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Proactive Problem Solving: Stop the Stupid and Build a Smarter, More Productive Organization

The way businesses operate is broken. You see it every day—inefficient systems, endless frustrations, and wasted time. Only 32% of employees feel engaged, while managers spend up to three hours a day fixing problems caused by flawed work systems. The result? Frustration, squandered resources, and missed opportunities.

In Proactive Problem Solving, Doug Hall—visionary founder of Eureka! Ranch and Brain Brew Distillery—delivers a bold solution to Stop the Stupid and eliminate what’s not working. His proven approach, developed through decades of innovation leadership, empowers organizations to find and fix problems by engaging everyone from the frontline to the c-suite in the problem-solving process.

Grounded in real-world success, this book draws from Doug’s experience leading more than 20,000 innovations at Eureka! Ranch and scaling Brain Brew Distillery from a startup to producing over 100,000 cases of bourbon annually.

Proactive Problem Solving dives deep to unearth proven methods for growth and profitability:

Whether you’re a manager striving to lead more effectively or an employee wanting to make a greater impact, Proactive Problem Solving delivers actionable insights to revolutionize how work gets done. By implementing these methods, your organization can reduce costly mistakes, enhance employee satisfaction, and drive sustainable growth in today’s competitive business environment.

Learn time-tested, research-proven practices that generate creativity and innovation, helping you and/or your organization get a leg-up on the competition.

Creativity is not random. There are reproducible tools and tactics that can help you think smarter and more creatively. Doug Hall and David Wecker work with executives, entrepreneurs, kids, teachers—and everyone who hungers for more wisdom, creativity, and personal growth—to invent ideas for solving problems 52 weeks a year using the Eureka! Way.

Jump Start Your Brain Version 2.0 is your guide to a counter-corporate culture approach to creativity, urging you to break rules with childlike abandonment—and have fun doing it. The methods are tried and tested to make your brain 500 percent more creative! Get your cranium flowing with new feats of imagination. This book is a hotbed of innovation, turning the art of creativity into a reliable, renewable science to help you at every age. The Eureka! Way pushes the fear out and puts the fun back into the game.

“[Doug Hall is] an eccentric entrepreneur who just might have what we’ve all been looking for—the happy secret to success.”—Dateline NBC

“We’ve found Doug Hall’s methods to be different than most. They work.”—Michele Wojtyna, Pepsi-Cola Company

Read along as Lucille Ball’s staff writer Madelyn Pugh Davis shares priceless moments behind the scenes of I Love Lucy.

I love Lucy. You love Lucy. We all love Lucy. At any time, day or night, I Love Lucy is on TV somewhere in the world—which means that, 24 hours a day, Lucille Ball is speaking the words that Madelyn Pugh Davis wrote.

One of television’s groundbreaking female writers, Madelyn helped shape the landscape of American comedy. As Lucille Ball’s staff writer for nearly 50 years—spanning I Love Lucy, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here’s Lucy, and Life with Lucy—Madelyn was responsible for thousands of hours of classic TV. Many of the story elements used on the shows were, in fact, taken from Madelyn’s own life and immortalized by Ball’s comic genius.

This compelling memoir offers an unprecedented glimpse into the golden age of television comedy, celebrating the power of laughter, creativity, and perseverance in shaping American entertainment. Madelyn and her long-time writing partner, Bob Carroll Jr., share with you their favorite memories from crafting the stories for Lucy, Desi, and cast. In Laughing with Lucy, you’ll learn about

Experience television’s greatest era through the eyes of a pioneering woman writer. In Laughing with Lucy, Madelyn looks back with wit and affection on her many years working with Lucy, Desi, and other entertainment legends—and the adventures that came her way.

Explore the Scariest Spots in New Jersey

Author L'Aura Hladik visits 34 legendary haunted places across the Garden State, all of which are open to the public—so you can test your own ghosthunting skills, if you dare.Join L'Aura as she personally visits each site, snooping around eerie rooms and dark corners, talking to people who swear to their paranormal experiences, and giving you a first-hand account. You'll go to:The Spy House—one of the most haunted sites on the Eastern Seaboard, which is home to several ghostsThe Proprietary House—haunted by the ghost of a little boy, a Revolutionary War soldier, and others who occupy the ladies' roomCentenary College—where a ghost known as Tillie Smith has been seen on the campus grounds and in her old dormitory, as well as Union Cemetery in HackettstownEnjoy Ghosthunting New Jersey from the safety of your armchair or hit the road, using the maps, "Haunted Places" travel guide, and "Ghostly Resources." Buckle up and get ready for the spookiest ride of your life.

