Download or read book Sleazy Business written by Alan Betrock and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone's seen the National Enquirer--but did you know that the Enquirer's roots are in sex, gore, and sensationalism? Sleazy Business is the pictorial history of these publications, and gathered in its pages are some one hundred twenty examples of outrageousness which will leave you surprised, laughing, and yes, even shocked.
Download or read book Web Business Bootcamp written by Richard Seltzer and published by Seltzer Books. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2002. The specific examples are dated, because business on the Internet changes rapidly. But the underlying principles and lessons hold true. "You're in basic training for the battle of your life. Your mission is to keep your company alive and to help it move forward quickly in unfamiliar territory. You must master the tools and techniques needed to serve customers and beat the competition into he strange and potentially hostile online business environment. This no-nonsense, tip-driven guide targets key activities that anyone can perform to truly achieve online business success. Internet marketing pioneer Richard Seltzer gets managers out of the boardroom and into the trenches for crucial hands-on Web experience -- which provides insight into how to win on the e-commerce battlefield. He also helps entrepreneurs develop a viable business model without depending on high-priced design services and consultants, as well as gives technology-oriented professionals a broad business perspective for tackling new online responsibilities."
Download or read book Blackwater Lights written by Michael M. Hughes and published by Hydra. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael M. Hughes’s Blackwater Lights combines the eldritch horror of H. P. Lovecraft with the supernatural thrills of Dean Koontz. When Ray Simon receives a desperate call from his childhood friend Kevin, begging him to come visit, Ray can’t say no. Kevin promises to clue him in on shocking discoveries he has made about weird, half-forgotten events in their past—events associated with a summer camp near Kevin’s home in the small town of Blackwater, West Virginia. But when Ray arrives, Kevin is nowhere to be found. So Ray does some investigating of his own, only to find that no records exist of the camp. Yet he is not alone in looking for information. There are Lily, a beautiful redhead with uncanny seductive powers; Crawford, a wealthy collector of art and people; and Micah, the mysterious leader of the Church of the Open Door. All of them are seeking information about the rumored camp. And they are all interested—very interested—in Ray. Then a midnight encounter with strange floating lights sparks a return of old memories—vivid but fractured images that haunt Ray’s waking hours with intimations of terror and cruelty. Something dreadful happened at that camp long ago. Something was awakened there. Now, with the help of his new friend Ellen, a waitress at the local diner, Ray must navigate a path through madness and murder—a path that leads inexorably to an all-but-forgotten night in his childhood . . . and to a future of unimaginable horror. Praise for Blackwater Lights “Michael M. Hughes’s highly intelligent debut novel, Blackwater Lights, weaves a stunning tale of intrigue, ritual, and dark magic. It’s brilliantly paced and beautifully written, and once the journey has begun, it’s impossible to put down. Luckily for those of us hooked on Hughes, Blackwater Lights is but the first work in his forthcoming trilogy.”—Lisa Mannetti, Bram Stoker Award–winning author of The Gentling Box “Disturbing, surreal, and spooky as hell, Blackwater Lights is a brilliantly written debut, marking Michael M. Hughes as a talent to watch.”—Tim Lebbon, author of Coldbrook and the Toxic City trilogy “Blackwater Lights is a paranoid thrill-ride that deftly combines mystery, sci-fi, and horror elements into a modern-day conspiracy tale. An impressive debut that builds to a satisfying, action-filled conclusion.”—Cemetery Dance magazine “Blackwater Lights has action, adventure, sex, love, designer drugs, and violent death, all woven into a globe-spanning paranormal conspiracy. I mean, really, what’s not to like? Consider this my official request for a sequel.”—F. Paul Wilson, author of the Repairman Jack novels and The Adversary Cycle “A harrowing and riveting thrill ride. Hughes is a welcome addition to the dark-fiction ranks.”—Scott Nicholson, author of The Red Church
Download or read book Montrose written by Rhonda Braden and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2003-01-16 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Henry Brown Annis, a man of his time who was caught up in the times. An everyday dirt and grunt Union Army soldier, Henry, like many of his contemporaries, wrote of his experiences in the Civil War, waxing poetic with what the Civil War historian, Bruce Catton, describes as the "embroideries and purple passages of many an author of the time," and at the same time documenting the mundane, grub details of a soldier's existence. Throughout the memoirs, Henry's devotion to his country, his sense of humor, and his compassion shine through. Henry enlisted in Company B, 96th Illinois Infantry on August 9, 1862. For nearly a year his regiment was relatively inactive, engaging in some minor skirmishes in Tennessee, and, according to his army record, Henry spent three months in and out of hospitals in Ohio and Kentucky. Then, in the later part of the summer of 1863, the 96th Illinois and Henry were ordered to southeastern Tennessee, near Chattanooga, where the Union and Confederate forces were gathering for a showdown. The regimental history of the 96th Illinois and Henry Annis's military career revolved around this theater of action which, for the North, was an important turning point of the War. William Wood summed up the significance of the campaign when he wrote, "Chattanooga meant that