Author: David Minter
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402234600
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
"You will never look at 'new ideas' the same way again." —H. Wayne Huizenga, founder and former chairman and CEO of Blockbuster Inc. "I would strongly suggest that all marketers read this book before they decide to launch a new product, line extension or enter a new line of business." —Mark R. Goldston, chairman and CEO, United Online, Inc., which includes NetZero, Juno, Classmates and MyPoints.com brands David Minter and Michael Reid know innovation. For more than 25 years, they have contributed to the growth of such companies as Blockbuster, Dole, Viacom, Sony and Einstein Bagels. Lightning in a Bottle presents Minter and Reid's simple seven-step system for creating ideas that work—one that improves new-product success rates from the standard one in 10 to one in two or better. Lightning in a Bottle also explains the top 10 reasons ideas fail, plus the dirty secrets of the research world, such as: Why focus groups don't work for new products How market segmentation is often a sham Why brainstorming in not effective in creating great new products In the tradition of Execution and Good to Great, Lightning in a Bottle is the new must-have guide for business leaders.
Lightning in a Bottle
Author: David Minter
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402234600
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
"You will never look at 'new ideas' the same way again." —H. Wayne Huizenga, founder and former chairman and CEO of Blockbuster Inc. "I would strongly suggest that all marketers read this book before they decide to launch a new product, line extension or enter a new line of business." —Mark R. Goldston, chairman and CEO, United Online, Inc., which includes NetZero, Juno, Classmates and MyPoints.com brands David Minter and Michael Reid know innovation. For more than 25 years, they have contributed to the growth of such companies as Blockbuster, Dole, Viacom, Sony and Einstein Bagels. Lightning in a Bottle presents Minter and Reid's simple seven-step system for creating ideas that work—one that improves new-product success rates from the standard one in 10 to one in two or better. Lightning in a Bottle also explains the top 10 reasons ideas fail, plus the dirty secrets of the research world, such as: Why focus groups don't work for new products How market segmentation is often a sham Why brainstorming in not effective in creating great new products In the tradition of Execution and Good to Great, Lightning in a Bottle is the new must-have guide for business leaders.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402234600
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
"You will never look at 'new ideas' the same way again." —H. Wayne Huizenga, founder and former chairman and CEO of Blockbuster Inc. "I would strongly suggest that all marketers read this book before they decide to launch a new product, line extension or enter a new line of business." —Mark R. Goldston, chairman and CEO, United Online, Inc., which includes NetZero, Juno, Classmates and MyPoints.com brands David Minter and Michael Reid know innovation. For more than 25 years, they have contributed to the growth of such companies as Blockbuster, Dole, Viacom, Sony and Einstein Bagels. Lightning in a Bottle presents Minter and Reid's simple seven-step system for creating ideas that work—one that improves new-product success rates from the standard one in 10 to one in two or better. Lightning in a Bottle also explains the top 10 reasons ideas fail, plus the dirty secrets of the research world, such as: Why focus groups don't work for new products How market segmentation is often a sham Why brainstorming in not effective in creating great new products In the tradition of Execution and Good to Great, Lightning in a Bottle is the new must-have guide for business leaders.
Catching Lightning in a Bottle
Author: Winthrop H. Smith, Jr
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118967607
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 613
Book Description
The fascinating story behind the company that revolutionized the financial world Catching Lightning in a Bottle traces the complete history of Merrill Lynch and the company's substantial impact on the world of finance, from the birth of the once-mighty company to its inauspicious end. Throughout its ninety-four year history, Merrill Lynch revolutionized finance by bringing Wall Street to Main Street, operating under a series of guidelines known as the Principles. These values allowed the company to gain the trust of small investors by putting the clients' interests first, driving a business trajectory that expanded capital markets and fueled the growth of the American post-war economy. Written by the son of Merrill Lynch co-founder Winthrop H. Smith, this book describes the creation and evolution of the company from Charlie Merrill's one-man shop in 1914 to its acquisition by Bank of America in 2008. Author Winthrop H. Smith Jr. spent twenty-eight years at the company his father co-founded, bringing a unique perspective to bear in telling the story of the company that democratized the stock market and eventually fell from its lofty perch. Learn why the industry initially scoffed at Charles Merrill's "radical" investment ideas Discover the origin of the Principles, and how they drove operations for nearly a century Find out why the author left a successful Wall Street career, and why it was such a smart move Examine the culture and values that built Merrill Lynch into one of the world's most successful and respected companies Revolutionary vision is rare, and enduring success is even more so. When a single organization demonstrates both of those characteristics, it is felt throughout the world. Discover the fascinating story behind Merrill Lynch and the men who built it from an insider's perspective in Catching Lightning in a Bottle.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118967607
