Audiobooks narrated by Ken Maxon

"You take off your shoes in the airport. You scan the supermarket’s “preferred customer” card to get the sale price. You claw your way through tamper-resistant packaging for a couple of aspirin. You accept all these inconveniences in the name of security. But are you any safer? Bruce Schneier, arguably the world’s foremost authority on computer security, has explored security issues ranging from protecting your password to illegal wiretapping. This collection of Schneier’s best op-ed pieces, columns, and blog posts goes beyond technology, offering his insight into everything from the risk of identity theft (vastly overrated) to the long-range security threat of unchecked presidential power and the surprisingly simple way to tamper-proof elections. You’ll discover: • Why data mining will never protect us from terrorists • How your stone-age brain affects what you fear and what security measures you accept • Why computer security is fundamentally an economic problem • Whether you can really trust a Trusted Traveler • If sacrificing your privacy has made you more secure • Why refusing driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants actually reduces security • The industry power struggle over controlling your computer • Why we overestimate some risks and underestimate others • Why national ID cards won’t make us safer, only poorer … and much more This book will challenge your illusions of security at every level. Think it’s okay to give up your privacy if you’re doing nothing wrong? What happens when “wrong” gets redefined? How much power over your personal life are you willing to concede to the person you least want to see as president? What’s the acceptable trade-off between security and convenience? In this ruthless, comprehensive, and thought-provoking analysis, Schneier shows us what we should be worrying about and how to get our national fingers off the panic button."

Bruce Schneier (Author), Ken Maxon (Narrator)

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Christian Reflections on The Leadership Challenge

"For Christian leaders in any organization, ministry, or endeavor--finally, a faith-based companion book to The Leadership Challenge, the #1 best selling leadership book of all time. An opening chapter by Kouzes and Posner teaches the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership, the basis of The Leadership Challenge. In subsequent chapters, respected Christian leaders John Maxwell, Ken Blanchard, Patrick Lencioni, Nancy Ortberg, and David McAllister-Wilson each write about one of the five practices, reflecting on the role of faith in the Christian leader. This book is a valuable resource for any Christian in a position of leadership -- in corporations, churches, nonprofits, academia, or government."

Barry Z. Posner, James M. Kouzes, John C. Maxwell (Author), Ken Maxon (Narrator)

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Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business

"The new edition will build on the framework for understanding performance dashboards, include all new strategies, techniques, and case studies. It will include the latest examples of successful dashboard solutions and models. Sample chapters include: Performance Dashboards in Action, What are Performance Dashboards, BPM and the Dashboard, Dashboard Solutions, Challenges and Pitfalls, Implementing Next Generation Dashboards: Best Practices and Lessons Learned, and the Dashboard Maturity Model."

Wayne W. Eckerson (Author), Ken Maxon (Narrator)

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Mastering the 7 Essentials of High-Growth Companies: Effective Lessons to Grow Your Business

"With the global economic slowdown, business is entering unchartered territory and most business leaders and managers have not been exposed to prolonged recessionary pressures. However, there are models a unique set of companies that have grown in recessionary times for achieving growth in difficult markets, and David G. Thomson, growth expert and consultant, has identified them and their characteristics. What are these companies doing differently, and what are their values and fundamental actions that set them apart? The answer is 7 essentials a breakthrough value proposition, high growth market segment, marquee customers, big brother alliances, exponential returns, inside/outside leadership, and essential board experts. Through distillation and key CEO interviews and quick case studies, Thomsons new book offers busy professionals essential insight that will move them beyond surviving and into thriving now and in the future."

David G. Thomson (Author), Ken Maxon (Narrator)

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One Report: Integrated Reporting for a Sustainable Strategy

"The purpose of this book will first be to provide readers with an understanding of how current trends are converging into a mandate for greater transparency. It will then provide best practice examples, including international companies, for how some companies are increasing transparency in a way that increases their value to stakeholders and becomes a tool to execute strategy. It is written at a high level, targeted to managers, executives, and consultants."

Don Tapscott, Michael P. Krzus, Robert G. Eccles (Author), Ken Maxon (Narrator)

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Outperform: Inside the Investment Strategy of Billion Dollar Endowments

"Inside Billion Dollar Endowments is an approachable yet pragmatic guide for individual investors who want to use the proven investment strategies of large academic endowments. Written in a conversational style, investors will get a unique, inside look into the niche, obscure world of endowment investing through extensive interviews with the CIOs of several dozen endowments as well as other related endowment fund managers. Divided into three sections, Inside Billion Dollar Endowments will provide sharply-defined specific practices and tools for replicating the investment decisions of top endowments, including asset class allocation, back-testing and fund evaluation; expose readers to contextual information such as the background, structure, investment philosophy and organization of endowment funds; and finally, highlight key differences between individual investors and institutional investors that must be taken into account when attempting to duplicate the performance of the top endowments."

