Art Business

For 60 years, since the birth of United Artists, the studio landscape was unchanged. Then came Hollywood’s Circus Maximus---created by director Steven Spielberg, billionaire David Geffen, and Jeffrey Katzenberg, who gave the world The Lion King---an entertainment empire called DreamWorks.

If you’re serious about learning how to get back up, about being your own hero, about stepping up instead of stepping out, this book is for you. Bring commanding confidence to your work, to your venture, to your purpose. Feel the power, surge forward with resilience, knowing that you will get knocked down in this life, but you will never stay down. You have the unstoppable power of persistence. You embrace the optimism and challenge of always getting back up. You can enjoy the journey of a fully-lived life.

In The Storytelling Edge, the strategy minds behind Contently, the world renowned content marketing technology company, reveal their secrets that have helped award-winning brands to build relationships with millions of advocates and customers. Join as they dive into the neuroscience of storytelling, the elements of powerful stories, and methodologies to grow businesses through engaging and accountable content.

Based on more than 25 years of experience, best-selling author and facilitator Ernest Holm Svendsen takes you on the most important journey of your life. The journey from the prison of your mind to the vitality and aliveness of the present moment. In his down-to-earth style and using practical exercises and experiments, Ernest shows you exactly how to change your life by shutting down your autopilot and waking up to the spontaneous joy of being in the present moment.

How did a boy from small-town New York become the world’s most successful writer? How does he do it? He has always wanted to write the kind of novel that would be read and reread so many times that the binding breaks and the book literally falls apart. As he says, “I’m still working on that one.”

How many times have you assumed that you knew somebody and what they were about, only to be completely blindsided when they behave in a way that contradicts everything you thought you knew? We often think we have a fair amount of ability in reading people until the moment when we’re proven wrong. Through a number of exercises and tutorial content, you'll find how to more effectively identify and interpret the behavior of others in order to more fully understand their motivations and intentions.

If you want to know how it feels to be the DJ, to share the music you love with other people, to receive the adulation of packed dancefloors night after night, this audiobook will show you exactly what to do to get there. Whether you're brand-new to this, a DJ who wants to finally break out of the bedroom, or you just want to improve your game, the five-step formula in "Rock The Dancefloor!" will help you to become a truly great DJ.

Does talking about your accomplishments feel scary or icky because you're worried people will think you're "obnoxious"? Does it feel more natural to "put your head down and do the work"? Are you tired of watching the loudest people in your industry get disproportionate praise and rewards? If you answered "yes" to any of the above, you might be self-sabotaging. You need to learn to brag better. Meredith Fineman shares the surefire and anxiety-proof strategies that have helped her clients effectively communicate their achievements and skill sets to others.

Derek Sivers was a professional musician before he started a music distribution company that helped 150,000 musicians sell their music to over four million people. So after years of living the problems, he was able to learn the solutions.

Are you prepared to elevate your leadership from effective to extraordinary? “The Art of an Organizational Leader” invites you on a transformative journey, challenging you to rethink conventional leadership paradigms. Dive into the secrets that distinguish the exceptional from the everyday leaders and unlock a future of unparalleled organizational success.

"All warfare is based on deception." With this insight, Sun Tzu invites us into the mind of one of history’s greatest military strategists. The Art of War is more than a military manual; it’s an ancient guide to mastering conflict, power, and human interaction. Written over 2,500 years ago in ancient China, its wisdom remains relevant across time and disciplines—from business to politics to personal growth. Sun Tzu’s treatise explores the profound nature of strategy.

Your guide to becoming an explanation specialist. You've done the hard work. Your product or service works beautifully - but something is missing. People just don't see the big idea - and it's keeping you from being successful. Your idea has an explanation problem. The Art of Explanation is for business people, educators, and influencers who want to improve their explanation skills and start solving explanation problems.

Wouldn't it be nice to have an entertaining and illuminating guide to living life out loud? Accidentally on Purpose: Tripping Through Life with Regina is a rollicking, true-life travel guide into how outrageous twists and serendipitous turns can become blessings and give life purpose, dimension, and joy. From ridiculous depths to surprising heights and everywhere in between, Regina Meredith takes the listener on a carpet ride of the improbable, where dreams abound and realities intrude to weave a life story that is compelling, informative, and inspirational.

Do you want to unlock the power of your subconscious mind and create the life of your dreams? This book, The Essential Guide to Quantum Jumping: The Art of Mental Creationism Using Universal Laws, Affirmations, and Visualization, is designed for anyone looking to break free from their mental barriers and achieve success.

This book is the pocket guide I wish I had when I first became a general manager of a Mitsubishi dealership in New York. Honestly, I am not the brightest star in the sky and made every mistake anyone could’ve possibly made. The car business desperately needs better leadership skills, understanding of social media, inventory management, fixed operations, and so much more. There is no educational barrier to the entry into car business, and there are only a handful of universities offering a major in car dealership general management, such as Liberty and Keiser.

Aimed at emerging as well as established social entrepreneurs, for-profit leaders who want to introduce an element of social responsibility into their companies, and nonprofit organizations who want to increase their stability by generating income, The Art of Social Enterprise is the definitive guide to doing well while doing good.

Tired of living paycheck to paycheck? Dreaming of more freedom, flexibility, and financial security? Unlocking Passive Income is your ultimate guide to turning everyday skills and ideas into income-generating side hustles that work for you, not the other way around. In this no-nonsense, actionable book, entrepreneur Mark McCabe reveals how to build smart, sustainable streams of passive income—whether you're starting from scratch or looking to scale your current hustle.

In conversations with the Dalai Lama over the past several years, Howard Cutler has asked the questions we all want answered about how to find happiness in the place we spend most of our time - work. This guide is an invaluable source of strength and peace for anyone who earns a living.

Now it can be told! The true, behind-the-scenes story of Casablanca Records, from an eyewitness to the excess and insanity. Casablanca was not a product of the 1970s, it was the 1970s. From 1974 to 1980, the landscape of American culture was a banquet of hedonism and self-indulgence, and no person or company in that era was more emblematic of the times than Casablanca Records and its magnetic founder, Neil Bogart.

In this entertaining and inspiring book, Daniel Aaron guides you on a journey where you will learn the 40 spiritual leadership principles. As you grow to master them, you will unleash the hero, leader, and master that is already inside you.