American Business

Benjamin Franklin wrote the first American self-help and career advice book. He showed laid the groundwork for how to run a successful business, live an exemplary life, build a personal fortune, and leave a permanent legacy. His Autobiography has been in print for almost 200 years. It is the basis of hundreds of business books that followed. Franklin applied his powerful mind to the creation of a successful business, securing the independence of a new country, developing strong foreign relations, and explaining the principles of a successful and prosperous life. In the Footsteps of Franklin...

Melissa is a young lady with a great talent and a passion for being a stylist. This first installment of You’ve Got Options shows how Melissa transforms her passion into the beginning steps of a long-term successful business by following sound financial principles.

Great Eagle Wood is an animal republic where eagles provide leadership, ducks the entrepreneurial guile, and beavers the backbone to make things happen. Growth in the wood sees the evolution of a banking system, a stock market, and a wood wide web. But when their habitat comes under attack, the wood's very existence is threatened, and the animals are forced to take desperate measures to ensure their survival.

Have you ever: been frustrated with the way people waste things? Worried about what kind of world we're leaving to our next generation? Wanted to make a difference at work, at church, or anywhere? Do you think it is possible to bring people together, regardless of point of view, to work on being the best and most responsible citizens?

Taking the company into the 21st century was not going to be easy for Mr. Blue, Jr. His Chief of Staff, B.B. Queen, seemed to be getting with the program, while other sales executives were lagging behind. Faced with constant threats from those challenging his authority and the voice of Mr. Blue, Sr. echoing in his head, he and others find themselves involved in a series of games with plots and twists that keep them all on their toes, everyone vying for the prize. Who will advance? And who will be sent packing?

The authoritative work on the subject of how to make money by simply investing a few hundred dollars in order to make thousands of dollars per month in just a few months. But, there are a plethora of opportunities out there today and each of them claim to be the way to make millions fast. So many of them are full of so many deceitful and misleading claims that the author felt it necessary to publish a definitive work that listed the main ingredients in your company, the product, the Industry so that you do not waste your time and energy.

The book details an African American mother's rise from the poverty of being orphaned at age 4 with 15 siblings, the lessons her struggles and rise taught her children, and her approach to single motherhood and parenting. Her tactics and rationale are backed by scripture, practical application, doctoral level studies, research and professional journals. She teaches that a life without excuses is a life without limits. If she did it, you too can succeed in spite of....

Wake Up! A Russian Talks to Americans is the self-help book for people living in the USA who desperately want to improve their lives and are looking for a new, unique approach. In this refreshingly entertaining how-to guide, Aleksei tells his opinion on popular American topics and problems and shares life secrets from other countries, with 17 bite-size chapters.

In this autobiography-memoir are my historical reminiscences of the rich and famous from 1930 through 2015.

If you speak German, you need to focus your English learning on the most frequently used English phrasal verbs. Learn how to understand the meaning of the 100 English phrasal verbs you need for everyday life.

Lloyd Pedayes hates gold-digging women who only use rich men for their own financial gain. So, when he discovers that his uncle has been taking care of a sweet, young, chocolate beauty, he is determined to make the woman pay for her crimes. Cytrin Grant didn’t see anything wrong with accepting financial help from her friend, Phillip Pedayes. To her, he is the father she never had. However, things change when Phillip dies and his annoying nephew, Lloyd, comes to town. As Phillip’s heir, Lloyd is determined to show “Miss Grant” just what he thinks of women like her. However, things ...

Marcus Wellington has it all—wealth, power, and success. But when he lays his eyes on Charlotte, a young and innocent waitress, he becomes obsessed with her. She consumes his every waking thought, and he has just the resources to get exactly what he wants. And what he wants is Charlotte.

Kathy Sidell’s earliest memories bring her back to food. At age five she was taken with her grandmother’s artistry in the kitchen, and even more so by the big family meals shared on the front porch of their seaside home. Though raised among foodies - her mother, a talented home entertainer; her banker father who single-handedly is credited for building the restaurant business in Boston; and her sister, now a chef and restaurateur - Kathy’s route to food was not as linear.