San Francisco Beat is an essential archive of the Beat Generation, a rich moment in a fortunate place. America, somnolent, conformist and paranoid in the 1950s, was changed forever by a handful of people who refused an existence of drudgery and enterprise, opting instead for a life of personal, spiritual and artistic adventure. In these intimate, free-wheeling conversations, a baker's dozen of the poets of San Francisco talk about the scene then and now, the traditions of poetry, ...

In his early in 20s, David Meltzer entered and quickly rose to the top of the business world. A born salesman and armed with a law degree, he was quickly flying around the globe to speak about his business philosophies. But his rapid success left him feeling empty and eventually heading into a personal downward spiral. Before he hit rock bottom, however, he became spiritually enlightened enabling him to transform his life. Beginning with his stint as CEO to the generally acknowledged first...

Pragmatic principles for success and strategies to help you overcome your biggest obstacle—you—by surrounding yourself with the right people, ideas, and environmentsAs Chairman of the Napoleon Hill Institute and former CEO of Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment (the inspiration for Jerry Maguire), where his first major task was to bring home negotiations for returning the NFL’s Rams to Los Angeles from St. Louis, David Meltzer followed his boss’s instru...

The Agency is the story of a super-secret, Orwellian sexual network, rife and seething in an America consumed and dehumanised by a lust for power. It explores issues of erotic dominance and submission with an immediacy and frankness previously unseen in American literature.Meltzer's landmark novel confirmed him as one of America's early masters of the erotic - or, as he dubbed it, 'agit-smut'.

Learn to look and feel your best as you discover a new perspective on your mind, body, and healthIn The Power of Ownership: Redeem Your Health, Live Life by Design, and Break the Relentless Pursuit of Normal, author Justin Roethlingshoefer delivers a transformative tool for empowerment designed to enable you to take control of your health in a holistic and personalized way. After managing the health, wellness and performance of the best athletes in the wor...

Life coach and television personality Mike Diamond explains his tried-and-true methods for empowerment and offers tools and stories to help you find your purpose and create your ideal future.Mike Diamond got off to a bit of a rough start in life—battling undiagnosed dyslexia, exposure to drugs and alcohol at age 12, and struggling to finish high school. A stroke of luck, however, earned him a Green Card in 1997, and he moved to the States, where he landed acting ro...

This collection of Joanne Kyger's work reveals her as one of the major experimenters, hybridizers, and visionaries of poetry. Kyger is a poet of place, with a strong voice-delicate, graceful, and never wasteful; her poems explore themes of friendship, love, community, and morality and draw on Native American myth as well as Asian religion and philosophy. Kyger's love for poetry manifests itself in a grander scheme of consciousness-expansion and lesson, but always in the re...

Make business decisions with the same confidence and clarity as the world’s best sports coaches.When the pressure is on, great coaches remain laser-focused, confident, and fully in charge of their roster. They’re the same way when it comes to developing strategies and game plans to succeed. In short, they always win because they have a superior decision-making process.Game-Time Decision Making provides everything you need to up your decision-making...

One of the most respected poets of the Beat and San Francisco Renaissance periods, David Meltzer has kept alive interest in the interface between jazz and poetry that exploded in the 1950s. This new edition of selected poems includes previously unpublished material and serves as a map to this very prolific and interesting poet.

Make business decisions with the same confidence and clarity as the world’s best sports coaches.When the pressure is on, great coaches remain laser-focused, confident, and fully in charge of their roster. They’re the same way when it comes to developing strategies and game plans to succeed. In short, they always win because they have a superior decision-making process.Game-Time Decision Making provides everything you need to up your decision-making...

Serial entrepreneur, business growth expert, and brand ambassador Scott Duffy weaves together stories from his own journey and those of superstar entrepreneurs along with sage advice to help listeners identify their own "aha!" moments and turn them into unique growth opportunities to help them break through and level up their entrepreneurship game.● Helps listeners identify opportunities to rethink how they plan, start, grow, and scale their businesses—no matter how big or small

For fans of E. L. James, Sylvia Day and Beth Kery. Before there was the fan fiction that became Fifty Shades of Grey, there was The Submissive, Tara Sue Me's seductive and scandalous series that has enthralled millions and inspired a genre...Abby King has a secret fantasy. New York knows Nathaniel West as the brilliant and handsome CEO of West Industries, but Abby knows he's more: a sexy and skilled dominant that is looking for a new submi...