Kevin Carroll: 12 books

The ability to persuade is an essential stepping stone on the path to success. And common sense tells us that anyone who knows how to grab and keep the attention of an audience has the potential to be a powerful persuader. This book will provide you with a variety of creative ways to grab the attention...

In the late summer of 1862, after a series of victories culminating in the Union Armys rout at Second Manassas, General Lee and his commanders meet with President Davis and Secretary of State Judah Benjamin near that blood-soaked battleground to arrange a highly controversial and risky campaign for...

“Kevin Carroll's reminders have helped me resist the urge to complain and replace it with an appreciation of all that I have. A Moment’s Pause for Gratitude can be read in one sitting or used as a daily prayer of thanks; either way, it serves as an antidote to negativity and an aide for the peaceful...

Put play in your work as you improve on: Innovation: Create better products and services Problem-Solving: Tag-team responsibility and collaborate on solutions Motivation: Build creative excitement at every level Risk-Taking: Push new ideas to their limits Ingenuity: Reward the “a-ha!” ideas and drive progress forward Team-Building: Find new ways to share solutions and forge new ones

Whether you're leading an R&D project, managing a marketing team, or running a sales force, Think Outside Your Blocks will help you instantly become better a better problem solver and more innovative thinker. You will walk away with techniques that you can put to use immediately. This book is perfect...

Make Your Point stands apart from other books on the topic because it is brief, practical, and fun to read -- a One Minute Manager for mastering the spoken word. Make Your Point features a unique and proven model for organizing any message, of any length and for any occasion. John A. Greco, former AT&T...

Pick up just about any diet book on the market and you'll see that it's written by either a doctor, nutritionist, dietician or health guru. Not this one. That's because the author is a dieter, not a doctor. Inside this short and snappy book, you'll see that The Turtle Diet is based upon the oldest, simplest,...

This detailed guide provides everything a first-time coach needs to teach basic baseball skills--and have fun at the same time. Emphasizing fundamentals and not win-at-all-costs strategies, How to Coach Youth Baseballis the perfect book for any new coach. Beverly Carroll, along with longtime...

In 1980, Alan Cancelino had gathered together a metric ton of darkroom photo recovery silver when the price went to fifty bucks an ounce. That's right. A metric ton. He sold it, quit the photo business, and put a blues band together. Then he launched a legendary music and cocaine bender that had thousands...

For Centuries, Prophets have been declaring ours to be a Golden Age of Transcendence. Either that or the end of days. So naturally, there's good money to be made off folks who are either completely terrified or trying their best to get the hang of enlightenment. After all, in a world that's ripping...

Not all portals take you to nice places; some times they lead you to places you never expected. Even worse, you might end up somewhere you definitely didn't want to go...and you might never get home from. Dimensional Abscesses is a collection of ten stories that explore a few of these "bad" portals.

The news of teenagers and even younger children committing ever more serious and violent crimes continues to shock and baffle. The escalating psychological and social toll of youth crime is being paid by all – from victims to offenders to parents and siblings to teachers and to the community as...