Best Independent Books January 2
We are delighted to recommend the following books from the independent publishing sector.
NON-FICTION
Chaos by Design
by Kader Sakkari, Imran Karbhari and Trevor Macomber
This book explores the ways in which successful leaders motivate their teams, drive innovation, and propagate long-lasting digital transformations.
This book is a deliberately empowering tool that describes how to foster the leadership characteristics, mindset and company values required to implement a successful digital-first approach. The authors discuss how to harness the power of creative chaos to shift an organization from fragile to agile. They explain why the servant leadership style is uniquely suited to transformative processes.
In this book, the authors reveal how unyielding creative disruption promotes flexible, adaptable business models primed for growth. They explain how to position a business not just to survive a global crisis, but to thrive in the uncertainty; in other words, chaos by design.
Honors: seen on MarketWatch
Category: Business
ISBN: 978-1637350041
Next Step: A Predicted Death Defeated by Love
by Sandra Poppenga
Told from his wife’s perspective, this is the incredible true story of how Dave Poppenga survived one life-threatening condition after another, supported by his will to live and the miracle workers of modern medicine.
When Sandra Poppenga learned that her husband was in the hospital, she traveled to be by his side as he battled a succession of near-fatal conditions and complications including endocarditis and staph infection. Acting as her husband’s advocate to hospital staff and medical professionals, she stayed by his side during his 50-day stay in intensive care. Sandra recounts how the doctors warned that his prognosis was very grim — equivalent to being on death’s door — on more than one occasion. In the end, Dave’s fierce will to live and the skilled medical care he received enabled him to overcome the immediate threat to his life. While the three-year recovery process that then ensued was long and grueling, Dave was encouraged by the presence of Sandra, who was there to help him each step of the way.
In addition to being a gripping story of survival against the odds, this book shines light on the value of patient advocacy. By speaking on her intubated husband’s behalf with the medical professionals caring for him, Sandra helped ensure he received the best care possible.
Honors: seen on MarketWatch
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
ISBN: 978-1637352502
Own Success: A Proven Method to Succeed in Business with a Franchise
by Dan Citrenbaum
In this book, the author explores the key concepts necessary to actualize the dream of starting a business.
By conducting a high-level overview assessment of the characteristics, common pitfalls and requisite tools of success, the author explains what often seems inexplicable. He explores the inherent risks of traditional, salaried employment and why statistics showing this risk are only becoming more relevant with time. He outlines the resources and tools needed prior to purchasing a franchise or business operation. He shows how to evaluate current employment conditions against future earnings and financial milestones to create a clearer picture of personal business prospects.
This book contains the knowledge and insight for exploring franchise and other acquisition opportunities.
Honors: seen on MarketWatch
Category: Business
ISBN: 978-1637352533
How to Become an Effective Leader
by Michael Brainard
This insightful guide is not just another leadership manual. It’s a comprehensive exploration into psychological and positive behavioral conditioning.
The author uses his extensive experience developing and coaching leaders across the country to detail eight disciplines that enable leaders to create a sustainable platform for organizational excellence and propel their growth as leaders to new heights. He provides a prolific manifesto for becoming the type of leader that many people aspire to be.
The book explores the skills required to influence other people positively as leaders. It shows how to take leadership to the next level.
The author has added eye-catching and creative graphs and charts that made the book visually appealing to read, and the case studies he wrote were enlightening and educational. — Readers’ FavoriteHonors: seen on MarketWatch
Category: Business
ISBN: 978-1637351697
Succeed the Right Way: What Every Compassionate Business Person Must Know
by Paul L. Gunn Jr.
This book is a game-changer in business management, offering a fresh perspective on leadership and success.
The author shares his insights on how empathy, compassion and kindness can be powerful forces in achieving success. He demonstrates how these qualities, often seen as weaknesses in business, can actually be some of the greatest strengths to have.
The book provides real-life examples and studies, focusing on how to live a successful life grounded in kindness. It helpfully challenges the aggressive nature of the business world and persuasively prescribes a more compassionate approach.
A definitive source on the use of empathy in business — Readers’ FavoriteHonors: Finalist, Non-Fiction Motivational, Readers’ Favorite Book Awards
Category: Business
ISBN: 978-1637350942
In case you missed the books featured in the last newsletter, here they are again:
FICTION
The Golden Manuscripts (Book Six of the Between Two Worlds series)
by Evy Journey
Clarissa has roamed through seven countries, yearning for a place she can call home. Her journey takes an unexpected turn when an unusual sale of rare medieval manuscripts leads her and Nathan — a doctor who moonlights as an art journalist — into the shadowy world of stolen art. These manuscripts, reminiscent of the picture books her mother once read to her, ignite her passion for art.
