What unfolds inside this urban literary jewel is a tale of a young boy, Carlo, who loses his father right before his eyes due to an act of brutal revenge. Thereafter, Carlo grows up with no remorse in his heart.At the age of thirteen, he carries out a vengeful act that lands him a term of juvenile-life behind bars. After being released from custody, Carlo claims a ruthless lifestyle in his fight for position. With the help of Waxey, a childhood friend, and Carlo's cousin, June, who...

For independent recording artists, pursuing a career in music means attacking the creative and business segments of the music industry. "What The Business Is?" is a new informative book that explores the essential strategies and business tactics independent artists require to succeed in their industry. This step-by-step guide helps independent artists on their journey of transforming their music dreams into a profitable music career. It includes techniques and tips on creating engaging bra...

LAPD Detective Harry Bosch crosses paths with FBI profiler Terry McCaleb while investigating the murder of a Hollywood actress, in this heart-pounding novel from New York Times bestselling author, Michael Connelly.Harry Bosch is up to his neck in a case that has transfixed all of celebrity-mad Los Angeles: a movie director is charged with murdering an actress during sex, and then staging her death to make it look like a suicide. Bosch is both the arresting...

The new American Dream is doing work you love with the freedom and income to live the life you want. Thanks to the Internet, anyone can launch a business with little or no start-up capital or technical expertise.The rules have changed. The American Dream is no longer the "corner office." It's a successful lifestyle business you can run from your home, the beach, or wherever you desire. In this book, lifestyle entrepreneurship expert Scott Fox teaches weary corporat...

A primer on the future of PR, marketing and advertising — now revised and updated with new case studies"Forget everything you thought you knew about marketing and read this book. And then make everyone you work with read it, too." —Jason Harris, CEO of MekanismMegabrands like Dropbox, Instagram, Snapchat, and Airbnb were barely a blip on the radar years ago, but now they're worth billions—with hardly a dime spent on traditional marketing. N...

The New York Times and USA Today bestseller—updated to bring you up to speed on the latest social media sites, features, and strategiesFrom one of the world's leading figures in social media marketing, networking, and business applications comes the heavily revised and updated edition of the Likeable Social Media.Dave Kerpen is CEO of Likeable Local and Likeable Media, which has won two WOMMY awards from the Word ...

Great book for learning and implementing affiliate marketing.Making a fortune with affiliate marketing is possible. If you are an affiliate marketer, you might find much of this book repetitive. But, if you are not making a fortune and want to, then this book is for you.Most of us know it takes a llloooooonnnnnngggg time to make any money from most affiliate programs, and this book doesn't tell you you can get rich overnight. You will find the information to be true to what...

SINNER follows Cole St. Clair, a pivotal character from the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Shiver Trilogy.found.Cole St. Clair has come to California for one reason: to get Isabel Culpeper back. She fled from his damaged, drained life, and damaged and drained it even more. He doesn't just want her. He needs her.lost.Isabel is trying to build herself a life in Los Angeles. It's not really working. She can play the game as well as all the other fakes. But what's the p...

The music industry has changed, and there has never been a greater time for independent artists to build a community of followers and fans through the myriad of new media tools available to them. As an independent musician, developing a profitable and sustainable music career is more realistic today than it has ever been in the past. However, in order to take advantage of the opportunities at hand, it is vital for career-minded musicians to understand the changes that the industry has gone...

New York Times –bestselling author "Clark is nothing if not streetwise and channels her knowledge into keeping Nina one step ahead of the hustle" ( Publishers Weekly ).She's the star sales associate of a profitable Atlanta "advertising" firm, WMM. She lives for top-of-the-line everything . . . and making enough money to finally reunite with her children. But Nina Coles is an ex-hood-rat in hiding....

Have you "built a better mousetrap" but are finding the world just isn't beating a path to your door? Do you have a product or service that people genuinely would want to buy from you… if only they knew it existed? With advertisements bombarding your prospective customers from every direction, at all hours of the day, it's no longer enough to shout your message from the rooftops and expect that the right people will take notice. Instead, you need to craft a powerful marketing strategy and ...

Set in coastal Maine, “a novel rich in drama and insights into what factors bring people together and, just as fatefully, tear them apart” (Portland Press Herald).In this compelling novel set against the beautiful backdrop of Ogunquit, Maine, bestselling author Holly Chamberlin portrays an unexpected friendship, and its consequences for two very different women as time inevitably sweeps them into adulthood . . .Over the course of one event...