Set in the glitzy world of a high-fashion magazine with a detour through the madcap comedy club circuit, this book has its hand and heart on the pulse of young Dublin singles and marrieds who aspire to be successful, wealthy, and happy.

Seven Steps to a Successful Business Plan by Al Coke
Book Description
As the saying goes, "People don't plan to fail--they fail to plan." In business, this failing is fatal--because planning is essential to the well-being and success of any company. Seven Steps to a Successful Business Plan cuts past the traditional planning problems, and provides readers with a documented method of building a simplified business plan that works!

The book helps managers find a sensible starting point, understand the value of an integrated planning model, and finally write a logical business plan. Four features make it all work:

1. A Seven-Step Planning Process--How you plan to integrate planning down to the lowest level.
2. Your Management Story--Defining what the company is "about," and asking yourself if it makes a good "story."
3. The Concept of backPlanning--Where do you want to be, and how do you work backward from there?
4. The 5-Page Business Plan--How can you create a concise, functional, and user-friendly plan--in just 5 pages?

The Business of Writing for Children: An Award-Winning Author's Tips on Writing Children's Books and Publishing Them, or How to Write, Publish, and Promote a Book for Kids.
Aaron Shepard has written one of the most comprehensive guides available to anyone wishing to enter the competitive field of children's books. It's all here, from initial idea to successful sale, and then beyond to the essentials of contracts, promotion, and the ABCs of building a successful career. If you're starting out, start out here. (Amazon.com).