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If I Was Doing Any Better, I'd Hafta Take Something for It!

By: Tommy Johns

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If I Was Doing Any Better, I'd Hafta Take Something for It!

By: Tommy Johns

A collection of short, humorous stories, sharing how author, Tommy Johns, went from being a strong, healthy young man working for a large corporation to a young man disabled by a chronic disease. If I Was Doing Any Better, I'd Hafta Take Something For It! invites you to join the author as he finds humor in the struggles of his disabilities, while trying to hang on to his favorite hobbies of fishing, hunting, camping and travel.

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FriesenPress

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1460214536

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Flashbacks of a Government Man

A Markus Britt Episode

By: Tommy E. Cauthen

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Flashbacks of a Government Man

A Markus Britt Episode

By: Tommy E. Cauthen

This is a story about one man’s experience as a US Army soldier who served as a commissioned officer during the Cold War and afterwards as a special agent under the Federal Bureau of Investigation prior to 9/11. The main character, Markus Britt, shares his experiences based on flashbacks of real historical events. The story line is built on certain events that caused him to recall the event. As an example, the smell of wood burning, watching TV programs, reading news items, the smell of certain cooked food, the sounds of aircraft flying overhead, and sometimes just a place or name could cause these flashbacks.

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Xlibris Corporation

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179603777X

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9781796037777

The Resilience of Champions!TM

Secret Habits of Highly Resilient Individuals and Organizations

By: Dr. Tommy A. Watson Ed. D. ACC

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The Resilience of Champions!TM

Secret Habits of Highly Resilient Individuals and Organizations

By: Dr. Tommy A. Watson Ed. D. ACC

Dr. Tommy A. Watson went from being homeless and living out of a trunk to being a star athlete, bestselling author, and popular speaker. In this guide to being a lifelong champion, he shares the six habits that he has experienced and researched that help individuals and organizations to be resilient and successful. Whether its Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, McDonalds, or Mary Kay Cosmetics, there are certain skills that must be mastered to survive and thrive. Watson takes a particularly close look at the impressive leadership development training program at McDonalds, which has developed leaders worldwide. He witnessed the strength of the program firsthand, joining its ranks after being fired from a job due to a lack of leadership skills. He later went on to win the prestigious McDonalds leadership award. Now he shares what he has learned throughout his career to help you develop the skills you need to serve as a broker of hope, find a sense of purpose, and embrace change. The Resilience of Champions! empowers you and your organization with practical habits to overcome obstacles, boost performance, and gain more satisfaction out of your work. Watson had guts. He had wits. He had determination. He had within himself the characteristics necessary to succeed. Hes an example. The Denver Post The Resilience of Champions! is a superb book! Its stories and practical application will be a rewarding experience for leaders and individuals who want to have the courage and tools to get through challenge and change. Ken Brown Multi-millionaire McDonalds Franchisee & Bestselling Author

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iUniverse

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1491733535

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9781491733530

The Pleasure Was Mine

A Novel

By: Tommy Hays

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The Pleasure Was Mine

A Novel

By: Tommy Hays

Prate Marshbanks proposed to his future wife on a muggy July night at Pete's Drive-in back in '52. "She said yes to me between bites of a slaw burger all-the-way." A college graduate and daughter of a prominent lawyer, Irene was an unlikely match for Prate, a high school dropout. He lived his married life aware of the question on people's minds: How in the world did a tall, thin, fair-skinned beauty and one of the most respected high school English teachers in all of Greenville County, in all of South Carolina for that matter, wind up married to a short, dark, fat-faced, jug-eared house painter? That their marriage not only survived for fifty years, but flourished, is a source of constant wonder to Prate. Now he faces a new challenge with Irene. From the author of In The Family Way, a novel the Atlanta Constitution called "an instant classic" and the Charlotte Observer praised as "a lovely, moving book," comes a powerful story of hard-earned hope. The Pleasure Was Mine takes place during a critical summer in the life of Prate Marshbanks, when he retires to care for his wife, who is gradually slipping away. To complicate things, Prate's son, Newell, a recently widowed single father, asks Prate to keep nine-year-old Jackson for the summer. Though Prate is irritated by the presence of his moody grandson, during the summer Jackson helps tend his grandmother, and grandfather and grandson form a bond. As Irene's memory fades, Prate, a hardworking man who has kept to himself most of his life, has little choice but to get to know his family. With elegance and skillful economy of language, Tommy Hays renders an unforgettable character in Prate Marshbanks. The Pleasure Was Mine is at once a quietly wrenching portrayal of grief, a magical and romantic story about the power of love, and an unexpectedly moving take on the resilience of family.

