In this timeless guide on maximizing teams to achieve outstanding business success, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Who’s Got Your Back, and Never Eat Alone distills his years of experience coaching teams at Fortune 500 companies and startup unicorns to optimize team performance.The world’s best teams don’t win because of leadership alone. They win because of teamship. Yet when it comes to success, it is leaders who are lauded; too little attention is given to the transformation of the team itself.We’ve all but ignored how to extract billions of dollars of shareholder value from the interdependency of talent in teams, Keith Ferrazzi argues. Upgrading teams is one of the least curated and under-leveraged opportunities for success. It is time to focus on teamship.But first we must reinvent our understanding of what teamship is and how it functions in a work world that is significantly more volatile, networked, hybrid, diverse, and inclusive than even a decade ago. New thinking about the false and debilitative assumptions that drive teams to underperform is overdue. We need to capture the bold spirit of co-creation and human ingenuity that drives teams like Astro Teller’s Google X to strive for and sustain innovation.In Never Lead Alone, Ferrazzi shares the approach that drives his coaching practice—the playbook he has used to reboot team performance at major brands, including Mastercard, Intel, Starbucks, and General Motors, along with fast-growth unicorns like MongoDB, and Scopley and governments like Bhutan and NGOs like the World Bank.Drawing on more than two decades of deep study with colleagues from the Ferrazzi Greenlight Research Institute, he identifies ten key shifts to unlock the potential of any team, accompanied with 20 High Return Practices that quickly turn each shift into a new team habit. Using the tools that have successfully rebooted team performance at Fortune 500 companies and unicorn brands, Never Lead Alone can help any organization experience innovation and exponential growth. Read more

Popular speaker and consultant Joey Coleman talks to companies all over the country about how to turn a one-time purchase into a lifelong customer.Coleman's theory of customer loyalty is that it's not about getting the sale: It's about the 100 days after the sale. During that brief window, as quickly as the customer experiences joy, euphoria, and excitement, buyer's remorse sets in. Twenty to 70 percent of newly acquired customers won't make another purchase because a company neglected them at the exact moment they needed affirmation.Coleman offers a system designed to dramatically increase customer retention and as a result, the bottom line. He identifies eight distinct emotional needs customers undergo during the 100 days following a purchase, whether it's as small as a new drink at Starbucks or as big as a house. If you can understand and anticipate these phases, you can use a myriad of techniques - in-person, email, mail, and video - to cement a long and valuable partnership. For instance:In the "Acclimate" stage, customers need language or totems that make them feel like part of a tribe. Take the software group that had to teach nontechnical users a fairly complex installation process. They turned the installation manual into beautiful puzzle that could be displayed when completed.In the "Adopt" stage, customers should be welcomed to the highest tier of tribal membership with both public and private recognition. For instance, Sephora's VIB Rogue member welcome gift is a metallic card (private recognition) and a members-only shade of lipstick (for public display).By the final stage, "Advocate", customers have embraced tribal membership and are primed to offer powerful referrals. That's why Dropbox waits until a free trial has expired before offering hefty bonuses for referrals.Drawing on nearly two decades of consulting and keynoting, Coleman provides strategies to increase customer loyalty that listeners can customize based on industry and company size. His methodology has been incorporated by Hyatt Hotels, Zappos, and NASA to huge success. It requires minimal financial investment and will be fun for teams to implement. This audiobook is required listening for managers as well as for sales and marketing teams looking for nuts-and-bolts direction. Read more

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “I’ve read kind of all the books on this subject . . . and this is the one you want to read.”—Rachel Maddow Before Ukraine, before impeachment: This is the never-before-told inside story of the high-stakes, four-year-long investigation into Donald Trump’s Russia ties—culminating in the Steele dossier, and sparking the Mueller report—from the founders of political opposition research company Fusion GPS.Fusion GPS was founded in 2010 by Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch, two former reporters at The Wall Street Journal who decided to abandon the struggling news business and use their reporting skills to conduct open-source investigations for businesses and law firms—and opposition research for political candidates. In the fall of 2015, they were hired to look into the finances of Donald Trump.What began as a march through a mind-boggling trove of lawsuits, bankruptcies, and sketchy overseas projects soon took a darker turn: The deeper Fusion dug, the more it began to notice names that Simpson and Fritsch had come across during their days covering Russian corruption—and the clearer it became that the focus of Fusion’s research going forward would be Trump’s entanglements with Russia.To help them make sense of what they were seeing, Simpson and Fritsch engaged the services of a former British intelligence agent and Russia expert named Christopher Steele. He would produce a series of memos—which collectively became known as the Steele dossier—that raised deeply alarming questions about the nature of Trump’s ties to a hostile foreign power. Those memos made their way to U.S. intelligence agencies, and then to President Barack Obama and President-elect Trump. On January 10, 2017, the Steele dossier broke into public view, and the Trump-Russia story reached escape velocity. At the time, Fusion GPS was just a ten-person consulting firm tucked away above a Starbucks near Dupont Circle, but it would soon be thrust into the center of the biggest news story on the planet—a story that would lead to accusations of witch hunts, a relentless campaign of persecution by congressional Republicans, bizarre conspiracy theories, lawsuits by Russian oligarchs, and the Mueller report.In Crime in Progress, Simpson and Fritsch tell their story for the first time—a tale of the high-stakes pursuit of one of the biggest, most important stories of our time—no matter the costs.

Make your favorite restaurant dishes at home with easy copycat recipes from America's most popular restaurants! You will start cooking like a restaurant chef before you know it!

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Everyone likes to dine out every once in a while—a date night with a significant other, a family dinner at a nice restaurant, lunch out or coffee with friends at a local café, or even a quick drive-by at a favorite fast food place. There’s just something about eating out that, whether alone or with friends, makes eating all the more enjoyable. Maybe you think that you’ll never be able to recreate the food you order at Outback Steakhouse, Starbucks, Chipotle, or Applebee’s. So, you go in there, wait in line for what seems like an eternity, and then pay for food that you know is way overpriced.

But what if you didn’t have to go through all that? No leaving the house, no waiting in line, and no spending money on expensive food—just the amazing taste of your beloved restaurant dishes and the satisfaction that you could recreate them in your kitchen.

