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Originally published in 1932 and edited by A. Croxton Smith. This fascinating book is a compilation of articles by various authors on sixteen breeds of terriers, most of which were bred for sport. Thirty six illustrations show both sexes of each breed of terrier. Contents include: Ratting with Terriers - Working Terriers for Fox and Badger - The Airedale Terrier - The Bedlington Terrier - The Border Terrier - The Bull Terrier - The Cairn Terrier -...
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You know you need to delegate some of your work so that you have time to focus on the things that require your expertise. But it's not easy to do. Delegating Work quickly walks you through the fundamentals of:
Establishing a productive environment
Assigning the right work to the right people
Conducting an effective hand-off meeting
Monitoring without micromanaging
Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills...
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This close-up look at the internet and smartphones introduces young listeners to the science and technology that makes these amazing inventions possible. Each audiobook in the set explores the history of these inventions, how they are used today, and the potential for their future technological development. With fun facts and engaging discussion topics, this informative series is sure to educate and excite.
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The First Words series is an ideal learning tool for very young minds. Each page has a beautiful illustration of a simple word concept and the associated word. The bond of parent and child sharing the book together - pointing at objects and saying the words is the first step in a lifetime of reading enjoyment. Help your child across the stepping-stones to reading with books they will remember for years to come!
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Examining some of the special ethical dimensions of work, the contributors look at the basic issues of the labor market and offer some controversial alternatives to conventional ways of understanding that market. Morality and Work confronts issues with a bold, candid approach that is sometimes unsettling but always thought-provoking.
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Work In Progress is a collection of excerpts of works in progress by several authors of The International Pulpwood Queen and Timber Guy Book Club Reading Nation followed by a description of each excerpt. Some of the works in progress are current, others are from manuscripts that have been put aside for months, or even years. Have you ever wondered how an author came up with the idea for a story? Or if there was a chapter deleted from one of your favorite...
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Fiercely intelligent, fantastically transgressive, Working It is an intimate portrait of the lives of sex workers. A polyphonic story of triumph, survival, and solidarity this collection showcases the vastly different experiences and interests of those who have traded sex; among them a brothel worker in Australia, First Nation survivors of the Canadian child welfare system, and an afro-latina single parent raising a radicalized child. Packed with...
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Work from the beach, the mountains, or your house. Work your own hours, as long as you get the job done. Until the Industrial Revolution, doing your job from home was a worker's only option. Now, remote work may well dominate the labor landscape again. Increasingly, firms are allowing employees to work remotely and, with the onset of COVID-19, many companies and workers had no other option. Writing before the pandemic, Gil Gildner — cofounder of...
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Notable literary figures pay tribute to poet/writer Justin Chin with personal commentaries on works selected from his seven books. Justin Chin's fearless and fierce voice was resolute in relating his worldview, whether directly or through metaphorical language. As a queer Asian American, born and raised in Southeast Asia within a devoutly Christian, ethnically Chinese family of medical professionals, Chin's early life experience informed his writing...
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Even the most successful professionals encounter hurdles at some point in their careers. While you can't avoid setbacks, you can recover from them and regain your confidence. Whether you make a mistake, lose a client, or get a bad performance review, you need to learn from the experience and move on. The You at Work: Dealing with Setbacks article collection will help you gain understanding from your experience, proactively discuss the problem with...
12) Critical Thinking & Stoicism: Discover How Stoic Philosophy Works and Master the Modern Art of Ha
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YOUR ALL-IN-ONE GUIDE TO ALWAYS STAY LEVEL-HEADED AND EFFECTIVELY SOLVE PROBLEMS
We all know that critical thinking and problem-solving skills are essential in the modern world, but it can be hard to know where to start.
It seems like every day we're faced with new challenges and problems that we don't have the answers to.
How do we make decisions when we don't know what the right answer is?
This audiobook is the answer!
Critical Thinking & Stoicism...
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It's an equal-pay world in the newest installment of the hot-selling Porn for Women series. Fresh flowers abound, the company masseuse is always on hand to rub those tired feet, and promotions happen with delightful frequency. Porn for the Working Woman presents 40 seductive scenarios with glossy captioned photos from the Cambridge Women's Pornography Cooperative. Back by popular demand, the hunks are steamier than ever, and this time, they come with...
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Long out of print, Black Women Writers at Work is a vital contribution to Black literature in the twentieth century.
Through candid interviews with Maya Angelou, Toni Cade Bambara, Gwendolyn Brooks, Alexis De Veaux, Nikki Giovanni, Kristin Hunter, Gayl Jones, Audre Lorde, Toni Morrison, Sonia Sanchez, Ntozake Shange, Alice Walker, Margret Walker, and Sherley Anne Williams, the book highlights the practices and critical linkages between the work and...
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Psalm 15 begins with two related questions: "LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill?" (v. 1). These are questions worthy of our consideration as Christian business professionals seeking to integrate our faith and our work. The psalmist answers the questions with the following description: "He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart and has no slander on his tongue,...
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This book offers a vast range of grassroots perspectives on global migrant labour organisation in the twenty-first century. From workers' organisations in South African migrant worker resistance in the Gulf, from forest workers in the Czech Republic to domestic workers' structures in Hong Kong, this book brings together a wealth of lived experiences and hidden struggles for the first time.
Highlighting the changing nature of frontline struggles...
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Originally published in 1948, this early works is an absorbing collection of music. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Only elementary math skills are needed to follow this instructive manual, which covers many familiar machines and their components, including levers, block and tackle, and the inclined plane and wedge, in addition to hydrostatic and hydraulic machines, internal combustion engines, trains, and more. 204 black-and-white illustrations.
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Eric Schmidt's How Google Works and NOT the original book. Preview: In How Google Works (2014), Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg share some of the new perspectives on management they gained during their tenure at Google. Google's work culture has achieved iconic status and has become the subject of both admiration and parody… Inside this companion to the book: • Overview of the Book • Insights from the...
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