Home by Marilynne Robinson From the author of the magnificent, award-winning GILEAD comes a masterpiece novel that returns to the people and places of Gilead 'Robinson makes us understand home isn’t just a place—it’s something we carry with us.' --- Download the Book Club Guide --- Listen to a podcast from the Philadelphia Free Library --- Download […]
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson Cases rarely come much colder than the decades-old disappearance of teen heiress Harriet Vanger from her family's remote island retreat north of Stockholm, nor do fiction debuts hotter than this European bestseller by muckraking Swedish journalist Larsson. Already being compared to The Da Vinci Code in […]
by Andrew Dlugan Some speaking sins, like the occasional “ah” or “um”, will not doom your presentation. With good content, you can earn forgiveness from the audience for those sins. Other speaking sins are so grave that when you commit them, your speech or presentation is certain to fail. This article reveals the seven deadly sins […]
From Stephen Downs' OLDaily: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lakoff When I was a child I learned that there were six colours in the spectrum. I even learned a little rhyme to help me remember. Red and orange, green and blue, shining yellow, purple too, all the colours that we know, live up in the rainbow. Somewhere along the line, someone […]
Connecting with and Selling to Power Buyers with Josiane Chriqui Feigon You’ve increased your prospecting and marketing efforts but now realize you have invested too much time aligning with the wrong people. In today’s unpredictable economic landscape, it’s not unusual to spend time with buyers who have no power and no potential, yet make you […]
by Peter Jeff End your speech with an attitude, not a platitude. Instead of firing off a perfunctory “thank you,” consider launching fireworks of final passionate thoughts from the podium. http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/10-ways-to-end-your-speech/
The Fixer Upper by Mary Kay Andrews The delightful New York Times bestselling author returns with a hilarious novel about one woman's quest to redo an old house . . . and her life Watch a video of Mary Kay Andrews talking about The Fixer Upper Buy the book ... List Price: $25.99 Discount Price: $17.15 […]
The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential ... in Business and in Life by Leo Babauta D Less. Get More Done. With the countless distractions that come from every corner of modern life, it’s amazing that we’re ever able to accomplish anything. The Power of Less demonstrates how to streamline your life by identifying the […]
Ever watch a colleague take credit for your idea, been accused of being emotional, taken jokes too personally or been interrupted frequently in a meeting? Most women will nod yes to such scenarios, say the authors of "Code Switching: How to Talk So Men Will Listen," a new book on communication, or the lack thereof, […]
Have you talked in front of many people? Have you wondered what to do in order to get your ideas across? Any public speaker who has faced a crowd of listeners knows that humor has a great effect and brings out a point like nothing else. I have talked to many presenters and all of […]
