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Gretchen Ki Steidle, Author Of Leading from Within: Conscious Social Change and Mindfulness For Social Innovation Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Gretchen Ki Steidle A roadmap for integrating mindfulness into every aspect of social change: how to lead transformation with compassion for the needs and perspectives of all people. Gretchen Steidle knows first-hand the personal transformation that mindfulness practice can bring. But she doesn't believe that transformation stops at personal wellbeing. In Leading from Within, Steidle describes the ways that personal investment in self-awareness shapes leaders who are able to inspire change in others, build stronger relationships, and design innovative and more sustainable solutions. Steidle argues that both personal and societal transformation are essential for a just society, and with this book she offers a roadmap for integrating mindfulness into every aspect [...]

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Friederike Fabritius, Author Of The Leading Brain: Powerful Science-Based Strategies For Achieving Peak Performance Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Friederike Fabritius A cutting-edge guide to applying the latest research in brain science to leadership - to sharpen performance, encourage innovation, and enhance job satisfaction. **Featured on NPR, Success.com, Investor Business Daily, Thrive Global, MindBodyGreen, The Chicago Tribune, and more** There's a revolution taking place that most businesses are still unaware of. The understanding of how our brains work has radically shifted, exploding long-held myths about our everyday cognitive performance and fundamentally changing the way we engage and succeed in the workplace. Combining their expertise in both neuropsychology and management consulting, neuropsychologist Friederike Fabritius and leadership expert Dr. Hans W. Hagemann present simple yet powerful strategies for: - Sharpening focus - [...]

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J.A. Jance, Author Of Proof of Life: A J. P. Beaumont Novel Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen JA Jance-Proof Of Life J. P. Beaumont’s latest investigation strikes too close to home in this riveting mystery from New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance. Be careful what you wish for . . . Before he retired, J. P. Beaumont had looked forward to having his days all to himself. But too much free time doesn’t suit a man used to brushing close to danger. When his longtime nemesis, retired Seattle crime reporter Maxwell Cole, dies in what’s officially deemed to be an accidental fire, Beau is astonished to be dragged into the investigation at the request of none other than the deceased victim himself. In the process Beau [...]

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A. J. Baime, Author Of The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman And The Four Months That Changed The World Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen AJ Baime-Accidental President The dramatic, pulse-pounding story of Harry Truman’s first four months in office, when this unlikely president had to take on Germany, Japan, Stalin, and the atomic bomb, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Heroes are often defined as ordinary characters who get thrust into extraordinary circumstances, and through courage and a dash of luck, cement their place in history. Chosen as FDR’s fourth term Vice President for his well-praised work ethic, good judgment, and lack of enemies, Harry S. Truman--a Midwesterner who had no college degree and had never had the money to buy his own home--was the prototypical ordinary man. That is, until [...]

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Tom Sancton, Author Of The Bettencourt Affair: The World’s Richest Woman and the Scandal That Rocked Paris Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Tom Sancton Heiress to the nearly forty-billion-dollar L’Oréal fortune, Liliane Bettencourt is the world’s richest woman and the fourteenth wealthiest person. But her gilded life has taken a dark yet fascinating turn in the past decade. At ninety-four, she’s now embroiled in what has been called the Bettencourt Affair, a scandal that dominated the headlines in France. Why? It’s a tangled web of hidden secrets, divided loyalties, frayed relationships, and fractured families, set in the most romantic city—and involving the most glamorous industry—in the world. The Bettencourt Affair started as a family drama but quickly became a massive scandal, uncovering L’Oréal’s shadowy corporate history and buried World War II secrets. From [...]

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Nancy Schoenberger, Author Of Wayne and Ford: The Films, The Friendship, And The Forging Of An American Hero

Click Here To Listen Nancy Schoenberger John Ford and John Wayne, two titans of classic film, made some of the most enduring movies of all time. The genre they defined—the Western—and the heroic archetype they built still matter today. For more than twenty years John Ford and John Wayne were a blockbuster Hollywood team, turning out many of the finest Western films ever made. Ford, known for his black eye patch and for his hard-drinking, brawling masculinity, was a son of Irish immigrants and was renowned as a director for both his craftsmanship and his brutality. John “Duke” Wayne was a mere stagehand and bit player in “B” Westerns, but he was strapping and handsome, [...]

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Gregory Wolynec, Music Director & Conductor Of Gateway Chamber Orchestra Presents Brilliant Colors At The Franklin Theatre

Click Here To Listen Gregory Wolynec Brilliant Colors The GCO is delighted to revisit Schreker’s mesmerizing masterpiece for small orchestra, which they recorded on their Chamber Symphonies disc. Respighi’s colorful language paints a new take on Boticelli masterpieces. Copland’s raucous but rarely heard sketches will have you all dancing on the way to the door. What: “Brilliant Colors” With pieces from: Franz Schreker - Chamber Symphony Ottorino Respighi - Trittico Botticelliano Aaron Copland - Three Latin American Sketches Date: Monday, November 13, 2017 Time: 7:30 P.M. Location: The Franklin Theatre 419 Main Street Franklin, TN 37264 Tickets: Range from $25 to $40, and can be purchased here. For more information visit http://gatewaychamberorchestra.com.

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Victor Davis Hansen, Author Of The Second World Wars: How The First Global Conflict Was Fought And Won Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Victor Davis Hansen The Second World Wars A definitive account of World War II by America's preeminent military historian World War II was the most lethal conflict in human history. Never before had a war been fought on so many diverse landscapes and in so many different ways, from rocket attacks in London to jungle fighting in Burma to armor strikes in Libya. The Second World Wars examines how combat unfolded in the air, at sea, and on land to show how distinct conflicts among disparate combatants coalesced into one interconnected global war. Drawing on 3,000 years of military history, Victor Davis Hanson argues that despite its novel industrial barbarity, neither [...]

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Margaret Maron, Author Of Take Out Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Margaret Maron From New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Margaret Maron--winner of the Edgar Award, Agatha Award, Anthony Award, and Macavity Award for her classic mystery The Bootlegger's Daughter--comes a stunning new mystery featuring NYPD Detective Sigrid Harald. "Every Margaret Maron is a celebration of something remarkable." --New York Times Book Review "Maron writes with wit and sophistication." --USA Today "There's nobody better." --Chicago Tribune NYPD Detective Sigrid Harald is still reeling from the untimely death of her lover, acclaimed painter Oscar Nauman, when she is called to investigate the poisoning of two homeless men in the West Village. As she examines the mysterious deaths, Sigrid uncovers a grim neighborhood scandal [...]

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Michael Doran, Author Of Ike’s Gamble: America’s Rise to Dominance in the Middle East Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Michael Doran “Deeply researched, tightly argued, and accessibly concise” (The New York Times Book Review)—a major retelling of the Suez Canal Crisis of 1956, a seminal event in the history of US relations with the Middle East, and why President Eisenhower sided with Egypt rather than Britain, France, and Israel, and how he came to regret that decision. In 1956 President Nasser of Egypt moved to take possession of the Suez Canal, thereby bringing the Middle East to the brink of war. The British and the French, who operated the canal, joined with Israel in a plan to retake it by force. Despite the special relationship between England and America, Dwight [...]

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