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Energy Audits and Improvements for Commercial Buildings By : Ian M Shapiro ↑↑ READ BOOK NOW ↑↑   ↑↑ Download BOOK NOW ↑↑   Book Synopsis : The Intuitive Guide to Energy Efficiency and Building Improvements Energy Audits and Improvements for Commercial Buildings provides a comprehensive guide to delivering deep and measurable energy savings and carbon emission reductions in buildings. Author Ian M. Shapiro has prepared, supervised, and reviewed over 1,000 energy audits in all types of commercial facilities, and led energy improvement projects for many more. In this book, he merges real-world experience with the latest standards and practices to help energy managers and energy auditors transform energy use in the buildings they serve, and indeed to transform their buildings.Set and reach energy reduction goals, carbon reduction goals, and sustainability goals Dramatically improve efficiency of heating, cooling, lighting, ventilation, water and other building systems Include the building ...

Turn Your Dental Practice Into a Successful Business By : Gabriel Asulin ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Today, more than ever, it is clear that the success of a dental practice depends on more than just quality dental care. The growing competition presents many challenges and requires that a dental practice operate as a fine-tuned business.The book "Turn Your Dental Practice into a Successful Business: The Gabriel Asulin Method," has been translated into several languages and has become a best-seller in the global dental industry. The book provides innovative tools and methods for managing and marketing a dental practice, which will help significantly improve the performance of your practice, and increase sales and profitability.The strategies Gabriel Asulin offers are based on years of experience in marketing, consulting and advising to hundreds dental practices worldwide. The unique management and marketing methods presented in thi...

Rethinking the Office By : Sanjay Rishi ↑↑ READ BOOK NOW ↑↑   ↑↑ Download BOOK NOW ↑↑   Book Synopsis : Corporate leaders are suddenly faced with the challenge of achieving the right balance between the hybridization of the office and retaining the value that workplaces deliver - talent, culture, collaboration, innovation. They are grappling with how to allocate capital to workplaces and workspaces--if at all. Do we need an office? How much should we spend on physical spaces? And what should they look like to maximize value?This book will provide answers. It will provide a framework for corporate leaders to:Understand what the corporate workplace and workforce of the future will look like Measure the cost and reward of the physical office for their business Decide how to allocate capital based on their assessment and needs.The book will provide Fortune 500 examples across multiple industries and sectors, and across various types of workplaces (manufacturing, offices, warehouses, clinic...

Smart Baseball: The Story Behind the Old Stats That Are Ruining the Game, the New Ones That Are Running It, and the Right Way to Think About Baseball By : Keith Law ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Predictably Irrational meets Moneyball in ESPN veteran writer and statistical analyst Keith Law?s iconoclastic look at the numbers game of baseball, proving why some of the most trusted stats are surprisingly wrong, explaining what numbers actually work, and exploring what the rise of Big Data means for the future of the sport.For decades, statistics such as batting average, saves recorded, and pitching won-lost records have been used to measure individual players? and teams? potential and success. But in the past fifteen years, a revolutionary new standard of measurement?sabermetrics?has been embraced by front offices in Major League Baseball and among fantasy baseball enthusiasts. But while sabermetrics is recognized as being smarter and more accura...

Facilities Manager's Desk Reference By : Jane M. Wiggins ↑↑ READ BOOK NOW ↑↑   ↑↑ Download BOOK NOW ↑↑   Book Synopsis : A practical guide to the principle services of facilities management, revised and updatedThe updated third edition of Facilities Manager's Desk Reference is an invaluable resource covering all the principal facility management (FM) services. The author--a noted facilities management expert--provides the information needed to ensure compliance to current laws, to deliver opportunities to adopt new ways of using built environments, and to identify creative ways to reduce operational occupancy costs, while maintaining appropriate and productive working environment standards.The third edition is fully updated and written in an approachable and concise format. It is comprehensive in scope, the author covering both hard and soft facilities management issues. Since the first edition was published it has become a first point of reference for busy facilities managers,...