The main objective of this Copycat series is to bring you kitchen-tested recipes that taste just like the ones in your favorite restaurants. This box set includes vol. 1 to 3 of this best-sellers series. Inside, you will discover some of your favorite recipes from well-known restaurants from all over America including:

• Olive Garden
• Applebee’s
• Cheesecake Factory
• Chipotle
• Starbucks
• IHOP
• Chili’s
• Red Lobster
• TGI Friday’s
• Cracker Barrel
• McDonalds
• Carrabba’s
• P.F. Chang
• Outback Steakhouse
• And many more!

Inside, find over 250 recipes from the Copycat Recipes Volume 1 and 2, and Copycat Dessert Recipes for every meal of the day:
• Marvelous breakfast recipes such as the Spinach and Cheese Egg Soufflé from Panera, the DIY California A.M. Crunchwrap and the McDonald’s McGriddle Breakfast Sandwich
• Delightful snack and side recipes such as the Chipotle’s Guacamole, the Southwestern Eggrolls from Chili’s and the Hot n’ Spicy Buffalo Wings from Hooters
• Heartwarming soup recipes such as the Chicken Enchilada Soup from Chili’s, the Olive Garden’s Chicken and Gnocchi Soup and the Panera’s Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup
• Bountiful chicken recipes like the Chick-fil-A Chicken Nuggets with Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce, the Oriental Salad from Applebee’s and the Copycat California Pizza Kitchen’s California Club Pizza
• Wholesome beef and pork recipes like the Texas Road House’s Mesquite Grilled Pork Chops with Cinnamon Apples, the Black Angus Steakhouse’s BBQ Baby Back Ribs and the Chili’s Original Chili
• Amazing fish and seafood recipes such as the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company’s Cajun Shrimp, the Disney World’s Fulton’s Crab House’s Dungeness Crab Cakes and the Cheesecake Factory’s Bang Bang Chicken and Shrimp
• Satisfying vegetarian recipes like the Chipotle’s Sofritas, the Melting Pot’s Cheddar Cheese Fondue and the Olive Garden’s Gnocchi with Spicy Tomato and Wine Sauce
• Traditional burger and sandwich recipes like the Shake Shack’s Smoke Shack Burger, the Burger King’s Rodeo Burger and the Manwich’s Sloppy Joe
• Delightful pasta recipes such as the Noodles and Company’s Indonesian Peanut Sauté, the Sbarro’s Baked Ziti and the Fazoli’s Baked Garlic Chicken Spaghetti
• Luscious dessert recipes like the Olive Garden’s Tiramisu, the Cheesecake Factory’s Oreo Cheesecake, the TCBY’s Chocolate Yogurt Pie, the Panera Bread’s Chocolate Chip Cookies, the Applebee’s Maple Butter Blondie and the P.F. Chang’s Ginger Panna Cotta

Each recipe has an image, a list of ingredients, step-by-step directions to prepare the recipe, number of servings, cooking and prep times, and nutrition facts per serving.

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Time is limited. Attention is scarce. Are you engaging your customers?Apple Stores, Disney, LEGO, Starbucks. Do these names conjure up images of mere goods and services, or do they evoke something more--something visceral?Welcome to the Experience Economy, where businesses must form unique connections in order to secure their customers' affections--and ensure their own economic vitality.This seminal book on experience innovation by Joe Pine and Jim Gilmore explores how savvy companies excel by offering compelling experiences for their customers, resulting not only in increased customer allegiance but also in a more profitable bottom line. Translated into thirteen languages, The Experience Economy has become a must-read for leaders of enterprises large and small, for-profit and nonprofit, global and local.Now with a brand-new preface, Pine and Gilmore make an even stronger case for experiences as the critical link between a company and its customers in an increasingly distractible and time-starved world. Filled with detailed examples and actionable advice, The Experience Economy helps companies create personal, dramatic, and even transformative experiences, offering the script from which managers can generate value in ways aligned with a strong customer-centric strategy. Read more

If you want to know how to brew the ultimate cup of coffee in the comfort of your own home (and save some money too!), then you want to read this book. You see, making great coffee boils down to doing a number of little things right, such as selecting the right beans and roasts, and creating the right blends; using the right coffee machine and grinder; using the right amount of grounds; brewing at correct temperatures and for the right amount of time; and more. If all that sounds complicated to you, don't worry--this book breaks it all down and teaches you, step by step, everything you need to know to brew heavenly cups of coffee that are the hallmark of true coffee maestros. In this book, you'll learn things like... - How to pick the right coffee machine and get the most bang for your buck, regardless of your budget. (Please don't buy a drip brewer before reading this chapter!) - Everything you need to know about coffee beans to master the art of creating incredible blends that create rich, complex coffee. You'll be blown away by how much better your coffee will be when you use this information. - Why you should seriously consider getting a coffee grinder, and which types are the best for making coffee. - The step-by-step, no-fail method of brewing sweet, decadent coffee every time. Say goodbye to coffee that's too weak or strong or bitter, and say hello sweet, aromatic indulgences. - 30 delicious coffee recipes including classics that are to die for, espresso drinks that every coffee lover should try, holiday drinks that will make you cheer, and dessert drinks that are like heaven in a cup. - And more... Brewing mouth-watering coffee and making your favorite coffee drinks are a breeze after reading this book! Scroll up and click the "Buy" button now to learn how to make coffee so good that your friends and family will rave. Read more

**The instant New York Times bestseller.***An international bestseller.*“Hugely impressive, a major work.”—NPRA pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity’s fate   Why was gin and tonic the cocktail of choice for British colonists in India and Africa? What does Starbucks have to thank for its global domination? What has protected the lives of popes for millennia? Why did Scotland surrender its sovereignty to England? What was George Washington's secret weapon during the American Revolution? The answer to all these questions, and many more, is the mosquito.   Across our planet since the dawn of humankind, this nefarious pest, roughly the size and weight of a grape seed, has been at the frontlines of history as the grim reaper, the harvester of human populations, and the ultimate agent of historical change. As the mosquito transformed the landscapes of civilization, humans were unwittingly required to respond to its piercing impact and universal projection of power.   The mosquito has determined the fates of empires and nations, razed and crippled economies, and decided the outcome of pivotal wars, killing nearly half of humanity along the way. She (only females bite) has dispatched an estimated 52 billion people from a total of 108 billion throughout our relatively brief existence. As the greatest purveyor of extermination we have ever known, she has played a greater role in shaping our human story than any other living thing with which we share our global village.   Imagine for a moment a world without deadly mosquitoes, or any mosquitoes, for that matter? Our history and the world we know, or think we know, would be completely unrecognizable.   Driven by surprising insights and fast-paced storytelling, The Mosquito is the extraordinary untold story of the mosquito’s reign through human history and her indelible impact on our modern world order.

