he key to success lies in getting to the top - right?Wrong. Not everyone can be No. 1, and more importantly, not everyone wants to be.Consiglieri turns the spotlight on the second-in-commands - the advisers, assistants and counsellors (or \'consiglieri\') - who are too often disparaged as the \'No. 2\'. Far from being also-rans, these are the crucial vice-presidents, first lieutenants and right-hand

A spirit-lifting memoir on how to turn pain into purpose, how to live always in gratitude, and how to face down tragedy and turn it into love. Nicole Avant--diplomat, philanthropist, filmmaker--grew up surrounded by some of the most extraordinary artists of our time: Bill Withers, Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones, Sidney Poitier. Her parents--entertainment mogul, Clarence Avant, and legendary philanthropist,

Here in the pages of this compact little book are thousands of years history about a county which has many stories to tell, all laid out in an informative but easy to read way. From Roman times when three roads traversed its landscape, to its involvement in the Civil War, Worcestershire has seen it all.Its people, who were employed in the coal mines and iron foundries of the north, in the salt works

No stranger to weathering a storm, avid kayaker Toby Carr set out to explore the areas of the Shipping Forecast - the UK\'s national lullaby. From the wildness and the peace of the sea, looking back at the land, Toby gained a unique perspective on Britain and its neighbours, and discovered the strength and balance that nature can

An examination of what algorithmic polarization means for society and how conservative elites use media literacy tactics to spread propaganda The Propagandists\' Playbook peels back the layers of the right-wing media manipulation machine to reveal why its strategies are so effective and pervasive, while also humanizing the people whose worldviews and media practices conservatism embodies. Based on

Exploring and explaining the range of mental health, from wellbeing through to mental health problems, in a non-stigmatising, accessible and accurate

Group theory has long been an important computational tool for physicists, but, with the advent of the Standard Model, it has become a powerful conceptual tool as well. This book introduces physicists to many of the fascinating mathematical aspects of group theory, and mathematicians to its physics applications. Designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, this book gives a comprehensive

This book deals with risk capital provided for established firms outside the stock market, private equity, which has grown rapidly over the last three decades, yet is largely poorly understood. Although it has often been criticized in the public mind as being short termist and having adverse consequences for employment, in reality this is far from the case. Here, John Gilligan and Mike Wright dispel

The study of football fandom is a fast-growing area of research in the sociology of sport. The first work of its kind, this book explores football fan activism and its impact on contemporary football culture in England, Italy and the Czech Republic.Presenting a comparative study of fan activism in national and transnational contexts, it explores the characteristics of each country\'s football fan culture

Investigating what life was like for African Americans north of the Mason-Dixon Line during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, James Delle presents the first overview of archaeological research on the topic in this book, debunking the notion that the \"free\" states of the Northeast truly offered freedom and safety for African Americans. Excavations at cities including New York and Philadelphia

First there\'s a bitter feud between peppery Colonel Wyvern and the Squire of Rudge Hall, rich but miserly Lester Carmody. But will Lester\'s nephew John win over his true love, Colonel Wyvern\'s daughter Pat, and restore tranquillity to the

What do you pray when times get tough? When you\'re stressed or depressed, when life is overwhelming or disappointing, when you feel like giving up? In these challenging times you need to pray with wild hope, says Jackie M. Johnson. With encouraging stories, Scriptures, and prayers, Johnson shows readers how to pray for focus, wisdom, confidence, courage, grace, strength, meaning, and much more. Conveniently

From a strange, dark chapter in American political history comes the captivating story of Ted Kennedy\'s 1980 campaign for president against the incumbent Jimmy Carter, told in full for the first time. The Carter presidency was on life support. The Democrats, desperate to keep power and yearning to resurrect former glory, turned to Kennedy. And so, 1980 became a civil war. It was the last time an

- It is the first book to analyse the everyday practices of locative media intergenerationally and cross-culturally. - Timely contribution in the area of locative media and digital ethnograph NIEUW: =It is the first book to take seriously the everyday practices of locative media in the home. The book focuses on intergenerational and cross-cultural understandings of informal care practices through digital

Nurturing Children describes children\'s lives transformed through therapy. Drawing on decades of experience, internationally respected clinician and trainer Graham Music tackles major issues affecting troubled children, including trauma, neglect, depression and violence. Using psychoanalysis alongside modern developmental thinking from neurobiology, attachment and trauma theory and mindfulness, Music

In this enchanting collection, favourite bed-time songs for children - \'Rock-a-bye, Baby\', \'Bye, Baby Bunting\', \'Golden Slumbers\' - mingle with less familiar lullabies from around the

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching

Determined to Believe is written for those who are interested in or even troubled by questions about God\'s sovereignty and human freedom and responsibility. John Lennox writes in the spirit of helping people to get to grips with the biblical treatment of this issue for themselves. In this comprehensive review of the topic of theological determinism, Lennox seeks firstly to define the problem, looking

Global intrigue, espionage, and mystery from a thrilling new international voice.Max Anger is a man on the edge. The former fighter in an elite band of special-ops soldiers in Sweden, Anger is haunted by battle scars, a childhood spent in the Stockholm archipelago, and his own mysterious family past. Now behind a desk at Vektor, a think tank conducting research on Russia, he\'s met his match--and fallen

Marcus Conway has come a long way to stand in the kitchen of his home and remember the rhythms and routines of his life. Considering with his engineer\'s mind how things are constructed - bridges, banking systems, marriages - and how they may come