Each one of us has the opportunity to be a leader and to encourage the success and productivity of those around us. But such influence takes work, especially if you want to leave a lasting impact. Based on twenty-five years of research, Kouzes explores the tough issues today's leaders face, including how you can't take trust for granted, why failure should always be an option, and how to liberate the leader in everyone. Kouzes explains that leadership...

"An engaging, inspiring exploration of the surprising value of setbacks--and how we can use them to succeed,"--Amazon.com.

"A refreshing read in the midst of discouraging times, The Art of Getting It Wrong by popular YouTube star Stephen Miller shares never-before-told stories that will guide you to a healthier perspective on life's failures, setbacks, and disappointments"--

Everyone has a dream, an idea, a goal -- but what happens when those desires are thwarted, when dreams and goals fall apart? A domino chain of failures draws Todd Robert Petersen's characters together in these interconnected stories.

The general public has a glorified view of the pursuit of scientific research. However, the idealized perception of science as a rule-based, methodical system for accumulating facts could not be further from the truth. Modern science involves the idiosyncratic, often bumbling search for understanding in uncharted territories, full of wrong turns, false findings, and the occasional remarkable success. In his sequel to Ignorance (Oxford University...

A multifaceted portrait of a modern-day hero, a man struggling with the complexity of existence and longing for redemption.

Rosie, a brilliant inventor who dreams of becoming a great engineer, works on building a contraption to fulfill the dream of her great-great-aunt, Rosie the Riveter.