The founders of a respected Silicon Valley advisory firm study legendary category-creating companies and reveal a groundbreaking discipline called category design.Winning today isn’t about beating the competition at the old game. It’s about inventing a whole new game—defining a new market category, developing it, and dominating it over time. You can’t build a legendary company without building a legendary category. If you think that having the best product is all it takes to win, y...

Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Best Anthology"One of the best anthologies of horror and suspense of all time."—Rocky Mountain NewsFrom award-winning author and “master anthologist”* Al Sarrantonio, 999: Twenty-Nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense is a specially curated collection of evocative fiction that probes the depth of human fears and frailties. From otherworldly entities stalking prey to psycholog...

The first book to deal with the problems of communicating to a skeptical, media-blitzed public, Positioning describes a revolutionary approach to creating a "position" in a prospective customer's mind-one that reflects a company's own strengths and weaknesses as well as those of its competitors. Writing in their trademark witty, fast-paced style, advertising gurus Ries and Trout explain how to:• Make and position an industry leader so that its name and message wheedles its way into...

**The Instant New York Times Bestseller • One of People Magazine's Top 10 Books of the Year"The rare celebrity memoir that's also a literary read. As funny as it is reflective, it shares stories behind Pacino's hardscrabble upbringing, classic films and journey to icon status." —People Magazine**From one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in fullTo the w...

Collects Disney Kingdoms: Seekers of the Weird (2014) #1-5, Haunted Mansion (2016) #1-5. Creepy tales inspired by a pair of terrifying Disney attractions — one a fan favorite and one that has entered into legend! Welcome, foolish mortals, to the Haunted Mansion! Poor Danny is trapped inside — but is there anyone he can trust to help him escape? Or is he destined to become the 1,000th permanent inhabitant of the foreboding abode? Find out — along with Madame Leota, the Hatbox Ghost, Constan...

This compilation from one of Canada's most acclaimed writers spans four decades and six volumes. Often bittersweet and occasionallyenigmatic, these poems represent Pittman's infinite talent. Targeted at a wide circle of readers, this book gives poetry back to the people, where it truly belongs.

As a leader, changing your mind has always been perceived as a weakness. Not anymore. In a world that’s changing faster than ever, successful leaders realize that a genuine willingness to change their own minds is the ultimate competitive advantage for effective leadership.Drawing on evidence from social science, history, politics, and more, business consultant Al Pittampalli reveals why confidence, consistency, and conviction are increasingly becoming liabilities—while humility, i...

Return to 'The Cipher II' for a journey through complexity and shadows. Expect more questions than answers, as each page delves deeper into a web of intrigue. This isn't about the thrill; it's about the challenge of understanding. Brace yourself for a thought-provoking dive into the unknown.

The war against an alien species is long over, battlefields overgrown with decades of plants and flowers. But the ruins of their starships remain, and inside the bones is marrow, a coveted crystalline fuel harvested by miners operating huge mechanical golems.Inside their golem, the Miner is whole. It’s an extension of themself, capable of hard labor that their fragile and disabled body can’t do on its own. But when their golem breaks and no one knows how to repair it, they’re despe...

Best-selling author Al Sweigart shows you how to easily build over 80 fun programs with minimal code and maximum creativity.If you’ve mastered basic Python syntax and you’re ready to start writing programs, you’ll find The Big Book of Small Python Projects both enlightening and fun. This collection of 81 Python projects will have you making digital art, games, animations, counting programs, and more right away. Once you see how the code works, you’ll pract...

With the Robertson clan’s flair for down-home wisdom and wit, this 365-day devotional reveals the heart and faith of this much-loved family from A&E®’s hit show Duck Dynasty®.Loyal fans of the Duck Dynasty family will relish this collection of inspirational messages for each day of the year. From patriarch Phil and matriarch Kay to their four sons—Willie, Jase, Jep, and Alan—and their beautiful wives and children, the entire Robertson clan contrib...

This book is a collection of poems meant to address the individual in doubt of his vision and dreams. It is a fight for survival in the midst of all rival elements coming in between a man and his true paththe pulse that must beat all impulses.