Everything you NEVER thought to ask ... but are totally happy to find out. This rated PG book shares little-known facts and forgotten stories. You will discover secrets about everyday things from vitamin D to zippers – even undead hamsters.Do you ever wonder: What space smells like?Why Gatorade is called that?How to earn money from sleeping?65 offbeat questions about Starbucks, Potatoes, Spit, Super Mario, Worms and whatever.Each chapter gives a full answer to one question, and it's all about the amusing info.Get smart and have a little stupid fun at the same time.Questions like:Why can’t Johnny Depp enjoy 3D movies?Did Dr. Seuss have a dark side?What secrets did painter Bob Ross have?How are toilets different around the world?Reading it may make you say, “I was today years old when I found this out.” “It’s got everything you thought you didn’t want to know.”If you're ready for some lighthearted brain food, then click the "Buy Now" button and get started today. Read more

You're either a Purple Cow or you're not. You're either remarkable or invisible. Make your choice. What do Apple, Starbucks, Dyson and Pret a Manger have in common? How do they achieve spectacular growth, leaving behind former tried-and-true brands to gasp their last? The old checklist of P's used by marketers - Pricing, Promotion, Publicity - aren't working anymore. The golden age of advertising is over. It's time to add a new P - the Purple Cow."Purple Cow" describes something phenomenal, something counterintuitive and exciting and flat-out unbelievable. In his new bestseller, Seth Godin urges you to put a Purple Cow into everything you build, and everything you do, to create something truly noticeable. It's a manifesto for anyone who wants to help create products and services that are worth marketing in the first place. Read more

The cult classic that revolutionized marketing by teaching businesses that you’re either remarkable or invisible. Few authors have had the kind of lasting impact and global reach that Seth Godin has had. In a series of now-classic books that have been translated into 36 languages and reached millions of readers around the world, he has taught generations of readers how to make remarkable products and spread powerful ideas. In Purple Cow, first published in 2003 and revised and expanded in 2009, Godin launched a movement to make truly remarkable products that are worth marketing in the first place. Through stories about companies like Starbucks, JetBlue, Krispy Kreme, and Apple, coupled with his signature provocative style, he inspires readers to rethink what their marketing is really saying about their product. In a world that grows noisier by the day, Godin's challenge has never been more relevant to writers, marketers, advertisers, entrepreneurs, makers, product managers, and anyone else who has something to share with the world. Read more

Make your favorite fast food restaurant dishes at home with these quick and easy fast food copycat recipes!Download FREE with Kindle Unlimited!Fast food chains are worldwide phenomena that have exploded over the last century. Fast food is enjoyed daily by millions of people. They are part of our daily lives. They offer delicious, affordable, convenient food that people crave so fast that you only wait a few minutes to receive your food. But making fast food at home can be fun, budget-friendly, and infinite variety. Best of all, you will know what ingredients go into each meal, and you can adjust to your taste. In this new addition to Lina Chang's copycat cookbook series, you'll find over 150 fast food copycat recipes from famous fast food restaurant chains like McDonald's, Arby's, Wendy's, Burger King, Subway, Burger King, Sonic, Panda Express, Chipotle, Popeyes, Starbucks, Taco Bell, In-N-Out, KFC, and more!Examples of recipes included in this illustrated cookbook include:BREAKFASTBurger King's Copycat French Toast SticksCinnabon's Copycat Cinnamon RollsMcDonald's Copycat Sausage Egg McMuffinSonic Super Sonic Breakfast BurritoAPPETIZERS AND SMALL BITESA&W's Copycat Onion RingsChipotle's Copycat GuacamoleCulver's Copycat Wisconsin Fried Cheese CurdsIn-N-Out Burger's Copycat Animal Style FriesBURGERS AND SANDWICHESKing’s Copycat WhopperFive Guys' Double Bacon CheeseburgerKFC's Copycat Double DownWhite Castle’s Copycat SlidersMAINSBoston Market's Copycat Rotisserie ChickenJohn Silver’s Copycat Fried FishChipotle's Copycat Beef BarbacoaExpress’ Copycat Orange ChickenDESSERTSWendy's Copycat Chocolate FrostyChick-fil-A's Copycat Chocolate Chunk CookiesDairy Queen's Copycat Oreo BlizzardKrispy Kreme's Copycat Original Glazed DoughnutsBEVERAGESDunkin' Donuts' Copycat Coffee CoolattaJack In the Box's Copycat Pumpkin Pie ShakeShake Shack's Copycat Peanut Butter ShakeWendy's Copycat Strawberry LemonadeRecipes come with beautiful images, a detailed list of ingredients, cooking and prep times, number of servings, and step-by-step instructions.Read on your favorite devices such as Kindle, iPhone, iPad, Android cellular phone, tablet, laptop, or computer with Amazon's free reading Kindle App.Let's get started! Scroll back up and click the BUY NOW button at the top right side of this page for an immediate download! Read more

