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Radical generosity is the against-the-grain secret weapon of real influencers, and it will allow you to boost referrals, retention rates, and ROI like few other strategies. But be warned, gifts with strings attached backfire. There is a right, and wrong, way to give. John Ruhlin has gifted on behalf of everyone from Forbes Magazine to the Fortune 500, and his tactics lead to appreciative responses and wide-open check books. Give wholeheartedly to Giftology and reap the rewards of an expanding business and fruitful relationships, professional and personal alike.

We all know that meetings suck, right? You hear it all the time. It's the one thing that almost everyone in business can agree on. Except it's not actually true. Meetings don't suck; we suck at running meetings. When done right, meetings not only work, they make people and companies better. In Meetings Suck, world renowned business expert and growth guru Cameron Herold teaches you how to use focused, time effective meetings to help you and your company soar.

Salsa is one of the most popular types of music listened to and danced to in the United States. Until now, the single comprehensive history of the music - and the industry that grew up around it, including musicians, performances, styles, movements, and production - was available only in Spanish.

Ryan Williams is a former standup comedian, author, and podcast host. In the past three years, on the Stories From The Influencer Economy podcast, he's interviewed more than 100 influencers who have built ideas Online such as: Seth Godin, Brad Feld, Derek Sivers, Troy Carter, Jemele Hill, Kevin Kelly, and many others. In the audiobook, he explains how influence is a learned and acquired skill and how your influence can be honed and crafted over time. Williams answers the question: what are the secrets to grow your influence?   

When Ari Meisel and Nick Sonnenberg launched their high-end virtual assistant (VA) company, Less Doing™, they changed the culture of start-ups forever, effectively debunking the gospel that every new venture requires months of preplanning and a hefty investment of capital. A business born from scribbled notes on a cocktail napkin during dinner was an up-and-running concern less than 24 hours later, ingeniously brought to life with the help of free, readily available digital tools and apps and no outlay of cash.

At the peak of his career and success, Ari Meisel nearly killed himself from exhaustion and overwork. He had to make a choice: He could let his "success" destroy him physically and mentally, or he could find a better way to live. He spent the next few years redesigning his life from scratch. Ultimately he found the way to reduce his workload by 80 percent while actually increasing results and success. Furthermore, he could spend time on what matters most: his family.

.P. Morgan once famously remarked, "Millionaires don't have astrologers. Billionaires do." For modern business professionals, the idea that what's in the stars might have some bearing on the very cut-and-dried, numbers-dominated corporate environment may seem pretty "out there." But time and time again, the science of astrology has been shown to provide uncanny insight into timing and trends.

Joseph Romm, one of Rolling Stone magazine’s top "100 Agents of Change", has focused his talents on helping us all to increase our language intelligence and to better understand the art of persuasion. Romm demonstrates that you don't have to be an expert to vastly improve your ability to communicate. He has pulled together the secrets of the greatest communicators in history to show how you can apply these tools to your writing, speaking, blogging - even your Tweeting.

The theater is in the midst of a digital revolution! This audiobook provides listeners with an easy-to-understand overview of the digital technology currently available for the stage. In clear language, Digital Technical Theater Simplified explains digital technology in the fields of lighting, audio, video, and show control. All chapters contain do-it-yourself examples of how anyone can use these advanced technologies, as well as case studies of "how the pros do it".

On the eve of the conclave, Peter learns some shocking truths from former Pope Franz Laurenz about an ancient evil working towards the destruction...

Peter and Maria decipher the formula found on Seth's microchip. Peter begins to understand how Seth is planning to bring about the end of the world...

While the College of Cardinals, isolated from the outside works, casts it first ballot, Maria frees Peter from a terrible imprisonment. Franz Laurenz...

Aided by Don Luigi and the Saudi Arabian ambassador, Peter and Maria arrive at Clairvaux where they search for the full text of the prophecy...

One year ago: While working on a magazine article about excavations in the Karakorum desert, Peter and his girlfriend Ellen meet Edward Kelly...

A 12th century letter confirms Peter and Mary's suspicion that the Templars were in possession of a terrible secret that is now threatening the Church...

Cardinal Menendez wants to be Pope, at any prize. A man by the name of Aleister Crowley makes him a tempting offer. Peter has an eye-opening...

While in Rome preparations are being made for the conclave, Peter Adam, still imprisoned on this "Island of the Light", learns more about the murder spree...

Urs Bühler makes a horrible discovery on the forbidden plague island in the lagoon of Venice. On the so-called "Island of the Light"...

Peter is interrogated by the Italian Police and tortured by secret service agents. Without any recollection of what happened during the previous few hours...

While the Papal Secretary of State, Cardinal Menendez, already campaigns for the coming conclave, Peter Adam is still searching...