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DARE : Scott Weiss
DARE: Accepting the Challenge of Trusting Leadership
After a decade of unrelenting dishonesty behind a string of national scandals and a financial debacle that created one of the worst recessions in eighty years, the trust of America’s consumers—and especially its youth—is at an all-time low. In this climate of distrust, Scott Weiss shows CEOs, managers, or anyone in a position of leadership how they can achieve success by returning transparency to their communication and making honesty a radical business strategy. It’s a revolutionary proposal—a DARE to go against the grain of “business as usual.” It’s a DARE be honest.
Leaders will learn how to develop greater self-awareness and a more empathetic understanding of those around them. It’s an approach that leads to more genuine and productive relationships— driving greater commitment and energy—both in and out of the workplace.
Weiss encourages leaders to give up the go-to crutches of everyday business communication: kissing up, endless euphemisms, exaggerations and “spin.” Through case studies from leaders who have faced these challenges, you’ll get an inside look at their organizations’ communication and learn how you can initiate profound change in yours. But it’s not just internal relationships that have to get more real. In today‘s world market, your customers want the truth, too. With social media, buyers’ forums, and on-line product ratings, if customers aren’t happy, they’ll let hundreds of people know. Weiss offers practical solutions for creating a positive emotional connection with customers, clients and consumers while sharing real-world examples in which honesty and trustworthiness create a powerful competitive advantage.
If you accept the DARE, execution may take some grit. As a leader, you will become a “Connector in Chief” who knows how to communicate a vision, how to carry on high-stakes conversations, what to do when you don’t have all the answers and how to achieve greater transparency and honesty with your workforce and your customers.
Are you ready for the challenge? Go ahead, take the DARE and put your business on the road to integrity, honesty and new levels of prosperity.
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The Blue Moon Catastrophe : Justin Bauer
The Blue Moon Catastrophe
While going through the motions of hotel management, Jessie Wilson’s apathy is shaken when presented with evidence of a violent crime committed by an employee.
In poor judgement, he turns a blind eye to the horror until another incident forces a response. A repeating cycle of murder surfaces and leads Jessie to take action with his back against the wall.
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The Dark Horde : Brewin
The Dark Horde
1989, rural Victoria, Australia. Something is preying upon the township of Howqua Hills. Brian Derwent, head of the local Police Station, must simultaneously grapple with the investigation, his disintegrating personal life and unseen forces that are not of this world.
Part thriller, part crime-fiction, all supernatural horror, The Dark Horde tells of the return of an ancient evil that is neither stoppable nor comprehensible…
• Indie Excellence Awards 2013 – Finalist (Horror)
• Indie Excellence Awards 2013 – Finalist (Thriller)
• Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards 2012 – Honorable Mention (Genre Fiction)
• Coffin Hop Flash Fiction Contest 2012 – First Place
CRITIC REVIEWS:
“The Dark Horde is a wild, foul-mouthed, bloody, creative, demented, scary, and hilarious thrill-ride of a horror novel.” – Writer’s Digest
“Horror tales often run the risk of following genre conventions too closely, but The Dark Horde has plenty of genuine surprises. Highly recommended!” – Indie Bookspot
“This book managed to hit me where it hurts at every single point. Not only was it just scary it was creepy and at certain points it made me feel uncomfortable … Brewin shows extreme potential and I hope to read more of his work.” – Fiction Love
“The meticulous effort and detail that Brewin’ has put into this book is outstanding on all fronts and is evident from start to finish.” – Metal Obsession
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In Search of the Warrior With-in : Rod Power
In Search of the Warrior With-in and the Battle of the EGO
One man journeys on his Quest In Search of the Warrior With-in due to co-dependency. Because the only problem with co-dependency is? You just lost control of half of you.
He will do Battle with the human EGO against 36 years of disciplined Martial Arts training and philosophical learning as his journey takes him to Thailand, Japan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Singapore the Philippines and finally into the War torn Karen State of Burma (Myanmar) with the K.N.L.A. Karen National Liberation Army. This War is the world’s longest Civil War…61 years so far and also the world’s most undocumented War…
Learn of the silent line of communication between left dominate brain and the passive right.From the duality of souls to the duality of solar and lunar currents he searches for the Way of following the least resistant path. Rod Power is a 10th Dan teacher of the fighting arts…6 times Australian OPEN Martial Arts Champion and 2 times Australasian OPEN Martial Arts Champion.
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Laura A. Ellison : The Last Girl
The Last Girl
Sonya Neslund has gone through some serious changes over the last year. Her mother Carolyn has died from lung cancer and the home she shared with her mother and stepfather Cal had to be sold, forcing Sonya to live with her unemployed father Aron and Uncle Bill Neslund, who has early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
Sonya manages to make two new friends during her first day of high school; Bobby Chambers, who is openly gay, and the beautiful Piper Jones. Piper’s friend Jessica Holden does not show up for school, and they soon find out she was viciously attacked, her face slashed.
Sonya and her new friends launch their own investigation to find the slasher, who calls himself the Ravisher, as they deal with pain from their pasts, including a former friend of Piper’s, now institutionalized, who may know the identity of the Ravisher, but uses her information to control Piper as the Ravisher plans his next attacks.
