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Can you be the first to catch an elf? Catching elves is no easy task-you need more than candy canes and ribbons! You'll need the perfect trap with precise calculations and proper engineering- and How to Build an Elf Trap can help! What's inside? 12 traps with step-by-step instructions sure to lure in your elf. STEAM Connections exploring the science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics behind each activity. Yummy elf recipes. Exciting bonus...
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Multiple YouTube channels are available to provide additional and complementary instructions to assist with your goal of building an AK 47 from a demilitarized kit. However, because YouTube isn't an interactive video, it has its limitations.
A bit of online research may lead you to a group of local AK enthusiasts that offer hands-on classes that can be invaluable to the task. That said, this book is more than DIY assembly and disassembly instructions....
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Too many businesses start with a big idea and ultimately fail because nobody wants to pay for their product. What are they missing? The Audience-Driven approach of an Embedded Entrepreneur.
Instead of building solutions looking for customers, Embedded Entrepreneurs find customers and build a solution with them. They join communities, observe, participate and take these learnings and transform them into products people need and businesses' customers...
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What is an elite NFL QB and what separates that player from the others? One answer is the coach they share. In the recent history of the biggest game on earth, one man is the common thread that connects several of the very best in the sport: Peyton Manning; Ben Roethlisberger; Andrew Luck; and the resurgent Carson Palmer. That coach is Bruce Arians.
A larger than life visionary who trained under the tutelage of Bear Bryant, Arians has had a major...
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An earth-sheltered, earth-roofed home has the least impact upon the land of all housing styles, leaving almost zero footprint on the planet. Earth-Sheltered Houses is a practical guide for those who want to build their own underground home at moderate cost. It describes the benefits of sheltering a home with earth, including the added comfort and energy efficiency from the moderating influence of the earth on the home's temperature (keeping it warm...
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Institutions matter. They give us an opportunity to have an influence for the common good that far outlasts us. But we often assume that institutions are at cross-purposes with dynamic communities, with personal vocational calling, and with core human values. We view them somewhat cynically as, perhaps, a necessary evil.
Institutions, far from that, remain essential to human flourishing. They are the very means by which communities thrive, individual...
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Proven and practical strategies for leading IT teams and departments
In Fostering Innovation: How to Build an Amazing IT Team, accomplished technology strategist, executive, and leader Andrew Laudato delivers an eye-opening exploration of how to design, build, staff, and run a high-performing IT department. The book is filled with universally applicable strategies and techniques that can transform any IT team into an all-star cast perfectly aligned...
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Zero to $10 Million is a practical step-by-step guide that teaches entrepreneurs' how to build a $10 million dollar technology business. It describes in detail how to create a great product, find a brilliant team, raise money from professional investors, and then scale the company globally. It is what works in the "real world".
This book is written by Shane Brett, a serial technology entrepreneur with many years' experience of setting up, funding,...
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Charlie Reading has combined his own experience as a business owner with his research from business books, workshops and courses led by other successful entrepreneurs to create the system he calls 'entrepreneurial happiness'. This book provides a culmination of business ideas for all leading entrepreneurs to make their business more profitable and achieve a healthy work life balance. The system to create entrepreneurial happiness is there in front...
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A "Highest Rated CEO" who has transformed his organization into a billion-dollar company and a "Top Place to Work" shows leaders how truly prioritizing employees isn't just good for employees-it's good for business.
Imagine a company where everyone loves to work, where employees feel not just "satisfied" but truly cared for, respected, and energized. Think of the impact this would have on recruitment, retention, customer satisfaction, innovation,...
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Build your author empire and become the Authority in your niche.
When it's done right, becoming a published author lends you credibility and establishes you as an expert. Writing and publishing a book to represent your brand opens doors to new opportunities and expansion for your business.
In “Authorpreneur”, Shanda Trofe not only guides you through the process of creating a high-quality book that sets you up for long-term success, but also...
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We are in the midst of a startup revolution. The growth and proliferation of innovation-driven startup activity is profound, unprecedented, and global in scope. Today, it is understood that communities of support and knowledge-sharing go along with other resources. The importance of collaboration and a long-term commitment has gained wider acceptance. These principles are adopted in many startup communities throughout the world.
And yet, much more...
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Intentional Success is written for the aspiring entrepreneur, the business professional, the dreamer, and the doer. Taken from actual life lessons, the book provides a real-world viewpoint on what it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur. The book addresses the typical struggles aspiring business owners encounter when starting, managing, growing, and maintaining a successful venture. It features a formula for success that embraces the key tenets of...
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A fan's perspective of how an NFL team should be run by a General Manager. Roy Pickett proposes his "armchair General Managing" for other fans to consider. He demonstrates how Analytics can be combined with good old-fashioned leadership to create a winning Franchise. Breaks down the 2019 draft as it unfolds and shares his reactions and projections for how draft strategies change during the draft. Provides a Salary Cap % budget for each position group...
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Most business owners and leaders have expectations for today, hopes for tomorrow and dreams for down the road for their business. They say to themselves, if this is the business I have and that is the business I want, how do I get from here to there? By using a systematic, structured methodology build upon George Horrigan's experience with over 1,200 businesses over the past 17 years, Creating a Thriving Business shows business owners, leaders, and...
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Jill Hoffman was born into a family of aviation pioneers, the daughter of world-famous pilot Dick Rutan and the niece of legendary aerospace designer Burt Rutan. Growing up surrounded by innovative minds and milestone-setting achievements, Jill decided at a young age to carve her own path and leave a unique contribution to this world. She discovered early on that the mindset of a successful aviation legend translates differently for a small-town girl....
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If you are an executive who has worked long hours, risen to every challenge, and built a strong reputation for yourself, then why haven't you reached the highest levels of leadership? Here's a reality check: Your business achievements and functional skills alone aren't enough to help you get where you want to go. What's likely missing is a skill that the world's best corporate leaders have developed-mastery of the people side of the equation. You...
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