An insider provides a rare and compelling glimpse into yet another piece of Disney's transformational thinking on leadership. With all that's been so well written over the years about the Disney organization's extraordinary success, rarely has anyone presented these most foundational and non-negotiable elements of its leadership model. For those wishing to see their organizations rise to new heights, this is where to start.

Disney's Secret Sauce: The Little-known Factor Behind The Business World's Most Legendary Leadership

Mary Flynn

Mary Flynn, Author

In 1950s Brooklyn, Margaret Ferry's compassion crosses the line when she stubbornly disregards the wishes of her parental aunt and uncle at a time when they are facing their own personal challenges. The theft of her uncle's valuable papers puts his job and career in great jeopardy, while her aunt is coming to terms with the heartbreaking news she received from her doctor. Compounding their struggles is Aunt Lolly, whose innocent intentions usually have disastrous results. Lolly's gift of a beautiful vintage shawl leads to catastrophe and the unfolding of events that are inexplicable, mystifying and life-changing beyond their immediate family and neighborhood. Amid trials, tribulations and the most unexpected turn of events, this is a story of conflict and love, goodness and miracles, and a secret whose consequences are unknown until the final surprising twist.

Margaret Ferry

Literature & Fiction

Flynn, Mary

Literary

Mary Flynn's stories are an eclectic and imaginative mix of humor, pathos and irony that explore the human experience, usually with a surprising twist. While most will touch the heart or funny bone, there is the occasional wicked tale, yet without a trace of drugs, violence or dysfunction that permeate so much of today's culture and writing. There is, for example, the story of a boy's mistaken identity, a woman's odd reunion with the love of her life, a house with a most unusual history, a cat like no other, and a man who sacrifices more than should be expected of anyone. ...just to name a few contained in the list below A Christmas Surprise, Here You Are, My Love, Not That Sorry, Shatanja, Devil Cat, The Christmas Samaritan, The Cleverest Merchant, The Prayer, Venom, The Long Ride Home, Wishbones, Jeremiah's Orchard, The Man on the Hill, Madonna and Child

Wishbones: and other Short Stories

Genre Fiction

As former Professor Kate Gannon struggles with a series of devastating life events, she soon finds herself drawn to a hamlet that few people have heard of. In the rural isolation of this quiet little world, far from her Brooklyn brownstone, Kate encounters the unexpected, including a most unusual clipped-wing bird. But it is in a simple little cottage surrounded by a spectacular garden, that the eccentric Abigail Sweet helps Kate re-kindle the spark of her true calling. Kate's summer is filled with challenge, doubt, danger, opportunity, and friendship, along with a series of twists and turns no one could have anticipated. Wondrous and inspiring, this is a story of love, loss, faith and renewal.

The Flower Cottage

There is something odd about Mrs. Peppel, the secretive shopkeeper whom Lacey Medina has befriended. Lacey's best friend, Regina, doesn't understand or trust Mrs. Peppel, and worries for Lacey's safety. Where does Mrs. Peppel go each day when she heads into the wooded countryside far from town? Townspeople wonder about Mrs. Peppel's unusual behaviors, but only Lacey dares to find out. It is a bumpy road that leads her to the old abandoned bell tower and the astonishing events that will challenge Lacey to believe the unbelievable.

Mrs. Peppel's Pillows