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St. Martin's Press

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1429905301

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9781429905305

Let's Get Dogs#!T

By: Tommy Hawkins

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Let's Get Dogs#!T

By: Tommy Hawkins

This book was copied out of my journal that was wrote whilst I travelled around Australia and Asia. I wasnt planning to write a journal, but I left England around x-mas time and the journal was a x-mas present from my brother Mat. The first few weeks of my travels I met so many people who had started a journal and didnt carry it on, it was these guys who give me the inspiration to keep writing until I got back to London. 2 and a half years later Lets get Dogs#!t was born.

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1493139940

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Character Makes the Man

Kentucky Military Institute, 1845–1971

By: Tommy R. Young II

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Character Makes the Man

Kentucky Military Institute, 1845–1971

By: Tommy R. Young II

Throughout its 126-year history, Kentucky Military Institute educated more than eleven thousand young men and boys. It was never the intention of the founder of the school, Colonel Robert P. T. Allen, or his successors to train soldiers. Although the daily life was patterned after the life of West Point cadets, the military discipline was intended to teach the young men the value of order and discipline in the conduct of their lives. The goal of educating young men to live useful and productive lives would remain the primary goal of the school, even when it ceased to be a college and became a preparatory school in the twentieth century. Although Character Makes the Man did not become the school motto until the early twentieth century, it would have been applicable throughout the schools history.

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Trafford Publishing

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1490712062

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Living in Color: What's Funny About Me

Stories from In Living Color, Pop Culture, and the Stand-Up Comedy Scene of the 80s & 90s

By: Tommy Davidson

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Living in Color: What's Funny About Me

Stories from In Living Color, Pop Culture, and the Stand-Up Comedy Scene of the 80s & 90s

By: Tommy Davidson

“Tommy Davidson is a journeyman performer. He knows the how and the what and his timing is off the hook. He's one of my favorite performers. Oh and did I mention he's funny, REALLY funny.” —Whoopi Goldberg In this revealing memoir, Tommy Davidson shares his unique perspective on making it in Hollywood, being an integral part of television history, on fame and family, and on living a life that has never been black and white—just funny and true . . . Abandoned as an infant on the streets of Greenville, Mississippi, and rescued by a loving white family, Tommy Davidson spent most of his childhood unaware that he was different from his brother and sister. All that changed as he came of age in a society of racial barriers—ones that he was soon to help break. On a fledgling network, Tommy joined the cast of In Living Color, alongside other relative newcomers all united by an ingenious throng of Wayans siblings, poised to break new ground. Now Tommy gives readers the never-before-told behind-the-scenes story of the first show born of the Hip Hop Nation: from its incredible rise, to his own creation of such unforgettable characters as Sweet Tooth Jones and dead-on impressions of Sammy Davis, Jr., Michael Jackson, M.C. Hammer and Sugar Ray Leonard, and appearing in such classic sketches as “Homie The Clown,” the “Hey Mon, family,” and the “Ugly Woman,” through guest-star skirmishes (and black eyes) to backstage tensions and the eventual fall of this pop-culture touchstone. He reveals his own nascent career on the stand-up circuit, as well as reflections on working with Spike Lee, Halle Berry, Chris Rock, and Jada Pinkett Smith. He also shares his very personal story of living with—and being inspired and empowered by—two distinct family histories. Told with humor and hard-won honesty, Living in Color is a bracing, illuminating, and remarkable success story.

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Kensington Books

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1496712978

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9781496712974

Santa Cruz Noir

By: Tommy Moore,Ariel Gore,Margaret Elysia Garcia

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Santa Cruz Noir

By: Tommy Moore,Ariel Gore,Margaret Elysia Garcia

“A new collection of short fiction stories explores a seedier side of this beach town filled with murder and mystery.”—KAZU FM In Akashic Books’ award-winning series of original noir anthologies, each book comprises all new stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Following in the footsteps of Los Angeles Noir, San Francisco Noir, San Diego Noir, Orange County Noir, and Oakland Noir, “we get a series of crime stories rich with surf culture in a town loaded with itinerant spirits, typifying Santa Cruz as a place to be lost, or get lost, or lose yourself. That ethos permeates the stories in the collection, granting them an intriguing grittiness that might otherwise be missing. Concluding with a serious gutpunch of a story, Santa Cruz Noir is a worthy addition to the series” (San Francisco Book Review). This anthology features Elizabeth McKenzie’s “The Big Creep,” a Shamus Award finalist, and Lou Mathews’s “Crab Dinners” and Dillon Kaiser’s “It Follows as it Leads,” which have been included in the Distinguished Mystery Stories of 2018 list in The Best American Mystery Stories 2019. It also includes brand-new stories by Tommy Moore, Jessica Breheny, Naomi Hirahara, Calvin McMillin, Liza Monroy, Jill Wolfson, Ariel Gore, Jon Bailiff, Maceo Montoya, Micah Perks, Seana Graham, Vinnie Hansen, Peggy Townsend, Margaret Elysia Garcia, Lee Quarnstrom, Beth Lisick, and Wallace Baine. “A thrilling, whip-smart book that will dazzle local lovers of crime fiction.”—Good Times Santa Cruz “There are intricate plots, sketchier plots, dubious motives, inscrutable motives, downright creepiness, edgy stuff, and wonderful humor. Something for everyone’s taste in noir.”—Escape into Life

