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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Mark Miller's absurdist adventure, The Librarian at the End of the World is a satirical romp across America. Tracked by the NSA, Ramdas Bingaman and his wife, Colletta, embark on a vacation that soon becomes a quest to avenge his twin brother's death, to reclaim his crown as champion speedbather, and to acquire enough loot to invest in a line of gourmet cheeses made from celebrity bacteria. Ramdas is soon entangled in the web of an insurance company turf war, an old love's rekindled affections, and the theft of his prized hand towel, which was once used by Carrie Fisher on the Return of the Jedi set.Part action, part thriller, all comedy, The Librarian at the End of the World fires on all cylinders. Fans of Thomas Pynchon and David Foster Wallace will revel in the ridiculousness that is Miller's America.Stephen Scott Whitaker, writer, member of the National Book Critics Circle and managing editor of The Broadkill Review.Only two pages into Mark Miller's new novel I came upon this simile: 'The suit fits like meringue on pie.' It's the kind of literary jolt I read fiction for, and this book produces them time and time again. The first-person narration is wry, sometimes smartass and always beguiling, the kind of voice that sticks with you like an earworm, the kind that leads you down the rabbit hole. Yet, in the end, this romp becomes something else. It becomes a work of art, moving and funny and memorable.Corey Mesler, author of Memphis Movie and Camel's Bastard SonThe Librarian at the End of the World is not so much a novel as a perpetual- motion machine: part road-show, part parable, careening between surrealism and comedy as our librarian-hero and his patient lady set off in pursuit of. Well that would be telling too much. Suffice it to say that Mark Miller keeps the action and the laughter coming too fast to stop and think about the meaning of it all. Just sit back and enjoy the ride Honestly, I hated to put it down. And when I finished, I wassorry to see it end.Daniel Boyd, author of NADA and EASY DEATHThis book is brilliant. Raunchy, hilarious, heartfelt, and by the end, breathtaking. I loved it Nora B Peevy Journal Stone/TrepidatioA kaleidoscopic affair that references every Carrie Fisher wardrobe malfunction in the card catalogue. Poignant insights about climate calamity and the surveillance state eventually coalesce, and like any good librarian, Miller returns from the stacks with details that you didn't realize you were looking for.Mike Sauve, author of I Ain't Got No Home in this World Anymore.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. For millions of Americans, the COVID shock has brought retirement saving to an abrupt halt?now it?s time to get back on track.  Even before the pandemic, a large share of households by Americans over age 50 faced the threat that their living standards would decline sharply in retirement. In the wake of COVID-19, these numbers will surely worsen. In Retirement Reboot: Commonsense Financial Strategies for Getting Back on Track, finance writer and regular New York Times retirement contributor Mark Miller offers practical strategies for Americans to improve their retirement prospects. If you?re nearing retirement age and worry you haven?t saved enough, Retirement Reboot will walk you through the core decisions to make now to improve your retirement outcomes?even if retirement is just a few years away. You?ll learn how to make a plan, think through the timing of retirement, optimize Social Security, navigate Medicare, build savings, and tap home equity. You?ll also explore ongoing strategies, such as careful budgeting, generating income from work even after retirement, planning for long-term care, and leveraging special assistance aimed at low-income workers. If you have low savings, or none at all, Miller?s simple steps can help you make the most of your remaining working years and reboot the retirement you always imagined.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. This full-color handbook presents an in depth look at 100 chiles (50 fresh and 50 dried), each with a color photograph, hotness scale, and brief description. The Great Chile Book also includes background information, an introduction to the use of chiles in the cuisines of Mexico and the Southwest, and delicious recipes from the kitchen of the Coyote Cafe. This is a treasured guide for kitchen and market, and an excellent gift for any lover of hot and spicy cuisine.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. This full-color handbook presents an in depth look at 100 chiles (50 fresh and 50 dried), each with a color photograph, hotness scale, and brief description. The Great Chile Book also includes background information, an introduction to the use of chiles in the cuisines of Mexico and the Southwest, and delicious recipes from the kitchen of the Coyote Cafe. This is a treasured guide for kitchen and market, and an excellent gift for any lover of hot and spicy cuisine.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. This full-color handbook presents an in depth look at 100 chiles (50 fresh and 50 dried), each with a color photograph, hotness scale, and brief description. The Great Chile Book also includes background information, an introduction to the use of chiles in the cuisines of Mexico and the Southwest, and delicious recipes from the kitchen of the Coyote Cafe. This is a treasured guide for kitchen and market, and an excellent gift for any lover of hot and spicy cuisine.