Since its inception, higher education in the U.S. has claimed to develop leaders. This bold claim appears in college mission statements and mottos, and it is reinforced in recruiting materials and ad campaigns. But is this claim justified? Leadership Reckoning takes to task American colleges and universities for their haphazard, incoherent, evidence-free approaches to developing students as leaders and offers a principle-driven, outcome-oriented blueprint for how effective leader development can occur. Higher education has both the opportunity and the responsibility to take leader development seriously and create the leaders we need. It's high time that happens, and Leadership Reckoning points the way.

Take it from me, as someone who has worked in both government and business: leadership matters In the face of global challenges like the climate crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic, the need for good leaders in every part of society has never been greater. In Leadership Reckoning, the Doerr Institute for New Leaders pioneers a data-driven approach to make the development of moral leadership a core function of college education. This book is a must read for the leaders of today and tomorrow. -Al Gore, Former Vice President of the United States

This book is a gem of a resource for institutions of higher education considering their role and approach in preparing the rising generation to exert the leadership our world needs. It is hard to imagine a more important question for revitalizing our colleges and universities and, most importantly, for getting on the path to realizing our collective aspirations for a just, sustainable, and peaceful world. -Wendy Kopp, CEO and Co-founder of Teach for All

Our students will impact the world in far greater proportion than their numbers. Higher Education needs to fulfill its currently broken promise to students and society: to intentionally and genuinely prepare them to lead in a complex and hyper-connected world. This book makes a compelling case for leadership being central to university mission and more importantly, delivering on that mission. -Cynthia Cherrey Ph.D., President & CEO, International Leadership Association

Higher education institutions have an urgent obligation to develop real-world leadership skills in students, and the authors provide innovative, practical ways to accomplish that mission. This groundbreaking book is a must-read for every university administrator and board member. -John R. Ryan, President & CEO, Center for Creative Leadership, Former Chancellor, State University of New York

Imagine every student at your institution having the opportunity to formally participate in developing their leadership skills. Imagine that those who participate come to see themselves as better leaders, perform more effectively as leaders, and do better in school than those who don't. Imagine no more. This is happening right now, and authors Tom Kolditz, Libby Gill, and Ryan Brown show you where and how in Leadership Reckoning. Kolditz, Gill, and Brown begin with an insightful critique of the current state of affairs, and then they spend equal time documenting an evidence-based approach that creatively and effectively responds to unmet needs. -Jim Kouzes, coauthor of the bestselling and award-winning, The Leadership Challenge, and former Dean's Executive Fellow of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University

Common Sense is the timeless classic that inspired the Thirteen Colonies to fight for and declare their independence from Great Britain in the summer of 1776. Written by famed political theorist Thomas Paine, this pamphlet boldly challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy to rule over the American colonists.

By using plain language and a reasoned style, Paine chose to forego the philosophical and Latin references made popular by the Enlightenment era writers. As a result, Paine united average citizens and political leaders behind the central idea of independence and transformed the tenor of the colonists' argument against the British. As the best-selling American title of all time, Common Sense has been eloquently described by historian Gordon S. Wood as the most incendiary and popular pamphlet of the entire revolutionary era.

Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was an English-American political activist, philosopher, and revolutionary. As one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, he authored the most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution and inspired the colonists to declare independence from Great Britain in 1776. His ideas reflected Enlightenment-era rhetoric of transnational human rights and the separation of church and state. He has been called a corset-maker by trade, a journalist by profession, and a propagandist by inclination.

The greatest fears I had during my grieving was that I was losing control, going crazy, and might make decisions that would harm me, my family, and my friends. This included suicidal thoughts which scared the hell out of me. I was desperate to find answers. Quickly, I found those answers would be hard to find, as resources for widowers are minimal and often of dubious value.

In Widower to Widower, I've compiled the most vital information I could find on the widower experience into one book, so the reader does not have to search as hard as I had to do. I include many critical issues not addressed in other publications. This can be raw and brutal at times, much like the grieving process itself.

