Bøger af Michael Carroll

It is the year 2458. The starship Hofstadter returns from its century-long trip to Earth to discover that the colony on Pelicos is in ruins.A devastating civil war decades earlier destroyed all forms of technology, and now the colony is under the rule of a vicious dictator.The crew of the Hofstadter dispatch a team to investigate the situation, but they've underestimated the situation and are quickly overpowered. Meanwhile, a mutiny has broken out on the starship.Now alone on the planet, Conner Hassan and Val Jaques realise that they cannot rescue their team without help from the Hofstadter, and they can't rescue the starship crew without help from their team...

Based on the latest missions results and supported by commissioned artwork, this book explores the possible lessons we may learn from exoplanets. As the number of known Earth-like objects grows significantly, the author explores what is known about the growing roster of "pale blue dots" far afield.

Astronomical concepts can be truly hard to comprehend, especially those of planetary sizes and distances from Earth and from each other. These concepts are made more comprehensible by the group of illustrations in this book, which put scale extraterrestrial objects side by side with objects on Earth we can more easily relate to.

The deaths have all the symptoms of some sort of plague, despite Europa's seemingly sterile environment.Besides providing thrills, a science section covers the very latest in undersea robotics, discussing the assets future explorers may have available for exploring subsurface oceans on moons including Europa, Enceladus and Titan.

It's set on the shores of Kraken Mare, the vast methane sea found high in the northern latitudes of Saturn's moon, Titan, in a future when humanity has spread throughout the solar system.

Using features such as case studies, exercises and points for reflection, this title presents an introduction to managing the supervisory relationship for both trainee and supervisor.

Work is such a crucial part of our life, and yet we often struggle with-and feel overwhelmed by-the numerous challenges it presents us. Whether it's job insecurity, making peace with or leaving an unfulfilling job, or dealing with office conflicts, we often experience fear and a sense of groundlessness just at a time when we want to be our most creative and resilient. Drawing on Buddhist philosophy, Michael Carroll, a longtime human-resources executive, meditation teacher, and executive coach, explains how the practice of mindfulness-full awareness of our moment-to-moment experience-can help us become more confident and open to possibility in our work life. He offers a system of potent, inspiring principles that we can use as a practice for helping us work with our insecurities and awakening our natural bravery, resourcefulness, and resilience.

Drifting on Alien Winds surveys the many creative, and often wacky, ideas for exploring alien skies. Through historical photographs and stunning original paintings by the author, readers explore the weather on planets and moons, from the simmering acid-laden winds of Venus, to liquid methane-soaked skies of Titan.

In The Mindful Leader, Michael Carroll focuses on ten key principles of mindfulness and how they apply to leading groups and organizations, addressing a range of topics along the way, including how to: • heal the "toxic workplace,” where anxiety and stress impede performance • cultivate courage and confidence in the face of workplace difficulties • pursue organizational goals without neglecting what's happening here and now • lead with wisdom and gentleness, not just with ambition and power • start a personal meditation practice to develop your innate leadership talents The Mindful Leader is also available on audio CD.

The Seventh Landing reveals the very latest strategies for how we'll get to the Moon, what we know today, what we want to find out, and what life will be like at the first true outposts on the Moon and Mars.

Scattered in a crescent in the sparkling waters of the Aegean, the islands of the Sporades are known to Greek fishermen as 'the gates of the wind'. This book presents a tale of a life full of simple pleasures, governed by the seasons, the tides and the wind.

This text provides guidance on how to operate best in an employee-counsellor role, and how to tackle the issues such a role raises - focusing on the interface between counsellor, client and organization. It presents a generic, integrative model of employee counselling.