Black Friday is here, and so are unbeatable book deals! Explore must-reads across a multitude of genres including business, marketing, memoir, fiction, and fantasy—perfect for gifting or for treating yourself. Only $0.99 for select ebooks, stuff your kindle soon before the sale ends December 3!
The For Leaders Series, Indigo River Publishing
Entrepreneurship For Leaders
“The authors’ collective expertise provides a rich tapestry of insights, offering a comprehensive guide for leaders navigating the complex landscape of entrepreneurship.” – Readers’ Favorite
What does it actually take to become an entrepreneur? In this first book of the For Leaders Series from Indigo River Publishing, ten successful serial entrepreneurs share their perspectives of risk-taking and business building. From crushing fear to creating global impact, this book will give you insights and tools for your journey.
Entrepreneurship For Leaders features a dynamic range of contributors: Joel Clelland, Bobby Dunaway, Jason Duncan, Mark Hayes, Matthew Holland, Michael Markiewicz, Ellen Moran, Daniel Vega, Jayshree Vakil and Dan Young. With more than several dozen start-ups between them, they address common experiences and essential skills:
- Learn when and how to delegate.
- Discover the right kind of passion to drive success.
- Understand the factors that distinguish entrepreneurs from employees.
- Capitalize on the leadership styles of your team members.
- Position your business for the best tax advantage.
- Nurture the right kind of energy within yourself and your organization.
- Create and maintain healthy relationships for a stronger, more impactful presence.
An engaging read, Entrepreneurship is sure to spark new perspectives and ideas for expanding your entrepreneurial experience.
Strategic Growth For Leaders
Strategic Growth for Leaders: 10 Success Keys to Elevate You to the Next Level is the second volume of the For Leaders Series.
As new technologies expand and converge, we witness industry, connectivity, and innovation advance at accelerating rates. The emergence of generative AI, specifically, raises questions about the future of human agency. Add to that, the scale of global tension environmentally, economically, and politically—never mind residual effects of the COVID-19 pandemic—are upending the world as we know it. No matter how worthy the product or service you offer, strategic growth is essential to keep pace with change and extend your reach. To help you do that, Strategic Growth for Leaders, Volume 2 in the For Leaders series, is here. With chapters of insight from 10 successful leaders and a bonus chapter demystifying our relationship with AI, Strategic Growth For Leaders is an important tool for navigating this new era. The contents explore methods of approaching change through deeper self-awareness; more finely-tuned business practices; building solid, authentic relationships with employees and clientele; and knowing when enough is enough. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to improve their strategies for growth.
Business and Marketing
Tattoos Not Brands by Clint White
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“…illuminates one of the most misunderstood aspects of launching a company and should allow countless entrepreneurs to sleep better at night.” — Scott Stedman, serial entrepreneur and author of Mouse, a novel. (Greenleaf Book Group)
Before you start your business, before you spend a dime on marketing or hire another brand strategist, you need to consider something: You don’t have a brand.
Everyone from aspiring entrepreneurs to seasoned business titans believes in the power of branding. But the truth is, most businesses, nonprofits, charities, and social movements aren’t brands. They are tattoos.
Unlike market-driven brands, tattoos are mission-driven. And if you have a tattoo, approaching marketing from a brand mindset will prove–inevitably–unsuccessful.
Drawing upon research, psychology, and decades of experience, Tattoos, Not Brands: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Smart Marketing and Business Building offers an innovative approach to marketing. It includes simple steps to prepare for success and identify the approach to marketing that will best work for you and your vision.
Each chapter concludes with a few simple questions or exercises to help you discover the right tattoo for your business.
In Tattoos, Not Brands, you’ll learn:
- The tried and true foundational basics of marketing and how to make them work for your unique business or endeavor
- Identify your tattoo type and how to achieve authenticity with your customers and clients
- How to show off your tattoo and bring it to market–successfully
“A must-read for anyone who is looking to grow a business, organization, or movement. Full of smart practical guidance that reverberates universally—from luxury goods to social impact and everything in between.” — Avenue Magazine
The Power of Differentiation by Barry Labov
“If you want to make history with your brand, read this book!” – Jonathan Randall, President of Mack Trucks North America
Two facts to consider. There are over 500,000 brands in 2,000 categories worldwide. And nearly fifty million Americans left their jobs in 2021 alone. Realizing all this underscores how challenging, critical, and rare a brand is to be valued and loved by not only its customers but its employees as well. According to Barry LaBov, it comes down to just one word: Differentiation.
