When a group of Mars colonists uncovers an ancient structure buried beneath the red sands, they stumble into a mystery that spans planets, timelines, and mythologies. Inside the alien chamber lies not just proof of extraterrestrial contact-but a forgotten history that challenges everything humanity knows about its past.As strange portals activate and long-lost relics reawaken, military teams and scientists alike are forced to confront disturbing truths: Earth has been visited befor...

USA Today Bestseller: A top social media strategist explores how human connection drives success.Technology continues to evolve and make our lives busier and more complicated, but it can never replace true human connection—our fundamental need to share information, stories, and emotions. Shareology explores the history, art, and science of sharing, and why sharing gives us a unique competitive advantage as individuals and brands....

Elred: Soul of the MachineA Portals to the Past TaleThey were made for war-machines immune to fear, immune to pain, and untouchable by the enemy's psychic reach. The Forgeborn were Theanor's last hope.But W512 is different.Designed to be obedient, efficient, and precise, W512 quickly surpasses expectations. His reflexes are flawless. His tactical mind is unmatched. Yet beneath the steel and circuitry, something unexpected is stirring. He hesitates. He wonder...

As marketers, we’ve been trained to speak “business to business” (B2B) or “business to consumer” (B2C). But instead of this creating a simple framework for dialogue between humans, it set forth an unnatural language for marketers, using words like “synergy” and “speeds and feeds” to tell the stories of products and services to their buyers and partners. The fact is that businesses do not have emotion. Products do not have emotion. Humans do. Humans want to feel something. And humans make m...

As companies evolve to adopt, integrate, and leverage software as the defining element of their success in the 21st century, a rash of processes and methodologies are vying for their product teams' attention. In the worst of cases, each discipline on these teams -- product management, design, and software engineering -- learns a different model. This short, tactical book reconciles the perceived differences in Lean Startup, Design Thinking, and Agile software development by focusing not on...

We all know that meetings suck, right? You hear it all the time. It's the one thing that almost everyone in business can agree on. Except it's not actually true. Meetings don't suck—we suck at running meetings. When done right, meetings not only work, they make people and companies better. In Meetings Suck, world renowned business expert and growth guru Cameron Herold teaches you how to use focused, time effective meetings to help you and your company soar. This book shows you immediately ...

Master the art of time management and getting the right work done.Does it seem like you never have enough time to get everything done? Keeping on top of your tasks, deadlines, and work schedule can be daunting. Managing Time quickly walks you through the basics. You’ll learn to:Assess how you spend your time nowPrioritize your tasksPlan the right time to work on each oneAvoid procrastina...

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In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com.What would you give to have the skills of a world-renowned consultant to help you address your business problems each and every day? Discov...

The author, a colorful and well-known Bay Street big shot who has hired over 600 people at a major Canadian bank, has some blunt advice for anyone seeking a job: Don't try to fit into someone else's box. Figure out who you are, and what you're good at. Then finding a job will be much easier.Most of us, especially people looking for high-priced corporate jobs, don't do this, according to author Jim Beqaj. We spend our entire lives trying to be somebody other than who we are. We're af...

Read This Before Our Next Meeting is Al Pittampalli's accessible guide on making meetings more effective, efficient, and worthy of attendingThe average office worker spends eleven hours in meetings every week. Yet all that time sitting around a conference table hasn't made us more productive. If anything, meetings have made work worse.Traditional meetings reduce efficiency, kill urgency, and breed compromise and complacency. But th...

On the Internet copy is still king. There is just no way around it, if you want to build traffic, improve your search engine rankings and increase your sales you need great sales copy.Unfortunately, with Internet copywriters you usually get what you pay for … which means most marketers face a difficult decision.- You can pay a fortune for great copywriting that produces results, a.k.a. profits … unfortunately most of those profits will have to be given back to pay the copywri...