A History of American Working-Class Literature sheds light not only on the lived experience of class but the enormously varied creativity of working-class people throughout the history of what is now the United States. By charting a chronology of working-class experience, as the conditions of work have changed over time, this volume shows how the practice of organizing, economic competition, place, and time shape opportunity and desire. The subjects range from transportation narratives and...

To read this "mini-book," as well as our entire archive of writing on Category Design, subscribe to Category Pirates here:categorypirates.substack.comMost entrepreneurs and business strategists believe Cirque du Soleil created something new by doing what had come before in new & different ways.But that's not really what happened.The untold story of Cirque du Soleil reveals the importance of staying focused on creating a different future (rather than competin...

Ghostwriting is the single most lucrative way to monetize your talents as a writer.Over the past 6 years, Nicolas Cole has ghostwritten for more than 300 different industry leaders, C-Suite executives, founders of Silicon Valley startups, venture capitalists, and even Olympic athletes, Grammy-winning musicians, and New York Times bestselling authors. In 2017, Cole founded the first ghostwriting agency specializing in opinion articles online, and to date has ghostwritten more than 3...

Ghostwriting is the single most lucrative way to monetize your talents as a writer.Over the past 6 years, Nicolas Cole has ghostwritten for more than 300 different industry leaders, C-Suite executives, founders of Silicon Valley startups, venture capitalists, and even Olympic athletes, Grammy-winning musicians, and New York Times bestselling authors. In 2017, Cole founded the first ghostwriting agency specializing in opinion articles online, and to date has ghostwritten mo...

This is an Immersive Audiobook and dramatized adaptation with world-specific sound effects & original score of music!Mark Henson is a riverboat gambler at heart.But as a practiced cheat and card counter, he's been 86'd from half the casinos on The Strip.In his mind, he's always one game away from his luck turning around. That is, until The System arrives-and warps Nevada (and the rest of the world) into a digital card-based game.When Mark awakes in ...

Mark Henson is a riverboat gambler at heart.But as a practiced cheat and card counter, he’s been 86’d from half the casinos on The Strip. In his mind, he’s always one game away from his luck turning around. That is, until The System arrives—and warps Nevada (and the rest of the world) into a digital card-based game.When Mark awakes in the slums of Lost Vegas, a deck of cards rests on his chest. But these aren’t just ordinary playing cards. They’re Monster c...

In 1973, Martin Cooper invented the cell phone.How?He started with a problem (the Chicago police needed an alternative to bulky 2-way radios)He synchronized the Magic Triangle (product, company, & category design)He executed a Lightning Strike (a publicized call to his competitor)And he won the category.In this "mini-book" you will learn:How Martin Cooper led the creation of the world's first cell phone at Mot...

To read this "mini-book," as well as our entire archive of writing on Category Design, subscribe to Category Pirates here:categorypirates.substack.comIf you want to have any hope of remaining relevant in the working world, you need to understand the difference between Native Digitals and Native Analogs.Native Digitals are a new category of human, and Native Analogs are the last of their kind to walk the earth. It's why Boomers (Native Analogs) call Millennials & Gen...

To read this "mini-book," as well as our entire archive of writing on Category Design, subscribe to Category Pirates here:categorypirates.substack.comThe COVID-19 pandemic has opened the door for radical innovation-specifically in the work-from-home category. But the opportunities "at home" go far beyond just work.• Home is a schoolhouse.• Home is a gym.• Home is a restaurant.• Home is a television or podcast studio.• Home i...

To read this "mini-book," as well as our entire archive of writing on Category Design, subscribe to Category Pirates here:categorypirates.substack.comIf your career starts at 25, and the average retirement age is 65, and each role (each "swing") is roughly a 5-year journey, that's 8 trips to the plate and then you're done.Whatever you accomplish for yourself in those 8 trips-whether it be playing a meaningful role in a company, building your own, mentoring others, m...

*From the #1 writer on Quora, one of the most-read writers on Medium, and Top 10 columnist for Inc Magazine*What are the secrets to writing online?Why do some writers accumulate hundreds of thousands, even millions of views on their content—and others write and write, only to go unnoticed?Nicolas Cole, one of the most viral columnists on the internet with more than 100 million views on his writing, is pulling back the curtain. After becoming the #1 ...

To read this "mini-book," as well as our entire archive of writing on Category Design, subscribe to Category Pirates here:categorypirates.substack.comEverything is the way it is because someone changed the way it was.For example, in the early 1900s, women and men were not paid the same amount of money for the same amount of labor.Because it was the law.That is, until 1972 (in Canada) and 1963 (in the United States), when a new POV em...