I'm Coming to Take You to Lunch

Author: Simon Napier-Bell
Publisher: Unbound Publishing
ISBN: 180018168X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 357

Book Description
“A veteran manager of groups like the Yardbirds, Napier-Bell was just about ready to retire when Wham! fell into his lap...those interested in what goes on backstage and behind the scenes will find Napier-Bell's stories worthwhile and entertaining.” —Publishers Weekly A gossipy, rollicking music memoir about bringing Wham! to communist China in the ‘80’s—now, in paperback London, 1983. Pop impresario Simon Napier-Bell has had enough. Tired of managing groups, and sick of the constant grief at home, with his two ex-boyfriends bickering and bleeding him dry, he’s ready to give up the music business for good. But before he gets the chance, he falls in love with a new passion: a dynamic young duo, George and Andrew, jointly called Wham!. Soon, he finds himself offering to arrange for Wham! to be the first-ever Western pop group to play in communist China – a masterstroke of publicity which, in one swift move, would make them one of the biggest groups on the planet. What follows is an exciting and unpredictable globe-trotting adventure in the company of a cast of petulant pop stars, shady businessmen and a confusion of spies, students and officials, as Napier-Bell edges closer to inadvertently becoming one of the first Westerners to break down the walls of communist China. As one reviewer put it, “some of it reads like a big, gay Bond thriller.”

I'm Coming To Take You To Lunch

Author: Simon Napier-Bell
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446491560
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
Pop manager extraordinaire Simon Napier-Bell had had enough. He'd had enough of pop groups. He'd had enough of the constant grief at home with his two ex-boyfriends bickering and bleeding him dry; and most of all he'd had enough of the music biz. But then he fell in love with a new passion - the Far East; and a dynamic new duo - George and Andrew - jointly called Wham! Soon, in an audacious attempt to have the best of both worlds, he found himself offering to arrange for Wham! to be the first ever Western pop group to play in communist China - a masterstroke of PR which, in one swift stroke, would make them one of the biggest groups in the world. What follows is an exciting, unpredictable and hilarious romp around the more curious corners of the world as Napier-Bell dives into the unknown, attempting to achieve the unachievable. We soon find ourselves in the company of a wonderful cast of petulant pop stars, shady international 'businessmen', and a hilarious confusion of spies, students and institutionalised officials and ministers as he edges ever closer to inadvertently becoming one of the first Westerners to break down the walls of communist China.

Eat Their Lunch

Author: Anthony Iannarino
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525537635
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
The first ever playbook for B2B salespeople on how to win clients and customers who are already being serviced by your competition, from the author of The Only Sales Guide You'll Ever Need and The Lost Art of Closing. Like it or not, sales is often a zero-sum game: Your win is someone else's loss. Most salespeople work in mature, overcrowded industries, your offerings perceived (often unfairly) as commodities. Growth requires taking market share from your competitors, while they try to do the same to you. How else can you grow 12 percent a year in an industry that's only growing by 3 percent? It's not easy for any salesperson to execute a competitive displacement--or, in other words, "eat their lunch." You might think this requires a bloodthirsty "whatever it takes" attitude, but that's the opposite of what works. If you act like a Mafia don, you only make yourself difficult to trust and impossible to see as a long-term partner. Instead, this book shows you how to find and maintain a long-term competitive advantage by taking steps like: ranking prospective new clients not by their size or convenience to you, but by who stands to gain the most from your solution. understanding the different priorities for everyone in your prospect's organization, from the CEO to the accountants, and addressing their various concerns. developing a systematic contact plan for all those different stakeholders so you can win over the right people at the organization in the optimal sequence. Your competitors may be tough, but with the strategies you'll discover in this book, you'll soon be eating their lunch.

The Plan

Author: Linda Lyle
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1630584150
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 90

Book Description
If a grown woman can have a crush, then Kyle is it for Rachel Grant. Desperate for his attention, Rachel concocts a plan to catch Kyle's eye. Suddenly, her plan pays off and Kyle asks her out. But then her professor friend, Dr. Randall Harris invites her to a lecture and dinner, and Rachel finds herself drawn to him. After a few dates, Rachel begins to wonder what she saw in Kyle. Randy is the kind of man she's always dreamed about. But her original attachment won't go quietly. Whom will she choose? Kyle, the man she's always wanted, or Randy, the man in whom she confides?Her plan has backfired, and three lives are about to be whirled in different directions. Only the hand of God can bring peace and make Rachel's choice obvious.