LaBov, author of dozens of books including The Power of Differentiation, is founder of LABOV Marketing, Communications and Training. In this book, he draws on his firm’s forty years of differentiating hundreds of companies in dozens of industries. LaBov and team have inspired leaders to identify what makes their brand, products, technology, and services unique and to then celebrate it, first with the most important audience, their employees.
The Power of Differentiation reveals the steps needed to uncover the magic and genius in a company’s manufacturing and engineering because your brand lives inside your products and technology. It shares case studies of service enterprises that separated from the pack as they focused on their customer treatment because your brand is your experience to customers. It reveals the secrets to mobilizing the sales channel to represent your company as if its logo is tattooed on their heart. And it focuses on the power of a brand’s lexicon or language because words create worlds.
It’s not about being perfect, either, as LaBov shares stories of flawed organizations that dominated their rivals. And you’ll learn how to build your brand while defeating the competition as they lower prices by commoditizing or homogenizing their product.
The Power of Differentiation is an uplifting, insightful journey into discovering and celebrating what makes your brand unique.
Dreaming on Purpose by Ariane Hunter
“…a must-read for anyone at the cusp of a career change or those looking to follow a new path.” – Cate Luzio, Founder & CEO of Luminary
What do you want to be able to say about the life you’ve lived and the dreams you followed?
“Dreaming on Purpose: A Manifesto for Black Women on Taking the Leap, Building Your Dreams, and Being Your Own Boss” is a care-centered career roadmap for Black millennial women who dare to look beyond outdated career norms, redefine professional ambition, and center their desires.
Featured in CNBC, Business Insider, and Fast Company, Career Equity Consultant and author Ariane Hunter empowers you to redefine success and build sustainable businesses on your own terms. Whether you’re just starting out or considering a career change, “Dreaming on Purpose” is a timeless companion for those ready to turn their dreams into reality without sacrificing well-being.
From overcoming imposter syndrome to navigating systemic barriers, Ariane draws from her personal experience as a Bronx-born, suburban Long Island raised trailblazer to provide practical strategies and candid advice with a side of humor.
“Dreaming on Purpose” meets the moment as the number one guidebook for visionary Black women to reimagine their career path as a vessel for self-discovery, healing, and liberation.
Partners on the Payroll by John Case and Bill Fotsch
Partners on the Payroll wonderfully illustrates the value of all employees acting as committed and engaged owners. — Dan Mortensen, President and CEO, Virginia Council on Economic Education, Former executive, Capital One
Most entrepreneurs and executives would like their employees to feel engaged in the business, to go the extra mile, to think and act like owners. But they aren’t sure how to create such an environment.
That’s where Partners on the Payroll comes in. In this short but powerful book, veteran business coach Bill Fotsch shows how any business can transform its employees into full-scale partners—people who understand the business and work together to improve its performance.
Fotsch, who has worked with more than four hundred companies over the years, begins with a simple argument: our free-enterprise society needs partnership to overcome the divisions that threaten it. He then takes the reader step-by-step through the process of creating a partnership company, illustrating his points with fascinating stories of businesses, both large and small, that have transformed themselves.
Readable and hard-hitting, this is the book for any owner or manager who wants to build not just a better business but a better world.
Leveling the Paying Field by Rick Gillis
“An infectiously evenhanded, useful approach to assessing fairer pay.” — Kirkus
“How much are you worth? Rick Gillis brings science to the art of getting paid fairly at work.” — Adrian Gostick & Chester Elton, Best Selling Authors | The Carrot Principle, Leading With Gratitude & Anxiety At Work
Leveling the Paying Field offers anyone who takes home a paycheck, seeking a new job opportunity, or carving out their own career path the opportunity to take pay parity into their own hands. Several books exist on the topic of fair pay, but none offers an individual approach to achieving fair pay like Leveling the Paying Field.
