The crew of the Mach 12 has been decimated. Not once but a handful of times they have escaped by the skin of their teeth as universes and entire realities have been wiped out from under them in the past few weeks. The crew has been reinvented to include 4 ladies now. Two are equa-torreans hailing from the equator region of the high gravity world of Torrey 9. They are a 'darker' lot being from the equator and the entire race of which is exponentially stronger and denser than the rest of Jar...

Divergent Reality Novel 3 Title 5 In the I AM Andrean SeriesOn the heels of having repaired their original romantic trio, Andrean, a shapeshifting artificial nanite human, Wayne, a nanite engineer and starship captain and Frea, a telekinetic phenomenon when unbound has the power of a god, are blown away by the news that Noneika, the last love of Andrean and Wayne, whose death made their reunion possible, is not dead. While Noneika was not dead she had been blown 300 years into the ...

A time in Stich : Novel 4, Title 7 in the I 'AM' Andrean SeriesAfter time travel hijinks leaves Andrean, a sentient ,shapeshifting female android, to live a lifetime in a 'Divergent Reality' with her husband and wife is wiped away, she finds herself last in an askew timeline and reality she is unfamiliar with.Having lost everyone she has ever known in that 'temporal autocorrect' , and having to start life over, at least she is not alone. In an odd set of ev...

On the pirate ship The Twenty-Wun Stars the shoulder that is tapped when you are in need is Rick Emmerson. Second only in charm to the captain, Mr. Emmerson is the go to person when you need something beyond your means. Be it a bottle of spiced rum banned on 12 worlds or a new starship power core, he knows where one is he can get you cheap, free or in trade. The deal always seems too good to be true. There is always this random stuff lying about under his keep until it is not, and he may n...

Embark on a stirring adventure with Kipling's "Barrack-Room Ballads." In this collection of poems, you'll meet the boisterous Tommy Atkins, the quintessential British soldier. Hear his tales of life on the march, in the barracks, and on the battlefield, all rendered in Kipling's vivid verse and laced with the salty dialect of the common soldier. From the heroism of "Gunga Din" to the haunting melody of "Mandalay," these poems capture the camaraderie, courage, and resilience of those who se...

How to Improve the Return on Your Social Marketing InvestmentThis book more than adequately covers this increasingly important topic, as social media begins to take its rightful place on the center stage of not just marketing but a number of business disciplines. ROI of Social Media is an excellent analysis of the current landscape. I cannot recall any book that singularly tackles ROI at this level, most media books simply give a passing reference or chapt...

If you’re a tech company, the most dramatic effect of megatrends like cloud computing, managed services, and the rise of consumer technology won’t be felt in your company’s product line. The true disruption will be to your business model. Future customers won’t want to pay you high prices out of big “CapEx” budgets anymore. They will expect lower “cloud” prices paid from “OpEx” budgets only when and if they successfully consume the business value of your products. How your company reacts t...

"Cold calling is the lowest percentage of sales call success. If you invest the same amount of time in reading this book as you do in cold calling, your success percentage and your income will skyrocket."**- Jeffrey Gitomer, Author, Little Red Book of Selling**"You can never get enough of a good thing! Read this book and USE its contents!"- Anthony Parinello, Author, Selling to Vito and Stop Cold Calling ForeverSalespeopl...

A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile ProcessThe Single-Source, Comprehensive Guide to Scrum for All Team Members, Managers, and ExecutivesIf you want to use Scrum to develop innovative products and services that delight your customers, Essential Scrum is the complete, single-source reference you’ve been searching for. Leading Scrum coach and trainer Kenny Rubin illuminates the values, principles, and practices of Scrum, and describes flexibl...

Industry after industry is becoming technology-driven as software rapidly eats the world. As it spreads, so do complexity and opportunity. There are clear signs that the traditional B2B business model designed 125 years ago as a simple “make, sell, ship” approach for early manufacturing companies is no longer capable of delivering the full potential of high-tech and near-tech solutions. B4B seeks to frame what is possible in an age where suppliers are connected to their customers in real t...

This book is written for everyone involved in the hiring process.It will help hiring managers and recruiters find and hire more top-notch people for any job, from entry-level to senior executive. Using the two-question Performance-based Interview, anyone who is involved in assessing candidates will quickly be more effective and more accurate.Just as important, it will help job-seekers find better jobs by giving them an inside view of how most companies look for, assess and ...

This useful resource will help you gain a storehouse of sample interview answers that consistently highlight your ability in these areas.Employers today are using increasingly tough interview questions to evaluate candidates based on key competencies and determine how well they think on their feet. To stand out in these competency-based interviews, job seekers must be prepared with situation-specific examples and answers to questions that highlight their accomplish...