Bøger af Bill Richardson

Sharks are not evil. But they're single-minded and very, very hungry. On land, they take the form of bosses, businesspeople, colleagues, family, and sociopathic neighbors. In the world of former governor of New Mexico and US ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson, they have taken the form of the most powerful people in the world. He's engaged in high-stakes, face-to-face negotiations with Castro, Saddam, the Taliban, two generations of North Korean leadership, and many more of the world's most infamous dictators--and done it so well he was known as the "Undersecretary of Thugs" while with the Clinton administration. Now the 5-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee tells these stories--from Washington, DC, to the Middle East to Pyongyang--in all their intense and sometimes absurd glory.How to Sweet-Talk a Shark is a rare, candid, and entertaining glimpse into an insider's world of high-stakes negotiation - showing Richardson's successes and failures in some of the world's least friendly places. Meanwhile, readers get frank lessons in the art of negotiation: how to prepare, how to size up your opponent, how to understand the nature of power in a standoff, how to give up only what is necessary while getting what you want, and many other strategies Richardson has mastered through at-the-table experience - and from working with other master negotiators like Presidents Obama and Clinton, and Nelson Mandela. These are takeaways that anyone can use to negotiate with the power brokers, dealmakers, and, yes, the hungry sharks in their own lives.

If you want to read and enjoy a book about a passionate love affair, then this is the book for you. Dear basketball, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. My love for basketball is couched in uplifting and inspiring optimism that will leave the readers feeling a little envious of this epic romance. I've loved the sport everywhere I've been - different countries, many states, several senior centers, tournaments everywhere - watching it and playing it has brought me a sense of joy and fulfillment that those who love or have loved any sport will understand. I try and sprinkle a variety of self-deprecating, insightful, ironic and a little noir humor throughout the book, because if you can't laugh at life's experiences, then there is a missing element to one's existence. In addition, I work to make a connection between basketball and my personal ideals mainly concerning equality, inclusion, fairness and a burning desire to be successful at this sport. A major theme in the book is the journey of eight aging players who have chased and dreamed of winning a medal in the National Senior Games for over twenty-years with no success and time running out. Much of this book is their story.

When a beloved stuff bunny gets left at the beach, all hands join in to see that it gets safely home. This hilarious adventure inspired by a well-known folksong will have listeners laughing and singing along.

This detailed and resourceful guide on how to write business plan is designed for entrepreneurs who need to write a business proposal to launch a new business, expanding an existing business, or needs to make a business feasibility analysis for a new business idea. It starts with an introduction to connecting you with what business planning and business plan writing is all about. This business plan book contains eye-opening tips and real-life actionable techniques for creating an impressive audience-appealing business plan that gets results."Business Plan Write Now" will also help if you are looking for assurance that your business is headed in the right direction.

Many people are hurting and under great stress. An accurate, powerful spiritual path can be difficult to find.The author is a retired teacher and Statistician. He is accomplished in game theory and system optimization. His empathy, passion, and care for students earned him numerous teaching awards.Due to negative impact of religion early in his adult life and to concern for the suffering of loved ones and students, he began a journey in 1990 that continues today. With the objectivity of a statistician, he has pursued a spiritual ideology in harmony with Science, History, and Scriptures accepted by the Abrahamic faiths - including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Move to Reality, Bill Richardson shares intriguing information from Science and Scripture. He identifies errant beliefs held by many of today's Christians that can cause harm and prevent people of integrity from discovering key truths. He first articulates the effects of human nature on decision-making and group-think within Scientific and Religious communities. Then the framework and evidence is provided for the existence of God, the purpose of a life that includes significant pain and suffering, and the reality of an afterlife.Move to Reality is destined to awake and arouse spiritual passion and purpose through fascinating and faith-affirming information readers will be anxious to share with others.

Lola's off to visit her grandmother, and is taking her first airplane trip alone. She has dressed for the occasion, and as it turns out, that special outfit comes in handy. With style and spunk, Lola is ready for anything.

A collection of eight linked stories, set in Vancouver's West End, all funny, and all taking place at Christmastime. The stories deal with the seasonal tug-of-war between expectation and disappointment that always occurs as the light begins to deepen.

