The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture
Author: Randy Pausch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Cancer
ISBN: 9780340978504

The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

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

The Lunatic Fringe

The Lunatic Fringe
Author: William L. DeAndrea
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2012-12-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1453290265

DIVIn Old New York, Teddy Roosevelt seeks answers to a cartoonist’s killing, a missing woman, and an impending bomb plot /divDIV As a newspaper war flares between Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, noted cartoonist Evan Crandall is murdered in his apartment. When police officer Dennis Muldoon finds the body, he also discovers a naked, sultry beauty blindfolded and tied to the bed. She pleads with him to free her, but after he unties this mysterious “Pink Angel,” she steals his gun and escapes. Meanwhile, anarchists are planning to blow up the Croton Reservoir during a millionaire’s nearby wedding reception. Enter the police commissioner, Theodore Roosevelt. /divDIV /divDIVWith the help of Officer Muldoon, Roosevelt is on a mission to set the city in order, and that will mean putting a stop to escalating crime, and locating the mysterious Pink Angel. /div

Capital Budgeting

Capital Budgeting
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology
Publisher:
Total Pages: 138
Release: 1996
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.

Hearts & Haunts, Confessions of a Closet Medium, Book 3

Hearts & Haunts, Confessions of a Closet Medium, Book 3
Author: Nyx Halliwell
Publisher: Beach Path Publishing, LLC.
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2021-05-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1948686406

When a rival wedding planner is murdered with one of Ava’s bridal shoes at the Hearts Forever Fair, she’ll need everyone’s help—including an angry ghost with a tragic past—to help her prove her innocence and bring the culprit to justice. The Hearts Forever Bridal Fair is the biggest wedding event in Georgia, making it the perfect time to unveil my new gown designs. It’s also my chance to take Aunt Willa’s business to the next level. The hotel hosting it may be haunted, but not even the spirits who require my assistance will keep me from achieving my goal. A group of conspirators just might, though, especially after my biggest competitor ends up with a bridal shoe’s stiletto lodged in his throat. When our antagonistic past becomes a hot topic, and my fingerprints all over the murder weapon, I’ll need my guardian angel, cantankerous cat, and an eccentric ghostly detective, to help prove my innocence. Grab this humorous, ghostly mystery today!

Confessions of a Closet Medium Books 1-3 Special Edition (Three Supernatural Southern Cozy Mysteries about a Reluctant Ghost Whisperer)

Confessions of a Closet Medium Books 1-3 Special Edition (Three Supernatural Southern Cozy Mysteries about a Reluctant Ghost Whisperer)
Author: Nyx Halliwell
Publisher: Beach Path Publishing, LLC.
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2021-07-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Small-town murder mysteries, a reluctant ghost whisperer, a quirky guardian angel, a cantankerous cat, and more! Ava Fantome sees ghosts, but lordy, she wishes she didn’t! Returning to her family home in Georgia after her Aunt Willa is murdered, she must take charge of her aunt’s business, live with a shape-shifting cat, cope with small town secrets, and deal with poltergeists, cursed objects, and malevolent spirits…and then there are the townsfolk who don’t want her messing in their affairs. It all adds up to magic, murder, laughter and love. This boxed set includes the first three humorous paranormal cozies in the Confessions of a Closet Medium series, featuring reluctant ghost-whisperer, Ava, and her talking cat, Tabby. If you love ghost stories, southern manners, and eccentric characters, welcome to Thornhollow! Enjoy this chance to binge read the first three books with this special boxed collection! ★ WHY READERS LOVE Confessions of a Closet Medium ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “…totally enchanting.” ~ Goodreads reviewer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Amazing read! Could not put it down!” ~ Goodreads reviewer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Put this one at the top of your TBR list.” ~ Reader review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “…a must-read.” ~ Goodreads reviewer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “…quirky and entertaining.” ~ Reader review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “…quirky, engaging, and fun.” ~ Goodreads reviewer

The Mammoth Book of Awesome Comic Fantasy

The Mammoth Book of Awesome Comic Fantasy
Author: Mike Ashley
Publisher: Mammoth
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2014-04-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1472114930

A new and truly awesome collection of comic fantasy masterpieces! It isn't often you find a posse of Greek goddesses putting down insurrection among unruly classical mortals, stranded aliens escaping earth in a church converted into a rocket, or a light-fingered time-traveller attempting to steal the universe - but here they all are, in another selection of bizarre comic fantasies.

Back to You

Back to You
Author: Bria Quinlan
Publisher: Bria Quinlan
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2022-07-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1950275078

A prodigal daughter… Vivian Breck left town years ago after she and her first love “took a break.” With a not-so-secret baby on the way and a mother who was anything but understanding, she left Starlight Harbor to make sure her little one had nothing but love when he was born. A first love never forgotten… Camden Ross never got over losing Vi in high school and now that she’s back, he’ll do anything to win her—and her son—over. He’s got family on the brain and there’s only two people who can fill that hole in his heart. Love never dies… When the notorious Ms. Angie and her sidekick puppy Captain Jack Slickpaws wreck the town sleigh, Vivian needs work side-by-side with Cam to repair it before the next Starlight Harbor vintage weekend or risk losing the state heirloom to a museum who is threatening to play finders-keepers. With the town’s history on the line, why is she having trouble focusing past the cut forearms woodworking first love? WARNING: The Starlight Harbor series is a collection of quirky, fast-fall romances. You may start as enemies, but this novellete series means you'll end up as more -- Also, you'll have to battle the town lairds (yes, plural), a troublemaking pup, and the women who seem to think there's a 1900s war.

The Unspoken Rules

The Unspoken Rules
Author: Gorick Ng
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2021-04-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1647820456

Named one of 10 Best New Management Books for 2022 by Thinkers50 A Wall Street Journal Bestseller "...this guide provides readers with much more than just early careers advice; it can help everyone from interns to CEOs." — a Financial Times top title You've landed a job. Now what? No one tells you how to navigate your first day in a new role. No one tells you how to take ownership, manage expectations, or handle workplace politics. No one tells you how to get promoted. The answers to these professional unknowns lie in the unspoken rules—the certain ways of doing things that managers expect but don't explain and that top performers do but don't realize. The problem is, these rules aren't taught in school. Instead, they get passed down over dinner or from mentor to mentee, making for an unlevel playing field, with the insiders getting ahead and the outsiders stumbling along through trial and error. Until now. In this practical guide, Gorick Ng, a first-generation college student and Harvard career adviser, demystifies the unspoken rules of work. Ng distills the wisdom he has gathered from over five hundred interviews with professionals across industries and job types about the biggest mistakes people make at work. Loaded with frameworks, checklists, and talking points, the book provides concrete strategies you can apply immediately to your own situation and will help you navigate inevitable questions, such as: How do I manage my time in the face of conflicting priorities? How do I build relationships when I’m working remotely? How do I ask for help without looking incompetent or lazy? The Unspoken Rules is the only book you need to perform your best, stand out from your peers, and set yourself up for a fulfilling career.

Vietnam

Vietnam
Author: Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2002-11-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1135357781

A comprehensive overview of warfare in Vietnamese history from the early efforts to free themselves from Chinese control, through the Indo-China and Vietnam Wars, the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia, up to the Sino-Vietnamese War in 1979. Concentrating on the Vietnam War, the author explores the conflict from the Vietnamese perspective, demonstrating how for many Vietnamese the war was merely one of a long series of struggles against foreign domination. Encompassing socio-political, economic, diplomatic and cultural issues, this text provides an introduction to Vietnam's military history and will be of interest to students of 20th century American and Asian history.