Joe Francis

Anyone who aspires to lead and be successful in any endeavor will profit from reading the Joe Francis story. No matter what your goals might be, you can bet that Joe Francis would encourage and support them in any way he could, even if you were a competitor of his. His credo, to make a poor man rich, came to fruition while he tread his journey and it is indelibly printed in the hearts of many of those who did become rich as a result of following Joes lead. Joe Francis had an iron core but was a kind and gentle man with an abundance of dignity and class. His passion was fueled by his love for his wife Flo, who was with him every inch of the way, providing new wind under wings as he faced challenges that seemed to be insurmountable.

Joe Francis meets Southern Justice: The true story of how porn mogul Joe Francis' legal battles in a small, Southern town left him broken, weeping and quite possibly deranged. Francis was young, rich and brash in 2003, when a small-town mayor began a crusade to block Girls Gone Wild from filming Spring Break in Panama City Beach, Florida. Francis happily threw himself into the fray, treating the mayor's threat like one more publicity stunt. A month later, he was behind bars, charged with racketeering and child pornography. Years later, after intense legal battles and 11 months in jail that left him teetering on the brink of insanity, Francis fired his lawyers and went to trial himself, with hundreds of millions of dollars on the line. In a moment ripe with the potential for poetic justice, the outcome of the wildest trial in recent history would be decided by an all-woman jury and a young, serious, female lawyer with no patience for the uncontrollable Francis. "The Madness of Joe Francis" is the story of how a manic California pornographer clashed with the tough-taking Vietnam Vet mayor, a straight-arrow federal judge, a bemused reporter and a young lawyer who made her reputation as an incredible trial attorney in less than a week. Not only is "The Madness of Joe Francis" the perfect beach companion, but it is a must-read for anyone who loves a great courtroom drama. This engaging story was written as it happened by the reporter who covered it all. It is a testament to the adage that "truth is stranger than fiction."

Every company wants to improve the way it does business, to produce goods and services more efficiently, and to increase profits. Nonprofit organizations are also concerned with efficiency, productivity, and with achieving the goals they set for themselves. Every manager understands that achieving these goals is part of his or her job. BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT (or BPM) is what they call these activities that companies perform in order to improve and adapt processes that will help improve the way they do business. In this balanced treatment of the field of business process change, Paul Harmon offers concepts, methods, and cases for all aspects and phases of successful business process improvement. Updated and added for this edition are coverage of business process management systems, business rules, enterprise architectures and frameworks (SCOR), and more content on Six Sigma and Lean--in addition to new coverage of performance metrics. * Extensive revision and update to the successful BPM book, addressing the growing interest in Business Process Management Systems, and the integration of process redesign and Six Sigma concerns. * The best first book on business process, the most up-to-date book to read to learn how all the different process elements fit together. * Presents a methodology based on the best practices available that can be tailored for specific needs and that maintains a focus on the human aspects of process redesign. * Offers all new detailed case studies showing how these methods are implemented.

Their love was strong. They had many challenges happen in their family and with other families too. Things were very shaky for all of them, but they held on strong to their faith. They still believe in miracles. All who reads "Love, Challenges, and Their Faith" be blessed.

A riveting lineup of the world's most famous and infamous arrests, from Lizzie Borden (double murder) to Lindsay Lohan (DUI) to Roman Polanski (unlawful sexual intercourse) Although the headlines fade, the humiliation, vulnerability, and sometimes chilling smugness of the alleged criminal in the mug shot stands the test of time. Covering 150 years of run-ins with the law, Busted reveals more than 500 of the most famous, disturbing, and just plain pathetic mug shots ever recorded. Subjects from all walks of life face front and turn to the left in this enthralling slice of social history. Among the alleged perpetrators are James Brown (carrying an unlicensed weapon and assaulting a police officer), Lenny Bruce (obscenity), Bill Gates (running a red light, driving without a license), Al Capone (tax evasion), Jeffrey Dahmer (rape, torture, murder, cannibalism), Eminem (assault), Mick Jagger (drugs charges), Malcolm X (burglary), Al Pacino (carrying a concealed weapon), Charles Barkley (disorderly conduct), Frank Sinatra (morals charges), Bernie Madoff (securities fraud, investment adviser fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, perjury, making false filings with the SEC, theft from an employee benefit plan), Bugsy Siegel (gambling and bootlegging), Tupac Shakur (sexual assault), Roger Clinton (drug dealing), and hundreds more. The date of the arrest is provided, along with the fascinating, shocking, and sometimes ludicrous stories of the circumstance that led to the arrest, as well as occasional details of the trial and punishment (or merely the humble apology) that followed. Impossible to turn away from, Busted is the perfect coffee-table or gift book for our celebrity-obsessed society.