90% of startups fail because founders build products nobody wants.Not you. If you are actually considering learning what it takes to win instead of falling for the "if we build it they will come" myth, you are already ahead of the game. Startup success boils down to one truth. Fastest team to learn, wins. Not the smartest, not the cleverest, not the richest. Just the team that learns, iterates, and executes faster than everyone else. Starting a StartUp isn...

Getting CustomersEasier, faster and for less money than you ever thought possible.Winning customers is the lifeblood of any business, yet so many people fail dismally at it. James Sinclair knows how it's done - In 15 years he has built a one-man business as a children's clown into a multi-million-pound enterprise with a network of companies and over 400 employees. In the book he lets eager business owners into his secrets for getting the ri...

You’ll judge me.Hate me and tell me I’m wrong.Refuse to see how my darkness is what she needs.While I don’t particularly care about your feelings in the matter, and while I pursue her despite the wedding bells that rang for another, only I can see how she is drowning beneath mediocrity.How many times must I remind her?It can’t matter that I am the person who ruined her life.The man who killed her father.The constant shadow that watche...

Exposing the deep roots and new threats of Canada's regressive rightOver the past decade, we have witnessed the global mainstreaming of hate as false narratives and conspiracy theories about equity and inclusion, immigration, COVID-19 and vaccinations, and the “gay agenda” have become permissible talking points among right-wing politicians, pundits, and influencers.In Confronting the Resurgent Right, scholars and activists take Canada’s 2022 “Freed...

"I can give you exactly what you're asking for, Janie, and I can give it to you all night long."Their first kiss is impulsive, fun, a little wicked—everything Jane Elliot isn't looking for in a man—but desperately needs. Their second kiss is slow, deliberate, an instant connection—everything Austin Sinclair never had with a woman—and doesn't want.Jane isn't the easy conquest Austin's used to. She's a stubborn-as-hell bookworm who's more interested in studying than ...

Come visit Alpine Ridge, a small town deep in the Cascade mountains of Washington state, where four love stories and so much more unfolds, now with exclusive bonus material.Tough Love: A Steamy Small-Town Forced Proximity RomanceJust as she’s contemplating her future, Mia’s grandmother falls ill. When Mia drops everything to move to Gran’s small mountain community, she finds an undeniable connection with rugged local Nate. But will Mia’s d...

90% of startups fail because founders build products nobody wants.Not you. If you are actually considering learning what it takes to win instead of falling for the "if we build it they will come" myth, you are already ahead of the game. Startup success boils down to one truth. Fastest team to learn, wins. Not the smartest, not the cleverest, not the richest. Just the team that learns, iterates, and executes faster than everyone else. Starting a Startup isn...

The Daymakers were the hottest alt-rock band since the nineties, the masked members making fans swoon at the very thought of who might be hiding under the skull masks. Known only by their stage names–Royal, Hero, Poet and Knight–their real identities were a carefully held secret.I was third-generation white trash who had no value to society. That was a direct quote from my guidance counselor, by the way. She wasn’t wrong, not really. My mom had OD’ed and my dad was in prison. I had...

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and ...

I am not the Messiah! Mr Zootherapy tells all I am not the Messiah is the intriguing memoir of James Sinclaire, otherwise known as Mr Zootherapy. In his own words, Sinclaire tells us for the first time about the Gorillagram that started it all off, his brief marriage, and his life in New Zealand, culminating in, and going beyond, the dramatic shooting that ended his career. But the real star of this book is Zootherapy. This book tells us how it started and evolved, and how it became the fo...

What if the team hates my functional code? Learning functional programming can be intoxicating. Your code becomes more elegant, more expressive—solid. But what if the people you work with don’t get it? Some of their concerns are legitimate. Others are plain ignorant. But how do you tell the difference? And either way, how do you have a rational conversation when there’s so much angst? It seems like an impossible situation. But it doesn’t have to be. What if you knew what to expect, ahead o...

The Second Edition of this bestseller brings together basic plant pathology methods published in diverse and often abstract publications. The Second Edition is updated and expanded with numerous new figures, new culture media, and additional methods for working with a greater number of organisms. Methods are easy to use and eliminate the need to seek out original articles. This reference allows for easy identification of methods appropriate for specific problems and facilities. Scientific ...