Ask a Manager

Ask a Manager
Author: Alison Green
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2018-05-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0399181822

From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

Project Manager Mom

Project Manager Mom
Author: Frank McMaye
Publisher: Balboa Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2017-12-22
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1504337905

An appreciation for the one who consistently answers the questions: Whats for dinner? What should I wear? Can I go to a sleepover? Have you seen my keys? Where are my socks? Where are the kids immunization records? I dont feel well; what should I do? And many such questions that come up in the house every day! The one who arrives early at work to deal the boss or employees, sneak out at break to check on the babysitter, swing by the grocery on the way home, drops her bag and goes straight to the kitchen to make dinner, spends all Saturday supporting the kidss soccer game Mom! Its all about getting work done, at home as it is in the workplace. It can be managed as a team so mom doesnt have to carry a disproportional share of it.

M.O.M.--Master Organizer of Mayhem

M.O.M.--Master Organizer of Mayhem
Author: Kristi Clover
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1493419196

Getting--and staying--organized is a challenge in and of itself. Add motherhood to the mix, and you've got a whole new dimension of difficulty. So how does a busy mom stay on top of the daily chaos that children inevitably bring along with them? No matter what your situation is, Kristi Clover's home organization systems will work for you. Her foundational rules are highly adaptable and will help you make your home more efficient no matter where you live or how many kids you have (and how messy they are). She helps you prioritize, break down big jobs, declutter, develop age-appropriate chores for your kids, tackle the endless piles of laundry, and so much more. If you long to have a functional and fabulous home for your family and you're tired of feeling overwhelmed by all the work, this life-changing book is for you!

Your mom’s best friend’s project manager! Key skills for a successful career in project management and management

Your mom’s best friend’s project manager! Key skills for a successful career in project management and management
Author: Semyon Kolosov
Publisher: Litres
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2024-07-31
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 5046646447

The author with 10 years of experience in project management discusses the skills that make a project manager in demand and successful. The book will help you to understand the essence of the role of a project manager and develop a development plan to cope with challenges at all stages of a project. Relevant for beginners, experienced managers and executives seeking to master management, gain a competitive advantage and succeed in any field.

T. L. C.

T. L. C.
Author: Barbara Douglass
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2014-06-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1490739858

Trying to teach then hopefully learn to change are the stages that are developmentally essential if one is to grow and become effective in any situation where actual learning can take place. Knowing when and how to change approaches, methods, and expectations is essential. Would you strap a boy of fifteen years who is bigger than you? Would you teach in a locked jail unit alongside a convicted murderer? I did both. Recorded here are the big changes I went through during my career. I went from having an atmosphere of fear in the classroom to having a loving atmosphere. Yet I still had control! Read about the sad, the funny, and the unusual experiences I had. Read about some of the suggestions I now have for the improvement of the present sorry state of the public educational system in North American schools. What are we to do for our many unemployed graduates?

The Last Wild Horses

The Last Wild Horses
Author: Maja Lunde
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2022-02-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062951432

Translated into 40 languages, winner of the Norwegian Bookseller’s Prize, and the most successful Norwegian author of her generation, Maja Lunde returns with a heart-wrenching tale, set in the distant past and the dystopian future, about extinction and survival, family and hope. Mikhail lives in Russia in 1881. When a skeleton of a rare wild horse is brought to him, the zoologist plans an expedition to Mongolia to find the fabled Przewalski horse, a journey that tests not only his physicality, but his heart.In 1992, Karin, alongside her troubled son Mathias and several Przewalski horses, travels to Mongolia to re-introduce the magnificent horses to their native land. The veterinarian has dedicated her life to saving the breed from extinction, prioritizing the wild horses, even over her own son. Europe’s future is uncertain in 2064, but Eva is willing to sacrifice nearly everything to hold onto her family’s farm. Her teenage daughter implores Eva to leave the farm and Norway, but a pregnant wild mare Eva is tending is about to foal. Then, a young woman named Louise unexpectedly arrives on the farm, with mysterious intentions that will either bring them all together, or devastate them one by one. Spanning continents and centuries, The Last Wild Horses is a powerful tale of survival and connection—of humans, animals, and the indestructible bonds that unite us all. Translated from the Norwegian by Diane Oatley

The Immanent World: 404 - A Horror Anthology Series

The Immanent World: 404 - A Horror Anthology Series
Author: Clive Reznor
Publisher: AOE Studios
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2018-10-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0982953364