Meanwhile, Sonya could be putting herself in more danger as she uses her photography hobby and budding investigative skills to bring herself closer to the Blue Diamonds, a notorious motorcycle gang, that may hold the key to the Ravisher’s identity.
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Our Love Could Light The World : Anne Leigh Parrish
Our Love Could Light The World
You know the Dugans. They’re that scrappy bunch down the street. Their yard is overgrown, they don’t pick up after their dog. The father hasn’t earned a cent in years. The wife holds them together on her income alone. Their five children run free, leaving chaos in their wake. You wouldn’t want them for neighbors, but from a distance, they’re quite entertaining.
Of course, alcohol is an issue. You can tell from the empty bottles lying under the bush out front.You can hardly blame the wife for leaving one day. Without her at the helm, the rest carry on the best they can.
Their strong sense of family keeps them going. They help each other, and in some cases, rescue each other. They struggle for a better life. While they never follow the rules, or completely conquer adversity, they stare it down, meet their challenges, and earn some much needed respect. They might even make you proud.
Set in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, the twelve linked stories in Our Love Could Light The World depict a dysfunctional family that’s messy and rude, cruel and kind, and loyal to the end.
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Artful Dodger : Nageeba Davis
Artful Dodger
Do you love a hot romance with a twist of mystery on the side? Welcome to the romantic suspense trilogy featuring the irrepressible, irreverent Maggie Kean! Take one funny, wise-cracking artist, one gorgeous, sexy detective, throw in a grizzly murder, a little amateur sleuthing and you have the makings of a wild, crazy mis-adventure.
Being a teacher and a sculptor is not an easy life to have, but Maggie Kean’s life is about to get much worse. On an otherwise ordinary day, minus the burnt toast and stubbed toe, Maggie heads out the front door and discovers a dead body. Not just any dead body…but Maggie’s neighbor, the very grand, very esteemed, and very rich, Elizabeth Boyer. Suddenly, without any warning, Maggie is thrown into the middle of a murder investigation and becomes the prime suspect.
But if that wasn’t bad enough, the lead detective on the scene, is one mouth-watering gorgeous hunk of man who doesn’t take her protests of innocence too seriously. It’s bad enough that the victim ended up in Maggie’s yard, but Ms. Boyer overlooked her grandchildren as rightful heirs of her estate and left Maggie in charge of her will. It’s the “M” trifecta: Money, Murder and Mayhem all rolled up in one crazy adventurous ride!
And that’s just the beginning. Tossed right dab into the middle of a murder investigation, Maggie takes off to solve the mystery on her own. Now all she has to do is evade the police, clear her name, trap a killer…and deal with one sexy detective who drives her crazy while making her hormones do the happy dance!
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O! Jackie : Mercedes King
O! Jackie
O! Jackie, the debut novel by Mercedes King, explores the private life of Jackie Kennedy and how she dealt with JFK’s affairs–including his trysts with Marilyn Monroe.
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March Into My Heart : Patty Lazarus
March Into My Heart: A Memoir of Mothers, Daughters, and Adoption
March into My Heart is a poignant and inspiring story of family, adoption, and the search for the irreplaceable bond between a mother and daughter. Patty Lazarus was happily married and busy raising two sons. By all accounts she was a very lucky woman. But still, something was missing.
Despite her love for her family, she felt a deep longing for the mother-daughter connection she’d always dreamed of.
After enduring her mother’s tragic illness and untimely death, Patty knew that adding a girl to the family was the only way to ease the pain she felt.
She and her husband set out on a four-year, arduous, complicated, and emotional journey through infertility, miscarriages, and adoption ending in a small town in rural Missouri where they would finally meet their new daughter as she came into the world.
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Machine Guns And Cricket Bats : Jeff Grzinic
Machine Guns And Cricket Bats
Machine Guns and Cricket Bats is a behind-the-scenes look into the sometimes ‘dangerous’ and always entertaining world of international cricket.
If you’ve ever wondered what destiny does when it’s not arranging wars, scandals and marriages, ask author Jeff Grzinic. As a toddler in Western Australia, Jeff was involved in a serious car accident, and spent decades recovering from his injuries before becoming an international cricketer – for a country that didn’t even exist when he was born!
Jeff’s story of the battles of attrition in life from behind the crease makes an enchanting and intriguing read for fans of life – not just cricket. Competing in a world of sub-elite international cricket, the rewards are somewhat esoteric and the experiences closer to the bone. His humour leads readers through the underbelly of European cricket, including the cheap motels, spectacular sights, memorable food, and most importantly, the people.
About the Author:
Australian born and raised of Croatian parents, Jeff Grzinic has been a passionate cricketer since he was old enough to swing a bat. “Although I was probably never going to get the opportunity to play for Australia due to the injuries I sustained in a serious car accident, I certainly made the most of the opportunities presented to me and became the best cricketer I could be. Just when I thought my chances of playing higher level cricket had passed me by, a phone call changed my life forever, and I ended up playing international cricket!”
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