Widower to Widower is woven around blogs I wrote during and after my wife's passing. This storytelling element allows the reader to be in the moment with me during the grieving experience, and to see that their own experience is not uncommon.

As I've learned from hundreds of fellow widowers, mine was not a unique journey but was similar, in many respects, to their journey as well. I am the expert only on my own experience. Each widower's experience is unique, but there are common threads and shared experiences. We must each find our own path while learning what we can from each other.

This second edition includes 60 additional pages of research, insights, resources, and a men's grief group guide. Reader testimonies are included in the first two pages of this 2^nd edition.

For more information go to: www.fredcolby.com

The Pharmacy Calculation Workbook provides 250 calculation questions to prepare for the demanding NAPLEX and PTCB Exam. Master exam topics with intensive practice in the areas you'll find on the test. All questions are test-level difficulty and focused solely on helping you pass. Whether you're challenging the exam for the first time or trying again after an unsuccessful attempt, you will learn the critical skills needed to master the exam.

In Golf Architecture, famed architect Dr. Alister MacKenzie details the strict methods and philosophies that led him to design such world-renowned masterpieces as Augusta National, Cypress Point, and Royal Melbourne. Written in 1920 during the height of his career, Golf Architecture provides rare insight into Dr. MacKenzie's timeless design strategies and unrelenting pursuit of perfection.

Inside this classic of golf literature, MacKenzie details the essential features of an ideal golf course and provides insight on the proper methods of greenkeeping and design. Along with his first-hand narrative and an introduction by H.S. Colt, twenty-two of MacKenzie's original photos and sketches have been included, ensuring that every element of the first edition has been carefully preserved.

Golf Architecture includes:
- Characteristics of a Golf Architect
- Psychology of Design
- Deciding Where to Build
- The Design Process
- Utilizing Natural Features
- The Importance of Beauty
- The Object of Hazards
- Greens and Greenkeeping
- The Construction Process
- The Future of Golf Architecture

While tracking a drug shipment in Savannah, surveillance expert Mack Abbott gets tangled up in a deadly underworld filled with ruthless smugglers who will stop at nothing to protect their product. Abbott's one connection in town is an exotic dancer named Avery Calloway, who has questionable motives and a taste for the smugglers' product. Their relationship deepens as the smugglers close in around them.

For fans of Josh Boldt's fiction, Moneymaker offers a glimpse into the early years of a familiar character in Mack Abbott. Set in 1997, Moneymaker takes place two decades before the events of Slurry. Discover the origins of Abbott's journey and unravel the mysteries that shaped his future in this gripping tale of intrigue and suspense.

Debber has done a lot of traveling in her eight years, but she's never seen tractors and farmland as big as what she sees near her family's new piece of land in Illinois. Her Daddy takes her to Alliance Tractor in Newton, Illinois to see many of the large pieces of farm machinery up close. First Debber learns that crops grown and livestock raised in the Heartland of America feed not only the United States but the world. She learns about the planting cycle, how important watching the weather is and how much hard work farmers do. Debber also finds out how tractors and other farm machinery help with the hard work of farming. She sees and learns about tractors, combines, seeders, planters and sprayers, as well as the many attachments of some equipment (like headers and sickles). Debber and Daddy make even a trip to a tractor store fun and educational.

Eight year old Debber loves learning about the places she visits and lives. Mommy

and Daddy just bought land in Illinois, with a big turkey foot pond. She has seen

farms in New England, but is not used to seeing farms that don't have many cows

and other farm animals. While visiting Kermicle Farms with Daddy, Debber learns

all about soybean, corn and wheat farming. Farmer Dave teaches Debber all about

the way these crops are grown and harvested. She is surprised to learn that

soybeans, wheat and corn are used for far more than just the food we eat. Debber

doesn't come across any cows, but she gets to meet some cats, dogs and horses...and

a little pink Princess bike that she really wants to take for a ride.

Message from the publisher: This book contains short, concise questions and answers that are intended to reinforce CFP topics already learned. It does not include lengthy paragraph style questions and answers that are provided by other CFP providers.

