodou shaman) Providing practical exercises drawn from all aspects and stages of the Vodou tradition, Vodou Shaman shows readers how to contact the spirit world and communicate with the loa (the angel-like inhabitants of the Other World), the ghede (the spirits of the ancestors), and djabs (nature spirits for healing purposes). The author examines soul journeying and warrior-path work in the Vodou tradition and looks at the psychological principles that make them effective. The book also includes exercises to protect the spiritual self by empowering the soul, with techniques of soul retrieval, removing evil spirits and negative energies, overcoming curses, and using the powers of herbs and magical baths.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

362

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1594776644

ISBN 13

9781594776649

A World of Her Own

24 Amazing Women Explorers and Adventurers

By: Michael Elsohn Ross

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A World of Her Own

24 Amazing Women Explorers and Adventurers

By: Michael Elsohn Ross

An inspiration for any young person who loves the outdoors, wildlife, or science, A World of Her Own tells the stories of 24 brave women from different cultures, epochs, and economic backgrounds who have shared similar missions: to meet the physical and mental challenges of exploring the natural world, to protect the environment and native cultures, and to leave a mark in the name of discovery. Among the many bold women profiled are Rosaly Lopes, who worked for NASA and discovered 71 volcanoes on one of Jupiter's moons; Helen Thayer, the first woman to walk and ski the Magnetic North Pole accompanied by only her dog; Kay Cottee, the first woman to successfully sail nonstop around the world completely unassisted; and Anna Smith Peck, who set the record for the highest climb in the Western Hemisphere at the age of 58. These and other engaging profiles, based on both historical research and firsthand interviews, stress how childhood passions and interests, perseverance, and courage led these women to overcome challenges and break barriers to achieve great success in their adventurous pursuits and careers. A bibliography and annotated list of exploration resources and organizations make this an invaluable resource for young explorers, parents, and teachers alike.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

276

Publisher

Chicago Review Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1613744412

ISBN 13

9781613744413

The Realms Thereunder

By: Ross Lawhead

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Realms Thereunder

By: Ross Lawhead

Uncover a land that has been hidden for over a thousand years. Beneath the land of Britain, a great army is sleeping. On a visit to an old church, Daniel Tully and Freya Reynolds awaken two ancient knights from a centuries-old slumber. They are kidnapped and taken to an underground city that stands in peril, besieged in all directions by a vicious warhost. Nidergeard is the only thing protecting the upper world's blissful ignorance of mythical forces that have been held at bay since the creation of the world. In order to return home, Daniel and Freya must strike at the heart of the opposer's power. Fast forward eight years. Daniel, now homeless, still wages what he believes to be a righteous war against those he judges to be evil. Freya has tried to put the past behind her and concentrate on getting an education, a job, and a life. When they reconnect in Oxford, unseen forces begin to ally against them. Daniel is pulled through a portal and into another world. Freya is abducted by someone—some thing—posing as her professor and drugged to keep her in a delusional state. After they finally break free, neither can deny the truth . . . they must return to Nidergeard and resume the battle. With a thrilling narrative that draws heavily upon British mythology, The Realms Thereunder will quickly establish Ross Lawhead as a major new voice in fantasy.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

386

Publisher

Thomas Nelson Inc

Published Date

ISBN 10

1595549099

ISBN 13

9781595549099

Direct Sales

Be Better Than Good—Be Great!

By: Joyce M. Ross

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Direct Sales

Be Better Than Good—Be Great!

By: Joyce M. Ross

There are over 5,000,000 people working in direct sales in North America. Each night of the week approximately 150,000 home sales demonstrations are given across the United States! Contrary to popular belief, a career in direct sales, whether as a representative for an established company or as the owner of your own business, can be an exciting and lucrative occupation for anyone who possesses the right business skills and sales techniques. By studying and employing the practices outlined in this book, the new recruit to direct sales can bypass the inherent frustrations that come with the undertaking. Lack of experience, low self-esteem, fear of failure, and lack of sales skills are all barriers that can obstruct the road to success in direct consumer marketing. For the more seasoned representative, these secrets to successful selling will become part of your established repertoire, adding to your hard-earned knowledge of the direct sales field with some new and enlightening ideas and practices. Included is a success potential quiz and analysis, followed by chapters on prospecting for clients, sure-fire techniques for booking, suggestions for confirming demonstrations and keeping them booked, coaching your hosts or hostesses for higher profits, the basics of a successful sales presentation, client service, how to increase confidence, the power of goal-setting, and time management. Included within the chapters are sample conversations and examples of how to use the techniques offered to their highest potential by using them along with your company's encouragement to achieve a superior, more rewarding direct sales career.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