The Facility Manager's Guide To Finance And Budgeting By : David G. Cotts ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Leaky faucets and cracked pavement aren't the only demands on a facility manager's time and energy. These days, they also need top-notch financial skills--to sell their department to senior management, to win funds for crucial projects, to become fully integrated into the organization.Sadly, most facility managers lack even fundamental financial skills. The Facility Manager's Guide to Finance and Budgeting is the first primer designed to teach them the ropes quickly, concisely, and with minimum pain. The book explains how to:* Understand the essential concepts of facility work programs and programmatic planning and budgeting* Develop and manage an annual expense budget, then evaluate the results* Make financially sound ""go/no go"" decisions on projects requiring capital funding* Pinpoint significant cos...

Disaster Recovery, Crisis Response, and Business Continuity: A Management Desk Reference By : Jamie Watters ↑↑ READ BOOK NOW ↑↑   ↑↑ Download BOOK NOW ↑↑   Book Synopsis : You're in charge of IT, facilities, or core operations for your organization when a hurricane or a fast-moving wildfire hits. What do you do? Simple. You follow your business continuity/disaster recovery plan. If you've prepared in advance, your operation or your company can continue to conduct business while competitors stumble and fall. Even if your building goes up in smoke, or the power is out for ten days, or cyber warriors cripple your IT systems, you know you will survive.But only if you have a plan. You don't have one? Then Disaster Recovery, Crisis Response, and Business Continuity: A Management Desk Reference, which explains the principles of business continuity and disaster recovery in plain English, might be the most important book you'll read in years.Business continuity is a necessity fo...

Crush Your Competition: 101 Self Storage Marketing Tips for the Fastest Way to Huge Profits. By : Marc Goodin ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Finally a simple to use, common sense Self storage marketing guide. One hundred and one weeks of self storage marketing tips and specific ideas you can use now to rent more units and make more profits now.Crush Your Competition will give you the ammunition you need for incredible profits - weather you're an entrepreneur, professional, self storage owner, self storage manager or absolute new comer to the self storage business. Marc Goodin will show you how to use simple marketing specifics, tactics and ideas with minimal cost and maximum profits.This book has the tools for new start ups with more energy than money and is ideal for established businesses that need new fresh ideas. You'll find: - Complete step by step guidance in plain English on marketing a self storage business.- Hundreds of great ...

Leading & Managing Occupational Therapy Services: An Evidence-Based Approach By : Brent Braveman ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Put theory and research into practice for real-world success.Here's your introduction to the use of theory, research, and evidence in guiding your practice as an occupational therapy manager. From leadership and supervision to policies, program development, and continuous quality improvement, you'll find complete coverage of the full range of issues and functions managers encounter in the real worlds in which they practice.Whatever your role, the practical knowledge and the guidance you'll find here will help you become a more effective OT, colleague, and manager. Book Detail : Author : Brent Braveman Pages : 544 pages Publisher : F. A. Davis Company Language : ISBN-10 : 0803643659 ISBN-13 : 9780803643659   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android...

Smart Baseball: The Story behind the Old Stats That Are Ruining the Game, the New Ones That Are Running It, and the Right Way to Think about Baseball By : Keith Law ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Predictably Irrational meets Moneyball in ESPN veteran writer and statistical analyst Keith Law?s iconoclastic look at the numbers game of baseball, proving why some of the most trusted stats are surprisingly wrong, explaining what numbers actually work, and exploring what the rise of Big Data means for the future of the sport.For decades, statistics such as batting average, saves recorded, and pitching won-lost records have been used to measure individual players? and teams? potential and success. But in the past fifteen years, a revolutionary new standard of measurement?sabermetrics?has been embraced by front offices in Major League Baseball and among fantasy baseball enthusiasts. But while sabermetrics is recognized as being smarter and more accura...

The Career Fitness Program: Exercising Your Options By : Diane Sukiennik ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : This book is designed to help readers choose, change, or confirm career choices. The Career Fitness Program is firmly focused on today's career realities and economy-with sufficient breadth to encourage change and growth for learners of all ages, backgrounds, and circumstances. User-friendly, easy to read, and appropriate for all learners, it provides three teaching and learning career handles-choice, change, and confirmation-that help students find their career "fit." KEY TOPICS: Testing Your Career Savvy; Building Your Career Success Profile; Confirming Your Values; Assessing Your Personality and Interests; Evaluating Your Skills; Examining the World of Work; Exploring Career Information; Developing Your Decision Making; Targeting Your Job Search; Crafting a Winning Resume and Portfolio; Interviewing Strategically; Focusin...

