Dieser Autor schöpft aus einer Vielzahl von Erfahrungen, die sein Schreiben prägen. Seine Werke sind oft von Abenteuer und intellektueller Erkundung durchdrungen und bieten dem Leser eine einzigartige Perspektive. Er verwebt Geschichten, die sowohl fesselnd als auch zum Nachdenken anregend sind und ein tiefes Verständnis der Welt widerspiegeln.
International leadership expert Michael Jenkins shines a light on the adverse effects of dysfunctional and toxic boards and how they have the potential to destroy an organisation’s culture. The reader is given a set of recommendations for action to help mitigate and manage the effects.
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In the 25th century, deep under the Earth's shattered surface, the dying remnants of humankind live in a dwindling Colony devoid of Nature and only one can travel to the past to save humanity from its dark fate. Clinging to life underground, after a cataclysmic all-out nuclear war, the remains of the human race are desperate for a way to change the past. Harnessing the power of an artificial wormhole, their only hope to avert global annihilation is to travel back in time and alter the discovery of nuclear fission. Humanity's future rests on the unlikely shoulders of Proteus. Born with a unique genetic mutation, scientists discover that he is the only one capable of surviving the ravages of time-travel. After decades of preparation, Proteus is sent backwards to early 20th century London... but Time doesn't want the past to change and it pushes back. To complete his mission, Proteus must manipulate the course of history, all the while battling enemy agents and avoiding the forces of Time, if he's ever going to save the future from the past.
Expert Humans: Critical Leadership Skills for a Disrupted World examines the critical leadership concepts of Altruism, Compassion and Empathy (ACE) and their application to the great disruptors of today.
Klickitat and other stories (K.A.O.S) features four thriller tales about ordinary mountaineers in the Pacific Northwest thrust into extraordinary circumstances. This debut collection from author Mark Jenkins folds modern day mountain climbing into the speculative wilderness of fantasy, sci-fi, and historical fiction. K.A.O.S. begins with the novelette Heavywater, which follows a vulcanologist trying to find his way home after a glacier fall in the central Alaskan wilds drops him in unfamiliar territory, without GPS. In the short story Klickitat, a husband and wife climbing team are confronted by a long dormant stratovolcano waking under their feet, and something else; deeper. Protectors, is a tale about a solo-climber's life-changing discovery of a powerful artifact at the site of a decades old plane crash in the Olympic Mountains. K.A.O.S. ends with the novelette Signals an unlikely pair discover they are the only people in the remote town of Whittier, Alaska not mysteriously put to sleep during a dark winter storm--and must team up if they hope to outwit an armed group of marauders prowling into town.
The Failsafe Query is a gripping thriller set in the contemporary world of modern British espionage.
The book delves into the ongoing controversies surrounding the death penalty in the United States, highlighting significant issues such as wrongful convictions and inhumane practices. It examines the effectiveness of capital punishment as a deterrent and contrasts the U.S. with the two-thirds of countries that have abolished it. By placing the U.S. alongside nations like Iran and China, the narrative raises critical questions about the morality and necessity of maintaining the death penalty in contemporary society.
In 1951 Michael Jenkins, then 14 years old, spent the summer with "the aunts in Flanders." His "aunts" were a group of elderly women whose connection to his family had never been explained but they immediately embraced him and he quickly became entwined in the lives of an extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins. The warmth of their life awakes Michael to the complicated world of relationships as he falls in love for the first time. Michael Jenkins's vivid memoir of a summer that changed his life has become a much-loved classic, with its evocative portraits of his aunts, the raw memories of two world wars that still scar the Flanders plain and Michael's unraveling of the secret at the heart of this family.
This book is aimed at business professionals and graduate students taking courses in strategic management. It uses the case of Formula 1 (R) to show how businesses can achieve optimal performance in competitive and dynamic environments. This third edition has updated interviews and lessons applied to business context.
Having driven into the sunset in the final episode of Channel 4's The Hotel, Mark Jenkins is back doing what he does best - entertaining the nation. His unique take on life, affable charm, and woefully naive exploits are all captured with great comedic effect in this, his first book.