Has the "settle-for-less" financial plan become your plan for wealth? That plan sounds a little something like this:"Graduate from college, get a good job, save 10% of your paycheck, buy a used car, cancel the movie channels, quit drinking expensive Starbucks mocha lattes, save and penny-pinch your life away, trust your life-savings to the stock market, and one day, when you are oh, say, 65 years old, you can retire rich."Since you were old enough to hold a job, you've been hoodwinked to believe that wealth can be created by blindly trusting in the uncontrollable and unpredictable markets: the housing market, the stock market, and the job market. I call this soul-sucking, dream-stealing dogma "The Slowlane" - an impotent FINANCIAL GAMBLE that dubiously promises wealth in a wheelchair.Accept the Slowlane as your financial roadmap and your financial future will blow carelessly asunder on a sailboat of HOPE: HOPE you can get a job and keep it, HOPE the stock market doesn't tank, HOPE the economy rebounds, HOPE, HOPE, and HOPE. Do you really want HOPE to be the centerpiece of your family's financial plan?Drive the Slowlane road and you will find your life deteriorate into a miserable exhibition about what you cannot do, versus what you can. For those who don't want a lifetime subscription to "settle-for-less", there is an alternative; an expressway to extraordinary wealth capable of burning a trail to financial independence faster than any road out there. And shockingly, this road has nothing to do with jobs, 401(k), mutual funds, or a lifestyle of mediocrity.Demand more. Change lanes and find your explosive wealth accelerator. Hit the Fastlane, crack the code to wealth, and find out how to live rich for a lifetime. Read more

Streetwise Seattle Map is a laminated city center map of Seattle, Washington. The accordion-fold pocket size travel map has an integrated monorail & streetcar lines & stations.Coverage includes:Main Seattle Map 1:14,000Seattle Area Map 1:140,000Seattle Street System Guide MapDimensions: 4" x 8.5" foldedCalled the Emerald City, Seattle sits like a guarded jewel. Practically surrounded by water and ringed by the Cascade Mountains, this city enjoys an enviable position as both a cosmopolitan center and an outdoor paradise. Next door is the most successful high technology industry in the world, Microsoft and the wettest spot on earth, the Olympic Peninsula. All of this converges in Seattle Washington and translates into a local culture that is young, vibrant and energetic, fueled by the caffeine jolt supplied by native barista baron, Starbucks. The STREETWISE® map of Seattle showcases the center city and downtown area stretched along Elliott Bay. You can easily locate Pike's Place Historic District and Market, one of the well-known landmarks within the city where you can watch the fish vendors enthusiastically toss salmon back and forth. What a sport! Seattle Center, just west of downtown is where you'll find the Space Needle, Memorial Stadium and the Experience Music Project, a mecca for Jimi Hendrix fans and a celebration of diverse music. An area map of Seattle extends from Lake City in the North to Sea-Tac Airport in the south, from Bellevue to Puget Sound. A complete index of streets, hotels, points of interest, shopping, education, culture, transportation and parks is clearly listed on the STREETWISE® Seattle Map. An inset explains how the Seattle street system works so that you'll know the difference between South, South West and South East. Our pocket size map of Seattle is laminated for durability and accordion folding for effortless use. For a driving map and to plan your trip to and from Seattle, use Michelin Pacific Northwest Road and Tourist Map No. 171 or Michelin USA/Canada West Road and Tourist Map No. 585. Read more

The definitive history of the world's most popular drugUncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks. Mark Pendergrast reviews the dramatic changes in coffee culture over the past decade, from the disastrous "Coffee Crisis" that caused global prices to plummet to the rise of the Fair Trade movement and the "third-wave" of quality-obsessed coffee connoisseurs. As the scope of coffee culture continues to expand, Uncommon Grounds remains more than ever a brilliantly entertaining guide to the currents of one of the world's favorite beverages. Read more

"When I wasn't reading this book, it was all I wanted to be doing. Adorably romantic and fun! I loved it." —Kasie West author of The Distance Between UsFrom beloved Wattpad sensation Ali Novak, author of My Life with the Walter Boys, comes this swoon-worthy YA romcom about a teen who accidentally falls for the lead singer of a world-famous boy band, perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Miranda KenneallyWhen I met Oliver Perry, I had no clue he was the lead singer for The Heartbreakers. And he had no idea that I was the only girl in the world who hated his music.Stella will do anything for her sick sister, Cara—even stand in line for an autographed Heartbreakers CD…for four hours. She's totally winning best birthday gift this year. At least she met a cute boy with soft brown hair and gorgeous blue eyes while getting her caffeine fix. Too bad she'll never see him again.Except, Stella's life has suddenly turned into a cheesy love song. Because Starbucks Boy is Oliver Perry—lead singer for the Heartbreakers. And even after she calls his music crap, Oliver still gives Stella his phone number. And whispers quotes from her favorite Disney movie in her ear. OMG, what is her life?But how can Stella even think about being with Oliver—dating and laughing and pulling pranks with the band—when her sister could be dying of cancer?First a hit on the online community Wattpad, Ali Novak's second novel has over 38 million reads and is loved by readers around the world.With a perfect balance of humor, heart, and romance, The Heartbreakers is a great choice for readers looking for:fun contemporary romance for teensWattpad love storiesromcoms that cover deeper issues like family, illness, and self-discoverybinge-worthy YA novels Read more

When CEOs think about the supply chain, it's usually to cut costs. But the smartest leaders see supply chain and sourcing for what they can be: hidden tools for outperforming the competition. Steve Jobs, upon returning to Apple in 1997, focused on transforming the supply chain. He hired Tim Cook - and the company sped up the development of new products, getting them into consumers' hands faster. The rest is history. Across a range of industries, once-leading companies are in trouble: Walmart, IBM, Pfizer, HP, and The Gap to name a few. But others thrive. While competitors were shutting stores, Zara's highly responsive supply chain made it the most valued company in the retail space and its founder, the richest man in Europe. The success of TJX, Amazon, Starbucks, and Airbus, is fueled by supply chain and sourcing. Showcasing real solutions, The Supply Chain Revolution will: Improve customer satisfaction and increase revenue Make alliances more successful Simplify and debottleneck the supply chain Boost retail success by managing store investment Drive excellence Technology is disrupting business models. Strategies must change. The Supply Chain Revolution flips conventional thinking and offers a powerful way for companies to compete in challenging times. Read more

