Author: Robert Asprin
Publisher: Phule's Company
ISBN: 9781680575910
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
What's a millionaire bachelor to do? Join the army--with his butler! Captain Willard Phule is the only officer in the Space Legion with his own butler, but Beeker has stuck with him through thick and thin. Which is why Phule simply can't comprehend why his butler would run off-planet without a word--and taking with him Omega Company's lovely new medic. Without his right-hand man, Phule has no idea what his left hand is doing. So he takes off after his errant butler, just as General Blitzkrieg decides to make a surprise visit to Zenobia. And the only thing Blitz would like better than catching Phule off guard is to catch Phule AWOL...
Phule's Errand
Author: Robert Asprin
Publisher: Phule's Company
ISBN: 9781680575910
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
What's a millionaire bachelor to do? Join the army--with his butler! Captain Willard Phule is the only officer in the Space Legion with his own butler, but Beeker has stuck with him through thick and thin. Which is why Phule simply can't comprehend why his butler would run off-planet without a word--and taking with him Omega Company's lovely new medic. Without his right-hand man, Phule has no idea what his left hand is doing. So he takes off after his errant butler, just as General Blitzkrieg decides to make a surprise visit to Zenobia. And the only thing Blitz would like better than catching Phule off guard is to catch Phule AWOL...
Publisher: Phule's Company
ISBN: 9781680575910
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
What's a millionaire bachelor to do? Join the army--with his butler! Captain Willard Phule is the only officer in the Space Legion with his own butler, but Beeker has stuck with him through thick and thin. Which is why Phule simply can't comprehend why his butler would run off-planet without a word--and taking with him Omega Company's lovely new medic. Without his right-hand man, Phule has no idea what his left hand is doing. So he takes off after his errant butler, just as General Blitzkrieg decides to make a surprise visit to Zenobia. And the only thing Blitz would like better than catching Phule off guard is to catch Phule AWOL...
Phule Me Twice
Author: Robert Asprin
Publisher: WordFire +ORM
ISBN: 1614754594
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
From a New York Times bestseller, a commander of a legion of misfits takes control of an alien planet in this sci-fi comedy. You can’t mistake just anyone for a Phule. When the planet Zenobia is invaded, Captain Willard Phule is made their military advisor. The first priority for Phule’s Company: staying out from underfoot of the peaceful, dinosaur-like Zenobians . . . But, unbeknownst to the Zenobians, they’re getting two Phules for the price of one. A robot double of Phule appears out of nowhere. And only the real Phule knows who the real Phule is . . . Praise for the Phule’s Company series: “A winning story . . . part science fiction, part spoof, part heart-warmer.” —Publishers Weekly “Madcap . . . a welcome sendup of military sf.” —Booklist “Light without being frivolous, and displays Asprin’s considerable expertise about fencing and things military, especially leadership.” —Chicago Sun-Times “Reminiscent of ‘M*A*S*H.’” —Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine
Publisher: WordFire +ORM
ISBN: 1614754594
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
From a New York Times bestseller, a commander of a legion of misfits takes control of an alien planet in this sci-fi comedy. You can’t mistake just anyone for a Phule. When the planet Zenobia is invaded, Captain Willard Phule is made their military advisor. The first priority for Phule’s Company: staying out from underfoot of the peaceful, dinosaur-like Zenobians . . . But, unbeknownst to the Zenobians, they’re getting two Phules for the price of one. A robot double of Phule appears out of nowhere. And only the real Phule knows who the real Phule is . . . Praise for the Phule’s Company series: “A winning story . . . part science fiction, part spoof, part heart-warmer.” —Publishers Weekly “Madcap . . . a welcome sendup of military sf.” —Booklist “Light without being frivolous, and displays Asprin’s considerable expertise about fencing and things military, especially leadership.” —Chicago Sun-Times “Reminiscent of ‘M*A*S*H.’” —Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine
Dragons Wild
Author: Robert Asprin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101208546
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
First in the series that’s a breath of hot air—from the New York Times bestselling author of the Phule’s Company and Myth books. A low-stakes con artist and killer poker player, Griffen McCandles drifted through college, always taking for granted that there’d be a family job waiting for him after he graduated. He just never suspected what his family was… His mysterious uncle drops the bomb: Griffen and his sister, Valerie, are dragons—and almost purebred ones to boot. Unwilling to let Uncle Mal take him under his wing, so to speak, Griffen heads to New Orleans with Valerie to make a living the only way he knows how. And even the criminal underworld of the French Quarter will heat up when Griffen lands in town…
