Ian Smith

Creating business value is not easy. The facts are sobering: Out of 27.3m US enterprises, 26.7m are employing less than 20 people and only 5,000 to 10,000 US enterprises are selling out for $10m or more each year. That's a 1 in 6,000 chance. Therefore, I ask you, are you sure you are increasing business value? Operational tips are needed more than ever. After nearly 100 blog posts of The Smith Report-and many requests for a compilation--I decided...

DCI Keir Dickson was the youngest DCI in the Essex Constabulary. With his loyal companion, Shambuck, a two-year-old Doberman, they set the task of finding out who murdered two known criminals. Was it a patch war? Was it a vendetta, or was it payback time?

After a family tragedy, Angela is trying to make things work with her estranged mother. Although moving from Chicago to the small town of Cedar Creek is a big leap for her senior year, it means a new school, a new town, and a new chance at life. It's just too bad her new neighbor is a murderer. --Provided by publisher. Excerpt: "I would have let you stay with your cousin, if you really wanted to," she said warmly. "I just wanted to say thanks, for...

This fascinating book from veteran film journalist Ian Haydn Smith, with a foreword from award-winning director Asif Kapadia, explores 100 of the most compelling documentaries, each with the power to radically change our perceptions and challenge the way we see the world. Every so often a documentary comes along with the power to change the way you think, to share alternative perspectives, to make you furious about injustice or warm your heart. Contained...

- Descubra las películas que se atrevieron a ser diferentes, que arriesgaron reputaciones y que pusieron en peligro carreras profesionales. Eso es lo que ocurre cuando los cineastas rompen con la tradición. - Este libro explica las fascinantes historias que hay detrás de la creación, la recepción y el legado de 50 películas transgresoras, que hicieron tambalear el mundo del cine. - Desde increíbles avances tecnológicos (Ciudadano Kane, 1941)...

-Will your death be the end of you or is there something more? -Is it credible to have religious belief in the twenty-first century? -Can there be a deeper meaning to life? Pondering the Meaning of Life is a systematic review of the evidence that may allow us to answer these questions. There is no preaching and no saying what some God wants us to do. Written in a clear, accessible style, the only prerequisites are curiosity and a very basic understanding...

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Someone wants Morgan Shaw dead— or so the beautiful, brilliant, and hugely popular evening news anchor of top-rated Chicago TV station WLTV believes. Fearing for her safety, she turns to P. I. Ashe Cayne for protection. Though he sympathizes, Ashe turns her down— he’s not a bodyguard. But when Morgan’s car tires are slashed and she’s threatened again, Ashe agrees to help her. Her mysterious assailant isn’t the only threat worrying Morgan....