Arts Management

The story of a student who went to extraordinary lengths - including living in a van on a campus parking lot - to complete his education without sacrificing his financial future. In a frank and self-deprecating voice, memoirist Ken Ilgunas writes about the existential terror of graduating from college with $32,000 in student debt. Inspired by Thoreau, Ilgunas set himself a mission: get out of debt as soon as humanly possible. To that end, he undertook an extraordinary three-year transcontinental journey.

This book is the pocket guide I wish I had when I first became a general manager of a Mitsubishi dealership in New York. Honestly, I am not the brightest star in the sky and made every mistake anyone could’ve possibly made. The car business desperately needs better leadership skills, understanding of social media, inventory management, fixed operations, and so much more. There is no educational barrier to the entry into car business, and there are only a handful of universities offering a major in car dealership general management, such as Liberty and Keiser.

The Soulful Art of Persuasion is a revolutionary guide to becoming a master influencer in an age of distrust through the cultivation of character-building habits that are essential to both personal growth and sustained business success. This isn’t a book full of tips and life-hacks. Instead, The Soulful Art of Persuasion will develop the habits that others want to be influenced by. This audiobook is based on a radical idea: Persuasion isn’t about facts and argument. It’s all about personal character.

In the 21st century, technology destroyed most people’s ability to speak around people, to use their brain and their mouth at the same time. Negotiation, along with leadership and public speaking, is one of those skills that almost nobody has, or even if they have them to some degree, the level is very low. After more than three years of analysis of high-performance people, most successful negotiators and speakers, people who are at a very top of what they do, I decided to create and teach you not only the fundamentals but to make a complete step-by-step guide of negotiation.

The Art of Influence will make you think twice about everything you've ever learned about influence. As Chris Widener's inspiring story reveals, it's not something you "do" to other people but rather something that starts with how you shape and transform your own life.

Your mental models and mindsets will determine your life. Harness and control them to achieve the impossible. All we can control in this life is our thoughts, which lead to perception and action. If your thoughts are running amok, it will throw your life into chaos. The life you want comes from the way you think - you need to learn how to think intentionally.

Alexander the Great endures as one of the most admired and emulated leaders in world history. In our time, his example of unprecedented and unparalleled success has inspired leaders of business and government, from media mogul Ted Turner (who keeps a bronze bust of Alexander in his office) to Desert Storm commander General Norman Schwarzkopf (who credits Alexander's tactical innovations for his dramatic flanking maneuver against the Iraqi army in the liberation of Kuwait).

This book will guide you in starting your own photography business; it's truly an advantage if you are a photographer by profession, but if not, it doesn't mean that you could not open your own business. I can help you get the ball rolling.

The comprehensive guide to starting and growing your dream business. In this groundbreaking audiobook, best-selling author Jim Stovall shares the practical wisdom gained from his 40-year career as an award-winning entrepreneur alongside the time-tested strategies compiled by Dr. Kevin Schneider through his experience as the director of the Stovall Center for Entrepreneurship at Oral Roberts University. Few books have offered both pragmatic, real-world examples and proven academic principles, as listeners will find in The Art of Entrepreneurship.

Sam Bennett presents a radically simple idea: small actions, the kind you can do in 15 minutes, are enough to move the needle on your levels of joy and satisfaction—and ultimately change your life.

Are you ready to unlock the secrets of the human mind and master the art of influence? "Dark Psychology and Mind Manipulation" by Mark Seligman is your ultimate guide to understanding and harnessing the power of Dark Psychology. This book delves deep into the world of manipulation, control, and persuasion, revealing the advanced psychological tactics used by the most skilled manipulators. Whether you're looking to protect yourself from these strategies or learn how to use them ethically in your personal and professional life, this book has something for you.

Stanley Bing follows his enormously successful What Would Machiavelli Do? with another subversively humorous exploration of how work would be different - if the Buddha were your personal consultant.

Most leadership development books teach listeners "how to lead." But for acclaimed leadership coach and consultant Diane Rogers, that's not enough. In her debut book, Leading hArtfully: The Art of Leading Through Your Heart to Discover the Best in Others, Diane shines a light on what's missing from a leadership strategy that draws upon a conventional authoritarian "leader-as-expert" focus and offers the distinct opportunity to leverage the strengths and magnificence within your employees and colleagues.

Los hábitos acerca del dinero son la clave de la riqueza. Sorprendentemente, millones de personas trabajan día tras día para ganar algo que no saben cómo administrar pero sí cómo gastar. La mayoría sufre por el mal manejo de deudas contraídas y por un avasallante número de tarjetas de crédito que dan un sentido aparente de liquidez pero son terreno fértil para las víctimas del consumo emocional, con el subsecuente deterioro de la economía del tarjetahabiente, que sólo contribuye, con esa actitud, a enriquecer la vida de otros.

When faced with problems, many business leaders and teams look for familiar and standard problem-solving methods, often creating unnecessary struggle, frustration, delay, and ineffectiveness in solving the problem - if it is ever solved at all! In other words, they keep reaching for the same old hammer as if every business problem were a nail.

We all wish we had more time to pause and reflect about small decisions and big goals - and everything in between. But since we live and work in a vortex of tasks, meetings, decisions, and serious responsibilities, we rarely get the chance to step back. In this practical guide, best-selling author and Harvard Business School Professor Joseph Badaracco argues that you don't need long periods of solitude and tranquility to reflect well.

A Spontaneous Life is structured around the mechanics of self-discovery and overcoming adversity, and the importance of human connection. Events instigated by a severe, life-changing bike accident, and the struggles, both personal and professional, that ensued from it, drove elite fitness trainer and biohacker Danny David to undergo a transformational upleveling of his core values and being. His book is divided into three parts, each focusing on a different aspect of his life philosophy: learning about the world, finding one’s way, and harmonizing with the world.

Most organizations fail to pay their employees properly - not because they don’t want to, but because they don’t approach compensation with a plan. The compensation landscape is changing rapidly. If you don’t pay your employees what they’re worth, not only will your competitors leave you behind, but you’ll also leave yourself open to legal, social, and political backlash. Pay Matters is your go-to guide for demystifying the art and science of compensation.

John Perry’s insights and laugh-out-loud humor bring to mind Thurber, Wodehouse, and Harry Frankfurt’s On Bullshit. This charming and accessible audio educates, entertains, and illuminates a universal subject. Procrastinators will be relieved to learn that you can actually accomplish quite a lot while procrastinating. In fact, the book itself is the result of Perry avoiding grading papers, refereeing academic proposals, and reviewing dissertation drafts. It also has a practical side, offering up advice that listeners can put to use.

Composed in the 5th century BC, Sun Tzu's Art of War is the earliest-known treatise on military strategy, and is still hugely popular around the world for its perceptive tactical advice to commanders on how to win at war with minimal bloodshed. Aimed at all those who want to study the text in depth, this is the first step-by-step guide to the famous treatise, breaking down the 13 chapters of the original into 200 easily digested lessons, from 'do not press a desperate enemy' to 'control your troops through bond of loyalty' to "when you are weak, beware attack".