Talk Is (Not!) Cheap by Jim McCann

TALKISNOTCHEAPJim McCann has spent his career talking. For the founder and CEO of the world’s largest florist, everybody is a customer or a potential customer, and being open and ready to speak to a variety of audiences has made all the difference.

In Talk Is (Not!) Cheap, McCann illustrates how the art of what he calls “conversation leadership” can be used to inspire, innovate, and win in business. Using a blend of how-to and insightful personal stories, he argues that the gift of gab may just be the most critical (and undervalued) skill set in today’s workplace.

Whether the goal is to improve interactions with customers, win clients for new business, or amplify one’s voice at work, readers will find practical advice on how to strategically transform the way they communicate and listen.

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Celebrating Baby by Jim McCann

In the emotional overload of bringing home a baby, it is easy for parents to be overwhelmed and anxious about their new roles and responsibilities. Celebrating Baby is full of funny, sweet, and sentimental reminders from those who have been there to slow down and enjoy the ride—even the speed bumps that arise from late nights and fussy temperaments. This inspirational gift book reinforces the 1-800-Flowers.com/Celebrations.com philosophy of helping friends and families express, connect, and celebrate the special moments and people in their lives. Additionally, Celebrating Baby provides an interactive and personalized approach to celebrating by including engaging prompts that encourage you to make the book your own. Now you can not only ponder a meaningful quote on a new baby, you can also personalize the gift by including your own experiences or advice in the very same pages.

Drawn from stories and words of wisdom of 1-800-Flowers.com/Celebrations.com customers and employees, Celebrating Baby presents realistic but inspirational stories about parenthood. Filled with tender family moments, laugh-out-loud anecdotes, and ruminations on having a baby, the warm retellings in Celebrating Baby should strike a universal chord for parents everywhere.

Jim McCann is a highly successful entrepreneur, public speaker, and author whose passion is helping people connect and express themselves with the important people in their lives. Jim’s passion and vision led to his founding of 1-800-flowers.com, which he has grown into the world’s leading florist and gift shop. His willingness to embrace new technologies, such as the Internet, mobile commerce, and social networking, often long before others, has enabled Jim to stay at the forefront of consumer and social trends.

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Celebrating Christmas by Jim McCann

The decorations, the food, the gifts, and most of all the times spent with loved ones–these are the special times and sentiments shared in Celebrating Christmas. The eighth book in the Celebrating gift book series reminds us all to slow down and enjoy the moments that make the holiday so special. Including contributions from customers and employees of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM and Celebrations.com, the beautifully illustrated book is filled with tender family moments, laugh-out-loud stories, and ruminations on the meaning of the season. Celebrating Christmas will strike a universal chord among those who cherish the specialness of the holiday.
Entries include:

* I love parties, but even more, I love getting ready for parties. To deck my house for Christmas means that soon it will be filled with family and friends. It means that soon it will be filled with love.” –Candace G.

* The best yuletide decoration is being wreathed in smiles. –Anonymous

* “Over the years, my children have questioned whether Santa Claus is real, and each time they doubt, I remind them, ‘If you don’t believe, you don’t receive.'” –Judy M.

Additionally, Celebrating Christmas opens with a short introduction by 1-800-FLOWERS.COM president Jim McCann about his own memories of Christmas. This intimate account sets the tone for the book and creates a personal bond between McCann and his readers.

Jim McCann is a highly successful entrepreneur, public speaker, and author whose passion is helping people connect and express themselves with the important people in their lives. Jim’s passion and vision led to his founding of 1-800-flowers.com, which he has grown into the world’s leading florist and gift shop. His willingness to embrace new technologies, such as the Internet, mobile commerce, and social networking, often long before others, has enabled Jim to stay at the forefront of consumer and social trends.

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Celebrating Your Birthday by Jim McCann

Of all holidays, a birthday is the most personal. Some people enjoy marking the milestone by celebrating with friends and loved ones; others welcome the day as a time for reflection on the past and contemplating on the future. Either way, everyone likes to be remembered on this special day. The seventh title in the 1-800-FLOWERS.com gift-book series, Celebrating Your Birthday celebrates the birth, life, and love of a beloved friend or family member with both lighthearted and sage advice, facts, real-life quotes, and heartwarming stories from 1-800-FLOWERS.com employees and customers.
Celebrating Your Birthday is not only a gift book–it’s a source of inspiration for millions of Americans who wish to acknowledge the special day of a loved one. The book is a unique gift that can serve as a catalyst for conversation and a tool for those who struggle with expressing feelings in a deep and genuine way. The sentiments found in these quotes and stories express the hope, love, and blessings felt for those celebrating a birthday.

Both practical and inspirational, the entries gleaned from real-life stories will strike a universal chord with every reader. Quotes and little-known facts about the tradition of birthdays are also included.

