James McGrath

2008 is the 20th anniversary of the great free trade debate that culminated in the majority victory of Prime Minster Brian Mulroney and his Progressive Conservatives, who championed FTA, as well as the 20th anniversary of the election of George H. W. Bush. Bush's initial period as the 41st president saw significant events in Canada and the United States that led to the realization of NAFTA. Age of the Offered Hand features speeches by both leaders, correspondence between them, and transcripts of joint press conferences between 1989 and 1993, when the two men held office. This book also includes introductions by former US Secretary of Commerce Robert Mosbacher and former Canadian ambassador to the United States Derek H. Burney and features photographs from the Bush Presidential Library and the private collection of the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney.

2008 is the 20th anniversary of the great free trade debate that culminated in the majority victory of Prime Minster Brian Mulroney and his Progressive Conservatives, who championed FTA, as well as the 20th anniversary of the election of George H. W. Bush. Bush's initial period as the 41st president saw significant events in Canada and the United States that led to the realization of NAFTA. Age of the Offered Hand features speeches by both leaders, correspondence between them, and transcripts of joint press conferences between 1989 and 1993, when the two men held office. This book also includes introductions by former US Secretary of Commerce Robert Mosbacher and former Canadian ambassador to the United States Derek H. Burney and features photographs from the Bush Presidential Library and the private collection of the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney.

"Selected Poems of James McGrath" has been created in the poets' community of writers, poets, educators and artists who have expressed their personal discoveries in James' poetry. Poet, James McGrath, offers "Selected Poems of James McGrath" as his ninth book with Sunstone Press of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

At ninety-two years of age, James McGrath offers poetry in this book as a response to the 2019, 2020, 2021 coronavirus threats and opportunities to change and celebrate our lives. It is as if the months of the virus uncovered, even provoked, fragility and strength to speak in a variety of voices to echo confusion and bewilderment in the comings-and-goings of everyday life. McGrath's voices in the temporary silence are pumice and basalt, cloud and mirror. This is breathing. James says, "These are not last thoughts. You see, I am not completely alone. You are nearby."

Mixed Greens is an abundant, gallimaufry of poetry praising aging and witnessing an adventurous trek as gifts in the life of ninety year old poet/teacher James McGrath, author of six books of poetry from Sunstone Press. The poems in this book stabilizes the poet's green life of kindling and fueling the poetic fire, creating a response to loneliness, war, love, loss and silence. McGrath ran out of childhood preparing to love the earth and its endless clouds and images. He writes as a loved-one, a witness, a companion, as we all are.

Naming Adult Autism is one of the first critiques of cultural and medical narratives of Autism to be authored by an adult diagnosed with this condition. Autism is a ‘social disorder’, defined by interactions and lifestyle. Yet, the expectations of normalcy against which Autism is defined have too rarely been questioned. This book demonstrates the value of the Humanities towards developing fuller understandings of Autistic adulthood, adapting theory from Adorno, Foucault and Butler. The chapters expose serious scientific limitations of medical assumptions that Autistic people are gifted at maths but indifferent to fiction. After interrogating such clichés in literature, cinema and television, James McGrath also explores more radical depictions of Autism via novels by Douglas Coupland, Margaret Atwood, Clare Morrall and Meg Wolitzer, plus poems by Les Murray and Joanne Limburg. Follow this link to see James McGrath in conversation with Kelly-Anne Watson at Leeds Beckett University: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQOotRZRzv4 Follow this link to view a content breakdown of the above interview: https://www.academia.edu/36406389/Naming_Adult_Autism_A_Conversation_winter_2017_ Follow this link to read a 'Seeking Sara' blog interview with James: https://seekingsara174.wordpress.com/2018/08/19/639/