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1617756474

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Glory Days

Memorable Games in Alabama Football History

By: Tommy Hicks

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Glory Days

Memorable Games in Alabama Football History

By: Tommy Hicks

Providing detailed tales and anecdotes from the players and coaches responsible for some of the school’s greatest victories, Glory Days focuses on pivotal moments in Crimson Tide history. From the 1969 game against Ole Miss to the 1979 Sugar Bowl victory over Penn State during the team’s perfect season, up through the 2012 BCS national championship game, this book takes the reader on a journey through the last forty-plus years of the Alabama football team in all its glory. With stories covering everyone from legendary coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, to the Miami Dolphins’ two-time Player of the Year Don McNeal, to current NFL phenomenon Julio Jones, and many more, columnist Tommy Hicks builds on the insight from Alabama players and coaches alike to provide the color and emotion surrounding the best games. Crimson Days is sure to captivate and enlighten Crimson Tide football fans past and present.

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Simon and Schuster

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1613216025

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9781613216026

I’M so Mad ‘Bout Get’N Old, I Could Die

By: Tommy L. Gardner

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I’M so Mad ‘Bout Get’N Old, I Could Die

By: Tommy L. Gardner

My book gives you a great chance to add a little humor to your life and the chance to go back to a happier time in life by remembering some of your stories that may relate to ones within the book. The stories came from real-life experiences, along with some that will tickle your funny bone or bring you to remember some of your own. The book is intended to show you how you can make the most of unfair or bad experiences. It will also help you leave the problems of the world behind for a while and enjoy some great stories about things you may or may not have thought of in years.

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1463475926

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A New America

How Music Reshaped the Culture and Future of a Nation and Redefined My Life

By: Tommy Mottola

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A New America

How Music Reshaped the Culture and Future of a Nation and Redefined My Life

By: Tommy Mottola

The long-anticipated companion book to the groundbreaking HBO documentary The Latin Explosion by renowned music producer Tommy Mottola. Legendary music mogul, entertainment impresario, and New York Times bestselling author Tommy Mottola explores and expounds on his lifelong love of Latin music, its influence on his life and career, and its ever-growing influence in America. Tommy Mottola discovered a passion for Latin music when he was a small child on the streets of the Bronx, where he fell in love with the energy and rhythm of the legendary Tito Puente. It is a love he carries with him to this day. In A New America, Mottola explores the societal and cultural impact the Latino community and its music has had on America by sharing behind-the-scenes stories from his own life and his connection to the Latin sound throughout the decades—from his initial fascination with Latin music, which started with Puente, to the mainstream success of Ritchie Valens, to the groove-laden guitar wizardry of Carlos Santana. Along the way, Mottola reveals heartfelt accounts of his longtime collaboration and friendship with Gloria Estefan and her husband, Emilio, the meteoric rise and tragic end of Selena, and his orchestration of the Latin Explosion of the 1990s, which launched megastars such as Marc Anthony, Ricky Martin, Shakira, and Jennifer Lopez. But A New America is more than a story about music and musicians. It is the story of a culture that continues to grow and influence America in all its aspects and an irresistible sound that continues to move and inspire the nation.

