Erik Synnestvedt

"Narrative account of how twelve immigrant soldiers became Americans through fighting in World War I"--Provided by publisher.

"Church is boring." "It's irrelevant." "It's full of hypocrites." You've heard the excuses-now learn the real reasons men and boys are fleeing churches of every kind, all over the world, and what we can do about it. Women comprise more than 60% of the adults in a typical worship service in America. Some overseas congregations report ten women for every man in attendance. Men are less likely to lead, volunteer, and give in the church. They pray less,...

A rising star in theoretical physics offers his awesome vision of our universe and beyond, all beginning with a simple question: Why does time move forward?

"For Fifteen Years, internal and external consultants have relied on Peter Block's landmark bestseller, Flawless Consulting, to learn how to deal effectively with clients, peers, and others. Using illustrative examples, case studies, and exercises, the author - one of the most important in his field - offers you his legendary warmth and insight. This much-awaited edition is for you ... even if you don't think of yourself as a "consultant."" "Peter...

Shares strategies for maintaining a professional advantage in today's dynamic environments, citing famous examples of innovations, agreements, and other strategic turning points that revitalized and advanced high-profile companies.

Presents three criteria to make business sellable: Teachable: focus on products and services that you can teach employees to deliver; Valuable: avoid price wars by specializing in doing one thing better than anyone else; and, Repeatable: generate recurring revenue by engineering products that customers have to repurchase often.

"In Getting Unstuck, business psychologist and researcher Timothy Butler offers strategies for moving beyond a career or personal life impasse-by recognizing the state of impasse, awakening your imagination, recognizing patterns of meaning in your life, and taking action for change. Drawing on a wealth of stories about individuals who have successfully transitioned out of impasses, Getting Unstuck provides a practical, authoritative road map for moving...

How do you gain influence for an idea? In Breaking Out, idea developer and adviser John Butman shows how the methods of today's most popular "idea entrepreneurs"-including dog psychologist Cesar Millan, French lifestyle guru Mireille Guiliano (French Women Don't Get Fat), TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie, and many others-can help you take an idea public and build influence for it. It isn't easy. Butman argues that the rise of the "ideaplex" (TED, Twitter,...

Six months after its American introduction in 1985, the Yugo was a punch line; within a year, it was a staple of late-night comedy. By 2000, NPR's Car Talk declared it "the worst car of the millennium." And for most Americans that's where the story begins and ends. Hardly. The short, unhappy life of the car, the men who built it, the men who imported it, and the decade that embraced and discarded it is rollicking and astounding, and one of the greatest...

Who do you want your customers to become? According to MIT innovation expert and thought leader Michael Schrage, if you aren't asking this question, your strategic marketing and innovation efforts will fail. In this latest HBR Single, Schrage provides a powerful new lens for getting more value out of innovation investment. He argues that asking customers to do something different doesn't go far enough-serious marketers and innovators must ask them...