In his latest book, author Rick Gillis has created a rich new metric for measuring the value of the work you produce he calls the QTNT® (pronounced: ‘quotient’). Your QTNT score can then be used to reasonably and realistically challenge your current rate of pay. Not only can equal pay for equal work ultimately be realized, but even better, proper pay for outstanding performance becomes the new normal.
“This is an important book – for job seekers and hiring managers alike.” — Hung Lee, Curator & Editor | RecruitingBrainfood.com
“…in clear and concise steps, he has dispelled any uncertainty of exactly how to level up and get paid what you are worth.” — Alisa Murray, Award winning Columnist and Content Creator | Living the Sweet Life
“In Leveling the Paying Field Rick Gillis has brought his lifetime of career management experience to solving one of the hardest aspects of compensation and negotiation: quantifying performance and
value fairly and accurately, regardless of role or gender… His ‘quotient’ will work for everyone…” — Lisa Gates, Negotiation & Career Story Coach | StoryHappensHere.com
This Isn’t Working by Catherine Altman Morgan
“…takes the lid off the difficult career questions we all face, and provides pointed advice for finding healthy, empowering work.”-Steve Woodruff, Author, Clarity Wins
The Great Resignation, the Great Reshuffling, and Quiet Quitting-clearly something is not right at work. Rates of stress, anxiety, and depression were skyrocketing before the COVID-19 pandemic. Tied to their smartphones 24/7, many people were overworking, measuring their self-worth and value by how busy they were. They compared their lives to the filtered lives of peers on social media. They worked in corporate cultures that didn’t support employees, and they undervalued the importance of their own mental and physical health.
During the pandemic’s height in 2020, many people were forced to stay home. Some found themselves without a job at all; others had to learn to do their jobs remotely. It was during this “down time” that many people realized that busyness, overworking, overconsumption, avoidance, and numbing weren’t helping. In fact, the whole approach was batshit crazy.
In This Isn’t Working! Evolving the Way We Work to Decrease Stress, Anxiety, and Depression, career transition expert Catherine Altman Morgan explains why we shouldn’t be striving to get back to “normal,” because normal wasn’t all that great. Instead, we need to EVOLVE.
Through her company, Point A to Point B Transitions Inc., Catherine has worked with many clients who suffer with physical and mental health issues caused by work-related stress.
In this book she offers techniques and strategies to rethink how we live and work and start feeling better almost immediately.
“I need this book. You might too! If you’ve felt a bit dented, here’s the fix!”-Chris Brogan, Chief of Staff, Appfire.com
The Celebrity CEO by Ramon Ray
The Celebrity CEO is the complete guide to creating a strong personal brand. By developing your personal brand, you will set your business apart from your competitors and become known as the expert in your industry. Written for entrepreneurs and small business owners who want to make a massive impact and build a loyal fan base, The Celebrity CEO is the source for celebrity status in business. Learn from the founder of Smart Hustle Media, Ramon Ray, the mind-set of a celebrity CEO and the tools to cultivate your tribe.
Fiction and Fantasy
Falling From Grace by Mel Foster
Set in the heat of Arizona’s landscape in the mid-90s, Falling from Grace follows the fictional story of a pregnant eighteen-year-old hoping that she can save herself and her unborn child from the emotional and physical abuse of her father.
Nestled within the confines of a weather-beaten trailer park, Grace Callaway’s life unfolds amidst a tapestry of Arizona heat, dusty roads, and the hum of a community where everyone is grappling with their own set of challenges. In the shadow of the Catalina Mountains, where dreams seem distant and aspirations often fade, Grace hopes for a better life for her child than she had growing up.
Between the mother who abandoned her and the father who resents her for it, Grace has never had it easy in life. Her only hope is to leave behind the life she has known and create something more for herself. Whilst navigating the complexities of her fractured family, Grace finds unexpected solace in her new neighbor, Peter. Peter becomes the needed support in her journey toward leaving her current life behind.