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Penguin

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0698143302

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9780698143302

Cheeseburger Theory

By: Dr. Tommy Weir

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Cheeseburger Theory

By: Dr. Tommy Weir

The Cheeseburger Theory and other leadership observations is an exciting collection of valuable insights from interacting with and watching successful leaders--even some unsuccessful ones. Author Dr. Tommy Weir is fascinated with the ways great "e;bosses"e; do their jobs.You could call him a leadership junkie; actually he is a self-professing leadership nerd--although not too nerdy. His days are spent observing leaders and helping them become the best they can.Dr. Weir has spent his professional life working with leaders. He has advised countless CEOs and business leaders. People want to hear what he has to say, as a sought-after speaker on global leadership issues noted for his perception and innovative presentation. This book collects many of his insights and presents them in an engrossing series of "e;to the point"e; articles.Far more important in his mind than the theory behind leadership, is the practical side of it. This comes alive in The Cheeseburger Theory and other leadership observations as Dr. Weir puts forth practical insights from everyday leadership exchanges. Observing how leaders lead eventually allowed him to learn directly from many of the world's great CEOs.The result has been a growing collection of books about global leadership, with The Cheeseburger Theory and other leadership observations being the latest addition. The observations in this book, each forming its own concise chapter, are engaging and practical. Each contains valuable ideas built around perceptive observation of leaders in action. Even though the observations are light and readable, and completely free of technical jargon, they remain thought-provoking and will spark the reader's curiosity and interest.Each article was originally published in The National (the Arab world's New York Times), where Dr. Weir is the leadership columnist, or in Gulf Business, where his articles appear monthly. Thanks to The National and Gulf Business, Dr. Weir has been able to share his insights with leaders all over the world. And with the publication of The Cheeseburger Theory and other leadership observations anyone is able to gain access to these powerful ideas.The articles cover topics ranging from motivating a team to doing business in crazy economic times to stop losing money on e-mail, and where does innovation come from. Each offers specific advice that will be useful now and ten years from now. Often Dr. Weir suggests that someone with a problem might find a solution by turning a problem on its head or by looking at it from a radically different point of view. Specific examples abound in this easy to understand collection.Dr. Weir's conclusions are built on his close observation of active leadership, drawn from his work with some of the world's greatest leaders. He offers insightful ideas on the ways these inventive leaders have found success.These fast-moving essays can be sampled in any order a reader finds useful, while on a plane or between appointments. Yet together they form an informative investigation of the art and science of leadership.His favorite columns about solutions to perplexing management problems became many of the essays collected in this book. Others offer a strong sense of the places he has been and the people he has known. Each essay holds an enduring value that will reward rereading. Each article is beautifully written and rigorously thought out but never stiff or formal. The ideas in this book are presented just as they were originally written, for practical business reading without fuss or academic elaboration.Enjoy these quick-to-read observations, but pay attention. They will make you think again about everything you have always accepted as true.

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Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.

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9719942878

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9789719942870

The Politics of Nordsploitation

History, Industry, Audiences

By: Pietari Kääpä,Tommy Gustafsson

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The Politics of Nordsploitation

History, Industry, Audiences

By: Pietari Kääpä,Tommy Gustafsson

The Politics of Nordsploitation takes a transnational approach to exploring Nordic 'exploitation' films in their industrial contexts, viewing them as not only political manifestations of domestic considerations but also to position Nordic film cultures in a global context. Incorporating a wide range of films, from international cult classics like They Call Her One Eye (1974), homegrown martial arts films like The Ninja Mission (1984) to contemporary crowd-sourced fan productions like Iron Sky (2012), this volume examines the remarkable diversity of genre-based, commercially and culturally exploitative film production throughout the Nordic countries – emphasized here through the term 'Nordsploitation'. This volume provides a historical exposition of largely ignored marginal films and film cultural patterns. It also outlines how influential these films have been in shaping the development of Nordic cinema. The effects are visible in the films of the new millennium as previously marginalized practices now enter the mainstream. With sharp insights and new research, The Politics of Nordsploitation redefines the concept of 'exploitation' and its role in small nation cinemas.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1501327313

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9781501327315

The Elephant in the Room

One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America

By: Tommy Tomlinson

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The Elephant in the Room

One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America

By: Tommy Tomlinson

ONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 A “warm and funny and honest…genuinely unputdownable” (Curtis Sittenfeld) memoir chronicling what it’s like to live in today’s world as a fat man, from acclaimed journalist Tommy Tomlinson, who, as he neared the age of fifty, weighed 460 pounds and decided he had to change his life. When he was almost fifty years old, Tommy Tomlinson weighed an astonishing—and dangerous—460 pounds, at risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, unable to climb a flight of stairs without having to catch his breath, or travel on an airplane without buying two seats. Raised in a family that loved food, he had been aware of the problem for years, seeing doctors and trying diets from the time he was a preteen. But nothing worked, and every time he tried to make a change, it didn’t go the way he planned—in fact, he wasn’t sure that he really wanted to change. In The Elephant in the Room, Tomlinson chronicles his lifelong battle with weight in a voice that combines the urgency of Roxane Gay’s Hunger with the intimacy of Rick Bragg’s All Over but the Shoutin’. He also hits the road to meet other members of the plus-sized tribe in an attempt to understand how, as a nation, we got to this point. From buying a Fitbit and setting exercise goals to contemplating the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, America’s “capital of food porn,” and modifying his own diet, Tomlinson brings us along on a candid and sometimes brutal look at the everyday experience of being constantly aware of your size. Over the course of the book, he confronts these issues head-on and chronicles the practical steps he has to take to lose weight by the end. “What could have been a wallow in memoir self-pity is raised to art by Tomlinson’s wit and prose” (Rolling Stone). Affecting and searingly honest, The Elephant in the Room is an “inspirational” (The New York Times) memoir that will resonate with anyone who has grappled with addiction, shame, or self-consciousness. “Add this to your reading list ASAP” (Charlotte Magazine).

