No-Rules Weekend!


Book Description

When Stephanie, Michelle, and DJ get the house all to themselves for a whole weekend, plans for excitement are set in motion. But things get a little too exciting when some uninvited guests show up for Stephanie's party -- guests she knows are sure to cause big trouble! And Michelle finds a diary packed with clues for a secret treasure -- one that's hidden right in the house!




No Rules Rules


Book Description

The New York Times bestseller Shortlisted for the 2020 Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings reveals for the first time the unorthodox culture behind one of the world's most innovative, imaginative, and successful companies There has never before been a company like Netflix. It has led nothing short of a revolution in the entertainment industries, generating billions of dollars in annual revenue while capturing the imaginations of hundreds of millions of people in over 190 countries. But to reach these great heights, Netflix, which launched in 1998 as an online DVD rental service, has had to reinvent itself over and over again. This type of unprecedented flexibility would have been impossible without the counterintuitive and radical management principles that cofounder Reed Hastings established from the very beginning. Hastings rejected the conventional wisdom under which other companies operate and defied tradition to instead build a culture focused on freedom and responsibility, one that has allowed Netflix to adapt and innovate as the needs of its members and the world have simultaneously transformed. Hastings set new standards, valuing people over process, emphasizing innovation over efficiency, and giving employees context, not controls. At Netflix, there are no vacation or expense policies. At Netflix, adequate performance gets a generous severance, and hard work is irrel­evant. At Netflix, you don’t try to please your boss, you give candid feedback instead. At Netflix, employees don’t need approval, and the company pays top of market. When Hastings and his team first devised these unorthodox principles, the implications were unknown and untested. But in just a short period, their methods led to unparalleled speed and boldness, as Netflix quickly became one of the most loved brands in the world. Here for the first time, Hastings and Erin Meyer, bestselling author of The Culture Map and one of the world’s most influential business thinkers, dive deep into the controversial ideologies at the heart of the Netflix psyche, which have generated results that are the envy of the business world. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with current and past Netflix employees from around the globe and never-before-told stories of trial and error from Hastings’s own career, No Rules Rules is the fascinating and untold account of the philosophy behind one of the world’s most innovative, imaginative, and successful companies.




Great Leaders Have No Rules


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As a serial entrepreneur, Kevin Kruse has seen time and again that the leadership practices that actually work are the opposite of what is commonly taught and implemented. Close Your Open Door Policy shows how a contrarian approach can be a better, faster, and easier way to succeed as a leader. Chapter by chapter, Kruse focuses on a piece of popular wisdom, then shows with real-world case studies and quantitative research that the opposite approach will lead to better results, encouraging leaders to play favorites, stay out of meetings, and, of course, close their open doors.




No Rules


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After a beloved cop is murdered and all hell breaks loose. Stone and his trusted steed Buddy will steal your hearts with their heroic journey to achieve justice for all that has been wronged by the Carvelho Crime Family. As bonds form, this small elite strike team set their sights on shutting down the Carvelho Crime Family for good. James Stone believes he now knows the secret to winning this war. This time he must play by the same rules as the Carvelho Family. No Rules!




No Rules for Rex!


Book Description

The popular Social Studies Connects series links history, geography, civics and economics to kids’ daily lives. Featuring stories with diverse characters who face situations young readers can relate to, these books support reading and social studies skills including researching, inferring, comparing, and communication. An activity to stimulate curiosity about the world is included in each book! Rules are ruining Rex’s life—or so he thinks. Will taking a break from rules make him feel better, or worse? (Social Studies Topic: Civics/Rule and Laws)




Weekend Wonder Detox


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" Detoxify! Cleanse! Avoid processed foods! Detox regimens have never been more popular. But they're not always easy or completely healthy. In fact, many are arduous, lengthy, costly, and minimally effective. Now, natural health and wellness expert Michelle Schoffro Cook offers a new approach to purifying your body. In Dr. Cook's quiz, she helps you pinpoint which areas of your health and body need attention. Then she offers targeted two-day tune-up plans. Sample spa-like weekend itineraries include Health Transformation, Lymphomania, Kidney Flush, Colon Cleanse, Skin Rejuvenation, and Fat Blast. These mini-detoxes help you to reset your natural body chemistry, which can go haywire from environmental toxins and the standard American diet. Each Weekend Wonder Detox plan features delicious, toxin-busting superfoods; gentle herbal remedies; and system-balancing spa therapies that will help you leave lethargy behind, shed excess weight, and reduce skin outbreaks. They'll have you feeling great in a matter of days."--




