During his many years as a senior executive at Starbucks, Howard Behar helped establish the Starbucks culture, which stresses people over profits. He coached hundreds of leaders at every level and helped the company grow into a world-renowned brand. Now he reveals the ten principles that guided his leadership-and not one of them is about coffee. Behar shows that if you think of your staff as people (not labor costs) they will achieve amazing results. He discusses the importance of building...

We all love the fairy tales we grew up on, creating a world in which good always wins over evil, where those whose hearts are true and who do the right thing come out on top. But, grown-up competition for success is rough, even cutthroat, and we've often heard that nice guys finish last.Not according to Howard Behar, whose career as one of the three leaders who built the Starbucks organization most definitely proves that nice guys finish first. In THE MAGIC CUP, Behar spins an enga...

We all love the fairy tales we grew up on, creating a world in which good always wins over evil, where those whose hearts are true and who do the right thing come out on top. But, grown-up competition for success is rough, even cutthroat, and we've often heard that nice guys finish last.Not according to Howard Behar, whose career as one of the three leaders who built the Starbucks organization most definitely proves that nice guys finish first. In THE MAGIC CUP, Behar spins an enga...

**"Hypnotic and chilling. " —Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling authorThe international bestseller everyone is talking about…**He lives on your street, in a nice house with a tidy garden.He shops at your local supermarket. He drives beside you on the highway, waving to let you into the lane ahead of him.He also has an elaborate cage in a secret basement under his garage.The food he's carefully shopping for is to feed a young woman he's...

No doubt there are worse fates than being blood-cursed, but if so, Vadka doesn't know, because he's got his hands full being forced to drink blood to survive—especially with isolation the life it brings, and the unlikelihood of ever finding a cure.The last thing he needs is trouble, but that's exactly what he gets, by way of saving a broken-winged fairy that would have wound up butchered for spell components. So what's a blood-cursed mage to do with an unwanted guest? Take him home...

**Learn the Words. Get the blood. Rule the world. A stand-alone short story in the Ustari Cycle.The heroes of We Are Not Good People learn what “down and out” truly feels like when a massive debt forces one of them into the role of Fixer... in New Jersey. Check out the gritty supernatural series from the "exhilarating, powerful, and entertaining" (Guardian) storyteller of the Avery Cates series.**The underground few who practice blood magic—casting with a ...

**Learn the Words. Get the blood. Rule the world. A stand-alone short story in the Ustari Cycle.Most people never learn what a Stringer is—and their lives are better for it. Lem, however, gets to learn about them and possession by alien intelligences the hard way. A must-read in the gritty supernatural series that includes We Are Not Good People from the "exhilarating, powerful, and entertaining" (Guardian) storyteller of the Avery Cates series.**...

How I Taught My Mom The Law of Attraction was created to teach children self-confidence and self-esteem to gain a knowing that they are smart. That when they start with a confident attitude they can do it!In How I Taught My Mom The Law of Attraction children will learn how to change their bad or sad feelings into happy and more confident feelings. They will learn how to use the power of their thoughts. Children will learn how to have good days everyday, and they will learn how to c...

Having a hard time letting go of an ex? Is an old fight with a sibling or parent still getting you down even though you tell yourself youre over it? HEY THERE ROCK BOTTOM can help you dismantle that shrine to your pain. From the 'This or Prozac' series - short focused advice for everyday life. Matt Prager is a licensed therapist who offers dating coaching business coaching and phone therapy for both individuals and couples. He also offers assistance with all aspects of online dating...

Melody is writing a song for God. But the little girl doesn't realize the God wants her to see some things before she finishes the song. On her journey, Melody learns many things that help her understand her Savior even more, and her song soon reaches new heights, even higher than she anticipated!What is Wordishure?It is a collection of seven children's stories in one book. The first six chronicle the adventures and lessons of the various inhabitants of Wor...

Hari is the greatest thief that Taryaryo has ever known. Well, at least he was until he tried to steal a certain jewel from the most powerful wizard in the land. The theft went, uh, less than perfectly.Instead of the jewel, Hari finds he has stolen a curse. Now Hari has to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. All the time. Kind of career limiting for a thief.But Hari has a plan to win the jewel and rid himself of the curse. A plan that is also going le...

This is a guide to winning your ex's heart back. Can you and your ex get back together? What do you need to do in order to get your ex back? This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to get your ex girlfriend or boyfriend back in 30 days or less.