Books published by publisher Ooky Spokky Publications

Stop rushing into businesses born from half-baked ideas, misguided theories, and other forms of self-delusion. A lack of proper validation kills more businesses than anything else. As Joel Barker says, "Speed is only useful if you're running in the right direction." Will It Fly? will help you make sure you are clear for takeoff. It answers questions like: Does your business idea have merit? Will it succeed in the market you're trying to serve, or will it just be a waste of time and resources? Is it a good idea for you? In other words, will it fly? Chock-full of practical suggestions you can apply to your business idea today, Will It Fly? combines action-based exercises, small-scale "litmus tests", and real-world case studies with anecdotes from the author's personal experience of making money online, hosting successful podcasts, testing niche sites, and launching several online businesses. Will It Fly? will challenge you to think critically, act deliberately, and dare greatly. You can think of the book as your business flight manual, something you can refer to for honest and straight-forward advice as you begin to test your idea and build a business that takes off and soars. In five parts, Will It Fly? will guide you through the validation of your next business idea: Part one, Mission Design, helps you make sure your target idea aligns with and supports your goals. Part two, Development Lab, walks you through uncovering important details about your idea that you haven't thought about. Part three, Flight Planning, is all about assessing current market conditions. Part four, Flight Simulator, focuses on the actual validating and testing of an idea with a small segment of a target market. Finally, Part five, All Systems Go, is to help you make sure your idea after all that will fly! Please Note: Additional materials for this audiobook can be accessed at willitflybook.com/course

Have you been burned from rushing into a business idea too quickly? Discover a step-by-step system for testing your concept before it goes to market. Are you the kind of person who likes to fire before you aim? Do you have an endless list of business ideas with no clue as to which one you should run with? Smart Passive Income founder Pat Flynn has created multiple successful businesses, and learning from his experiences may be the key to starting your idea off on the right foot. A lack of proper validation kills more businesses than anything else. Will It Fly provides you with action-based examples, small-scale litmus tests, and real-world case studies that ensure you properly vet your idea before you spend your hard-earned time and money. Pat’s book is the business flight manual you never had to transform your part of a plan into a business that takes off and soars. In Will It Fly, you’ll discover: - How to make sure your target idea aligns with your goals to inspire 100% passion- How to uncover important details about your plan to give you all the facts you need to succeed- How to think critically when you evaluate the current conditions of the market- How to validate and test your idea to see if it can actually work - How to make sure your idea is ready for launch, and much, much more! Through a collection of practical exercises and insightful anecdotes, Will It Fly challenges you to get past analysis paralysis and do the work you need to launch a successful business. If you’re going to start a new endeavor, there’s no better person to learn from than Pat. Buy Will It Fly today to test your way to success! What people are saying about Will It Fly? “Pat has done the perfect job of inspiring, teaching, motivating and guiding new entrepreneurs through the most important part of the business building process... the fundamentals. However, he goes further, taking us on a journey of discovery, confidence building and support - all with a healthy slice of reality! If you want to get started in online business the smart way, you need to read this book.” -Chris DuckerBestselling Author of Virtual Freedom“People love to dream, imagine and hope. But even great ideas without action and execution never get off the ground—they don’t change the world or your bank account. This book will help identify your ONE sentence, your ‘unfair advantage,’ and a plan of action to make your idea fly. Spectator or pilot—you get to choose.” -Dan Miller, New York Times bestselling author, 48 Days to the Work You Love

A delightful read for kids between the ages of 6-8 years, leads into the Realms series of books for older readers when they start their journey on chapter books.What's happened to the Tooth Fairy?Why is she leaving notes instead of money?Why can't she leave the money?And who are the pesky Pimperknickels who are playing havoc with the Tooth Fairy?Join Chloe and Ben on their big adventure with the Tooth Fairy and the Pimperknickels.Recommended for 6-10 year olds.It's all about the Tooth Fairy and what's happening with her. She's leaving notes instead of money! Why?Join Ben and Chloe on their fun adventure with the Tooth Fairy.

Who is Razzle Dazzle?He's one of Santa's reindeer but he went missing before the original tale was told.So - he was left out and forgotten.Barnaby, one of Santa's elves thinks he heard him on the magical walkie talkie. But where is he?All the characters in Fairytale land want to help find him.Join Mum and the kids as they deal with Fairyland characters and try to find Razzle Dazzle.Will they find him or not?This is the 3rd book in the Fairytale series by Julie

