Author: Gary L. Phillips
Publisher: Univ of Minnesota Pr
Keywords: region, minnesota, fishes
Number of Pages: 248
Published: 1982-03
List price: $13.95
ISBN-10: 0816609799
ISBN-13: 9780816609796

From Northern Pike to the Walleye, this is the definitive guide to all of Minnesota’s 149 kinds of fishes. Illustrated with over 80 color photographs, this book will appeal to enthusiastic anglers as well as curious naturalists.Along with a guide to identification, the authors cover habitat, distribution, conservation, and even some recipes. If you catch a fish from one of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes you’ll find a description of it in this book. From Northern Pike to the Walleye, this is the definitive guide to all of Minnesota’s 149 kinds of fishes. Illustrated with over

Author: Gary Phillips
Publisher: PM Press
Keywords: authors, outspoken, underbelly
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2010-09-01
List price: $14.00
ISBN-10: 1604862068
ISBN-13: 9781604862065

Providing insight on homelessness, political corruption, and the potential effects of gentrification, this urban noir tells the tough story of Magrady, a semi-homeless Vietnam veteran in Los Angeles. As he searches for a friend who has gone missing from Skid Row and who may be involved in a dangerous scheme, Magrady must deal with take-no-prisoners community organizers, an unflinching cop from his past, frequent flashbacks of war, an elderly sexpot, the drug culture, and the perils of chili cheese fries at midnight. A rollicking interview with the author wherein he discusses ghetto literature,

Author: Gary Phillips
Publisher: PM Press
Keywords: switchblade, jook
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2009-02-01
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 1604860405
ISBN-13: 9781604860405

Zelmont Raines has slid a long way since first gaining his ability to jook—to out maneuver his opponents on the field—which made him a Super Bowl–winning wide receiver and earned him lucrative endorsement deals, not to mention more than his share of female attention. Because he hasn’t always been good at saying no, however, a series of missteps involving drugs, a paternity suit or two, legal entanglements, shaky investments, and chronic injuries have virtually sidelined his career. Now that Los Angeles has a new pro franchise, the Barons, Zelmont has one last chance at the big time he

Authors:Gary Dessler, Jean Phillips,
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Keywords: managing
Number of Pages: 562
Published: 2008-08-03
List price: $221.95
ISBN-10: 0618741631
ISBN-13: 9780618741632

New for 2008, Managing Now! addresses how Internet and intranet based technologies are transforming how managers run companies. The text program highlights new skills future managers will need for planning, organizing, and managing inter-unit relations. Chapter objectives are introduced through the authors’ unique behavioral learning model, Learn It, Practice It, and Apply It. Each objective is carried through these directives, providing a multi-step approach to learning that engages students and reinforces real-world application. Managing Now Includes a fully integrated technology progr

Authors:Jack J. Phillips, Patricia Pulliam Phillips, Toni Kr
Publisher: ASTD Press
Keywords: work, evaluation, training
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2004-10-01
List price: $38.95
ISBN-10: 1562863495
ISBN-13: 9781562863494

Evaluation is key to proving the value of training, yet many organizations still struggle with implementing a fully functioning evaluation program that is integrated throughout the learning process. This title is designed to break through organizational inertia and is structured to allow both selective exploration of the topic by seasoned professionals or beginning-to-learning experiences for the less experienced practitioner.

Authors:Nancy Phillips, Michael Phillips, Rosemary Gladstar,
Publisher: Chelsea Green
Keywords: plant, medicines, chelsea, healing, practice, way, art, herbalist
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2005-08-19
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 1931498768
ISBN-13: 9781931498760

This updated edition of The Village Herbalist provides a complete guide to the art and practice of herbalism, as well as an introduction to the herbalist’s role in family and community life. Inspirational profiles of practicing herbalists from across the country add a human touch to the authors’ wealth of practical herbal knowledge. The Herbalist’s Way includes time-honored healing wisdom from many cultures, as well as information on: • Roles and responsibilities of herbalists in their communities • Herbal workshops, conferences, and education centers • Growing, drying

Authors:Jack J. Phillips, Patricia Pulliam Phillips,
Publisher: ASTD Press
Keywords: work, roi
Number of Pages: 180
Published: 2005-07-13
List price: $38.95
ISBN-10: 1562864041
ISBN-13: 9781562864040

ROI at Work is an invaluable resource for practitioners who need to show how training programs contribute to the bottom line. This newest offering by celebrated ROI professionals, Jack Phillips and Patti Phillips, presents cases and discussion questions to stimulate change and offers solutions to organizations looking to improve current evaluation techniques. With case studies applied across a range of industries--telecommunications, financial services, automotive, and pharmaceuticals, learn from real-life situations, including evolving best practices.