Smart Buildings

Turn your government benefits into lasting wealth and achieve a stress-free, financially secure federal retirement. Whether you are catching up mid-career or navigating the anxieties of an approaching departure, mastering your savings is entirely within your control. Take the guesswork out of...

Blended families face unique challenges, and sadly, good intentions aren’t always enough. With so many complex relationships involved, all the normal rules for family life change, even how you apply something as simple as the five love languages. That’s why Gary Chapman, the best-selling author of The Five Love Languages and national expert on stepfamilies, Ron Deal, join together in this book to teach you how the five love languages can help your blended family.

Master artificial intelligence to transform cold outreach into authentic relationship building and rapid career growth. Whether you are commuting to a pitch or frustrated by generic networking events, the old rules of connection are dead. This empowering guide reveals how smart automation can...

Smart Parenting is all about making the difficult and often frustrating job of parenting a little bit easier and much more fun.

Word Workout is a practical audiobook for building vocabulary - a graduated program featuring thousands of words that begins with those known by most college graduates and ascends to words known only by the most educated, intelligent, and well-read adults. This workout is a comprehensive program...

Escape financial stress and build real wealth with a calm, practical approach to personal finance and simple investing. Whether you are navigating major life transitions or simply feeling overwhelmed by daily expenses, this empowering guide transforms spreadsheet anxiety into confident...

The inability to set good strategy can sink a company - and a leader's career. A recent Wall Street Journal study revealed that the number one most sought after executive skill by organizations is strategic thinking, but few leaders have that skill set.

Build steady passive income through real estate investing without risking your savings or quitting your day job. Whether you are commuting to a demanding 9-to-5 or managing a busy household, this grounded financial guide strips away the toxic get-rich-quick hype. Transform your daily drive into...

Ethereum represents the gateway to a worldwide decentralized computing paradigm. This platform enables you to run decentralized applications (DApps) and smart contracts that have no central points of failure or control, integrate with a payment network, and operate on an open blockchain. With this practical guide, Andreas M. Antonopoulos and Gavin Wood provide everything you need to know about building smart contracts and DApps on Ethereum and other virtual-machine blockchains.

Outsmart future taxes and master retirement planning with a wealth management strategy built for the everyday saver. Whether you are navigating your peak earning years or organizing your finances during a busy morning commute, this empowering guide replaces financial jargon with a practical...

In Starting a Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to a Profitable Business, veteran entrepreneur Arthur Bell takes you through every essential step of launching and growing a successful business. With over 25 years of experience, he breaks it down into clear, actionable strategies anyone can follow—no business degree required.

From our offices and homes to schools, hospitals, and restaurants, the indoor spaces where we work, learn, play, eat, and heal have an outsized impact on our performance and well-being. They affect our creativity, focus, and problem-solving ability and can make us sick - jeopardizing our future and dragging down profits in the process. Joseph Allen and John Macomber make a compelling case in this urgently needed book for why every business and home owner should make certain relatively low-cost investments a top priority. 

With a nation seemingly more divided than ever, many worry that Americans risk losing ground on solving the complex, interrelated problems the country faces - including rising inequality, the specter of climate change, astronomical health care costs, and economic stagnation. The renowned economist Jeffrey D. Sachs offers a practical approach to move America toward a new consensus: sustainable development.

Some of the toughest choices we make in adult life are about money, and so often we feel uninformed, unsure, and ill-prepared. We want better for our kids, but how do we teach them the things we never quite learned? Teach a Kid to Save is your go-to, hands-on, research-based guide to teaching your kids about the wise use of money and the value of work through an innovative, interactive mini-economy.

Step into the future of education with Dr. Samuel Li’s groundbreaking exploration of how Generative AI, immersive technologies, and metaverse classrooms are reshaping learning for the next generation. Smart Education is part of the acclaimed Building Digital Twin Metaverse Cities book series, which provides insights into how emerging technologies are revolutionizing every aspect of our lives.

You don’t hate your life. That’s what makes it hard to explain. On paper, everything looks fine. You pay your bills. You’re loved. You’re not in crisis. From the outside, you’re doing well. But there’s a quiet feeling you can’t shake. It shows up on the drive home. Sunday night. One question that never quite leaves: Is this really it? If that sounds familiar, this book is for you. Chad Addie spent a decade trying to fix himself—thinking he lacked discipline, that he was lazy, scattered, behind. He fought his ADHD, chased productivity hacks, and wondered why nothing stuck.

The Smart Woman’s Guide to Building and Protecting Wealth demonstrates how new strategies for creating, safeguarding, and sharing wealth are not only each necessary activities, they are interdependent. Strategically and simultaneously tackling all three areas has the effect of turbo-charging wealth-building.

Bosses, Coworkers, and Building Great Work Relationships is filled with practical advice from HBR experts who can help you answer questions like: What's the best way to have a tough conversation with my boss? How do I connect with people and make real friends at work? When should I opt into (or out of) office politics? How can I build a strong professional network?

Unlock the future of customer service with AI. Building a Smart Customer Service System with AI: From Chatbots to Personalized Support is a comprehensive guide that shows businesses how to leverage artificial intelligence to transform their customer support operations.

Imagine stepping into a fully immersive game, socializing with friends from around the globe in a virtual lounge, or exercising in an environment tailored to your exact preferences—all from the comfort of your home. Smart Entertainment explores the incredible advancements in AR/VR technologies that are turning these fantasies into realities, and reveals the innovative applications that will shape how we relax, connect, and have fun in the future.