11 books to get real work done with AI
What AI is good at, asking it well, writing, content, customer service, accounts, questions about your data, checking answers, HR work, automation and safe rules for a team. Tool-neutral, so it stays useful as the apps change.
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Each book starts from a real problem at work. Open the one you need today, or read them all from 1 to 11.
What it can and can't do for your work
Briefs and prompts that get useful answers
Emails, reports and documents with AI
Marketing posts, images and videos with AI
Customer replies, support bots and sales follow-ups with AI
Invoices, reconciliations, cash and reports with AI
Answers, charts and insights from your own numbers
Research, summaries and decisions with AI
Hiring, onboarding, policies and training with AI
Simple workflows and assistants that work without you
AI rules, risks and bringing your team along
The books don't promise results; they give you a clear way of working that you can use again and again.
| At work | Before | After the Shelf | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prompts | Vague questions, vague answers | Clear prompts from a reusable library | Book 2 |
| Writing | Emails and minutes eat your day | Drafts in minutes, checked by you | Book 3 |
| Data | Waiting for an analyst | Asking your own data good questions | Book 7 |
| Trust | Can't tell when AI is wrong | A checking routine before anything goes out | Book 8 |
| Team rules | Everyone uses AI with no rules | Simple team rules and a training plan | Book 11 |
Every book on the Shelf uses the same clean layout. Tap a page to zoom in.
Each story appears in one book only, so nothing repeats across the Shelf.
Stories are based on public sources, listed at the back of each book. Names belong to their owners; ProShelf is not affiliated with or endorsed by anyone mentioned. Examples marked "Example" in the books use invented names and numbers.
Every chapter ends with a worksheet for your own work. They're all in a separate printable PDF for each book.
11 books, 106 worksheets and 3 Excel files in one download.
No. Each book stands on its own; open the one whose “Solves” line matches your problem. The “How to use this book” page at the start of every book suggests where to begin.
None in particular. The methods work with any good AI assistant, so the books stay useful as apps change.
Most chapters take about 15–20 minutes to read, so a book takes about 2–3 hours, plus time for the worksheets.
Right after payment you get a download link on the order page and by email: 11 book PDFs, 11 worksheet PDFs and 3 Excel files. The Start here page shows what to open first.
Yes: Chapter 1 of AI, Plainly is free.
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For anyone whose week runs on spreadsheets: formulas, pivots, dashboards, MIS and Power BI.
For new and growing managers: hiring, delegation, feedback, fair reviews and hard talks.
For managers and owners who make the big calls: problems, pricing, growth and decisions.
For finance teams and managers who sign off on numbers: statements, models and valuation.
