Bøger af Douglas Smith

From the acclaimed author of Former People, a definitive biography of Rasputin, published to coincide with the centenary of his murder.

The saga continues...Donald "Donny Mega" Marshall has stepped out of his grandfather's shadow and started his own legacy. With his loyal men he has lead the Marshall Family to the pinnacle of Capitol City's underworld. But questions loom large, are his men loyal to him, the game, or the money? Can Donny continue to make the best decisions for the family? What about his rivals? Donny can't rest on his laurels with the hungry wolves from each side of town nipping at his heels, looking to knock him out and off. Add in that Donny finds himself entangled in a very real love triangle, the sparks, the fist, and the bullets are sure to fly. The much anticipated sequel to The Black Don I has all the drama, all the page turning excitement, and more. Can Donny find peace, love, and sanity in his tumultuous world of violence, deceit, and craziness?

This book is a literary journey, ranging from non-fiction to personal essays to fiction. The characters deal with loss, personal regret and other everyday experiences that most people deal with at least once in their lives. With these familiar characteristics The Transcendence comes to life through the connection of its readers.

After Douglas Smith and George Looney graduated from Bowling Green State University with their MFA degrees, Douglas' in fiction and George's in poetry, they never lived in the same city again. They visited one another when they could, met at AWP Conferences when both could get funding from the educational institutions they were working at, and they spent time over two different summers in Austin, Texas researching the William Goyen special issue of Mid-American Review. And they sent letters back and forth through the US mail. These poems started out as those letters. At some point they decided to work with a particular series of those letters, to hone them into poems, and to create this chapbook of corresponding poems. Sadly, Douglas did not live to see it in print.

The second half of life invites us to experience new growth such that we live an even more fulfilling life. But often the invitation isn't all that attractive, with changes in our families, our health, our relationships and our increasing grasp that the journey does have an ending. Many of us refuse the invitation to evolve, hanging on to old ways that may not serve us well in the second half. In Doug Smith's best-selling first book, Happiness: The Art of Living with Peace, Confidence and Joy, he detailed 13 skills that enable living an accomplished, meaningful and joyful life...what positive psychologists refer to as "e;flourishing."e; In this second book, with the help of Ken Murphy, he looks at these skills through the lens of the second half of life and offers new tools and new ways to use them. The result is a guidebook for successfully navigating the transition to a thriving second half of life.

FINALIST FOR THE AURORA AWARD-Best CollectionWe all have things we hide away inside—secrets, fears, aspects of ourselves we keep locked away. Or try to.In that respect, the characters we meet in Impossibilia are like any of us. They have things inside them too. Only their things are a little... different.A dead wife that won't leave. A wolf. The secret to being the luckiest man alive.Impossibilia was the first collection of short fiction from multi-award-winning author Douglas Smith and includes the following novelettes:"Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase, by van Gogh" (Aurora Award Finalist)"Spirit Dance" (Aurora Award WINNER)"Going Down to Lucky Town" (Aurora Award Finalist)In "Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase, by van Gogh," remote viewing drives a search through the past for lost masterpieces. An ex-CIA agent, haunted by the presence of his dead wife, falls in love with a beautiful remote viewer with her own secret. But can viewing the past change the present?Cree legends, a love triangle, a covert government agency, and shape shifters collide in the award-winning "Spirit Dance," described in Challenging Destiny as "...a vivid and wonderfully written tale about Native Canadian spirits, in the vein of Thomas King." In "Going Down to Lucky Town," an itinerant gambler chases a streak of luck across the country, while trying to win back the love of his daughter. The secret he finds forces him into an ultimate gamble for the highest stakes of all: his daughter's life.And through all the stories, these characters share one more thing beyond what they hold inside. In the decisions they face, in the choices they make, they do what they do out of love. Lost love, found love, the love of a child. But love. So maybe they aren't that different from us after all...

The Rising Behemoth discusses the rise of multidistrict litigation (MDL) and the procedures courts have employed in such proceedings to facilitate their resolution. It can serve as an introduction to those new to MDLs or as a guide to those with more experience. It should be recommended reading for lawyers, judges, policymakers, and academics alike.

In Decade of the Wolf, project leader Douglas W. Smith and acclaimed nature writer Gary Ferguson describe the journey of thirty-one Canadian gray wolves that were released in 1995 and 1996 into Yellowstone National Park and the people who faithfully followed them. The wolves have not only survived but completely changed the ecosystem, spilling a fresh measure of wildness across the world's first national park. This updated edition includes additional wolf profiles, newinformation on the effects of climate change and disease, and a retrospective on what the scientists have learned during this extended study of the Yellowstone wolves.

There are thousands of mortgage loan originators in business today. Have you ever wondered why some are so much more successful than others? Why do some loan officers consistently produce high results, while others struggle just to get by? Climbing the Ladder of Success shares 19 valuable lessons that top performers have learned about achieving great results in mortgage loan originations. You'll discover new approaches for managing your time, controlling your operations, building stronger referral sources and making more money than ever before. Written by a 20-year industry professional, Climbing the Ladder of Success is straightforward and real world, providing tangible ideas to make your job easier and your results even more successful.

Examines the forces that attracted many social and intellectual leaders of 18th-century Russia to Freemasonry as an instrument for change and progress. The author reveals how Freemasonry became a part of a larger social transformation that saw the development of literary circles and social clubs.

Douglas Smith's The Russian Job tells the captivating story of how American volunteers saved millions of people from starvation in Bolshevik Russia.

Helps students to bridge the gap between calculus and advanced math courses. This 8th edition provides a firm foundation in major concepts needed for continued study and guides students to think and express themselves mathematically - to analyze a situation, extract pertinent facts, and draw appropriate conclusions.

Covering various aspects of business law, with particular relevance to students of business and marketing. This book provides students with a working knowledge of law as it relates to business activities, including the law of contract, sale of goods, agency, and more. It also includes statements of legal principles and statutory provisions.

Lovers, companions, and husband and wife, Catherine and Prince Grigory Potemkin were also close political partners. This work reveals the complexity of Catherine and Potemkin's personal relationship in light of changes in matters of state, foreign relations, and military engagements. It gives insights into Catherine's passions, and her world.

The last great untold story of the Russian Revolution

Explores the theoretical concepts using a variety of case examples to place the learning in context. This book provides information on the stages involved with creating and managing a private company through to dissolution. It offers an introduction to the various aspects of company law, featuring review questions to contextualise the learning.

The step-by-step guide to the most pressing management problem of our time, by the coauthor of the bestseller The Wisdom of Teams.