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Audible Originals takes to the high seas to bring to life this timeless tale of pirates, lost treasure maps and mutiny. When weathered old sailor Billy Bones arrives at the inn of young Jim Hawkins' parents, it is the start of an adventure beyond anything he could have imagined. When Bones dies mysteriously, Jim stumbles across a map of a mysterious island in his sea chest, where X marks the spot of a stash of buried pirate gold.

This audiobook provides evidence-based answers to the key questions asked by marketers every day. Tackling issues such as how brands grow, how advertising really works, what price promotions really do and how loyalty programs really affect loyalty, How Brands Grow presents decades of research in a style that is written for marketing professionals to grow their brands.

GoFundMe is changing the way people give money to causes big and small, but it is not a charity or a foundation. It’s a highly profitable company with a brilliantly simple business model.

"Free Market Philanthropy" is from the November 8, 2016 issue of Forbes.

The sport of running is ever changing, be it the shoes we wear or the goals we set, the training methods we use or the role models we emulate. But there is one constant: For 40 years, Runner’s World magazine has been recognized worldwide as the leading authority on running. Now the collective wisdom of the most savvy running writers, coaches, and editors can be found in Runner’s World Complete Book of Running.

Dutch Bros. is turning its millennial "bro-istas" into wealthy franchisees.

Escaping conflict on Earth, an idealistic group of settlers arrive on a distant planet - Pax - with plans for a perfect society. The world they discover is rich with life, but this is not the Eden they were hoping for. The plants on Pax are smart - smart enough to domesticate, and even slaughter, its many extraordinary animals. To survive, the colonists realise that they must strike bargains of their own. But if they are to make Pax their home, they must go further, searching for a way to communicate and coexist with these utterly alien intelligences.

Eschewing the one-size-fits-all leadership model, this helpful guide outlines four general leadership types and demonstrates how each type achieves success - whether through personal vision, structured process, collaboration, or empowering others.

The rule of 72 is a handy way to peg the years it will take for an investment to double. Take 72 and divide it by the compound interest rate. Earn 8% and you’ll double your money every nine years. Close enough, anyway. In 1944, 72 years ago, the U.S. gross domestic product was $225 billion (in current dollars). Today it’s approximately $18 trillion. That represents an annual compound growth rate of 2.9%.

The Israel Defense Forces' clandestine Unit 8200 isn’t just the mythical cybersecurity and spy squad. It’s probably the best school for entrepreneurship in the world, spawning hundreds of game-changing tech startups. Here’s a definitive look inside.

The hottest stock in America, Twilio, is a company you’ve never heard of. It uses the cloud to put communications everywhere.

Better management and new digital products have reenergized acuity brands, formerly a sleepy maker of light fixtures.

Opendoor bids for houses sight unseen and buys them fast. Sellers can get a fair price in cash for their property in as little as three days. The idea is already upending real estate markets in the Southwest— and it’s set to go national.

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz doesn’t want to run for the white house. But, buoyed by his company’s surging performance, the billionaire wants to use his caffeinated perch to change American discourse.

The way we communicate has changed. Today many of our interactions are digital, but until recently writing letters was the norm. Drawing from over 100 miles of records held at the UK's official government archive, The National Archives at Kew, this collection of letters, postcards and telegrams will shine a spotlight on a range of significant historical moments and occurrences, recapturing a lost world in which correspondence was king.

The National Football League's current dominance has obscured how professional football got its start. In The League, John Eisenberg reveals that Art Rooney, George Halas, Tim Mara, George Preston Marshall, and Bert Bell took an immense risk by investing in the professional game. At that time, the sport barely registered on the national scene. The five owners succeeded only because at critical junctures in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, each sacrificed the short-term success of his team for the longer-term good of the League. 

Sophie's dream is to own and run her own bed-and-breakfast in New Hope. Juggling her day job at Hope's Crossing Kennels, she's working hard on making those dreams a reality. And things are going surprisingly well. Then when something - or, rather, some one - else she's dreamed about for years comes within her reach, she's elated. After months of mixed messages, the roguishly charming Brandon Forte has finally made a move.

This is George Dasent's classic collection of Scandinavian folklore. This is not about Norse mythology per se; so if you are looking for tales of Odin, Loki, and Freya etc., you will have to look elsewhere. Rather, this is an anthology of folk tales, similar to the Grimm Brothers', or Campbell's Popular Tales of the West Highlands. All of the usual suspects are in place, including giants, trolls, witches, evil step-siblings, magical boons and tasks, and anthropomorphic animals.

Marc Benioff, founder and CEO of Salesforce, is a leading figure in SiliconValley. With his pirate’s beard and football tackle’s body, Benioff looks intimidating. You expect him to be the kind of guy who barks out orders and fires laggards on a whim. That’s why Benioff’s onstage interview at the FORBES CIO Summit was a surprise. The Salesforce CEO talked about…Buddhism and yoga.

In Go Long, authors Dennis Carey, Brian Dumaine, Michael Useem, and Rodney Zemmel take you behind the scenes to witness the business decisions that are enabling leading organizations to outsmart and outlast the competition.   

As a Level Eight telepath, I am the best police interrogator in the department. But I’m not a cop - I never will be - and my only friend on the force, Homicide Detective Isabella Cherabino, is avoiding me because of a telepathic link I created by accident. And I might not even be an interrogator for much longer. Our boss says unless I pull out a miracle, I’ll be gone before Christmas. I need this job, damn it. It’s the only thing keeping me sane.