Will Grace’s strength be enough to sever the ties to her abusive past and create a new legacy for her child? Falling from Grace is a powerful exploration of resilience, redemption, and the enduring spirit that can arise from the darkest corners of life.
Black Silver by Wayne Abrahamson
“…a rollicking tale sure to delight fans of nautical adventures.” — Erik Carter, Amazon Author
“A captivating tale of adventure in the South China Sea reminiscent of Clive Cussler and Tom Clancy.” — Chris Dewey, MA, RPA (Lieutenant Commander, USN Ret.), Author of Deep Context and President of the Maritime Archaeological Society
Joseph Havok has no idea of the troubles he’ll face when he and his business partner decide to follow up on a rumor and go off in search of a lost cache of WWII silver near an island in the South China Sea. The two men travel by dive boat to Terumbu Island, unaware of the others they will soon encounter, including an American CIA station chief, an environmental-studies professor, and the captain of the professor’s research vessel. But Terumbu holds other secrets, something far more dangerous and much more valuable than the island’s cache of old silver.
Nicholai Anisimova, a former Russian army intelligence officer, is the leader of a group of dissatisfied comrades who threaten international order in their quest to transform Siberia into a new Russia. However, in order to purchase arms and equipment to begin their revolution and occupation of Siberia, the group will need money. To finance the recovery of resources from a sunken Japanese submarine, Anisimova secures the sponsorship of a Chinese industrialist who does not trust the Russians and decides to monitor the recovery himself.
Havok and his partner soon find themselves involved in a conflict, refereed by an unknown, seldom-seen island hermit that escalates into a bitter struggle between survivors and pirates. What begins as a simple holiday for two men on a treasure hunt ends with a far-ranging battle that spills beyond the borders of the South China Sea, embroiling world leaders and placing the population of a nation at risk.
“A thrilling and fun adventure built on excellent use of details sprinkled with comedic relief.” — Kendra Kennedy, Senior Archaeologist
“Abrahamson’s excellent use of technical details trickled throughout the storyline provides for an authentic, and fast-paced, adventure at every turn of the page.” — Siska Williams, Senior Archaeologist
Sergeant Dooley and the Submarine Raiders by Wayne Abrahamson
The Highglade Series, D.L. Jennings
The Gift of the Shaper
“An exceptional series opener …” – Kirkus Reviews
Armies will clash and gods will die…
For thousands of years, the Breaker of the Dawn has been locked away in the ethereal plane of the Otherworld. Now, a young blacksmith’s apprentice finds himself trapped in a war between the noble Athrani, a subset of humanity gifted with the ability to transmute matter, and the malevolent and powerful Khyth, who seek to free the ancient god from his prison. Gift of the Shaper chronicles the epic struggle between the existing forces of good and evil, with both sides vying for control of the key that unlocks the Otherworld. The very powers of creation and destruction hang in the balance, and only a heroic effort can possibly stop the Khyth from unleashing ruin upon their world.
“…a rollicking good read that is for the fantasy fiction lover in all of us. … packed full of adventure, action, suspense, and horror. …akin to the classics of fantasy fiction from Tolkien and modern-day George RR Martin.” –Seattle Book Review
“The Highglade series is nothing short of pure wonder. This is what fantasy should be. D.L. Jennings has created a rich, layered world that readers will love to get lost in. A must read for any fan of fantasy.” – Luke Newman, Amazon bestseller, and author of the LEGENDARY series.
Awaken the Three
In the sequel to his award-winning novel Gift of the Shaper, D. L. Jennings once again brings to life an epic tale of war and chaos as earthly armies fight for otherworldly prizes.
2020 Best Indie Book Award for Epic Fantasy and 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist
In the sequel to his award-winning novel Gift of the Shaper, D. L. Jennings once again brings to life an epic tale of war and chaos as earthly armies fight for otherworldly prizes. Ancient powers lying dormant must be called upon, bringing strength to those who need it and conquest to those who seek it; battles will rage and cities will fall, but only the most desperate or reckless would seek to awaken the three.
