New Releases by Paul Ryan

"Why do different groups of people behave in different ways when dealing with the common challenges of human life? The answer often lies in their cultural attitudes, values, and consequent behaviours. The study of human culture has been deemed a key contribution to understanding human life for many centuries. Explanations and descriptions of cultural characteristics abound, but in the field of business, none have been more influential and warmly embraced than those developed by Geert Hofstede and the GLOBE group. These models of national culture, which characterise Japanese, Americans, French and may other nationalities in terms of common characteristics such as collectivism, masculinity, and power distance, are the most widely cited and applied in business research, teaching and recommendations for practice. But this seminal work needs a careful reality check. The authors of this book point out a range of problems associated with the Hofstede and GLOBE national culture measures which bring into question their accuracy and usefulness in meeting the expectations of management culture researchers and students. This book explains in detail why the measures developed by Hofstede and GLOBE are of dubious validity and why they should be viewed with caution by those looking for answers to the complex questions of culture"--

This book explores the lives of male sex workers living in Dublin, Ireland. It focuses on the stories of young Brazilian and Venezuelan migrants who use their micro-celebrity on social media to construct a brand that can be converted into financial advantage within the sex industry. The book focuses on two sites: Grindr, which these men use to build a transient pop-up escort profile that is linked to Instagram, which in turn provides followers with access to a curated digital identity built around consumption. Ryan explores how the muscular body acts as a form of physical and erotic capital providing the raw material of these digital identities as they are broadcast on new online subscription platforms like OnlyFans. Male Sex Work in the Digital Age offers fascinating insights into the role social media plays in (re)creating a new and more flexible understanding of commercial sex. Students and scholars across a range of disciplines, including sociology, gender studies, sexuality studies, LGBTQ studies, media studies and law, will find this book of interest.

President Donald J. Trump will bring our country back to its original glory, enforcing religious values that have fallen by the wayside in recent years. President Trump vows to make America great again, and this is how he WILL. They have called this book "a movement" known as '' A Witness To History '' -a modern age version of how Americans can "Pay it Forward"Please Note: 50% of ALL Proceeds will go to the Church of your choice within your local Community. Together, we will start a movement.God Bless America.

Killing the Rising Sun Read Killing the Rising Sun on your PC, Mac, smart phone, table, ipad or Kindle device. Upon hearing that the United States had entered the war, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had said "we have won the war." Indeed, America''s machine of war began to rev up as they started to get involved in two theaters of war. The first theater was the European theater, where their involvement in fighting Germany was relatively minimal at best. The truth is, while many Americans like to look at Germany as being the main enemy of World War II, to America, the Japanese were more of the enemy than the Germans. While America gave significant support, military assistance and weapons to their allies who were fighting against the German front, the USA''s primary goal was to fight against the Japanese. Thus, sparked the greatest military campaign America had ever seen before, thus began the Pacific War.The purpose of this book is to give you an overview of the American campaign against Japan and to show how they were able to defeat the Japanese despite the fanatical strength of their opponents. First, we are going to look at the reason why the Japanese attacked America, how America responded, and look at the ultimate moment of victory for America, the dropping of the atomic bomb. If you''re someone who''s curious about learning about why Japan chose to wage war against us, how the war went down and what made America so strong against the Japanese, then read on! Here Is A Preview Of What You''ll Learn... Fanatical Japan The battle of Midway The battle of Iwo Jima The horrors of Okinawa The nuclear age Much, much more! Download your copy today!

Actor Paul Ryan brings a new approach to strengthen your confidence and enhance your personal impact every time you go for an audition. Along side co-author Richard Williams, Paul offers an up to date overview to the business of acting and how best to manoeuvre your way through all the ups and downs you are bound to encounter when you chose a life as a performer. While Richard gives an experts guide to how to handle auditions for drama school, Paul puts together a highly effective raft of techniques to help you give of your best when you audition for that all important job. Contributors include screen actors Joseph Millson and Karen Henthorn, West End musical star Linzi Hateley and top London agent Bill Petrie.

