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Author Luis J. Echarte Fernández
Since I was diagnosed with cancer in 2003, I have spent a lot of time working on writing this book, a personal account of my life and the lessons I have learned along the way. After plenty of crying, laughing and feeling melancholic, I have come to the realization t....
Release Date 2013/04 -
It's Your Move: Dealing Yourself the Best Cards in Life and Work
Author Jill Bremer , Cyndi Maxey
Life is like a card game... and you have the power to deal yourself the winning hand! In It's Your Move, image and self-improvement specialists Cyndi Maxey and Jill Bremer use the analogy of life as a card game to introduce you to powerful strategies for improving ....
Release Date 2003/09 -
Author Ronald J. Luyet , James W. Tamm
What is Your Collaborative Intention?James W. Tamm and Ronald J. Luyet provide tools that will increase your ability to collaborate. You will learn to be more aware of others and how to problem-solve and negotiate. Collaborative skills have never been more importan....
Release Date 2010/06 -
Author Edie Adams , Trevor van Gorp
Design for Emotion introduces you to the why, what, when, where and how of designing for emotion. Improve user connection, satisfaction and loyalty by incorporating emotion and personality into your design process. The conscious and unconscious origins of emotions a....
Release Date 2012/06 -
Plan, Activity, and Intent Recognition
Author Robert P. Goldman , David Pynadath , Hung Hai Bui , Christopher Geib , Gita Sukthank
Plan recognition, activity recognition, and intent recognition together combine and unify techniques from user modeling, machine vision, intelligent user interfaces, human/computer interaction, autonomous and multi-agent systems, natural language understanding, and ....
Release Date 2014/03 -
Studying and Designing Technology for Domestic Life
Author Carman Neustaedter , Tejinder K. Judge
Conducting research and technology design for domestic life is by no means easy. Methods commonly used in the field of Human-Computer Interaction in settings like the workplace may not easily translate to the richness and complexity of domestic life. This bo....
Release Date 2014/09 -
Determining Living Expenses for Retirement: Planning How to Live Well in Your Post-Work Life
Author Linda H. Lewis , James W. Walker
This Element is an excerpt from Work Wanted: Protect Your Retirement Plans in Uncertain Times (ISBN: 9780132354646) by James W. Walker and Linda H. Lewis. Available in print and digital formats.Be prepared: a realistic, indispensable new look at what you’ll really b....
Release Date 2010/02 -
Truth About Making All Your Employees Feel Like Your Only Employee, The
Author William S. Kane
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Thriving in Change (9780132354622) by William S. Kane. Available in print and digital formats.How to treat every member of your team like they matter — and mean it!To build bridges with your team, you must appreciate a....
Release Date 2010/09 -
Rebound: A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss
Author Martha I. Finney
So, you've been laid off. Or you see it coming. You're not alone. And it's not your fault: you're just one of millions of smart, high-quality people who are being shown the door. But none of that makes it feel any better! What can you do? What should you do? How....
Release Date 2009/01 -
Author James Borg
Change the way you communication – forever. This is the one language that everyone speaks but only few really understand. But in 7 easy lessons, you can discover and learn everything you need to use body language to your advantage and become adept at reading the hid....
Release Date 2013/03 -
Author Jonathan Solity , Phillip Feldman , Shirley Bull
How to manage a class is probably the major worry of all teachers in training and young teachers new to the job. This book shows how psychological principles, strategies and tools can be applied to improve classroom practice.
Release Date 2013/07 -
Practical Intelligence: The Art and Science of Common Sense
Author Karl Albrecht
Karl Albrecht’s bestselling book Social Intelligence showed us how dealing with people and social situations can determine success both at work and in life. Now, in this groundbreaking book Practical Intelligence, Albrecht takes the next step and explains how practi....
Release Date 2009/02 -
Everything Counts: 52 Remarkable Ways to Inspire Excellence and Drive Results
Author Gary Ryan Blair
Everything Counts! is an execution strategy for inspiring excellence and driving exceptional results.Too many people and organizations are mired in a mediocrity of their own making. They focus their attention and efforts on getting the big things right, but they ign....
Release Date 2009/11 -
Author Amy Ruppel , Sharon Sayler
Train your body to communicate with confidence and clarity-have your body match what your mouth says...The popular phrase "leading from influence" takes for granted that influence derives chiefly from verbal communication. However, communication is about more than w....