Don't Keep Your Day Job: How to Turn Your Passion Into Your Career By : Cathy Heller ↑↑ READ BOOK NOW ↑↑   ↑↑ Download BOOK NOW ↑↑   Book Synopsis : The pursuit of happiness is all about finding our purpose. We don't want to just go to work and build someone else's dream, we want to do our life's work. But how do we find out what we're supposed to contribute? What are those key ingredients that push those who succeed to launch their ideas high into the sky, while the rest of us remain stuck on the ground?Don't Keep Your Day Job will get you fired up, ready to rip it open and use your zone of genius to add a little more sparkle to this world. Cathy Heller, host of the popular podcast Don't Keep Your Day Job, shares wisdom, anecdotes, and practical suggestions from successful creative entrepreneurs and experts, including actress Jenna Fischer on rejection, Gretchen Rubin on the keys to happiness, Jen Sincero on having your best badass life, and so much more. Y...

Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career By : Herminia Ibarra ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : How Successful Career Changers Turn Fantasy into RealityWhether as a daydream or a spoken desire, nearly all of us have entertained the notion of reinventing ourselves. Feeling unfulfilled, burned out, or just plain unhappy with what we?re doing, we long to make that leap into the unknown. But we also hold on, white-knuckled, to the years of time and effort we?ve invested in our current profession.In this powerful book, Herminia Ibarra presents a new model for career reinvention that flies in the face of everything we?ve learned from "career experts." While common wisdom holds that we must first know what we want to do before we can act, Ibarra argues that this advice is backward. Knowing, she says, is the result of doing and experimenting. Career transition is not a straight path toward some predetermined ident...

Brand You: The 8-Step Blueprint to Showcase Your Unique Expertise and Build a Highly Profitable, Personally Fulfilling Business By : Mike Kim ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Book Detail : Author : Mike Kim Pages : pages Publisher : Language : ISBN-10 : 1631953478 ISBN-13 : 9781631953477   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type By : Paul D. Tieger ↑↑ READ BOOK NOW ↑↑   ↑↑ Download BOOK NOW ↑↑   Book Synopsis : The bestselling guide to finding career success and satisfaction through Personality Type is now thoroughly revised, expanded, and updated.DO WHAT YOU ARE--the time-honored classic that has already helped more than a million people find truly satisfying work--is now updated to include jobs in today's hottest markets, including health services, education, and communications technology.With the global economy's ups and downs, the advent of astonishing new technology, the migration to online work and study, and the ascendancy of mobile communication, so much has changed in the American workplace since this book's fourth edition was published in 2007. What hasn't changed is the power of Personality Type to help people achieve job satisfaction.This fifth edition is especially useful for millennials an...

LLC QuickStart Guide - The Simplified Beginner's Guide to Limited Liability Companies By : ClydeBank Business ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : LLCs Explained In Depth In An Easy To Understand Format So You Can Get Started On Your Business Today! "**Limited Liability Companies Broken Down So Simply, You'll Know All The Benefits of This Business Entity And Answer All Your Questions Regarding Liability, Taxation and Formation**" Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) have increased in popularity over the last few decades. Entrepreneurs across the world learn about the numerous liability and tax advantages of LLCs and are quick to start the paperwork to form their own entity and get their business off the ground. You might be asking yourself, can't I read a few articles about LLCs and be all set to start my business? What's important to realize here is that LLCs are a relatively new type of business structure - dating back on...

Find Your Passion: 25 Questions You Must Ask Yourself By : Henri Junttila ↑↑ READ BOOK NOW ↑↑   ↑↑ Download BOOK NOW ↑↑   Book Synopsis : Are You Ready to Finally Find Your Passion?What's the secret to living a life full of passion, purpose and meaning? The secret is that there is no secret. The answer is hiding in plain sight. This book is different from other books of its kind, because it nudges you to look inside.In "Find Your Passion: 25 Questions You Must Ask Yourself" you'll dive into questions that will help you uncover what makes you come alive.You'll learn to follow your inner excitement, which will result in you living a more passionate life.Wake Up Full of Excitement, Purpose and PassionFinding and following your passion seems like an easy process. You find your passion, and everything is smooth sailing from there. Unfortunately, it's not quite that easy.The reason many people aren't living their dreams is because they're held back by ideas,...