the Union forces had at last laid the axe to the root of the tree." The way was opened for Sherman's march to the sea. Writing of his experience some years after the end of the War, Henry assumes, and rightfully so, that his readers have a grass roots familiarity with the "Battle Above the Clouds." To fully understand Henry Annis's experience, I have tried to put it into its larger context: The Chattanooga Campaign, which included the bloody, but indecisive "fracas," as Henry calls it, at Chickamauga, September 19 and 20, 1863. Its culmination occurred on November 23, 24, and 25 in the Battle of Chattanooga where the fighting took place on Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. Using his memoirs and the official reports and correspondence documented in the volumes of Official Records and The Rebellion Record, I have attempted to retrace Henry's wartime experience and reconstruct it in the larger context of his regiment, and of the battles themselves. I have also tried to trace the personal and military history of the man who told it the way he fought it, learn about his superior officers who controlled not only the outcome of the battles, but Henry's fate as well. His experiences are clarified with both a micro and macro account of the battles and the interim siege, striving for an overall picture of this part of the Civil War and Henry Annis's part in it.
Download or read book Contemporary Sales Force Management written by William Winston and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By analyzing and monitoring current trends in the marketplace, Contemporary Sales Force Management helps sales managers align resources and strategic efforts to gain an edge over competitors. You will develop an understanding of where current and prospective sales opportunities exist in order to fully utilize automation, how to update crisis management policies to reflect changing industry dynamics, and how to raise your level of sales efficiency through the use of customer advisory groups and sales technological tools, such as video conferencing, database management, and up-to-date industry software. Through the book’s important discussions on lowering mutual costs, building long-term customer relationships, improving sales skills, and developing core process skills, you will also learn to think and act with a strategic perspective that successfully steers the sales process.Grounded in practical applications, Contemporary Sales Force Management unites theoretical principles with applied examples and case studies gathered from research with major firms in dynamic markets such as Beijing and Shanghai in China, the European Union, and the United States. From these case studies demonstrating how top players achieve success, you gain critical information on: the role of the sales force manager in organizations strategic issues for an international sales effort gaining functional expertise in sales and marketing along with industry knowledge globalization and its impact on sales management strategies for applying Total Quality Management to sales electronic commerce and cultivating customers on the Web the consequences of having a poorly motivated sales force with low morale developing an environment that fosters and rewards the management of crisis understanding your biases and stereotypical assumptions about others and how these affect decisionmaking dealing with the legal and regulatory environment and ethical issues that arise in the course of managing the sales forceContemporary Sales Force Management is the book managers, entrepreneurs, business people, and faculty and students of executive business education programs have long awaited. Its sample sales plan, specific strategies, and hands-on advice will prove indispensable as you maneuver away from the coattails of your competitors into a leading position in the marketplace.
Download or read book written by Domenico Bommarito and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-02-20 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fictional approach to current concerns, politics, spirituality, and the electronic revolution.
Download or read book Exploitation of Young Adults in Door to door Sales written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Solomon s Knot written by Robert D. Cooter and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-16 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cooter and Schfer provide a thorough introduction to growth economics through the lens of law and economics. They do a masterful job of weaving in historical anecdotes from all over the world, detailed discussions of historical transformations, theoretical literature, empirical studies, and numerous clever hypotheticals. Scholars as well as general readers will find this book to be very useful and informative."--Henry N. Butler, George Mason University -- "This book distills and presents in a lucid and often even entertaining way the main insights and contributions of law and economics to meeting the challenges of growth for developing countries. Cooter and Schfer argue that market freedom is the key to growth, but that it needs to be sustained by the appropriate legal rules and institutions."--Robert Howse, coauthor of "The Regulation of International Trade."
Download or read book Kalorama Road written by E. Denise Billups and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-01-13 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her memories died, but the dead won't let them sleep. There's something Allie can't remember. Lost memories refuse to surface until something triggers images of a blank night. A year after graduating from Emsworth University, Allie receives a mysterious email asking a single question. Do you remember what happened at 1414 Kalorama Road? Someone wants her to remember, and they are getting closer. As memories resurface, Allie must accept a sinister night and a discovery she could never have imagined. Will she remember before it's too late?
