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This book is Peter Rosengard's extraordinary account of his life so far and the endless adventures in which he made, lost, and remade a fortune; founded London's famous Comedy Store; discovered and managed some of the greats in stand-up comedy; turned an unknown boy band into a chart-topping sensation; and, from a cold call in a public phone box, sold the world's biggest ever life insurance policy for $100m.

Here is the rags-to-riches story of the man who sliced, diced, and julienned his way into our hearts and wallets—Ron Popeil—packed with hands-on, nuts-and-bolts guidance on how anyone with a product idea can make big money.

Tom Skinner is a grafter. Born and bred in Romford, he’s spent a lifetime on market stalls and knows exactly what it takes to stay afloat and keep your chin up when the going gets tough. He’s always had an eye for opportunity and has sold everything from laughing monkeys to luxury mattresses. Like a magician, Tom can make something out of nothing, although he’s seen it all disappear just as quickly, too. Graft is a window into the world of a professional wheeler-dealer who seizes every day and makes the most of everything it offers.

Author Orlando (Ori) Spado honestly recants his humble beginnings from the small town of Rome in upstate New York, to becoming known as "The Mob Boss of Hollywood." A candid account documenting his fall from a well-known Hollywood fixer mixing with A list celebrities to serving 62 months in Federal prison, and ultimately making a determined comeback.

Hard Sell tells you things about the American pharmaceutical industry you'd rather not know and about practices you'd rather weren't happening. But once you pick it up, you won't want to put this book down.Jamie Reidy is to the pharmaceutical business what Jerry Maguire was to professional sports and Frank Abagnale (Catch Me If You Can) was to bank fraud. He's the guy who's been there, done that, and walked away with the insider stories.

Author Orlando "Ori" Spado honestly recounts his humble beginnings from the small town of Rome in Upstate New York to becoming known as "The Mob Boss of Hollywood". This candid account documents his fall from the life of a well-known Hollywood fixer who mixed with A-list celebrities to serving 62 months in a federal prison and ultimately making a determined comeback.

If you are attracted to the ideas of spirituality and raising the level of consciousness of humanity as a whole, you will want to peer into the inner life of Rich Mollura. In the early 1980s, Rich was initiated into a surprising transformational journey by the relentless force of kundalini energy and conscious evolution. This powerful and ancient mystery spontaneously and intelligently re-engineered Rich’s being. Little by little, over 40 years, he came to appreciate an unexpected and ingenious dimension of life which revealed beauty, mystery, and profundity.

In 1995 Mike Shelah got his first sales job. In this weekly podcast Mike will share funny, educational and sometimes scary stories from his experience as a sales professional. No marketing, no sales pitch here. Just a guy telling his story.

This is the story of a salesman who worked for Avery, the biggest scale company in the world, and how he learned secrets that only the most professional salesmen share. In this book the techniques and tips that make selling easy are revealed.

Michael Lowenthal's attempt to sell a used Subaru becomes at once a grand adventure and an excuse to call into question the very notion of the grand adventure in this personal essay on class, privilege, authenticity in storytelling, and what might just be the strangest one-car chase ever to go down in Western Massachusetts.