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Simon & Schuster

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1501111620

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Rough Diamonds

A Coach's Journey

By: Tommy Reamon,Ron Whitenack

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Rough Diamonds

A Coach's Journey

By: Tommy Reamon,Ron Whitenack

Football coach Tommy Reamon has crafted a unique ability among high school coaches, the ability to hone in on natural talent on the football field and to forge a personal connection with the young athletes themselves. His stories and memories of coaching the promising, would-be professional players as well as those just there for the love of the game, are shared in this heartfelt memoir. During his many years of coaching at schools such as in Newport News, Virginia, Coach Reamon has helped guide students to the National Football League, including Kwamie Lassiter, Aaron Brooks, and Michael Vick. His inspiring relationship with the students and the struggles that come with bringing out the best in another person will remind readers of the heart behind the physical challenges of football.

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Triumph Books

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1623681596

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9781623681593

10 Tips for Leading in the Middle East

By: Dr. Tommy Weir

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10 Tips for Leading in the Middle East

By: Dr. Tommy Weir

10 Tips for Leading in the Middle East is a practical guide for expats and locals alike, providing tips to lead in an environment that is vastly different from the world with which most upper-management members have been working. You may be wondering, "e;Where did these ten tips come from?"e; Dr. Tommy spent a decade up close and personally researching leadership in the Arab World. This started with understanding sociological trends to frame the context for the Middle East, demographic implications, organizational behavior and leadership approaches. His extensive experience includes working with more than thirty companies, interviewing over seven hundred leaders, and developing at least three thousand leaders. Acknowledging the vast differences found across the Arab World, Dr. Weir focuses on the principal similarities between the GCC, Levant and Egypt, even within the GCC, that exist within the business world. These areas of commonality are substantial, and he uses them to craft an engaging collection of tips that help leaders enter this part of the business world with confidence and clear direction. With the purpose of aiding potential or current business leaders who wish to succeed in the Middle East, this book is a constant companion for the senior executive. Whether one is embarking on a senior leadership position or merely curious and a seeker of leadership knowledge, you will find 10 Tips for Leading in the Middle East to be a fascinating guide written by someone who knows firsthand the potential inside the boardroom within the corporate world of the Middle East. This must-read book immediately separates itself from theoretical texts while keeping the focus on the applicable nature of leading in the Middle East. Its simplicity highlights what you can expect, which is like having a "e;Coffee Conversation"e; with Dr. Tommy who answers, "e;Would you tell me from your experience and research what does it take to be a good leader here?"e;

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Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.

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9719640197

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9789719640196

The Orange Bowl

A Complete History

By: Tommy A. Phillips

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The Orange Bowl

A Complete History

By: Tommy A. Phillips

The Orange Bowl has been played 88 times since 1935. Originating as the small Festival of Palms Bowl, meant to attract tourists to Miami, it has grown into a national football event watched by 16 million people. Beginning with Bucknell's first victory over Miami, this book covers each Bowl in detail, including the first game in Miami Orange Bowl stadium in 1938; Charles Bryant's breaking of the color barrier in 1955; the four national championship games of the 1980s; the move to what is now Hard Rock Stadium in the 1990s; and the new era of the Bowl as a semifinal game in the College Football Playoff.

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McFarland

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1476687501

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9781476687506

Hitmaker

The Man and His Music

By: Tommy Mottola

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Hitmaker

The Man and His Music

By: Tommy Mottola

Much has been written about Tommy Mottola, one of the most powerful, visionary, and successful executives in the history of the music industry. He discovered, developed and launched the careers of many superstars, including Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Shakira, Jennifer Lopez and Gloria Estefan, and is credited with creating the "Latin Explosion." He has had the privilege of working alongside Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Beyonce, Michael Jackson, Barbara Streisand, the Dixie Chicks, Pearl Jam, Aerosmith, Tony Bennett, and Ozzy Osbourne, amongst other music giants. This is his story--a story of the modern music industry, from Elvis to the iPod--through the eyes of the man who made much of it happen. Hitmaker recounts how a kid from the Bronx--and a college dropout--became one of the music industry's most creative and controversial CEOs. For the first time, Tommy lays bare the facts behind the most sensational aspects of his life, such as being married to and developing the career of Mariah Carey, managing Michael Jackson's emotional ups and downs, and the power struggle with his onetime boss and mentor Walter Yetnikoff. Hitmaker will take you inside this world of power, money, and fame as he recounts the fascinating dealings with countless icons, and what it was like to be at the top when the business suddenly changed. Tommy's story is one that will never be duplicated--and here it is, in his own voice, for the first time.

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Grand Central Publishing

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1455505439

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9781455505432

Schwag

By: Tommy Anthony

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Schwag

By: Tommy Anthony

Schwag picks up where Young and Immortal left off, with the introspective poet Eugene and his mischievous muse Horace and their friend Miriam living up their early Twenties on the cusp of the Millenium on the East Side of Milwaukee. Schwag explores the questions of loyalty, addiction, the American Way, casual sex and obsessive love, honesty, meaningless hedonism and significant bullshit. Schwag is not in Oprah's book club. Schwag is the book you borrowed from the bad kid on the playground. Schwag is cheap workingman's dope.