"Ein Jahr mit Drucker, Buffett & Co." behandelt 52 der wichtigsten Zitate im Management. Der Leser bekommt für jede Woche im Jahr eine Management-Weisheit an die Hand. Die Mehrheit der Zitate stammt von legendären Business-Gurus und Persönlichkeiten, wie zum Beispiel Peter Drucker, Warren Buffet, Gary Hamel, Jeff Bezos, Dale Carnegie, Henry Ford und Henry Mintzberg. Außerdem gibt es auch einige überraschende "Beiträge" von Menschen wie Robert Frost und Elvis Presley. Pro Zitat wird auf 2-3 Seiten erklärt, was es bedeutet, wie man es nutzen kann und welche Fragen man sich stellen sollte. Damit kann der Leser schnell die Kernbotschaft erfassen und sofort anwenden. Zusammen mit diesen Ratschlägen zum Umgang mit einer großen Auswahl an Management-Fragestellungen liefert das Buch Einblicke und Kenntnisse, die der Leser für seinen Erfolg braucht: - Managen und Entwickeln des Geschäfts, - sich selbst und die eigene Karriere managen, - Mitarbeiter motivieren und führen, - die Kunden in Partner verwandeln, - effektiv planen, - bessere Entscheidungen treffen.

89 ledelsesteorier fra verdens ledende eksperter på området - den raske, fokuserte og lettfattelige veien til suksess. Som travel sjef trenger du rask tilgang på løsninger på arbeidslivets daglige utfordringer. Den lille boken med store tanker om ledelse legger frem de aller beste teoriene og modellene som enhver leder burde kjenne til og være i stand til å bruke. McGrath og Bates skjærer gjennom all markedsføringen og svadaen og fokuserer på de teoriene som er reelt nyttige i sjefers hverdag. For hver teori forklarer de hva den er, hvordan den kan brukes og hvilke spørsmål du burde stille deg - slik at du umiddelbart kan ta i bruk din nye kunnskap i den virkelige verdenen

Naming Adult Autism is one of the first critiques of cultural and medical narratives of Autism to be authored by an adult diagnosed with this condition. Autism is a ‘social disorder’, defined by interactions and lifestyle. Yet, the expectations of normalcy against which Autism is defined have too rarely been questioned. This book demonstrates the value of the Humanities towards developing fuller understandings of Autistic adulthood, adapting theory from Adorno, Foucault and Butler. The chapters expose serious scientific limitations of medical assumptions that Autistic people are gifted at maths but indifferent to fiction. After interrogating such clichés in literature, cinema and television, James McGrath also explores more radical depictions of Autism via novels by Douglas Coupland, Margaret Atwood, Clare Morrall and Meg Wolitzer, plus poems by Les Murray and Joanne Limburg. Follow this link to see James McGrath in conversation with Kelly-Anne Watson at Leeds Beckett University: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQOotRZRzv4 Follow this link to view a content breakdown of the above interview: https://www.academia.edu/36406389/Naming_Adult_Autism_A_Conversation_winter_2017_ Follow this link to read a 'Seeking Sara' blog interview with James: https://seekingsara174.wordpress.com/2018/08/19/639/

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James McGrath has spent his days spreading the word that life is a precious gift to be enjoyed at every opportunity. Now, he offers his autobiography to illustrate this magnificent truth. Given that a country doctor told his parents that their newborn baby had no chance of surviving, it's no wonder he feels lucky to be alive In The Dodsworth Lane Man, McGrath describes his wondrous journey, beginning as an Irish descendant from a small town; moving to a farm in Campbell County, Kentucky; and ultimately ending up in Phoenix, Arizona. Despite many hardships while growing up on the isolated farm during the Great Depression, young James manages to find work-albeit surreptitiously-in the city and begin to experience a better life. His diverse experiences include nearly half a century in the supermarket business, an eight-year stint in the US Naval Reserve that sees him visiting pre-Castro Cuba, and seven years as a sworn law enforcement officer. Driving home how life is all about how we handle our circumstances, James shares entertaining stories about unexpected encounters with celebrities-and poignant examples of discovering beauty through tragedy. It's the life. The legend. The Dodsworth Lane Man