Ever wonder who was the first kid to keep a wallet on a big chunky chain, or wear way-too-big pants on purpose? What about the mythical first guy who wore his baseball cap backwards? These are the Innovators, the people on the very cusp of cool. Seventeen-year-old Hunter Braque's job is finding them for the retail market. But when a big-money client disappears, Hunter must use all his cool-hunting talents to find her. Along the way he's drawn into a web of brand-name intrigue- a missing cargo of the coolest shoes he's ever seen, ads for products that don't exist, and a shadowy group dedicated to the downfall of consumerism as we know it.
Promotions Are So Yesterday is the recipient of the 2023 Bronze Medal from the Axiom Business Book Awards in the category of Success/Motivation/Coaching and the 2023 Nautilus Book Award in the category of Business & Leadership (Self Pub/small Press). The time-honored tradition of defining career development exclusively in terms of promotions, moves, and title changes is dead. Beyond, between, and besides the climb up the positional ladder, there are many other ways that employees can—and want to—grow. However, many organizations still operate under the notion that promotions are the only option for career development, leaving employees disengaged, managers frustrated, and the business disadvantaged in its efforts to retain talent. The good news is that career development is so much more than promotions alone, and managers are in a powerful position to redefine career development and create positive results for their employees and their organizations in this area. In Promotions Are So Yesterday, Julie Winkle Giulioni offers you a new approach for developing your employees’ careers and helping them thrive in a company when promotions are not readily available. Discover an easy-to-apply framework of seven alternative dimensions of development (contribution, competence, confidence, connection, challenge, contentment, and choice) that will engage your employees—dynamic opportunities for growth that are completely within your control as a manager. Promotions Are So Yesterday is filled with practical advice, nearly 100 questions to spark reflection and productive dialogue, and actionable templates and tools that managers can use with employees. Help bring your employees and your organization to even greater achievement with a strategy that will increase your employees’ job satisfaction, performance, knowledge, and skills, and strengthen your organization’s workforce.
One father-son duo make a pizza so delicious, and so over-the-top with toppings, that it destroys the universe—and will surely melt readers' minds and hearts, like warm mozzarella. It's a tale as old as time: a kid wants to make a pizza with his dad, but not just any pizza . . . he wants a pizza with everything on it. That's right, everything. But as the toppings pile on, this father-son duo accidentally create a pizza so delicious, so extravagant, so over-the-top, that it destroys the universe—and the cosmos go as dark as burnt crust. Will anyone enjoy pizza ever again? At turns heartwarming, hilarious, and completely out of this world, Kyle Scheele and Andy J. Pizza deliver a riotous adventure that will melt readers minds and hearts and leave them calling for a second helping. • FATHER'S DAY GIFTING: This heartwarming and hilarious portrait of a memorable father-son bonding experience is the perfect way to show appreciation to the tough-to-buy-for dad all year round, and especially on Father's Day! • FOOD-THEMED HILARITY: A mouthwatering and laugh-out-loud funny story of culinary catastrophe! This book is for fans of food-themed classics like Green Eggs and Ham, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. • ELEMENT OF CHAOS: Starting with something as relatable as pizza toppings, and culminating in the destruction of the universe, the escalating silliness is literally out of this world. For anyone who loves books that celebrate the absurd and chaotic, like Dragons Love Tacos or Llama Destroys the World. • TIMELESS QUALITY: A classic family-bonding moment—making pizza—leads to memorable father-son adventure, with a heartwarming and satisfying ending ensuring countless rereads. • PIZZA: Universal and delicious. Perfect for: • Anyone who likes pizza • Fathers looking for a lighthearted book to share with their kids • Fans of the absurd, chaotic, and hilarious • Foodies and their children • Anyone looking for wholesome family stories about family bonding • Fans of Dragons Love Tacos and Llama Destroys the World
After reliving the same day for months, eighteen-year-old Barrett reluctantly teams up with her nemesis Miles to escape the time loop, and soon finds herself falling for him, but what she does not know is what they will mean to each other if they finally make it to tomorrow.
