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In January 2022, Joseph Nguyen had no platform, no followers, and no brand—just an idea for a book.

By December 2024, he was a New York Times bestselling author with over 1 million copies sold.

What happened in between?

Whether you're a first-time author or looking to reignite sales, Before the Bestseller reveals the proven paths nonfiction authors take to launch books that sell—and keep selling.

Inside, you'll How authors including Mike Michalowicz of Profit First (1M+ copies sold) focused on micro-communities to create echo-chambersWho Richard Fenton and Andrea Waltz sent bulk forms to that sold over 500,000 copies of Go For NoWhy James Clear of Atomic Habits leveraged the 3-2-1 email list format for long-term salesWhat made Rich Dad Poor Dad the #1 bestselling finance book of all timeHow Doug Evans used social media networking to sell 100,000+ copies of The Sprout Book at book launchWhy John Strelecky sold over 8 million copies by handing his book out at Chamber of Commerce MeetingsHow the author convinced 11 universities to send his book to 40,000 students& many, many more book marketing tactics used by bestselling authors proven to sell millions of copies

No matter if you’re traditionally published, hybrid, or self published, this is the most comprehensive guide on book marketing and selling more copies of your book in existence.

You'll love this well extraordinary selling guide, because it is backed with data and the stories will keep you motivated.

Stop guessing. Start succeeding. Your bestseller begins here.

Get it now.]]> 222 Alex Strathdee Alex 5 4.68
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]]> 210672170 Discover a proven, easy-to-follow system to escape agency founder-led sales!

Do you feel your agency overly relies on founder-led sales, limiting its potential and scalability?

Are you frustrated with your agency's plateauing growth, even after trying multiple marketing strategies?

Have you ever wondered if narrowing your agency's focus to a specific vertical could lead to faster growth, better retention, and a more streamlined business model?

Anyone, Not Everyone provides a simple solution to a big problem that digital agency owners serving too many types of clients. In it, leading agency advisor Corey Quinn guides readers through his proven 5-step process, helping them transform from a generalist agency to a vertical market specialist.

No fluff, no BS� just straightforward and effective tactics that will transform your agency.

The techniques you’re about to learn are the same ones that have helped hundreds of founders at successful agencies scale their businesses, create more freedom, and dominate their market.

The methods within this book are simple, authentic, and effective.

Whether you're a seasoned agency founder or just starting out, this Deep Specialization blueprint is your ultimate resource to unlock your agency’s potential and scale revenue.

In this step-by-step guide, you’ll

Deep Specialization Unlike the vague advice to “niche down,� Deep Specialization is a highly strategic, methodical process transforming agencies from Founder-led to Business-led.

The Power of How specializing in a vertical market can lead to faster growth and higher client retention rates.

Identification of Vertical Process to identify and choose the right vertical for your agency's specialization.

Sales and Marketing for Vertical Best practices and strategies tailored for specific verticals to attract your best-fit clients.

Effective Positioning & How to communicate your specialized agency’s value proposition effectively to your target vertical.

Resource and Hiring The in-house or outsourced team resources you’ll need and where to find them quickly.

Real-life Success Concrete examples to illustrate the benefits and practical application of the Deep Specialization strategy.

What's Exciting and Fresh About Anyone, Not Everyone?

Shift from Traditional Sales The book challenges the common practice of agency founder-led sales, highlighting the limitations and presenting a fresh alternative.

Real-world It's grounded in author Corey Quinn’s professional experience scaling an agency from $20M to $150M in 6 years, accompanied by concrete examples from successful agencies who have successfully implemented these strategies.

Targeted The Deep Specialization strategy is a focused approach in a world where many agencies try to be generalists. It emphasizes depth over breadth.

Practical Over The book is light on theory and heavy on actionable tactics, making it immediately useful for you.

Resource Offering online videos and a comprehensive companion workbook to help you implement the strategies in your agency.]]> 229 Corey Quinn Alex 5 4.53
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]]> 36064445 New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan, a bold new work that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility

In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and just society, detect nonsense, and influence others. Citing examples ranging from Hammurabi to Seneca, Antaeus the Giant to Donald Trump, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows how the willingness to accept one’s own risks is an essential attribute of heroes, saints, and flourishing people in all walks of life.

As always both accessible and iconoclastic, Taleb challenges long-held beliefs about the values of those who spearhead military interventions, make financial investments, and propagate religious faiths. Among his insights:

� For social justice, focus on symmetry and risk sharing. You cannot make profits and transfer the risks to others, as bankers and large corporations do. You cannot get rich without owning your own risk and paying for your own losses. Forcing skin in the game corrects this asymmetry better than thousands of laws and regulations.
� Ethical rules aren’t universal. You’re part of a group larger than you, but it’s still smaller than humanity in general.
� Minorities, not majorities, run the world. The world is not run by consensus but by stubborn minorities imposing their tastes and ethics on others.
� You can be an intellectual yet still be an idiot. “Educated philistines� have been wrong on everything from Stalinism to Iraq to low-carb diets.
� Beware of complicated solutions (that someone was paid to find). A simple barbell can build muscle better than expensive new machines.
� True religion is commitment, not just faith. How much you believe in something is manifested only by what you’re willing to risk for it.

