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"The classic guide to constructing a solid portfolio without a financial advisor! "With relatively little effort, you can design and assemble an investment portfolio that, because of its wide diversification and minimal expenses, will prove superior to the most professionally managed accounts"--
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"For anyone who has ever been inspired by a TED talk, this is an insiders guide to creating talks that are unforgettable. Since taking over TED in the early 2000s, Chris Anderson has shown how carefully crafted short talks can be the key to unlocking empathy, stirring excitement, spreading knowledge, and promoting a shared dream. Done right, a talk can electrify a room and transform an audiences worldview. Done right, a talk is more powerful than...
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"Most people don't work with time, they work against time. But how you spend your time is everything. This book is not about how to do XXX number of things within X hours or about turning you into a productivity machine. This book is about time well spent. This book is about protecting and mastering your most precious asset, from an entrepreneur who built a company to 10 million users with no outside funding. Automate Your Busy Work requires you to...
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"An inspiring, comprehensive, step-by-step guide to creating a hit show, So You Want to Start a Podcast covers everything from hosting and guest booking to editing and marketing - while offering plenty of encouragement and insider stories along the way. Though they are the fastest-growing form of media, podcasts can actually be tricky to create--and even harder to sustain. Few know the secrets of successfully creating a knockout podcast better than...
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"Jenna Fischer moved to Hollywood at age 22 with a theater degree in hand, ready to work hard. But it would be eight long years of struggle, rejection, and doubt before she landed her iconic role on The Office. If only she'd had someone to show her the way--an established actor who could manage her expectations and reassure her in moments of despair... With amusing candor and wit, Fischer spells out the nuts and bolts of getting established in the...
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"Ten years ago, Martinus Evans got some stern advice from his doctor: "Lose weight or die." First defensive, but then defiant, Evans vowed that day to run a marathon, though his doctor thought he was crazy. Since then, Evans has run eight marathons and hundreds of other distances in his 300-something body, created his own devoted running community, and has been featured on the cover of Runner's World. This book is a blueprint for those who may not...
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"An indispensable guide in the bestselling Save the Cat! story structure series that reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any young adult novel a success, from an accomplished novelist and the author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel"--Provided by publisher.
11) SPIN selling
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Written by Neil Rackham, former president and founder of Huthwaite Corporation, "SPIN Selling" is essential reading for anyone involved in selling or managing a sales force. Unquestionably the best-documented account of sales success ever collected and the result of the Huthwaite Corporation's massive 12-year, $1-million dollar research into effective sales performance, and this groundbreaking resource details the revolutionary SPIN (Situation, Problem,...
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This practical guide presents a step-by-step approach to starting your own beehive, along with expert tips for maintaining a healthy colony. You get the latest on honey bee medication and treatments, assembling and sustaining your own hive, and harvesting and marketing your honey.
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It was only a matter of time before Microsoft 365 built an actual virtual office. And Microsoft Teams is it, rocketing from 13 to 75 million daily users in a single year. The new edition of Microsoft Teams For Dummies gives you an in-depth introductory tour through the latest version of the app, exploring the many different ways you can chat, call, meet, work remotely, and collaborate with others in real time―whether you’re using it...
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"What if you stopped feeling ashamed of constantly being late or of getting so hyperfocused on a task that you drop everything else you had to do? How can you as a partner, parent, or friend better understand your neurodivergent loved one’s way of moving through the world? In Dirty Laundry, life partners Rich Pink and Rox Emery unapologetically guide you through the ups and downs of life with ADHD. Every chapter starts with a common symptom...
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"From the "Marie Kondo of paper" comes a simple and accessible guide to paper management"--
Paper. We keep it on the kitchen counter, stash it in drawers, and store file cabinets full of documents that we never even look at. Studies show that 85 percent of the paper in our lives can be tossed-- but which 85 percent? And how do we organize and manage the 15 percent that remains? Woodruff delivers a step-by-step guide for what to shred, what to save,...
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Future-proof your body and relieve chronic pain resulting from sitting, slouching, and other bad lifestyle habits with this easy-to-perform set of daily stretching and exercise routines - from an innovative physical therapist who coaches dozens of celebrity clients. What if we could easily acquire long-lasting protection for our bodies and escape the chronic pain caused by our sit-all-the-time, slouch-too-much lifestyles? Vinh Pham is a world-class...
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"From the NPR host of The Indicator podcast and correspondent for Planet Money comes a guide for how today's women can apply the principles of 16th-century philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli to their work lives and finally shatter the glass ceiling once and for all-perfect for fans of Feminist Fight Club, Lean In, and Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office. Women have been making strides towards equality for decades, or so we're so often told. They've...
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The one primer you need to launch, lead, and sponsor successful projects. In this comprehensive guide, project management expert Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez presents a simple and intuitive framework that will increase any project's likelihood of success. Packed with case studies from many industries worldwide, you'll learn to more effectively navigate through your organization's inventory of projects, programs, and strategic, agile initiatives in order...
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"The traditional writing workshop was established with white male writers in mind; what we call craft is informed by their cultural values. In this bold reevaluation of the elements of fiction writing--including plot, characterization, conflict, and structure--and aspects of workshop--including the silenced writer and the imagined reader--Matthew Salesses asks, How can we invite diverse storytelling traditions into literary spaces? Teachers will find...