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 613
Book Description
The fascinating story behind the company that revolutionized the financial world Catching Lightning in a Bottle traces the complete history of Merrill Lynch and the company's substantial impact on the world of finance, from the birth of the once-mighty company to its inauspicious end. Throughout its ninety-four year history, Merrill Lynch revolutionized finance by bringing Wall Street to Main Street, operating under a series of guidelines known as the Principles. These values allowed the company to gain the trust of small investors by putting the clients' interests first, driving a business trajectory that expanded capital markets and fueled the growth of the American post-war economy. Written by the son of Merrill Lynch co-founder Winthrop H. Smith, this book describes the creation and evolution of the company from Charlie Merrill's one-man shop in 1914 to its acquisition by Bank of America in 2008. Author Winthrop H. Smith Jr. spent twenty-eight years at the company his father co-founded, bringing a unique perspective to bear in telling the story of the company that democratized the stock market and eventually fell from its lofty perch. Learn why the industry initially scoffed at Charles Merrill's "radical" investment ideas Discover the origin of the Principles, and how they drove operations for nearly a century Find out why the author left a successful Wall Street career, and why it was such a smart move Examine the culture and values that built Merrill Lynch into one of the world's most successful and respected companies Revolutionary vision is rare, and enduring success is even more so. When a single organization demonstrates both of those characteristics, it is felt throughout the world. Discover the fascinating story behind Merrill Lynch and the men who built it from an insider's perspective in Catching Lightning in a Bottle.
Like Trying to Catch Lightning in a Bottle
Author: Martin Terefe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781838340810
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781838340810
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Henry Darrow: Lightning in the Bottle (Hardback)
Author: Jan Pippins
Publisher: BearManor Media
ISBN: 9781593938826
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This is the HARDBACK version. Henry Darrow (born EnriqueTomas Delgado) overcame life-threatening illness, crippling anxiety and prejudice to become internationally famous as sexy, complex "Manolito Montoya" in the western The High Chaparral (1967-1971). He was the first actor of Puerto Rican heritage to star in a television series. "Henry survived and had a career when if you were Latino, you couldn't be just good, you had to be beyond great and that's Henry," says noted writer/entertainer Rick Najera. At the height of his fame Darrow put his hard-won career on the line to open doors for other Hispanics. In spite of personal heartache and professional roadblocks, he has continued to break ground for over fifty years as a working actor. He was the first Hispanic to portray Zorro, the first Hispanic to win a Daytime Emmy for Best Supporting Actor and in 2012 he received the prestigious ALMA award for Lifetime Achievement from the National Council of La Raza (NCLR). Wild West News Book of the Year 2012, winner of the 2013 LuckyCinda Publishing Non-Fiction Grand Prize and a 2014 Reader's Favorite Awards finalist, HENRY DARROW: LIGHTNING IN THE BOTTLE is a must-read slice of Hollywood history and portrait of an inspirational, fiercely determined, endearing and enduring performer."
Publisher: BearManor Media
ISBN: 9781593938826
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This is the HARDBACK version. Henry Darrow (born EnriqueTomas Delgado) overcame life-threatening illness, crippling anxiety and prejudice to become internationally famous as sexy, complex "Manolito Montoya" in the western The High Chaparral (1967-1971). He was the first actor of Puerto Rican heritage to star in a television series. "Henry survived and had a career when if you were Latino, you couldn't be just good, you had to be beyond great and that's Henry," says noted writer/entertainer Rick Najera. At the height of his fame Darrow put his hard-won career on the line to open doors for other Hispanics. In spite of personal heartache and professional roadblocks, he has continued to break ground for over fifty years as a working actor. He was the first Hispanic to portray Zorro, the first Hispanic to win a Daytime Emmy for Best Supporting Actor and in 2012 he received the prestigious ALMA award for Lifetime Achievement from the National Council of La Raza (NCLR). Wild West News Book of the Year 2012, winner of the 2013 LuckyCinda Publishing Non-Fiction Grand Prize and a 2014 Reader's Favorite Awards finalist, HENRY DARROW: LIGHTNING IN THE BOTTLE is a must-read slice of Hollywood history and portrait of an inspirational, fiercely determined, endearing and enduring performer."
