While snorkeling on a reef near the island of Grand Turk in the Caribbean, Dave Flynn and Chris Neil come across the broken wing of a small aircraft—a discovery which sets in motion a relentless chain of events that turn their idyllic lifestyle into a nightmare.Something of value was aboard the plane and a number of people believe the couple to be the key to finding it.They are first approached by two men claiming to be New York police officers; then a smooth-talking DEA agen...

In Growing Up Guggenheim, Peter Lawson-Johnston—a Guggenheim himself, and the board president who oversaw the transformation of the renowned museum from a local New York institution to a global art venture—shares a personal memoir that includes intimate portraits of the five people principally responsible for the entire Guggenheim art legacy.In addition to first-hand biographical accounts of his grandfather Solomon Guggenheim (the museum's founder), his cousin Harry (Solomo...

Transform Your Party Equipment Into Profitable VenturesIn an era where celebrations and gatherings are bigger than ever, the event rental business is burgeoning with potential. Discover how you can capitalize on this thriving industry with Inflatables to Income: The Ultimate Guide to Event Rentals, a comprehensive and insightful guide for aspiring entrepreneurs and seasoned business owners alike.Delve into the fascinating world of event rentals, where excitement meets oppor...

Transform relationship strain and daily stress into unshakeable resilience with actionable emotional intelligence tools. When work anxiety spikes or family tensions rise, it is easy to feel overwhelmed, shut down, or lash out. This gentle, grounded audio guide bypasses abstract psychology to deliver practical, everyday strategies that calm your nervous system instantly.Perfect for your morning commute or an evening reset, these listening sessions empower you to navigate conflicts w...

Erik Larson, New York Times bestselling author of Devil in the White City, delivers a remarkable story set during Hitler’s rise to power.The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America’s first ambassador to Hitler’s Nazi Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history.A mild-mannered professor from Chicago, Dodd brings along his wife, son, and flamboyant daughter, Martha. At first Martha is entranced...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Dean Koontz's The City.Only a handful of fictional characters are recognized by first name alone. Dean Koontz’s Odd Thomas is one such literary hero, who has come alive in readers’ imaginations as he explores the greatest mysteries of this world and the next with his inimitable wit, heart, and quiet gallantry. Now Koontz follows Odd as he is drawn onward, to a destiny...

The fast and easy way to learn how to manage people, projects, and teamsBeing a manager can be an intimidating and challenging task. Managing involves teaching new skills to employees, helping land a new customer, accomplishing an important assignment, increasing performance, and much more. The process of management can be very challenging at times, but it can also bring you a sense of fulfillment that you never imagined possible.Managing For Dummies, 3...

A practical, easy-to-understand guide to Balanced Scorecard for busy business leadersThe Balanced Scorecard method is an analysis technique designed to translate an organization's mission and vision statement and overall business strategies into specific, quantifiable goals, and to monitor the organization's performance in achieving these goals. Much less technology driven then other analysis approaches, it analyzes an organization's overall performance in four reg...

The sales guide for non-sales professionalsExactly How to Sell walks you through a tried and true process that draws on time tested methods that are designed to attract and keep more customers. No matter what you are selling (yourself, your product or your services) this simple read is certain to provide you actionable strategies to deliver you more of the sales results you are looking for.Inside, Phil M. Jones writes from experience and explains h...

From a beloved master of crime fiction, The Lonely Silver Rain is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.Travis McGee has luck to thank for his reputation as a first-rate salvager of stolen boats. Now Billy Ingraham, a self-made tycoon, is betting that McGee can locate his $700,000 custom cruiser. McGee isn’t so sure. He knows all too well the dangerous link between Florida boatjackings and the...

The challenges facing today's sales executives and their organizations continue to grow, but so do the expectations that they will find ways to overcome them and drive consistent sales growth.There are no simple solutions to this situation, but in this thoroughly updated Second Edition of Sales Growth, experts from McKinsey & Company build on their practical blueprint for achieving this goal and explore what world-class sales executives are doing right now to find...

Your customers have come a long waysince Value-Added Selling was publishedtwenty-five years ago. More knowledgeable,proactive, and price conscious, they regularlyscour the Internet for low prices andhave come to expect much more for eachdollar they spend.Now, Tom Reilly has updated his salesclassic to address a marketplace where slashingdeals has become the standard response tobuyers’ addictions to bargain-basement prices.Used to great success for more than twodecades and ...