One of Japan's greatest classic murder mysteries, introducing their best loved detective, translated into English for the first time In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son of the grand Ichiyanagi family. But amid the gossip over the approaching festivities, there is also a worrying rumour - it seems a sinister masked man has been asking questions around the village. Then, on the night of the wedding, the Ichiyanagi household are woken by a terrible scream, followed by the sound of eerie music. Death has come to Okamura, leaving no trace but a bloody samurai sword, thrust into the pristine snow outside the house. Soon, amateur detective Kosuke Kindaichi is on the scene to investigate what will become a legendary murder case, but can this scruffy sleuth solve a seemingly impossible crime?
This volume collects, for the first time, all of Thomas A. Easton's GMO-themed work: 12 stories and 5 novels...more than 1,400 pages of great reading. Included are: Short Stories: The 2076 Roachster When Life Hands You a Lemming The Coming of the Mayflower Hard Times Social Climber Lost Luggage Sing a Song of Porkchops Down on the Truck Farm Matchmaker The Homemaker The Last Word The Price Novels: Sparrowhawk Greenhouse Woodsman Tower of the Gods Seeds of Destiny If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!
"Whatever one thinks of channeling, the advice in this book is *exactly* what it takes to succeed." - Mark Joyner, Founder and CEO of Simpleology Life teacher, healer, author and Billboard charting singer, John Stringer's channeled book, The Abundance Vibration: A Guide to Alignment is written to assist you with aligning with Source / God / Spirit and with navigating the levels of creation so you can live the abundant life that is your birthright. From the author: "This book was written through aligning, asking for what the text should be, listening, and writing what I received. Some call this process channeling, some downloading, or other names. What is important is to know that the information comes from the same Source all inspired thought and action comes from which tells us 'All is Well.' The alignment process I use to access my higher consciousness is covered in this book. As the dedication mentions, my hope is that this will benefit anyone who is ready to remember their power, perfection, and oneness. It is my hope that you will enjoy it for some time. Read it at your own pace and share it with anyone you feel will benefit." - John Stringer
Kathy Mosbys life was fairly routine until 2014. In the beginning of that year, it was as though three bombs dropped in the middle of her life. In January, her mom passed away suddenly from a brain aneurysm. In February, her neighbors dead tree fell on her house during a storm. Then in March, she was diagnosed with lymphoma. The journey that followed is Gather Your Tribe. When Kathy was first diagnosed, one of her doctors said, I know youre used to being the mom and taking care of everything, but now its time to gather your tribe and accept the help. So Kathy did indeed gather her tribe through deeply candid emails to her friends and family, which she wrote throughout her journey. Gather Your Tribe is both painful and uplifting. Kathy hopes that by sharing her story, which includes the emails to her tribe, she will inspire others to face their biggest fears and challenges head-on. Amazing things can happen when you do, like receiving a call from the White House!
Is it fair to keep asking the Gods for favours? More so, if they have been listening to you, is it worth asking for a second chance at love? Vikram was living a reasonably happy life with his wife and two adorable kids and was always thankful to the Gods for whatever they blessed him with. He liked his life, but nevertheless, it was boring and lacked excitement. Vikram then decided to take control of things and of himself; he decided to fall in love. Now, there was a lot of action in life but the price he paid for all the thrills and chills was too heavy. Vikram lost his freedom to another woman. His favourite food, his favourite pastimes, his friends, his outings, and everything else that mattered, ends up being sacrificed at the altar of love. Purvi was living a dull life until she meets Vikram and decides to spice it up. This was a man she was in love with when in college. She was single after being separated from her husband, and ready to mingle. She had been through a lot of drama in the past and wanted a no-frills relationship. In Vikram she found a man she could dictate terms to. Is it worth losing a woman you love for your own peace of mind and then asking the Gods to set you free? ‘Gaafil’ is the story of one such careless man who, for a dash of thrill in his life, ends up throwing all caution to wind; only to go on the brink of disaster himself. Does he survive? Or, does love toss him around like a ragged puppet? Do the Gods give him another chance? Read Sanjana Chhabra’s ‘Gaafil’ to know what fate Vikram meets.