224

Publisher

Pelican Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1455603562

ISBN 13

9781455603565

Courtroom, Cartridges, and Campfires

Lawyering on the Last Frontier--Alaska

By: Wayne Ross

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Courtroom, Cartridges, and Campfires

Lawyering on the Last Frontier--Alaska

By: Wayne Ross

Wayne Anthony Ross arrived in Alaska in the late 1960s with a law degree, a new wife, and no job. Courtrooms, Cartridges, and Campfires is about the colorful characters he met, and the adventures he had in his first decade in the Last Frontier. These include curmudgeon judges, colorful attorneys, cantankerous brown bears, gamblers, crooks, memorable guides, moose and mouse hunts, sheep and caribou hunts, fishing contests, and courtroom dramas and antics. His stories go a long way toward answering the question “What is a nice boy from Wisconsin doing in a place like Alaska?”

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

262

Publisher

Publication Consultants

Published Date

ISBN 10

1594332991

ISBN 13

9781594332999

I Remember: Evelyn Learned Ross

By: Constance Ross Painter

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

I Remember: Evelyn Learned Ross

By: Constance Ross Painter

I Remember is a mesmerizing first hand account of the changes in early 20th Century New England life as remembered by Evelyn L. Ross, spanning over nine decades from her birth in 1906. The book is a colorful biography of life, family and the people of mid coast Maine as experienced by Evelyn and handed down to her daughter Constance over many conversations.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

1434832813

ISBN 13

9781434832818

Why Do I Say These Things?

By: Jonathan Ross

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Why Do I Say These Things?

By: Jonathan Ross

Why is catalogue shopping responsible for Jonathan Ross's inimitable sense of style? Why might wearing cape and mask be a fast track to heaven? Why does Jonathan wince every time he sees a Hoover? And why did he fall in love with a deep-sea diver? Why? Because this is Jonathan Ross. And nothing is out of bounds when it comes to talking about life as he knows it. From sex and pugs to rock 'n' roll and genital warts, Jonathan holds forth as only he can. This sharply observed, laugh-out-loud, outrageous page-turner will leave you asking just one question . . . Why didn't he write it sooner?

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

384

Publisher

Random House

Published Date

ISBN 10

1407040219

ISBN 13

9781407040219

Codes Set in Stone

By: Rory Ross-Muller,Pippa Duffy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Codes Set in Stone

By: Rory Ross-Muller,Pippa Duffy

Imagine a suburb beneath the waves; contemplate the idea of palatial living in a pyramid amongst the stars. Codes Set in Stone embraces both of these somewhat grandiose scenarios in a story set in the not too distant future. Containing the essential ingredients of Relationship, Romance and Rescue, the novel tells of men on a mission to solve mysteries and investigate intrigue and skulduggery - a mission that takes them from Belgium to Venice to Rome to the Himalayas and back again and finally culminates in the discovery of an age-old promise contained in a revelatory book with its conundrum of a final code set in a bright, white, shining stone. It is interesting to note that several of the hitherto fictitious events in the story subsequently became fact after the initial manuscript first saw the light of day.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

450

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1479730521

ISBN 13

9781479730520

A Hero's Throne

By: Ross Lawhead

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Hero's Throne

By: Ross Lawhead

Daniel and Freya, along with an ancient knight and a Scottish police officer, must return to the underground city of Nidergeard in order to rally the citizens and stop the murder of sleeping knights.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

335

Publisher

Thomas Nelson Inc

Published Date

ISBN 10

1595549102

ISBN 13

9781595549105

The Ethics of Special Education

By: Kenneth Ross Howe,Ofelia B. Miramontes

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Ethics of Special Education

By: Kenneth Ross Howe,Ofelia B. Miramontes

The authors delineate the ethical issues most salient and pressing to special education and provide a philosophically grounded framework for their discussion. The book presents 35 real-life cases that raise personal, institutional, and policy issues. This approach allows students to reason and collaborate about ethical issues rather than simply to master a set of principles and precepts.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

166

Publisher

Teachers College Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

080773179X

ISBN 13

9780807731796

Jaufre (Routledge Revivals)

An Occitan Arthurian Romance

By: Ross G. Arthur

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Jaufre (Routledge Revivals)