John Baschab, Jon Piot (Author), Ken Maxon (Narrator)

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Heroic Leadership: Leading with Integrity and Honor

"HEROIC LEADERSHIP is the successor to two exceptional books on leadership -- The New Art of the Leader and the Stuff of Heroes, offering a fresh, dynamic, and contemporary look at military leadership principles as they apply to business and life. Authored by Dr. William A. Cohen, a retired general and expert on leadership, this definitive works offers a timeless approach to leadership, as well as a tie-in to the principles of Peter F. Drucker, who was a close friend and mentor to Cohen. HEROIC LEADERSHIP will be divided into two parts. Part I: The Heart of Heroic Leadership will describe the eight universal laws of leadership which is the basis for the entire concept. A chapter will also explain why heroic leadership has worked so successfully and ethically for thousands of years despite severe conditions of risk, uncertainty and hardship. It will also explain the background for the research resulting in the eight universal laws of leadership. Part II: Implementing Heroic Leadership will show the reader how this system of leadership is put into practice through methods of attracting followship, using influence tactics, developing self-confidence, building, coaching, and motivating a team, taking charge in crisis situations, and taking action. A practitioner of heroic leadership will enable anyone to lead any organization of whatever size under a wide variety of conditions. Readers will find: Real-world examples from business as well, as battle, that will provide the know-how and confidence to lead in any situation by following the eight universal laws. Proven strategies and results-oriented techniques to apply the universal laws and multiply the productivity of any group or organization New ideas for motivating people and helping them to achieve new heights of personal and group performance. Little-known, but highly effective methods for building teamwork and esprit de corps. Methods for that the reader can use for elf-development as a leader, and to reach the highest potential. Strategies used by combat and business leaders to accomplish goals others thought impossible."

William A. Cohen (Author), Ken Maxon (Narrator)

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Parenting Guide to Toilet Training

"Some parents approach toilet training with apprehension. Not necessary. If you have a clear understanding of when your child is ready to be toilet trained, the practical steps to take, and what is accomplished developmentally, toilet training can be a very positive interaction between toddler and parent. This book provides all the information you need to promote your child's healthy development during toilet training. In clear, common-sense and no-nonsense English, child psychiatrist Calvin Colarusso M.D. explains the rationale behind toilet training and gives detailed examples of what to do and what not to do. With 50 years of experience in clinical practice and having been involved in the toilet training of his own children and grandchildren, Dr. Colarusso has seen it all. You will find his practical advice easy to understand and implement. Think of this book as a way to avoid a potentially frustrating and exasperating experience and create one of closeness and intimacy with your toddler as you work together to achieve this major developmental milestone. Parenting Guide to Toilet Training will take away the mystery and misconceptions about the how's and why's of toilet training. You will learn: How actively engaging in the task of toilet training does far more than teach your child how to use the toilet: Successful toilet training leads to the development of mental attitudes and skills such as the control of emotions that are essential assets for promoting healthy development in the future Why toilet training should begin at approximately 18 to 24 months The indications that your toddler is ready to be toilet trained What equipment you need to begin The most effective parental attitudes toward the process and the child The long range positive developmental effects of successful and unsuccessful toilet training. Examples of easy and difficult toilet training"

Calvin A. Colarusso, M.D. (Author), Ken Maxon (Narrator)

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Parenting Guide to Toddler Sleeping

"If you're the parent of a two-year-old, then you're not getting enough sleep. Who ever does when living with a toddler that age? Toddlers are pretty amazing and so delightful (some of the time). A developmental understanding of why toddlers have difficulty getting to sleep and sleeping through the night will definitely help you and make your toddler even more adorable (maybe tolerable is a better word.) Parenting Guide to Toddler Sleeping will make your life easier. With wit and understanding, based on his 50 years of treating children and their parents, child psychiatrist Calvin Colarusso M.D., clearly describes the developmental issues that explain why toddlers are not the best sleepers in the world. And he gives practical suggestions on how to manage bedtime intruders and get a good nights sleep. This book will help you level the playing field, so you will have at least an equal chance of managing your toddler's endless energy and negativism. The book contains information on: Problems with co-sleeping, at any age The importance of appropriate weaning and toilet training. The reasons for the "Terrible Twos" The need for a bedtime ritual to facilitate the transition from active play to quiet sleep The reasons why toddlers have difficulty falling asleep and sleeping through the night Dr. Colarusso is a Board Certified Adult and Child Psychiatrist and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California at San Diego. He is also a Training and Supervising Analyst in child and adult psychoanalysis at the San Diego Psychoanalytic Institute and an internationally known lecturer to students, professionals and the general public on many aspects of normal and pathologic development."

