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Nicely Said: Writing for the Web with Style and Purpose
Author Kate Kiefer Lee , Nicole Fenton
Whether you’re new to web writing, or you’re a professional writer looking to deepen your skills, this book is for you. You’ll learn how to write web copy that addresses your readers’ needs and supports your business goals. Learn from real-world examples and interv....
Release Date 2014/06 -
An Introduction to the Nikon Creative Lighting System
Author Alan Hess
The most important aspect of capturing a quality image isn’t the camera you use, the aperture settings, the shutter speed, or the ISO–it’s the light. With this ebook, you will learn how to enhance the light in your images by using the Nikon Creative Lighting System ....
Release Date 2013/12 -
The Sketchnote Workbook: Advanced techniques for taking visual notes you can use anywhere
Author Mike Rohde
The Sketchnote Workbook, the follow-up to Mike Rohde’s popular The Sketchnote Handbook, shows you how to take the basic sketchnoting skills you learned in the Handbook and use them in new and fun ways. You think you have fun taking sketchnotes in meetings? Try using....
Release Date 2014/08 -
The Light and the Life: Field Notes from a Photographer
Author Joe McNally
I've gotten a lot of requests the past few years to make a keepsake, a compilation if you will, of the favorites from the blog. It’s easy to miss a blog post—anyone’s post—because the rush of day-to-day life intercedes. This book gives me a chance to put some favor....
Release Date 2014/10 -
The Creative Fight: Create Your Best Work and Live the Life You Imagine
Author Chris Orwig
Creativity is not a gift for a select few, but an ongoing process of growth and self-realization available to anyone who puts in the effort to pursue the spark. In this book, Chris Orwig offers a unique perspective on the creative process, showing you how to find me....
Release Date 2015/09 -
Vector Basic Training: A Systematic Creative Process for Building Precision Vector Artwork
Author Von Glitschka
Attention, designers, it’s time to get serious about your creative process. For too long you’ve allowed yourself to go soft, relying on your software to do all of your creative work at the expense of your craftsmanship. This book will NOT show you how to use every ....
Release Date 2015/09 -
Author Michael Faulkner
This book has one simple goal: to help you succeed in your next presentation or speech.You don’t need decades of training to achieve this goal. You don’t need the eloquence of Lincoln or Churchill or Martin Luther King. You just need to learn and practice 10 simple....
Release Date 2015/10 -
Writing Interactive Fiction with Twine
Author Melissa Ford
Writing Interactive Fiction with Twine: Play Inside a StoryIf you’ve ever dreamed about walking through the pages of a book, fighting dragons, or exploring planets then Twine is for you. This interactive fiction program enables you to create computer games where wo....
Release Date 2016/05 -
Driving Career Results: How to Manage Self-Directed Employee Development
Author Linda Brenner
YOUR BEST ROUTE TO CAREER SUCCESSCREATE A PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN YOU OWN AND CONTROL! Complete, easy-to-use Individual Development Planning template for you or your colleagues Hundreds of bite-sized, practical, no cost ways to take charge of your own developmen....
Release Date 2016/01 -
Non-Designer's Presentation Book, The: Principles for effective presentation design, 2nd Edition
Author Robin Williams
Robin Williams, teacher and designer, knows what it takes to give a good presentation. In this revised and updated book, Robin makes it easy for even first-time presenters to get past their fears of creating a presentation. She expands upon the four fundamental pri....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Modern Management: concepts and skills, 14/e
Author S. Trevis Certo , Samuel C. Certo
Concepts and skills for the successful managerModern Management: Concepts and Skills takes a unique approach that helps students develop a specific management skill in each chapter. Organized around the functions of planning, organizing, influencing, and controllin....
Release Date 2014/12 -
The Option Trader’s Workbook: A Problem-Solving Approach
Author Jeff Augen
“Unlike most books that oversimplify trading situations, Augen’s approach forces you to learn by solving real-world problems where stock prices spike up and down and volatility changes constantly. Learning by doing is a distinct advantage for both novice and expert.....
Release Date 2008/12 -
Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery, 3rd Edition
Author Garr Reynolds
Garr Reynolds, author of the best-selling book on presentation design and delivery, is back with this newly revised edition of this classic book, Presentation Zen. Showing us there is a better way to reach your audience through simplicity and storytelling, Garr tac....
Release Date 2019/12 -
Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion, First Edition
Author Harry Lewis , Ken Ledeen , Hal Abelson
“If you want to understand the future before it happens, you’ll love this book. If you want to change the future before it happens to you, this book is required reading.”–Reed Hundt, former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission “There is no simpler or c....
Release Date 2008/06 -
The Truth About Identifying the Best Job Candidates: The Essential Truths in 20 Minutes
Author Cathy Fyock
“Talent matters. No one denies this fact. But, there is often a gap between wanting and getting talent. Cathy Fyock’s 53 ‘Truths’ provide concrete, practical, and well-tested ideas to close the talent gap. The ideas are reasonable, grounded in research, and actionab....