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Ay, que rico! Tacos-real tacos, with soft or crispy corn tortillas, succulent fillings, and snappy salsas-are a revered street food on both sides of the border. In TACOS, Mark Miller adds a chef's sensibility to this vibrant primer for building delicious and authentic tacos. The heart of a great taco is its filling, and TACOSbrims with filling recipes for chicken, fowl, pork, beef, lamb, game, seafood, vegetable, and breakfast tacos. Miller's recipes are a satisfying balance between impeccably rendered classics like Carnitas (crusty fried pork shoulder), Rajas and Cheese (strips of roasted poblano chiles with melting queso Oaxaca), and Beef Ranchero (with its smoky-spicy sauce), and fresh, sophisticated riffs like Chicken with Apples and Goat Cheese, Baja-Style Tempura Fish, and Roasted Tomatoes and Pumpkin Seed Pesto. Rounding out the book are luscious photographs; thorough instructions for making soft tortillas from scratch and crafting them into crispy variations; recipes for salsas and accompaniments such as Guacamole and Refritos ("refried" beans); and a suite of essential techniques, like roasting chiles and blackening tomatoes. Each filling recipe provides suggestions for the best tortilla choices, salsas and sides, and beverages to complement the tacos-giving you all you need to make your next taco experience as authentic, inspired, and downright delicious as even the most well-seasoned taquero could make it.…

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Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The international bestselling coauthor of The Secret shares essential lessons for changing your leadership strategy as your business evolves. As organizations grow in volume and complexity, the demands on leadership change. The same old moves won't cut it any more. In Chess Not Checkers, Mark Miller tells the story of Blake Brown, newly appointed CEO of a company troubled by poor performance and low morale. Nothing Blake learned from his previous roles seems to help him deal with the issues he now faces. The problem, his new mentor points out, is Blake is playing the wrong game. The early days of an organization are like checkers: a quickly played game with mostly interchangeable pieces. Everybody, the leader included, does a little bit of everything. But as the organization expands, you can't just keep jumping from activity to activity. You have to think strategically, plan ahead, and leverage every employee's specific talents-that's chess. At that point, continuing to play checkers is a sure way to lose. On his journey, Blake learns four essential strategies from the game of chess that transform his leadership and his organization. The result: unprecedented performance.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. The international bestselling coauthor of The Secret shares essential lessons for changing your leadership strategy as your business evolves. As organizations grow in volume and complexity, the demands on leadership change. The same old moves won't cut it any more. In Chess Not Checkers, Mark Miller tells the story of Blake Brown, newly appointed CEO of a company troubled by poor performance and low morale. Nothing Blake learned from his previous roles seems to help him deal with the issues he now faces. The problem, his new mentor points out, is Blake is playing the wrong game. The early days of an organization are like checkers: a quickly played game with mostly interchangeable pieces. Everybody, the leader included, does a little bit of everything. But as the organization expands, you can't just keep jumping from activity to activity. You have to think strategically, plan ahead, and leverage every employee's specific talents-that's chess. At that point, continuing to play checkers is a sure way to lose. On his journey, Blake learns four essential strategies from the game of chess that transform his leadership and his organization. The result: unprecedented performance.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Teams are critical to the success of every organization. Departmental, interdepartmental, cross-functional, ad hoc, task-specific-teams do everything from planning the office party to setting the annual budget to establishing performance goals. But what separates the teams that really deliver from the ones that simply spin their wheels? What is the secret of high-performance teams? As he did in The Secret, Mark Miller uses a compelling business fable to reveal profound yet easily grasped truths that can dramatically transform any organization. Debbie Brewster, the heroine of The Secret, has been promoted and is now struggling with taking her new team to the next level. Her old mentor, Jeff Brown, the company's CEO, sends her out to find the secret of teams. On her journey she learns from three very different teams-the Special Forces, NASCAR, and a local restaurant. Debbie and her team discover the three elements that all successful teams have in common. But that's just the beginning. The devil is in the details, as the story of Debbie's efforts to actually implement the three elements shows. You'll learn how to change entrenched ways of thinking and acting, what you have to do to optimize each of the three elements of a successful team, how to measure your progress, and more. Creating high-performance teams does more than just give your organization a competitive advantage. It can be a performance multiplier that significantly improves results while honoring and developing people. It may be the ultimate win-win-win that your organization is seeking.