On July 6, 2011, in Mystery/Suspense/Thriller - Fiction, Religion/Faith - Fiction, by Linda Rohrbough	
A pregnant programmer uncovers spiritual gifts that get her into big trouble. And she has to make a decision that affects the entire nation.
Alysia is taken from her home and sold into slavery during the turbulent reign of Tiberius Caesar. She is purchased by Paulus Maximus, a Roman legate who pierces through her determination to hate her captors. When trouble caused by his jealous stepbrother forces her to run away, she finds herself in the battle-torn land of Palestine, where she meets another man who will change her life forever.
A Dream Before Dying entertains while it instructs, combining the fantasy of The Wizard of Oz, the conflict of Platoon, and the emotion of The Passion of Christ.
Dauntless Homecoming by Pete Koziar explores the notion of being a stranger in one’s own world and the struggle to fit in. Set hundreds of years in the future, Koziar’s Dauntless Homecoming tells the story of the crew of the interstellar ship Dauntless, who find themselves facing an unexpected adventure after they return home to […]
Lucinda called Lucy grew up in coastal North Carolina. When her mother left Lucy and her Dad, Aunty moved from her small house down the road to their big house to care for them. The emotional trauma of no mother was part of Lucy’s life. After she finished college and went to graduate school in […]
On July 14, 2011, in Advertising/Marketing/Sales - Non-Fiction, Best eBook Trailer - Other, Best Illustration in Non-Fiction - Other, Business - Non-Fiction, Leadership - Non-Fiction, by admin	
Change happens fast in today’s global, Internet-driven economy. Learn how to get ahead of these changes—and your competitors—by creating irresistible value for your customers.
In an era of globalization and internet commerce, salespeople (and the companies they work for) are in danger of becoming irrelevant. In this Darwinian environment, the traditional approach of selling solutions to problems no longer creates profitable differentiation. To survive, salespeople must become agents of change and help customers achieve their goals rather than simply solve their problems. This new, change-centric approach is the next evolution in selling and leadership, enabling companies to develop deeper, more profitable customer relationships and enabling leaders to be more agile and adaptive to changing conditions.
With twenty years of experience, most recently with Microsoft, Brett Clay has developed a complete tool-set for change-centric salespeople and executives, including 101 secrets for growing sales and delivering high value to customers. Readers will understand the five disciplines of change leadership and the secrets of change psychology that will turn them into vital assets for their customers and help them achieve explosive sales growth.
”This powerful, practical book shows you how to make more sales, faster and easier than you ever thought possible!”
”This is the first POSITIVE book about change in a decade . . . at a time when we need it most! Buy it today, and implement it as fast as you can.”
“‘Selling Change’ is a handbook that shows how to lead customers or stakeholders through change and create high value for them in the process—and that’s why it’s a must-read for salespeople and business executives in 2011.”
“The biggest value is created by driving change. But now, it’s not a luxury—it’s survival. Read this book – and thrive.”
“Selling Change is an outstanding leadership handbook that all salespeople, managers, and executives should read.”
”Do you think change is scary and borders on impossible? Think again. Selling Change shows how to more effectively sell your ideas, products, and services to your employees, stakeholders, and customers. Author, Brett Clay, has translated the complex and abstract principles of change psychology into an easy-to-read, fun, and practical format that business leaders and salespeople are sure to find valuable.”
Brett Clay is CEO of Change Leadership Group, LLC, a management consulting and training firm specializing in the areas of change leadership and business performance acceleration. He is an award-winning author, award-winning marketer, international speaker, sales trainer, consultant, and a veteran of twenty years in international sales and marketing management. He has held vice president roles in sales, business development, and marketing at numerous high-technology companies and was most recently at Microsoft Corporation.
Sister Island Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering respectful international friendship and cultural, educational, and technical exchange between people of the United States and people of the Dominican Republic. In addition, Sister Island Project promotes awareness of issues that challenge developing countries and collaborates with Dominicans on mutually beneficial humanitarian projects.
Sister Island Project is currently focusing its resources on two related goals -- creating a learning center and fostering cultural exchange. In collaboration with Dominican community organizations and international supporters, we are working to create a learning center in the Yabacao region of the Dominican Republic.
This learning center will provide secondary and vocational education for Yabacaos youth and will also provide educational opportunities for the general community in academics, vocational skills, nutrition, and arts. The center will also serve as a hurricane shelter. Ecological sustainability is a central value in planning for the centers design and curriculum.
Our second, related goal is the facilitation of cultural exchange, through volunteer service by Americans and others. Exposure to diversity and the development of cross-cultural communication skills are urgent needs for Americans, never more so than in this post-9/11 world. There is a real call for us to become "global citizens." Sister Island Projects service opportunities allow volunteers from the United States and elsewhere to teach, learn, and step beyond the familiar. In doing so, volunteers become wiser, more capable citizens of the world. Likewise, our host families have the opportunity to feel respected and competent and engaged, hosting guests from far away. Dominican children receive a valuable educational opportunity while they share their culture and develop skills in relating to volunteers from the United States and elsewhere.
In this framework of mutually beneficial cultural exchange, Americans and Dominicans are working together to create a school in an impoverished community.