The Irish mix wit and wisdom the way they do whiskey and water, and to the same intoxicating effect. Irish wit is an art form that can be sage, silly, insulting, or profound, but it''s always entertaining. The Wee Book of Irish Wit & Malarkey is a pint-sized draft of potent mirth and malarkey from Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift, Brendan Behan, and many other wags, including ''yer man'' - your everyday son of the sod - on everything from love and marriage to death and dying and everything in between.

"the Chosen Few" is a 2015 poetry and performance art collection book from Scars Publications (http://scars.tv) of select writings as a snapshot of some of the live performances/readings during features at "the Cafe Gallery" open mic, which ran every other Wednesday evening (plus bonus weeks) at the Gallery Cabaret in Chicago, with weekly podcast videos and YouTube videos, from 2012 through 2015.Performers appearing in this collection chose one piece of writing from their shows for this collection book. On (very occasional) weeks where there was no scheduled feature, all open mic poets had 10 minute "mini features", and some writers had features over multiple years, so some writers appear on a few dates in this book. This collection book groups poems by author, and the date of the reading appears on the headers of this book. Because this open mic was also usually video recorded for weekly podcast videos and permanent YouTube clips; each show date with a YouTube video will have on line video links accompanying the writing.This collection does not include poems from every feature poet during the 4 years this open mic ran with YouTube videos and weekly podcast videos - features were asked to include their writing in this collection, and this collection only contains writings from performers who sent their writing to this collection book.This open mic has run in Chicago since December 1996, but this is the first and only open mic collection anthology of this nature to highlight the Chicago poetry scene.Writers and artists included in this book (listed in the order they appear in the calendar) are Ned Haggard, Elizabeth Harper, David(Buddha 309) Hargarten, Christine Swanberg, Tom Roby, Jenene Raveslootv, Robert Lawrence, Jeff Helgeson, Annabelle Echo, Marianne Schaefer, Patrick Hurley, Bill Yarrow, Dan Cleary, Oz Hardwick, CousinBones, Wes Heine, Susan T. Moss, Jim Davis, Daniel Weinberg, ViriginiaHunt, Pamela Miller, Esteban Colon,Paul J. Ryan, Deborah Rosen, Elizabeth Marino, Kottyn Campbell, Jackie Wolk, Dalice Malice, Jerry Pendergast, Eric Esden, Vittorio Carli, sidekick Bob Rashkow, and host Janet Kuypers.

The Irish mix wit and wisdom the way they do whiskey and water, and to the same intoxicating effect. Irish wit is an art form that can be sage, silly, insulting, or profound, but it''s always entertaining. The Wee Book of Irish Wit & Malarkey is a pint-sized draft of potent mirth and malarkey from Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift, Brendan Behan, and many other wags, including ''yer man'' – your everyday son of the sod – on everything from love and marriage to death and dying and everything in between.

If you are new to Business networking then this book is for you. Learn the essential tools and techniques to strike rapport, deepen relationships, give a flawless 60 second pitch and quadruple your income. Business networking is a hugely potent way of broadening your word of mouth publicity while enhancing your businesses reputation. Learn which groups are out there, which would be the best for you and how to get the very best out of yourself and those you meet in this highly energised and thriving community. Paul shares his journey from business no hoper to networking winner. Learn from his mistakes and glory in his mini wins as he made the change from having nothing in his sales funnel to a constant stream of clients and companies all benefitting from his unique approach to soft skills training. Learn to be confident in a room full of strangers, enhance your ability to talk about your company in a way that will encourage others to want to promote you. After reading this book you will be equipped with all you need to create an eco system of individuals and companies who are all willing to help you achieve the success you deserve.

From the intellectual leader of the Republican party, an unvarnished look into the state of the conservative movement today and a clear plan for what needs to be done to save the American Idea. The Way Forward challenges conventional thinking, outlines his political vision for 2014 and beyond, and shows how essential conservatism is for the future of our nation. Beginning with a careful analysis of the 2012 election--including a look at the challenge the GOP had in reaching a majority of voters and the prevalence of identity politics--Ryan examines the state of the Republican party and dissects its challenges going forward. The Way Forward also offers a detailed critique of not only President Obama but of the progressive movement as a whole--its genesis, its underlying beliefs and philosophies, and how its policies are steering the country to certain ruin. Culminating in a plan for the future, The Way Forward argues that the Republican Party is and must remain a conservative party, emphasizing conservatism in a way that demonstrates how it can modernize and appeal to both our deepest concerns and highest ideals.

