James Howard

"10 Sales Tips" is a collection of humorous anecdotes about sales calls gone bad - and tips and insights on how to do better! Based on 30+ years of experience as a professional business sales customer, the author gives a unique and often overlooked perspective of salesmanship from the other side of the desk. These humorous salesman stories include crucial selling advice from some of the best salesman and business professionals. Any B2B salesperson...

One man is dead, another in prison. This is not how I envisioned my life would go. I couldn't wrap my head around what was happening. Less than a month ago, I had been living the dream of every farm boy in Texas. I was almost sixteen and having the time of my life. I played football on Thursday nights and marched in the band on Fridays. Soon I would get my driver's license and be able to drive my dad's Dodge truck. Then I'd borrow it to take my...

One Christian family, one old boat, one test of faith to stay alive. Imagine what would happen if eighty percent of the United States were without power for three or four months. All banking and commercial transfers locked up; funds inaccessible. Wholesale and retail distribution shut down; no computers to manage sales. Passenger and freight lines grind to a halt; no electricity for the fuel pumps. No cell phone or landline service; systems down indefinitely....

Arch forces, led by a battle-weary Michael, find that they are outmatched by the hybrid threat, Imperial, as they must adhere, to an archaic unbreakable rule. With no means to intercede, an enhanced mortal warrior is, commissioned. Not since Samson has, a mortal been, given such power. To end the abomination and set prophecy back on track. Jericho Bane is, given the strength of a deity to put right, the corruption that Lucien Arcane has set loose. From...

This book is a book about how to integrate our theology and interpretation of the Bible with present day culture challenges. The Bible is an ancient text written in cultural settings that are very different than ours today. So, what do you do when you're stuck when trying to apply the Bible in today's world? At the heart of this book is the question, "How do you bring the wisdom of the Bible to address a specific problem when the Bible does not give...

African Oral Literature: Its Philosophical Thoughts Conveyed in Yuruba Society explores the ways that the Yoruba people of Nigeria have made remarkable contributions to the world's civilization. Yoruba philosophical, religious tenets, artistic tenets, ideas, and icons have helped to transform religious beliefs and practices and the arts. When considering the study of Yoruba oral traditions, one learns how its philosophical concepts are the bases for...

A pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling, where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are...

Michael Jordan must play basketball against space invaders that are trying to capture the Looney Tunes characters.

In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a five-hundred-foot crop circle is found on the farm of Graham Hess, the town's reverend. The circles cause a media frenzy and test Hess's faith as he journeys to find out the truth behind the crop circles.

A precocious 11-year-old tomboy obsessed with death shares a poignant summer with her widowed father, the sexy and kind cosmetician he hires, and most importantly with the boy-next-door who idolizes her.