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Lulu.com

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1300304243

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9781300304241

A Thug Cop's Redemption

By: Tommy Bryant

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A Thug Cop's Redemption

By: Tommy Bryant

A Thug Cop's Redemption Why does the word, "Thug" sound so bad but seems to be a good thing for so many? Many of us were sinners saved by grace. Are we simply thugs in need of redemption? No matter what religious titles we give ourselves, or careers we endeavor to pursue, could it be possible that the, "Thug Nature" is lying dormant within us awaiting the opportunity to manifest? Minister T. Bryant Jr. was born in Savannah, GA. He was raised in a Christian upbringing, the oldest of eight siblings. He attended Chatham County Schools, served in the United States Army and furthered his education while stationed in Texas and Europe. Minister Bryant strayed from his Christian roots, honorably discharged from the military to become a Police Officer in his home town...While a cop and trying to fulfill that empty void in his heart, Bryant began to chase after worldly treasures. After all those things failed him, the thing he greatly feared came upon him. This book is a must read for every prisoner, entrepreneur, saint, and sinner. This minister shares how he discovered he was a thug in need of redemption. Prison saved Tommy's life, while in he discovered his gifts, calling, and purpose in The Kingdom of God. He became a Minister of Music, musician, worship leader, songwriter, psalmist, leading staff and inmates to Christ in every facility he was sent to serve. Tommy was taught how to tap into the power within to experience specific answers to prayer and results where he birthed his Proverbs 31, Ruth 3:11 wife, Amiee. They have a combined total of 8 children and 2 grandchildren. What the enemy meant for evil, God turned around and blessed abundantly. God can and will do the same for you.

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Charles Manson: Music Mayhem Murder

By: Tommy Udo

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Charles Manson: Music Mayhem Murder

By: Tommy Udo

Detailed account of Manson's life, including his attempt to break into the LA scene of the mid '60s, to his bizarre relationship with the Beach Boys, his obsession with The Beatles, his demo releases from prison which achieved quadruple platinum sales, the resultant lawsuit to ban his royalties, his influence on Guns n' Roses, and his links with ne-Nazi rock underground.

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Finding Favor With the King

Preparing For Your Moment in His Presence

By: Tommy Tenney

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Finding Favor With the King

Preparing For Your Moment in His Presence

By: Tommy Tenney

Tenney takes readers to Esther's pre-Islamic Persia to uncover the secrets that helped her win the heart and gain the ear of the king and save her people from destruction. A Jewish girl of no royal heritage was chosen to become the Queen of Persia. Was it her beauty alone, or did she know an important and mysterious truth? Tenney challenges his readers to move beyond formal petitions or even "storming the gates of heaven" to that intimate embrace of worship where the bride's petitions move the King's heart and where kingdoms, people, and situations begin to shift like pawns on a divine chessboard.

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Running through Life

By: Tommy Bresson

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Running through Life

By: Tommy Bresson

Running through Life explores twenty-six different characteristics that speak to the emotions and thoughts of marathon runners. In each chapter, author Tommy Bresson explores a characteristic that relates specifically to a certain mile in the marathon or to training in general. Using stories from his own life and examples from the Bible, Bresson illustrates the importance of these characteristics--not just while running the marathon but in life itself. Whether you are training for your seventeenth marathon or just curious about the sport, you will enjoy and be encouraged by the lessons Bresson shares. As you gain a clearer picture of who God is and how his character is revealed through stories in the Bible, you will find yourself challenged to reflect on how these various characteristics manifest themselves in your own life.

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The Road Home

By: Tommy Tenney,Mark Andrew Olsen

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The Road Home

By: Tommy Tenney,Mark Andrew Olsen

For Las Vegas widow Naomi, memories of a Pennsylvania Dutch childhood are an ache from the distant past, a painful memory of abandoned roots and lost connections. She has long since reconciled herself to the shattered dreams that had enticed her from her heritage and now simply lives in a tiny apartment, thick with loneliness and regret. Her sole consolation is her daughter-in-law Ruth. But when hard living claims both of her boys, the two women turn Naomi's creaky Impala eastward in a desperate, last-chance bid for hope and meaning. Thus begins a cross-country odyssey that brings her home to her old farm in Lancaster County--and to the values and rhythms of a life once spurned. Although the East is foreign territory, Ruth also finds a home here among the slow and authentic cadences of Pennsylvania farm country. And she finds love...