You and I Eat the Same

Author: Chris Ying
Publisher: Artisan Books
ISBN: 1579658407
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
Named one of the Ten Best Books About Food of 2018 by Smithsonian magazine MAD Dispatches: Furthering Our Ideas About Food Good food is the common ground shared by all of us, and immigration is fundamental to good food. In eighteen thoughtful and engaging essays and stories, You and I Eat the Same explores the ways in which cooking and eating connect us across cultural and political borders, making the case that we should think about cuisine as a collective human effort in which we all benefit from the movement of people, ingredients, and ideas. An awful lot of attention is paid to the differences and distinctions between us, especially when it comes to food. But the truth is that food is that rare thing that connects all people, slipping past real and imaginary barriers to unify humanity through deliciousness. Don’t believe it? Read on to discover more about the subtle (and not so subtle) bonds created by the ways we eat. Everybody Wraps Meat in Flatbread: From tacos to dosas to pancakes, bundling meat in an edible wrapper is a global practice. Much Depends on How You Hold Your Fork: A visit with cultural historian Margaret Visser reveals that there are more similarities between cannibalism and haute cuisine than you might think. Fried Chicken Is Common Ground: We all share the pleasure of eating crunchy fried birds. Shouldn’t we share the implications as well? If It Does Well Here, It Belongs Here: Chef René Redzepi champions the culinary value of leaving your comfort zone. There Is No Such Thing as a Nonethnic Restaurant: Exploring the American fascination with “ethnic” restaurants (and whether a nonethnic cuisine even exists). Coffee Saves Lives: Arthur Karuletwa recounts the remarkable path he took from Rwanda to Seattle and back again.

If You Please

Author: Tish Davis
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1624161677
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102

Book Description
Consumed by guilt over the life her aunt Olga gave up to raise her, Natalia Gordeeva has devoted herself to pleasing the bitter, vengeful woman. She knows that God would have her honor her aunt - but to what extent? Tony Santerimo has known Natalia was "the one" since the day she walked into his pizzeria - and his heart. Natalia is somewhat receptive to Tony's attention, but he soon finds that fear and manipulation seem to paralyze her. If Natalia stops living for her aunt's elusive approval, will she lose the only identity she's ever known? Can the Lord show her who she is, and who she can be - for herself and for Tony?

The Trap

Author: Gerald Haynes
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1503575403
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 343

Book Description
The Trap is an Urban Fiction Crime Novel about a Notorious Drug Dealer and Murderer known as Face. Face is incarcerated and is telling his story to his Cellmate about how he survives in Prison and his life as a wealthy Drug Dealer prior to coming to Prison. Face explains it all while bagging up Marijuana brought to him by the Free Man. Face sells marijuana throughout the Prison.

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Languages : en
Pages : 1210

Book Description

Morgan

Author: Lori Foster
Publisher: HQN Books
ISBN: 1488032394
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186

Book Description
In this fan favorite story from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster, a Buckhornbrother is ready to settle down… too bad he's falling for a spitfire! Buckhorn's big, bad sheriff, Morgan Hudson, wants a wife—one who's even-tempered, undemanding and content withsmall-town life. So why can't he stop thinking about brazen Misty Malone? The dark-hairedcity girl is downright aggravating—and she sure loves to aggravate him in particular. Butthough she may not be perfect, Morgan starts to realize that they just might be perfecttogether… Misty's in Buckhorn for only one reason—to attend her sister's whirlwindmarriage. Once she's sure that everything is as it should be, she'll hightail it away toget some distance between her and the controlling, larger than life Morgan. Too bad she'snot sure where to go next, since she's recently been fired, framed, and is keeping a verybig secret. But these Buckhorn men take care of the women they love, and she's about tofind out she's no exception! Originally published in 2000

Deceiving Bella

Author: Cate Beauman
Publisher: Cate Beauman
ISBN: 0997064110
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 754

Book Description
What if protecting the woman you love means lying to her every day? Isabella Colby has always yearned for normalcy. Now that she’s settled in LA, she finally has it. Good friends, a pretty home, and her thriving career as the Palisades’ top skincare specialist are a dream come true. Bella is content until she meets her hunky new neighbor, but her attraction to the blue-eyed cutie is the least of her worries when contacting her long-lost father threatens to destroy her happy life. Reed McKinley is more than ready to forget the past. His seven-year stint as an NYPD detective nearly got him killed. His wounds have healed, and he’s starting over as Ethan Cooke Security’s latest recruit. With sixty-hour workweeks and little time to himself, the last thing on his mind is a relationship. Then he bumps into the gorgeous woman next door. Reed and Bella become fast friends. Before long, Reed discovers that Bella is keeping dangerous secrets. Bella may have the answers to decades-old questions he’s been searching for. Reed will risk it all to uncover the truth, but he soon realizes that the deeper he digs, the direr the consequences.