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"Are you afraid of things that go bump in the night? Do you think someone is watching you even though no one is there? Do doors and windows open and close on their own?

As a reporter for a weekly newspaper on Nova Scotia’s South Shore, Vernon Oickle became increasingly aware of the expansion of the drug trade in the region.

Born in tiny Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Hank Snow enjoyed a musical career that spanned five decades and sales of more than 80 million albums.

Bacon draws from groundbreaking research to demonstrate how power can be seized and used to full advantage in the workplace.

In every interaction with business associates, customers, and family members, people exert influence through their actions and words.