Two guys meet over a stack of romance novels. Soon they're turning pages late into the night . . .Jamie Morin's college GPA drops every time a cow breaks through a fence, but he's determined to get his degree and keep his parents' Vermont dairy farm afloat. He'd rather be reading than milking, but he can't let his family down . . . not the way his brother did. So the last thing he needs is distraction in the form of an irresistible bookseller with a mysterious back...

Win new customers—and keep them coming backWhether you run a billion-dollar company or a mom-and-pop small business, you have to know your customers and know what they want. Written by three marketing experts, Tips & Traps for Marketing Your Business is filled with marketing best practices that show you how to win over new customers and make existing customers more profitable. You’ll also find practical and proven marketing tips and traps to help you grow ...

A cardiologist's revolutionary weight-loss plan that allows dieters to enjoy good carbs while still losing weightThe glycemic index has been the basis of many popular diets. But it doesn't take into account the serving sizes people actually eat and eliminates too many foods for dieters to stick with it. Now Dr. Robert Thompson's breakthrough program uses the glycemic load--the glycemic index adjusted for serving size--to take the GI a step forward. The gly...

The First How-To Strategy Guide to Transmedia Storytelling“Phillips’s book is a powerful tool for anyone who wants to make a career for him- or herself within the world of transmedia. Through her guidance, the reader is able to understand the fundamentals of transmedia and the power it can have when used with a compelling and strong story."—David Gale, Executive Vice President, MTV Cross Media“Transmedia storytelling is a bold and ex...

A groundbreaking four-step program for breaking self-destructive habits, increasing productivity and creativity, and performing at your personal best.We often make our worst decisions when we act from a weak sense of self, and our best decision when we are confident and self-assured. Using the latest research findings in neuropsychology, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Peak Performance strategies, Awaken Your Strongest Self shows you how to live with gre...

Teamwork can be fun!Games that improve team cooperation, communication, and spiritDid you know that games can:Raise sagging moraleLiven up boring staff meetingsIncrease interaction among staff membersPromote a culture of harmony and cooperationCreate an atmosphere of fun for your teamKeeping your team motivated and challenged, especially during tough economic times, can be...

Teambuilding is one of the fastest-growing areas on the business shelf, as companies look to increase efficiency and morale.Teambuilding That Gets Results, an easy-to-use guidebook for building effective teams, will increase the strength of any business. Harriet and Linda Diamond offer expert advice gleaned from years of consulting businesses on building strong teams. Topics include:Building strong, flexible, collaborative teamsTeam assessment...

SPEED READING IN ONLY ONE HOURNow in larger, more readable type. The four major techniques of speed reading taught by college lecturer and author, Dr. Jay Polmar. Jay taughtspeed reading and other accelerated learning classes at colleges, universities, corporations, and private seminars for many years. His courses have been published since 1977 and are in 6 languages and used around the world. Now you can take his unique SPEED READING IN ONLY ONE HOUR course right in your own home....

Winner of the Disney’s iParenting Media Award for Best ProductHave the Terrible Twos become the Terrifying Threes, Fearsome Fours, Frightening Fives, and beyond? Elizabeth Pantley, creator of the No-Cry revolution, gives you advice for raising well-behaved children, from ages 2 through 8In The No-Cry Discipline Solution, parenting expert Elizabeth Pantley shows you how to deal with your child's behavior. Written with warmth...

Stop haggling and start closing! Let a sales guru show how to get your price in every transaction. These days it seems like we're always in a "buyer's market." But even at a time the word "value" is used interchangeably with "cheap," and the Internet is a bargain hunter's paradise, there are ways for sales professionals to regain the upper hand. In Crush Price Objections! , Tom Reilly, bestselling author of Value-Added Selling , teaches field-tested, street-smart tactics for engaging price...

"You will put down this insightful book with a much deeper understanding of two of the more indispensable topics of the twenty-first century: China and sound financial practices." -- Jon Huntsman, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to China, 2009–2011"This is a timely, well-researched, and tremendously important book…" -- Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman & CEO, C.V. Starr & Co., Inc."Michael sets out a commonsense approach to wealth and prosperity. It's a must-read."

After twenty years of trying to get it right, precious few organizations have cracked the code of employee engagement. Why? Because few could have anticipated the unbending nature of what Brady G. Wilson calls “the engagement paradox”: the more companies focus on engagement, the more disengagement they produce.What causes this paradox?As shown in this clear, concise, and compelling book, it is simply this: managing engagement turns out to be just another drain on t...