Creativity
Author: George Gamez
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780965059039
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
CREATIVITY: HOW TO CATCH LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE is a practical program for creativity enhancement. It includes over one hundred exercises based on neurolinguistic programming visualization, self hypnosis, and mind stretching techniques to unleash the readers creativity and nourish the creative spirit. Gamez provides a great vehicle to assist you to raise your level of inventiveness while transcending negative emotions and unleashing creativity.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780965059039
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
CREATIVITY: HOW TO CATCH LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE is a practical program for creativity enhancement. It includes over one hundred exercises based on neurolinguistic programming visualization, self hypnosis, and mind stretching techniques to unleash the readers creativity and nourish the creative spirit. Gamez provides a great vehicle to assist you to raise your level of inventiveness while transcending negative emotions and unleashing creativity.
Mosienko
Author: Ty Dilello
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781773370620
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Bill Mosienko was one of Manitoba's greatest hockey players and athletes. Mosienko became a hockey legend in 1952 when he recorded the fastest hat-trick in NHL history--a record that stands to this day. This biography tellsthe story of a Manitoba legend, from his childhood spent skating on the rinks of Winnipeg's North End in the 1920s and 30s, to his illustrious fourteen-year NHL career, to his return to Winnipeg to play with the Winnipeg Warriors, tohis post-retirement career as the owner of the iconic Mosienko Bowling Lanes.Through exclusive interviews with Mosienko's friends, family, and teammates, Dilello paints a vivid picture of Mosienko, a man known for his sportsmanship and community spirit as well as his incredible hockey talent.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781773370620
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Bill Mosienko was one of Manitoba's greatest hockey players and athletes. Mosienko became a hockey legend in 1952 when he recorded the fastest hat-trick in NHL history--a record that stands to this day. This biography tellsthe story of a Manitoba legend, from his childhood spent skating on the rinks of Winnipeg's North End in the 1920s and 30s, to his illustrious fourteen-year NHL career, to his return to Winnipeg to play with the Winnipeg Warriors, tohis post-retirement career as the owner of the iconic Mosienko Bowling Lanes.Through exclusive interviews with Mosienko's friends, family, and teammates, Dilello paints a vivid picture of Mosienko, a man known for his sportsmanship and community spirit as well as his incredible hockey talent.
Lightning Striking
Author: Lenny Kaye
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062449222
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
“We have performed side-by-side on the global stage through half a century…. In Lightning Striking, Lenny Kaye has illuminated ten facets of the jewel called rock and roll from a uniquely personal and knowledgeable perspective.” –Patti Smith An insider’s take on the evolution and enduring legacy of the music that rocked the twentieth century Memphis 1954. New Orleans 1957. Philadelphia 1959. Liverpool 1962. San Francisco 1967. Detroit 1969. New York, 1975. London 1977. Los Angeles 1984 / Norway 1993. Seattle 1991. Rock and roll was birthed in basements and garages, radio stations and dance halls, in cities where unexpected gatherings of artists and audience changed and charged the way music is heard and celebrated, capturing lightning in a bottle. Musician and writer Lenny Kaye explores ten crossroads of time and place that define rock and roll, its unforgettable flashpoints, characters, and visionaries; how each generation came to be; how it was discovered by the world. Whether describing Elvis Presley’s Memphis, the Beatles’ Liverpool, Patti Smith’s New York, or Kurt Cobain’s Seattle, Lightning Striking reveals the communal energy that creates a scene, a guided tour inside style and performance, to see who’s on stage, along with the movers and shakers, the hustlers and hangers-on--and why everybody is listening. Grandly sweeping and minutely detailed, informed by Kaye’s acclaimed knowledge and experience as a working musician, Lightning Striking is an ear-opening insight into our shared musical and cultural history, a magic carpet ride of rock and roll’s most influential movements and moments.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062449222
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
“We have performed side-by-side on the global stage through half a century…. In Lightning Striking, Lenny Kaye has illuminated ten facets of the jewel called rock and roll from a uniquely personal and knowledgeable perspective.” –Patti Smith An insider’s take on the evolution and enduring legacy of the music that rocked the twentieth century Memphis 1954. New Orleans 1957. Philadelphia 1959. Liverpool 1962. San Francisco 1967. Detroit 1969. New York, 1975. London 1977. Los Angeles 1984 / Norway 1993. Seattle 1991. Rock and roll was birthed in basements and garages, radio stations and dance halls, in cities where unexpected gatherings of artists and audience changed and charged the way music is heard and celebrated, capturing lightning in a bottle. Musician and writer Lenny Kaye explores ten crossroads of time and place that define rock and roll, its unforgettable flashpoints, characters, and visionaries; how each generation came to be; how it was discovered by the world. Whether describing Elvis Presley’s Memphis, the Beatles’ Liverpool, Patti Smith’s New York, or Kurt Cobain’s Seattle, Lightning Striking reveals the communal energy that creates a scene, a guided tour inside style and performance, to see who’s on stage, along with the movers and shakers, the hustlers and hangers-on--and why everybody is listening. Grandly sweeping and minutely detailed, informed by Kaye’s acclaimed knowledge and experience as a working musician, Lightning Striking is an ear-opening insight into our shared musical and cultural history, a magic carpet ride of rock and roll’s most influential movements and moments.