From Ali Novak, author of My Life with the Walter Boys, comes this swoon-worthy YA romcom about a teen who accidentally falls for the lead singer of a world-famous band, perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Lynn Painter!"When I wasn't reading this book, it was all I wanted to be doing. Adorably romantic and fun! I loved it." ―Kasie West, author of The Distance Between UsWhen Stella Samuel meets a gorgeous blue-eyed guy at Starbucks and shows him her camera, it's nothing more than a moment―one that takes her breath away, sure, but it's not like she'll ever see him again. This year she's postponing college to support her sister, Cara, as she fights cancer, and she doesn't have time for anything else. While Stella would rather not spend three hours in line to get autographs from some band called The Heartbreakers, her sister's a huge fan. It'll be totally worth it to surprise Cara on her birthday.But Stella gets a surprise of her own. That guy in Starbucks? Turns out he's Oliver Perry, lead singer of the Heartbreakers. And even though Stella hates his music (and tells him so), and it's weird that he's famous, they're falling for one another. Being with Oliver makes anything feel possible, even the dreams she'd put on hold. But how can Stella even think of following them when her sister could be dying?The first book in The Heartbreak Chronicles series―now in a new edition! With a perfect balance of humor, heart, and romance, The Heartbreakers is a great choice for readers looking for:fun contemporary romance for teensromcoms that cover deeper issues like family, illness, and self-discoverybinge-worthy YA novels Read more

HEY THERE, HOME BAKER LOOKING TO GIVE YOUR SOURDOUGH DISCARD A DELICIOUS SECOND CHANCE!Tired of tossing out your sourdough discard while grocery prices climb higher than your last failed loaf?Dreaming of ditching processed foods and whipping up wholesome, homemade meals instead?Need quick and easy sourdough discard recipes that won’t turn your kitchen into a science experiment?Sourdough Discard Recipes Cookbook is your go-to guide for turning that “leftover” starter into golden, fluffy, flavor-packed eats—all without the stress. Because let’s be real, life’s busy, and your discard deserves better than the trash!And here’s why this book stands out from the sourdough crowd:✅ Zero-Waste Baking – Use Every Last Drop & Save Money! ♻️Why waste good sourdough discard? These recipes turn every drop into something delicious—because tossing potential snacks should be illegal!✅ Eco-Friendly & Better Than Store-Bought! 🌱Many believe that baking with sourdough discard is not only sustainable but also healthier, tastier, and better than store-bought.✅ 365 Days of Deliciousness! 📅A seasonal recipes section helps you make the most of fresh, in-season ingredients—from summer berries to cozy winter spices!✅ Quick Bites for Cozy Movie Nights – No More Missing the Plot! 🎬Short on time but still want to enjoy movie night? Our 20-minute snack recipes let you whip up something tasty fast—no more “Wait, what did I miss?” moments!✅ One Dough, Three Ways – Get the Most Out of Your Discard! 🥖🍕🥐Want to make the most of your discard? Our “3 Recipes from 1 Dough” section turns one simple base into grissini, mini pizzas, and cinnamon rolls—with just a few extra ingredients!✅ A Culinary Adventure Around the World! 🌎You’ll never get bored! We’ve handpicked the best discard recipes from global cuisines—think Argentinian Breakfast Empanadas to Homemade English Muffins—for endless flavor adventures.So, let’s take a look at what’s waiting for you inside the book: 📖🌿THEORETICAL PART🌿BREAKFASTS🌿MAIN DISHES🌿PIZZA AND SAVORY CASSEROLES🌿BREAD AND BAKED GOODS🌿APPETIZERS AND SNACKS🌿DESSERTS🌿QUICK & EASY 20-MINUTE RECIPES🌿SEASONAL RECIPES🌿DRINKS & SAUCESAnd that’s not even all! Check out our awesome bonuses and an exclusive offer on another book that’ll be the perfect addition to your collection!🎁 3 MEAL PLANS tailored to your skill level—for 1, 2, or 3 cups daily!🎁 Sourdough Discard Labels – Stay Organized with Ease!🎁 A collection of sourdough discard marinades to add depth and tang to meats, veggies, and more.🎁 DIY beauty recipes, including face masks, hair treatments, and body scrubs🎁 Want more? We’ve got the perfect book for you! "The Ultimate Sourdough Discard Book: Everything You Should Know About Sourdough Discard and Even More – From Advanced Techniques to Unconventional Uses" is a deep dive into advanced methods, discard troubleshooting, and unexpected uses (spoiler: it’s not just for baking!). For the price of a Starbucks latte, get a book that keeps on giving—helping you bake waste-free for years to come. Just scroll down to the visuals below for a quick order option!Get the cookbook with five special bonuses today—and never stress over sourdough discard again!Scroll up and click on “BUY NOW”! Read more

The Tenth Anniversary Edition of the New York Times bestselling book that has sold over half a million copies in paperback. "I was addicted to "Bewitched" as a kid. I worshipped Darren Stevens the First. When he'd come home from work and Samantha would say, ‘Darren, would you like me to fix you a drink?' He'd always rest his briefcase on the table below the mirror in the foyer, wipe his forehead with a monogrammed handkerchief and say, ‘Better make it a double.'" (from Chapter Two)You may not know it, but you've met Augusten Burroughs. You've seen him on the street, in bars, on the subway, at restaurants: a twentysomething guy, nice suit, works in advertising. Regular. Ordinary. But when the ordinary person had two drinks, Augusten was circling the drain by having twelve; when the ordinary person went home at midnight, Augusten never went home at all. Loud, distracting ties, automated wake-up calls and cologne on the tongue could only hide so much for so long. At the request (well, it wasn't really a request) of his employers, Augusten lands in rehab, where his dreams of group therapy with Robert Downey Jr. are immediately dashed by grim reality of fluorescent lighting and paper hospital slippers. But when Augusten is forced to examine himself, something actually starts to click and that's when he finds himself in the worst trouble of all. Because when his thirty days are up, he has to return to his same drunken Manhattan life—and live it sober. What follows is a memoir that's as moving as it is funny, as heartbreaking as it is true. Dry is the story of love, loss, and Starbucks as a Higher Power. Read more

