Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Boss?


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Enemies make the best lovers… Scott Elstrom craves freedom, adventure and exploration…so leaving the wilds of Alaska behind to save the family company isn't top on his list of priorities! And getting the traditional CEO portrait painted by one feisty, quirky, sexy fireball? Not in a million years! Antonia Baldoni needs this commission. Just because the new boss won't play along, it doesn't mean she'll back down! But suddenly Toni's not sure if it's determination that's got her pulse racing—or something altogether less appropriate! Trouble is, this battle of wills is not so much hard work—it's a lot more like fun!




Chicken Soup for the Shopper's Soul


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You know it when you find it: the perfect black dress, the welcome mat for your first home, the yellow bunny sheets for your best friend's baby shower, the laundry basket your nephew will never use in college. Whatever the mission, shopping for yourself and others marks life's milestones, celebrates your passions and expresses your individuality. And most important, shopping is just plain fun!




The Emotional Intelligence Workbook: Teach Yourself


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Do you want to be able to persuade, influence, or empathise with people in any situation? Do you want to be able to click with people instantly? Do you want people to trust you? This new Teach Yourself Workbook doesn't just tell you what emotional intelligence is. It accompanies you every step of the way, with diagnostic tools, goal-setting charts, practical exercises, and many more features ideal for people who want a more active style of learning. The book starts by helping you identify the behaviours associated with emotional intelligence, and whether you are currently doing them. It then helps you set specific goals to improve on; as you progress through the book, you will be able to keep checking your progress against these goals. Specially created exercises, using the tools of NLP, hypnotherapy and cognitive psychology, will help you to boost your emotional intelligence so that you can reach your potential in any situation.




Harlequin KISS July 2014 Bundle


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This month, experience the true art of flirtation that Harlequin KISS brings with four original stories in one, fun and sexy bundle! Titles include Her Hottest Summer Yet by Ally Blake, Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Boss? by Nina Harrington, If Only… by Tanya Wright and Only the Brave Try Ballet by Stefanie London. Look for 4 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin KISS!




Becoming a Win-Win Teacher


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Get your teaching career off to a winning start! This book helps you become an established, effective member of a school community—without sacrificing your personality, intentions, or ideals. Bluestein addresses the challenges new teachers face and provides practical ideas and honest cautions. These valuable insights and strategies, backed by years of experience and research, help you: Establish your professional identity Understand the culture, environment, and politics of today’s schools Build your own support team with mentors, administrators, and colleagues Connect with students and create win-win classrooms Take care of yourself and grow in your career




Psychology and Work Today, 10th Edition


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For undergraduate-level courses in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Business Psychology, Personnel Psychology and Applied Psychology. Psychology and Work Today provides an invaluable foundation for anyone entering today's global business and industrial world. This informative, sophisticated, and entertaining text teaches students about the nature of work in modern society. By focusing on the practical and applied rather than the scientific ideal, the authors demonstrate how industrial-organizational psychology directly impacts our lives as job applicants, trainees, employees, managers, and consumers.




Psychology and Work Today


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This book describes industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology programs in action, showing how they are developed and implemented in a variety of organizational settings, using workers who differ by gender, age, culture, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.




The Essential College Professor


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The Essential College Professor is about the "how" and "why" of being a faculty member today. Based on the author's series of highly successful faculty development workshops, each chapter deals concisely with the most important information college professors need at their fingertips when confronted by a particular challenge or faced with an exciting opportunity. Written both as a comprehensive guide to an academic career and as a ready reference to be consulted whenever needed, The Essential College Professor emphasizes proven solutions over untested theories and stresses what faculty members have to know now in order to be successful in their careers. Each chapter is concluded by a short exercise that faculty members can perform to help them, for instance, completely revise a course by restructuring the syllabus and course materials, bring new life to a research project by reframing it as a book proposal or grant application, and so on.







Bad Bosses, Crazy Coworkers & Other Office Idiots


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Have you confronted any of these coworkers or bosses recently? The Grumpy Martyr The Boss's Pet The Credit Snatcher Bad Bosses, Crazy Coworkers & Other Office Idiots is designed to help people with all their office issues, from an exasperating coworker to a boss from hell. This book helps readers quickly pinpoint their problems and implement immediate tactics to resolve them. Vicky Oliver has helped more than 5,000 working people at different levels in different fields resolve their work problems by dealing with bad behavior and problem people. Bad Bosses, Crazy Coworkers & Other Office Idiots is a direct result of what she has learned as a career expert who has made herself available to help people in their times of need. With this book in hand, readers will have the answers to all their difficult work issues and will see their job satisfaction skyrocket.