‘An urgent manifesto for collective healing.’ David Lammy MPThis landmark book tackles a deceptively simple idea: the more we spend time with people unlike ourselves, doing things together, the more understanding, tolerant, and even friendly we become.Combining fresh analysis with a wealth of fascinating examples, Jon Yates demonstrates the ways in which our societies have become disconnected, so that most of us spend less and less time with people who are ...

"Watch out, Goliath. Jon Yates has a slingshot and he's teaching us how to use it."—Amy Dickinson, New York Times bestselling author and America's favorite advice columnist"Jon Yates gives consumers a great primer on how to solve their own customer service problems."—Angie Hicks, Founder of "Angie's List"Jon Yates, the Chicago Tribune's popular "Problem Solver," offers eminently practical, money-saving advice on how to become your own consume...

‘An urgent manifesto for collective healing.’ David Lammy MPThis landmark book tackles a deceptively simple idea: the more we spend time with people unlike ourselves, doing things together, the more understanding, tolerant, and even friendly we become.Combining fresh analysis with a wealth of fascinating examples, Jon Yates demonstrates the ways in which our societies have become disconnected, so that most of us spend less and less time with people who are ...

The incredible story of a gang member who became a multimillionaire CEO.Ryan Blair's middle-class upbringing came to an abrupt end when his father succumbed to drug addiction and abandoned his family. Blair and his mother moved to a dangerous neighborhood, and soon he was in and out of juvenile detention, joining a gang just to survive. Then his mother fell in love with a successful entrepreneur who took Ryan under his wing. With his mentor's help, Blair turned him...

Clark Howard is a media powerhouse and penny-pincher extraordinaire who knows a thing or two about money. A lifelong entrepreneur who is now the hugely popular host of a talk radio program and television show and the bestselling author of several books, Clark consistently delivers expert financial advice to his wide and devoted fan base.Living Large in Lean Times is Clark's ultimate guide to saving money, covering everything from cell phones to student loans, coupon websit...

Small-business guru George Cloutier offers the controversial message that Profits Aren’t Everything, They’re the Only Thing in this book of wisdom for entrepreneurs everywhere in these tough economic times. With advice such as “forget teamwork” and “micromanage like crazy,” Profits Aren’t Everything, They’re the Only Thing is the reality check that will help small-business owners stay afloat and stay profitable.Forget feel-good theories—this is a battle-tested playbook for financia...

With the global economy taking an unprecedented shift, and many Americans remaining financially stuck in the evolving elements of the credit crunch, people are now beginning to shift their energies into the world’s fastest growing small business sector; - and that is the launching of a home based business operation.They are not venturing into it only because Forbes Magazine, (the world’s leading financial journal) says that it is one of the fastest growing multibillion dollar secto...

What's the strangest question employers have been asked during an interview? Among the responses:* What is it you people do at this company?* Why aren't you in a more interesting business?* Will the company move my rock collection from California to Maryland?* Does you company have a policy regarding concealed weapons?--from Idiots at Work: Chronicles of Workplace StupidityLeland Gregory once thought crooks, politicians, and lawyers ...

Is it possible to run a multibillion-dollar corporation on the power of trust? Must you set aside your authentic self as you climb the corporate ladder? Is there another role for technology beyond saving costs and creating efficiencies? In The Power of Many, Meg Whitman, former president and CEO of eBay, speaks to these questions and more, identifying ten core values that steered her—and can steer any leader—to success without ethical compromise.During her decade at the he...

Perfect for brokers, agents, and other real estate professionals, this handy guide brings together the best ideas from years of incredibly practical lists and checklists published in REALTOR Magazine. This practical, one-of-a-kind guide is perfect for learning the business of real estate and perfecting the best and most effective tactics and techniques for helping your real estate career and business grow.

A budget is a guide that tells you if you are headed in the right direction financially and is an important part of managing your personal finances. Budgets fail because people have unrealistic expectations, use a budget incorrectly, or don’t have a written plan. The purpose of this book is to overcome those problems and teach you how to use a realistic spending plan so your budget works effectively. Additionally, this book provides lots of money-saving tips and strategies that will save y...

Billion Dollar Sales Expert Shares Secrets on How to Become a Sales Superstar. Renowned sales trainer, Brian Tracy, calls The ABC of Sales: Lessons from a Superstar, "an exciting tale of success and achievement...it gives you the tools and strategies to achieve all your goals." Author Daniel Milstein shares eight secrets for consistently reaching high sales levels and lays out in clear understandable language what it takes to be a Sales Superstar. You'll peer inside the mind of a successfu...