Wedding bells are ringing in the tight-knit community that gathers around A Good Yarn, a store in a pretty Seattle neighborhood. Knitters come to the store to buy yarn and patterns but somehow they leave richer in friendship and love. Lauren Elliott has waited years for her long-term boyfriend, Todd, to propose, yet he seems more focused on his career than their relationship. When Lauren learns that her younger sister is pregnant before she herself...

"Two sisters facing challenging odds must rely on each other more than ever before ... Inseparable since the sudden loss of their mother as teenagers, Willa and Harper Lakey are perfect opposites. Quiet, demure Willa has always admired Harper's sense of fearlessness and adventure, but enjoys her peaceful routine as a café owner in their quaint, coastal hometown of Oceanside, Washington. When a handsome customer shows interest in Willa, Harper urges...

"Do you have a hobby you wish you could do all day? An obsession that keeps you up at night? Now is the perfect time to take those passions and make a living doing what you love. In CRUSH IT! Why NOW Is The Time To Cash In On Your Passion, Gary Vaynerchuk shows you how to use the power of the Internet to turn your real interests into real businesses. Gary spent years building his family business from a local wine shop into a national industry leader....

For a critical element of American society, including many of its wealthiest and most powerful, there seems to be no limit today on what "enough" entails. The excesses are most starkly visible in the continuing crisis in banking and investment, and even in the two enormous government-sponsored (but publicly owned) mortgage lenders, to say nothing of the billion-dollar-plus annual paychecks that top hedge-fund managers draw down and the excessive compensation...

Con este libro Master Muñoz quiere ayudarte a escribir la primera hoja de tu vida como emprendedor y darte el arranque para alcanzar la libertad suprema. Su primera enseñanza es: El hecho de cuestionar es el verdadero punto de partida de la innovación y del crecimiento. La respuesta principal que vienes a buscar en este libro, la de cómo llegar a la libertad a través del emprendimiento, se resuelve de forma muy sencilla: haz más preguntas....

The Bodine ranch and resort in western Montana is a family business, an idyllic spot for vacationers. A little over thirty thousand acres and home to four generations, it’s kept running by Bodine Longbow with the help of a large staff, including new hire Callen Skinner. There was another member of the family once: Bodine’s aunt, Alice, who ran off before Bodine was born. She never returned, and the Longbows don’t talk about her much. The younger...

American design consultant Cayce Pollard is hired by a London advertiser to find the creator of an Internet montage of video snippets that is gaining cult popularity--Cayce herself one of its hooked viewers--and her search turns up unexpected clues about her father's disappearance during the September 11 attacks.

Putting people first provides a blueprint for naturally creating success. That is the simple, straightforward message at the heart of this hands-on guide to transforming your company from a hotbed of chaos, inefficiency, and apathy to a close-knit team that pulls together for stellar performance and consistent profits. Once you master the 4Ps of PEOPLE, PROCESS, PARTNERS, and PERFORMANCE, you will create an organization in which: * Employees rediscover...

Vanessa 'Michael' Munroe deals in information -- expensive information -- working for corporations, heads of state, private clients, and anyone else who can pay for her unique brand of expertise. Born to missionary parents in lawless central Africa, Munroe took up with an infamous gunrunner and his mercenary crew when she was just fourteen. As his protégé, she earned the respect of the jungle's most dangerous men, cultivating her own reputation...

"A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language. Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. Internet conversations are structured by the shape of our apps and platforms, from the grammar of status updates to the protocols of comments and @replies. Linguistically inventive online communities...