"It's like Black Mirror with a Paranormal edge." It's the fear we all have using the internet: Who is watching? What have I left out there? David Clegg ignored that fear, posted his musings on the Dark Web, and paid the price. When a mysterious hacker hijacks his computer, Clegg is shown a series of real-time videos, each one a story of mankind's dark dealings with technology and the paranormal. As a voyeur, he is given one chance -- and only one chance -- to help those he's watching, unknowingly sealing his own fate in the process. Told in six twisted stories, The Immanent World: 404 is a wickedly imaginative collection of dark sci fi and the paranormal. For fans of horror anthologies like Stephen King's Night Shift or Clive Barker's Books Of Blood, movies like V/H/S or The ABC's Of Death, or TV shows like Black Mirror or Supernatural, weaving the familiar with the disturbingly dark. Immanent - remaining within; indwelling; inherent. Horror fans will enjoy this journey into the dark corners of the immanent world - a reality where the divine and demonic are not outside our natural world, but very much a part of it. Your Lying Eyes: A domestic dispute between his next door neighbors puts Kendrick, a bachelor who loves gaming and tech, in a dangerous situation when the wife hides out in his house. She has a codex tattoo — an implant that records all five sense and can play those experiences back through specific devices, which shows Kendrick the difference between what his neighbors want him to see and who they really are. The Politics of Flesh and Metal: When two friends go on a road trip to interview the head of a cutting edge tech company who claims to have the key to quantum communication, they find the consequences of gaining that technology are more costly than they could imagine. Hamir Can Do Anything: Hamir is an average Indian American. Hamir is also bullied at his office job, under-appreciated by his wife and her Auntie, and ridiculed for his accent by the general public. All he wants is respect. Today, through an unexpected gift in the mail, he gets everything he wants, including revenge. The Viral Gods:“LIke It Or Lose It” is a popular television game show where contestant have one week to gain 5,000 likes on their LIOLI profile, a task that’s harder than it seems. Needing the money for his daughter’s surgery, Chip Tittle tries to subvert the system by exposing the truth about the State, putting much more at risk than he realizes. Invincible: An android named Astraea, who has been passed down generation after generation by the Thornsmith family as either an experiment or sex slave, attempts one last time to free herself. Can she convince the only surviving descendant of the family, a teenage boy, to help her become a Super AI, or will an mob of anti-technology zealots destroy her, the last of her kind? *** SPOILER ****

Dear Durga

Dear Durga
Author: Shanita Liu
Publisher: Balboa Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2023-01-25
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN:

Fear of failing at motherhood. Fear of doing things differently. Fear of feeling unfulfilled—forever. Author Shanita Liu was consumed by these fears. Decades of people-pleasing, perfectionism, and cultural conditioning left her burned out. Desperate, Shanita sought a coach who invited her to tune into her heart. That’s when Durga, a remarkable warrior goddess, appeared. Durga told Shanita that she wasn’t alone and she could activate her own courage to triumph over fears. This encounter acted as the catalyst for “Dear Durga,” which became the opening line to hundreds of handwritten diary entries where Shanita communed with the goddess. As a result of Durga’s support, Shanita went from being a scared mom-to-be to birthing three children, building a business, disrupting ancestral patterns of self-sacrifice, and embracing her authentic self. Mixing memoir and self-help, Dear Durga is your go-to guidebook to overcoming the obstacles holding you back from tasting sweet victory not only in motherhood, but also in life. Through Shanita’s keep-it-real wit and warmth, she’ll walk you through the four phases of her Courage Kit® framework that will help you: • Activate courage—your limitless energy within. • Align with your needs—the ones you neglect. • Alleviate stressors—the ones that deplete you. • Act with conviction towards your dreams—the ones you procrastinate or put off entirely. BONUS: Durga gives you exclusive access to a toolkit that will help you defeat daily discouragements. Whether you’re an expecting mom, an existing mom, or a mom to your community, Shanita’s uplifting story of navigating the trials of parenthood, unemployment, entrepreneurship, and intergenerational traumas, will inspire you to forge your own fulfilling path. If you’re ready to show your children, and the world, what it looks like to emerge victorious, grab your copy of Dear Durga today.

Mercenary Mum

Mercenary Mum
Author: Neryl Joyce
Publisher: Fontaine Press
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2022-02-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 0992465869

How does a supermarket cashier and single Mum become a fearless Baghdad bodyguard in the battlefields of Iraq? This is the true story of Neryl Joyce, a young Australian woman, struggling to pay the bills, who signed up to be a soldier. After a stint with the Australian Army’s elite Close Personal Protection Unit, Neryl joined a private security firm inside Baghdad’s heavily guarded Green Zone. Here, she defended high-risk foreign targets from opportunistic assassination inside Iraq. As a female bodyguard in the Middle East, Neryl had to be as good as—or even better than—any of her fellow soldiers. With courage and heart, she navigated sexual discrimination and abuse, operations on the world’s most dangerous road, and the unrelenting brutality of a man’s world. But the longer she stayed, the more convinced she became that disaster was imminent. Somehow, Neryl survived to return home to her son and tell this heart-stopping and inspirational story.

The Book of Judith

The Book of Judith
Author: Spoon Jackson
Publisher: New Village Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2022-09-13
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1613321740

"An homage to the life of poet, writer, and teaching artist Judith Tannenbaum (b. 1947-d. 2019) and her impact on incarcerated and marginalized students. The book presents different aspects of Judith through a collection of original poetry, prose, essay, illustration, and fiction from 33 contributors who knew her"--