"My goodness, Miss Donnelly, Maxwell Perkins was one of the worst businessmen who ever lived." Interview with Charles Scribner, Jr., Chairman of Scribner's, 1980 One of the many legends surrounding Scribner's editor, Maxwell Perkins (1884-1947) is that he was a terrible businessman. If so, how did he manage to get such classic work out of such volatile creative personalities as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and Thomas Wolfe, among others? And, how did so many of his authors contribute to Scribner's financial success over the decades? Starting with the excellent biography, MAX PERKINS,...

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Before you can decide what type of bridge to build, rebuild or repair, you need to know what obstacles are preventing its completion and success. What challenges are you currently facing? What are the problems that have failed in the past? What types of issues are outdated, preventing you from remaining competitive? With Adopt a Model system, SERE Administrative Services can assist you with a customized bridge for your community. It addresses the agricultural, manufacturing, education, business, cultural, and green issues that are relative to your specific need. This bridge is a partnership...

"I could slit your throat right now, you whore, and throw your body into Puget Sound. No one would ever know what happened to you And you know I could do it, too, baby. I'm a cop, and I know how to do these things and not get caught." Thirty-eight-year-old Rachel Goodrich, a survivor of domestic violence, has spent the last twelve years changing her life, keeping secrets, and trying to put her failed marriage behind her. One dark night she finds herself face-to-face with her abusive ex-husband and suffers a severe beating. Near death, her deceased grandparents reach out to help her...

Are you crazy? Do you dream about the person you'd like to be? Is there another you inside who knows you can make a difference in your career or live the life you've always wanted? This book lays out the rules for success-with the perspective that being a little "off" might be the secret. History shows that the people who end up changing the world are considered nuts-until they're successful. Then they're geniuses Learn how to live out loud, and remember-impossible is only an opinion. Success & Lunacy - What's the Connection?suggests that most people have lost their way on the journey of...

To SERVE and PROTECT is a book for individuals involved in public safety and in professions where conflict and aggression are prevalent. If you're a police officer, security officer, ER nurse, bartender, EMT, or anyone who deals with upset and disgruntled people, this book is for you and everyone who serves but needs to be safe while doing so. This book is not your typical quick-fix, smile-and-be-happy customer service training book. To SERVE and PROTECT goes far beyond the superficial customer service techniques; this book will teach you how to develop habitual customer service responses...

Make this a Great Year This is your life; make the most of it. This book will show you what to do to take the control of your mind and your life. "Failure is a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day." - Jim Rohn It's the small things that you do that create habits which can change the course of your life. Ideas in personal development are of limited value unless you act on them. This book is about taking six key personal growth areas and experimenting with them in your life. The experiments are written in such a...

Are you READY to CONQUER the PMP(r) Certification EXAM? Do you need to retain the knowledge you gain and pass on your first try? With PMI-AGC's PMP(r) in 28 DAYS, you will be led through The PMBOK Guide(r) with ease, picking up on the key elements of project management on which the PMP(r) exam will challenge you. This study guide simplifies the complicated terms, definitions and concepts that are critical to passing the exam. INSIDE YOU WILL FIND: - Project management fundamentals - Chapters dedicated to each of the Knowledge Areas - Clearly identified areas to focus on for the exam -...

You will be a different person by the time you finish this book. During Jesus' short life, He often spoke in parables and performed miracles, the meaning of which many throughout history have not understood. To some, the Gospels may be interesting stories at best and myths at worst, and many derive no benefit from them for they only see outwardly-in the natural world-and have no spiritual discernment. Within this book, you will learn a great deal of the mysteries and of the hidden meanings in the miracles of Jesus, and of the truths taught to us by each miracle. COMMENTS FROM MARY EMRY'S...

Most everyone has heard that 80% of all businesses fail within 18 months. Tragically, it's the truth. The primary common denominator of those failed businesses? Marketing naivete' and poor cash flow. Regardless the quality of the product or service, when marketing is mis-managed, cash registers don't ring. Only by following a proven marketing system can a business become a profit-generating powerhouse. The market has never been more needful nor has the time been more right for the business owner who has been trained to uncover his/her company's money-sapping and efficiency-wasting problems,...