Below are a few examples of the hundreds of books Adams Press has proudly produced. Click to read a bit more about each project and how we helped these authors create books they could be proud of.
DAM IT! Electrifying America and Taming Her Waterways
Copyright 2022 by Robert L. Underwood
Coloma Press
With the eye and ear of a gifted storyteller, Bob Underwood introduces us to the visionaries who electrified the country by taming its rivers and tapping their waterpower. He brings to life the challenges pioneering engineers, entrepreneurs, politicians, and promoters overcame in the race to build the dams that changed America. His tales reveal both the technical and human benefits and costs of industrialization. The book’s 165 photographs, many old and rare, make his story jump off the pages.
Strategy in the 21st Century: A Practical Strategic Management Process
Copyright 2013 by Randall Rollinson and Earl Young
LookingGlass Publishing
Increasing risk, greater uncertainty, turbulent events, runaway technology, and global competition combine to churn organization environments into unexpected patterns of accelerating change. Organizations must quickly and effectively respond with new/revised strategies merely to survive, let alone grow and prosper. In short, strategic management is no longer an option; it is mandatory in all sectors of the economy and in all types of organizations.
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The Eagle & The Plum: The True Story of Racing’s Toughest Horses
Copyright 2005 by Gene McCormick
Bighorse II Press
The Eagle & The Plum is an insider’s chronicle of the unprecedented, record-setting feats of two wrong-side-of-the-tracks Thoroughbreds competing at racing’s outback tracks who raced long, hard, and often…Sometimes with success, sometimes not. It is a compassionate, truly-told story of the reality-defying love affair two blue-collar horses had for the dangerous sport of horseracing, and of the people who care for them.
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The Quest for Excellence: Exceptional Performance Using Real Process Thinking
Copyright 2011 by Peter Martens
FPA Publishing
No more surprises! Every business has them and they impact cost, quality and customer satisfaction. The Quest for Excellence: Exceptional Performance Using Real Process Thinking takes you step by step to help you analyze and understand your business. Built around ‘Excellence Segments,’ the book gives you the ability to measure your whole business and understand why there are failures that can send the biggest companies into a tailspin.
Each segment in the model specifically provides the right data at the right time to make informed management decisions. Informed decisions means you aren’t left wondering “what happened?” This proven method lets you manage proactive choices versus calling together another issue management team.
The Science of Change: Basics Behind Why Change Succeeds and Fails
Copyright 2013 by Tom Somodi
Change Science Institute, LLC
Tom Somodi describes how to take control of the change you experience in your business and daily life. Reduce the frustration and anxiety associated with change and improve your ability to obtain the change you desire. Learn why a proven change methodology fails and how to select change methods that have the greatest potential for success relative to your specific set of conditions. The Science of Change provides the concepts necessary to accomplish these objectives and more.