This book has been fully updated based on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

The CFP Exam Calculation Workbook provides over 400 calculation questions to prepare for the demanding CFP Certification Exam. Master exam topics with intensive practice in the areas you'll find on the test. All questions are test-level difficulty and focused solely on helping you pass. Whether you're challenging the exam for the first time or trying again after an unsuccessful attempt, you will learn the critical skills needed to master the exam.

Included are practice exams for the following topics:
- Financial Planning Principles
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Income Planning
- Investments
- Retirement Planning
- Estate Planning

The Certified Financial Planner (CFP) credential is the most respected and widely recognized financial planning designation in the world. Launched in 1973, the CFP program provides a strong foundation of advanced financial planning analysis that members use through all stages of their careers. With particular emphasis placed on ethics and commitment to clients, the CFP has earned a distinguished reputation backed by security and stewardship. By earning the CFP designation, you will join a vast professional network and gain unmatched credibility and career resources.

The Boy Who Dreamed Big is the story of how a foster child was inspired by his elementary school teacher to use his imagination to overcome his obstacles. Encouraged by his teacher and others, he learned that if he worked hard and believed in himself, his dreams would come true, and he could be whatever he wanted.

A Story of Resilience, Love, and Redemption

Makai, a young boy in ancient Polynesia, makes a rash decision that sets into motion a chain of events that will change his, and his family's lives forever. Decreed by their village High Kahuna to be cursed by the gods, he is banished from his home island, along with his mother and grandfather. Now they must fight to survive in a hostile and desolate place to bring honor back to their family.

Despite all the misfortune placed on him, Makai still believes he is destined to be a legendary warrior and hero. But will he overcome the many adversities and rise to the occasion? Will he restore his family's honor and his father's legacy?

Siendo todas las vidas diferentes, así la muerte. Testimonio de vida y muerte soy. Es como me contemplo. Viviendo en el mundo de las palabras he visto sus límites y sus velos: nada ocultan sino nosotros, nada son sino su propio vuelo.

El alma de las palabras como el alma de las personas es inmortal. Viven el sagrado vacío. Ante ellas, ángeles del espacio, me busco.

Sacred Water was conceived from a desire to be one with humanity despite the inability to fulfill that wish. Whatever the path, it will come slowly. They say that although every being is its own destiny, one's destiny is not independent of the destiny of others. There is a force that is beyond men and their fate, and a mystical unity within that labyrinth.

Just as each life is unique, so is death. I give testimony to life and death. That is how I perceive myself. Living in the world of words, I have seen their limits and their veils. They hide nothing except ourselves, and they follow nothing more than their own course.

The soul of language, like the soul of a human being, is immortal. Words inhabit the sacred emptiness. Contemplating them, angels of space, I seek myself.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, our precocious young protagonist reads in a volume of Nietzsche the day her daredevilish mother leaves her and her siblings behind in search of love, art, and adventure. And the wheels of this family's intimate story thrust the reader headlong into the sweeping history of contemporary Mexico from the 60's student unrest to the present day. A poignant narrative, richly courageous, full of love and laughter in a pitch-perfect translation by Robin Myers.
- Valerie Miles writer, translator and editor

Rosa Beltrán in English at last! Author of an oeuvre of fierce intelligence and incomparable wit, Beltrán is a bedrock of contemporary Mexican letters. Whether in dazzling essays or in well-researched historical novels, she has proven to be an indispensable witness of our turbulent times. In Free Radicals, her best novel yet, Beltran uses her considerable narrative skills and critical fabulation to bring together three generations of women whose lives--complex. wayward, unique--constitute question marks to the status quo. Just as they are defined in chemistry, these free radicals easily react with other molecules, unleashing large change reactions in bodies and society. As intimate as it is subversive, Beltrán s view of women in Mexico will not leave you unscathed. - Cristina Rivera Garza, writer

