Performance Shorts

WHAT HOSTS ARE SAYING "This book paid for itself in less than 24 hours." "Within 3 days of making updates, I received 4 bookings in what's usually my slowest month." "I've been hosting for years and still found things I was doing wrong." "It honestly feels like the teacher handed me the exam answer key." "I went from weeks of silence to multiple inquiries in a single day." Hosts describe this book as practical, immediately actionable, and the clearest explanation of how Airbnb actually works. Many report seeing stronger conversions and better listing clarity after applying changes chapter ...

Anyone can make a short film, right? Just grab some friends and your handheld and you can do it in a weekend or two before being accepted to a slew of film festivals, right? Wrong. Roberta Munroe screened short film submissions at Sundance for five years, and is an award-winning short filmmaker...

“Don’t Wear Shorts on Stage…” is not only a complete guide to the previously unwritten rules of stand-up, but also a quick reference for the hundreds of questions that most comics don’t even think to ask. Durham points out mistakes most comics make before they even take the stage and continues his advice throughout the different levels of a comic’s career. His knowledge stems from over a decade of performing along with three years behind the scenes at one of America’s top clubs where he soaked up tips and anecdotes from some of the business’s biggest names like Dave Attell, ...

======= Are you ready to take control over the DJ booth? ======= "The Short Guide" is your passport to the electrifying world of DJing Get ready to embark on a thrilling journey into the heart of music and performance Inside this precise guide, you'll discover everything you need to know to kickstart your DJ career From understanding the diverse landscape of DJing to mastering essential techniques and navigating the business side of the industry, this book is your roadmap to success. Whether you're a music enthusiast dreaming of commanding the stage or an aspiring artist ready to make your ...

A breakthrough program for triathletes from beginner to advanced, showing how to balance training intensity to maximize performance—from a fitness expert and elite coach. Cutting-edge research has proven that triathletes and other endurance athletes experience their greatest performance when...

Narrated by the author. 'The most productive man you'd ever hope to meet' – TED Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey is a practical guide to managing your attention – the most powerful resource you have to become more creative, get stuff done, and live a more meaningful life. You will learn: How...

From the USA Today bestselling author of the Hope River series comes a new contemporary midwife novel. Say “goodbye” to your old life, and “hello” to the life you’ve been waiting for… Midwife Clara Perry is accustomed to comforting her pregnant patients…calming fathers-to-be as...

Television writer, producer, and bestselling author of the acclaimed The Broke Diaries and Mixed charts her unexpected role as her terminally ill mother's caretaker in this funny, moving, and unforgettable memoir. Angela Nissel always wanted her mother’s approval. But two defining events...

These clean jokes will make you laugh for hours! This audiobook is perfect as a gift for your dad, bros, or as a collection of jokes to tell your kids.

Saving the town’s musical was never part of her plan. Falling for the leading man definitely was not. Sydney Greyson likes her life neat, counted, and predictable. By day, she runs the register at the Lighthouse Diner. By night, she keeps her werewolf instincts tucked safely behind routine. Chrysanthemum Cove works because nothing changes. She does not take risks. She does not chase spotlights. Agreeing to understudy in the town’s production of Anastasia was supposed to be harmless. Understudies stay backstage. Understudies do not go on. And they definitely do not fall for charming, too...

She knows how to make a room full of men want her. She doesn't know what to do when one man stays. Ten cities. Ten stages. Ten women who perform desire for a living and discover what happens when the desire is real. From a Moulin Rouge dressing room in 1920s Paris to a Harlem jazz club in wartime New York, from a Kyoto tea house to a Rio carnival float, these women command the spotlight. They know the angle of the chin, the timing of the reveal, the exact moment to make eye contact. What they don't know is this: what it feels like when the audience leaves and one man is still watching.

The greatest challenges facing organizations rarely belong to a single person, profession, or institution. Neither do their solutions. Modern organizations possess extraordinary expertise. Yet talented people, sophisticated technology, and sound strategy are not enough. Success increasingly depends upon something more difficult: helping people with different responsibilities, perspectives, and priorities work effectively across the boundaries that separate them. That is the work of integration. In Integration: A Short Perspective on Trust, Translation, and Collective Capability, Paul J. ...

Dance Nerves? Stage Pressure? Fear of Making Mistakes? Stop Letting Fear Steal Your Spotlight. Step Into the Confident Performer God Created You to Be! Your heart races. Your stomach twists. The music is about to begin. You've practiced for hours. You know your choreography. You're ready to...

"ALICE CROWLEY'S EROTIC STORIES ALWAYS HAVE SURPRISE ENDINGS!" ~ Hwk "I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~ Satisfied Kindle Reader "ALICE CROWLEY IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST LIVING WRITERS!" ~ G. Taylor Troy T. has a big problem. At 35, he's on the verge of becoming a 40-year-old virgin, and he refuses to accept that fate. One night he feels adventurous so he goes out in search of the right woman to show him the ropes, not to mention the chains, the whips, whatever -- at this point, Troy is not feeling picky. He's feeling desperate. After wandering around town Troy ends up at an ...

Master the hidden social dynamics of everyday life with this lively guide to human behavior and embodied culture. Whether you are commuting through a crowded city, scrolling past online challenges, or sitting at a family dinner, every human action is a stage waiting to be analyzed. Satisfy your...

Read by Juliet Stevenson and Simon Callow, A Literary Christmas is a seasonal anthology that collects together poems, short stories, and prose extracts by some of the greatest poets and writers in the English language. Like Charles Dickens’ ghosts of Christmas Past and Present, they are representative of times old and new - from John Donne’s Elizabethan hymn over the baby Jesus to Rudyard Kipling’s "Christmas in India", from Thomas Tusser counting the cost of a Tudor feast to Laurie Lee’s "Cider with Rosie".

"War Machine" è un film statunitense girato nel 2015, acquistato da Netflix per distribuirlo a partire da fine maggio 2017. Il regista australiano David Michôd ha scritto la storia e diretto le riprese. A fornire lo spunto è stato un libro-inchiesta del giornalista Michael Hastings, "The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan", pubblicato nel 2012.

What if the person you call “yourself” is only the version that learned how to survive the room you are in? June Mercer is a brilliant narrative strategist who makes corporations sound coherent, ethical, and human. At a company retreat, she volunteers for the Identity Mirror, an advanced artificial intelligence system designed to reconstruct a person from emails, search history, social media behavior, purchases, relationships, and recorded speech. Inside the simulation, June does not meet one true self. She enters a white room filled with versions of herself: the polished executive ...

Build a practical edge in absolute return investing This book offers a structured guide to hedge fund style investing, from core portfolio principles to the mechanics of live trading and risk control. It is designed for readers who want more than theory, bringing together strategy design, market behavior, execution discipline, and performance measurement in one clear framework. The chapters move from foundational concepts to specific applications across long short equity, statistical arbitrage, event driven trading, fixed income relative value, volatility strategies, and systematic trend ...

The best-selling author of A Chip Off the Old Black, Black is the New Green, and many more is black for another round of gut-busting stories and essays. This time round, Arthur Black turns his critical eye and warped funny bone to the world beyond Salt Spring Island, lambasting the amateur ballplayer who sued because the sun was in his eyes, the craze for blood sports and our anachronistic fetish for suits and ties.