So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love By : Cal Newport ↑↑ READ BOOK NOW ↑↑   ↑↑ Download BOOK NOW ↑↑   Book Synopsis : In an unorthodox approach, Georgetown University professor Cal Newport debunks the long-held belief that "follow your passion" is good advice, and sets out on a quest to discover the reality of how people end up loving their careers. Not only are pre-existing passions rare and have little to do with how most people end up loving their work, but a focus on passion over skill can be dangerous, leading to anxiety and chronic job hopping. Spending time with organic farmers, venture capitalists, screenwriters, freelance computer programmers, and others who admitted to deriving great satisfaction from their work, Newport uncovers the strategies they used and the pitfalls they avoided in developing their compelling careers. Cal reveals that matching your job to a pre-existing passion does not matter. Passion come...

Starting Your Career as a Contractor: How to Build and Run a Construction Business By : Cladiu Fatu ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : This incisive, practical guide provides a thorough breakdown of the ins and outs everyone needs to know when turning contracting skills into a business, from summoning the motivation to start your own business to the intricacies of being your own boss,Claudiu Fatu turns his personal experiences and those of other successful contractors into advice on every aspect of building a business. The chapters focus on:Developing a business structure, including bank accounts, tax registration, insurance, and brandingHandling legal and accounting hurdlesManaging employees and dealing with clientsUsing marketing systems to find and book workEstimating and bidding on jobsWriting contractsCreating invoices and a billing systemControlling costs, keeping records, and understanding profit marginPlanning retirement and other benefits...

Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type By : Paul D. Tieger ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Finding a career path that you?re passionate about can be difficult?but it doesn't have to be! With this bestselling guide, learn how to find a fulfilling career that fits your personality.Do What You Are?the bestselling classic that has helped more than a million people find truly satisfying work?is now updated for the modern workforce. With the global economy's ups and downs, the advent of astonishing new technology, the migration to online work and study, and the ascendancy of mobile communication, so much has changed in the American workplace since this book's fifth edition was published in 2014.?What hasn't changed is the power of Personality Type to help people achieve job satisfaction. This updated edition, featuring 30% new material, is especially useful for millennials and ?bab...

Toilet Paper Origami on a Roll By : Linda Wright ↑↑ READ BOOK NOW ↑↑   ↑↑ Download BOOK NOW ↑↑   Book Synopsis : Fold...crease...smile! Add joy and memorability to any bathroom with an artfully-folded roll of toilet paper. Learn to make snow-capped mountains, shooting stars and swimming swans; palm trees, tropical fish, and ships at sea; fantastic fans, flowers and foliage; birthday cakes, candles and bows-plus assorted holiday and hospitality motifs. Toilet Paper Origami on a Roll is a whimsical way to brand a business, make a hotel distinctive, or surprise your friends and family. It's a perfect potty-training reward for toddlers, and a delight for anyone. Illustrated with more than 300 black and white photographs, step-by-step instructions teach 32 fanciful designs for styling the end of a toilet paper roll. Book Detail : Author : Linda Wright Pages : 112 pages Publisher : Lindaloo Enterprises Language : eng ISBN-10 : 0980092337 ISBN-13 : 9780980092332   Supporting format: PDF...

The Plaza: The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel By : Julie Satow ↑↑ READ BOOK NOW ↑↑   ↑↑ Download BOOK NOW ↑↑   Book Synopsis : Journalist Julie Satow's thrilling, unforgettable history of how one illustrious hotel has defined our understanding of money and glamour, from the Gilded Age to the Go-Go Eighties to today's Billionaire Row.From the moment in 1907 when New York millionaire Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt strode through the Plaza Hotel's revolving doors to become its first guest, to the afternoon in 2007 when a mysterious Russian oligarch paid a record price for the hotel's largest penthouse, the eighteen-story white marble edifice at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street has radiated wealth and luxury. For some, the hotel evokes images of F. Scott Fitzgerald frolicking in the Pulitzer Fountain, or Eloise, the impish young guest who pours water down the mail chute. But the true stories captured in THE PLAZA also include dark, hidden secrets: the co...