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Miami, the Florida Keys, and Miami Beach are America's favorite destinations. This lushly illustrated guide takes readers through the celebrated Miami's central districts, Miami Beach, Key Biscayne and Virginia Key, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, South Miami, the Upper, Middle, and Lower Keys, Key West, and Dry Tortugas. Opening chapters advise on planning your trip and introduce the city and its surrounds in the context of its history, rich mix of cultures, art, and cuisine. Contemporary editorial features and experiential sidebars highlight every aspect of Miami, which has been called the American city of the future. The text showcases the city's fantastic architecture, Little Haiti, the Art Deco district, Miami's horseracing, the city's Jewish heritage, and snorkeling and diving in the Keys. Several tours are featured, including one of downtown Miami by Metromover, a Tamiami Trail driving tour, and an exploration of old Key West. The extensive Travelwise section offers visitors a range of the best hotels and restaurants in the city and the Keys. …

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Teams are critical to the success of every organization. Departmental, interdepartmental, cross-functional, ad hoc, task-specific-teams do everything from planning the office party to setting the annual budget to establishing performance goals. But what separates the teams that really deliver from the ones that simply spin their wheels? What is the secret of high-performance teams? As he did in The Secret, Mark Miller uses a compelling business fable to reveal profound yet easily grasped truths that can dramatically transform any organization. Debbie Brewster, the heroine of The Secret, has been promoted and is now struggling with taking her new team to the next level. Her old mentor, Jeff Brown, the company's CEO, sends her out to find the secret of teams. On her journey she learns from three very different teams-the Special Forces, NASCAR, and a local restaurant. Debbie and her team discover the three elements that all successful teams have in common. But that's just the beginning. The devil is in the details, as the story of Debbie's efforts to actually implement the three elements shows. You'll learn how to change entrenched ways of thinking and acting, what you have to do to optimize each of the three elements of a successful team, how to measure your progress, and more. Creating high-performance teams does more than just give your organization a competitive advantage. It can be a performance multiplier that significantly improves results while honoring and developing people. It may be the ultimate win-win-win that your organization is seeking.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. There is a long-standing truth in the world of organizations: talent wins But how do you attract the best people? What do they really want? Based on his rigorous and extensive research, Mark Miller learned that top performers are looking for very different things than solid contributors. In Talent Magnet, Miller uses a clever and entertaining business fable to share these findings. He tells the parallel stories of Blake Brown, a CEO struggling with winning the war for talent, and Blake's sixteen-year-old son Clint, who is trying to get his first job so he can raise money to buy a well for a village in Africa. Blake reaches out to leaders in other industries and works with his team to solve the puzzle of making his organization a destination for exceptional performers. But he also learns from his son. Listening to Clint and his friends compare notes on the companies they've worked for that summer, ranging from the awful to the inspirational, Blake realizes they want the same three things out of a job as any top performer in a Fortune 500 company. Miller identifies these three critical aspects of a true talent magnet and explores the deeper meaning of each. He pulls back the curtain on what leaders can do to find and retain the very best people--a strategic need every leader faces.…

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Hardback. Zustand: Good. There is a long-standing truth in the world of organizations: talent wins But how do you attract the best people? What do they really want? Based on his rigorous and extensive research, Mark Miller learned that top performers are looking for very different things than solid contributors. In Talent Magnet, Miller uses a clever and entertaining business fable to share these findings. He tells the parallel stories of Blake Brown, a CEO struggling with winning the war for talent, and Blake's sixteen-year-old son Clint, who is trying to get his first job so he can raise money to buy a well for a village in Africa. Blake reaches out to leaders in other industries and works with his team to solve the puzzle of making his organization a destination for exceptional performers. But he also learns from his son. Listening to Clint and his friends compare notes on the companies they've worked for that summer, ranging from the awful to the inspirational, Blake realizes they want the same three things out of a job as any top performer in a Fortune 500 company. Miller identifies these three critical aspects of a true talent magnet and explores the deeper meaning of each. He pulls back the curtain on what leaders can do to find and retain the very best people--a strategic need every leader faces.