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June 1, 2026 · 2:33 pm

NEW- The Product Blueprint: The Architecture of Innovation and Product Management by Pablo Kaplan 

Title:  The Problem-First Method

Subtitle:  The Architecture of Innovation and Product Management

Author:   Pablo Kaplan

Genre: Non-Fiction/Business/Business Strategy

Format: Hardcover, ebook, & Paperwork

Publisher : ‎ Spines

Released:   April 2026

Synopsis:

The book drives us from the basics of product development techniques, through the breakthrough of Artificial Intelligence into our daily lives. He claims that it representes more than just a technological advancement— but it signifies a paradigm shift that demands immediate attention from product management professionals.

‘We stand at the face of one of the most transformative periods in modern history. The emergence of Artificial Intelligence has fundamentally altered the landscape of product development, creating unprecedented opportunities for innovation and growth. The intention of this book is to explore how product management must evolve and harness these revolutionary changes.’

It is a practical and inspiring resource for product managers, emphasizing the importance of innovation, adaptability, and customer focus in achieving success.
Pablo Kaplan is a Product Innovation expert with over 35 years of experience and thousands of successful products. He is the founder of Wheelchairs of Hope, a humanitarian initiative providing affordable wheelchairs for children in less developed areas.

During my tenure leading the intern innovation program at Keter, I had the opportunity to collaborate with Pablo Kaplan and to observe firsthand his disciplined approach to product development and organizational leadership. Recognizing the depth of his professional expertise, I later invited him to teach in the Master’s Program at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, where his structured methodology and clarity of thought contributed meaningfully to the academic discourse on product design, development, and innovation. This volume reflects the same rigor, experience, and insight that have long distinguished his work.

Prof. Ezri Tarazi, Chair of the Technion Hub for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Buying Links: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHSM1Q7T

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June 1, 2026 · 2:14 pm

NEW- The Problem-First Method: A Framework for Innovative Product Builders by Kevin Scott Dias 

Title:  The Problem-First Method: A Framework for Innovative Product Builders

Subtitle:  A Framework for Innovative Product Builders

Author: Kevin Scott Dias  

Genre: Non-Fiction/Business/Business Strategy

Format: Hardcover & Paperwork

Released:   April 2026

Synopsis:

Late 2023. I’m on a video call with a practice owner who’s about to walk. She leans forward: “Do you have Autopay?”

I freeze. Our competitor just launched it. Every lost deal mentions it. So I say what any founder under pressure says: “We can build that.”

Three months later, we ship. Nobody cares.

We’d solved the wrong problem. Solo practitioners needed Autopay (set it, forget it, charge cards automatically). Our customers, multi-provider practices juggling insurance, exceptions, and staff who needed control, needed something completely different.

That mistake cost us three months. But it taught me something worth far more: the most expensive thing you can build is the right solution to the wrong problem.

This book is about the discipline of resisting that mistake, even when the pressure is on, the competitor is shipping, and everyone’s waiting for you to make a call.

I’m not a founder with billion-dollar exits to my name. Ambiki is a niche vertical SaaS serving pediatric therapy practices, not exactly TechCrunch headline material. But I’ve spent a decade making mistakes, recognizing patterns, and learning to tell the difference between real problems and imaginary ones.

Inside, you’ll find:

  • The traps smart teams fall into (Autopay, Safe Oasis, the API mirage) and why “competitor has it” is never a good enough reason.
  • Real frameworks that make problem-first thinking repeatable: the Feature Alignment Document, the 10-Question Validation Checklist, the Problem Atlas that replaces traditional roadmaps.
  • How we built our teletherapy platform three weeks before COVID hit the US, and what that taught us about sitting with a problem long enough for the right solution to emerge.

And the hardest lesson: how to maintain discipline when customers hand you solutions, sales wants features by Friday, and your ego whispers that of course you can build that.

Every page comes from practice. The messy, uncomfortable work of sitting with problems longer than feels natural, especially when momentum makes it feel like you’re still on track.

If you’ve ever shipped something clever and polished that nobody used, this book is for you. And if you’ve wondered why problem-first thinking is so hard when everyone already knows they should do it, you’re not alone.

Knowing the trap and avoiding it are two different skills. Let’s build the second one.

Buying Links: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXV6PK1X

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June 1, 2026 · 11:19 am

NEW- Leading While Human: Notes I Wish Someone Had Given Me by Ralph Kellogg 

 

Title:  Leading While Human

Subtitle:  Notes I Wish Someone Had Given Me

Author: Ralph Kellogg 

Genre: Non-Fiction/Business/Globalization

Format: eBook 

Released:   May, 2026

Publisher:   BookBaby

Synopsis:

Leadership is rarely what we imagine it will be. It is not defined by how polished we appear, but by how consciously we choose to show up.
Most people enter leadership believing it will bring clarity, confidence, and authority—that experience will quiet doubt and success will resolve uncertainty. Instead, leadership often magnifies the very things we hoped it would erase: fear, pressure, responsibility, identity, and the constant awareness that our decisions affect others in profound ways.
This book is not a manual on strategy, productivity, or performance metrics. It is an exploration of the human side of leadership—the parts rarely discussed in meetings, leadership programs, or executive coaching sessions. Through deeply honest essays drawn from real workplace experiences, the author examines how leadership is shaped not only by training and ambition, but by lived experience.
Each story reflects a moment that changed how the author leads, listens, and shows up. Some are uncomfortable. Some are quiet. All are rooted in truth.
The book explores what happens when leaders:
• Carry responsibility without certainty
• Navigate power dynamics that silence rather than support
• Confuse being needed with being valued
• Tie identity too closely to titles and roles
• Struggle with anxiety, grief, and mental health while expected to remain composed
• Learn that silence can cause more harm than speaking
• Discover that inclusion is practiced in everyday moments, not policy statements
• Realize that compassion and accountability must coexist
Rather than offering prescriptive answers, this book invites reflection. It asks readers to consider how their experiences—both personal and professional—quietly influence how they make decisions, respond under stress, and relate to the people they lead. Readers learn how unresolved moments can become blind spots, how past wounds can shape reactions, and the impact leaders have through tone, language, presence, and restraint—often without realizing it.
Written for current and emerging leaders or for anyone who works with others, this book offers a thoughtful examination of what “leadership” actually requires: not perfection, certainty, or control, but awareness, humility, and courage.

Buying Links: https://www.amazon.in/Leading-While-Human-Notes-Someone-ebook/dp/B0GSSCJJJP

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January 7, 2026 · 12:17 pm

New Release-Virx-Leonatus Culture: The Codex 

 

Title:   Virx-Leonatus Culture: The Codex

Author:  by Keenan L. McBride

Genre:     Non-Fiction/Business/Leadership

Format: eBook, Hard and Soft Cover

Publisher: Independent

Length:   76 pages

Publication Date: December, 2025

Synopsis:

The Virx-Leonatus (VX) Culture Codex is more than a book—
It is a codex of refinement, a guide for the individual who seeks mastery not only of career or influence, but of presence, intellect, and character. Within these pages lie the foundational pillars of VX culture: disciplined confidence, courtesy elevated to charisma, empathy used strategically as strength, and an appreciation for art, history, and beauty as catalysts for human expansion. This codex reveals how culture is not ornament, but architecture. It shows how exposure to art, music, literature, wine, and theater awakens perception, deepens emotional intelligence, and broadens perspective—allowing one to lead with greater clarity, connection, and wisdom. It is written from the point of view of strengthening men but contains principles that benefit anyone looking to elevate their presence.

Inspired by the emblematic power of the lion, Virx-Leonatus teaches that true strength is quiet, sovereign, and patient. The lion does not roar to prove its dominance—its presence commands respect, its restraint earns loyalty, and its action, when taken, is precise and decisive. This philosophy becomes a model for leadership and life: power guided by empathy, ambition balanced by humanity, confidence without arrogance, and influence rooted in genuine regard for others.

For the rising leader, the cultured professional, or anyone who desires to refine how they think, speak, and move in the world—this codex offers a blueprint. It is a manual for gaining trust without force, loyalty without demand, respect without threat. It reveals how quiet strength, empathy, and determination make one magnetic rather than imposing—and how a cultivated mind paired with composure becomes a force of irresistible authority. This is the Virx-Leonatus standard. A lifestyle. A discipline. A legacy in the making. For those ready to elevate presence, command respect through character, and lead with both mind and heart—this book is not an option. It is a necessity.
 
Buying Link:   https://www.amazon.com/Virx-Leonatus-Culture-Keenan-L-McBride/dp/B0G64JRLYP/

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September 29, 2022 · 5:30 pm

New Release- Psychological Principles Of Power: Strategies And Skills To Transform Your Self By Jordon Bevan

Title: Psychological Principles Of Power

Subtitle: Strategies And Skills To Transform Your Self

Author:    Jordon Bevan

Genre: NonFiction/ Psychology/Self-Help

Format: Now on Kindle (also in paperback)

Publisher: Independent

Pages:  64  pages

Publication Date: September 28, 2022

Synopsis:

  • Learn How To Control Your Psychology
  • Learn How To Access The Most Powerful Psychological State For Your Well Being, Growth, And Performance
  • Learn To Simplify The Complexities Of The Mind
  • Learn The Principle Of Psychological Control
  • Learn The Principle Of Psychological Cause And Effect
  • Learn About Psychological Beliefs
  • Learn About Psychological Expectations
  • Learn The Principle Of Psychological Attraction
  • Learn About Psychological Correspondences
  • Learn The Principle Of Psychological Equivalency
  • Learn How To Unleash Your Inner Psychological Power
Buy Now:   https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGQHYJR6

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January 6, 2021 · 1:32 pm

New eBook- Confidence and Gratitude By Telma Tavares

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Title: Confidence and Gratitude

Author:    Telma Tavares

Genre: NonFiction/ Self-improvement/Gratitude

Format: ebook

Publisher: Independent

Publication Date: NEW!