Release Date 2010/08 -
Programming and Problem Solving with C++: Brief Edition, 5th Edition
Author Chip Weems , Nell Dale
Based off the highly successful Programming and Problem Solving with C++ which Dale is famous for, comes the new Brief Edition, perfect for the one-term course. The text was motivated by the need for a text that covered only what instructors and students are able to....
Release Date 2010/10 -
Author Wes Moss
Make More. Worry Less. Everyone wants to do that—but how? And how can you do it within the organization, where most people will spend their entire working lives? This book has the answers. No academic theory here: Make More, Worry Less brings together 18 riveting st....
Release Date 2008/01 -
Author Adele B. Lynn
Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a strong indicator of individual, team, and organizational success. But stocking up on emotionally intelligent employees isn’t enough: you need a concrete plan for putting this valuable resource to work. The EQ Difference offers ....
Release Date 2004/11 -
Personal Best: How to achieve your full potential
Author Marc Woods
True inspiration from a true inspiration"...vibrant and instructional ... fresh, original and devoid of the usual sound bites and transatlantic psychobabble of many books of this genre..."—The Independent on SundayIt's not always easy to embrace life, to get up and....
Release Date 2011/12 -
What's Stopping You Being More Confident?
Author Robert Kelsey
A prescriptive, commonsense approach to self-confidence and successWith his bestselling book, What's Stopping You, Robert Kelsey helped thousands of people conquer their fear of failure and unlock their full potential in life. Now Robert is applying his unique appr....
Release Date 2013/01 -
Mindfulness Pocketbook: Little Exercises for a Calmer Life
Author Gill Hasson
Follow-up to the bestselling Mindfulness: Be Mindful. Live in the Moment.Gill Hasson, author of the bestselling Mindfulness is back and this time you can fit her advice in your pocket! This little book is packed with over 100 quick exercises, each dealing with a dif....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Build Your Business In 90 Minutes A Day
Author Martin Gladdish , Nigel Botterill
A super practical guide to building a successful business by spending ninety minutes a day on the stuff that really matters.Have you got a brilliant business idea, but are not sure how to find the time to start making it a reality? Or perhaps you have your dream up....
Release Date 2015/06 -
Grant Writing For Dummies, 7th Edition
Author Beverly A. Browning
Write award-winning grant proposals that build organizational capacity!For nonprofit and for-profit firms alike, grants can be a singular generator of growth and impact. But many leaders are intimidated and confused by the sometimes-complex grant application process. The truth, however, is that anyo....
Release Date 2022/03 -
Author Jos van Rozen
Discover how to Be Decisive - Now! This 2-in-1 guide is designed to help you become a more effective decision maker in an instant, whilst giving you the deeper knowledge to ensure long-lasting results. With the unique 2-in-1 approach, you can learn your way. Use th....
Release Date 2016/07 -
Author Alan Stone
The telecommunications industry is the fastest growing sector of the US economy. This interdisciplinary study of technopolitical economics traces the industry's evolution from the invention of the telephone to the development of hypercommunications. Primary fo....
Release Date 2015/05 -
What's Luck Got to Do with It?
Author Joseph Mazur
Why do so many gamblers risk it all when they know the odds of winning are against them? Why do they believe dice are "hot" in a winning streak? Why do we expect heads on a coin toss after several flips have turned up tails? What's Luck Got to Do with It? takes a l....
Release Date 2010/05 -
The Emotional Craft of Fiction
Author Donald Maass
Engage Your Readers with Emotion While writers might disagree over showing versus telling or plotting versus pantsing, none would argue this: If you want to write strong fiction, you must make your readers feel. The reader's experience must be an emotional journey ....
Release Date 2016/12 -
Eat That Frog! Action Workbook
Author Brian Tracy
The workbook follows the same twenty-one-chapter format as the book. Each chapter includes four exercises with space to do the exercises on the pages. The workbook will also include a narrative character who is struggling with procrastination in her work and h....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Author Ken Kirk
This Infoline will tackle the readability issue more appropriately by discussing guidelines for mastering clear and concise sentences in your workplace writing. The goal is to practice composing a sentence that requires only one reading to decipher the intended mess....
Release Date 2010/07