Books with author Don Williams

Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merchants connected with the slave trade accumulated vast fortunes that established banks and heavy industry in Europe and expanded the reach of capitalism worldwide. Eric Williams advanced these powerful ideas in Capitalism and Slavery, published in 1944. Years ahead of its time, his profound critique became the foundation for studies of imperialism and economic development. Binding an economic view of history with strong moral argument, Williams's study of the role of slavery in financing the Industrial Revolution refuted traditional ideas of economic and moral progress and firmly established the centrality of the African slave trade in European economic development. He also showed that mature industrial capitalism in turn helped destroy the slave system. Establishing the exploitation of commercial capitalism and its link to racial attitudes, Williams employed a historicist vision that set the tone for future studies. In a new introduction, Colin Palmer assesses the lasting impact of Williams's groundbreaking work and analyzes the heated scholarly debates it generated when it first appeared.

This master class on leadership, written by one of America’s most prominent and successful executives, will help you develop the professional leadership qualities that deliver personal, interpersonal, and organizational success. In Learning to Lead: The Journey to Leading Yourself, Leading Others, and Leading an Organization, Ron Williams provides you with practical, tested leadership advice, whether you’re searching for a new career, looking for proven management solutions, or seeking to transform your organization. Developed from Williams’s own personal and professional journey, as well as the experiences of America’s leading CEOs, these strategies emerge boldly from engaging stories, outlined with practical steps for you to accomplish goals such as—•Launching your career quest•Avoiding professional pitfalls, wrong turns, and wasted effort•Overcoming interpersonal challenges and conflicts•Building and leading an effective, high-performance team•Prioritizing and solving problems from multiple perspectives•Developing your leadership style and mastering communication•Casting a vision and changing the culture of your organizationAfter finishing Learning to Lead, you will be well equipped to take the next step to success in your personal and professional leadership journey. Williams’s book has the potential to join other leadership development classics on your shelf—to be read repeatedly and consulted throughout the span of your career.

Fifteen-year-old Lib Rinke is perfectly comfortable at home with his fascinating books and television game shows. He has no interest in tagging along with his father and brother on their outdoor expeditions. But this year he couldn’t get out of it.Lib finds himself heading toward Shadow Creek and the Tumbledown Ranch with his father, brother, and the Burr twins, Foy and Coy. He’s got Traveling with Termite and Spud stashed to read for passing the time, but the great outdoors ends up being quite the adventure. From simple father-and-son bonding to an encounter with Bigfoot at Mermaid Falls, Lib is constantly finding new surprises. And the biggest one of all is that he has the power to speak up for himself. By the time the group finally leaves their friends at the Tumbledown Ranch, Lib is ready to branch out. He makes strides he never thought possible, all with his father at his side.In this thought-provoking tale of a young man finding himself, a portrait of familial love and self-confidence unfolds. Initially held back by frustrating speech impediments, Lib is on the way to a big transformation.

Teach Your Children The Importance Of A Balanced Diet & Healthy Lifestyle - The Fun Way!Are you the parent of a young, adorable little boy or girl? Congratulations!Wouldn't you want your child to learn all about the amazing benefits of eating right and leading a healthy lifestyle, in a fun, playful, and educational way?If that's the case, then this wonderful book is exactly what you need!Eat More Colors - A Children's Illustrated Guide To Eating Right & Healthy!Writing in a simple, yet highly entertaining way, author Breon Williams manages to convey the importance of a healthy lifestyle in a way any child would love.Full of witty rhymes and beautiful illustrations that teach about the benefits of colorful fruits and vegetables, Eat More Colors is a great way to teach your children how to eat healthy and naturally - from a very young age!Dozens Of Pages Full Of Wonderfully Cute Children's IllustrationsEven if your little angel is too young to read, this doesn't mean they can't benefit from this wonderful educational children's book.Filled cover to cover with colorful, beautifully drawn sketches and illustrations, Eat More Colors is a great book you can enjoy even with your toddler, teaching them about various shapes, different colors, fruits, vegetables, and more!A Great Educational & Fun Gift Idea For Young ChildrenIf you're looking for a fun and educational gift for a little boy or girl, well, you've just found it! This amazing children's book would make a great present any kid and parent would love!So, What Are You Still Waiting For?Order your own Copy Of Eat More Colors Right Away!Just Click "Add To Cart" & Teach Your Little Ones All About Healthy Eating & Living!