Calvin A. Colarusso, M.D. (Author), Ken Maxon (Narrator)

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In Pursuit of Happiness and Fulfillment

""What's It all About, Alfie?" goes the popular song. "Is that All There Is?" asks songstress Peggy Lee? Well, everyone has his or her own answer to these questions. In this audiobook you will find one man's opinion about what leads to happiness and fulfillment in life. In his seventy-seventh year of life, and after treating children and adults for fifty years, adult and child psychiatrist Calvin Colarusso M.D. has some reflections that you might find interesting, even enlightening and helpful. With wry humor, insight and possibly even some wisdom, Dr. Colarusso describes the four major factors and experiences that are most likely to produce happiness and fulfillment. His in-depth knowledge of the human condition, resulting from more than seven decades of personal experience and listening to the life histories of thousands of children, adolescents and adults of all ages, provides a unique fund of knowledge about life. In Pursuit of Happiness and Fulfillment describes the importance of: Physical and mental health Loving relationships The ability to be comfortably alone The role of change throughout life The limited value of money and possessions The acceptance of time limitation and personal death The value of work and play The need for "Wow!" moments. Dr. Colarusso is a practicing child and adult psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego, he continues to treat patients, write for professionals and the general public, and teach nationally and internationally. His books on various aspects of the human experience from infancy to late adulthood may be found at www.calbooks.info"

Calvin A. Colarusso, M.D. (Author), Ken Maxon (Narrator)

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Parenting Guide to Toddler Eating

"Food on the tray, food on the floor, more food on the face than in the mouth, food refusals and a temper tantrum or two thrown in. Wouldn't it be great to have some practical advice on how to handle the messiest eater in the world, the toddler? Well, that's just what Parenting Guide for Toddler Eating offers. This focused ebook provides an understanding of toddler behavior and how best to manage feeding your tolddler without having a nervous breakdown! With a lot of understanding, a bit of humor, and empathy for parents (he remembers his own children's and grandchildren's toddler years) child psychiatrist, Calvin Colarusso M.D. provides understanding and concrete suggestions about how to tame the beast. Parenting Guide for Toddler Eating will make your life as a parent easier and increase the joy you get from helping your toddler lay a foundation for a lifetime of joyful eating. The book provides information on what to do about: Setting the table for a toddler Food preferences Food refusals Demand feeding What to avoid doing and saying How to give positive encouragement How to keep mealtime from becoming a battle ground Dr. Colarusso is a Board Certified Adult and Child Psychiatrist and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California at San Diego. He is an internationally known lecturer to students, parents and professionals on many aspects of normal and pathologic development."

Calvin A. Colarusso, M.D. (Author), Ken Maxon (Narrator)

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Midlife Crisis: Middle Aged Myth or Reality?

"Is there really such a thing as a midlife crisis - a true crisis in a person's life that happens in midlife? Yes, there is. But fortunately for most of us, it is a fairly rare event. Unlike the midlife crisis, a midlife transition is a quasi-universal reaction to the major changes that take place in midlife, mentally, physically, and in relationships. This book describes the powerful, dynamic forces that underlie both the midlife crisis and midlife transition, and provides, through clinical case material, a detailed description of each. With expertise, understanding and empathy, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Calvin Colarusso, M.D., uses his 50 years of experience of working with midlife individuals to explain this hackneyed, but real, crisis in plain English for the general public. Think of this book as a way to calmly navigate through the turbulent waters of midlife without experiencing a true midlife crisis or a particularly difficult midlife transition; and to understand the often-times puzzling behavior of those you know and love. Midlife Crisis: Middle Aged Myth or Reality? contains: A definition of a midlife crisis A definition of a midlife transition An understanding of the dynamics underlying both the midlife crisis and transition A description of midlife physical and psychological challenges Information about the changing attitude toward birthdays across the life cycle A detailed clinical example of a midlife transition A description of the Gauguin syndrome Two detailed descriptions of midlife crises About the author, Calvin Colarusso, M.D.: An eminent authority in the field of adult development, Dr. Colarusso is a board certified clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Diego. He is also a training and supervising analyst in child and adult psychoanalysis at the San Diego Psychoanalytic Institute and an internationally known lecturer to students, professionals, teachers and the general public on many aspects of childhood and adulthood. His books have been published in English, Korean, and Spanish. See www.calbooks.info."

Calvin A. Colarusso, M.D. (Author), Ken Maxon (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Ken Maxon