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Our 21st century global business environment is more geographically and culturally diverse than ever before. With the proliferation of technology worldwide, businesses throughout the world are now interconnected and have unthwarted access to the international business community. Business professionals must be prepared to engage in this highly diverse business environment. This includes the ability to effectively interact with business professionals of different cultures and different religious affiliations.

Among the most successful leaders throughout history - from Abe Lincoln to Rosa Parks, Mahatma Gandhi to Susan B. Anthony, Martin Luther King, Jr., to Nelson Mandela - some were brilliant mathematicians and economists, others were creative visionaries, still others were masterful at strategic planning. Their mastery of their field wasn't the secret to their highly effective leadership. All of their skill, grit, resilience, charisma, and courage emanated from one thing: their strength of character.

For over 20 years, Indigo Cruz has worked the markets of the Texas wastelands, hustling wares, cutting deals, and earning a hard-won reputation as a tough, shrewd trader. In a dangerous, brutal world, she's managed to carve out a comfortable, safe existence. Until the day the Fundamentalist Church of Divine Wrath shows up on her turf, throwing her world into chaos.

The Corner Scribblers is a small writer's support group in the Chattanooga area comprised of writers, authors, and storytellers from a wide range of skills and backgrounds. We come together once a month to discuss our current projects, recent accomplishments and to share what we have each learned about the craft. Within this cover, you will find a collection of holiday-themed flash fiction stories and poetry, displaying a small sample of those combined skills.

A daily devotional for the season of Lent.

Fifty years after the moon landings, the commercialization of space travel is finally here, but do we still know how to dream? Final Frontier recalls the heady thrill of the Apollo era and glimpses wonders yet to come. Inside, find a dozen uplifting stories of humor, tragedy, sacrifice and good old fashioned cussedness by today's award-winning authors - plus a healthy dose of optimism. All that, plus a forward by a NASA astronaut and a piece by Spider Robinson, inspired by Robert Heinlein. The Final Frontier is open for business!

A cutting satire of race relations in the age of Trump and Black Lives Matter from the hugely popular comedian—one of ""The Original Kings of Comedy""—and author of the New York Times bestseller Black Man, White House. ""White people are always giving out ‘helpful’ advice, such as...

Sophie Wilson left a trail of blood in her wake and is determined to make her alleged prophecy come true. Kit Weston, along with her brother Cale and husband, Jacob will stop at nothing until the world is rid of this psychotic woman. Will good prevail evil? Find out in the conclusion to the Kit Weston Chronicles.

Featuring stories from R.L. Stine and Madeleine Roux, this middle grade horror anthology, curated by New York Times bestselling author and master of macabre Jonathan Maberry, is a chilling tribute to Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Flesh-hungry ogres? Brains full of spiders?...

From moral panics about immigration and gun control to anxiety about terrorism and natural disasters, Americans live in a culture of fear. While fear is typically discussed in emotional or poetic terms‚ as the opposite of courage or an obstacle to be overcome‚ it nevertheless has very real consequences in everyday life. Persistent fear negatively affects individuals' decision-making abilities and causes anxiety, depression, and poor physical health. Furthermore, fear harms communities and society by corroding social trust and civic engagement.

New home promised a new start for Jacob and Katarina Calder, months following the eventful month they had and the near-ending to what was a good, solid marriage. Nothing can ever be easy or simple for Katarina as she a blast from the past returns to act as her protector, her angel of mercy. He watches over them, as well as her twin brother, Cale safe from the very woman who still wants this two dead - Sophie Wilson - who is back with a vengeance and a thirst for blood.

Short stories with bittersweet themes that suggest horror, despair, and uncomfortable emotions. Featuring: Essel Pratt, Catt Dahman, Mark Woods, Brian Woods, Tabitha Baumander, D. A. Roberts, Amanda Lyons, TL Decay, Sharon Higa (editor’s choice award), Dona Fox, Michael Kanuckel, Nick Hatfield, Sam Reese, Shaun Meeks, Edward P. Cardillo, Richard Ramsey, Roy C. Booth, Axel Kohagen, Christina Engela, Justin Hunter, and Kerry Lipp.

Think Like a Bartender mixes two parts wisdom with one part comedy for a delicious cerebral cocktail everyone will enjoy! Even if you've never consumed a drop of alcohol, you'll giggle your way through this personal yet lighthearted perspective on living your best life. From learning how to cut people off to updating your personal menu, the book challenges us all to tap into our inner mixologist and serve up our best selves.

From legendary comedian D.L. Hughley comes a bitingly funny send-up of the Obama years, as “told” by the key political players on both sides of the aisle. What do the Clintons, Republicans, fellow Democrats, and Obama’s own family really think of President Barack Obama? Finally, the truth...

Spend an afternoon antiquing, and it’s not hard to figure out why picking has become one of America’s fondest pastimes. It’s treasure hunting while connecting with history. But what if those treasures hunt us back? From old books, vinyl records, antique mirrors, vintage figurines, and a Bob’s big boy piggy bank, curses have no limits.

Eight months after her harrowing experiences in Miami, Chloe McConnaughey leaves the comfort of Atlanta and a burgeoning romantic relationship to reunite with the father who abandoned her 25 years ago. But when she reaches his quaint southern town, she quickly learns that he's still keeping secrets. Unable to face the mounting tide of lies, she resolves to head back home.

Twelve years a captive with no memory of home, cagey teen flees sociopath in deadly wilderness. Raw, intense, intriguing. A place you shouldn't go, but Jacob went.... Sixteen-year old Amy escapes her captors in the rugged Sierra foothills, only to discover freedom's steep price. Billionaire Jacob Chandler turns fugitive in the same hostile chaparral, risking his life to keep from losing everything. But the wilderness isn't their only enemy. Amy's kidnappers want her back and won't let anyone stand in their way.

Naomi Feldman has never understood the strange energy that hums beneath her senses. But when she comes across an ancient artifact that seems to beckon to her, she may finally find the answers she's been seeking. Alaric, a centuries-old vampire, lives a solitary life by choice. When he's assigned to protect Naomi, long dormant emotions stir to life. Pursued by a dangerous enemy and battling their growing attraction, Naomi and Alaric follow the mystery of the artifact from the museums of Athens, the streets of London, toward a confrontation that will decide the fate of two worlds...

Anxiety, depression, and their dangerous manifestations - substance abuse, eating disorders, self-injury, and suicide - are increasing student conditions at many competitive high schools. Paradoxically, most of these schools promote themselves as being committed to students' holistic development in academics, athletics, and the arts, and in their personal, social, and emotional growth. So why are so many students struggling?

Trouble followed Kit Weston her entire life, and when her life was on the line, a new life with a new husband was promised to her. But one night that tested their marriage made her run and run right back into trouble, away from her husband, away from her normal life, and into the trap of an old flame, the most dangerous man in the state of California.