Hope and Anna love seeing each other at church. When a Sunday grace offering is collected to help lift up Anna’s homeless family, Hope begins to ask questions and has a unique opportunity to learn what grace looks like, both for her and for Anna’s immigrant family. This touching story teaches children that God showers grace that is meant to be shared—allowing us all to be GraceFull! In this follow up to her first two books, ColorFull and ThoughtFull, Dorena Williamson opens a dialogue on the tough subjects of poverty and homelessness and offers children encouragement to show God’s grace and love to others whose home life or homeland might look very different than their own. Also available: ColorFull: Celebrating the Colors God Gave Us ThoughtFull: Discovering the Unique Gifts in Each of Us

Teach Your Children The Importance Of A Balanced Diet & Healthy Lifestyle - The Fun Way!Are you the parent of a young, adorable little boy or girl? Congratulations!Wouldn't you want your child to learn all about the amazing benefits of eating right and leading a healthy lifestyle, in a fun, playful, and educational way?If that's the case, then this wonderful book is exactly what you need!Eat More Colors - A Children's Illustrated Guide To Eating Right & Healthy!Writing in a simple, yet highly entertaining way, author Breon Williams manages to convey the importance of a healthy lifestyle in a way any child would love.Full of witty rhymes and beautiful illustrations that teach about the benefits of colorful fruits and vegetables, Eat More Colors is a great way to teach your children how to eat healthy and naturally - from a very young age!Dozens Of Pages Full Of Wonderfully Cute Children's IllustrationsEven if your little angel is too young to read, this doesn't mean they can't benefit from this wonderful educational children's book.Filled cover to cover with colorful, beautifully drawn sketches and illustrations, Eat More Colors is a great book you can enjoy even with your toddler, teaching them about various shapes, different colors, fruits, vegetables, and more!A Great Educational & Fun Gift Idea For Young ChildrenIf you're looking for a fun and educational gift for a little boy or girl, well, you've just found it! This amazing children's book would make a great present any kid and parent would love!So, What Are You Still Waiting For?Order your own Copy Of Eat More Colors Right Away!Just Click "Add To Cart" & Teach Your Little Ones All About Healthy Eating & Living!

Ever since Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California in 1955, Disney's Imagineers have worked nonstop to make sure every family enjoys a magical experience. Secrets of Disneyland reveals tons of behind-the-scenes tidbits about the theme park, along with fascinating facts that make it the Happiest Place on Earth. Filled with bright photos, fun quizzes, and information on everything from Main Street, U.S.A. to Mickey's Toontown and Frontierland, it's the perfect guide for planning the perfect visit! Where else can you: - Visit a haunted mansion that's home to 999 spooks?- Plummet five stories in a log flume?- Fly over London in a pirate ship?- See 1,000 fountains that can shoot water up to 200 feet into the air?

Close to death, a loner who lives a life of slavery to geomantic forces tries to forget the horror he glimpsed and the god-like beings that threaten the very existence of the world.A young woman cursed by a witch seeks shelter in a castle as winter closes in- only to find herself propelled into a nightmare.A healer who has reached the limit of her abilities and endurance when she struggles with a mysterious, incurable disease, seeks help from her mentor but is swept up in events beyond her control.In each of these people and many others, ancient forces stir in response to the existential threat facing the world of Aona. A suffocating darkness to stand against the destroying light; a raging torrent of power bestowed through a thousand years of blood.Oblivion's Forge is the first book in the Aona series, which tells of a monumental struggle between two great powers, an unparalleled existential war."What if all of this- our powers, our world- is that last light hanging in the void?"

"An exciting, well-executed thriller . . . the danger is palpable . . . a highly recommended read that will make readers hope for a sequel." Kirkus ReviewsChase Hardeman, a former special ops veteran, is left questioning whether his past covert missions in the Middle East are the cause of the chaos that's erupted in his life. Dreams of leaving a clandestine war behind and becoming a legend like his father in the auction arena teeter on the brink once he implements a contingency plan amidst an FBI investigation. Captivated by an old flame, Chase navigates the dark corridors of the collector car world in search of a myth. He believes finding this hidden treasure will reveal answers to a ghost buried in the desert of Mosul known to US intelligence as the Prodigal. On this perilous quest, Chase is drawn closer to a deadly threat as he leverages the criminal underworld to prevent a global terrorist attack. With the clock ticking, Chase is forced to relive the past in an imminent showdown and discovers the truth is not as it seems.As a fresh voice in mystery and suspense, Williams is proving once again that he is a storyteller on the rise in this captivating covert international thriller filled with riveting characters and a gripping storyline amidst spellbinding twists and turns. The Auctioneer is a brilliant followup to his previous novels which garnered the praise of Hollywood's elite including Judith McCreary (Co-EP, Law & Order: SVU, Criminal Minds, and CSI) and Peter Anderson (Oscar Winner, Cinematographer).Readers of Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne, Ian Fleming's James Bond, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp, Ted Bell's Alex Hawke, Brad Thor's Scot Harvath, and Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon, will love D.J. Williams' Chase Hardeman!What readers are saying..."Sensational, electrifying, spectacular read!""Action, intrigue, and mystery, grips a person from the first page.""Unforgettable characters that leave you wanting more and more with each page.""Stunning emotionally packed read will leave you breathless."Readers have also compared his stories to bestselling authors such as James Patterson, David Baldacci, Brad Thor, John Grisham, Brad Taylor, Michael Connelly, Alex Michaelides, Greg Iles, Harlan Coben, Nelson DeMille, Donna Leon, Louis Penny, and Stuart Woods.