Books with author Jeremy Riel

A kids book that we all need!This fun book was written by an educational technologist for his daughter, who at the earliest age was asking him "what's that?" Let's name the things of the world using the world's fastest-growing language: EMOJI!With this book, kids can practice the names of over a hundred things using bright-colored, entertaining emoji!"Emoji" are those little pictures on mobile devices that depict people's faces, emotions, and activities, as well as hundreds of other objects. Emoji are used in practically every digital communications app today.Simple, colorful graphics provide a relatable and creativity-sparking reading experience for children.

Only someone from the corporate inside could explain how Yahoo!—one of the greatest brands in corporate history—could rise to the greatest height ever seen in American business…and then crash into oblivion. For anyone paying attention, the beginning of the end for Yahoo! began with decisions made by the first team of executives while the company was on its way up, which set the stage for horrific decisions made by subsequent generations of Yahoo! leadership. Most decisions were either pure incompetence or just lack of vision by CEOs from 2001 to the present. Twenty-one years after its incorporation and sixteen years after its stock peak, Yahoo sold for 96% less than its value on January 3, 2000, when it had closed at an all-time high of $118.75 per share, resulting in a market capitalization of $120 billion. Wall Street valued Yahoo!, at that time in business less than six years, higher than it did Disney, News Corporation, and Comcast combined. Also on that day, the iPhone was more than seven years away from launch, Google was four years from its IPO, Amazon was hemorrhaging money, and Mark Zuckerberg was still in high school! At the end of 2016, the top seven businesses on the list of the highest-valued companies in the world by market capitalization include Apple at #1, Alphabet (Google’s Parent Company) at #2, Amazon.com at #5, and Facebook at #7. Those companies combined are valued in excess of $2 trillion more than the price Verizon paid to acquire Yahoo! Yahoo!’s story is one of missed strategies, failed opportunities, and poor execution. Early decisions to de-emphasize search features, undervalue Google, and overplay Yahoo’s hand in the Facebook negotiations haunted the rest of the company’s existence. In addition, factors outside of Yahoo’s control—most notably how irrational expectations of Wall Street created an environment where short-term decisions were made at the expense of the long-term good. The story of Yahoo! is a cautionary tale not intended for the faint of heart.

For anyone paying attention, the beginning of the end for Yahoo! began with decisions made by the first team of executives while the company was on its way up, which set the stage for horrific decisions made by subsequent generations of Yahoo! leadership. Most decisions were either pure incompetence or just lack of vision by CEOs from 2001 to the present.Twenty-one years after its incorporation and sixteen years after its stock peak, Yahoo sold for 96% less than its value on January 3, 2000, when it had closed at an all-time high of $118.75 per share, resulting in a market capitalization of $120 billion. Wall Street valued Yahoo!, at that time in business less than six years, higher than it did Disney, News Corporation, and Comcast combined. Also on that day, the iPhone was more than seven years away from launch, Google was four years from its IPO, Amazon was hemorrhaging money, and Mark Zuckerberg was still in high school!At the end of 2016, the top seven businesses on the list of the highest-valued companies in the world by market capitalization include Apple at #1, Alphabet (Google’s Parent Company) at #2, Amazon.com at #5, and Facebook at #7. Those companies combined are valued in excess of $2 trillion more than the price Verizon paid to acquire Yahoo! Yahoo!’s story is one of missed strategies, failed opportunities, and poor execution. Early decisions to de-emphasize search features, undervalue Google, and overplay Yahoo’s hand in the Facebook negotiations haunted the rest of the company’s existence. In addition, factors outside of Yahoo’s control—most notably how irrational expectations of Wall Street created an environment where short-term decisions were made at the expense of the long-term good. The story of Yahoo! is a cautionary tale not intended for the faint of heart.

Instilling wholesome, moral character traits in your children starts when they are young. To help ensure your child grows up strong, with a healthy belief in who they are and what they stand for- you must teach them! Because if you aren't teaching your children- someone else is...With all the negative influences from school, television and video games- every child desperately needs positive reinforcement.Unfortunately we don't always have the time or energy to teach our children.That is why I've developed these quick, easy-to-read books. It won't take you more than five to fifteen minutes to read the story and explain the important aspects to your child.To make it even easier, I add 6 questions you can ask your little one after you read the story. There's even a short, sweet, two paragraph summary at the end that ties everything together. In this short, simple story, your child will see, and understand bravery. It will explain to your little one that just because you're scared- doesn't mean you aren't brave. Bravery is about doing the right thing even when you're scared.If you want strong children with high moral integrity- you MUST teach them while they are still "wet cement". And It's Never Been Easier...Take advantage of this LIMITED TIME LOW PRICE now. Scroll up, click the "Buy" button and you'll be reading this to your kid tonight!

Ten years ago, author Jeremy Mark Ritch was a pastor of a small ministry in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. He wrote a memoir about his faith journey that spoke of his struggles to find acceptance in the church, his various ministry experiences and his thoughts on how to better the church. In 2012 Jeremy walked away from the Christian faith and has come to a place he calls Hopeful Agnosticism, which basically means he still hopes the loving god he tried to find in Christianity might still exist but he has too much doubt to claim the faith any longer. The book has been kept in it's original form, with a new forward and afterword by Ritch, updating readers on where he is now in his life. The motive for this release was to commemorate the decade that past but also be transparent about where life has taken him. Jeremy feels that despite his lack of faith this book does tell a large part of his story, one that may no longer resemble this, but in some way he is hopeful it could still be of benefit to someone. This is a christian book but is also a story of a messy life that could resonate with anyone.