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How Deesha Philyaw Built Her Writing Career From the Ground Up—and Landed a 7-Figure Book Deal

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The Secret Lives of Church Ladies author signed a seven-figure book deal with Mariner Books in September for her debut novel, The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman, and another short story collection called Girl, Look. A seven-figure book deal is very impressive. The co-parenting book came out in 2013,” she says.

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7 Customer Service Books to Help You Level Up Your Business

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To help you get a handle on things, we’ve created categories for the seven best customer service books in print today. His book guides you step by step through his proven formula to build your own customer-focused team. Until now, we’ve focused on recently published books. Customer Service for Employee Growth and Team-Building.

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Psychologist Kelly Weekers Shares Her Advice for Living Authentically

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The model-turned-psychologist and author of three books, including the recently released Choosing Me: Staying True to Yourself and Living the Life You Want , has had an exciting career, even winning the 2011 title of Miss Netherlands Universe. After completing her bachelor’s degree in 2011, she decided to give it a year. “I

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Book Review: Gigged - The End of the Job and the Future of Work

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It's written by journalist Sarah Kessler, who's been covering the gig economy since 2011.    The book profiles a mix of gig workers, including an Uber driver, a computer programmer, someone working via Mechanical Turk and a few others.

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Life Is Not a Movie

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In 2011, at 69 years old and in curious health, Ebert was being heard, a lot, and it was neither a coincidence nor an act of God. As of 2011, Ebert was nourished through a feeding tube. As of 2011, Ebert considered himself in good health. He was happiest when reading a good book or surrounded by friends and family.

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How Maya Penn Became One of the Most Socially Conscious Entrepreneurs of Gen Z

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At age 11, she appeared in a 2011 Forbes article about grade-school entrepreneurs—the first of many interviews she’d give. In 2011 she also launched a nonprofit, Maya’s Ideas 4 The Planet, through which she began donating 10–20% of her Maya’s Ideas profits to charities and environmental organizations. with Simon & Schuster.

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Professional Makers Expand in 2011

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TJ McCue has an excellent review of the growth professional Makers in 2011 on the Make Magazine blog.  TJ, who's become the go-to guy on the professional Maker movement, also has a regular column on Makers at Forbes, a newsletter for professional Makers and is working on a book.   

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