Becoming a highly acclaimed and renowned author today is not for the feint of heart. Many people no longer realize that with the new technology tools of today, the realization of becoming an author is actually far simpler than even a decade ago. With the tools of today not only can an author self-publish as an Indie publisher or print on demand, but odds of becoming discovered are much easier was well. As with any good plan the best process is to investigate what works for others, customize it and make it fit your own publishing needs and then replicate their process. Reverse engineering in its' purest sense. A to Z will walk a first time author and/or emerging author through the choices and give the budding author all the ammo they need to choose the right path for their own writing, authorship and publishing dreams. It is written in a practical and easy to understand format with real life examples the author has used himself. Holbrook will discuss the pros and cons of good choices and not so good choices. Your odds of becoming an accomplished, satisfied published author are exponentially increased if you follow this books A to Z book writing, publishing and marketing campaign outlines.

The theoretical history of the Knights Templar Order after their 1307 betrayal by the Catholic Church and the great arrest campaign led by Phillip the 4th of France. History gives us few details of what happened in those months and years that followed the arrests and eventual burning of their last public grandmaster. This book begins where their end was marked in history.

Doing business in the post global financial crisis (GFC) is extremely challenging for most. Traditional capital has all but dried up. This has created challenges and opportunities for business decision makers to embrace public private partnerships in order to determine the best business climate, provide public backed incentives to close expansion & relocation projects and reduce operating and start-up costs. Running the gauntlet of getting these deals to come to fruition is tricky and full of issues that need to be addressed in order to gain access to capitalization for projects that can create jobs, increase public tax base and assist in diversifying and rebuilding damaged local economies. This book is a guide to navigating this tumultuous path and assisting business leaders and economic developers in finding common ground to close new business projects and get America and other local economies around the world back into sustainable economic growth.

The Greatest American economic development stimulus policy to create prosperity and renewed growth and much needed jobs would be the abolishment of the current tax code in favor of a new hybrid flat and fair tax code. Holbrook demonstrates how this new tax code would be equitable and fair to all Americans. His argument is that with the elimination of personal taxes and a new three layer tax code built on the pay as we go principal of consumption taxes, corporate gross revenue taxes, coupled with excise, import and licensure fees the U.S. would have the lowest tax environment in the world with the greatest revenue. It would also balance the budget to current costs and all us to pay off our longterm national debt to become fiscally the envy of the world. This would create the greatest economic boom in United States recent history as companies would flock back to the United States for new investments and thus create much needed jobs for Americans

The Little Black Book has been one of the most popular books written in the economic development genre, and as such it is due an update and refresh. This second edition will bring it more current with our current economic conditions. It remains the Clandestine Science and practical art of rebuilding local economies as a practitioners guide to economic development at the local economy level.