Lightning in a Bottle
Author: Michael M. Palompo
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781512071412
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
"Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit" (1 Cor. 6:19 NASB). Most people are not "comfortable" with the idea of the Spirit of the Creator of the Universe living inside them. But in Lightning in a Bottle: Our Odyssey to Temple the Holy Spirit, Pastor Mike Palompo, D.Min. helps us embrace that phenomenal reality and live from that place everyday. How? By drawing parallels between God's design of the ancient Tabernacle and us. Pastor Mike contends that this not only applies to the individual but to the Church as a whole. In a time when Churches are looking for an effective blueprint for ministry in the 21st century (seeker-friendly, purpose-driven, mega church, meta church, etc.), Pastor Mike helps us rediscover God's own original design--the Temple template. You bring the ordinary. God brings the extra. That makes you extraordinary! You bring the natural. God brings the super. That makes you supernatural! You bring the bottle. God brings the lightning. And you become lightning in a bottle!
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781512071412
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
"Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit" (1 Cor. 6:19 NASB). Most people are not "comfortable" with the idea of the Spirit of the Creator of the Universe living inside them. But in Lightning in a Bottle: Our Odyssey to Temple the Holy Spirit, Pastor Mike Palompo, D.Min. helps us embrace that phenomenal reality and live from that place everyday. How? By drawing parallels between God's design of the ancient Tabernacle and us. Pastor Mike contends that this not only applies to the individual but to the Church as a whole. In a time when Churches are looking for an effective blueprint for ministry in the 21st century (seeker-friendly, purpose-driven, mega church, meta church, etc.), Pastor Mike helps us rediscover God's own original design--the Temple template. You bring the ordinary. God brings the extra. That makes you extraordinary! You bring the natural. God brings the super. That makes you supernatural! You bring the bottle. God brings the lightning. And you become lightning in a bottle!
The Book in the Bottle
Author: Raymond St. Elmo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781520443249
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
A family finds a mysterious bottle. Within the bottle, a book. Within the book, a story. And within the story their own adventure. Supposing a book were to appear sewn from all the different parts of your favorite stories. What could it be, but a tale of change? .Frogs become princes, orphans become kings, kings become beggars, milkmaids become knights. Duels become dances, tombs become houses, a deathly chase becomes a coronation. We read to children bedtime stories that warn them and promise them: all thing change. Then we click off the light, expecting them to be unchanged when they wake in the morning. In a bottle is a book, and in the book is a city built of pieces. In that city is a beggar who became a duke, a rat who becomes a cat, a song that became a promise. Ghosts, assassins, kings and cobblers shift and dance across this city, finding who they are by what story they tell of themselves. And in the very center of the dance, a man stands balanced on a wheel.From the book: I consider. "A good adventure story has a chase through a graveyard. There shall be a duel on a cliff by moonlight or firelight or lightning. There must be treasure. A magic ring. A haunted tomb and a ruined castle. Guards tricked, villains confounded. A lost heir, disguises, an assassin, ghosts, revenge, mutant tigers -" "What?" I ignore that. "- mutant tigers, an ancient battle between good and evil, an execution, a daring escape. There must be a prophecy that actually surprises, a final battle with an unexpected ending. There must be dull villagers, street-smart orphans and an impossibly clever-but-wicked noble villain." "What book is this?" I brush that aside. "No one book. It is my list of pieces from the best. Adventures by night in a graveyard are in Tom Sawyer, in Great Expectations, The Horse and His Boy, in Harry Potter. Duels are in The Three Musketeers and The Princess Bride. The Westing Game and The Three Musketeers have mystery and disguises. The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn and The Hobbit and Treasure Island and Tom Sawyer have treasures and a mystery. The High King and The Mouse and His Child have a prophecy that actually surprises. Lord of The Rings has magic rings and ghosts and the lost heir and mutant tigers -" "Does not!" " -and The Beggar Princess and The Prince and The Pauper have the clever street-wise kids. Harry Potter and The Black Cauldron and The Sword in the Stone and Momo and The Wizard of Oz all have the crazy wizard and the orphan with a destiny and The Last Unicorn and Lud in the Mist and The Thirteen Clocks and Three Musketeers and The Princess Bride have the sly noble villain."I have to stop for breath. I must be getting old.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781520443249
