"Smith convincingly shows how individuals of any age and in any industry can chart a course to a great career by drawing on prior success stories."— Publishers WeeklyOver the past three decades, Professor Larry Smith has become something of a "career whisperer" for his students at the University of Waterloo. His stunning TEDx talk on finding your calling has been viewed by more than six million people and counting. This book captures the b...

“A perfect distraction and inspiration, and a collection that begs to be shared. Be warned, though. If you plan to lend out your copy, start out with two. Once it leaves your hands you’ll never see it again.”—Denver Post (on Not Quite What I Was Planning)The editors of the New York Times bestseller Not Quite What I Was Planning are back with its much-anticipated sequel, It All Changed in an Instant. With contributions from acclai...

From the editors of the international phenomenon and New York Times bestseller Not Quite What I Was Planning comes a collection of six-word memoirs created by and for teens.From cancer to creativity, prom dates to promiscuity, and breaking hearts to breaking laws, the memoirs in this collection reveal that often the youngest writers have the most fascinating stories to tell.One life. Six words. What's yours?Coming of Age Stories: Raw, relatabl...

“A vivid and compelling account by a true master of oral history.” —General James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.), Supreme Allied Commander, EuropeOn February 19, 1945, nearly 70,000 American soldiers invaded a tiny volcanic island in the Pacific. Over the next thirty-five days, approximately 28,000 soldiers died, including nearly 22,000 Japanese and 6,821 Americans, making Iwo Jima one of the costliest battles of World War II. In his most important work to date, best-sellin...

From the creators of Six-Word Memoirs comes The Moment, a collection of personal stories from writers both famous and obscure revealing how a single instant changed their lives forever. An innocuous decision, an unforeseen accident, a chance conversation, a tag sale, a terrorist strike, a tweet . . . sometimes all it takes is a single moment to redirect the course of an entire life. In the tradition of Smith magazine’s Not Quite What I Was Planning and the sensational Six-Word Memoirs on L...

“A perfect distraction and inspiration, and a collection that begs to be shared.” — Denver PostLove wounds the heart and soul . . .From the editors of the New York Times bestseller Not Quite What I Was Planning comes another collection of terse true tales—this time simple sagas exploring the complexities of the human heart. Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak contains hundreds of personal stories about the pinnacles and pitfalls of romance. Brilliant in their brevity, the...

Are you considering investing in other people’s businesses?And would you want to know how best to go about that to ensure that you do not lose your money and make the best investment decisions?Well, if that is the case, thenThis step-by-step blueprint will show you how to invest in other people’s businesses and reap big!Investing in other businesses is one of the best ways to make money and get an exhilarating experience from helping others. The exp...

How to Have a Happy RetirementMore than a retirement advice book. Purposeful Retirement is your guide to living a purpose-filled life after your working career comes to an end.A new kind of retirement planning guidebook. Award-winning author, distinguished speaker, and successful businessman Hyrum W. Smith will take you on a journey of self-discovery as you start this new chapter in your life. Smith, the former CEO of Franklin Co...

The creator of the bestselling, short-form Six-Word Memoir series, Larry Smith, is back again with THE BEST ADVICE IN SIX WORDS, a poignant collection of universal wisdom, life lessons, and caution thrown to the wind. With 1,000 contributions from celebrities like Molly Ringwald, Whoopi Goldberg, Lemony Snicket, and Gary Shteyngart, as well as everyday people who've learned a thing or two about a thing or two during their time on the planet, readers will pulled into the sometimes hilarious...

The most popular, provocative, and unforgettable essays from the past fifteen years of the New York Times “Modern Love” column—including stories from the anthology series starring Tina Fey, Andy Garcia, Anne Hathaway, Catherine Keener, Dev Patel, and John SlatteryA young woman goes through the five stages of ghosting grief. A man’s promising fourth date ends in the emergency room. A female lawyer with bipolar disorder experiences the highs and lows of ...

From the author of Johnnie and Me and Embracing the Journey of Recovery—a bold fiction debut.In the year 2084, a single drug promises freedom from addiction—but at the cost of choice, memory, and even the soul.The Compulsory Addiction Recovery Enforcement (CARE) Act leaves no room for alternatives. Superior Rx’s “miracle” drug, Neuroxone, dominates treatment—its long-term dangers hidden from the public. Abstinence-based recovery has been erased from the ma...