"You want beauty? I'll give you beauty!";Mary HeilmannMary Heilmann is one of the most important abstract painters of her generation. Her distinctively fluid, humorous, and bright canvases combine the modes of Abstract Expressionism with a vibrant Pop sensibility. Heilmannn's 1979 painting in hot pi[...]

The bestselling co-author of the legendary The One Minute Manager(R) and a former Twitter executive join forces to create the ultimate guide to creating powerful mentoring relationships.While most people agree that having a mentor is a good thing, they don't know how to find one or use one. And desp[...]

Detailed guidelines in successful sales proposals and techniques emphasize self-confidence, ethical use of influence, and the tested methods of the nation's leading salespeople.[...]

Turn your one simple idea into millions-without lifting a finger! "Ever heard of Teddy Ruxpin or Lazer Tag? Both have Stephen Key's mark on them. He is the Yoda or 'renting' ideas for serious passive income. From how-to to war stories, this is a great book." -Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Workwe[...]

Can working parents in America--or anywhere--ever find true leisure time?
According to the Leisure Studies Department at the University of Iowa, true leisure is "that place in which we realize our humanity." If that's true, argues Brigid Schulte, then we're doing dangerously little realizing of [...]

Charity is not the answer. Work is. Leila Janah, social entrepreneur and founder ofSamasource, is shaping the future of business: give work and access to income,and empower the world's most destitute citizens with the resources to change theirlives forever.When asked if they'd rather receive aid or [...]

Draws on actual business situations to demonstrate practical applications, and the proven benefits, of the One Minute management techniques.[...]

In his acclaimed 2008 book "Systems Thinking in the Public Sector", John Seddon blew the whistle on public sector 'reform' and the flawed gospel of quasi-markets, competition, targets and inspection. He showed how thousands of people in the UK and elsewhere had been engaged at a cost of millions of [...]

Get ahead in the workplace by influencing others Influence is a timeless topic for business leaders and others in positions of power, but the world has evolved to the point where everyone needs these skills. No matter your job, role, rank, or function, if you want to get things done you need to kno[...]

This introductory DVD shows the progression of a dog, Parker, and her handler, Christy, who, after attending an Introduction to K9 Nose Work workshop, went home and over the next eight months, put into practice what they learned on that one day. The video diary Christy kept shows the progression of [...]