Grace: A Memoir By : Grace Coddington ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Beautiful. Willful. Charming. Blunt. Grace Coddington?s extraordinary talent and fierce dedication to her work as creative director of Vogue have made her an international icon. Known through much of her career only to those behind the scenes, she might have remained fashion?s best-kept secret were it not for The September Issue, the acclaimed 2009 documentary that turned publicity-averse Grace into a sudden, reluctant celebrity. Grace?s palpable engagement with her work brought a rare insight into the passion that produces many of the magazine?s most memorable shoots. ? With the witty, forthright voice that has endeared her to her colleagues and peers for more than forty years, Grace now creatively directs the reader through the storied narrative of her life so far. Evoking the time when models had to tote their own bags and props to shoots, Grace describes her early career ...

The Rolex Story By : Franz-Christoph Heel ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The brand with the crown is recognized worldwide as an invaluable sports implement and luxury product. In little more than one hundred years, it has become one of the most successful and innovative watch brands on the planet. Rolex manufactures more than a half a million wristwatches per year while maintaining an outstanding reputation and near-perfect quality. From the beginning, the sponsorship of statesmen, movie stars, and athletes has driven its success, but the company has expanded to include more than just the rich and famous. The Rolex Oyster became the first watch to defy the elements when, in 1927, Mercedes Gleitze wore one while she swam the English Channel. In 1933, the company patented the first automatic winding mechanism. Learn more about this history and read updated reports written about new Rolex ideas and performance tests featured in the German watch m...

Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment By : Maxine Bedat ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : In Unraveled, entrepreneur, researcher, and advocate Maxine B?dat follows the life of an American icon--a pair of jeans--to reveal what really happens to give us our clothes. We visit a Texas cotton farm figuring out how to thrive without relying on fertilizers that poison the earth. Inside dyeing and weaving factories in China, where chemicals that are banned in the West slosh on factory floors and drain into waterways used to irrigate local family farms. Sewing floors in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are crammed with women working for illegally low wages to produce garments as efficiently as machines. Back in America, our jeans get stowed, picked, and shipped out by Amazon warehouse workers pressed to be as quick as the robots primed to replace them. Finally, those jeans we had to have get sent to landfills--or, if they've been donated, shipped back ar...

The Business of Fashion: Designing, Manufacturing, and Marketing By : Leslie Davis Burns ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Revised to keep up with the quickly evolving landscape of the fashion industry, the fifth edition of this authoritative text offers updated information on the design, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of fashion products within a global context. Research-based content provides insight on the organization and operation of textiles, apparel, accessories, and home fashion companies, as well as the effect of technological, organizational, and global changes on every area of the business. Updated discussions of technologies, corporate social responsibility, and sustainable practices are incorporated throughout the text. New to this Edition - Features a new Chapter 2 Global Fashion Supply/Value Chain and expanded section on global sourcing in Chapter 11 Sourcing Decisions and Production Centers- New chapter case studies ...

Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes By : Dana Thomas ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : An investigation into the damage wrought by the colossal clothing industry--and the grassroots, high-tech, international movement fighting to reform itWhat should I wear? It's one of the fundamental questions we ask ourselves every day. More than ever, we are told it should be something new. Today, the clothing industry churns out 80 billion garments a year and employs every sixth person on Earth. Historically, the apparel trade has exploited labor, the environment, and intellectual property--and in the last three decades, with the simultaneous unfurling of fast fashion, globalization, and the tech revolution, those abuses have multiplied exponentially, primarily out of view. We are in dire need of an entirely new human-scale model. Bestselling journalist Dana Thomas has traveled the globe to discover the visionary designers a...

The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History By : Robin Givhan ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A Washington Post Notable Book of 2015"It was a big deal when American fashion went to Versailles. Who better than Robin Givhan to tell this captivating story?" - Diane von FurstenbergOn November 28, 1973, the world's social elite gathered at the Palace of Versailles for an international fashion show. By the time the curtain came down on the evening's spectacle, history had been made and the industry had been forever transformed. This is that story.Conceived as a fund-raiser for the restoration of King Louis XIV's palace, in the late fall of 1973, five top American designers faced off against five top French designers in an over-the-top runway extravaganza. An audience filled with celebrities and international jet-setters, including Princess Grace of Monaco, the Duchess of Wind...

