Party Planning

Become the perfect host and learn how to foster community as an adult with this modern guide to hosting every type of gathering. In a world that often feels disconnected and transactional, there's nothing more radically hospitable than welcoming people into your space, your table, and your life...

Do you want to host the best and most memorable party ever? Pulling a party together can be stressful and time-consuming. You don’t need to feel anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed. Simply create a plan, review and revise the plan (if necessary), implement, and follow the plan. My book will make planning a party easy and fun, with step-by-step guidance. Also included are ideas, suggestions, and definitions of 110 party theme ideas. Learn what steps to take to plan a successful, fun, unique, and memorable party.

Laura Nettles has worked hard to bring her party planning business, Tasteful Events, to what it is today. When she is approached by the most prominent family in town to help rescue their charity ball, Laura jumps at the opportunity to take her company to the next level and make her name known among affluent clients. What she doesn’t expect is a spark between her and the son of that family, Chad Yardley, a man who has her thinking that maybe her business isn’t the only thing she needs to take to the next level. Laura and Chad are thrust together to make this charity ball a success and as...

Tea O’Clock: A Delightful Guide to British Tea Times Once prized as a medicinal tonic, tea remains a mysterious and soothing beverage—ritualized, revered, and deeply woven into British culture. In Tea O’Clock, author Rebecca Black takes you on a charming journey through the traditions of British tea times, beginning with their rich history and evolving into practical, modern-day guidance. Whether you're hosting a formal afternoon tea or simply savoring a quiet cup, this book helps you feel poised, prepared, and authentically you. Inside, you’ll discover: The customs of British tea ...

"Ben Wikler is one of the most strategic and respected leaders of his generation. If we do what this book says, we will win." ―Nancy Pelosi From one of the most successful Democratic strategists of the last decade, a revelatory account of what you―yes, you―can do to defeat Trumpism. This...

Event planning business start-up. Are your friends and family always looking for you to plan the perfect party? Are you detail-oriented? Do you thrive on knowing what’s going on and making it happen? Do you take pride in providing the best experience for your guests? You should become an event planner! You can start an event planning business from home with little startup funds. Yes, you really can! This audiobook shows you exactly how to do just that, step-by-step, even if you have little to no business experience.

Off Menu is a charming, fun-fact-filled deep dive into the little-known science of food and dining: why we eat what we eat, the nuances of our experience of taste and flavor, and the tiny, easy hacks and tweaks that, when mastered, can make a huge difference in our diets, meals, and relationships with food and drink.

Despite a few harrowing incidents with nervy Bridezillas, Addy Winters’ small town party planning business has been 100% murder free—until now. Everything changes when her former classmate, now a legendary rockstar, comes home to Fox Valley to die. Leno Masterson's dying wish is a star-studded 'after-I'm-dead' extravaganza in place of a funeral, and who better to plan it than his old friend Addy? But when he turns up dead four days earlier than the date-with-death he's circled on his calendar, Addy suspects that somebody helped him along.

Nothing says small-town charm like a neighborhood Christmas party—unless the guest of honor has been murdered and the primary suspect is the party planner's father. "Please help me, I'm dying." As new-client voicemails go, this one's a doozy and Addy Winters is quick to respond. The request...

The "party plan" model of direct selling - introducing products through home parties, social gatherings, and fund-raisers - has been the route to financial freedom for millions. This inspiring audiobook, written by an author who has achieved unprecedented success herself, shows other women how they can generate more bookings, more sales, and more business leads at their parties as well as build a team of independent party planners and drive up their own commissions.

She agreed to plan the party, but she never planned for love! Joey is turning thirty soon and there’s one thing she wants for her birthday: a huge party to celebrate living past the age her doctors told her she’d never see when she was a kid. And she knows just the person to help plan the big event: her friend and party planner Kelsie. Kelsie is one of Seattle’s most in-demand party planners. She loves her job. She also has a huge crush on her friend Joey, but that’s her little secret. She’s been in the friend zone with Joey ever since they met. The two women couldn’t be more ...

The inspiration for the TV show At Home with Amy Sedaris, here is a hilarious, helpful, and informative guide on how to entertain. Are you lacking direction in how to whip up a swanky soiree for lumberjacks? A dinner party for white-collar workers? A festive gathering for the grieving? Don't...

Take your passion for event planning to the next level with in-the-trenches advice and tools you need to start, run, and grow a successful business. From writing a solid contract to finding reliable vendors, our experts help you identify your niche, teach you how to scout potential clients, evaluate the competition, market your business, and more.   

The Event Planning Toolkit will help you rise to the occasion to plan and execute extraordinary meetings and events by helping you get organized, reduce time-wasting mistakes, and inspire creativity. This how-to guide offers the information you need to execute any event with precision and enjoy the big day with less stress and fewer unpleasant surprises. You will learn how to manage your scope, time, and resources, as well as identify goals, create budgets, find the right venue, assemble a strong team, and more.

Seaside Cove is in full celebration mode as Aubrey and Liam prepare to say, “I do.” The coastal town hums with excitement as guests pour into town, and Paddy’s Pub takes on a wedding glow with floral garlands and champagne toasts. From the rehearsal dinner to the ceremony on the pub’s rooftop, laughter and love fill the air. But not all the guests are feeling the joy. Among the far-flung relatives attending are a few who still resent Aubrey’s inheritance of Gertrude Miller's mansion and the family heirlooms it holds. Old feelings bubble to the surface, and by the time the last ...

Retirement promises many benefits, such as the freedom to do what you want, when you want. However, it may also pose some challenges as you exit the working life that you know so well. For those who have enjoyed a rewarding career, the prospect of retirement may come with mixed emotions. Is this really right for me? Will I get bored? Will I miss work? How will I fill my time? This book is about the personal, life changes that may be encountered as you contemplate, prepare for, and adjust to life in retirement. It will help you consider what a fulfilling retirement means to you, personally, ...

"A stunning debut with razor sharp tension and surprising twists." —Jeneva Rose Even the best intentions can grow into obsession . . . On the surface, Cady has the perfect life. She has a thriving luxury event-planning business, the man she’s loved since she was seventeen, and a social...

Winner of the Lillian Smith Book Award Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist for the National Book Award The Nation's "Most Valuable Book" “[A] vibrant intellectual history of the radical right.”—The Atlantic “This sixty-year campaign to make libertarianism mainstream and...

The New York Times bestselling author and entrepreneur investigates what would happen if a new financial world order took hold, one in which global elites own everything and you own nothing—and yet you are somehow happy. When Carol Roth first heard that one of the World Economic Forum’s...

With Barack Obama's historic election in 2008, pundits proclaimed the Republicans as dead as the Whigs of yesteryear. Yet even as Democrats swooned, a small cadre of Republican operatives, including Karl Rove, Ed Gillespie, and Chris Jankowski, began plotting their comeback with a simple yet ingenious plan. These men had devised a way to take a tradition of dirty tricks - known to political insiders as "ratf**king" - to a whole new unprecedented level.