Jim McCann is a highly successful entrepreneur, public speaker, and author whose passion is helping people connect and express themselves with the important people in their lives. Jim’s passion and vision led to his founding of 1-800-flowers.com, which he has grown into the world’s leading florist and gift shop. His willingness to embrace new technologies, such as the Internet, mobile commerce, and social networking, often long before others, has enabled Jim to stay at the forefront of consumer and social trends.

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Celebrating Dogs by Jim McCann

The bond between people and their pets has never been stronger, and millions of Americans will welcome Celebrating Dogs, an inspirational gift book that honors our affinity for our furry friends. Drawn from stories and words of wisdom from 1800-Flowers.com and Celebrations.com customers and employees, the book balances practical information with appealing stories about the meaning and uniqueness of life with a dog gleaned from real people. The stories are interspersed with meaningful quotes and little-known facts about the one-of-a-kind relationship dogs owners share with their pets, striking a universal chord for all pet-owners.

Celebrating Dogs opens with a short introduction by 1800-Flowers President Jim McCann about his experiences with family pet. The book is a warm reflection on the unique relationships that are created by the human-animal bond, and it serves as a reminder of the spirit and eternal nature of true devotion and love between people and their pets.

Jim McCann is a highly successful entrepreneur, public speaker, and author whose passion is helping people connect and express themselves with the important people in their lives. Jim’s passion and vision led to his founding of 1-800-flowers.com, which he has grown into the world’s leading florist and gift shop. His willingness to embrace new technologies, such as the Internet, mobile commerce, and social networking, often long before others, has enabled Jim to stay at the forefront of consumer and social trends.

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Celebrating Weddings by Jim McCann

For the best man searching for a unique toast, the friend seeking a heartfelt wedding gift, or the mother of the bride looking for the perfect way to say, “I love you,” Celebrating Weddings is a nifty reference manual and inspirational gift book rolled into one. This lovely gift book honors the beauty of love, weddings, marriages, and relationships with facts, figures, real-life quotes, and heartwarming stories from 1-800-flowers.com employees and customers.
Celebrating Weddings is not only a gift book–it’s a source of inspiration for millions of Americans who long to shower friends and family with special wedding blessings. The book is a unique gift that can serve as a catalyst for conversation and a tool for those who struggle with expressing feelings in a deep and genuine way. The sentiments found in these quotes and stories express heartfelt love and blessings for the wedding couple.

Celebrating Weddings affirms the wonder and mystery of love so evident at weddings the world over. Both practical and inspirational, the entries gleaned from real-life stories will strike a universal chord for every reader. Quotes and little-known facts about the tradition of weddings are also included.

Jim McCann is a highly successful entrepreneur, public speaker, and author whose passion is helping people connect and express themselves with the important people in their lives. Jim’s passion and vision led to his founding of 1-800-flowers.com, which he has grown into the world’s leading florist and gift shop. His willingness to embrace new technologies, such as the Internet, mobile commerce, and social networking, often long before others, has enabled Jim to stay at the forefront of consumer and social trends.

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Celebrating Mom by Jim McCann

In Celebrating Mom, author and entrepreneur Jim McCann collects inspiring true accounts of sharing and caring–contributed by 1-800-FLOWERS.COM customers and visitors to Celebrations.com–that honor the kindness, affection, and spirit of mothers everywhere.
Complete with beautiful color illustrations and complemented throughout with poignant quotes and fun facts about motherhood, Celebrating Mom brings together a variety of warm, moving stories to strike a universal chord certain to stir readers.

More than simply the perfect gift for Mother’s Day, Celebrating Mom is a heartwarming way to show your appreciation any time of year for those quiet, everyday heroes who move and change society for the better–one child at a time.

Jim McCann is a highly successful entrepreneur whose vision and energy have helped grow 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, the company he founded in 1976, into the world’s leading florist and gift company. He is also the founder of Celebrations.com and appears frequently on many national TV networks, including CNBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, and Bloomberg TV.

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Celebrating Love by Jim McCann

Celebrating Love follows Celebrating Mom in a new gift series from 1-800-flowers.com and celebrations.com founder Jim McCann.
Reinforcing the 1-800-flowers.com and celebrations.com philosophy of helping customers express, connect, and celebrate, McCann balances the practical with the inspirational, and the poignant with the profound, inside this collection of authentic love stories. Full-color drawings illustrate the book throughout and are interspersed with meaningful quotes and little-known facts about love and affection. Divided into four sections based on the distinct seasons of love, Celebrating Love features 150 entries, including:

* Spring: “Love that is not madness is not love.” –Pedro Calderon de la Barca

* Summer: Meeting you was fate. Becoming your friend was a choice. Falling in love with you was beyond my control. Becoming your wife was my fairy tale come true.