U.S. representative and vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan outlines his vision for a budget that will "renew confidence in the superiority of human freedom"--P. [4] of cover.

Drawing on his extensive classroom experience and linguistic expertise, Paul Ryan offers a commentary that is both rich in detail and--in contrast to earlier, more austere commentaries on the Phaedrus--fully engaging. Line by line, he explains subtle points of language, explicates difficulties of syntax, and brings out nuances of tone and meaning that students might not otherwise notice or understand.

"Angela Macnamara wrote an advice column for Ireland''s The Sunday Press newspaper and was perhaps the most influential agony aunt in Irish journalism in the 1960s and 1970s. Using Macnamara''s letters published by The Sunday Press, this fascinating book offers a unique insight into intimate relationships within family life in Ireland. It charts how dating and married couples negotiated a new understanding of their intimate lives, and it shows how women rejected relationships where sex was a duty within marriage as opposed to an expression of love. The analysis of the column''s letters reveal how this transition provoked anxiety among Angela Macnamara''s conservative readership as they struggled to reconcile seeing their bodies less as conduits of sin and more as instruments of pleasure. The problem page became a vehicle through which people explored these two different understandings. Asking Angela Macnamara explores these developments within intimate life as part of a greater process of informalization within Irish society. Children demanded that their parents defend and explain their use of corporal punishment in the home. The faithful questioned the Catholic Church''s position on moral issues, such as contraception and homosexuality. Gay men questioned why their sexuality was both criminalized by the State and treated as a disorder by the psychiatric profession. Angela Macnamara emerges from these debates as both a traditionalist in defending Catholic social teaching and a modernist in encouraging an open discussion of sexuality."--Publisher''s website.

America urgently needs a new direction. But who will provide it? The time has come to move the country forward with a clear agenda based on common sense for the common good. THERE IS A BETTER WAY. Make no mistake: Congressmen Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan, and Kevin McCarthy are proud Republicans. But they believe the party had lost sight of the ideals it believes in, like economic freedom, limited government, the sanctity of life, and putting families first. This isn’t your grandfather’s Republican party. These Young Guns of the House GOP—Cantor (the leader), Ryan (the thinker), and McCarthy (the strategist)—are ready to take their belief in the principles that have made America great and translate it into solutions that will make the future even better, solutions that will create private sector jobs, maximize individual freedom, and establish a better world for our children. This groundbreaking book is a call to action that sets forth a plan for growth, opportunity, and commitment that will propel this country to prosperity once again. Together, the Young Guns are changing the face of the Republican party and giving us a new road map back to the American dream.

In Value War: Public Opinion and the Politics of Gay Rights, Paul R. Brewer looks at how the public debate about gay rights has shaped public opinion and conversely how public opinion has shaped the public debate about gay rights. Using a variety of methods, including polls, experimentation, and content analysis, he shows how the nature of public debate_which encompasses news stories, television sitcoms, presidential speeches, and sermons by local clergy_has influenced what and how Americans think about gay rights. He also shows how public opinion has created opportunities and obstacles for foes and advocates of gay rights by defining the very terms and boundaries of the public debate. Brewer''s analysis not only sheds new light on how the politics of gay rights has evolved in recent years and may evolve in the future, it also illuminates the broader tensions in American politics, from the culture war over social issues to the struggle over civil rights.

William Yeoward''s passion for good company and sumptuousdining inspires the vibrancy and elegance of his table settings and the beauty of the tableware designs for which he is internationally renowned. This book shows you how to emulate William''s sense of occasion with 21 table settings and menus. He applies his unique touch to creating a Wedding Buffet and a Christmas Lunch, but also shows how ordinary occasions can be lifted into the realms of fantasy and drama. Try the Boating Lunch, or make Breakfast for Two a memory to be treasured. Create your own mood: look at the sophisticated elegance of Chic Dining or the fun of the Fantasy Breakfast.- William Yeoward on Entertaining is the ideal companion for anyone wanting to throw the perfect party.- Discover how attention to the tiniest detail enhances theambience of any social gathering.- Illuminating photography by Paul Ryan.

