Shrewed

Why are there so few women in politics? Why is public space, whether it’s the street or social media, still so inhospitable to women? What does Carrie Fisher have to do with Mary Wollstonecraft? And why is a wedding ceremony Satan’s playground? These are some of the questions that bestselling author and acclaimed journalist Elizabeth Renzetti examines in her new collection of original essays. Drawing upon her decades of reporting on feminist issues, Shrewed is a book about feminism’s crossroads. From Hillary Clinton’s failed campaign to the quest for equal pay, from the lessons we can learn from old ladies to the future of feminism in a turbulent world, Renzetti takes a pointed, witty look at how far we’ve come — and how far we have to go. If Nellie McClung and Erma Bombeck had an IVF baby, this book would be the result. If they’d lived at the same time. And in the same country. And if IVF had been invented. Well, you get the point.

Learn to live the message of the Good Samaritan and make a global impact, using the resources already at your disposal. If there were a popularity contest among all the parables of Jesus, the Good Samaritan would probably win. Nobody is against the Good Samaritan because being against the Good Samaritan is like being against Mother Theresa or Oskar Schindler or the firefighters who ran into the World Trade Center. In that same popularity contest, the Shrewd Manager would probably finish last. The Shrewd Manager is lazy, deceitful, and double-crossing. Yet in this alluringly freakish parable, Jesus actually holds up the Shrewd Manager as an example, as he does with the Good Samaritan. This book is about learning to live the message of the Good Samaritan in the context of the globalized world of the twenty-first century. This means learning to love our global neighbor wisely by harnessing the resources at our disposal—our time, talents, opportunities, and money—on behalf of those who are victims of injustice, disease, violence, and poverty. The early disciples were pretty clueless about worldly resources such as time, talent, and money—and unfortunately today we still don’t really get it. There are too many kind, well-intentioned twenty-first-century people with indisputably good intentions but whose impact on the needy is hampered by their inability to diagnose problems properly, harness the resources available to them to solve the right problems, and understand cause-and-effect relationships. Shrewd Samaritan will help develop a framework to better love and care for our neighbors in an age of globalization, when the people in our neighborhoods, or at least those in our potential sphere of influence, has expanded dramatically. Increasingly it will become our global neighbor who takes us out of our comfort zone and challenges us with the needs of a broken world.

If financial freedom seems like an unattainable dream–wake up! Let Neil Atkinson open your eyes to the truth about wealth in this biblically based, practical, readable, funny, and encouraging guide. If you want to get a grip on your finances, you’ ve got to let go of your misconceptions about what it means to be shrewd. The Shrewd Christian will enable you to conquer money, not merely solve money problems. When you change your thinking, you’ll see your lifestyle change. And when your lifestyle changes, you’ll experience true wealth. Neil Atkinson started out where you are. And now he’s ready to show you how to achieve authentic, biblical financial freedom for the rest of your life.

Policymakers will need all the tools at their disposal to craft an effective response to international terrorism and to protect and promote other U.S. interests in the coming decades. In this quest to shape the right strategies for the challenges ahead, economic instruments will play a central role. O'Sullivan, an expert on the use of positive and negative tools of economic statecraft, argues that in the post-September 11th international climate, the United States will be even more willing to use its economic power to advance its foreign policy goals than it has in the past. This impulse, she argues, can lead to a more effective foreign policy given the many ways in which sanctions and incentives can forcefully advance U.S. interests. But a recalibration of these tools—sanctions in particular—is necessary in order for them to live up to their potential. Critical to such a reassessment is a thorough understanding of how the post-cold war international environment—globalization and American primacy in particular—has influenced how sanctions work. O'Sullivan addresses this issue in a thorough examination of sanctions-dominated policies in place against Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Sudan. Her findings not only highlight the many ways in which sanctions have often been poorly suited to achieve their goals in the past, but also suggest how policymakers might use these tools to better effect in the future. This book will provide a valuable resource for policymakers groping to find the right set of instruments to address both the old and the new challenges facing the United States. It will also serve as an important resource to those interested in U.S. policy toward 'rogue' states and in the status of the sanctions debate between policymakers and scholars.

MLK: Nonviolent Coward or Shrewd Mastermind? is more than a book on Dr. Martin Luther King--it is a treatise on battlefield strategy from the mastermind perspective, as well as an excursion into uncharted reality. Was Martin Luther King truly a coward? Are Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson political house Negroes demolishing Dr. King's dream by way of bootlicking and racial exploitation? Are Sharpton and Jackson pure examples of weak leaders? What was the connection between MLK and Sun Tzu? Did MLK implement Robert Greene's 48 Laws of Power? And why did Oprah Winfrey's movie, Selma, really flop at the box office? This book answers these questions and more. For the first time in American history, although most of MLK's records are sealed until 2027, in this book, deduced truths about MLK and strategy that would otherwise never be released are revealed. This book rewrites history and places King where he should have been a long time ago--alongside Sun Tzu and the rest of the world's greatest strategists. The truths here are explosive--like the shells made for the gun that Trayvon Martin was trying to sell. One thing is certain: after reading this book, you will never view Martin Luther King the same. Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Eric Garner, either. And Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson would probably want to slap themselves. But you be the judge--read this book!

Elaine Hester is at the pinnacle of her career, commanding one of the city's elite talent agencies. But personal success feels hollow when memories of being jilted at the altar haunt her, and her sister's wedding invite serves as a stinging reminder of love lost. Just as she decides to channel her energy into conquering the world, an unexpected challenge named Zach Lord appears on her schedule. Zach, a self-made billionaire and CEO, has always put business over romance. But after a family setback, he's thrust into a dilemma that intertwines his fate with the formidable Elaine. Their first meeting is electric—a clash of wit, wills, and undeniable attraction. As they strive to save their merger of two powerhouse agencies, the sparks fly. Both are accustomed to being the best in their field, but neither is prepared for the intensity of their mutual allure. In a high-stakes game of love and ambition, will it be a battle for supremacy or a merger of hearts? Dive into this sizzling standalone billionaire romance, where enemies become lovers, and every twist promises a satisfying happily ever after.

Millions of us feel lost in the pressures of our modern world. Personal and economic stresses drive us to divorce, charges of driving under the influence and work-related embezzlement and contract disputes. We face misfortunes that leave us fearful, depressed, and suffering sleepless nights, loss of employment and bankruptcy. And we don ́t know what to do about it. How to be SMART, SHREWD & CUNNING--Legally! reveals the courthouse secrets of judges and top trial lawyers and shows you how to avoid misfortune, win disputes and laugh all the way to the bank. In just thirty days of self-study, you ́ll feel confident and the master of your fate.

Shrewd Business Tactics by A.T. Atienza is a unique business book that deals on different Asian management styles, namely, Chinese, Japanese and Filipino. The author narrates anecdotes and topics pertaining to human resource, finance, marketing, and general management based upon the management styles of the three giant Asian companies he has worked with for 23 years. The book presents insights in management styles, some unorthodox, of 3 of the biggest companies involved in pharmaceutical, musical instruments and electronics, and food industries. This book is highly recommended for corporate managers and executives, business owners, business students and academicians. It discusses different topics in corporate management and the different business tactics employed by the founders of these big conglomerates. It discusses the blunders that these companies have committed so you can avoid them and the secret formula for success which you can use as a guide in managing your enterprise.