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Learn how to create a workforce that's more creative, more driven, and more enthusiastic about reaching company goals. Every great company has an engaged workforce, and nurturing a culture of engagement is at the heart of great leadership-employees who really care about their work, their coworkers, and the organization can supercharge a company's success. But for many years, engagement has been suffering. Gallop reports that seventy percent of employees are not fully engaged on the job. Mark Miller draws on more than forty years of leadership experience to show leaders at all levels how to change the conversation and create real competitive advantage in the process. In the fourth book in Miller's High Performance Series, CEO Blake Brown sets out to discover how to create the kind of workplace where everyone feels excited to come to work, passionate about what he or she brings to the company, and energized at the end of the day. It's a journey that takes him literally all over the world-from Italy to Greece to Green Bay and more. What he discovers from the pages of history is as relevant as the evening news. Engagement unleashes untapped potential buried deep within the hearts of your people. An engaged workforce is more creative, more driven, and more enthusiastic about reaching company goals. If you put the lessons in this book to work, your people will never look at work, or their leaders, the same way again. "Virtually anything is possible if enough people care.Win the Heart will show you how to ensure they do!" -Scott Harrison, New York Times-bestselling author of Thirst "Win the Heart is an easy, entertaining, and engaging read with simple yet powerful reminders of our role as leaders. I couldn't put it down! If you want something magical to happen in your organization, read and apply the ideas in this book." -Dina Dwyer-Owens, brand ambassador and former CEO, Neighborly "Win the Heart: easy to read, profoundly simple, rock solid! Mark Miller has written another classic!" -Bobb Biehl, executive mentor and author "Win the Heart is a must-read for any leader at any level! In your hands, you hold a brilliant roadmap that breaks down how to make choices as a leader to overcome the "just a job" mentality and catapult your organization to new heights." -Simon T. Bailey, breakthrough strategist.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Learn how to create a workforce that's more creative, more driven, and more enthusiastic about reaching company goals. Every great company has an engaged workforce, and nurturing a culture of engagement is at the heart of great leadership-employees who really care about their work, their coworkers, and the organization can supercharge a company's success. But for many years, engagement has been suffering. Gallop reports that seventy percent of employees are not fully engaged on the job. Mark Miller draws on more than forty years of leadership experience to show leaders at all levels how to change the conversation and create real competitive advantage in the process. In the fourth book in Miller's High Performance Series, CEO Blake Brown sets out to discover how to create the kind of workplace where everyone feels excited to come to work, passionate about what he or she brings to the company, and energized at the end of the day. It's a journey that takes him literally all over the world-from Italy to Greece to Green Bay and more. What he discovers from the pages of history is as relevant as the evening news. Engagement unleashes untapped potential buried deep within the hearts of your people. An engaged workforce is more creative, more driven, and more enthusiastic about reaching company goals. If you put the lessons in this book to work, your people will never look at work, or their leaders, the same way again. "Virtually anything is possible if enough people care.Win the Heart will show you how to ensure they do!" -Scott Harrison, New York Times-bestselling author of Thirst "Win the Heart is an easy, entertaining, and engaging read with simple yet powerful reminders of our role as leaders. I couldn't put it down! If you want something magical to happen in your organization, read and apply the ideas in this book." -Dina Dwyer-Owens, brand ambassador and former CEO, Neighborly "Win the Heart: easy to read, profoundly simple, rock solid! Mark Miller has written another classic!" -Bobb Biehl, executive mentor and author "Win the Heart is a must-read for any leader at any level! In your hands, you hold a brilliant roadmap that breaks down how to make choices as a leader to overcome the "just a job" mentality and catapult your organization to new heights." -Simon T. Bailey, breakthrough strategist.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Zustand: Acceptable. Item in acceptable condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Zustand: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. The "Been there, done that" culture is starving for reality. Hardly satisfied with the modern conventions of citing facts and figures and pushing propositions, emerging churches are jumping into the narrative form of communication with both feet. But not all emerging church leaders have an inherent handle on the craft and skill of using narrative as a sermon form. Experiential Storytelling zeros in on the hows and whys of narrative, as well as the importance of sharing personal experience to double your storytelling ammunition. In addition, author Mark Miller goes several steps further, giving examples of real-time, hands-on experiences for church members as innovative extensions of traditional teaching and preaching that offer them greater scriptural understanding and ownership of the gospel story. Chapters include: * The Dawning of the Age of Experience * Once Upon a Story * Awakening the Sleeping Giant in the Church--C*R*E*A*T*I*V*T*Y * Reimagining the "Sermon" * Elements of Experiential Storytelling * Killer Apps.…