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The Writer's Guide to Beginnings
Author William Martin , Paula Munier
Give your story its best start! The best beginnings possess a magical quality that grabs readers from the first word and never lets them go. But beginnings aren't just the door into a fictional world. They are the gateway to the realm of publishing--one that could ....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Author Matthew Freeman , Tiffany Jana
Control, Conquer, and Prevail! Everybody's biased. The truth is, we all harbor unconscious assumptions that can get in the way of our good intentions and keep us from building authentic relationships with people different from ourselves. Tiffany Jana and Matt....
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HBR Guide to Making Every Meeting Matter (HBR Guide Series)
Author Harvard Business Review
Make every minute count.Your calendar is full, and yet your meetings don’t always seem to advance your work. Problems often arise with unrealistic or vague agendas, off-track conversations, tuned-out participants who don’t know why they’re there, and follow-up note....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Cracking the IT Architect Interview
Author Sameer Paradkar
The ultimate guide to successful interviews for Enterprise, Business, Domain, Solution, and Technical Architect roles as well as IT Advisory Consultant and Software Designer rolesAbout This BookLearn about Enterprise Architects IT strategy and NFR ? this book provi....
Release Date 2016/11 -
365: Make Something Every Day and Change Your Life
Author Noah Scalin
The concept of Noah Scalin's '365 method' is simple but inspired: Choose a theme or medium, then make something every day for a year. Noah made 365 skull-themed projects . . . now he invites you to choose your obsession and get creative! The book offers 365 pr....
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Author Gill Hasson
Bestselling author Gill Hasson is back to help you learn how the power of positive thinking can change your lifeAre you stuck in a rut? Do you feel plagued by negative thoughts and emotions every day? Gill Hasson, the bestselling author of Mindfulness and Emotional....
Release Date 2016/12 -
Author Jamie Smart
Life can be a bit overwhelming sometimes, right? It can be difficult to clear your mind of a million different anxieties and focus in on the one thing you need to get done.Bestselling author of Clarity and The Little Book of Clarity goes one step further with Resul....
Release Date 2016/12 -
Author Pat Divilly
Step away from boredom and reclaim your life Feeling unfulfilled? Do you dream of a lifestyle where you can have it all – good health, wealth, freedom and happiness? You’re not alone. Upgrade Your Life is your guide to taking the power back and becoming the master....
Release Date 2016/12 -
LinkedIn Profile Optimization For Dummies
Author Donna Serdula
Optimize your LinkedIn profile—and get resultsYour LinkedIn profile is essentially a platform to shape how others see you, highlight your abilities, products, or services, and explain how your work impacts lives. Yet many people simply copy and paste their resume a....
Release Date 2016/12 -
The Communication Clinic: 99 Proven Cures for the Most Common Business Mistakes
Author Denise Cowie , Barbara Pachter
The proven prescription for powerful business communicationSending an email plagued with typos. Rushing through a presentation. Never saying “no.” Under-dressing for a company event. What do these all have in common? Bad messaging.The Communication Clinic is a comp....
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The Emotional Craft of Fiction
Author Donald Maass
Engage Your Readers with Emotion While writers might disagree over showing versus telling or plotting versus pantsing, none would argue this: If you want to write strong fiction, you must make your readers feel. The reader's experience must be an emotional journey ....
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Critical Thinking for Marketers, Volume I
Author David Soorholtz , Terry Grapentine , David Dwight
All marketing actions, whether preceded by formal or informal decision-making processes, are based on what philosophers call “arguments.” An argument is a set of related statements comprising premises and a conclusion. Ideally, premises give an audience....
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Critical Thinking for Marketers, Volume II
Author David Soorholtz , Terry Grapentine , David Dwight
This second volume of Critical Thinking for Marketers expands your background knowledge of other areas of critical thinking that are making major contributions to both marketing as a social science and marketing as an applied science. Section I, Think Better, prov....
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Excellence in Internal Communication Management
Author Shannon A. Bowen , Rita Linjuan Men
This book integrates theories, research insights, practices, as well as current issues and cases into a comprehensive guide for internal communication managers and organizational leaders on how to communicate effectively with internal stakeholders. Important topics....
