Sorry, Not for Sale
Sorry, Not for Sale

Author: Urmila Bhargava

Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing

Published: 2011-02

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1609767098

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In India, what good is honesty and integrity if it doesn't make you rich? The first requisite of a businessperson in India is to have a lot of greed and love for money to the exclusion of everything else in life. Along with this, one should be prepared to sacrifice everything to achieve success in business, even basic things like self-respect, honor, and, of course, honesty have little or no place in it. Corruption has increased globally. Urmila Bhargava was born to an affluent family of lawyers in British, India. As a young married woman, she lived in the tea districts, enjoying a life of comfort. But all too soon she was repulsed by the unpalatable truth of the British elite that merit alone was not sufficient to achieve success in the corporate world, and that there were other considerations to get promotions. In 1976, after her husband's sudden demise, she became an instant entrepreneur in the field of recycling used oil-even though, at the time, she had no technical knowledge. From politicians to tea planters, government employees to friends and relations, Bhargava gives us an intimate and often startling view of life in India over the past fifty years. She shares with us the challenge of being a businesswoman of uncompromising standards, who, for more than two decades, singlehandedly fought corrupt practices in India-ultimately achieving success in her business, which, up till now, has been the domain of men.

Claiming Your Place at the Fire
Claiming Your Place at the Fire

Author: Richard J. Leider

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published: 2004-09-09

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 157675877X

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Presents a different paradigm of successful aging for men and women entering into and moving through the second half of their lives. Through an exploration of key concepts like purpose and renewal, and by drawing upon the timeless metaphor of fire, this book enables readers to become what the authors call "new elders. & quot.

Greycourt
Greycourt

Author: Tommy Nocerino

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2015-08-28

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1514400189

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Traitor, outlaw, patriot. Dashing Colton James Greycourt could not deny the vows he made to his friends. The son of the prestigious Virginia Greycourts, he leaves the United States Military Academy at West Point before graduation to fight for the cause. Appointed captain by the Virginia governor, he joins up with the flamboyant and dynamic cavalry general Jeb Stuart of the First Virginia Cavalry, becoming one of the generals favorites. As a trusted officer, Greycourt becomes a reliable gatherer of vital information prior to the first big confrontation at Manassas Junction. Successfully outwitting and outriding the inept Union horsemen at the outbreak of the war, the First Virginia Calvary establishes itself not only as a major force but also the eyes and ears of the army of Northern Virginia.But he also fights another battle about his confusion as to what the cause really is. At odds with his family, he questions their motives and scruples and, most of all, their honor as gentlemen. His journey finds his childhood love, a cellist in the New York Philharmonic, also from a proud Virginia family. His strong camaraderie with his men, especially two fellow captains from very different backgrounds with reasons to fight, leads to conflict and, ultimately, being a wanted man in the South. Fighting treachery on both sides, battling agents threatening to prolong the war. Can his cunning and daring stop all this? What other secrets does he uncover? Who is the most treacherous of them all? Will he face the gallows rope?

Claiming Your Place at the Fire
Claiming Your Place at the Fire

Author: Richard Leider

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2011-08-18

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1459626001

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From the authors of the bestselling Repacking Your Bags and Whistle While You Work comes a new paradigm of successful aging for men and women entering into the second half of their lives....

Backroads Boss Lady
Backroads Boss Lady

Author: Jessi Roberts

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Published: 2019-03-05

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1538745712

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Read the inspiring story of a mother of four who faced down her hard past, poverty, and self-doubt to create the life she dreamed of, including owning her own multi-million dollar business--in this book that's "filled with grit, humility, common-sense advice and entrepreneurial wisdom" (Lee Woodruff, #1 bestselling author). New Plymouth, Idaho. Population 1536. It doesn't look like much from Rural Route 30, but it was here, in this quiet town, that Jessi Roberts created something unexpected: the kind of life she always wanted and a multi-million dollar, for rural/by rural business empire. The business is Cheekys, which started with 6 purses and a tanning bed. Now in her book, Jessi shows how she grew one small store hurdle-by-hurdle into a national clothing and accessories brand with a 1.5 million strong community. Best of all, she did it by standing tall for her values: always be kind, lift up the next gal, and treat employees and customers like family. A personal story filled with life and business tips, BACKROADS BOSS LADY is about embracing your passion even when others don't see value in it--or you--and about putting food on the table and believing in yourself. Brimming with authenticity, it gives the warts-and-all, love-it-despite-it skinny on rural life, community, and contentment without compromise.

"One Bears the Cross"

Author: Ruffo Espinosa Sr.

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2005-06-26

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0595801374

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The author reflects on the betrayal of Jesus and proposes a spiritual explanation for why Judas Iscariot from Judea was chosen to carry the label "traitor." This story describes apostle Judas Thaddeus' struggle with his name after Judas Iscariot's betrayal of Jesus; it is narrated through an aspiring apostle, Barsabbas, who mistakenly believes he was overlooked for the job. Although much has been written about the 12 apostles, little is actually known about their personal lives. We do know that many were unlearned fishermen and they, no doubt, had ambitions, fears, and carnal desires similar to those of men throughout the ages. The message of this book is developed through the lives of three such men: Judas Iscariot, Judas Thaddeus, and Barsabbas. The author suggests that there is a little of Iscariot, Thaddeus, and Barsabbas in all of us. It is the conflict between their personalities which fuels the best and worst qualities of mankind; true power is not found through force but in those ideals exemplified by Barsabbas-forgiveness and love.