Explore the Scariest Spots in Maryland

Maryland, with its role in the War of 1812 and the Civil War, is a ghosthunter's dream. This handy guide divides the state into six regions and profiles the best destinations in each. The USS Constellation boasts three ghosts, including a sailor executed for dereliction of duty; the Gridiron Club is haunted by an old woman kidnapped and murdered by her slaves; and Ellicott City is considered the most haunted town in America, with an embarrassment of spooks to choose from. These are just a few of the exciting places profiled in this unusual guidebook, written by the father-and-son team of Michael J. Varhola and Michael H. Varhola.

The Hills and Hollows—and Cities—of the Bluegrass State Offer Excellent Opportunities for the Ghost Hunter.

Guide Patti Starr leads readers on a tour of 30 legendary haunted spaces in Kentucky. She snoops around creepy farmhouses and grim garrets, eerie rooms and dark corners, exposing the ghosts and recording firsthand accounts of terrifying encounters. Clear maps and photographs help readers locate each dire destination, while more sensitive souls can enjoy experiencing these visits from the other side from the safety of their armchair.

Go Ghosthunting in Pennsylvania!

Rosemary Ellen Guiley is a renowned expert on paranormal, visionary, and spiritual topics. She puts her expertise to use in this guide to the scariest sites in the Keystone State. Each destination includes a detailed description and photographs so readers may test their own ghosthunting skills or visit from the safety of their armchairs. Firsthand accounts of otherworldly encounters bring the spooks into view, while a Ghostly Resources section points ghosthunters to further information.

The Lone Star State is so vast it includes just about everything—including ghosts!

Author April Slaughter divided this guidebook into regions to make it easy to find the phantoms. North Texas offers such creepy destinations as the Old Alton Bridge and Miss Molly's Bed & Breakfast. West Texas spooks haunt the Permian Playhouse and Historic Fort Davis. In Central Texas, they've been spotted terrorizing the Driskill Hotel and the Austin Pizza Garden. More than 50 spooky sites are here, along with detailed maps and photographs of each haunted locale.

Delve into the history of this storied baseball field, which served as home to the Cincinnati Reds for more than 50 years!

The Cincinnati Reds played at Crosley Field from 1912 through 1970. The ballpark remains an iconic part of the city’s history and is still beloved throughout Reds Country. Cincinnati’s Crosley Field, by Greg Rhodes and John Erardi, presents the field through text and over 150 vintage photographs. A favorite ballpark in all of Major League Baseball, Crosley Field hosted the first night game, the first of Johnny Vander Meer’s back-to-back no-hitters, two all-star games, and four World Series. From the outfield terrace to the “Moon Deck,” from Lombardi’s “snooze” to Big Klu’s biceps, from Blackwell’s “whip” to Rose’s belly-flop slides, from the Redlegs to the Big Red Machine, Cincinnati’s Crosley Field has all the memories covered in words and pictures.

The authors also present the great Negro Leagues (baseball leagues formed by Black baseball players after they were excluded from the Major Leagues due to systemic racism) teams that played at Crosley, as well as the field’s many colorful characters, such as longtime announcer Waite Hoyt and the top-hatted vendor known as Peanut Jim. This wonderful coffee-table book is a must-have for any baseball fan in Ohio—and beyond.

“What a book! The photographs bring Crosley Field back to life and put you right back in your seat at the old ballpark. If you care about great ballparks and what made them special, this is the book for you. An inside-the-park home run!”—Joe Nuxhall, Cincinnati Reds legend

Explore Florida like never before—visit its most haunted locations that are open to the public.

Whether you love to travel, are fascinated by the paranormal, or both, get ready to tour Florida in a totally new way! Ghost Hunting Florida guides you to 30 fascinating and historic places, including cemeteries, hotels, restaurants, theaters, and more. Every location is open to the public, and here’s the catch: Every place is reportedly haunted!

Join author Dave Lapham on a paranormal investigation to discover the creepiest corners of the Sunshine State. Read the author’s account of his visit to each site, and learn about its history—as well as the ghosts said to reside there. Then grab your gear and hit the road as you visit each location first-hand. Every entry comes with an address, website, and nearby attractions, plus photographs of these unforgettable destinations. Dave’s tips and suggestions allow you to maximize the enjoyment of each experience.

From apparitions of fallen Civil War soldiers at Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park to the ghost of a famous gangster at the Historic Biltmore Hotel of Coral Gables, this book presents eerie hideaways that even lifelong Floridians might not know about. Part travel guide and part fireside read, Ghost Hunting Florida puts you in the middle of the state’s haunted history.

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Explore North Carolina like never before—visit its most haunted locations that are open to the public.

Whether you love to travel, are fascinated by the paranormal, or both, get ready to tour North Carolina in a totally new way! Ghost Hunting North Carolina guides you to 23 fascinating and historic places, including forts, hotels, plantations, the State Capitol building, and more. Every location is open to the public, and here’s the catch: Every place is reportedly haunted!

