Earl Smith: 28 books

In the "City of Brotherly Love," there are few things taken as seriously as local bragging rights. In a city that lives and dies with its sports heroes, basketball is no exception. This volume traces the lore and history behind Philadelphia's Big 5, an informal basketball league that features...

Mind Travel is a book that explores your deepest, darkest thoughts, fears, and delusions, imposing infinite realms of terror into the innermost depths of your mind. Skeptical? Then open this world of multiple catastrophic realities and be ready to scream.

Why does business development never seem to fully live up to its name?Why is it so difficult to get business development working effectively for your company?Why does your BD team look like a series of revolving doors - with one person after another being hired amid great fanfare only...

The money chase has been the death of many good companies. There are a range of reasons why this is so. Some companies simply do not deserve funding - they are not an attractive investment opportunity. Others embark on the money chase too early. They haven’t established the business base to justify...

I have written based upon years of experience. The understandings that I have gained have been the results of failures as well as successes. If I can help you along on your journey and to help you avoid the mistakes that I have made, I will consider my efforts a success. But, like all authors, there...

The material for this book has been drawn from experiences with dozens of C-level executives, consultants and members of boards of directors and advisory boards. My goal is to help you become a more effective leader and develop your leadership skills. Find the leader that is within you and open the...

More energy and effort is put into trying to figure out how to make business development work than any other management function; including advancing the technology that is at the heart of a company’s value proposition. There are plenty of books out that that deal with the technologies and tools...

On any given day, there are over 500,000 children in the United States' foster care system. This story is written by one of those former foster children. It is not an autobiography, but the details are based on true events. It is truly "Only by Grace" these children survive an underfunded, overworked foster care system designed to help, but most often fails.

A book about how your behavior impacts your business and personal relationships. It describes a dozen ways you could be limiting your prospects through unthinking behaviors. It can help you see those behaviors in others and better understand the damage they are causing. But, more importantly, this...

I wrote this book to help CEOs better understand Angel Investors. Getting funded is one of the major challenges that they face. Without adequate financial resources, a company will be limited in what it can accomplish. The journey to funding is full of twists and turns - journeys into unfamiliar territories....

The Money Chase has been the death of many good companies. There are a range of reasons why this is so. Some companies simply do not deserve funding - they are not an attractive investment opportunity. Others embark on the money chase too early. They haven’t established the business base to justify...

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Many books and essays have addressed the broad sweep of Texas music—its multicultural aspects, its wide array and blending of musical genres, its historical transformations, and its love/hate relationship with Nashville and other established music business centers. This book, however, focuses on...

When most people have allergies, they know it. Symptoms come quickly and can range from mild reactions like sneezing and itching to severe, often debilitating effects like anaphylaxis. Millions of others, however, suffer from allergies and don’t even know it. Allergies and intolerances are often...