Celebrating the variety and versatility of Scandinavian rural style, Magnus Englund and Chrystina Schmidt showcase an array of beautiful homes, with stunning photographs by Paul Ryan. Explore Scandinavian furniture, textiles and other materials.

Fall Of The Bar is about the physical changes to, and decline of particular blue-collar and rural pubs in New South Wales. The book uses photographs to emphasise architectual changes made to the studied hotels. The author inlcudes his own observations made during visits to the selected hotels, some that are on the verge of demolition.

"A photographic tribute to the final years of Sydney''s single-deck electric trains."--Provided by publisher.

The host of DIY Network''s "Kitchen Renovations" presents ideas for renovating an out-dated kitchen, some of which can be done in forty-eight hours, for giving the most important room in the house a complete transformation.

Strong security has always been part of the family of Lotus software products. More notably, it has been a feature that has made Lotus Notes and Domino an industry leader for security-rich messaging, calendar, and scheduling capabilities. with a robust platform for collaborative applications. With Lotus Notes and Domino 7, IBM extends the reach of Lotus Domino messaging and collaboration solutions while continuing to leverage your IT and application investments. The new version offers capabilities to support more people with fewer servers, to simplify administration, and to provide tighter integration with Web standards. In this IBM Redbooks publication, we discuss specific security and anti-spam enhancements that have been incorporated into Notes and Domino 7.0. This publication is the fourth in a series about IBM Lotus security to be published. The previous IBM Redbooks about the topic are, in chronological order, "The Domino Defense: Security in Lotus Notes 4.5 and the Internet," SG24-4848, "Lotus Notes and Domino R5.0 Security Infrastructure Revealed," SG24-5341, and "Lotus Security Handbook," SG24-7017. The primary goal of these publications was to focus on the strong security that has always been part of the family of Lotus products. The present publication continues down the path set by these previous Redbooks, offering, as with each previous release, information about key features and functionalities pertaining to the security aspects of Lotus Notes and Domino Release 7.0.x, as well as best practices to implement these new features and functionalities.

Step-by-step guide to drawing the world''s coolest superheroes.

This volume - investigating the work of a particular photographer, in this case, Willy Ronis - comprises a 4000-word essay by an expert in the field, 55 photographs presented chronologically, each with a commentary, and a biography of the featured photographer.

Focuses on the "why" and "how" of evalution before presenting and assessing the value of a range of evaluation techniques. Discusses the use and abuse of evaluation results in policy-making, particularly in relation to recent trends and issues in vocational education and training such as decentralization a declining role for the State, a shift towards work-based learning and a concern for issues of equality.

Collects Squadron Supreme #1-12, and Captain America #314.

The effects of graphite surface modification on fatigue crack growth resistance of the graphite/epoxy interface were examined using flexural peel specimens. Edge surfaces of pryolitic graphite were treated in an oxygen plasma for various lengths of time and subsequently bonded to a toughened epoxy to form flexural peel specimens. Fatigue crack growth rates were measured for the plasma treated and untreated specimens as a function of strain energy release rate. Fatigue crack growth resistance of plasma treated specimens was notably higher than that of untreated specimens, with the fatigue threshold doubled at an optimal treatment time. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, electron microscopy, and surface profilometry studies indicated that both surface chemistry and surface morphology of the graphite were changed by the plasma treatment. High temperature annealing was used to restore the original surface chemistry while retaining the etched surface morphology. Fatigue experiments were then performed on the heat treated specimens to separate the chemical and morphological effects on resistance to crack growth. Chemical modification turned out to be a secondary effect, contributing less than 13% to the overall fatigue crack growth resistance. A micro-mechanical model is proposed which explains the relative effects of surface chemistry and morphology on fatigue crack growth resistance along the graphite/epoxy interface.