Abby is an eleven year-old Hopplescotch, the twin to the gate of the gatewaythat leads to Hopplescotch Realm. Muriel, a Hopplescotch witcherene, is the keeper of the gate and one of the most powerful witches in this world and the seven realms.Abby has been sent to Muriel as a decoy. The peace and quiet of Beechhorn cove is about to be shattered by the re-emergence of Agnes Fairwether, another Hopplescotch witcherene who had tried to overthrow this world ten years before.It appears a switchelstick may have been used on Muriel and Agnes in their last battle.Who is who? Is the gateway safe?Abby and her new friends seek to unravel the mystery.They are plunged into adventures with many odd characters from the realms, while trying to save the realms from the evil Agnes.New author Julie Folkers has created a warm and engaging tale that will be enjoyed by all young readers.Her colourful and imaginative characters really come alive, and the pace of the story draws the reader in, always wanting to find out what happens next. I found it hard to put down, and recommend it to any parent aiming to grow their child's love of reading.- Chris Beardsley BSc (social Sciences), Dip Tch (sec)A wonderfully imaginative and creative story. It is not often I find a book that my twelve-year-old son, my nine-year-old daughter and myself are all completely engrossed in from start to finish. Highly recommended for children, young adults and adults who are children at heart.Cheryl ThomasIt is such a good book that every kid should read it, it is just so interesting. I would recommend that every school have this book and every library should have it too.Ivy Fearn, 13 years old

The Techno Festival has come to Hopplescotch Realm. Inventors and magicians from each of the different realms have all kinds of gadgetry and magic spells on show at the festival - more then you could ever imagine.But there's mystery afoot. Who is the strange Techno Wizard who always cloaks himself, and why does he have such a sinister appearance? Who are the Techno Pirates? Are they trying to ruin the festival, or do they want to frame the Techno Wizard?As usual in Hopplescotch Realm, things are not always as they seem. Join the kids on their fun adventure as they meet some weird and wonderful characters and unravel the mysteries.Whilst Abby and the Hopplescotch Realm was a fun read, Julie Folkers' second novel, Anika and the Techno Pirates, is action-packed from cover to cover. Abby returns to the Hopplescotch Realm to attend the Techno Festival, but this time it's not all fun and games. Trouble is afoot... Who is behind it? Could it be the Techno Pirates? Or is it the mysterious cloaked wizard? Julie Folkers has really outdone herself with this fantastic new novel. I thoroughly recommend this book.- Jeremiah Rattray, aged 15It is always a joy to see someone move steadily through the stages from writing student to published author. Julie Folkers is a big thinker. "Why write one book when I can write a series?" This must have been the question inher mind. Anika and the Techno Pirates is the result. That's quite a significant achievement.-Brian Morris, Prinicpal, New Zealand Insittute of Business Studies

Faster than anything in the universe! Sustainer of life as we know it! What is this miraculous, mysterious thing? It's light. And you can be its master with optics, the science of the future. Optics lets you: - Bend light around corners - Stop time with a pair of sunglasses - Capture light on a silver tray - Magnify pictures with an ice cube - Pour light into your palm - Project a big-screen image from your small TV - Fool a doorbell with a bike reflector! Once you get your head and hands into optics, the world will never look the same again. That's a promise. Dozens of experiments. Illustrated by Theo Cobb. Ages 11 and up.

Full color graphic novel for young adults. After the trees of North Forest fall, twin sisters, Arcsprea and Sakura become caretakers to Arrow, an orphaned raven chick whose uproarious antics prove more than they can handle. "He fell from the sky like a broken arrow from Centaur's bow, out of the Constellation of Crow." Ravenia - forest destruction seen through the eyes of a raven.

Imagine a story in which a young man grows up so close to a major-league ballpark that he can see the stadium lights from his front yard. He pretends to be the team's star during neighborhood ball games and fantasizes about one day playing for his hometown team. Stop imagining. Kent Hrbek made those childhood dreams come true. Hrbek was born and raised in Bloomington, Minnesota, site of the Twins' first Minnesota home, Met Stadium. The kid who dreamed about being a Minnesota Twin played 14 seasons for the franchise, helping the club win two World Series titles. His jersey is now one of five retired by the Twins, hanging alongside the likes of Tony Oliva, the hitter he emulated as a child. It's a fairytale story. But it's only part of Kent Hrbek's Tales from the Minnesota Twins Dugout. There's a cruel reality to the story as well. Hrbek was a 20 year-old playing in Class-A ball when he learned that his father was dying of Lou Gehrig's disease. He endured two series knee injuries before playing a full minor-league season. And he played hurt most of his career, drowning Tylenol as if they were M&Ms. Kent Hrbek's Tale from the Minnesota Twins Dugout is the story of those dreams and realities. Enjoy the humorous tales of pranks pulled by him and his zany teammates, revel in the personal dreams that came true and ponder what might have been had Hrbek not shown such disdain for conditioning and diets. Savor the story of the hometown hero who remains to this day fiercely loyal to his Twins. Savor it, because the reality for modern-day baseball fans is that larger-than -life characters like Kent Hrbek have all but passed form the scene.