J.J. Pizzuto's Fabric Science Swatch Kit By : Ingrid Johnson ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : J.J. Pizzuto's Fabric Science Swatch Kit, 11th Edition reinforces the study of textiles for students in fashion design, merchandising, interior design, product development and home furnishings. The kit contains 114 (2"x 3") fabric samples, a fabric key, 40 special assignments, heavy-weight sample sheets to mount and analyze fabrics, and a pick glass - all contained in a three-ring binder. The swatches are organized in the order in which they are covered in the text: fibers, yarns, weaves, knits, dyeing, printing and finishes. Swatches represent the types of fabrics currently available to fashion and interior designers in the field, making this resource an excellent addition to any professional library.~The text contains instructions and a new video tutorial that takes students through the process of assembling their swatch kit and usin...

Authentic: A Memoir by the Founder of Vans By : Paul Van Doren ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : In the tradition of bestsellers such as? Shoe ? Dog ,? Authentic ?is a surprisingly candid, compelling memoir by a high school dropout who went on to establish one of the world's most iconic brands.?You may not have known their creator, but you certainly know the?shoes: for more than four generations, Vans?shoes have been synonymous with cool. ?Now in?Authentic,?a memoir written by Paul Van Doren and published just before his May 2021 death, the charismatic founder of Vans shares his story of heading West and capturing the American dream.???Authentic?is a celebration of Van Doren?s remarkable life and the iconic brand he built, beloved by skateboarders, creatives, and fans everywhere for its laid-back, colorful SoCal vibe, and famous for its people-oriented company culture.?In?Authentic, he shares his unlikely journey from high-school dr...

The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World By : Virginia Postrel ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : From Paleolithic flax to 3D knitting, a global history of textiles and the world they madeThe story of humanity is the story of textiles -- as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture.In The Fabric of Civilization, Virginia Postrel synthesizes groundbreaking research from archaeology, economics, and science to reveal a surprising history. From Minoans exporting wool colored with precious purple dye to Egypt, to Romans arrayed in costly Chinese silk, the cloth trade paved the crossroads of the ancient world. Textiles funded the Renaissance and the Mughal Empire; they gave us banks and bookkeeping, Michelangelo's David and the Taj Mahal. The cloth business spread the alphabet and arithmetic, propelled chemical research, and taught people t...

In Fashion By : Elaine Stone ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : This third edition of the best-selling In Fashion offers a concise and colorful overview of the key components of fashion-from its history, movements, and trends-to the materials, producers, and retailers that impact the business on a global level. Fashion students will gain a foundation and language for understanding how the current fashion industry works and explore an array of exciting career opportunities.New to This Edition- Includes over 250 color images of current designers, fashion collections, retailers, and more - Covers digital and social media (Parts 1 and 4), updated textile trends and innovations (Chapter 5), and current omni-channel practices in retailing (Chapter 11)- Emphasizes global aspects of the fashion industry, changing demographics, and the effects of economics and politics on consumer choicesKey Features- Spotlight on Careers profiles the education, background...

When Sparks Fly By : Helena Hunting ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Running the Spark House, a hotel/event space that has been in her family for years, has been Avery Spark?s lifelong dream. After years of working hard and making personal sacrifices, Avery and her two younger sisters have turned the Spark House into the premier destination in Colorado Springs. Avery is living her best life?she works with her sisters and loves every minute of it, she has a great group of friends, and she lives in a fantastic condo with her best friend Declan. She might not have any love in her life, but she's happy.But everything comes to a screeching halt when Avery is in a car accident, leaving her immobile for weeks. After nearly losing Avery, Declan insists that he will be the one to take care of her while she recovers. However, as Declan becomes Avery?s caretaker, lines begin to blur.Avery and Declan have been best friends since college and always had a...