What is it about a woman's body that inspires such violence, asks Rosa Beltran's narrator as she tells the tumultous story of three generations of women seeking self-realization and freedom. A runaway mother is at the center of this tale in which women united by family and friendship face the aggression of strangers and intimate partners in a fracturing society. From the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre to the narco-wars of the 80s and 90s and the COVID pandemic, Free Radicals paints a nuanced portrait of Mexico City over the past half century, a place that, in Robin Myer's seamless translation, feels at once familiar and surreal. For those who loved Alfonso Cuarón's 2018 movie Roma, this is a must-read. - D. P. Snyder, writer and translator

Eight year old Debber loves learning about the places she visits and lives. Mommy

and Daddy just bought land in Illinois, with a big turkey foot pond. She has seen

farms in New England, but is not used to seeing farms that don't have many cows

and other farm animals. While visiting Kermicle Farms with Daddy, Debber learns

all about soybean, corn and wheat farming. Farmer Dave teaches Debber all about

the way these crops are grown and harvested. She is surprised to learn that

soybeans, wheat and corn are used for far more than just the food we eat. Debber

doesn't come across any cows, but she gets to meet some cats, dogs and horses...and

a little pink Princess bike that she really wants to take for a ride.

Eight-year-old Debber is so excited to find a deer antler in the woods surrounding her family's northern New Hampshire hunting camp. Her Daddy is also excited about the find. Little Debber learns all about deer and moose antlers from her Daddy, and her own silly interpretations help make his explanations even clearer to young readers. Dressed with her usual flair, Debber goes on an adventure in the woods with her Daddy to see if they can find more antlers. Daddy helps to instill in Debber an awe of Nature. Moose and deer populate Debber's dreams after her cool discovery.

Eight-year-old Debber is so excited to find a deer antler in the woods

surrounding her family's northern New Hampshire hunting camp. Her Daddy

is also excited about the find. Little Debber learns all about deer and

moose antlers from her Daddy, and her own silly interpretations help

make his explanations even clearer to young readers. Dressed with her

usual flair, Debber goes on an adventure in the woods with her Daddy to

see if they can find more antlers. Daddy helps to instill in Debber an

awe of Nature. Moose and deer populate Debber's dreams after her cool

discovery.

Your mental model is not rigid. At any point in life, you possess the ability to change your perspective. Have you found that success does not erase insecurity and self-doubt? Do you know what it feels like to long for a different life? Sleeping Giants provides practical insights into how ordinary people can choose to build lives that matter.

Written by one of America's foremost storytellers and leadership guides, Dr. Nathan Mellor provides behind the scenes access to authentic stories about life. Each chapter connects vital concepts to true stories from his life, the lives of friends and family as well as public figures. Each page helps provide clarity about the factors, often hidden, that shape our understanding. The result is a thoughtful, inspiring and challenging book that provides a framework for life.

• Gain insights into how the brain can be remapped by reviewing how the Secret Service responded to the attempted assassination of a United States President.
• Learn how Mahalia Jackson inspired Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to give the, I Have a Dream speech.
• Consider how perspective is changed while hiking on the Appalachian Trail.
• Understand why Ted Roosevelt, the son of Theodore Roosevelt, requested to be among the first wave of soldiers on D-Day.
• Follow along with Nathan as he explores how his personal mental model was shaped and transformed in key moments.
• Discover what General Dwight Eisenhower said to paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division just hours before they were dropped behind enemy lines in Normandy.
• Learn why Nathan's granddad would always turn the songbooks the same direction when he cleaned the church building.

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CFP Certification Exam Flashcard Review Book: Investment Planning provides bound flashcards to help you prepare for the CFP Certification Exam. Inside this innovative flashcard book you will find exam topics featured on the front of each page, with detailed explanations and analysis located on the back. The convenient bound design means you no longer need to carry hundreds of loose, bulky flashcards that can be misplaced or destroyed. This fully indexed book serves as a portable reference for quick study, efficient review, and easy reference.

Written by the author of Your Guide to the CFP Certification Exam and CFP Certification Exam Practice Question Workbook.