“Of all the writers I know, I have learned the most about how to be a productive creative person from Mark. His tips are always realistic, accessible, and sticky. It’s not just talk, this is productivity advice that will change your life.”Jocelyn K. Glei, author and Founding Editor, 99UWe are living in an age of unprecedented creative stimulation—via the internet, social media, all-pervasive technology, and an “always on” working culture.Whi...

"Read this book and you will be bulletproof!" - Steven PressfieldIf you want to achieve something original and meaningful with your life, you MUST learn to deal with rejection and criticism.If you're an artist of any kind your work will be rejected by editors, curators and other gatekeepers. And each time you put it in front of the public, you expose yourself to criticism.If you're an entrepreneur you face rejection by (potential) customers...

“This is a How To manual at the highest level from a man who has lived the life and has watched and worked intimately with hundreds of others who’ve done the same. Indispensable reading for anyone in a creative field who is seeking to achieve not just a flash of brilliance but a lifelong career.”Steven Pressfield, bestselling author of The War of Art“I love my work so much I would do it for free.”Many creative people have uttered these words...

A short book for experienced creative professionals at a crossroads.You’ve built a solid creative career.You’ve done the work, earned the credits, collected the testimonials and maybe some awards. On paper, it looks impressive.And yet, you can feel something shifting. The old definitions of success don’t quite fit. The work that once excited you feels too small, too narrow, or simply too familiar. You’re ready for the next chapter – but you want it ...

This is a textbook on chaos and nonlinear dynamics, written by applied mathematicians for applied mathematicians. It aims to tread a middle ground between the mathematician's rigour and the physicist’s pragmatism.While the subject matter is now classical and can be found in many other books, what distinguishes this book is its philosophical approach, its breadth, its conciseness, and its exploration of intellectual byways, as well as its liberal and informative use of illustration....

Hogyan valósítsuk meg jobbnál jobb ötleteinket? Hogyan egyeztessük össze a technológia korának kihívásait az alkotótevékenységgel?Miként tudunk hivatásunkra fókuszálni egy merőben új környezetben? Ebben az igényesen összeállított kötetben húsz, a maga területén meghatározó vezető, többek között Scott Belsky, Stefan Sagmeister és Seth Godin mutatja be szemléletmódját, valamint világunk és munkakörnyezetünk újdonsült kihívásaira kialakított stratégiáját. Egyszerűen alkalmazható, prakt...

Miért dolgozzunk „állandó béta üzemmódban”? Hogyan válhat kedvtelésünk hivatássá? Mi mindennel járulhatnak hozzá mások képességeink kibontakoztatásához? Ebben az igényesen összeállított kötetben húsz, a maga területén meghatározó vezető, többek között Scott Belsky, Jocelyn K. Glei és Tony Schwartz mutatja be a gyökeresen átalakult munkaerőpiacon bevált stratégiáit. Ehhez kapunk praktikus tippeket a karrierlehetőségeink megteremtése, az önfejlesztés, a networking és a kockázatvállalás témáj...

The international community can creatively and aggressively address deadly conflict through mediation, arbitration, and the development of international institutions to promote reconciliation. The editors of this book designed a systematic framework with which contributors compare third party intervention in twelve conflicts of the postDCold War period. They examine the role of international organizations_the United Nations, international development banks, and international law institutio...

Bloomsbury presents Barker House by David Moloney, read by Mark Chavez, Laurie McGuinness, Chris Cochrane, William Roberts, Lance C Fuller and Laurence Bouvard."HERE is a voice to listen to! Moloney's voice is as true as a voice can be. Concise, with the right details rendered perfectly, these sentences come to the reader with marvelous straight forwardness, clean as a bone."—Elizabeth StroutOlive Kitteridge meets The Mars Room in this powerfully unsentimental work of ficti...