Walt Disney World--The Ultimate Playground Walt Disney World is the perfect destination for couples seeking a fun and romantic getaway. Luxury resorts. World-class wining and dining. Golf. Tennis. Water sports. Live music. And, of course, lots of glorious Florida sunshine and the magic of Disney. This up-to-date book is loaded with everything you need to have the Disney and Universal Orlando vacation of your life. Inside, you'll find ideas for awesome adventures like surfing, waterskiing, and race car driving, plus romantic and fun ways to spend your time at Disney World and Universal. You'll also discover: �How to choose the perfect resort for you--accommodations, atmosphere, maps, and more �Tips on finding the most romantic spots �Up-to-the-second prices and the best values for lodging, food, and attractions �And so much more! Bringing the kids? You'll find detailed information on planning the family vacation of a lifetime. This is the most comprehensive and valuable guide to a romantic rendezvous at one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world-with or without kids! "With savvy insight, informed reviews, and witty style, this inspired guidebook is sure to help you discover all of Walt Disney World's treasures." --Arthur Levine, nationally syndicated columnist, "What's the Attraction?"
Details ways to get past the disappointment of a failed first marriage and find joy and happiness in a second marriage with advice on dealing with ex-spouses, in-laws, stepchildren, and finances.
Walt Disney World is one of the top honeymoon and anniversary destinations in the world. Completely revised and updated for the new millenium, this is the consummate guide for the ultimate romantic getaway!
“Never before has the case been more compellingly made that America’s dependence on a free and abundant water supply has become an illusion. Cynthia Barnett does it by telling us the stories of the amazing personalities behind our water wars, the stunning contradictions that allow the wettest state to have the most watered lawns, and the thorough research that makes her conclusions inescapable. Barnett has established herself as one of Florida’s best journalists and Mirage is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of the state.” —Mary Ellen Klas, Capital Bureau Chief, Miami Herald “Mirage is the finest general study to date of the freshwater-supply crisis in Florida. Well-meaning villains abound in Cynthia Barnett’s story, but so too do heroes, such as Arthur R. Marshall Jr., Nathaniel Reed, and Marjorie Harris Carr. The author’s research is as thorough as her prose is graceful. Drinking water is the new oil. Get used to it.” —Michael Gannon, Distinguished Professor of history, University of Florida, and author of Florida: A Short History “With lively prose and a journalist’s eye for a good story, Cynthia Barnett offers a sobering account of water scarcity problems facing Florida—one of our wettest states—and the rest of the East Coast. Drawing on lessons learned from the American West, Mirage uses the lens of cultural attitudes about water use and misuse to plead for reform. Sure to engage and fascinate as it informs.” —Robert Glennon, Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public Policy, University of Arizona, and author of Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America’s Fresh Waters Part investigative journalism, part environmental history, Mirage reveals how the eastern half of the nation—historically so wet that early settlers predicted it would never even need irrigation—has squandered so much of its abundant freshwater that it now faces shortages and conflicts once unique to the arid West. Florida’s parched swamps and supersized residential developments set the stage in the first book to call attention to the steady disappearance of freshwater in the American East, from water-diversion threats in the Great Lakes to tapped-out freshwater aquifers along the Atlantic seaboard. Told through a colorful cast of characters including Walt Disney, Jeb Bush and Texas oilman Boone Pickens, Mirage ferries the reader through the key water-supply issues facing America and the globe: water wars, the politics of development, inequities in the price of water, the bottled-water industry, privatization, and new-water-supply schemes. From its calamitous opening scene of a sinkhole swallowing a house in Florida to its concluding meditation on the relationship between water and the American character, Mirage is a compelling and timely portrait of the use and abuse of freshwater in an era of rapidly vanishing natural resources.
Using sound biblical truth and concise examples of individual situations, Colson helps readers uncover and dispel what he perceives to be the lies that are interwoven into government and media today.
The Brave New World of eHR is an important resource, filledwith the most current information and practical advice on eHR forhuman resource professionals and industrial and organizationalpsychologists. Written by an expert group of scholars,practitioners, and subject matter experts, this book offers anoverview of the major technological trends in eHR, and shows how touse technology to enhance organizational effectiveness. Comprehensive in scope, the book includes information on a widevariety of topics and Reviews the transformation of human resources from manualprocesses to sophisticated CRM and ERP systems Examines the effectiveness of online strategies for attractingtalent Offers valuable guidelines that can help organizations design,deliver, implement, and sustain e-selection systems Includes a review of the recent research on the effectivenessof distance learning in educational and organizationalsettings Analyzes the potential advantages and disadvantages of usingeHR to manage employee performance Shows how technology supports the administration ofcompensation systems Outlines recent trends in delivering HR products andservices Considers the functional and dysfunctional consequences ofusing eHR to attract, select, and manage the performance ofemployees in organizations Presents a fascinating and futuristic look at HR and technologyfor decades to come
From the first pleasure gardens to the global theme park companies, this book provides an understanding of the nature and function of theme parks as spaces of entertainment. It portrays the impacts of theme parks as global competitive actors, agents of global development and cultural symbols, in the context of their role in the developing economy.
An exhaustively researched statistical and biographical reference on professional golfers and their performances over the past 50 years, this work stands as an invaluable reference for golf fans and golf writers alike.
