No one ever suspects the quiet ones…Billy Smith is just an ordinary guy. He has a house, a car, a job, and even an ex-wife. He’s the neighbor you would invite to a barbecue; the boss you would share a few drinks with after work.Too bad he’s a vampire.Until this week, Billy thought he had things under wraps, but events quickly spiral out of his control when too many people learn his secret.Now Billy must face the ghosts of his past while bat...

Some service members know the end is coming; they choose it. Others have it forced upon them. Regardless of how it arrives, if you are a service member, your military journey will one day end. It is a milestone. What follows is a new adventure filled with new opportunities and difficulties too.Post-military life adheres to its own rules and expectations that can cause the unprepared to stumble. This next phase can also be highly fulfilling and prosperous for those who are ready. Fo...

When you help your customers and clients make profitable business decisions, the result is a win-win solution that can lead to a mutually beneficial long-term business relationship.In Consultative Selling, sales consultant Mack Hanan helps you achieve just that by introducing a formula that will take your sales to the next level--one that involves you exchanging your salesperson hat for that of a trusted consultant. You’ll learn how to:create...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKOnce in a great while a writer comes along who can truly capture the drama and passion of the life of a family. David James Duncan, author of the novel The River Why and the collection River Teeth, is just such a writer. And in The Brothers K he tells a story both striking and in its originality and poignant in its universality.This touching, uplifting novel spans decades of loyalty, anger, re...

Technology-as-a-Service Playbook defines the tactical and strategic plays technology companies must run to build a profitable subscription business. Whether you are a pureplay cloud company or a traditional technology provider making the pivot to the cloud, this book will help guide your decision-making and execution around the "as-a-service" model to put your company on a path to profitable growth.This cloud-driven journey will affect every part of the organization. How offers are...

Damon's a loner. He travels from place to place never settling down. His passions have left him lonely. There is not a couple out there who can handle his desires. Then his bike breaks down in Creek Valley, and all bets are off.Andy and Meredith have been happily married for a few years. When Damon stumbles into their lives, neither of them anticipated the change he was about to make. Even happily married, Meredith and Andy knew they needed more. Damon sees the truth in the married...

Business Plan Project provides detailed instructions on how to write a comprehensive business plan for new ventures. The intended market segments are graduate or upper-level undergraduate students, entrepreneurs, consultants, and college instructors or corporate trainers. Business Plan Project can be used in executive development programs and over 10 college level courses.Business Plan Project is designed to meet important needs of each s...

Based on interviews with fifteen top financial advisors, each doing several million dollars’ worth of business every year, this priceless tool contains universal principles to guide both veteran and new financial professionals to immediate success. The Million-Dollar Financial Advisor distills these success principles into thirteen distinct step-by-step lessons that teach readers how to build and focus on client relationships, have a top advisor mindset, develop a long-term approach, and m...

You've been charged with growing your business. Incremental growth can no longer deliver the results you need. You need truly dynamic growth - and you need to achieve it without risking a hugely expensive gamble. How can you encourage innovative new ventures and pursue ambitious growth while minimizing risk?In Discovery-Driven Growth, authors McGrath and MacMillan show how companies can plan and pursue an aggressive growth agenda with confidence. By carefully framing their strategi...

Jimmy Winter is a born star on the baseball field, and Seth Barnam can only dream of being as talented. Still, the two baseball fanatics have the kind of friendship that should last forever. But when Seth experiences an unthinkable loss, he's forced to find his own personal strength--on and off the field.An ALA Best Book for Young AdultsAn ALA Best Book for Reluctant ReadersA New York Public Library Book for the Teen AgePennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Book of...

The right phrase for every situation . . . every timeThe latest guide in the top-selling, easy-to-use Perfect Phrases series gives you the correct vocabulary to use to get the best salary or job offer possible. Using words and phrases that take away the taboo surrounding the subject of money, you can ask for what you want-and deserve-with confidence.Provides quick, easy steps that prepare readers for salary negotiations, job interviews, or performance...

Informing the next of kin of a patient’s death is hardly cardiac surgeon Greg Stanton’s favorite activity. Tired of spreading bad news, he decides to take a week off and enjoy a few extra curricular activities—one in particular that hopefully involves a certain blonde director.Carrie’s experience as the Director of New Beginnings, an Assisted Living Residence, has taught her that the wisdom of the elderly is often more healing than any drug. So when Greg drops by her office to tell...