Business Fiction

In the world of sales, motivation, public speaking and personal development, there will never be another Zig Ziglar. With an infectious sense of humor, his masterful story-telling skills, his uncanny ability to inspire, and his downhome Southern charm mean that his legacy is one that will last forever. Goals Take You to the Top! features some of Zig’s most classic ideas on goal setting and goal achievement, guaranteed to produce measurable results in your life.

A charming, life-changing fable that will help you rethink your whole approach to time, priorities, and possibilities.

Houston freelance writer Gina Grant Farrell just got a job offer too good to refuse-a week on a Texas ranch to interview the ruthless, ambitious, and very handsome millionaire Mitch Farrell, who happens to be none other than her ex-husband! Is Mitch's proposal strictly business? Or is he planning a sizzling seduction and nights filled with strictly pleasure?

This is the story of an ordinary man's life turning into an extraordinary journey, impacting nations, presidents and kings. It tells of a dream becoming reality, influencing the lives of people throughout the world. As he experienced the limits of success and personal ambition, he discovered an incredible liberty that is available to everyone.

It’s been two years since Chiara Kennedy lost her dearest friend, Rory. Chiara misses everything about her. Rory’s widowed husband is another story. Sebastian Ryder is a man Chiara had secretly wanted, let slip away, and hoped to never see again. Then fate throws them together for an unexpected one-night stand and a morning after of new challenges.

1 platform, 2.4 billion monthly users, 200 million business profiles. Only two main ways to make money and one two-part book that teaches you both—in detail. These manuscripts will show you how to start making money on Instagram right away—even if you’ve never used it before.

A lifetime ago, brutally efficient fixer Phil Kubiak coldly cleaned up the messes of shady clients from Miami to Las Vegas by any means necessary - short of murder. Now he's one eye and one working leg short of the man he used to be, scarred beyond recognition, and with the feds and criminal organizations in hot pursuit. Throwing back sour beer in a dingy bar, Phil recounts the long story of his bitter life to the only person left to listen.

This is a bible. Not Your Mama's Bible, though—a different kind. You can say goodbye to those negative voices in your head and focus on the positive ones. You won't find any fake pleasantries here, just honest guidance which you can use to build a solid foundation in your life. In this book, we will break down the barriers of what's holding you back and how to build your self-confidence from there on out.

Words matter. They wound, they inflate, they define, they demean. They have nuance and power. "Effortless", "Sassy", "Ambitious", "Aggressive": What subtle digs and sneaky implications are conveyed when women are described with words like these? Words are made into weapons, warnings, praise, and blame, bearing an outsized influence on women's lives - to say nothing of our moods.

Das glatte Parkett der feuchtfröhlichen Events ist ein weites Feld: Ob Firmenfeier, Business Lunch, Weihnachtsessen, Silvestereinladung beim Chef, der heiße Flirt mit der neuen Sekretärin oder der Absacker unter Kollegen - der Manager genießt nie ganz unbeschwert. Denn die Karriere kennt keine Auszeit. Nicht etwa der Herzinfarkt oder der Alkohol sind daher der größte Feind, sondern die eigene Spezies.

What a Westmoreland Wants: Callum Austell, sexy Australian ranch owner, had been biding his time, and now the perfect opportunity had arrived to pursue the ultimate object of his affections. Offering Gemma Westmoreland a job to decorate his new home meant she had to come to him. Taking Care of Business: From the moment she met gorgeous media tycoon Tag Elliott, Renee Williams could only fantasize about him. But Renee is a social worker - and an excellent one at that, thank you very much - and Tag belongs to one of Manhattan’s wealthiest families.

In 1984, The Little Kingdom: The Private Story of Apple Computer told the story of Apples first decade alongside the histories of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Now, completely revised and expanded, Return to the Little Kingdom is the definitive biography of Apple and its founders from the very beginning. Moritz brings readers inside the childhood homes of Jobs and Wozniak and records how they dropped out of college and founded Apple in 1976.

Revolutionary Wealth is about how tomorrow's wealth will be created, and who will get it and how. But twenty-first-century wealth, according to the Tofflers, is not just about money, and cannot be understood in terms of industrial-age economics.

Things are going badly for the Clan in this new SF novel of the Merchant Princes, the immensely popular series by Charles Stross. Locked in a vicious civil war for control over the kingdom of Niejwein, their army is bottled up inside a fortress under siege in two parallel universes at once. Duke Angbard, the Clan's leader, has been laid low by a stroke: plotters are already conspiring in readiness for the deadly dance to come.

Drop-dead-gorgeous Ethan Chambers loves his life as Hollywood's most eligible—and elusive—bachelor. Plus, the talented actor has just gotten an offer he can't refuse: a starring role on TV's hit medical drama. But it's the show's sultry makeup and wardrobe director who's got his pulse racing—and making him think twice about staying single.

Following the international critical acclaim of The Cost of Living, this final volume of Deborah Levy's Living Autobiography is an exhilarating, thought-provoking and boldly intimate meditation on home and the spectres that haunt it.

Toiling away amid the looming palm trees and decaying bungalows, a struggling young writer (who bears a resemblance to the author) spins fantastic stories from his fertile imagination upon his clacking typewriter. Trying not to miss his girlfriend (away studying in Mexico), the nameless writer steadily crafts his literary effort - until strange things begin happening around him. Starting with a series of peculiar phone calls, the writer then finds clumps of seaweed on his doorstep. But as the incidents escalate, his friends fall victim to a series of mysterious "accidents" - some of them fatal.

In How Star Wars Conquered the Universe, veteran journalist Chris Taylor traces the series from the difficult birth of the original film through its sequels, the franchise’s death and rebirth, the prequels, and the preparations for a new trilogy. Taylor provides portraits of the friends, writers, artists, producers, and marketers who labored behind the scenes to turn Lucas’s idea into a legend.

Only a small percent have learned that they can take their retirement dollars out of Wall Street and invest them elsewhere. For instance, they can invest in real estate; in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies (very hot now); in gold and precious metals; in tax liens; in loans and mortgage notes. Some are even investing in things like Arabian race horses, treasure hunt amusement parks, Hollywood films, etc. An SD IRA opens up an entirely new field of opportunity that most people in the $20 trillion group have no idea exists.

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs are on the warpath in the village of Balfour, and the local shop owners fear that their financial sins are about to catch up with them. Meanwhile, Abbey Glen’s new Whisky Masterclass is a resounding success...until the latest group of students starts to drop dead in the night and Abi Logan fears that what they are really offering is a Masterclass in Murder. Missing money, dead bodies, and a whistle blower who may not be as virtuous as he appears leave Abi scrambling for clues in the dark. Will Abi find the killer before the inevitable happens?