Retail expert Whalin identifies and explores 25 highly popular and profitable independent stores from around the country, offering lessons that store owners can apply to their own businesses. 25 photos throughout.

Brilliantly simple, actionable guidelines for success that any business leader can immediately implement. “Tom Peters' new book is a bundle of beautiful dynamite. While I've been a CEO for 30 years, I still learned much worth knowing from The Excellence Dividend. You will too.” —John C. Bogle, founder, Vanguard For decades Tom Peters has been preaching the gospel of putting people first, and in today's rapidly changing business environment, this message is more important than ever. With his unparalleled expertise and inimitable charisma, Peters provides a roadmap for you and your organization to thrive amidst the tech tsunami, and he has a lot of fun doing it. The Excellence Dividend is an important new book from one of today’s greatest business thinkers.

Watch the making of The Anti-Resume Revolution here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFmO3HpTOgcThe Anti-Resume Revolution is leading the shift in the way people apply for jobs, start businesses, view their futures, and create what they want in their life. Are you tuning out of your life in order to get through each day, or are you living an authentic life? Do you even know the difference? If you know you deserve to be happy and have a rewarding career, you are ready to become part of the revolution. Within the pages of this guide, you will learn:How to create a personal brand for yourselfThe most common mistakes made by job seekers (and how to avoid them) The #1 way to be remembered by anyone you meetIf you're looking for a meaningful change in your life, this book is for you.Are you ready to restart your life on purpose? If not today, when?

50 letters from high-profile business leaders and thinkers to their CEO offering advice, insight and guidance. This collection of specially-commissioned letters offers clear, calming and concise advice from across the spectrum of current leadership thinking. Written by respected business thinkers around the world, these 50 letters provide guidance, wisdom and personal insight into the particular challenges facing the business world today and anyone in a senior position. Contributors include high-profile names such as Tom Peters, who stresses the importance of focussing on the people within an organization; Liz Mellon, who writes to her CEO about gender equality in the workplace; Chris Zook, explaining how a change of mentality can lead to exponential growth; and Linda Brimm, who discusses managing global cosmopolitans and a modern workforce. Dear CEO also features a foreword by Zhang Ruimin, Chairman and CEO of Haier Group.