Ask a Manager


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From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together




Proofreading, Revising & Editing Skills Success in 20 Minutes a Day


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"In this eBook, you'll learn the principles of grammar and how to manipulate your words until they're just right. Strengthen your revising and editing skills and become a clear and consistent writer." --




Love in the Time of Cholera (Illustrated Edition)


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A beautifully packaged edition of one of García Márquez's most beloved novels, with never-before-seen color illustrations by the Chilean artist Luisa Rivera and an interior design created by the author's son, Gonzalo García Barcha. In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in 622 affairs—yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral. Fifty years, nine months, and four days after he first declared his love for Fermina, he will do so again.




Dentistry Unlocked


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Dentistry Unlocked is a Must-Read, an inspirational book for all dental students. A story to guide and inspire young students about how dentistry can transform your life and career. This book aims at unfolding the different layers of dentistry for the students who decide to pursue BDS and students on the verge of completing their dental education. The book talks about the challenges they face each year, how to make learning easy and interesting, and how best to prepare for the final exams. Also, the best way to empower your Internship period in learning those dentistry skills that will be needed to work in the clinic after completing the BDS. Besides, discussion on MISTAKES TO AVOID will make your reading interesting and enjoyable. The book also contains some inspirational journeys of the India's best Dentists. Now read what the Authors, Dr. Jasmine Singh, BDS, and Dr. Sunil Kumar, BDS share with the young students in their own words...."We never know that when we become a Doctor, we would be dealing with the most precious manifestation of human life - The Smile...""In the journey of Dentistry, a Student tries to find answers to many questions to clear the blurred vision of Dentistry. Some students may find the answer, but most fail to elicit the right information and feedback. Some are lucky enough to find good mentors in their lives to guide them in the right direction. The intention of this book is to give the right direction to the students who plan to embark upon the journey of Dentistry.""Now about BDS, yes, it is the best bet after MBBS because BDS is also a specialized medical profession which has absolutely no alternative and no competition from any other streams. Dentistry is more of surgical work than writing prescriptions. A dentist is always ready with his warfare - air rotor, forceps and elevators for the surgical strike in the most important battlefield in the body - The Mouth""A dentist treats each patient like a skilled artisan with the utmost care, patience, and above all with a professional skill to provide immediate relief from anguish. Taking patients out of distress and bringing a smile is the real treasure of a Dentist. Therefore, the role of a dentist is very crucial, important, and second to none in providing relief to the agony of patients because dental pain is the second most painful condition in the body after child labor. The BDS/Dentistry is as noble as MBBS or any other medical field. This book further reveals why BDS is still the best option after MBBS."Compliments - "It is a good concept and I anticipate many budding and young dentists will find it very useful. All the best." ~ Dr. Ashith Acharya, India's top Forensic Odontologist."Fear of a Dentist is well known. But do you know what a dentist fears the most??? This book is exactly that! From beginning to the very end it revolves around the atrocities of dentistry on a Dental student. A good insight into the most feared questions of a Dental student. All the Best!" ~ Dr. Prakhar Kumar, a practicing dentist with ethical leanings and a fine human being.




Physician Assistant


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SIZE: 6 X 9, PAPER: Lightly Lined on White Paper, PAGES: 100 Pages (50 Sheets Front/Back), COVER: Soft Cover****************************************A bright & bold, fun & encouraging Professional notebook journal for Men & Women. Makes a wonderful gift for a graduate, sister, friend, cousin, teammate, boss, teacher, exercise partner, bridesmaid, daughter, son, aunt, mom, or anyone who could use a motivational, inspirational boost. Perfect for taking notes, jotting lists, doodling, brainstorming, prayer and meditation journaling, writing in asa diary, or giving as a gift. Not too thick & not too thin, so it's a great size to throw in your purse or bag!




The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies


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The big stories -- The skills of the new machines : technology races ahead -- Moore's law and the second half of the chessboard -- The digitization of just about everything -- Innovation : declining or recombining? -- Artificial and human intelligence in the second machine age -- Computing bounty -- Beyond GDP -- The spread -- The biggest winners : stars and superstars -- Implications of the bounty and the spread -- Learning to race with machines : recommendations for individuals -- Policy recommendations -- Long-term recommendations -- Technology and the future (which is very different from "technology is the future").




Agent to the Stars


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From New York Times bestseller and Hugo Award-winner, John Scalzi, a gleeful mash-up of science fiction and Hollywood satire The space-faring Yherajk have come to Earth to meet us and to begin humanity's first interstellar friendship. There's just one problem: They're hideously ugly and they smell like rotting fish. So getting humanity's trust is a challenge. The Yherajk need someone who can help them close the deal. Enter Thomas Stein, who knows something about closing deals. He's one of Hollywood's hottest young agents. But although Stein may have just concluded the biggest deal of his career, it's quite another thing to negotiate for an entire alien race. To earn his percentage this time, he's going to need all the smarts, skills, and wits he can muster. Other Tor Books The Android’s Dream Agent to the Stars Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded Fuzzy Nation Redshirts 1. Lock In 2. Head On The Interdepency Sequence 1. The Collapsing Empire 2. The Consuming Fire Old Man's War Series 1. Old Man’s War 2. The Ghost Brigades 3. The Last Colony 4. Zoe’s Tale 5. The Human Division 6. The End of All Things At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.




A Century of Innovation


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A compilation of 3M voices, memories, facts and experiences from the company's first 100 years.




Tell Them Who I Am


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"One of the very best things ever written about homeless people in the nation."—Jonathan Kozol.




McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idoms and Phrasal Verbs


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Learn the language of Nebraska . . .and 49 other states With more entries than any other reference of its kind,McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs shows you how American English is spoken today. You will find commonly used phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions, proverbial expressions, and clichés. The dictionary contains more than 24,000 entries, each defined and followed by one or two example sentences. It also includes a Phrase-Finder Index with more than 60,000 entries.