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Nine business books that will change the way you think. With so many ways to sharpen your business brain just a click away, business books can seem archaic when compared to blog posts, webinars and Ted Talk videos.

Nine business books that will change the way you think

But we tend to consume digital content in bite-sizes before jumping back into our next task or meeting. Spending time with a book allows you to immerse yourself fully in its concepts, tactics and strategies and provides more mental space for thinking about how new ideas could translate to your business. That’s why we asked nine Hightail employees to recommend their favorite business book and explain how it made them think differently about the way they work.

Read on… Presentation Zen by Garr ReynoldsRecommended by Ranjith Kumaran – CEO RK: I was doing a lot of public speaking a few years ago about starting companies and came across this book. Biggest take-away: without the speaker present a slide deck should not make any sense, those are called handouts and should be prepared separately. Michelle Tomlinson Acting CoachMichelle Tomlinson. How to write a monologue - Monologue Genie. Conrad Cantzen Shoe Fund. Program Description In 1945, actor Conrad Cantzen bequeathed his estate to The Actors Fund with the stipulation that it should be used to help actors purchase shoes so they did not appear "down at the heels" when auditioning.

Conrad Cantzen Shoe Fund

Mr. Cantzen believed that a good pair of shoes made a great first impression on casting directors. This Memorial Fund reimburses eligible performing arts and entertainment professionals up to $40.00 towards a pair of shoes costing no more than $100.00. Eligibility Eligibility for The Conrad Cantzen Shoe Fund requires an application, an original store receipt and a copy of a current union card.

Currently unemployed in the performing arts and entertainment fieldA paid-up member of a performing arts unionLast application was a minimum of 24 months ago Contact. Send Money Abroad with TransferWise. Fandor Moves into Original Content with Shorts Program (EXCLUSIVE) Streaming platform Fandor is moving into original content creation by backing 50% of the originating budgets of five short films and raising the remainder by crowdfunding on Kickstarter.

Fandor Moves into Original Content with Shorts Program (EXCLUSIVE)

Under Fandor’s FIXshorts program, each of the films will have guaranteed distribution on the platform along with outreach effort assistance. When completed, Fandor will premiere the FIXshorts exclusively in tandem with their respective festival premieres and the rights to each film will remain with the individual filmmakers. “This collaborative approach to film production is an important step forward in our efforts to help new work reach new audiences,” said Jonathan Marlow, co-founder and chief content officer. Fandor plans to support this project twice annually. The second round of proposals will go under consideration near the end of 2015.

The five projects were selected from 34 proposals and include: — “Anyuka,” Maya Erdelyi. . — “Dead Ink Archive,” David Schendel. . — “Discontinuity,” Lori Felker. How to Delete Devices Off of My iCloud Account. How To Learn Something Hard In Just 6 days. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) fact sheet. Home > Publications > Our publications > Our publications What is polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)?

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) fact sheet

Polycystic (pah-lee-SIS-tik) ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a health problem that can affect a woman's: Menstrual cycleAbility to have childrenHormonesHeartBlood vesselsAppearance With PCOS, women typically have: High levels of androgens (AN-druh-junz). Return to top How many women have PCOS? Between 1 in 10 and 1 in 20 women of childbearing age has PCOS. What causes PCOS? The cause of PCOS is unknown. Let our Gremlins search the Internet for you! Business Directory for the United States of America. Free Listings for your business! Books! Books! Books! I’ve reviewed these books on the blog or on Amazon/Goodreads which for the most part means they are worth a read.

Books! Books! Books!

Titles link to Amazon, and are affiliate links; links to my reviews are in brackets. For more on all this book hoo-ha, and why I put this page together, please refer to “The Whore of Babylon has some books she’d like you to buy.” I do read far more good books than, alas & alack, I have time to review. As my general rule is to stop reading a book if it sucks (for me!) , you may also find worthy things to read in my lists of books read annually: 2014 (still in progress); 2013; 2012; 2011; and 2010.

If you’re looking for help on getting more reading done, here’s a post I wrote on how I finally accomplished reading 52 books per year. Communication Creativity Memoir & biography. 40 websites that will make you cleverer right now. The indexed web contains an incredible 14 billion pages.

40 websites that will make you cleverer right now

But only a tiny fraction help you improve your brain power. Here are 40 of the best. whizzpast.com – Learn about our awe inspiring past all in one wonderful place. khanacademy.org – Watch thousands of micro-lectures on topics ranging from history and medicine to chemistry and computer science. freerice.com – Help end world hunger by correctly answering multiple-choice quizzes on a wide variety of subjects. artofmanliness.com – Blog/site dedicated to all things manly, great for learning life skills and good insights. unplugthetv.com – Randomly selects an educational video for you to watch.

Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us: Seth Godin: 9781591842330: Amazon.com.