Debbie Young, a co-author of the Opening Up to Indie
Authors book from the Alliance of Independent Authors («ALLi»), has posted a piece about quality in self - publishing, as the new book becomes available to Amazon Kindle readers: Opinion: Spotting the Elephant in the Self - Publishing Room.
Not exact matches
A new
book from the
author of «The Art of Nonconformity» asks: What if today was your last day of working for someone other than yourself?
But Melissa Dahl, a self - confessed lifelong champion of awkward moments and
author of a new
book on the topic titled Cringeworthy, would like you to suggest you reconsider your quest to eliminate awkwardness
from your life.
In addition to her two memoirs, Bush also
authored two
books while she was first lady, both written
from the perspective of her dogs.
Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby, and
author of Anything You Want (When you buy any version of the
book you can get 200 musical downloads as a gift
from Derek).
Tips for organizing your financial life
from the
authors of «The Money
Book for Freelancers, Part - Timers, and the Self - Employed.»
A heart - rending look at the shockingly common experience of eviction among the poor in Milwaukee (and across the country), this
book also won praise
from Bill Gates (whose foundation is now supporting the
author's research).
As a professor and
author of the
book, «Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender and Sexual Orientation,» Sue uses his research to educate businesses and corporations about the intervention trainings they can do to prevent these issues
from reoccurring.
But as bestselling
author and Oprah - anointed happiness expert Shawn Achor pointed out on in an excerpt
from his new
book on the TED Ideas blog recently, that sort of praise — well intentioned as it might be — actually does more harm than good.
From the first sentence, the
author should hook the reader into the
book.
David Burkus, best - selling
author of three
books and an award - winning podcaster, has contributed the first four questions on this list
from an interesting article he wrote for Harvard Business Review.
Work Teams That Work: Skills for Managing Across the Organization
Author Anthony R. Montebello includes more graphs, diagrams, and flow charts in his
book (
from Best Sellers Publishing, 612-888-7672, 1994, $ 24.95) than should really be allowed by law.
Dalhousie University economist Marina Adshade,
author of an upcoming
book based on her blog, Dollars and Sex, warns not to expect a windfall of tax revenue
from a regulated sex industry.
From my experience as an
author coach, another big hurdle to overcome is that little voice in our head that keeps asking «Who am I to write a
book?»
If that sounds like Men Are
From Mars, Women Are
From Venus, that's not surprising: Annis has teamed up with John Gray, the
author of that vociferously debated 1992 bestseller, on a new
book that explores «gender blind spots» in the workplace.
We'll take a look at some of them,
from renowned fashion designer Vera Wang, who didn't design her first dress until she was 40, to writer Harry Bernstein, who
authored countless rejected
books before getting his first hit at age 96.
There's an important quote
from Jim Collins, business consultant and
author of the New York Times Bestselling
book, «Good - to - Great.»
«For many people, I think their first impulse is to have an event,» says Joan Schneider, president and creative director of Boston public relations and marketing communications firm Schneider Associates, and
author of the
book «The New Launch Plan: 152 Tips, Tactics, and Trends
from the Most Memorable New Products.
Author Daniel Coyle shares his research on group collaboration
from his latest
book, «The Culture Code.»
She is also a bestselling
author and recently released her second
book, Bringing It Home: Favorite Recipes
from a Life of Adventurous Eating.
Turkle is the
author of «Alone Together: Why We Expect More
from Technology and Less
from Each Other» and «Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age,» among many other
books on human relationships to technology.
Noted business
author Nancy Austin explains what's new in upcoming titles
from the business -
book press.
Marshall is also the
author of five
books including 80/20 Sales and Marketing and Ultimate Guide to Google Adwords, both
from Entrepreneur Press.
According to Goodman, your
book should have three things upon launch: social proof, i.e., a number of Amazon reviews; an «intangible,» e.g., a quote
from a renowned expert in the field, say a New York Times bestselling
author; and lastly a good
book (which may seem obvious, but...).
InSight Crime spoke with Guadalupe Correa - Cabrera, the
author of the 2017
book «Los Zetas Inc.,» to discuss the genealogy of the Zetas, how they rose and fell
from power, and where the group stands today in the context of Mexican organized crime.
A timely choice
from The Life Project
author Helen Pearson: «Reading or rereading this
book should be compulsory, when so many of the issues it touches on — manipulated news, unwanted surveillance — are highly resonant today.»
Their editors extract the essence of the
authors» ideas and provide key takeaways
from the
book, all in an easily digestible format.
Cardone has provided sales - training programs to large global companies and
authored several
books on sales strategies,
from closing more deals to dominating your market.
While thought provoking, the real value of the
book comes
from the practical, templated framework the
authors provide for designing your own category that includes a clear articulation of the problem at hand, creating a memorable name for a category, and developing a unique point of view about the current and future of the category.