BRING THE FLAVORS OF YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANTS INTO YOUR OWN KITCHEN WITH COPYCAT RECIPESAre you tired of constantly dining out but still craving your favorite restaurant dishes?Do you want to impress your family and friends with homemade versions of beloved restaurant classics?If your answer is YES, you've landed on the right page.As a culinary enthusiast, I understand the allure of replicating the flavors and textures of restaurant meals. In this cookbook, you'll find a collection of tried-and-tested copycat recipes that capture the essence of your favorite restaurant dishes, allowing you to enjoy them anytime, anywhere.Inside this guide, you'll discover:A curated selection of copycat recipes inspired by popular restaurant dishes, from appetizers and entrees to desserts and drinks;Step-by-step instructions and cooking tips to help you achieve restaurant-quality results in your own kitchen;Unlock: The secrets behind the signature flavors, techniques, and ingredients used in your favorite restaurant dishes;Expert guidance on ingredient substitutions, cooking methods, and presentation tips to elevate your homemade creations;Tips for customizing recipes to suit your preferences, dietary restrictions, and ingredient availability;Insider insights into the culinary world, including behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes about your favorite restaurants;AND MUCH MORE!Imagine delighting your taste buds with homemade versions of iconic dishes like Olive Garden's fettuccine alfredo, Starbucks' pumpkin spice latte, and Chick-fil-A's famous chicken sandwich—all from the comfort of your own kitchen. With "Copycat Recipes" as your guide, you'll embark on a culinary adventure that brings the flavors of your favorite restaurants to your dining table.Don't let restaurant closures or dining restrictions stop you from enjoying your favorite dishes. Click "Buy Now" and start recreating the magic of restaurant dining at home with "Copycat Recipes" today! Read more

DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Fast Food Guide: 10 Net Carbs or Less by USA Today Bestselling Authors, William & Stephanie Laska, empowers you to make healthier, low carb choices when eating on the run. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or just a coffee? We all enjoy fast food! This helpful guide will steer you in the right direction. Enjoy keto fast food options – 10g net carbs or less – from 35 popular fast food restaurants.Stephanie Laska lost 140 pounds and created DIRTY, LAZY, KETO. By breaking the rules of a strict ketogenic diet, she found weight loss success! Stephanie shared her relaxed approach to low carb eating on NBC’s Today Show. Enjoy keto fast food! You can eat on the run without any guilt, as long as you make informed choices. Ketosis and convenience are not contradictory.DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Fast Food Guide: 10 Net Carbs or Less will become your #1 companion for the drive-thru. Keep this easy-to-use reference book in your glove compartment or cupholder. Some of the many benefits... Directs you how to customize your keto fast food order (with accurate net carb information)Helps prevent keto boredom – discover new low carb menu and restaurant optionsProvides hard-to-find links to nutrition information for your favorite fast food restaurantsShares money-saving tips to help stretch your low carb dollarSteers you toward keto-friendly restaurants and author favorites (look for the gold stars!)BONUS: Fat Head Pizza Dough Recipe includedNow more than ever before, keto fast food options are everywhere. A bunless burger is just the beginning! With DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Fast Food Guide: Ten Net Carbs or Less in hand, you’ll feel confident and relaxed about what’s “safe” to order.What keto fast food restaurants are included? Starbucks, McDonald’s, Burger King, Taco Bell, KFC, Chipotle, Subway, Pizza Hut, Quiznos, Panera Bread, Little Caesars, Domino’s Pizza, Jamba Juice, Wendy’s, Dairy Queen, In-N-Out, Jack in the Box, Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s, Arby’s, Five Guys, WHATABURGER, El Pollo Loco, Jimmy John’s, Sonic Drive In, Chick-Fil-A, Popeyes, Church’s, Jersey Mike’s, Wing Stop, Buffalo Wild Wings, Panda Express, Ono Hawaiian BBQ, Panda Express, & Long John Silver’s.All in all, with DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Fast Food Guide: Ten Net Carbs, you’ll be able to quickly and easily order a keto-friendly meal or coffee with confidence – guilt-free! Read more

Start thinking like a marketer with the gold-standard text for today''s Marketing Management.Marketing Management, 16th edition by Kotler, Keller, and Chernev, is the latest version of this landmark text, offering an extensive analysis of the latest theories and practices in the marketing environment.Ideal for undergraduates and graduates who want to follow a career in the field, the book introduces you to the Marketing Manager''s way of thinking, focusing on the role, issues, and decisions that Managers face in alignment with company needs and objectives.The text''s reader-friendly content provides balanced coverage and a clear structure that will guide you through the necessary steps to build, execute and manage successful marketing campaigns and compelling brands.The latest edition uses a multidisciplinary approach, providing in-depth knowledge and broader understanding of the essential marketing principles and core concepts. It will challenge your critical thinking and analytical skills with universal practical applications, covering a wider spectrum of products, services, and marketing strategies. A range of examples includes Wegmans, Starbucks, and Uniqlo, bringing first-hand experience regarding how a successful marketing strategy works in large-scale organisations.Reflecting recent changes and developments in the field, the book aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the best marketing practices and arm you with the knowledge and tools necessary for a successful future career in the field.Pearson MyLab® Marketing is not included. Students, if Pearson MyLab Marketing is a recommended/mandatory component of the course, please ask- your instructor for the correct ISBN. MyLab Marketing should only be purchased when required by an instructor. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. Read more

What makes a team great? Not just good and not just functional—but great?Over six years, long-time Sports Illustrated editor Don Yaeger was invited by some of the greatest companies in the world to speak about the habits of high-performing individuals. From Microsoft and Starbucks to the New England Patriots and San Antonio Spurs, what do some organizations do seemingly better than most of their opponents?Don took the challenge. He began building into his travel schedule opportunities to interview our generation’s greatest team builders from the sports and business worlds. During this process, he conducted more than 100 interviews with some of the most successful teams and organizations in the country. From those interviews, Don identified 16 habits that drive these high-performing teams.Building on the stories, examples, and first-hand accounts, each chapter in Great Teams comes with applicable examples on how to apply these characteristics in any organization. Great Teams includes:Life lessons from some of the most notable names in sports and business applied to team-making in any situation Interviews from well-known players from Peyton and Eli Manning to Kevin DurantSkills to allow culture to shape who you recruit, manage dysfunction, friction, and strong personalitiesAdvice on how to win in critical situations, embrace change, build a mentoring culture, and see value others missGreat Teams is the ultimate intersection of the sports and business worlds and a powerful companion for thought leaders, teams, managers, and organizations that seek to perform similarly. The insight shared in this book is sure to enhance any team in its pursuit of excellence. Read more

