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Brevity is confidence. Length is fear. This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritize essential news and information, explain its impact and deliver it in a concise and visual format. In this revised and updated edition, the...

On the morning of September 26, 1974, the body of Fern Cowen Rodgers was discovered on the floor of her home in Searcy, Arkansas. The 68-year-old socialite was murdered, sometime in the night, by two bullets fired into her head.

An adaptation of the business classic Getting Things Done for teenage readers The most interconnected generation in history is navigating unimaginable amounts of social pressure, both in personal and online interactions. Very little time, focus, or education is being spent teaching and coaching...

In the United States, members of a Louisiana VFW fight back, and an Illinois gun shop employee overcomes personal loss to find a purpose. In the hollers of West Virginia, a cagey man holds a secret to an upstate New York nuclear facility, while a hunter becomes the hunted in Washington state. Disabled veterans spring a surprise in South Carolina, and in the mountains of Wyoming, a rustic cabin holds more than it seems.

In Rip-Off!, 13 of today’s best and most honored writers of speculative fiction face a challenge even they would be hard-pressed to conceive: Pick your favorite opening line from a classic piece of fiction (or even non-fiction) - then use it as the first sentence of an entirely original short story.

Um sistema prático para você se expressar com mais clareza e eficácia e poupar tempo–o seu e o dos outros.

With AI upending work and life, the bestselling authors of Smart Brevity offer a one-stop survival guide to dramatically improving your life, work, and happiness. Toxic complexity clogs our meetings, inboxes, calendars—even in our daily habits. We can do so much more, but first we need to do...

Marilyn Monroe, PT Barnum, American history, and Revolutionary War insights ... Dive deep into the hidden corners of history with mysteries, fascinating inventions, secret military operations, magical islands, ancient trails, forgotten roadways, Native Americans, supernatural activity, UFOs. 20-minute episodes. Memorable stories. Great guests. We present history as it should be – accurate, engaging, and told with a touch of magic. New episodes every Thursday.

Confessions of a Shop Owner is hosted by Mike Allen, a third-generation shop owner, perpetual pot-stirrer, and brutally honest opinion sharer. In this weekly podcast, Mike shares his missteps so you don’t have to repeat them. Along the way, he chats with other industry personalities who’ve messed up, too, pulling back the curtain on the realities of running an independent auto repair shop. But this podcast isn’t just about Mike’s journey. It’s about confronting the divisive and questionable tactics many shop owners and managers use. Mike is here to stir the pot and address the ...

Fascinating “What If?” stories from Hugo and Nebula award-winning masters of alternate history! What would the world be like if Teddy Roosevelt had fought in World War I? If the space race started during World War II? If Joseph McCarthy had been elected President? These and other questions are answered in this collection of alternate histories. As these stories suggest, the world as we know it might have turned out different than it is today, if only one minor—or major—change had occurred in history.

In *The Quantum Real Estate Agent* Mike Allen shares ten quantum abilities that can serve as the blueprint for any real estate agent’s success. For real estate agents who are new to the game and struggling to develop the right rhythms, his blueprint for success offers a clear system for them to follow. It shows them the high effort that’s required and the steps they must take to have success.

Mike After Midnight is a weekly movie review podcast recorded late at night usually after the opening of a movie. It’s recorded late because Mike can’t get to the theater until after his kids bedtime and immediately after the movie is the next best time for him to produce a podcast. Hosted by Mike Allen, this is a casual, fun take on horror, psychological thrillers, and the dark movies that hit my radar. Expect quick turnaround reviews with what actually worked and what didn’t, a heads up on the content, and simply is the movie is actually worth your time. There will be swearing. There ...

A compelling collection of frightening tales and fables. From mysterious ghosts, creature features, sadistic villains and more, this collection is sure to entertain any reader who enjoys a good scare. Many of these tales are inspired by fables. Can you place the fable, or discern what the characters should have done to avoid their harrowing fate or untimely death? Contributing authors include: Mike Magagna, Bonnie Oogle, Shane Stilson, Charity Staggs, David V. Mammina, Zach Ryan, Ford Forkum, Shantelle!, Bill Freas, Laurie Allen, Linton Robinson, Larry Lefkowitz, Robert G. Ferrell, Daniel J...

Alistair Jones is an ex-Pinkerton agent roaming the West in search of work. Amy Dunston is an angry widow searching for answers. Who knows what those men with matching mustaches and bowler hats are searching for? But Alistair and Amy would both like to know why there are so many of them, why they all look alike, and why they're impervious to bullets--at least until they meet the business end of Alistair's .52-caliber 1874-pattern Sharps rifle.

Two of America’s most perceptive political reporters join forces for an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the race for the White House in POLITICO’s Playbook 2012, a series of four instant digital books on the 2012 presidential election. The first edition, The Right Fights Back...

This isn’t your typical recovery memoir. In Not Another Recovery Success Story (Or Is It?), Mike Allen offers a raw, unfiltered look at his decades-long battle with alcoholism, mental illness, and the crushing weight of an identity crisis. With brutal honesty and dark humor, Allen explores how his addiction wasn’t just about alcohol—it was about trying to fill the void of not knowing who he really was.

La saggezza del Nuovo Pensiero in una guida pratica. Scopri come i potenti insegnamenti di Florence Scovel Shinn possano aiutarti a manifestare salute...

In a world where so many dark things go bump in the night, terror awaits around every corner as these authors take horror stories to the next level. Discover monstrous creatures, devilish kitsune masks, vicious literature characters come to life, and more stories to fuel your worst nightmares. Featuring Beth W. Patterson, Robert Prescott, David Allen Voyles, J. Woolston Carr, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Daryl Marcus, Joshua Bartolome, Damien Mckeating, and Mike Lera.

Two of America’s most perceptive political reporters join forces for an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the race for the White House in POLITICO’s Playbook 2012, a series of four instant digital books on the 2012 presidential election. The second edition, Inside the Circus, pulls...

The Red Empress is the only home Erzelle has known since the day her family was lured aboard and murdered, victims of a grisly ritual meant to make the elite immortal. Erzelle plays her harp for the diners inside this ghoul-infested riverboat, knowing her own death looms, escaping through the music that's all she has left of her parents. Her nightmare's upended in the space of a day by the arrival of Olyssa, a fellow musician, but so much more.