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The most influential design book you’ve never heard of

Fast Company Tech

During this time, he published a simple manual, called Lettering , which laid out his approach to crafting letterforms, letting students learn about proper technique and trace and copy letters directly inside the book. The book is now available online for 48, a far cry from the cutthroat prices on eBay.

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Whistleblower book Meta blocked from promotion is now an Amazon best seller

Mashable Tech

Today, the book is third on Amazon's Best Sellers list. SEE ALSO: Meta blocks whistleblower from promoting book, guaranteeing way more people will read it Released on March 11, Careless People recounts Wynn-Williams' experiences working at Meta ( previously Facebook ) from 2011 to 2017. oh, Meta doesn't want us reading this book?

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Book Review: ‘Achieving Excellence in Fundraising’

NonProfit PRO

As I was beginning to build my library on fundraising, I knew I had to obtain the book, “Henry Rosso’s Achieving Excellence in Fund Raising.” Can you imagine my joy and excitement when it was announced that Wiley Publishing had published the fifth edition of “Achieving Excellence in Fundraising”?

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Stuff Your Kindle Day is back. How to get free indie romance books during this special event.

Mashable Tech

FREE BOOKS: The latest Stuff Your Kindle Day takes place on Feb. Hosted by Indie Only Book Club , this event offers free indie romance books in a variety of subgenres. Stuff Your Kindle Day is back once again, offering free (or heavily discounted) books to the masses. And the books that you download are yours to keep.

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Meta blocks whistleblower from promoting book, guaranteeing way more people will read it

Mashable Tech

In its review of the book , The New York Times called Careless People an "insider account of a company that she says was run by status-hungry and self-absorbed leaders… even as Facebook became a vector for disinformation campaigns and cozied up to authoritarian regimes."

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11 Holiday Gifts for Nonprofit Marketers & Fundraisers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

6) Reading Gift cards Sold by Bookshop.org : Because book clubs and reading in cafés and bars are making a comeback! Buy Empower Your Nonprofit Book] 7) The Work Wellness Deck [$20] Sold by Uncommon Goods : Burnout is real and these cards are designed to REFRESH (mental health), FLOW (physical health), and CONNECT (work relationships).

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Wheel of Time recap: The show nails one of the books’ biggest and bestest battles

Ars Technica

Andrew Cunningham and Lee Hutchinson have spent decades of their lives with Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson's Wheel of Time books, and they previously brought that knowledge to bear as they recapped each first season episode and second season episode of Amazon's WoT TV series.

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