Sentences with phrase «better at book»

To do this, we need to get better at book marketing.

Instead of being universally good at book learning, Bryant observed that most if not all were fiercely curious about the world around them.

Can you provide an example of a romance novelist who is particularly good at book promotion?

«To be honest, we didn't expect that it will be sold well at book stores,» as company sources stated adding, «But, in fact, a considerable number of the Reader has been selling.

Dear Victoria, Could you please suggest me appropriate publishers who are good at books with illustrations?

Maybe they are better at books with photos, which I believe they cater to, but they are almost at 3 to 1 over Createspace, and that is ridiculous.

He was good at book learning but poor in practice.

Not exact matches

At the lowest levels, the campaign offered backers exclusive access to Ries's new book, «The Leader's Guide,» as well as a copy of Riese's next non-exclusive book.

Bill Gates has a habit of reading for at least one hour each night, so he makes his way through a good number of books.

And yesterday he was at it again, offering up his own version of that seasonal stand - by, the end - of - year best books list.

I read this book well after I started my business, but I think the hardest lesson for entrepreneurs to grasp is that in order to give your business the best chance for success, you need to reinvest the profits for at least the first year.

Despite continued worries over at sports flagship network ESPN (as well as fears over cord - cutting across the media industry), the Mouse House's media networks booked nearly as much revenue as Disney's parks and resorts and film studio units combined.

Or, as Christine Bader describes in her book The Evolution of a Corporate Idealist: When Girl Meets Oil, corporations including her former employers at BP may well be «advancing human rights in some ways while compromising them in others.»

Dubbed the best business book of the year last year by The Financial Times and McKinsey, this one by a Pulitzer - Prize winning journalist looks at what happened to Janesville, Wisconsin when a General Motors factory that had been operating in the town for 85 years closed.

Gaining perspective is the most fundamental aspect of progression; and because I'm a huge nerd at heart, I believe reading full - fledged books (with sound arguments and universal wisdom) is one of the best ways to combat the wealth of digital misinformation we're faced with today.

Sure, I didn't finish that book proposal I ambitiously thought I would, but I did get pretty good at typing with one hand.

Some, too, dangle free accommodations at a luxury hotel to lure you into a high - pressure sales pitch for timeshares or vacation clubs, while others make good on that free cruise for you, but require you to book a second guest at a grossly inflated price.

It's easy to get caught up in consuming content, but the best way to get better at a sport isn't to read a book about the sport.

How to Get the Most Out of a Conference: Making the Most of Your Time It's not a good idea to completely book your schedule before you arrive at the conference, deciding upon sessions and scheduling all of your meetings.

Whether it's getting on stage to speak, launching your product or writing a book, we tend to see others doing it and incorrectly assume that they've always been good at it.

Further, Kelley Blue Book data shows the average transaction price for the segment at $ 32,000 — well below the $ 43,000 base price Mercedes set for the X-Class in Germany.

George Anders's latest book looks at talent hunting and how some recruiters have spotted better job candidates than the competition.

Kottke recently shared a list of the books he and Jobs read around their time at Reed — ones that inspired Jobs's travels across the globe as well as his professional pursuits.

He's spent his career lecturing to and on the aerospace industry, having taught for several semesters at George Washington University while publishing countless papers and research reports as well as one book on the industry.

If you want to write a book, setting a Challenge that says you'll write for 2 hours a day will automatically trigger some progress and mental momentum, because you know that if you just do that over and over again, for six months, chances are very good you'll have at least a rough draft in place when you're done.

Cornell professor and economist Robert Frank, who wrote a book in the 1990s titled The Winner - Take - All Society: Why the Few at the Top Get So Much More Than the Rest of Us, made popular the belief that a big portion of the increase in the income gap has to do with the way a global market values its best performers, be they CEOs or athletes or actual performers.

In his book, At Ease: Stories I Tell My Friends, he advises, «Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.»

He has written four best - selling books and, at age 57, feels like he is just getting started.

«You look at a lot of ideas, rejecting most of them, flirting with a few, and then — hopefully — settling in for a trial phase with the most attractive and well - rounded option,» he writes in his book.

As Alexandra Troy, founder and CEO of Culinary Architect Catering, explains in my book The Good Ones, a brave employee we'll call Sarah revealed that another employee, Mabel, was bad - mouthing Alexandra behind her back and not paying attention to details at work.

To infiltrate these corporate spaces and get them up to speed, I book keynotes (domestic and international) that put these insights on stage, as well as seminars for BOTs and Destination Marketing Organizations at CultureMeetsCorporate.com that does the same in a more intimate setting.

OUTLOOK: If you can read this business's bottom - line priorities as well as the current owner understands her customers» yen for books, then your tenure at this retailer could be a classic.

However, David Burkus, associate professor of management at Oral Roberts University and author of the forthcoming book Under New Management, questions whether that obsession with secrecy might do a company culture more harm than good.

Families traveling with children, who have come to rely on movie and game - filled tablets for entertainment, should make sure to pack «some good old - fashioned unplugged entertainment, such as books, puzzle books, and coloring pads,» said Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, family travel expert at About.com.

Serbinis says we're at the very beginning in figuring out the best way to consume books and magazines in digital form.

In Spark's new book, Three Feet From Seven Figures: One - on - One Engagement Techniques to Qualify More Leads at Trade Shows, he explains that each trade show attendee should be seen and treated like one of your top five best customers: a customer who over the course of their lifetime relationship with your business will easily spend over seven figures.

Winkler polices his empire tirelessly — he rises at 4 a.m. and reads 150 articles a day — wielding the Bloomberg Way like a hellfire - and - brimstone preacher clutching the Good Book.

The book is a «well - researched and provocative look at the history of romance, courtship, and marriage, putting into context the fantastic amount of pressure that our current ideas have put on our own love lives and partners.

At the time, Fox News also credited the show with providing Trump additional income from merchandise sales and promotion of Trump properties, as well as helping his book «How to Get Rich» become a best - seller.

She read as much as possible, volunteering at the library for better book access, and joined an afterschool robot - building club even though it had just one other member.

There are many good books on this subject, and you owe it to yourself to read at least one of them before you begin talking to angels.

«I was given this book at the beginning of my manager journey, and the main point is that you're only as good as the team you surround yourself with.

While books and online courses are a fine way to get started, Salzberg says, be aware «there isn't a licensing agent or anything that's looking at the whole field and saying this one's good and this one's not good.»

It's one of the best books that provides concrete examples of team building at the highest level in the organization.

Hit by Amazon's explosive growth a decade ago, as well as the rise of e-books (which now seem to have peaked at around 20 % of total book sales), Barnes & Noble closed stores year - in, year - out, benefiting from a savvy move in the 1990s that saw it opt for short leases.

You might still decide you like Audible better, but Prime Reading gives Prime members access to a selection of 1,000 + of the most popular books and magazines at no extra cost to them.

Reading this book will make you better at resolving that paradox.»

Your best bet would be to book as soon as you find dates at the right price, before someone else gets those fares for that day.

Exceptional is a good way to describe the customer service at Woodlands Resort in Texas after a Reddit user recently gave the following special request in their online booking:

The notes, found at the farmhouse along with a typewriter Provenzano was believed to have used to write them, later became the basis of a book by Sicilian best - selling author Andrea Camilleri.