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101208546
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
First in the series that’s a breath of hot air—from the New York Times bestselling author of the Phule’s Company and Myth books. A low-stakes con artist and killer poker player, Griffen McCandles drifted through college, always taking for granted that there’d be a family job waiting for him after he graduated. He just never suspected what his family was… His mysterious uncle drops the bomb: Griffen and his sister, Valerie, are dragons—and almost purebred ones to boot. Unwilling to let Uncle Mal take him under his wing, so to speak, Griffen heads to New Orleans with Valerie to make a living the only way he knows how. And even the criminal underworld of the French Quarter will heat up when Griffen lands in town…
Another Fine Myth
Author: Robert Asprin
Publisher: Ace
ISBN: 9780441013463
Category : Demonology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A magician's apprentice teams up with the demon Aahz and experiences a variety of adventures with many strange, other-worldy characters.
Publisher: Ace
ISBN: 9780441013463
Category : Demonology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A magician's apprentice teams up with the demon Aahz and experiences a variety of adventures with many strange, other-worldy characters.
Using Strategy Analytics to Measure Corporate Performance and Business Value Creation
Author: Kautish, Sandeep
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1799877183
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Strategic analytics is a relatively new field in conjunction with strategic management and business intelligence. Generally, the strategic management field deals with the enhancement of the decision-making capabilities of managers. Typically, such decision-making processes are heavily dependent upon various internal and external reports. Managers need to develop their strategies using clear strategy processes supported by the increasing availability of data. This situation calls for a different approach to strategy, including integration with analytics, as the science of extracting value from data and structuring complex problems. Using Strategy Analytics to Measure Corporate Performance and Business Value Creation discusses how to tackle complex business dynamics using optimization techniques and modern business analytics tools. It covers not only introductory concepts of strategic analytics but also provides strategic analytics applications in each area of management such as market dynamics, customer analysis, operations, and people management. It unveils the best industry practices and how managers can become expert strategists and analysts to better measure and enhance corporate performance and their businesses. This book is ideal for analysts, executives, managers, entrepreneurs, researchers, students, industry professionals, stakeholders, practitioners, academicians, and others interested in the strategic analytics domain and how it can be applied to complex business dynamics.
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1799877183
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Strategic analytics is a relatively new field in conjunction with strategic management and business intelligence. Generally, the strategic management field deals with the enhancement of the decision-making capabilities of managers. Typically, such decision-making processes are heavily dependent upon various internal and external reports. Managers need to develop their strategies using clear strategy processes supported by the increasing availability of data. This situation calls for a different approach to strategy, including integration with analytics, as the science of extracting value from data and structuring complex problems. Using Strategy Analytics to Measure Corporate Performance and Business Value Creation discusses how to tackle complex business dynamics using optimization techniques and modern business analytics tools. It covers not only introductory concepts of strategic analytics but also provides strategic analytics applications in each area of management such as market dynamics, customer analysis, operations, and people management. It unveils the best industry practices and how managers can become expert strategists and analysts to better measure and enhance corporate performance and their businesses. This book is ideal for analysts, executives, managers, entrepreneurs, researchers, students, industry professionals, stakeholders, practitioners, academicians, and others interested in the strategic analytics domain and how it can be applied to complex business dynamics.
A Gardener in the Wasteland
Author: Srividya Natarajan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788189059767
Category : Equality
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Graphic novel based on Gulāmagirī by Jotīrāva Govindarāva Phule.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788189059767
Category : Equality
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Graphic novel based on Gulāmagirī by Jotīrāva Govindarāva Phule.