Unlock the Best of Seattle with this perfect companion.This handbook contains attractions, accommodations, and practical tips to help you arrange a seamless and pleasurable vacation.Are you interested about where to locate the best coffee spots other than Starbucks? Wondering how to discover the city's breathtaking waterfront vistas, renowned landmarks, and thriving food scene? This guide has got you covered!With QR codes for simple navigation, thorough suggestions for top sights, and comprehensive travel tips, you'll have everything you need right at your disposal.Why this guide will make your trip unforgettable:Full Coverage of Seattle's Top Attractions: From the soaring Space Needle to the historic Pike Place Market, this book provides detailed information on all of the must-see attractions.Recommended Accommodations for All Budgets: either you're looking for luxury, boutique accommodations, or low cost choices, this directory offers practical guidance and fast access to hotel reservations via QR codes.Local Food and Drink Scene: Discover Seattle's renowned seafood, coffee culture, and world-class cuisine, with suggestions spanning from casual to fine dining establishments.Outdoor Adventures & Nature Escapes: Discover the greatest parks, waterfront walks, and outdoor activities, whether you want to relax or seek adventure.User-Friendly Navigation with QR Codes: Each location and suggested lodging includes a QR code for quick navigation, getting about the city has never been simpler.Practical Travel Tips: This guide includes budgeting advice, weather packing tips, and family friendly itineraries.Stunning Photography: With breathtaking photographs that highlight Seattle's distinct character, you'll be inspired from the first page.Insider Tips: Written with local knowledge, this book goes beyond tourist attractions, guiding you into the heart of the city's neighborhoods, festivals, and hidden jewels.Do you want to plan a short getaway or an in-depth exploration, this travel guide will help you have a seamless, engaging, and unforgettable Seattle journey. With practical counsel, gorgeous images, and QR codes to assist you easily traverse the city, you'll wonder how you ever traveled without it!Click 'Buy Now' to begin arranging your Seattle trip now! Read more

A completely revised and updated edition of an investing classic to help readers make sense of investing today, full of “solid information and advice for individual investors” (The Washington Post).Today, anyone can be an informed investor, and once you learn to tune out the hype and focus on meaningful factors, you can beat the Street. The Motley Fool Investment Guide, completely revised and updated with clear and witty explanations, deciphers all the current information—from evaluating individual stocks to creating a diverse investment portfolio. David and Tom Gardner have investing ideas for you, no matter how much time or money you have. This new edition of The Motley Fool Investment Guide is designed for today’s investor, sophisticate and novice alike, with the latest information on: —Finding high-growth stocks that will beat the market over the long term —Identifying volatile young companies that traditional valuation measures may miss —Using online sources to locate untapped wellsprings of vital information The Motley Fool rose to fame in the 1990s, based on its early recommendations of stocks such as Amazon.com, PayPal, eBay, and Starbucks. Now this revised edition is tailored to help investors tackle today’s market. “If you’ve been looking for a basic book on investing in the stock market, this is it...The Gardners help empower the amateur investor with tools and strategies to beat the pros” (Chicago Tribune). Read more

Why do most real estate agents fail?Because the game is rigged against them. Despite the freedom and incredible earning potential real estate offers, the industry is full of agents struggling to achieve the level of success they know they’re capable of.They spend hours each day cold-calling with little to show for it.They hound their friends and family members for referrals.They go around door-knocking, battling through countless painful rejections.They anxiously wait for their broker to send them the leads they promised.They pay companies like Zillow thousands for overpriced leads that don't convert.They send hundreds of direct mailers hoping that maybe, just maybe, one person responds.What do all these ineffective tactics have in common?They're all extremely time and effort intensive, requiring a significant investment of time while offering no guarantee of producing leads.These outdated strategies keep you stuck on a hamster-wheel, working incredibly hard but making little real progress.As long as the health of your pipeline is dependent on your time and effort, you'll never be able to grow your business to the level you desire. There just isn't enough time in a day.What are the most successful real estate agents doing differently?It comes down to one simple secret: Highly effective real estate agents rely on systems to predictably fill their funnels with qualified leads, so they can focus on closing deals and earning commissions. Instead of competing with every other agent in their market, they find groups of untapped buyers and sellers online and position themselves as the local expert who can help them.In short, the country’s top real estate agents don't chase leads, they attract them.And here's my question to you:Will you be one of them?In Facebook Advertising for Real Estate Agents, you'll learn a simple, step-by-step system that will keep your pipeline filled to the brim with qualified buyer and seller leads who are practically begging for your help. You’ll learn:How to consistently and predictably fill your funnel with the "hand-raisers" in your area and position yourself as the "go-to agent" in your market (pages 111 – 142).Little-known strategies top producing agents are using to generate millions of dollars in qualified pipeline without lifting a finger (pages 12 – 38). The EXACT cut-and-paste ad copy, offers and targeting that I've personally used to generate million-dollar buyers and sellers for the price of a Starbucks coffee (pages 61 – 96).How to effectively outsource and automate qualification so you ONLY connect with serious leads and NEVER have to waste your time with tire-kickers again (pages 147 – 153).How to stop trading time for money and build a bigger pipeline with less time (pages 17 – 28). How to build extremely successful Facebook ads PLUS over 40 examples of top performing ads you can copy for immediate results (pages 92 – 109).Common advertising mistakes almost all agents make that you MUST avoid (pages 144 – 147).How to connect with motivated sellers and book more listing appointments (pages 79 – 86).How to set up your ads for GUARANTEED success (pages 128 – 133).How to close an extra 3 - 5 deals per month and grow your business faster than you ever thought possible (pages 96 - 153).Plus FREE access to $200 worth of exclusive bonuses inside! Read more