Beautiful World, Where Are You By : Sally Rooney ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a distribution warehouse, and asks him if he'd like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend Eileen is getting over a break-up, and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood.Alice, Felix, Eileen and Simon are still young-but life is catching up with them. They desire each other, they delude each other, they get together, they break apart. They have sex, they worry about sex, they worry about their friendships and the world they live in. Are they standing in the last lighted room before the darkness, bearing witness to something? Will they find a way to believe in a beautiful world? Book Detail : Author : Sally Rooney Pages : 337 pages Publisher : Faber & Faber Language : eng ISBN-10 : 56646958-beautiful-world-where-are-you ISBN-13 : 9780571365425   Supporting format: P...

Beasts of Prey By : Ayana Gray ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Magic doesn't exist in the broken city of Lkossa anymore, especially for girls like sixteen-year-old Koffi. Indentured to the notorious Night Zoo, she cares for its fearsome and magical creatures to pay off her family's debts and secure their eventual freedom. But the night her loved ones' own safety is threatened by the Zoo's cruel master, Koffi unleashes a power she doesn't fully understand--and the consequences are dire.As the second son of a decorated hero, Ekon is all but destined to become a Son of the Six--an elite warrior--and uphold a family legacy. But on the night of his final rite of passage, a fire upends his plans. In its midst, Ekon not only encounters the Shetani--a vicious monster that has plagued the city and his nightmares for nearly a century--but a curious girl who seems to have the power to ward off the beast. Koffi's power ultimately sa...

Harlem Shuffle By : Colson Whitehead ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, a gloriously entertaining novel of heists, shakedowns, and rip-offs set in Harlem in the 1960s.?Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked?? To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably priced furniture, making a decent life for himself and his family. He and his wife Elizabeth are expecting their second child, and if her parents on Striver?s Row don?t approve of him or their cramped apartment across from the subway tracks, it?s still home. Few people know he descends from a line of uptown hoods and crooks, and that his fa?ade of normalcy has more than a few cracks in it. Cracks that are getting bigger all the time. Cash is tight, especially with all those installment-plan sofas, so if his cousin Freddie occasio...

The Legacy (Off-Campus, #5) By : Elle Kennedy ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Four stories. Four couples. Three years of real life after graduation?A wedding.A proposal.An elopement.And a surprise pregnancy.Can you guess which couple is which?Come for the drama, stay for the laughs! Catch up with your favorite Off-Campus characters as they navigate the changes that come with growing up and discover that big decisions can have big consequences?and big rewards. Book Detail : Author : Elle Kennedy Pages : 348 pages Publisher : Elle Kennedy Inc. Language : eng ISBN-10 : 57576353-the-legacy ISBN-13 :   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Summer Sons By : Lee Mandelo ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Andrew and Eddie did everything together, best friends bonded more deeply than brothers, until Eddie left Andrew behind to start his graduate program at Vanderbilt. Six months later, only days before Andrew was to join him in Nashville, Eddie dies of an apparent suicide. He leaves Andrew a horrible inheritance: a roommate he doesn?t know, friends he never asked for, and a gruesome phantom with bleeding wrists that mutters of revenge.As Andrew searches for the truth of Eddie?s death, he uncovers the lies and secrets left behind by the person he trusted most, discovering a family history soaked in blood and death. Whirling between the backstabbing academic world where Eddie spent his days and the circle of hot boys, fast cars, and hard drugs that ruled Eddie?s nights, the walls Andrew has built against the world begin to crumble, letting in the phantom that hungers for him. Book Detail ...

Dark Rise (Dark Rise, #1) By : C.S. Pacat ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The ancient world of magic is no more. Its heroes are dead, its halls are ruins, and its great battles between Light and Dark are forgotten. Only the Stewards remember, and they keep their centuries-long vigil, sworn to protect humanity if the Dark King ever returns.Sixteen-year-old dock boy Will is on the run, pursued by the men who killed his mother. When an old servant tells him of his destiny to fight beside the Stewards, Will is ushered into a world of magic, where he must train to play a vital role in the oncoming battle against the Dark.As London is threatened by the Dark King?s return, the reborn heroes and villains of a long-forgotten war begin to draw battle lines. But as the young descendants of Light and Dark step into their destined roles, old allegiances, old enmities and old flames are awakened. Will must stand with the last heroes of the Light to prevent t...