Synopsis: HELLO THERE!
I WANT TO PRESENT YOU MY VERY FIRST EBOOK. IT’S ALL ABOUT MY OWN EXPERIENCE WITH THE GREAT LAW OF ATTRACTION AND HOW I PASSED FROM A TOTALLY BROKEN PERSON TO A VERY HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL ONE. IT’S TOTALLY REAL. AND IT WAS SO NICE TO WRITE BECAUSE THIS IS MY WAY OF SHARING IT WITH YOU! BECAUSE NOW IT’S YOUR TURN TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE! SO, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! BUY IT, READ IT, CHANGE YOUR LIFE, STARTING NOW!

Buy Now:   www.telmashistories.com

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June 1, 2020 · 1:28 pm

New eBook- Fountain of Happiness: Open Your Arms and Embrace Your Joy By Teamika J

Title:  Fountain of Happiness

Subtitle: Open Your Arms and Embrace Your Joy

Author:    Teamika J.

Genre: NonFiction/ Worship/Religion/Devotion

Format: Now on Kindle

Publisher: Independent

Pages:  144  pages

Publication Date: May 20, 2020

Synopsis: What is the one thing that every human deserves to get, just like food, water, shelter, and clothing? Not sure of what is it? Well, let me help you…IT’S HAPPINESS.Each person on this planet has a right to be happy and enjoy the sweet fruit of joy. Unfortunately, in today’s era we have somehow neglected our happiness and made other less important things our priority. Maybe it’s time to revive your lost happiness and savor its delicious flavor.Not sure how to start?Where to find happiness? How to be genuinely happy without paying any attention to what others think of you? Well then you are in luck, this book has all the answers to your questions and concerns about your happiness. Furthermore, this book will surely change your perspective about how you perceive the feeling of happiness.This book will unlock all the secrets to let your happiness bloom with all its beauty, and radiate the aura of joy from you wherever you go. Wouldn’t it be great to be happy and be the reason of other people’s happiness? The lost gem of happiness is what our world is in dire need of today.So what are you waiting for? The secrets to unleash your happiness is just a click away. Click “Buy Now” button now and give yourself the gift to find your lost happiness in this era of constant hustle and bustle. Allow yourself to be truly happy and keep the sadness off the bay in your life. Remember, life is too short. Don’t waste your time being upset and denying yourself from the addicting pleasure of HAPPINESS.

Buy Now:    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088BHVN35

51pZW0CsC3LTo contact Teamika, email: foh@myself.com
Teamika successfully placed candidates at Bloomberg, Forbes, Guardian Life Ins., Millennium Management, First Republic Bank, Citi Bank, Battalion, Gucci, Heidrick and Struggles, News Corp, Davis & Gilbert and more.
Teamika started her own recruitment firm My Dream Staffing Agency in hopes to combat HR’s unconscious biases toward diverse candidates. She is also the creator of CAREER BREAKTHROUGH, a career development seminar held at Morgan Stanley in Times Square.
With this book in hand, Teamika is on a mission to improve the way individuals view their surroundings. She believes happiness is a mindset that we can conquer with the right tools.

 

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May 17, 2020 · 4:03 pm

New Release- Fountain of Happiness: Open Your Arms and Embrace Your Joy By Teamika J

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Title:  Fountain of Happiness

Subtitle: Open Your Arms and Embrace Your Joy

Author:    Teamika J.

Genre: NonFiction/ Worship/Religion/Devotion

Format: Paperback & Kindle

Publisher: Independent

Pages:  144  pages

Publication Date: April 30, 2020

Synopsis: What is the one thing that every human deserves to get, just like food, water, shelter, and clothing? Not sure of what is it? Well, let me help you…IT’S HAPPINESS.Each person on this planet has a right to be happy and enjoy the sweet fruit of joy. Unfortunately, in today’s era we have somehow neglected our happiness and made other less important things our priority. Maybe it’s time to revive your lost happiness and savor its delicious flavor.Not sure how to start?Where to find happiness? How to be genuinely happy without paying any attention to what others think of you? Well then you are in luck, this book has all the answers to your questions and concerns about your happiness. Furthermore, this book will surely change your perspective about how you perceive the feeling of happiness.This book will unlock all the secrets to let your happiness bloom with all its beauty, and radiate the aura of joy from you wherever you go. Wouldn’t it be great to be happy and be the reason of other people’s happiness? The lost gem of happiness is what our world is in dire need of today.So what are you waiting for? The secrets to unleash your happiness is just a click away. Click “Buy Now” button now and give yourself the gift to find your lost happiness in this era of constant hustle and bustle. Allow yourself to be truly happy and keep the sadness off the bay in your life. Remember, life is too short. Don’t waste your time being upset and denying yourself from the addicting pleasure of HAPPINESS.

Buy Now:    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088BHVN35

 

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