Black politics are key to recognizing the most important social dynamics of the United States. Over the past forty years, no commentator has been as deeply insightful about the paradoxes and personalities of Black American public life as the journalist and radio host Glen Ford. In this stunning overview, Ford draws from his work for Black Agenda Report, one of the most incisive and perceptive publications of the progressive left, to examine competing struggles for class power and identity in the Black movement. In a survey stretching from the violent gentrification of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, through the engineered bankruptcy of Detroit, to the "more effective evil" of the Obama presidency, Ford casts a caustic eye on the empty posturing and corruption of the Democratic Party. This, he insists, depends on a Black constituency for electoral success, while using a co-opted "Black misleadership class" to sell out working people's interests. Profiling along the way storied Black leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Brown (for whom Ford once worked), The Black Agenda looks, too, beyond American shores, at US intervention in Libya, the Congo and the Middle East, showing how these are imbricated with racism at home. Ford concludes with a discussion of the Black Lives Matter movement, setting out both its pitfalls and potentialities.

Writing books for Kindle and other markets is a growing industry. By 2012, Amazon reported that Kindle eBooks were outselling other formats by a factor of 2 to 1 and the numbers were still growing. The opportunities for the new writer to build a business are enormous.

People write for many reasons. Maybe you are interested in writing a book to build your brand, improve sales, and improve your professional standing. Or maybe you have a message that you absolutely must get out there. Or maybe you want to build a career writing books. Whatever your reason, writing a book is no longer the exclusive domain of those special people we call authors. You can write a book too.

Glen Ford regularly tweets about writing topics on his Twitter account under the user name of PMPsicle. In this book, he has taken the 101 of the best 140 character knowledge bursts of Twitter and then explained what each tweet means in words that even a new writer can understand. These tips cover the whole life cycle of writing from initial market planning through writing and even to promoting your book.

Sample chapters from the table of contents:
CHAPTER 1: TWEETS, TIPS AND THE WRITING LIFE
CHAPTER 2: WRITING AS A BUSINESS
CHAPTER 3: THE PROCESS OF WRITING
CHAPTER 4: PLANNING YOUR BOOK
CHAPTER 5: RE SEARCHING FOR FACTS
CHAPTER 6: MAP YOUR WAY
CHAPTER 7: FILLING IN THE WORDS
CHAPTER 8: POLISHING
CHAPTER 9: GETTING YOUR BOOK OUT THERE
CHAPTER 10: FINDING READERS
CHAPTER 11: CONCLUSION

Are you having problems finding the time to write? Or do you stare at the blank page, wondering what to write? You aren't alone. Most people have problems at one time or another finding the time to write or figuring out what to write. And it only gets worse when they try to solve only part of the problem. If you are going to eliminate writer's block and find the time to write, you need to solve the whole problem. In this book, you'll discover: the three causes of not having the time to write How to always know what to write next How to motivate yourself to overcome blocks to writing How to choose a writing system that eliminates writer's block

A set of limericks highlighting the challenges, pitfalls, and successes that accompany public speaking. A lighthearted look in verse and pictures at this area that creates so much fear but can bring you such rich rewards.

NEW EDITION - Includes a BONUS chapterThe gurus are lying to you.

Myths aren't just for the ancient Romans and Greeks. In the age of the internet, there are many myths associated with creating and selling self-help and similar learning content products. Many of these myths are repeated by major 'gurus' of the industry - despite the eventual destruction they can cause to your business.Don't let myths sink your online business

Let's face some facts here. Running an online business is not easy. An online business startup will fail 99% of the time. Do you want to succeed? It's hard enough to survive without people telling you to try things that won't work. Or worse, myths that will actually cause you to fail. If your business is based on writing a book or any form of training design and presentation, you will hear these myths repeated over and over by gurus that don't actually do the work.

Do you want to know the truth?Revealed - the myths and the truth

In this book, you'll discoverseven of the major myths that could sink your efforts at creating and selling information products such as seminars, webinars, podcasts, blogs, keynote speeches, and yes, books and eBooks on Kindle and Amazon.You'll also discover seven important tricks that you need to understand in order to succeed in creating and selling self-help products.And you'll be introduced to a system that will help you create training courses, books and other learning content products that you can sell.

Whether your business is based on selling seminars, or writing nonfiction books for Kindle and Amazon, you need the information in this book. If you are going to be writing a book you need to read this book first.BONUS ...includes a bonus chapter on the myths of eBook publishing on the Kindle and other platforms

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Creating a project plan is one of the keys to delivering projects on time, within budget and with the correct product. In this book, you'll discover what to include and how to format your project plan. You'll discover the 5 procedures you need to document before you write your plan. And you'll discover a detailed outline of the project plan you need to convince management and direct your project team.

There comes a time when every blogger begins to want to make money from his or her blog. After all, you put in a great deal of time and energy so it's only natural to want to make an income from it. In this book, you'll discover the nine ways you can turn your blog into a money making machine. No hype. No exageration. No false promises. Just strategies, hints, tips and the information you need to decide how to turn your blog into a business.