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Unlocking Happiness at Work illustrates with detailed case studies how leaders can become compassionate capitalists and ensure their employees thrive at work and at home. With two decades of scientifi
In the tradition of Jaron Lanier’s You Are Not a Gadget, a rousing, sharply argued—and, yes, inspiring!—reckoning with our blind faith in technology Can technology solve all our problems? Despite ov
After twenty consecutive losing seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates, team morale was low, the club's payroll ranked near the bottom of the sport, game attendance was down, and the city was becoming inc
In the first week of June 2013, the American people discovered that for a decade, they had abjectly traded their individual privacy for the chimera of national security. The revelation that the federa
Your cell phone provider tracks your location and knows who’s with you. Your online and in-store purchasing patterns are recorded, and reveal if you're unemployed, sick, or pregnant. Your e-mails and
Few events have ever shaken a country in the way that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor affected the United States. After the devastating attack, Japanese forces continued to overwhelm the Allies, a
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Did you know that baseball players whose names begin with the letter ?D” are more likely to die young? Or that Asian Americans are most susceptible to heart attacks on the fourth day of the month? Or
Crafty kids and adults too will have a blast creating their autobiography in thumbprints in this guided diary. Fill-in scenes and activity pages prompt users to capture a moment (a month in thumbprint
The answer to The Dumbest Generation?Hacking H(app)iness shows us how to utilize our technology to improve the human experience and drive social change. Hacking H(app)iness was featured at TEDx and in
Manhattan Prep’s 4th Edition GRE Strategy Guides have been redesigned with the student in mind. With updated content and new practice problems, they are the richest, most content-driven GRE materials
The author of the internationally best-selling Naked Economics takes on the stuffy study of statistics to describe and demystify another essential discipline by explaining how Netflix knows which movi
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Candidates are increasingly likely to face psychometric tests as part of selection and assessment procedures. Numerical tests are amongst the most common forms of assessment, and many people find them
Numerical psychometric tests, often used as part of an employer's selection procedure, represent a considerable challenge to many candidates. How to Pass Advanced Numeracy Tests provides a wealth of
Written by a leading expert in the field of information governance, this book is the only available that focuses specifically on IBM solutions and the convergence of two major trends in information ma
Developed by Manhattan Prep’s high-caliber GRE instructors, the 3rd edition GRE strategy guides have been updated to provide students with in-depth instruction in the test’s principal content areas.Wr
The Statistical Abstract of the United States 2012–2013 is a fascinating and authoritativecollection of facts and figures covering virtually every aspect of Americanlife. Published since 1878 by the U
It’s Shippuden homework time! Study up with this book and you’ll pass the test for “most knowledgeable shinobi of all time (at least till the next update!).” This handy, huge guide covers all the way
Just as those with autism view people around them as objects, so the author (a person with Asperger's) suggests that from the perspective of the great religious mystics we are all distanced from a ful
This pocket (5.5x8.5") guide offers advice for those applying for graduate and management trainee positions and senior management roles, to help them prepare for tests used in the workplace and in edu
Former U. of Nottingham education professors Tolley and Thomas (Nottingham Education and Training Services Ltd.) present an updated resource for individuals facing the types of assessment tests used b
This Guide is really two books in one, thoroughly covering two of the quantitative question types on the GRE.The Guide to Quantitative Comparisons provides students a framework for understanding what
This pocket (4.5x8.5") reference offers 210 one-page country entries with statistics on the impact of information and communication technology from 2000 and 2008, across a range of indicators includin
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This rich collection of writings by pioneering digital artist Mark Amerika mixes (and remixes) personal memoir, net art theory, fictional narrative, satirical reportage, scholarly history, and networ
Gender-related statistics have been abstracted from World Development Indicators 2009 for use as a quick reference. It covers 36 indicators for 1990 and 2007 in 209 member countries of the World Bank,