Join author Kala Ambrose on a paranormal investigation to discover the creepiest corners of the Tar Heel State. Read the author’s account of her visit to each site, and learn about its history—as well as the ghosts said to reside there. Then grab your gear and hit the road as you visit each location first-hand. Every entry comes with an address and website, plus photographs of these unforgettable destinations. Kala’s tips and suggestions allow you to maximize the enjoyment of each experience.

From Ocracoke Island’s swaggering spirit (which might be the ghost of infamous pirate Blackbeard) to Civil War apparitions at Fort Fisher to Asheville’s Grove Park Inn, where the “Pink Lady” roams the halls, this book presents eerie hideaways that even lifelong residents might not know about. Part travel guide and part fireside read, Ghost Hunting North Carolina puts you in the middle of the state’s haunted history.

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Get the guide to Indiana ghosts that’s two books in one: part armchair reader and part ghost hunting guide!

Mansions where sad deaths occurred and where spirits walk, murderers and kidnappers whose foul crimes seem to be punished from beyond the grave—countless ghost stories have been passed on for generations, joined by modern folktales that raise the hair on the head and stir the imagination. Wanda Lou Willis, one of Indiana’s most popular folklorists, has carefully researched and collected 78 frightening tales that will provoke and amuse even the most skeptical reader.

Enjoy these stories from the safety of home, or become a ghost hunter. Utilize maps and driving directions for the haunted locations that are open to the public. Journey to Hazelcot, the deserted dream mansion in Whitley County; to the tomb of riverboat captain Francis McHarry along the Ohio River, where ships pay homage to avoid the ghost’s curse; and to the bridges near Avon, where who-knows-what will occur on Halloween.

Whether you’re a horror fan, a history buff, or a traveler looking to explore Indiana like never before, Haunted Hoosier Tales is for you. Share it with friends around a campfire, or try the stories alone at home—if you dare.

Inside you’ll find:

Read this companion to Haunted Hoosier Tales for more ghosts, more stories, and more haunted locations—some of which you can visit!

Park your car along Moody Road, and wait for the mysterious lantern light to appear. Step inside the Hannah House, haunted by those who perished in a deadly fire. Get a lesson in fear at Indiana University, one of the most haunted colleges in the country. Beloved Indiana folklorist Wanda Lou Willis is back with 57 ghostly tales in this hair-raising companion to her popular Haunted Hoosier Tales.

Enjoy the stories from the comfort of home, or become a ghost hunter. The ghostly tales are organized by region and then by county—and many of the haunted locations are open to the public. You’ll love the chills and thrills, and you’ll also appreciate the historical overviews of every featured county.

Whether you’re a horror fan, a history buff, or a traveler looking to explore Indiana like never before, More Haunted Hoosier Tales is for you. Share it with friends around a campfire, or read the stories alone at home—if you dare.

Inside you’ll find:

Do ghosts walk the roads and wander the trails of the Hoosier heartland? Find out with More Haunted Hoosier Tales.

Explore New Orleans, Louisiana, like never before—visit its most haunted locations that are open to the public.

Whether you love to travel, are fascinated by the paranormal, or both, get ready to tour New Orleans in a totally unique way! Spirits of New Orleans guides you to 39 fascinating and historic places, including old cemeteries, hotels, museums, restaurants, and more. Every location is open to the public, and here’s the catch: Every place is reportedly haunted!

Join local author, psychic, and medium Kala Ambrose on a paranormal investigation to discover the magic and mystery of the Crescent City. Read about the history of each destination, and learn about the ghosts said to reside there. Then grab your gear and hit the road as you visit each location first-hand. Every entry includes an address, as well as photographs of these unforgettable destinations. Kala has visited them all, so her tips and suggestions allow you to maximize the enjoyment of each experience.

From the grave of priestess Marie Laveau to the ghostly monk at Place d’Armes, from feelings of dread at the LaLaurie House to the giggles of childlike spirits at the Hotel Monteleone, this book presents creepy hideaways that even New Orleans natives might not know about. Part travel guide and part armchair reader, Spirits of New Orleans puts you in the middle of NOLA’s haunted history.

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New Orleans forms the shape of a crescent, which can be viewed as a sacred chalice that holds and stores energy. This is said to make it a unique area in which magic and supernatural phenomena are magnified. Prepare to be introduced to the beliefs, superstitions, legends, and lore that make New Orleans a place unlike any other!

Savor this collection of more than 100 recipes, shared with the Ghost Whisperer by the spirits of several great cooks.