An Occitan Arthurian Romance

By: Ross G. Arthur

This translation, first published in 1992, presents one of the most memorable medieval ballads, largely because it contains a number of surprises and falsified expectations. Jaufre, the hero, arrives at the court of King Arthur with a total and naïve faith in the King and his ability to effect a total transformation in his followers by inducting them into the order of knighthood. As his quest proceeds, he learns the mistake in his idealised view of chivalry and his uncompromising view of pure justice, untempered by mercy. By charting the choices Jaufre makes in military and amorous encounters and the effectiveness of his responses to social trials and temptations, the audience discerns the route to independent adulthood, prestige and virtue, as the poet conceives of them. This fascinating reissue will be of particular value to students and academics researching the concepts typically explored within medieval ballads and romances.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

279

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317693639

ISBN 13

9781317693635

Precarious Visualities

New Perspectives on Identification in Contemporary Art and Visual Culture

By: Olivier Asselin,Johanne Lamoureux,Christine Ross

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Precarious Visualities

New Perspectives on Identification in Contemporary Art and Visual Culture

By: Olivier Asselin,Johanne Lamoureux,Christine Ross

Through the study of exemplary media works and practices - photography, film, video, performance, installations, web cams - scholars from various disciplines call attention to the unsettling of identification and the disablement of vision in contemporary aesthetics. To look at an image that prevents the stabilization of identification, identity and place; to perceive a representation that oscillates between visibility and invisibility; to relate to an image which entails a rebalancing of sight through the valorization of other senses; to be exposed, through surveillance devices, to the gaze of new figures of authority - the aesthetic experiences examined here concern a spectator whose perception lacks in certainty, identification, and opticality what it gains in fallibility, complexity, and interrelatedness. Precarious Visualities provides a new understanding of spectatorship as a relation that is at once corporeal and imaginary, and persistently prolific in its cultural, social, and political effects. Contributors include Raymond Bellour (École des hautes études en sciences sociales), Monika Kin Gagnon (Concordia University), Beate Ochsner (University of Mannheim -Universität Mannheim), Claudette Lauzon (McGill University), David Tomas (Université du Québec à Montréal), Slavoj Zizek (Ljubljiana University and University of London), Marie Fraser (Université du Québec à Montréal), Alice Ming Wai Jim (Concordia University), Julie Lavigne (Université du Québec à Montréal), Amelia Jones (University of Manchester), Eric Michaud (École des hautes études en sciences sociales), Hélène Samson (McCord Museum), and Thierry Bardini (Université de Montréal).

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

664

Publisher

McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published Date

ISBN 10

0773578110

ISBN 13

9780773578111

Stupid Movie Lines

The 776 Dumbest Things Ever Uttered on the Silver Screen

By: Kathryn Petras,Ross Petras

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Stupid Movie Lines

The 776 Dumbest Things Ever Uttered on the Silver Screen

By: Kathryn Petras,Ross Petras

The creme de la crud of screen history "War! War! That's all you think of, Dick Plantagenet! You burner! You pillager!" --Virginia Mayo as Lady Edith to George Sanders in King Richard and the Crusaders (1954) "Visits? That would indicate visitors." --Army captain learning of alien visits in Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) "When I'm sitting here with you, I don't even think about the slime people." --Hero to heroine in The Slime People (1962) "Suck the coffin mushroom now." --The Ultimate Vampire (1991) "This is bad." --Leonardo DiCaprio as the you-know-what hits the you-know-what in Titanic (1997)

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

231

Publisher

Villard

Published Date

ISBN 10

0307800954

ISBN 13

9780307800954

Ross's Adventures

By: Alexander Ross

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ross's Adventures

By: Alexander Ross

Explorer perusing the Pacific Northwest, specifically the Columbia River, for financial gain. Considerable commentary on the Native Americans in the area, along with much drama with the crew.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

326

Publisher

Applewood Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1429002700

ISBN 13

9781429002707

A Greedy Vengeance

By: William Mitchell Ross

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Greedy Vengeance

By: William Mitchell Ross

The city of Monroe, Wisconsin, is shaken when two murders occur four days apart. Police chief Brandon Johns and detective Samantha Gates are at a loss when their investigation takes them to a series of frustrating dead ends. Did the two victims know one another? Was there a connection? The citizens are upset and anxious, demanding answers. One of the victims, a woman, had left Monroe over forty years earlier to pursue a singing career in Chicago during the Prohibition Era. Did the key to solving these double murders lie in her past? Detective Gates goes to Chicago to find answers, and she gets more than she bargains for. Would the mystery be solved?