Release Date 2016/12 -
Going IT Alone: The Handbook for Freelance and Contract Software Developers
Author Leon Brown
A detailed guide to self-employment for software and web developers - from identifying your target market, through to managing your time, finances, and client behaviorAbout This BookDiscover how to make money with software development skills.Learn how to develop a ....
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Leading Through the Turn: How a Journey Mindset Can Help Leaders Find Success and Significance
Author Elise Mitchell
THE JOURNEY MATTERS AS MUCH AS THE DESTINATION. Scrap the map and go full throttle.Most leadership books tell you how to set and achieve goals. This one is different. This one is written by a communications leader who’s as passionate about riding motorcycles as she....
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The Presentation Book, 2/E, 2nd Edition
Author Emma Ledden
Make the next presentation you do, the best you’ve ever done. The Presentation Book shows how you can easily put your nerves behind you and calmly and confidently deliver a clear, sharp and very influential presentation. Show and hide more
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Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel Revised and Expanded Edition, 2nd Edition
Author Sara Paretsky , Hallie Ephron
A Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award Finalist for Best Critical/Biographical Work Discover the secrets to crafting an unforgettable mystery! To piece together the puzzle of your mystery novel, you need patience, resilience, a solid understanding of the craft, an....
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The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing, 3rd Edition
Author Writer's Digest Writer's Digest Editors
Get advice from the best in the business on every stage of the novel-writing and publishing process! In The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing, 3rd Edition, you'll learn from established writers about how to make your novel a reality. Discover techniques and strate....
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Prisoners of Our Thoughts, 3rd Edition
Author Stephen R. Covey , Elaine Dundon , Alex Pattakos
7 Principles for Finding Meaning in Life & WorkWorld-renowned psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning is one of the most important books of modern times. Frankl's extraordinary personal story of finding meaning amid the horrors of the Nazi....
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Author John B. Izzo
Stop Seeking Happiness; Just Get Out of Its Way!Happiness is our natural state, for each of us and for humanity as a whole, argues John Izzo. But that happiness is being stolen by insidious mental patterns that he depicts as thieves: the thief of control, the ....
Release Date 2017/01 -
Author Don W. Stacks , David Michaelson
Contemporary public relations practice has developed over the last several decades from the weak third sister in marketing, advertising, and public relations mix to a full player. To help you keep up to speed with the exciting changes and developments of publicatio....
Release Date 2017/01 -
Author Juan Gasca , Rafael Zaragozá
Understanding the goals of the world of business and dealing with the development of new solutions calls for a basic ingredient: creativity. And yet, just being, or wanting to be creative is not enough – it is essential to train and develop this ability in or....
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Author Harry Mills
When it comes to messaging, what worked in the past won’t work today. Our noisy, digital world has undermined our ability to focus.For a message to grab attention and persuade, it now has to pass the SAUCE test and be: Simple, Appealing, Unexpected, Credible, and E....
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What's Your Presentation Persona? Discover Your Unique Communication Style and Succeed in Any Arena
Author Sunday Mancini , Scott Schwertly
A practical guide based on a proprietary skill assessment tool—a Myers-Briggs for presenters—that provides tips and strategies that address the core element for becoming a successful presenter: YOUWhat kind of presenter are you? Are you charming? Purposeful? Inform....
Release Date 2017/02 -
Author Anna Weinstein
Writing for the Screen is a collection of essays and interviews exploring the business of screenwriting. This highly accessible guide to working in film and television includes perspectives from industry insiders on topics such as breaking in; pitching; developing ....
Release Date 2017/02 -
Author Raj Sisodia , Jane E. Dutton , Monica Worline
Caring Is a Competitive AdvantageSuffering in the workplace can rob our colleagues and coworkers of humanity, dignity, and motivation and is an unrecognized and costly drain on organizational potential. Marshaling evidence from two decades of field research, s....
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Author Paul B. Brown , Leonard C. Green
Big new ideas rarely make great businesses . . . Laboring on a business plan can be a waste of time . . . You are going to need dramatically more start-up money than you think you do.Counterintuitive concepts like these have helped the world’s best entrepreneurs su....
Release Date 2017/03