With over one million copies sold, The Undercover Economist has been hailed worldwide as a fantastic guide to the fundamental principles of economics. An economist's version of The Way Things Work, this engaging volume is part Economics 101 and part exposé of the economic principles lurking behind daily events, explaining everything from traffic jams to high coffee prices. New to this edition: This revised edition, newly updated to consider the banking crisis and economic turbulence of the last four years, is essential for anyone who has wondered why the gap between rich and poor nations is so great, or why they can't seem to find a decent second-hand car, or how to outwit Starbucks. Senior columnist for the Financial Times Tim Harford brings his experience and insight as he ranges from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the United States to reveal how supermarkets, airlines, and coffee chains--to name just a few--are vacuuming money from our wallets. Harford punctures the myths surrounding some of today's biggest controversies, including the high cost of health-care; he reveals why certain environmental laws can put a smile on a landlord's face; and he explains why some industries can have high profits for innocent reasons, while in other industries something sinister is going on. Covering an array of economic concepts including scarce resources, market power, efficiency, price gouging, market failure, inside information, and game theory, Harford sheds light on how these forces shape our day-to-day lives, often without our knowing it. Showing us the world through the eyes of an economist, Tim Harford reveals that everyday events are intricate games of negotiations, contests of strength, and battles of wits. Written with a light touch and sly wit, The Undercover Economist turns "the dismal science" into a true delight. Read more

"Informative, witty, and wonderfully atmospheric, Seely's thirsty travelogue should leave even the most pious Washingtonians praying that there'll be honky tonks in heaven."-Tom Robbins"Seely, managing editor of the Seattle Weekly, is a genuinely funny writer who doesn't need to get snarky to get laughs...A fair amount of Seattle's heritage resides on pages of 'Seattle's Best Dive Bars,' or at least reminders of a pre-pretense city...He's penned a neat little book. Raise your cups and do something for the town's culture."-Joel Connelly, Seattle Post-Intelligencer"It has some seriously funny moments. It also has the lowdown on an impressively large number of watering holes the likes of which I’ve never even heard, let alone experienced firsthand."-Jessica Voelker, Seattle Metropolitan"Is this the greatest book ever written? As a native Seattlite, and long time connoisseur of dive bars, I would have to say yes. Mike Seely, who is managing editor of the Seattle Weekly, really gets it right about these places."-Greg Barbick, Blog Critics.orgSeattle’s Best Dive Bars offers opinionated reviews of one hundred of the grittiest and grungiest drinking establishments in the Emerald City. If you want to avoid the tourist traps listed in those “other” bar guides and find out where the anti-globalization, anti-Starbucks, anti-Microsoft crowd goes to get wasted, then Seattle’s Best Dive Bars, like its predecessors from New York, San Francisco, and Chicago, is your guide to the delightfully filthy underside of Seattle bar life.A native Seattleite, Mike Seely is the managing editor of Seattle Weekly, for which he writes a food column called “Bottomfeeder.” Read more

In Marketing Secrets of the Ultra-Wealthy, you will learn the exact processes and marketing methods that will enable you to get ahead of your competition and grow your business to incredible heights. Companies such as Amazon, Apple, and Starbucks know and use these strategies to dominate their marketplaces. Are you ready to unlock the secrets of their incredible success? This book will show you how to:1. Influence and persuade your target market 2. Bring on the best and highest paying clients 3. Establish yourself as an industry leader 4. Create and grow a massively loyal following If you are ready to change your business forever, learn the Marketing Secrets of the Ultra-Wealthy. Once you do, life as you know it will never be the same. Read more

The tremendous achievements in the chip technology allow to produce chips with hundreds million gates. At the same time, the design technology of such circuits only slightly improved in the last ten years, especially at the highest system level. The traditional digital system design flow contains the manual creation of system description at the Register Transfer Level (hereafter RTL) with Verilog or VHDL code. The only possibility to reduce a gap between future technological capability and the lagging designer productivity is to raise the design from the current RTL to the algorithmic or behavior level i.e. to High Level Synthesis (HLS). For that it is necessary to solve several problems: 1. Develop models for describing systems at a high level; 2. Develop tools based on these models; 3. Develop a design methodology based on these models and tools. My book is about HLS. However, the models and methods presented in this book are fundamentally different from those used in the known industrial and academic instruments. In this book I used Algorithmic State Machines (hereafter ASMs) at all stages of high level and RTL designs. You will be very surprised, when you understand that it is possible to design very complex digital systems, beginning from ASMs. Most ideas from this book were realized in HLS tool Synthagate – the product of Synthezza. I used it to construct all examples in this book. Synthagate is a tool for design of Control and Data Path Intensive Systems with very complex Control Units containing numerous inputs and outputs. Synthagate performs full automatic synthesis of digital systems from behavior specification to description in HDL at RTL, and allows the user to quickly implement, check and estimate multiple design versions, to find an optimized solution for the design problems, to produce automatically the design documentation and to simplify the digital system verification problems. The main steps of HLS and RTL design: Functional Specifications. To design the behavior description of a digital system the designer should not define each port or signal. Synthagate automatically creates the functional specification. Behavior description of the design system. With Functional ASM and functional specification as an input, Synthagate automatically constructs the behavior (High Level) description of the whole design system in VHDL or in System C. Data path design. In Data path design Synthagate uses external specification in XML constructed automatically. Automatic generation of components. Synthagate automatically generates VHDL codes for components of Data Path. If a designer would like to use some predesigned IP cores, he must put their RTL codes in the special folder before the design at High level. Generation VHDL code for Data Path. At the last step of Data Path design Synthagate automatically instantiates components in the Data Path. Control Unit design. Synthagate automatically creates the RTL code of Control unit. Top design. At the last stage, Synthagate automatically creates the code for the top level by instantiating Control Unit and Data Path into the top of the project. This book can be useful for hardware designers and hardware engineers, undergraduate and graduate students of Computer engineering and Electrical engineering departments and their teachers. I gave many examples in the main part and in the Case study sections. Whole designs of these examples and many others you will find on the site of Synthezza from the links of this book. You can look at this book as the second part of my previous book "Finite State Machines and Algorithmic State Machines", published recently. Why did I decide to publish these two books as eBooks? I wanted that these books be affordable even for students and novice engineers. So, I’ve decided that cost of eBooks wouldn’t be over 10 dollars—around the same amount that a student spends on two coffees and a small pastry for his girlfriend at Starbucks. Read more