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Everyone, whether the new kid in a cubicle, the boss in the executive suite, or self-employed, has huge potential for greater productivity and fulfillment. Even very high performers in excellent organizations, large and small, for profit and nonprofit, report that 30 to 40 percent of their talent is untapped. Imagine what lies waiting. Take Charge of Your Talent details three keys for readers to develop and enjoy their abilities. Readers will discover...
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xvi, 543 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 23 cm
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Jeffrey D. Sachs is one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development. In this major new work he presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can use a holistic way forward to address the seemingly intractable worldwide problems of persistent extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and political-economic injustice: sustainable development. Sachs offers readers, students, activists, environmentalists,...
3) Baby prodigy
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1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Features motion and music, some simple concepts are demonstrated.
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ix, 174 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Why do toddlers throw food on the floor again and again so that they can watch you pick it up? What's the best way to help a child learn to walk? When does a child understand the word 'no'? Babies and toddlers are fascinating and changing all the time. Each month brings with it a breakthrough in new skills and abilities. Each chapter explores the developmental areas for each age band, checklists for development and ways to stimulate these skills....
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x, 232 pages ; 23 cm
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"Reinventing economic development as if small business mattered. In cities and towns across the nation, economic development is at a crossroads. A growing body of evidence has proven that its current cornerstone -- incentives to attract and retain large, globally mobile businesses -- is a dead end. Even those programs that focus on local business, through buy-local initiatives, for example, depend on ongoing support from government or philanthropy....
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vi, 202 pages ; 23 cm
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"In a world steeped in gender inequality and sexual violence, it's become more and more clear that we can't just teach girls to protect themselves. We must also teach boys not to do harm. Written by a clinical psychologist with expertise in modern families, Raising Feminist Boys is a parent's guide to having developmentally appropriate conversations with boys about sexual responsibility, consent, gender, empathy, and identity"--
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303 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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A well-illustrated guide to 170 Gymboree activities, organized by age, that help parents discover new ways to play with their babies, toddler and preschoolers. Activities provide fun and stimulate imaginations, build skills and expand vocabulary.
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xii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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There is no more essential place to show up for people than on the plate. Extra Helping is for anyone who wants to respond to the challenge of baby announcements, PTO meal chains, and CaringBridge alerts with compassion and creativity; who wants to send something to a niece overcome by finals week or a neighbor who is grieving; and whose limits of time and other resources leave them feeling more confused than inspired. With recipes tailored to meet...
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xiv, 767 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm.
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"The million-copy bestseller by "the man who remade motherhood" (TIME) has now been revised, expanded, and bought thoroughly up-to-date -- with the latest information on prenatal vitamins, breastfeeding practices, daycare, midwifery, hospital births, preventing and overcoming postpartum depression, and infant development."--
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xvi, 271 pages ; 22 cm
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"In this important and conversation-starting book, veteran psychoanalyst Erica Komisar offers a provocative and compelling premise: a mother's emotional and physical presence in her child's life--especially during the first three years--means that her child has a greater chance of growing up emotionally healthy, happy, secure, and resilient. When that essential presence goes missing, the child is at higher risk for social, emotional, and developmental...
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xvi, 355 pages ; 24 cm.
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Feeling stuck? Find out how to work toward the career of your dreams. If you're slogging through your days in a boring or unrewarding job, it may be time to make a big change. Careers For Dummies is a comprehensive career guide from a top career coach and counselor that will help you jump start your career and your life. Dive in to learn more about career opportunities, with a plethora of job descriptions and the certifications, degrees, and continuing...
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xviii, 344 pages ; 24 cm
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Discusses why investments in the economic development of poor countries rarely see positive change or improvement over time and offers a new framework for spurring growth and prosperity based on entrepreneurship and market-creating innovation.
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xi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Award-winning CEO of XO Group and sought-after speaker, Michael Steib, draws on his own diverse work experience and career highlights as well as powerful anecdotes from other successful business leaders to offer expert guidance, field-tested advice, and interactive exercises that will help you answer these three key questions, envision a goal and then craft and execute a plan to achieve it.
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