Poets & Quants spoke with the
author, who has since published 20
books and hundreds of magazine articles and essays, by telephone
from his home in Ojai, California.
«We like to call him the fish whisperer,» says Eric Ripert, chef and co-owner of Le Bernardin and the
author of the excellent new
book, 32 Yolks:
From My Mother's Table to Working the Line.
The Power of Nice describes an exercise
from the
authors» seminars, in which attendees are paired off, each playing either the «agent» or the «publisher» in working out a
book deal.
He is a Fellow at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy and the
author of the forthcoming
book «Missing OPEC: The History and Future of Boom - Bust Oil Prices,»
from Columbia University Press, 2016.
According to Arthur C. Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute and
author of the
book The Conservative Heart, adopting a service mindset can reduce stress and raises job satisfaction because it displaces the object of attention
from oneself.
In this
book excerpt
from MONEY AND POWER: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World,
author William D. Cohan examines Lloyd Blankfein's up -
from - nothing story, and finds out why Hank Paulson would've rather had no one else as Goldman Sachs's CEO.
He is the
author of five
books, including Open -
Book Management: The Coming Business Revolution and The Open -
Book Experience: Lessons
From Over 100 Companies Who Successfully Transformed Themselves.
In honor of its anniversary, Scott Berkun, the
author of five popular
books on creativity and leadership, wrote an essay devoted to lessons you can learn
from the history of the Eiffel Tower's construction.
Here's a guest post
from Ascanio Pignatelli, an award - winning speaker, workshop facilitator, coach, and
author of the upcoming
book Engaging Millennials.
A lawyer and
author of several
books, Höffner's new two - volume work, Geschichte und Wesen des Urheberrechts (his preferred English translation is The History and Nature of Copyright) contends that the German states» 19th - century transformation
from an agricultural backwater to an industrial power the equal of Britain was due in part to their relaxed attitude toward copyright and intellectual property (IP).
Author: A Life Well Played: My Stories, 2106; Arnold Palmer: Memories, Stories, and Memorabilia
from a Life on and Off the Course, 2004; Playing by the Rules: All the Rules of the Game, Complete with Memorable Rulings From Golf's Rich History, 2002; A Golfer's Life (with James Dodson), 1999; 495 Golf Lessons, 1973; Play Great Golf, 1987; Arnold Palmer's Complete Book Of Putting (with Peter Dobereiner), 1986; Arnold Palmer's Best 54 Golf Holes (with Bob Drum), 1977; Go For Broke: My Philosophy of Winning Golf (with William Barry Furlong), 1973; Situation Golf (with Jesus Gutierrez), 1970; My Game and Yours,
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A publisher pays the
author an advance, which could be anywhere
from a few thousand to a few hundred thousand dollars, and then invests an enormous amount of resources in producing and marketing the
book without any guarantee that it will sell.
«The National Front gets support
from very small businesses — artisans and local retailers,» says Vincent Jarousseau, a professional photographer and the
author of a
book on the National Front, called L'illusion National.
Author of the
books Power - Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life and Final Fantasy V from Boss Fight B
books Power - Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life and Final Fantasy V
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Consider these five tips for making a graceful exit
from Bill McBean,
author of the recent
book The Facts of Business Life: What Every Successful Business Owner Knows That You Don't, published by Wiley.
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Danny Iny (@DannyIny) is the founder of Mirasee, host of the Business Reimagined podcast, best - selling
author of multiple
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from Scratch!
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His biography contains elements of an epic novel: growing up the son of a jailed Trotskyist labor leader in whose Chicago home he met Rosa Luxembourg's and Karl Liebknecht's colleagues; serving as a young balance of payments analyst for David Rockefeller whose Chase Manhattan Bank was calculating how much interest the bank could extract on loans to South American countries; touring America on Vatican - sponsored economics lectures; turning after a riot at a UN Third World debt meeting in Mexico to the study of ancient debt cancellation practices through Harvard's Babylonian Archeology department;
authoring many
books about finance
from Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire [1972] to J is For Junk Economics: A Guide to Reality in an Age of Deception [2017]; and lately, among many other ventures, commuting
from his Queens home to lecture at Peking University in Beijing where he hopes to convince the Chinese to avoid the debt - fuelled economic model off which Western big bankers feast and apply lessons he and his colleagues have learned about the debt relief practices of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia.
Jack Canfield, co-creator of the famed Chicken Soup for the Soul series has teamed up with successful
author and young entrepreneur, Kent Healy to design a fun and engaging teen - friendly
book that offers the timeless information and inspiration to get
from where you are to where you really want to be.
Brian Hill is the
author of four popular business and finance
books: «The Making of a Bestseller,» «Inside Secrets to Venture Capital,» «Attracting Capital
from Angels» and «The Pocket Small Business Owner's Guide to Business Plans.»