Download or read book 18 533 Days and 18 Inches to Eternity written by Louis Bukowiec and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm eighty-eight, and I am awestruck that I have written a book (my first ever)! My wife Joyce died in 2015. For a time, grief and loneliness were my companions. I soon settled down, doing old-folks things like crossword puzzles, watching TV, etc. Some of my grandkids asked me what it was like being a kid during the Great Depression and World War II. Then one day, my friend Charlie gave me a packet of four one-hundred-page notebook pads. He said, "Maybe you can use these." Coincidence? So with pencil in hand, I started writing my story about my favorite subject""me! Many memories were rekindled, and suddenly, I had a new hobby. A word became a sentence, a sentence, a paragraph or a chapter. How far could I go with this? Night after night, the stories flowed through my mind. Quiet, tearful nights became commonplace. One night, I awoke with tears in my eyes and a word in my heart""redemption. That morning, I calculated how many days from my birth, January 2, 1930, to my rebirth, October 4, 1980. It was 18,533 days. Now my story had a working title""18,533 Days to Eternity. As I read my story, I realized that I was a normal, hardworking person with a vision, like you. However, unlike most of you, I was an impulsive, addicted, egotistical, train wreck. But God had a plan for my life. He wanted to lead me from my egocentric mind to the desire of his love, my heart. It was only eighteen inches. Hope! Never give up!
Download or read book Burn Away An Adam Dutton Beverly Laborde Mystery written by BV Lawson and published by BV Lawson. This book was released on 2020-05-31 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you play with fire ... you get murder. When a series of arsons targets Vermont antiques stores, Detective Adam Dutton and con-woman Beverly Laborde worry a shop owned by their friend might be next. But the stakes take an even deeper and uglier turn after a body is found inside one of the burned buildings. Was it an accident, suicide ... or murder? Adam and Beverly hoped they'd seen the last of a crime syndicate operating under the Northern Antiquities League—and that they could finally put those dark memories behind them. But do the arsons signal the last gasp of the NAL? Or is a new mob threat rising from the ashes? With the help of the mysterious Mr. X, Adam and Beverly race to get to the bottom of the fires before any more lives are lost ... including their own. Praise for BV Lawson's mysteries/thrillers: "Worth putting on your reading list." - The Library Journal "Lawson's protagonist is greatly compelling." - Publishers Weekly Booklife Prize "Lawson’s book was so good, I read it twice from beginning to end." - Readers Favorite Reviews The complete chronology of the Adam Dutton & Beverly Laborde mystery/thriller series for those who enjoy reading in order is: Steal Away Hide Away Burn Away Keywords: mystery novel, detective novel, crime fiction, murder mystery, mystery series, police procedural, amateur sleuth, female sleuth, heist novels, thrillers, traditional mysteries, crime thrillers, murder, mystery series, private investigator, detective books, crime series, thriller series, crime thriller series, vigilante justice, detective series, private investigator series, PI series, private eye series, crime authors, thriller authors, psychological thrillers, mystery boxed sets, crime box sets
Download or read book Against the Wind written by Bob Weisman and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-12-05 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Against The Wind...A Story From The Lost Generation" is the story of Bob Weisman...a "snit kicker from Gem City, Confusion"... as Bob likes to describe himself. Set in a smaller city somewhere in the US, Bob tells the story of his life... that was turned upside down by a rare disorder called Transverse Myelitis. The first part of the book is told in a very conversational style. The second part is a complete change...putting you right beside Bob as he tries to adjust to his new life...something that he is still attempting to do.
