Robert Osborne

A thought-provoking juxtaposition of the principles found in cricket and corporate narratives, designed to inspire entrepreneurs and leaders in the establishment of high-performance teams and the cultivation of a culture conducive to successResearch indicates that a majority of newly appointed managers experience failure within the initial two years of their tenure. The majority of individuals lacked sufficient training for their assigned roles, exhibited a limited comprehension of the distinction between leadership and management, and encountered difficulties in adapting to pertinent shifts within their respective professional environments. We have had the privilege of acquainting ourselves with exceptional individuals, witnessing the departure of a few among them. Positions of leadership are bestowed upon individuals such as Jobs, Mandela, Lincoln, and even Mao Zedong, who are revered for their significant contributions. Currently, we have notable figures such as Lee Kwan Yu, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Larry Page, and Kwon Oh Hyun, who are pioneering advancements in organizational and political leadership. Must we emulate their behavior to gain acknowledgment as leaders? Within the confines of this resource, you shall discover a plethora of pragmatic knowledge and effective methodologies aimed at augmenting your acumen in the realm of leadership. You will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to cultivate self-awareness, enhance interpersonal communication, engage in critical decision-making, foster cohesive teamwork, inspire and guide others, establish and accomplish objectives, efficiently manage time, find resolutions to conflicts, and sustain ongoing personal and professional development.

An essential guide to growing apples at high latitudes and altitudes. Hardy Apples is both a practical guide and a loving tribute to the wonderful abundance and diversity of apple cultivars available to the northern gardener and orchardist. Full of tips, facts, beautiful photographs and fascinating stories about apples both popular and obscure, this book is sure to inform and entertain in equal measure. Drawing on over 40 years of experience propagating and selling apple cultivars from his nursery in New Brunswick, Canada, author Bob Osborne walks you through the basics of how an apple tree grows and the ideal conditions needed to cultivate a successful crop. Osborne also includes vital information about planting, pruning, harvesting, storing, and propagating apples and devotes an entire chapter to preventing and dealing with the pests and diseases that plague so many growers, plus the challenges of hard winters and unpredictable weather. Following the section on growing apples is an extensive catalogue of over 90 apple cultivars. Here are just a few of the apples you will find: Ashmead’s Kernel, Bottle Greening, Cox’s Orange Pippin, Fameuse, Red Astrachan, Seek-No-Further. Each profile features a brief history and description of the apple as well as information and photos to help identify cultivars you might already have in your garden. With the growing popularity of cider making, Osborne includes a special section dedicated to excellent cultivars that cideries should seek out. The guide also features hardiness zone maps, resources and a handy table of hardy cultivars, a great at-a-glance reference when shopping for trees. With over 200 exquisite colour photographs and illustrations, Hardy Apples is an elegant, educational and entertaining reference that is equally at home atop a coffee table or a propagator’s station.

Showcasing 52 Essential films from the golden age to the present, Turner Classic Movies invites you into a world filled with stirring performances, dazzling musical numbers, and bold directorial visions that mark the greatest moments in film history. These are movies that define what it means to be a classic. Readers can enjoy one film per week, for a year of stellar viewing, or indulge in their own classic movie festival.

Although there are encyclopedias and biographical dictionaries of contemporary British film and theatre actors, most lack the intimacy of face-to-face interviews. Typically drawn from secondary sources, collections of interviews often repeat tired anecdotes about an actor’s film or stage roles, with very little nuance or fresh insights. Great Britons of Stage and Screen: In Conversation features interviews with some of the leading actors of the last fifty years and more. In this collection, Barbara Roisman Cooper presents interviews she personally conducted with more than twenty stars of film, television, and theatre. Held in intimate surroundings—including the actors’ private homes and theatre dressing rooms between performances—these interviews provide readers with a rounded understanding of the creative process and the dedication required to develop a performance. Including many well-known Oscar, Tony, Olivier, and BAFTA winners, each interview is preceded by a short introduction and followed by the performer’s most significant credits, both on the stage and screen. The actors and actresses who shared their stories in this volume include ·Dame Eileen Atkins ·Isla Blair ·Simon Callow ·Dame Joan Collins ·Peggy Cummins ·Sinéad Cusack ·Samantha Eggar ·Stephen Fry ·Julian Glover ·Stephen Greif ·Jeremy Irons ·Sir Derek Jacobi ·Felicity Kendal ·Sir Ben Kingsley ·Dame Angela Lansbury ·Sir John Mills ·Alfred Molina ·Lynn Redgrave ·Jean Simmons ·David Suchet ·Richard Todd ·Michael York Designed to serve as a resource for those studying or writing about the worlds of theatre and film in general—and the art and craft of acting, specifically—Great Britons of Stage and Screen will also appeal to the many fans of the artists who have entertained audiences for decades.