* Fall: The Geography of Love

* The oldest love song in existence, whose origin is from somewhere between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, was written 4,000 years ago.

* Nevada issues 120,000 marriage licenses a year.

* Winter: I love you, my forgetful wife. Who knew that love not only lasts longer than memory, but that it continues to grow?

Jim McCann is a highly successful entrepreneur whose vision and energy have helped grow 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, the company he founded in 1976, into the world’s leading florist and gift company. He is also the founder of Celebrations.com and appears frequently on many national TV networks, including CNBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, and Bloomberg TV.

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Celebrating Life by Jim McCann

Reinforcing the 1-800-FLOWERS.COM and Celebrations.com philosophy of helping customers express, connect, and celebrate, Jim McCann balances the practical with the poignant inside Celebrating Life. More than just a collection of sympathetic sentiments, Celebrating Life serves as a catalyst for sharing profound affection, appreciation, grief, and love for someone who has died.
This inspirational gift book of sympathy is perfect for quiet moments of reflection or for sharing at memorials, anniversaries, funerals, wakes, and other special occasions that pay tribute to the life of a loved one. Full-color drawings illustrate the book throughout and are interspersed with meaningful quotes and heartfelt reflections on saying goodbye, healing, remembering, and celebrating life. Divided into four sections, Celebrating Life features 120 entries, including:

* Saying Goodbye: “The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life.” –Lucan

* Healing: “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” –Albert Pike

* “When We Meet Again… : “Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last–and final–awakening.” –Sir Walter Scott

* “Reflecting and Rituals: “Death is the most beautiful adventure in life.” –Charles Frohman

Jim McCann is a highly successful entrepreneur whose vision and energy have helped grow 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, the company he founded in 1976, into the world’s leading florist and gift company. He is also the founder of Celebrations.com and appears frequently on many national TV networks, including CNBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, and Bloomberg TV.

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Celebrating Friends by Jim McCann

Reinforcing the 1-800-flowers.com and celebrations.com philosophy of helping individuals express, connect, and celebrate, Jim McCann celebrates the unwavering and steadfast nature of friendship inside Celebrating Friends. More than just a collection of heartwarming sentiments, Celebrating Friends presents over 50 poignant quotes, fascinating facts, and inspirational stories that express thoughts on friendship in an honest and genuine way.
Celebrating Friends is perfect for sharing at birthdays, reunions, and other special occasions that pay tribute to the unwavering power of friendship. Full-color drawings illustrate the book throughout and are interspersed with meaningful quotes and heartfelt reflections on creating friendships and memories and ultimately celebrating life. Divided into four sections, Celebrating Friends features 120 entries, many of which were submitted by everyday people on the 1-800-flowers.com and celebrations.com Web sites, and on their Facebook and Twitter pages, including:

* Scientists have found that men and women view friendship differently. For women, friendship is a face-to-face relationship; for men, it’s side-by-side.

* The holy passion of friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money. –Mark Twain

Jim McCann is a highly successful entrepreneur whose vision and energy have helped grow 1-800-flowers.com, the company he founded in 1976, into the world’s leading florist and gift shop. He is also the founder of celebrations.com, a leading content and social engagement site devoted to party planning. McCann appears frequently on many national TV networks, including CNBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, and Bloomberg TV. He resides in Long Island, New York.

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Celebrating Graduation by Jim McCann

Graduating is no easy feat. All the late nights of studying, the intense test-taking, and voluminous research and reading required for the flood of term papers is enough to make anyone give in to partying all night and skipping class the next day. But those who persevere walk away with a diploma in hand. Celebrating Graduation is the ideal pat-on-the-back present for graduates who have reached the pinnacle by completing their coursework. The sixth title in the 1-800-flowers.com gift book series, Celebrating Graduation pays homage to this monumental step in life with both lighthearted and sage advice, facts, figures, real-life quotes, and heartwarming stories from 1-800-flowers.com employees and customers.
Celebrating Graduation is not only a gift book–it’s a source of inspiration for millions of Americans who wish to convey special sentiments to those who have earned their degrees. The book is a unique gift that can serve as a catalyst for conversation and a tool for those who struggle with expressing feelings in a deep and genuine way. The sentiments found in these quotes and stories express the pride, love, and joy felt for those who have reached graduation.

Both practical and inspirational, the entries gleaned from real-life stories will strike a universal chord for every reader. Quotes and little-known facts about the tradition of graduating are also included.

Jim McCann is a highly successful entrepreneur, public speaker, and author whose passion is helping people connect and express themselves with the important people in their lives. Jim’s passion and vision led to his founding of 1-800-flowers.com, which he has grown into the world’s leading florist and gift shop. His willingness to embrace new technologies, such as the Internet, mobile commerce, and social networking, often long before others, has enabled Jim to stay at the forefront of consumer and social trends.

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