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

259

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1524583669

ISBN 13

9781524583668

Moanin' Low

A Discography of Female Popular Vocal Recordings, 1920-1933

By: Ross Laird

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Moanin' Low

A Discography of Female Popular Vocal Recordings, 1920-1933

By: Ross Laird

The first comprehensive guide to pre-1934 female popular vocal recordings sung in English—from around the world and including all styles—this discographical study includes solos, duets, trios, and quartets composed by the great songwriters of the early 1900s (from Irving Berlin to Victor Young). The majority of the listings includes material that has not been previously published, and a large number of entries profile such prolific artists as Helen Clark and Gladys Rice, who are not in previous discographies. A special feature includes data on sound-on-disc recording made for early talking-picture musical shorts (especially by Vitaphone) that is not documented elsewhere. A comprehensive title index includes composer credits for the majority of the titles listed. The first comprehensive guide to pre-1934 female popular vocal recordings sung in English—from around the world and including all styles—this discographical study includes solos, duets, trios, and quartets composed by the great songwriters of the early 1900s (from Irving Berlin to Victor Young). The majority of the listings includes material that has not been previously published, and a large number of entries profile such prolific artists as Helen Clark and Gladys Rice, who are not in previous discographies. A special feature includes data on sound-on-disc recording made for early talking-picture musical shorts (especially by Vitaphone) that is not documented elsewhere. A comprehensive title index includes composer credits for the majority of the titles listed. Many of the records documented in this volume are by the artists who introduced these songs at this time or who performed them in the original productions of the shows or movies for which they were written. The singing styles include those of cabaret performers, music-hall and vaudeville acts. Songs for the stage, screen, and radio are also included.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

762

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

0313370052

ISBN 13

9780313370052

After Suicide

A Ray Of Hope For Those Left Behind

By: E. Betsy Ross

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

After Suicide

A Ray Of Hope For Those Left Behind

By: E. Betsy Ross

An extraordinary book that is a must for all people who have suffered or those who wish to support and counsel the bereaved." -Ari Kiev, M.D., J.D., author of A Strategy for Daily Living

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

338

Publisher

Da Capo Lifelong Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

0738205966

ISBN 13

9780738205960

The Chicago Gangster Theory of Life

Nature's Debt to Society

By: Andrew Ross

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Chicago Gangster Theory of Life

Nature's Debt to Society

By: Andrew Ross

Increasingly, the most powerful voices on the planetâe"heads of state, corporations, global economistsâe"are speaking in the name of environmentalism.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

324

Publisher

Verso

Published Date

ISBN 10

0860916545

ISBN 13

9780860916543

Operas in English

A Dictionary

By: Margaret Ross Griffel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Operas in English

A Dictionary

By: Margaret Ross Griffel

Although many opera dictionaries and encyclopedias are available, very few are devoted exclusively to operas in a single language. In this revised and expanded edition of Operas in English: A Dictionary, Margaret Ross Griffel brings up to date her original work on operas written specifically to an English text (including works both originally prepared in English, as well as English translations). Since its original publication in 1999, Griffel has added nearly 800 entries to the 4,300 from the original volume, covering the world of opera in the English language from 1634 through 2011. Listed alphabetically by letter, each opera entry includes alternative titles, if any; a full, descriptive title; the number of acts; the composer’s name; the librettist’s name, the original language of the libretto, and the original source of the text, with the source title; the date, place, and cast of the first performance; the date of composition, if it occurred substantially earlier than the premiere date; similar information for the first U.S. (including colonial) and British (i.e., in England, Scotland, or Wales) performances, where applicable; a brief plot summary; the main characters (names and vocal ranges, where known); some of the especially noteworthy numbers cited by name; comments on special musical problems, techniques, or other significant aspects; and other settings of the text, including non-English ones, and/or other operas involving the same story or characters (cross references are indicated by asterisks). Entries also include such information as first and critical editions of the score and libretto; a bibliography, ranging from scholarly studies to more informal journal articles and reviews; a discography; and information on video recordings. Griffel also includes four appendixes, a selective bibliography, and two indexes. The first appendix lists composers, their places and years of birth and death, and their operas included in the text as entries; the second does the same for librettists; the third records authors whose works inspired or were adapted for the librettos; and the fourth comprises a chronological listing of the A–Z entries, including as well as the date of first performance, the city of the premiere, the short title of the opera, and the composer. Griffel also include a main character index and an index of singers, conductors, producers, and other key figures.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1015

Publisher

Scarecrow Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0810883252

ISBN 13

9780810883253

Book's by Ross Kay

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email