We cook because our connection to food is ever-present. We cook for sustenance and joy. For a culinary experience that’s completely unique, the Beyond Delicious Cookbook tickles your tastebuds while making your paranormal senses tingle. It is half cookbook and half ghost story—two ingredients needed to create meals that are tasty and chillingly unforgettable.

Mary Ann Winkowski (aka “The Ghost Whisperer”) has been communicating with earthbound spirits for most of her life, and she learned that our connection with food is not broken after death. In fact, she has received countless recipes from spirits of great cooks who have passed on. Co-written by David Powers, the Beyond Delicious Cookbook features more than 100 of these recipes, each paired with the ghostly tale of how Mary Ann learned about the dish. The book is divided into sections about soups, sides, main dishes, desserts, and more.

As Mary Ann notes, these recipes are the best home-cooked meals you can find because they came from the kitchens of families who prepared and perfected them over a lifetime. The meals are so beloved that the living asked Mary Ann to get them or so meaningful that a spirit asked her to record them for those left behind. The stories that go along with the recipes are often sweet, sometimes spooky, and always transfixing.

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Explore Michigan like never before—visit its most haunted locations that are open to the public.

Whether you love to travel, are fascinated by the paranormal, or both, get ready to tour Michigan in a totally new way! Ghost Hunting Michigan guides you to 23 fascinating and historic places, including hotels, restaurants, theaters, and more. Every location is open to the public, and here’s the catch: Every place is reportedly haunted!

Join author Helen Pattskyn on a paranormal investigation to discover the creepiest corners of the Great Lake State. Read the author’s account of her visit to each site, and learn about its history—as well as the ghosts said to reside there. Then grab your gear and hit the road as you visit each location first-hand. Every entry comes with an address and website (if available), plus photographs of these unforgettable destinations. Helen’s tips and suggestions allow you to maximize the enjoyment of each experience.

From Blue Pelican Inn—one of the most haunted locations in the state—to the ghost of Captain Townsend at the Seul Choix Pointe Lighthouse, from mysterious footsteps at Holly Antiques to bizarre happenings at the Regent Theatre, this book presents eerie hideaways that even lifelong Michiganders might not know about. Part travel guide and part fireside read, Ghost Hunting Michigan puts you in the middle of the state’s haunted history.

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Explore Cincinnati, Ohio, like never before—visit its most haunted locations that are open to the public.

Whether you love to travel, are fascinated by the paranormal, or both, get ready to tour Cincinnati in a totally new way! Cincinnati Haunted Handbook guides you to 100 fascinating and historic places, including old bridges, cemeteries, hotels, restaurants, theaters, and more. Every location is open to the public, and here’s the catch: Every place is reportedly haunted!

Join author Jeff Morris on a paranormal investigation to discover the creepiest corners of the Queen City and beyond. Read about the history of each site, and learn about the ghosts said to reside there. Then grab your gear and hit the road as you visit each location first-hand. Every entry includes an address, as well as driving directions, plus photographs of these unforgettable destinations. Jeff has visited every locale, so his tips and suggestions allow you to maximize the enjoyment of each experience.

From the winding curves of the eerie Buffalo Ridge Road to the ghost of Music Hall, from ghostly moans heard near the Miamitown bridge to the wispy form that flits through Spring Grove Cemetery, this book presents creepy hideaways that even Cincinnati natives might not know about. Part travel guide and part armchair read, Cincinnati Haunted Handbook puts you in the middle of Cincinnati’s haunted history.

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The 1962 Green Bay Packers are still considered one of the most successful teams in the history of the National Football League. This book examines how the team was built, exploring how four of the five assistants on Lombardi's coaching staff went on to become head coaches. The team was rich with personalities, from the glamour-conscious Hourning to the emotional Nitschke to the determined Starr. Of course, the strongest personality of all was Lombardi, who shaped these many unique individuals and talents into a team that changed the game forever. The Packers of this era won five championships in seven years, including the first two Super Bowls, creating a dynasty in the smallest market in professional sports. Despite playing in little Green Bay, the players on Lombardi's team became national heroes. Author Bob Berghaus includes stats, interviews, and classic photographs of each game and highlights how the Green Bay Packers from “the Siberia of the NFL” became the game’s gritty, glorious, and enduring powerhouse.

Go Ghosthunting in New York City!

On this leg of your ghosthunting journey, readers explore the scariest spots in the Big Apple. Author L'Aura Hladik visits more than 30 legendary haunted places, all of which are open to the public so visitors can test their own ghosthunting skills, if they dare. Join L'Aura as she visits each site, snooping around eerie rooms and dark corners, talking to people who swear to their paranormal experiences, and providing a firsthand account. Readers may enjoy Ghosthunting New York City from the safety of an armchair or by hitting the road and using the maps to find 50 more spooky sites and "ghostly resources." Take the A(HRT) Train to the spookiest subway ride of your life.