Release Date 2007/09 -
The Truth About Recruiting the Best Job Candidates: The Essential Truths in 20 Minutes
Author Cathy Fyock
“Talent matters. No one denies this fact. But, there is often a gap between wanting and getting talent. Cathy Fyock’s 53 ‘Truths’ provide concrete, practical, and well-tested ideas to close the talent gap. The ideas are reasonable, grounded in research, and actionab....
Release Date 2007/09 -
The Truth About the Interview Process: The Essential Truths in 20 Minutes
Author Cathy Fyock
“Talent matters. No one denies this fact. But, there is often a gap between wanting and getting talent. Cathy Fyock’s 53 ‘Truths’ provide concrete, practical, and well-tested ideas to close the talent gap. The ideas are reasonable, grounded in research, and actionab....
Release Date 2007/09 -
The Truth About Knowing How to Negotiate: The Essential Truths in 20 Minutes
Author Leigh Thompson
“The 53 Truths provide incredible insight into the art and science of negotiating. This is a must read for sales professionals but is equally beneficial to all who wish to be better negotiators.”–CHRIS WEBER, Vice President, West Region Enterprise, Microsoft Corpora....
Release Date 2007/09 -
The Truth About Motivating Your Employees: The Essential Truths in 20 Minutes
Author Martha I. Finney
Praise for The Truth About Getting the Best from People"Finally, a no-nonsense primer for leaders on how to build...and keep...extraordinary talent. This book should be in the briefcase of every exec in the world and should be pulled out every day for a refresher on....
Release Date 2008/02 -
The Truth About Making Complex or Critical Decisions: The Essential Truths in 20 Minutes
Author Robert E. Gunther
Praise forThe Truth About Making Smart Decisions “The Truth About Making Smart Decisions offers a truly valuable and entertaining journey through the complex terrain of decision making. Robert Gunther combines a writer's gift of the pen with a keen understanding o....
Release Date 2008/04 -
The Truth About Managing Change: The Essential Truths in 20 Minutes
Author William S. Kane
Praise for The Truth About Thriving in Change“Although we know that change is constant, we are always surprised by it. Bill provides a roadmap to successfully navigate corporate change. Being conscientious to follow the ‘Truths’ will enable people to successfully fa....
Release Date 2008/04 -
The Truth About Being a Successful Manager: The Essential Truths in 20 Minutes
Author Dr. Stephen P. Robbins
“The premiere writer of management textbooks has sifted through the research to extract the truths every manager should know. This book is an antidote for the unsupported opinions handed out in many popular management books.”Kenneth W. Thomas, Professor of Managemen....
Release Date 2007/09 -
The Truth About Avoiding Credit Scams: The Essential Truths in 20 Minutes
Author Steve Weisman
"You should read this book and take Steve Weisman's advice. And from the money and assets he helps you protect, take a few dollars and buy a copy for a good friend."--Alan Colmes, Syndicated radio talk show host and co-host of Hannity and Colmes on Fox News Cha....
Release Date 2008/01 -
Putting the Public Back in Public Relations
Author Deirdre Breakenridge , Brian Solis
“There will be two kinds of PR professionals in the future: those who read this book and get with the program, and the unemployed. Your choice.”Seth Godin, Author of Tribes“I am thrilled that there is finally a book about the right way to approach PR in today’s worl....
Release Date 2009/02 -
Five Minutes on Mondays: Finding Unexpected Purpose, Peace, and Fulfillment at Work
Author Alan Lurie
Imagine the leaders of one of New York City’s top real-estate firms coming together every Monday morning to hear…the moral and spiritual thoughts of a Rabbi. Wouldn’t you like to be a fly on the wall? To hear the paths Alan Lurie traced for his listeners, how he hel....
Release Date 2009/03 -
Author Dr. Hendrie Weisinger
Why do we sometimes get into the wrong relationships, take the wrong jobs, and make the wrong choices? The answers and solutions to these everyday plights are revealed by today’s “scientists of the mind,” evolutionary psychologists who have discovered stunning new ....
Release Date 2009/03 -
The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing
Author Claire Meirowitz , Natalie Canavor
Give yourself a powerful competitive advantage by becoming a better business writer. Better writers get better jobs and more promotions; they persuade people through emails, Web sites, presentations, proposals, resumes, grant proposals, you name it. Businesses know ....
Release Date 2009/12 -
The Truth About Securing Your Retirement with IRAs: The Essential Truths in 20 Minutes
Author Steve Wiesman
All you need to know about every IRA, every 401(k)…even HSAs, and more!· The truth about getting the most benefits at the lowest cost· The truth about avoiding the pitfalls that can kill your retirement· The truth about choosing the best strategies for you--an....
Release Date 2008/11 -
The Truth About Increasing Your Wealth With a 401(k): The Essential Truths in 20 Minutes
Author Steve Wiesman
All you need to know about every IRA, every 401(k)…even HSAs, and more!· The truth about getting the most benefits at the lowest cost· The truth about avoiding the pitfalls that can kill your retirement· The truth about choosing the best strategies for you--an....
Release Date 2008/11 -
Rebound: A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss
Author Martha I. Finney
So, you've been laid off. Or you see it coming. You're not alone. And it's not your fault: you're just one of millions of smart, high-quality people who are being shown the door. But none of that makes it feel any better! What can you do? What should you do? How....
Release Date 2009/01