Beyond the Wastes of Khulakorum, a storm is rising. The Shaper of Ages is gone, and along with her, the Breaker — yet gods are not the only threat to the peace of the living. Aldis Tennech, the once-great general of the armies of Gal’dorok, finds himself in exile. His only hope of reclaiming glory lies in the hands of a self-proclaimed emperor, and the unearthly powers that put him there. Meanwhile, improbable alliances are forged in the north as unexpected enemies rear their heads and threaten ruin-with a single thread connecting them all.
“Awaken the Three is an epic fantasy tale of creation and destruction, of gods and mortals…high drama and suspense.” – Foreword Reviews
Awaken the Three is a stand-alone, action-filled mytho-fantasy epic, and those who sense and savor its deftly woven story strands will doubtless rush to read the earlier book in the Highglade series and excitedly await the next installment. – Feathered Quill Book Reviews
Days of the Dark
“…an epic, meticulously imagined fantasy world filled with humor, lots of strong women, and a tale that feels unique and fresh.” — Reader Views
For some, even death is not the end . . . Across countless generations, the bloodthirsty chovathi were confined to their subterranean lairs – but when a new power joins with them and their hive-mind, even the gods of creation find themselves threatened. Ahmaan Kaa, the outcast Lord of the Dead, seeks to use the chaos sown by the chovathi to oust the gods of creation themselves and seat himself upon the throne – and the last hope for humanity reveals itself in the most unlikely of places, and from the most unlikely of allies.
Who will claim control over the realms of mortals and gods? Find out in Days of the Dark, the thrilling conclusion to the Award-winning Highglade Series, where D.L. Jennings once again transports readers to the war-torn lands first visited in Gift of the Shaper and Awaken the Three.
Defenders of Time Series, Gene Abel
Going Back
Time travel, science, history, and romance come together in the bestselling first novel in the Defenders of Time Series.
When two scientists at a symposium on time travel are killed, followed immediately by the shocking detection of a time displacement wave, or TDW—the science world is shaken by the signs of someone traveling back in time to change the past. While their identity and goals are unknown, it’s clear that they’ll have to be stopped before they change the pattern of history.
Special Agent Lou Hessman and his team are tasked with going back to the New York City of the year 1919 to find and stop this TDW. Not an easy task under any circumstance, but the question remains: Are these changes something they want to fix?
Kidnappers from the Future
“Brisk and engaging” – Kirkus
The time travel adventure continues in the page-turning second novel in the bestselling Defenders of Time series.
With the recent expansion of the time travel program to include Dr. Sam Weiss’s niece, Samantha, exciting breakthroughs are on the horizon. Just days before she is set to officially join the team, Samantha, her uncle, and Special Agent Hessman encounter a group of Russian terrorists who vanish into thin air and leave behind a strange type of electrified bullet. Despite all security precautions, the terrorists once again appear in the middle of the base and successfully kidnap Samantha. Her location is completely unknown.
The team must race uncover why these Russians, who appear to have come from the future, have traveled through time to take Samantha. Their mission is immediately clear: rescue Samantha and find out why she was kidnapped in the first place. The team will be forced to overcome their outdated technology, and Special Agent Hessman’s developing feelings for Samantha, to save her and unravel this mystery from the future.
The Aliens Step In
In the final installment of the Defenders of Time science fiction trilogy by Gene P. Able, The Aliens Step In, everything changes.
Agent Lou Hessman and his team discover parts of their time travel facility are disappearing. The Chinese spies behind this event have successfully altered the past-and they are using means beyond current human technology that could prove disastrous for the time and space continuum.
With only a small window of opportunity before their time travel operation is completely erased, the U. S. team visits the past to try and erase the Chinese attack in the first place. The impacts of interfering with time go far beyond anything Agent Hessman and his intrepid team of time defenders could have imagined-worlds beyond, in fact. Their efforts bring them face-to-face with an alien being, Sonsa Tabbak, who arrives to stop human time travel before a universal catastrophe can occur.
What happens next changes everything, everywhere, forever. We are not alone.