Bill Richardson, winner of the Stephen Leacock medal for humour and former CBC Radio personality, delivers a ¿fresh and frisky¿ poetic take on transitioning into life as a retiree and living through the golden years.In their frank and witty delivery, Richardson¿s illustrated retirement rhymes for the hoary-headed do not just playfully reveal the inevitable weakening that afflicts the mind and body as the years wear on, they also cast light on the ageless, exuberant spirit that too often remains hidden inside. From retirement homes, cruises, and grandchildren to liver spots, memory problems, and geriatric sex, Richardson¿s candid reflections on the trials, tribulations, and humiliations of growing old are funny, sharp, and irreverent.Illustrated by award-winning artist Roxanna Bikadoroff, The First Little Bastard to Call Me Gramps is an essential companion to the graces, and disgraces, of ageing.

"Richardson never pulls his punches in these vivid descriptions." --Publishers Weekly Caught in the Chinese counterattack at Unsan-one of the deadliest American battles of the Cold War Era-Colonel Bill Richardson led an Alamo like defense of the few survivors before being taken prisoner. The North Koreans marched them through sub-zero weather without food, shelter, or medical attention to the area known as Death Valley. Enduring torture designed to break the mind and body, Richardson remained strong enough to lead his fellow prisoners in resistance, sabotage, and new plans for escape.Valleys of Death is a stirring story of survival and determination, an intimate look at the soldiers who fought America's first battle of the cold war in the unvarnished words of one of their own.

A child cherishes every second of their grandmother's last week of life in this sensitive portrayal of medical assistance in dying.

Whilst reading these verses I hope, you like I will let your mind relive those days of old, when you believed in fantasy from which you derived so much happiness. Also, to relate to nature to embrace the beauty we derive from her surroundings. Accepting mankind had no input into that which nature has endowered us there is one verse, to which I compare mankind to the changing seasons. The personal verses relate to those of us who suffered the loss of a loved one. Dreams Have Meanings Throughout our lives, we have varying dreams>But...what is a dream, is it a wish or hope>So let's close our eyes, let's dare to dream>Most common of all, I believe are of love>So gather your dreams, always keep them close>For a time may come, when it may seemlife's helped you achieve an "impossible dream"

This book examines the relevance of the concepts of space and place to the work of Jorge Luis Borges. The core of the book is a series of readings of key Borges texts viewed from the perspective of human spatiality. Issues that arise include the dichotomy between 'lived space' and abstract mapping, the relevance of a 'sense of place' to Borges's work, the impact of place on identity, the importance of context to our sense of who we are, the role played by space and place in the exercise of power, and the ways in which certain of Borges's stories invite us to reflect on our 'place in the universe'. In the course of this discussion, crucial questions about the interpretation of the Argentine author's work are addressed and some important issues that have largely been overlooked are considered. The book begins by outlining cross-disciplinary discussions of space and place and their impact on the study of literature and concludes with a theoretical reflection on approaches to the issue of space in Borges, extrapolating points of relevance to the theme of literary spatiality generally.

Global climate change? We can stop it.Addiction to oil?We can replace it.Technological innovation?We can create it.But we can't wait twenty, thirty, or fifty years.Bill Richardson launched his campaign for the presidency to remind the American people--and their representatives in Washington--that we know how to get things done. We need to end our dependence on oil, and we need to do it yesterday.This isn't something that's going to happen only in Washington, or Detroit, or even Hollywood or Tokyo. It's going to take all of us, a united United States. We have the opportunity, perhaps for only a few years, to make dramatic but beneficial changes in the way we run America.As Leading by Example makes clear, if we succeed, with strong presidential leadership and the support of the American people, we will restore America's role in the world--a source of moral leadership, a source of astonishing technology, and a source of optimism to be admired.

From award winning author Bill Richardson and highly acclaimed illustrator Slavka Kolesar comes a beautiful story about the love between a mother and daughter where a promise makes the perfect gift.A stone when it's thrown can damage, can break,but nothing can shatter the promise I make.So begins the poem a mother writes on a scrap of paper. She wraps the paper around a stone and places it in a basket to give to her daughter on her first birthday. They are poor, but the mother is determined that gifts will be given when gifts need giving. She keeps her promise, and the Promise Basket, too.Every time there is a need for gifts, the mother finds a pretty stone to tie up with paper and ribbon, and gives it to her daughter in the basket. She continues the tradition over the years until her daughter has a baby of her own...The love between a mother and her daughter is celebrated in this lyrical story from Bill Richardson, featuring colorful illustrations by Slavka Kolesar.Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.

In this volume, scholars from a wide range of fields within the humanities explore the links between space and place and their relation to cultural expression. This collection shows that a focus on the spatial can help elucidate important facets of symbolic expression and cultural production, whether it be literature, music, dance, films, or art.