Attorney Daniel Mendoza returns in 'The Mendoza Memo' with his trusty private investigator, Pamela Williams. This time, the two are in London, working on a royalty case involving a miracle drug licensed from Arizona. When a witness mysteriously falls ill during a deposition, it is only the beginning of bizarre events happening in London, Arizona, and other places that all seem to be connected to the lawsuit. Putting themselves in jeopardy, Daniel and his legal team must race against time and solve the case. But are the strange events related to the investigation merely coincidence, or is there more to the case than meets the eye?
After Fredrick Prato gets involved with a local drug gang and fights with his girlfriend about the custody of their young child, he gets on his motorcycle and rides into the night. Unknown to Frederick, the freeway offramp he takes is closed, and blocked by a truck owned by TransAde to prevent oncoming traffic, resulting in a fatal crash. Fredrick's parents and girlfriend are devastated by his unexpected death and sue TransAde for carelessly creating a dangerous situation with the truck. Daniel Mendoza and his team of attorneys must solve the mystery of why the tragic accident occurred. But can Daniel find out what went wrong, and is there something more sinister behind the scenes?
While vacationing at the Regal Isabela resort in Puerto Rico, attorney Daniel Mendoza witnesses what he suspects is an abduction of a hotel guest. He and his private investigator, Pamela Williams, investigate the suspicious activity to determine what really happened. After the trail goes cold, they both head back to Arizona where his team of attorneys are trying a wrongful death case filed against their client. Daniel, however, never arrives in court. Is he still on the case of the kidnapped guest? Or did something tragic happen? A riveting legal thriller, 'Where Darkness Resides' is the fourth book in the Daniel Mendoza Thrillers series.
After an explosion at the Regal Wisteria Wailea resort on the island of Maui, a local attorney requests assistance from his former college roommate, Daniel Mendoza. His task is to litigate a civil case related to the tragic event. Several guests have been seriously wounded and the neighboring villa destroyed by the debris. As Daniel and his legal team delve deeper into what caused the explosion, secrets are revealed leading to a host of suspects with possible national and international connections. Is it a government coverup, a personal vendetta, or something even more sinister? Only the real culprit knows... and Daniel's team is rapidly running out of time to put together the evidence and close the case.
This new edition of Management Communication is a case-based textbook that introduces students to the strategic communication methods that are crucial to master in order for them to develop into effective and ethical managers at all levels of business. Effective communication skills are necessary for success in the business world, and James O’Rourke has written a highly readable book filled with anecdotes and examples to engage students in the learning process. This seventh edition includes both classic and new features. The strategic approach is integrated throughout the book, allowing students to understand how a communicated message affects the business as a whole. New case studies provide students with hands-on experience of scenarios they will encounter in the real world, looking at global companies such as Facebook and Nike. Further updates include new content on technology, corporate culture, and disinformation. An ethical thread is woven through the text, demonstrating how ethical decision making can be applied in all aspects of communication. Chapters on intercultural communication, nonverbal communication, and conflict management provide students with the skills to build relationships and influence stakeholders – key skills for any manager. This text will provide students with a well-rounded understanding of management communication and the support material ensures it serves as a complete resource for instructors.
In Toledo in 1529, a converso named Pedro de Cazalla declared that the connection between man and God was but a thread and that it should not be mediated by the Church. Hardly an isolated phenomenon, Cazalla’s inner spirituality was a widespread response to the increasing repression of religious dissent enacted by the Inquisition. Forced baptisms of Jews and Muslims had profound effects across Spanish society, leading famous intellectuals as well as ordinary men and women to rethink their sense of belonging to the Christian community and their forms of religiosity. Thus, in this book, early modern Iberia emerges as a laboratory of European-wide transformations.
Well-deployed primary sources and brisk writing by Wayne H. Bowen make this an excellent framework for understanding the evolution of U.S. policy toward Spain, and thus how a nation facing a global threat develops strategic relationships over time. President Harry S. Truman harbored an abiding disdain for Spain and its government. During his presidency (1945–1953), the State Department and the Department of Defense lobbied Truman to form an alliance with Spain to leverage that nation’s geostrategic position, despite Francisco Franco’s authoritarian dictatorship. The eventual alliance between the two countries came only after years of argument for such a shift by nearly the entire U.S. diplomatic and military establishment. This delay increased the financial cost of the 1953 defense agreements with Spain, undermined U.S. planning for the defense of Europe, and caused dysfunction over foreign policy at the height of the Cold War.