The phrase “skin in the game� is one we have often heard but rarely stopped to truly dissect. It is the backbone of risk management, but it’s also an astonishingly rich worldview that, as Taleb shows in this book, applies to all aspects of our lives. As Taleb says, “The symmetry of skin in the game is a simple rule that’s necessary for fairness and justice, and the ultimate BS-buster,� and “Never trust anyone who doesn’t have skin in the game. Without it, fools and crooks will benefit, and their mistakes will never come back to haunt them.”]]> 272 Nassim Nicholas Taleb 0241300657 Alex 0 currently-reading 3.88 2018
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Steve Sims’s day job is to make the impossible possible. With his help and expertise, his clients� fantasies and wildest dreams come true. Getting married in the Vatican, being serenaded by Andrea Bocelli, and connecting with powerful business moguls like Elon Musk are just a few of the many projects he has worked on. He rarely reveals how he accomplishes the feats that make his clients so happy. But now for the first time, Steve shares his practical tips, techniques, and strategies to help readers break down any obstacle and turn their dreams into reality.

The core of his philosophy focuses on simple, yet effective ways to sharpen the mind and gain practical skills that can help you learn a new perspective and accomplish anything. Whether it’s climbing Mount Everest, launching a business, or applying for a dream job, you can make incredible things happen for yourself by applying his insightful advice such

-Ask Why Three Times
-Never be the First Call
-Don’t be Easy to Understand, be Impossible to Misunderstand

With colorful and enlightening stories of people driven to achieve the impossible, this book will inspire you to transform your life and aim for the unthinkable.]]> 224 Steve Sims 1501152513 Alex 0 3.93 2017
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]]> 2612 The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate. This widely acclaimed bestseller, in which Malcolm Gladwell explores and brilliantly illuminates the tipping point phenomenon, is already changing the way people throughout the world think about selling products and disseminating ideas.]]> 301 Malcolm Gladwell 0316346624 Alex 0 4.01 2002
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]]> 174713 119 Will Durant 1567310249 Alex 5 4.05
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]]> 123302274 * Connecting with something greater
* Growing our trust
* Embodying love
* Holding openness Everyday Awakening integrates the best of spirituality, neuroscience, psychology, and therapy so you can change how you embrace every day, every moment, and every choice. Drawing from decades of her personal and professional experience in healthcare, spiritual care, and complementary healing, Catherine Duncan offers a wealth of options―including breathwork, meditations, grounding rituals, and other exercises―for bringing each of the five practices into your daily life. You will begin to move from stress to presence, from your mind into your heart and soul. Your Everyday Awakening is right in front of you.]]> 184 Catherine Duncan 163755608X Alex 5 4.16
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Instead of doing everything, it’s time to focus on the right things.

A CEO Only Does Three Things zeroes in on the three pillars of culture, people, and numbers. Steeped in twenty-plus years of practical knowledge, training, and consulting with some of the world’s largest companies, this indispensable guide shows how to articulate the right culture for your business, hire people with the right mindsets, and inspire your teams to produce optimal results.

Hundreds of CEOs have used Taylor’s methods to create fulfilled, efficient, professional lives, and you can join them. Learn how to focus on the work you love—and avoid CEO burnout.]]> 222 Trey Taylor 1544517270 Alex 3 3.97
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]]> 54898389 244 Eric Jorgenson Alex 5 Wisdom of the ages 4.40 2020
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Wisdom of the ages
]]> 69242 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The instant classic about why some ideas thrive, why others die, and how to improve your idea's chances--essential reading in the "fake news" era.

Mark Twain once observed, "A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on." His observation rings true: Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus news stories circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with important ideas--entrepreneurs, teachers, politicians, and journalists--struggle to make them "stick."

In Made to Stick, Chip and Dan Heath reveal the anatomy of ideas that stick and explain ways to make ideas stickier, such as applying the human scale principle, using the Velcro Theory of Memory, and creating curiosity gaps. Along the way, we discover that sticky messages of all kinds--from the infamous "kidney theft ring" hoax to a coach's lessons on sportsmanship to a vision for a new product at Sony--draw their power from the same six traits.

Made to Stick will transform the way you communicate. It's a fast-paced tour of success stories (and failures): the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who drank a glass of bacteria to prove a point about stomach ulcers; the charities who make use of the Mother Teresa Effect; the elementary-school teacher whose simulation actually prevented racial prejudice.

Provocative, eye-opening, and often surprisingly funny, Made to Stick shows us the vital principles of winning ideas--and tells us how we can apply these rules to making our own messages stick.]]> 291 Chip Heath 1400064287 Alex 5 3.98 2006
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]]> 150351874 192 Michael D. Watkins 0063357968 Alex 0 3.85
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]]> 75289864 240 Brad Stulberg 006325316X Alex 5 3.99
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]]> 944652 512 Charles T. Munger 157864366X Alex 4
Worth the read.]]> 4.38 2005
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We all have that crazy uncle who has some wisdom to share.

Worth the read.
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What would be possible if you followed through on your best intentions? What could you accomplish if you could stay focused and overcome distractions? What if you had the power to become "indistractable"?  

International best-selling author, former Stanford lecturer, and behavioral design expert, Nir Eyal, wrote Silicon Valley's handbook for making technology habit-forming. Five years after publishing Hooked, Eyal reveals distraction's Achilles' heel in his groundbreaking new book.  

In Indistractable, Eyal reveals the hidden psychology driving us to distraction. He describes why solving the problem is not as simple as swearing off our devices: Abstinence is impractical and often makes us want more.  

Eyal lays bare the secret of finally doing what you say you will do with a four-step, research-backed model. Indistractable reveals the key to getting the best out of technology, without letting it get the best of us.  

Inside, Eyal overturns conventional wisdom and reveals: 


Why distraction at work is a symptom of a dysfunctional company culture - and how to fix it  
What really drives human behavior and why "time management is pain management"  
Why your relationships (and your sex life) depend on you becoming indistractable  
How to raise indistractable children in an increasingly distracting world 
Empowering and optimistic, Indistractable provides practical, novel techniques to control your time and attention - helping you live the life you really want.]]> 290 Nir Eyal 194883653X Alex 5 3.71 2019
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