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Open Heaven

The Secret Power of a Door Keeper

By: Tommy Tenney

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Open Heaven

The Secret Power of a Door Keeper

By: Tommy Tenney

The secret revealed! Are you ready to accept the power and use it for His glory? With our nation’s landscape littered with multimillion-dollar steeples piercing into God’s blue atmosphere and stained windows shimmering with His sunshine, you might imagine that God’s favorite living space would be an elaborate palace. Wrong. He picks everyday people within whom to reside. Have you discovered His heavenly presence? Have you opened the door to His presence? You can today as you read Open Heaven: The Secret Power of a Door Keeper by best-selling author Tommy Tenney. Intriguing chapter topics include: False Finish Lines and Scented Doorknobs Building a Mercy Seat Never Trust Anyone Without a Limp Spiritual Pornography or Spiritual Intimacy? The Day the Music Died Open Heaven is not about restoring the physical structure or the mechanical operation of church. It is about restoring the passion of worship, turning on the light of His glory, and expanding the Throne Zone.

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0768487889

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Touring with Tommy

By: Tommy Pack

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Touring with Tommy

By: Tommy Pack

Follow Tommy Pack's travels as he crosses the United States and Canada with his family and friends. Join in the fun and adventure as you read his accounts originally published in the Inman Times.

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Un.orthodox

Church. Hip-Hop. Culture.

By: Tommy Kyllonen

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Un.orthodox

Church. Hip-Hop. Culture.

By: Tommy Kyllonen

From its roots in the South Bronx over thirty years ago, hip-hop has swept across continents and oceans, shaping the music and mores of urban culture. It is more than just music. Hip-hop is a lifestyle that encompasses attitude, fashion, and a largely counter-Christian worldview. Transcending ethnic, geographic, generational, and economic barriers, hip-hop places one of the church’s biggest mission opportunities right outside our windows.Un.orthodox equips church leaders and parents alike to understand and engage a culture that is as near as our schools, our communities, and even our homes. Author Tommy Kyllonen has seen hip-hop from the inside as a recording artist, as well as through the eyes of a pastor whose congregation has set the model for a groundswell of young urban churches focusing on hip-hop culture. Offering unique perspectives on the history, current state, and future of the hip-hop movement, Kyllonen shows what a hip-hop targeted ministry can look like in worship, outreach, evangelism, service, and discipleship.Using his own story as an example, Tommy shows how you can combine the hip-hop culture with faith.

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0310866960

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It's Not Just Who You Know

Transform Your Life (and Your Organization) by Turning Colleagues and Contacts into Lasting, Genuine Relationships

By: Tommy Spaulding

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It's Not Just Who You Know

Transform Your Life (and Your Organization) by Turning Colleagues and Contacts into Lasting, Genuine Relationships

By: Tommy Spaulding

In It’s Not Just Who You Know, Tommy Spaulding—the former CEO of Up With People—has written the new How to Win Friends and Influence People for the twenty-fist century. Success—in business and in life—is all about relationships. In this powerful guide to reaching out to others, Spaulding takes Dale Carnegie’s classic philosophy to the next level—how to create lasting relationships that go well beyond mere superficial contacts and “second floor” relationships. Tommy Spaulding learned at a very young age that he was not destined to be an academic star. He may have gotten a 4.0, but only if he added his high school and college GPAs together. The reason he found academics so challenging, he discovered later, is that Tommy is dyslexic. But his dyslexia didn’t hold him back—in fact, it helped him to develop the talents he did have. For Tommy is a natural leader; he realized early on that he had a unique ability to connect with others, whatever their age or background. As a teenager, he was given a copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People by his father, and it quickly became his bible. He became a national finalist for the DECA Entrepreneurial Business competition in high school, and ran successfully for senior class president. He went on to become the CEO of Up With People, one of the largest nonprofit international leadership organizations in the world. At every step, Tommy learned that the secret to getting ahead was reaching out for the support and insight and influence of others. None of us achieve great success alone. We need the help of other people. In this candid, revealing book, Tommy expands upon the principles that Dale Carnegie outlined 75 years ago, and shows us how to take them one step further to accomplish the impossible in our lives and careers. To invite others to be genuine partners in our lives and success, Tommy explains, you have to first be interested in other people. It’s not just who you know, or what they can do for you, but what you can do for them. Motives matter. Establishing a deeper connection is about authenticity, not manipulation. Reciprocity, not selfishness. Every relationship is a two-way street; we never know when a chance encounter can change the direction of our life. In the bestselling tradition of Dale Carnegie’s classic, It’s Not Just Who You Know shows how each and every one of us can use the power of netgiving—of helping others—to expand our world and achieve our goals, and make a difference in our job, our career, and our community.