Inspired by the true story of an American soldier who stole illuminated manuscripts during World War II, this literary tale weaves together elements of self-discovery, art mystery, travel and love. As they delve deeper into their quest, they uncover clues that whisper of ancient thieves and unravel secrets that prompt more questions than answers about the esoteric and sometimes unscrupulous art world. For Clarissa, each discovery is a step closer to understanding where she belongs.
Clarissa's quest is not just about recovering lost art; it's about finding a sense of belonging and home. Will this journey grant her the peace she longs for, or will it lead to more questions and mysteries?
Expertly blends well-crafted romance and high-stakes adventure... — Self-Publishing ReviewHonors: Silver Medal, Historical Fiction-Medieval, Global Book Awards; Finalist, Cross-Genre Fiction, International Book Awards
Recognition for Author: Gold Medal, Contemporary Fiction, Global Book Awards, 2021
Category: Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 978-0996247498
NON-FICTION
From Rebel To Radical Innovator: Leading The Transformation Through Circularity
by Albin Kaelin
The author’s work embodies the core principles of sustainability, offering a solid framework for industries aiming to become more environmentally responsible and resilient.
This book provides readers the opportunity to learn from an industry veteran celebrated for his contributions to sustainable practices. Readers can master the transition from linear to circular thinking, achieving significant environmental and economic gains. They will discover methods to overhaul management systems and foster groundbreaking innovation, while exploring how industries can shift from rebellious upstarts to leading pioneers of sustainable change. Furthermore, the importance of consumer engagement in driving the sustainability journey is emphasized, highlighting the collective effort required for meaningful transformation.
This book empowers readers to redefine their business practices, create positive impacts, and lead the charge in the sustainability revolution.
Honors: seen on MarketWatch
Category: Business
ISBN: 978-1637352847
Confessions of an Ironman
by David Solyomi
The value is in the journey, not the finish line! In this book, the author describes his hilarious (and grueling) adventure as he attempts to complete one of the world’s most demanding endurance races.
There might be a fine line between discipline and stubbornness, but no one told the author that! In this book, he recounts how training in preparation for the world’s most iconic endurance race helped him to face his deepest fears and to attain a quality of life entirely different from what he had previously known.
This is an epic telling of one man’s highs (and so very many lows) in the parallel journeys to peak physical fitness and deep self-discovery. The journey itself is the destination as it offers the possibility of the deepest self-discovery, and with that, the chance for a better life. The outcome, like the Ironman title, is just the icing on the cake.
Not only those who are into sports can benefit from Solyomi’s narrative but any type of reader looking for inspiration and a purpose for doing what they are doing at this point in life. — GoodreadsHonors: seen on MarketWatch
Category: Children's
ISBN: 978-1637351079
Stifled: Where Good Leaders Go Wrong
by James G. Wetrich
Great leaders and managers are not about control. They inspire, enable, and get the hell out of the way. A leader recognizes a person’s potential; a great leader helps develop that potential to its fullest.
This book explores the techniques of successful leaders and managers in detail, offering ideas and solutions to all the challenges facing today’s organizations. In the wake of a global pandemic, a blossoming worldwide social consciousness and a titanic shift in how business is done, the major issues of leadership and management have morphed, intensified, and multiplied.
Among the issues addressed by the author are management of millennials and Zoomers; diversity, equity and inclusion; the need for transparency; the new global workplace; and management of the quantum speed of business evolution.
Well-written with incredible strategies, useful information and actionable tactics… — GoodreadsHonors: seen on CBS
Category: Business
ISBN: 978-1637350386
Invest and Grow Rich: Achieve Financial Freedom with $500 a Month
by Sanjay Jaybhay
This book is a fact-based boot camp in personal finance. It offers easy-to-follow concepts that will appeal to those seeking approachable solutions to managing budgets and assets.
All concepts are explained with the example of investment in rental property but the same thinking can be used for any kind of investments or businesses. It’s money mastery for the middle class.
This book explains what actions self-made breadwinners routinely practice. Key money concepts followed by millionaires are revealed. It also contains essential guidance about the common mistakes everyone makes around good and bad debt. Other topics covered include understanding necessities, liabilities and assets, four-dimensional investment and supersize downsizing.
Honors: seen on ABC, CBS and NBC
Category: Business
ISBN: 978-1943386659
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Alinka Rutkowska
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