Download or read book Taste the spirit written by Dharma Gabrielle and published by e-bookowo. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remarkable, touchingly sincere and true book. I read it in one breath, quoting various passages to my teenage son. I would recommend it to parents and their children, to the old and to the young, the big and the small. Let the grain increase, building a new consciousness and responsibility for the world in which we live. Justyna Steczkowska
Download or read book The Photographer s Pricing System written by Alicia Caine and published by Peachpit Press. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this practical guide, photography pricing guru Alicia Caine takes the anxiety and drudgery out of the pricing process for portrait and wedding photographers, showing how to keep the process as simple and painless as possible. Alicia starts by breaking down such daunting topics as managing your budget and expenses and determining how much work you can take on, and then explains the importance of understanding what your client wants and researching the marketplace. She shows how to reverse-engineer your pricing, create a pricing sheet, and present your pricing to your clients. Focusing mainly on portrait pricing, she also explores how to achieve consistent pricing across your photography services, with a chapter on specialty sessions that covers the particularities of pricing weddings and mini sessions. Along the way, you’ll encounter nearly 20 worksheets designed to help you move from learning the necessary steps and tasks to actual implementation, a key obstacle for many photographers. As an added bonus, Alicia provides an “Expert’s Guide” on how to get paid what you’re worth based on your expertise in a particular niche, which can potentially increase your value in the marketplace. In this special section, you’ll learn how positioning yourself as an authority on a particular topic can help you bring in more potential clients. Features the friendly, approachable voice of photography pricing expert Alicia Caine, whose mentoring and coaching have endeared her to thousands of photographers. Includes worksheets and a gross earning calculator (also available via download) to help you with key steps in the process, covering such topics as how to determine your hourly value, how to think about and set up collections and specialty products, how to figure out your costs of goods sold, and much more. Incorporates lightness, fun, and compassion to help photographers more easily approach the challenging and often mundane topic of pricing.
Download or read book Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler written by Raymond Chandler and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I don't know why the hell I write so many letters, Raymond Chandler once mused to a correspondent. "I guess my mind is just to active for its own good." In the seven novels from The Big Sleep (1939) to Playback (1958) and in a handful of short stories, Raymond Chandler recorded a vision of Southern California life sparked by acerbic observations on every level of coast society, from drug dealers and crooked cops to heiresses. But Chandler's gifts of observation and analysis extended well past the streets, alleyways, roadhouses, and stately homes that made up the world of his detective-hero Phillip Marlowe. Brought together in this volume are some of the hundreds of letters Chandler wrote-many of them composed during long, insomniac nights. Chandler commented on all that he saw around him, from his own personal foibles, to the works of his contemporaries Ernest Hemingway and Edmund Wilson, to education, English society, and world events. Acute, sometimes impassioned, often witty, the Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler contains lively anecdotes of Hollywood, critical dissections of his fellow writers of detective fiction, lengthy discussions of the art of writing and of his own fiction, and, above all, amused, sometimes outraged glimpses of the Southern California society that was his inspiration. Chandler once wrote that "in letters I sometimes seem to have been more penetrating than in any other kind of writing." But his letters could also be combative, as when he wrote to an editor at the Atlantic that "when I split an infinitive, God damn it, I intend that it should stay split," or dismissive, as when he said of James M. Cain that "everything he writes smells like a billy goat." He could also be painfully revealing, as when he wrote of his despair over the death of his wife. "It was my great and now useless regret," Chandler confessed, "that I never wrote anything really worthy her attention, no book that I could dedicate to her." Lively, entertaining, and sometimes touching, these letters fully present for the first time the complex sensibilities of a man who was one of America's greatest writers of detective novels, and one of its most astute observers.
Download or read book Securitization written by Vinod Kothari and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-06-16 with total page 1025 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get a thorough explanation of the nuances of securitization in the global business market with this comprehensive resource. Synthetic securitization and structured products are revolutionizing the financial industry and changing the way banks, institutional investors, and securities traders do business both domestically and globally. Written by a top international trainer and expert on securitization, this book is an ideal way for all market practitioners, whether investors, bankers, or analysts, to ensure they understand the ins and outs of this practice.
Download or read book Up to No Gouda written by Linda Reilly and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in a delicious new culinary cozy series featuring a grilled cheese eatery owner who must solve murders in her small town before she is put under lock and brie Back in Balsam Dell to heal after the death of her husband, Carly Hale is finally pursuing her lifelong dream—opening Carly's Grilled Cheese Eatery. After only five months, business is booming as Vermont vacationers and townspeople alike flock to lunch on her Party Havartis and other grilled cheese concoctions. All but Lyle Bagley, Carly's one-time high school boyfriend and now town bully who just bought the building that houses her eatery and wants Carly out. After a muenster of a fight, Carly's forced to put her nose to the rind and find a solution to keep her business afloat. That is...until Lyle is discovered dead behind the dumpster of Carly's shop, and one of her employees becomes the prime suspect. In order to save her eatery and prove her friend's innocence, Carly must sleuth out the killer before she's the one who gets grilled. With a delightful cast of characters, an inventive amateur sleuth, and a whole host of cheesy hijinks, Up to No Gouda is the perfect cozy murder mystery to melt into.