Excel Programming Weekend Crash Course


Book Description

Thirty clearly defined lessons take the reader from understanding the parts of an Excel application into building applications to work with data, formulas, charts, and the enhanced XML capabilities of the new Excel "X" Book is designed to teach the core concepts of Excel over a weekend or in just fifteen hours, with each session being thirty minutes Applicable to Excel 2000, Excel 2002, and the latest release, Excel 2003 Helps Excel power users in fields such as accounting, finance, operations management, and market research to begin automating data manipulation in Excel quickly, so they can handle real-world projects A how-to guide to using Excel's programmability to create custom data-processing and analysis solutions Covers security, debugging, and error handling Companion Web site includes sample files, projects, and test enginewith self-assessment exam




One Weekend a Month - My Ass!


Book Description

This book is written from a collection of journal entries I kept during my training in California before I went overseas to serve in Iraq, copies of letter I sent home to my two daughters and school that I taught at when activated, as well as some stories that I wrote about my experiences. There are some facts that are incorrect in this book but I kept them in because they were the truth to me at the time. The letters are mostly word for word as they were written and sent. I have included pictures that go along with my writings that help to show, as well as explain, what I experienced. I have changed or omitted the names of people to protect their privacy. I was not a hero, nor was I involved in any large fighting that took place in Iraq. I was just a fifty-three year old man, close to my twenty-year letter for retirement in the National Guard who happened to be sent to war in Iraq. I dont pretend to be brave or have any deep meaning to my experiences. I just want to share an average story of an average soldier in Iraq. Sgt. Joseph Berlin (ret.)




Master the Corrections Officer Exam


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Job opportunities for corrections officers are expected to grow far more rapidly than that of the average for all occupations over the next several years. Peterson's Master the Corrections Officer Exam can help you score high on the qualifying exam and launch your career as a corrections officer, with 6 full-length practice tests; test-taking tips and strategies; all-new information on job requirements, application procedures, and the officer screening process; and expert advice on how to seek and apply for positions in the field. SELLING POINTS: 6 full-length practice tests, with detailed answer explanations New in this edition: a review of a new coding question type appearing on many regional exams; the Correctional Officers' Creed, issued by the International Association of Correctional Officers; and the newest guidelines for the oral interview The most current data on job prospects for corrections officers, with emphasis on areas expected to experience the highest growth, including those in both public and private sectors Up-to-date information on the officer screening process, including drug testing, medical exams, physical fitness tests, background investigation, and psychological review Detailed overview of a typical officer training program, complete with a sample physical fitness course




A Box of Depends & A Bottle of Tequila


Book Description

Have you ever had the worst day of your life and thought, well, at least, there's tomorrow, and when I wake up, everything will be all right? What if you were stuck in that day for six years? When my husband was diagnosed with a disease that mimicked Alzheimer's, I was stuck in my worst nightmare I couldn't wake up from. So my husband was slowly losing his mind, and now what? I had to figure that out. This disease wasn't widely known back then, and we had a lot of trial and error when it came to the what-do-you-do process. Thank God I had been through all the training with Tony Robbins and Wayne Dyer. I'd walked the fire so many times I could do it blindfolded, so I thought I would be able to cope with this. Boy, was I wrong! There is no amount of prep work you can do. Once you're in it, it's like a freight train you just have to ride through or jump out of the way before it knocks you down. My life was crazy, and to top it all off, I had to go and start my own franchise dealing with in-home care for my husband and a lot of people who had the same issues he had. I was working insane hours trying to support my sick husband and find some sense in all this misery. I found out through this process what kind of person I am and just where my breaking point is. With the help of my parents, who also had health issues at the time, we somehow made this all work out, but it wouldn't have been bearable at all without a little humor and, my dear friends, a box of Depends and a bottle of tequila!