Books

  Problems affect individuals, companies, organisations and countries alike, and David Bogan knows all about them. Thirty years plus experience facilitating solutions for murder, medical misadventures, civil and criminal frauds, matrimonial, family and relationship disputes has resulted in several books.This latest solution-packed paperback in eight parts covers many situations we find ourselves in as we go through life.The foreword explains the title. “People with problems often have sleepless nights and Bogan has set out to address those problems and help lessen the tensions that keep you awake”. The problem solving expert, who delivers his message with highlighted text, stories to illustrate important concepts and key points at the end of each paragraph, also suggests “marking areas of the book that resonate

  This book begs to be picked up and looked through. Just as you would expect from its creators, the 42 Below story comes smartly packaged – glossy paper, soft cover for a heavy 393 pages of information in a variety of fonts, delivered in bold colour and loaded with pictures, cocktail recipes and colourful language. The latter is acknowledged by author Justine Troy, wife of 42 Below’s founder Geoff Ross. In a thank you list which includes one to her children, she finishes, “It’s a shame it’s R18 – they have a few years to wait until they can read it”. Several words, like gutsy, audacious and persevering, spring to mind as the 42 Below tale unravels. At the Auckland launch,

  When asked “What is the best way to make a business more profitable?” Andrew Griffiths responds “Learn how to sell!” Now more than ever is the time to make the most of every business opportunity, but the Australian marketing consultant, speaker and business author says, most businesses don’t sell, they simply collect money. Once again Griffiths uses an easy to follow ‘101 ways to’ formula, in his eighth guide for achieving business success by getting back to the solid values of selling. When it comes to selling, Griffiths advocates the need to love what you do, be passionate about what you sell and enjoy the rewards that will come your way on every level. But most of all to have as much fun

It all began with the simple question – What are you doing?” evolving to, “What’s happening?”
Twitter, Dennis Prince explains, was created by American Jack Dorsey “in response to a pressing business need for fast and frequent interaction, shared by taxicab companies around the globe”. Launched publicly in July 2006, it became a full-fledged company by May 2007, with a user base growing from 1.2 million unique visitors in May 2008 to 18.2 million in May 2009. 
Presuming you are a bona fide newcomer, Prince outlines how Twitter works as a social networking platform, allowing users to construct and transmit