Phule's Company
Author: Robert Asprin
Publisher: WordFire +ORM
ISBN: 1614754535
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
From a New York Times bestseller “a . . . winning story about a commander who builds a company of misfits . . . into a disciplined military outfit” (Publishers Weekly). After being court-martialed by the Space Legion for ordering the strafing of a treaty-signing ceremony, multimillionaire Willard Phule receives his punishment: He must command the misfit Omega Company on Haskin’s Planet, a mining settlement on the edge of settled space. At his duty station, he leverages his personal money and a knack for managing people to get the company to come together as a unit. Phule convinces the governor to leave the contract for an honorary duty up for competition between the Space Legionnaires and the Regular Army. The Army sends some of their most elite troops to take part in the competition, but Phule’s company operates with their own unique tactics . . . Praise for the Phule’s Company series: “Part science fiction, part spoof, part heart-warmer.” —Publishers Weekly “Madcap . . . a welcome sendup of military sf.” —Booklist “Light without being frivolous, and displays Asprin’s considerable expertise about fencing and things military, especially leadership.” –Chicago Sun-Times “Reminiscent of ‘M*A*S*H.’” —Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine
Publisher: WordFire +ORM
ISBN: 1614754535
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
From a New York Times bestseller “a . . . winning story about a commander who builds a company of misfits . . . into a disciplined military outfit” (Publishers Weekly). After being court-martialed by the Space Legion for ordering the strafing of a treaty-signing ceremony, multimillionaire Willard Phule receives his punishment: He must command the misfit Omega Company on Haskin’s Planet, a mining settlement on the edge of settled space. At his duty station, he leverages his personal money and a knack for managing people to get the company to come together as a unit. Phule convinces the governor to leave the contract for an honorary duty up for competition between the Space Legionnaires and the Regular Army. The Army sends some of their most elite troops to take part in the competition, but Phule’s company operates with their own unique tactics . . . Praise for the Phule’s Company series: “Part science fiction, part spoof, part heart-warmer.” —Publishers Weekly “Madcap . . . a welcome sendup of military sf.” —Booklist “Light without being frivolous, and displays Asprin’s considerable expertise about fencing and things military, especially leadership.” –Chicago Sun-Times “Reminiscent of ‘M*A*S*H.’” —Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine
Wagers of Sin
Author: Robert Asprin
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 9780671877309
Category : Time travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the early part of the 21st century disaster struck--an experiment on an orbiting station went wrong. The accident almost destroyed the universe, and ripples in time washed over the Earth. Like the plagues of an earlier millennium, Earth was depopulated, and then it rebuilt. And the people of the post-disaster world learned that things were going to be a little different.
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 9780671877309
Category : Time travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the early part of the 21st century disaster struck--an experiment on an orbiting station went wrong. The accident almost destroyed the universe, and ripples in time washed over the Earth. Like the plagues of an earlier millennium, Earth was depopulated, and then it rebuilt. And the people of the post-disaster world learned that things were going to be a little different.
M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link
Author: Robert Asprin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780441552771
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
As the "Myth Adventures of Aahz and Skeeve" continue, Skeeve is now reluctant president of the corporation of work-for-hire magicians
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780441552771
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
As the "Myth Adventures of Aahz and Skeeve" continue, Skeeve is now reluctant president of the corporation of work-for-hire magicians
Mirror Friend, Mirror Foe
Author: Robert Asprin
Publisher: Ace Books
ISBN: 9780441533817
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Hired by Ravensteel to sabotage a rival robot manufacturing operation, Hosata, who comes from a five hundred-year-old line of Oriental warriors, discovers the robots are killing their builders, and he must stop them from destroying the human race
Publisher: Ace Books
ISBN: 9780441533817
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Hired by Ravensteel to sabotage a rival robot manufacturing operation, Hosata, who comes from a five hundred-year-old line of Oriental warriors, discovers the robots are killing their builders, and he must stop them from destroying the human race