So you’ve bought a horse! Congratulations! What was the fantasy? Something to do with your family? A dream for a child? Maybe you just like the freedom of loading up and going for a trail ride in the woods or with friends. For some it’s a color thing: Appaloosa, Buckskin, Palomino, Paint. Or maybe you have aspirations of showing. But no matter how you look at horses, they are lovely and amazing animals to have in your life. Ultimately, though, what makes the purchase satisfying is whether ...

Isla Green has built a carefully ordered life. As a brilliant but socially anxious data analyst in Seattle, she finds comfort in spreadsheets, predictability, and the quiet companionship of her elderly neighbor, Mr. Alden. Romance, in her view, is a chaotic variable best left out of life's equation. She's content-or so she tells herself.

This easy-to-follow guide for salespeople trying to generate product excitement over the phone provides quick strategies to help you boost your success rate.As more and more organizations scale back on their in-the-field sales operations, sales pros have had to focus their energy and skills on closing deals over the phone--and doing it faster than ever before. Authors Renee P. Walkup and Sandra McKee have included new chapters on using advanced technology (e.g., we...