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
A family finds a mysterious bottle. Within the bottle, a book. Within the book, a story. And within the story their own adventure. Supposing a book were to appear sewn from all the different parts of your favorite stories. What could it be, but a tale of change? .Frogs become princes, orphans become kings, kings become beggars, milkmaids become knights. Duels become dances, tombs become houses, a deathly chase becomes a coronation. We read to children bedtime stories that warn them and promise them: all thing change. Then we click off the light, expecting them to be unchanged when they wake in the morning. In a bottle is a book, and in the book is a city built of pieces. In that city is a beggar who became a duke, a rat who becomes a cat, a song that became a promise. Ghosts, assassins, kings and cobblers shift and dance across this city, finding who they are by what story they tell of themselves. And in the very center of the dance, a man stands balanced on a wheel.From the book: I consider. "A good adventure story has a chase through a graveyard. There shall be a duel on a cliff by moonlight or firelight or lightning. There must be treasure. A magic ring. A haunted tomb and a ruined castle. Guards tricked, villains confounded. A lost heir, disguises, an assassin, ghosts, revenge, mutant tigers -" "What?" I ignore that. "- mutant tigers, an ancient battle between good and evil, an execution, a daring escape. There must be a prophecy that actually surprises, a final battle with an unexpected ending. There must be dull villagers, street-smart orphans and an impossibly clever-but-wicked noble villain." "What book is this?" I brush that aside. "No one book. It is my list of pieces from the best. Adventures by night in a graveyard are in Tom Sawyer, in Great Expectations, The Horse and His Boy, in Harry Potter. Duels are in The Three Musketeers and The Princess Bride. The Westing Game and The Three Musketeers have mystery and disguises. The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn and The Hobbit and Treasure Island and Tom Sawyer have treasures and a mystery. The High King and The Mouse and His Child have a prophecy that actually surprises. Lord of The Rings has magic rings and ghosts and the lost heir and mutant tigers -" "Does not!" " -and The Beggar Princess and The Prince and The Pauper have the clever street-wise kids. Harry Potter and The Black Cauldron and The Sword in the Stone and Momo and The Wizard of Oz all have the crazy wizard and the orphan with a destiny and The Last Unicorn and Lud in the Mist and The Thirteen Clocks and Three Musketeers and The Princess Bride have the sly noble villain."I have to stop for breath. I must be getting old.
Catching Lightning Without the Bottle
Author: Timothy F. Bouvine
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781937706128
Category : Aircraft accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Blake Benson was a star catcher in his prime. Now he's addicted to alcohol and finds himself in the unenviable position of third stringer with the Chicago Cubs team as it enjoys a 10-game lead heading into the home stretch of the season. Drunk and late once too many times, Benson is kicked off the team in Hotlanta; Georgia and sent packing to rehab...or so he thinks. The team plane crashes outside St. Louis and everyone perishes. Benson is the only remaining team member on the roster. He is given a chance to rebuild the team as player/manager and reconstruct an alcohol-free life. Benson struggles with the temptation of the bottle and the management of an unruly bunch of rejects, has-beens like himself, and some awesome rookie talent as he tries to win the division against the streaking, hot, and well-managed St. Louis Cardinals. It's a race to the end of the season where awesome self-discoveries await
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781937706128
Category : Aircraft accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Blake Benson was a star catcher in his prime. Now he's addicted to alcohol and finds himself in the unenviable position of third stringer with the Chicago Cubs team as it enjoys a 10-game lead heading into the home stretch of the season. Drunk and late once too many times, Benson is kicked off the team in Hotlanta; Georgia and sent packing to rehab...or so he thinks. The team plane crashes outside St. Louis and everyone perishes. Benson is the only remaining team member on the roster. He is given a chance to rebuild the team as player/manager and reconstruct an alcohol-free life. Benson struggles with the temptation of the bottle and the management of an unruly bunch of rejects, has-beens like himself, and some awesome rookie talent as he tries to win the division against the streaking, hot, and well-managed St. Louis Cardinals. It's a race to the end of the season where awesome self-discoveries await