Books with author Michael Robertson

For most, survival is success. For Spike, it's just the beginning ...With the month of training over, Spike’s about to start national service and step outside Edin’s gates for the first time in his life. He doesn’t know much about what lies ahead, but there are four things he knows for sure:One - Over the next five months, he will face scores of diseased intent on ending his life.Two - People he knows and cares about will die.Three - To stand a chance of being the next protectors’ apprentice, he must follow orders. One of those orders is for him to hold his ground when other teams are in battle. Even if their lives are in danger. Even if Matilda’s life’s in danger.Four - Ranger Hopkins will do everything in his power to make sure Spike fails.For most, survival is success. For Spike, it’s just the beginning. In five months' time, his world will be very different. Will it be for the better?Check out National Service now to see if Spike can survive, conform, and help protect those he cares about most while remaining on his path to becoming Edin's next protector.WHAT THE REVIEWERS SAY:5 Stars ***** - One of the best post apocalyptic books I’ve ever read! - Meenaz - Goodreads reviewer.5 Stars ***** - I found myself so deeply invested in these characters that my emotions were raw by the end … - David Taylor - Goodreads reviewer.5 Stars ***** - Oh my gosh, this is a wonderful book and I highly recommend it. I could say many things that might make you want to read it. But, the most important reasons are 1-it caused me to hold my breath with tension several times 2-one of the characters made me so mad I cried! 3-National Service grabbed me from the first paragraph and did not turn me lose until I read the last page-at 2:36 in the morning. - Ami - Goodreads reviewer.

Are you sick of trying out all the fad diets in an attempt to lose those extra kilos? Tired of feeling hungry all the time? Confused with calorie counting? Bored with the restricted foods you are allowed to eat? Fed up with being stuck on the diet "yo-yo"?The "3 Day Diet" will show you how you can still have a life while you shed that unwanted weight.Find out how you can lose weight without fasting, cutting out important food groups or paying a fortune for prepacked diet meals, shakes or bars.See how easy the entire process is to get back the body you once had without going through the pain of drastic dieting and the associated cravings.Pick up your copy of "3 Day Diet" today to start taking control of your eating habits and regain your shape and self-esteem.

Problems remain hidden in organizations for a number of reasons, including fear, organizational complexity, gatekeepers who insulate leaders from problems that are coming up, and finally, an overemphasis on formal analysis in place of intuition and observation. This book lays out the key skills and capabilities required to ensure that problems do not remain hidden in your organization. It explains how leaders can become effective problem finders, unearthing problems before they destroy an organization. The book explains how leaders can become an anthropologist, going out and observe how employees, customers, and suppliers actually behave. It then goes on to present how they can circumvent the gatekeepers, so they can go directly to the source to see and hear the raw data; hunt for patterns, including refining your individual and collective pattern recognition capability; "connect the dots" among issues that may initially seem unrelated, but in fact, have a great deal in common; give front-line employees training in a communication technique; encourage useful mistakes, including create a "Red Pencil Award"; and watch the game film, where leaders reflect systematically on their own organization's conduct and performance, as well as on the behavior and performance of competitors.

Meet Henley, an all-around good kid, who hates to read. When he's supposed to be reading, he would rather do anything else. But one day, he gets the scariest homework assignment in the world: find your favorite book to share with the class tomorrow.What's a kid to do? How can Henley find a story that speaks to everything inside of him?Malcolm Mitchell, best-selling author of The Magician's Hat, pulls from his own literary triumph to deliver another hilarous and empowering picture book for readers of all abilities.Through his advocacy and his books, Malcolm imparts the important message that every story has the potential to become a favorite.

Wizards, skeletons, spells, sorcerers, and dragons &Mac222;ll this second lavishly produced children's book by acclaimed New Yorker-cover artist Michael Roberts. In verse and in cutout collages, Roberts takes children on a mystical journey through the alphabet from "Abracadabra" to "Zombies." For each letter in the alphabet, Roberts composes a full-page image created with scissors and colored paper. Across from each image, Roberts contributes a poem, ranging from the epigrammatic to the mini-epic. The poem for the letter Y goes like this: I met a yeti in Tibet. Took him home to be a pet. Ate my friends and family. Think he's saving me for tea. Then there's the one about Mabel the witch, the sneezing dragon, Pumpkin Man, and eyeball stew.... Mumbo Jumbo tickles and chills older kids with its witty verse and helps younger children learn the alphabet by matching up letters and pictures.

Problems remain hidden in organizations for a number of reasons, including fear, organizational complexity, gatekeepers who insulate leaders from problems that are coming up, and finally, an overemphasis on formal analysis in place of intuition and observation. This book lays out the key skills and capabilities required to ensure that problems do not remain hidden in your organization. It explains how leaders can become effective problem finders, unearthing problems before they destroy an organization. The book explains how leaders can become an anthropologist, going out and observe how employees, customers, and suppliers actually behave. It then goes on to present how they can circumvent the gatekeepers, so they can go directly to the source to see and hear the raw data; hunt for patterns, including refining your individual and collective pattern recognition capability; "connect the dots" among issues that may initially seem unrelated, but in fact, have a great deal in common; give front-line employees training in a communication technique; encourage useful mistakes, including create a "Red Pencil Award"; and watch the game film, where leaders reflect systematically on their own organization's conduct and performance, as well as on the behavior and performance of competitors.

NEW 20th Anniversary Edition! The Jungle ABC is an extraordinary and intriguing introduction to the letters of the alphabet. Each letter is featured in a double-page spread with lavish cut-outs of animals in an African landscape. It's a surprising and unforgettable setting for learning ABCs.From antelope to zebra, Michael Roberts’ colorful, lively, and wonderfully graphic cut-out paper collages for The Jungle ABC are a feast for the eyes. Roberts, the former fashion director at The New Yorker magazine, has also been fashion editor at the London Sunday Times, design director of British Vogue, and Paris editor of Vanity Fair. His clever, vibrant, eye-catching images have been seen in magazines around the world. Roberts created all new images for this stunning classic book for all ages. With a foreword by Iman.