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Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Imagine a time when video games did not exist! You might not realize that there was once a world without your favorite entertainment forms. From games and music to electronic television and downloadable movies, this title looks at major innovations in entertainment over the years, and the ingenious inventors, scientists, and engineers who made them. With a little inventive thinking, what might you create to help us learn new things, enjoy our free...
Author
Publisher
Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In this indispensable guide to navigating the twenty-first century, two visionary thinkers reveal how 'new power' is reshaping politics, business, and life to be more open, participatory, and peer-driven. Here, Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms reveal a new and compelling lens on the biggest stories of our age--from the out-of-nowhere victory of Donald Trump to the rise of mega-platforms like Facebook. They show the strength of new power--movements...
Author
Publisher
Quill Driver Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Help and hope for parents of children with learning differences. Every child can succeed in school and life, but some children need more help than others. For over 40 years, internationally acclaimed reading specialist and student advocate Dr. Victoria E. Waller has helped children who have trouble reading, who can't sit still in class, who don't feel like they can participate-children whom teachers have all but given up on. In Yes! Your Child Can,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Cut risk and generate profit even after the market drops The Second Leg Down offers practical approaches to profiting after a market event. Written by a specialist in global macro, volatility and hedging overlay strategies, this book provides in-depth insight into surviving in a volatile environment. Historical back tests and scenario diagrams illustrate a variety of strategies for offsetting portfolio risks with after-the-fact options hedging, and...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Why do so many of the most promising businesses fail to achieve consistent, sustainable growth? Tiffani Bova, the Growth and Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce, draws on her expertise as a consultant and practitioner to devise a new framework for business leaders looking to pursue growth. We're witnessing an age of endless customization, and growth strategy is no exception. There's no one size fits all strategy; a winning strategy for one business...
Publisher
Rethinking Schools
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Rethinking Popular Culture and Media is a provocative collection of articles drawn from Rethinking Schools magazine. It begins with the idea that the 'popular' in classrooms and in the everyday lives of teachers and students is fundamentally political. This anthology includes outstanding articles by elementary and secondary public school teachers, scholars, and activists who examine how and what popular toys, books, films, music and other media 'teach.'...
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
©1996
Language
English
Description
People, Performance, and Pay identifies today's four most common organizational work cultures - functional, process, time-based, and network - and explains how to align innovative pay policies with each. With examples from LEGO, Hallmark, Holiday Inn, and other leading organizations, the authors explain how to assess an organization's current culture and determine what its future culture should be. They then demonstrate pay's role in such change initiatives,...
Author
Publisher
Amplify Publishing, an imprint of Mascot Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In today's fast-changing, hyper-competitive environment, developing your ability to creatively solve problems is mission critical. Creativity fuels growth, serves clients, and contributes to mission-based pursuits. Across every industry, organizations have an insatiable appetite to find creative problem-solvers who can crack the code to unlock innovative outcomes and drive measurable results. The good news is that creative problem-solving is a skill...
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In this unique kids' guide to careers, be inspired by real people doing all sorts of jobs. You'll also find: Spotlights about real kids exploring cool career paths. Spin-off jobs you may not have thought of. Fun facts and pro tips for trying the things that interest you!"--
753) Earlier
Author
Publisher
Semiotext(e)
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Shuttling between his first year of life (1967) and the year he wrote the book (2020), 'Earlier' is a glorious sequence of moments, a record of the experiences that set the shape of a life. Frere-Jones's prose floats between clinically precise fragments and emotional impressions of revelations, pleasures, and accidents. It's a book about how lives happen and sensibilities form.
"Shuttling between 1967 and 2023, 'Earlier' is a record of relationships...
Publisher
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Strongly grounded in research and rich with practical examples for educators, this book demonstrates the importance and benefits of kinaesthetic learning in young children's learning and development. Kinaesthetic or hands-on active learning is extremely important for young children's personal, social and cultural development. Without this kind of learning children may be at risk of poor behaviour, social development and academic learning outcomes....
756) 1000 CEOs
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
From humble beginnings to the stratospheric heights of corporate leadership, with all the progress and pitfalls on the way--learn how to succeed from one thousand of the world's most successful CEOs. For anyone interested in developing their business leadership skills, particularly those in middle management looking to progress in their career, this book is full of colorful and instructive career anecdotes and advice from business leaders around the...
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