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0307589153

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The Gift of Influence

Creating Life-Changing and Lasting Impact in Your Everyday Interactions

By: Tommy Spaulding

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The Gift of Influence

Creating Life-Changing and Lasting Impact in Your Everyday Interactions

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Heart-Led Leader comes an empowering manifesto on how to use influence to “make a real difference in the lives of those you interact with at work, in your home, and wherever you may roam” (Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager) “Tommy Spaulding has such a profound gift for storytelling and for collecting wonderful people and experiences.”—Liz Wiseman, author of Multipliers Researchers estimate that the average person will influence up to eighty thousand people over the course of their lifetime—or 2.8 people daily. That’s a stadium full of people each of us affects in ways positive or negative, sometimes without our realizing. What if we paid attention to this fact? Would we live differently? Would we lead differently? Would we put down our phones and be more present with the people in front of us? Tommy Spaulding believes the answer is yes. In this compelling and deeply personal book, Spaulding explores how we can be more mindful and effective in wielding the influence that each of us has over others—in our careers, our everyday interactions, and the relationships we cultivate throughout our lives. Sharing stories from exceptional leaders—from entrepreneurs who have made an impact far beyond their businesses to a teacher who changed the lives of thirty-six students with a simple classroom lesson—Spaulding gives us a simple recipe for leading a life that matters, including • the power of asking “What’s your story?” • the secret to turning transactions into true interactions • showing up meaningfully for people in need instead of saying “Let me know how I can help.” For business leaders, educators, parents—everyone who works with people—The Gift of Influence is an essential read on the daily actions that add up to a meaningful life.

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0593138643

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We All Looked Up

By: Tommy Wallach

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We All Looked Up

By: Tommy Wallach

The lives of four high school seniors intersect weeks before a meteor is set to pass through Earth's orbit, with a 66.6% chance of striking and destroying all life on the planet.

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1481418777

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Lightning Can Strike Twice

My Life as a Fury

By: Tommy Fury

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Lightning Can Strike Twice

My Life as a Fury

By: Tommy Fury

In his first book professional boxer and social media star, Tommy Fury, reveals what life is like juggling his many identities: boxing champion, TV star, mental health advocate, and father, and navigating the most difficult period of his life in August 2024. "Since writing this book, some things have changed for me. In the last couple of weeks, I have felt like my voice has been taken away from me. I am really proud of my book and I wanted to give it as current an ending as it is possible. We were able to delay the first print run because I do have something to add and where better than here, a place where I can speak freely and feel safe." When Tommy Fury realised as a young boy that he wanted to become a boxer, the odds were stacked against him. His father was sent to prison when Tommy was only nine, casting his family life into chaos. He couldn't afford a bus ticket to the gym to train, so he'd have to walk three hours instead. When he got there, everyone wanted to fight him - guys much older than him and twice his size - to say they could beat a Fury. In Lightning Can Strike Twice, Tommy Fury opens up about his incredible story - defying pressure and triumphing regardless of the weight of expectation on his shoulders - and the many sides to his life. He shares unfiltered stories about his experience on Love Island, candid insight into his life with Molly-Mae and as a father to their daughter Bambi, and a glimpse behind the scenes of what life is like as part of the UK's most popular family - including never-before-seen personal photos. Tommy Fury wasn't supposed to succeed. How could another champion come out of the family that had already produced Tyson Fury? In this open, honest memoir, Tommy shows that lightning can strike twice and that there's more to being a Fury than knowing how to fight.

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Sphere

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1408732254

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Young and Immortal

By: Tommy Anthony

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Young and Immortal

By: Tommy Anthony

an excruciatingly honest portrayal of adolescence from the conscience of a mild-mannered, sensitive narrator contemplating the quirks of his stormy friendship with this obnoxious, manipulative, irresponsible brute of an incidental muse. From white upper-middle class suburban Cedarburg, Wisconsin to the streets of Milwaukee, this odd pair finds a common bond in drugs, girls, and music as their discordant values develop, are tested, and change with the coming of age and pressures of society. With thoughtful commentary, this scrapbook-like memoir is colored with anecdotes, poems, letters, and perspective character asides, set against the backdrop of the current events and popular music of the time, from Cobain's suicide to the Clinton scandal to the Packers winning the Super Bowl. Confronting the more crude aspects of growing up that popular literature would otherwise skip over, it puts the "adult" back in "young adult" literary fiction.

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1105935566

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Thanks for the Trouble

By: Tommy Wallach

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Thanks for the Trouble

By: Tommy Wallach

Parker hasn't spoken since he watched his father die five years ago. He communicates through writing on slips of paper and keeps track of his thoughts by journaling. A loner, Parker has little interest in school, his classmates, or his future. But everything changes when he meets Zelda, a mysterious young woman with an unusual request: 'treat me like a teenager'"--

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1481418807

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Winning Character

A Proven Game Plan for Success

By: Tommy Bowden,Lawrence Kimbrough

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Winning Character

A Proven Game Plan for Success

By: Tommy Bowden,Lawrence Kimbrough

With a spiritual emphasis, renowned college football coach Tommy Bowden guides men toward success in every facet of life in a discussion of character qualities that include commitment, accountability, responsibility, discipline, and sacrifice.

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1433678608

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