Benbella Books Inc : 335 books
The New Human Rights Movement
Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
Society is broken. We can design our way to a better one.
In our interconnected world, self-interest and social-interest are rapidly becoming indistinguishable. If current negative trajectories remain, including growing climate destabilization, biodiversity loss, and economic inequality, an...
Rewiring Education
How Technology Can Unlock Every Student’s Potential
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
What if we could unlock the potential in every child? As it turns out, we can.
Apple’s iconic cofounder Steve Jobs had a powerful vision for education: employing technology to make an enormous impact on the lives of millions of students. To realize this vision, Jobs tapped John D. Couch,...
Enhancing Global Awareness
Paid to Think
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
Not just for the international or global decision maker but for the local mom-and-pop” operator, too. Understand how you can take the best of the world’s best and incorporate it into your daily operations, products and services, and strategic thinking to make the kinds of decisions that separate...
by Timothy Sprinkle
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
It’s time to put the Valley in your rearview mirror. Destination: New Startup America. Next stop: Detroit.In this companion eBook to Screw the Valley, Timothy Sprinkle highlights Detroit, one of seven cities that offers superior landscapes for tech startups.With brand new, city-specific content, an...
Custom Nation
Why Customization Is the Future of Business and How to Profit From It
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
Smart brands such as Chipotle, Zazzle, Nike, and Pandora are ditching the outdated 20th century model of a one-size-fits-all approach to providing products and services. From a Netflix movie night to a marriage courtesy of eHarmony, customization is changing every corner of American life and business.
The...
Out Front
How Women Can Become Engaging, Memorable, and Fearless Speakers
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2017
Your Voice Is Your Power-Now Make It Heard
More than ever before, the business, entertainment, and political landscapes are ripe for women to accomplish their goals. Women are entering law, medical, and graduate schools in equal numbers to men. But it’s still a challenge to make it to the...
The Business of Flipping Homes
Short-Term Real Estate Investing for Long-Term Wealth
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
Whether you’re looking to make a career out of flipping homes or see it as a part-time venture, you can make fast money legitimately.
Before you get started, you need to know the right way to flip, regardless of local market conditions and current economic trends.
There’s more to...
The Innovation Blind Spot
Why We Back the Wrong Ideas—and What to Do About It
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
**Our innovation economy is broken. But there’s good news: The ideas that will solve our problems are hiding in plain sight. **
While big companies in the American economy have never been more successful, entrepreneurial activity is near a 30-year low. More businesses are dying than starting...
Enterprise Thinking & Rethinking
Paid to Think
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
Understand your true value to your organization by escaping self-limiting beliefs and learning about the 12 daily leadership activities that will enable you to more effectively lead others to desired outcomes and improve your performance as a leader and manager.
by Timothy Sprinkle
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
It’s time to put the Valley in your rearview mirror. Destination: New Startup America. Next stop: New York City.In this companion eBook to Screw the Valley, Timothy Sprinkle highlights New York, one of seven cities that offers superior landscapes for tech startups.With brand new, city-specific content,...
The Virility Paradox
The Vast Influence of Testosterone on Our Bodies, Minds, and the World We Live In
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
Testosterone makes us stronger, happier, and smarter. It also makes us meaner, more violent and more selfish. A scientific look into the vast and unexpected influence testosterone has on our behavior, our society, and our bodies.
The brain of every man—and every woman—is shaped by this...
The Molecule of More
How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity—and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
Why are we obsessed with the things we want only to be bored when we get them?
Why is addiction perfectly logical to an addict?
Why does love change so quickly from passion to indifference?
Why are some people die-hard liberals and others hardcore conservatives?
Why are...
You Don't Have to Learn the Hard Way
Making It in the Real World: A Guide for Graduates
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Chock-full of practical advice for teen and college-age readers on everything, including:
* Nailing that first big job interview
* Avoiding dangerous relationship mistakes
* Mastering the art of managing your finances
* Circumventing the typical pitfalls of adjusting to the adult world
* Making...
Finding Zoe
A Deaf Woman's Story of Identity, Love, and Adoption
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
At just a few months old, Zoe was gradually losing her hearing. Her adoptive parents loved her-yet agonized-feeling they couldn’t handle raising a Deaf child. Would Zoe go back into the welfare system and spend her childhood hoping to find parents willing to adopt her? Or, would she be the long-sought...