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81) Sign says stop!
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Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
volumes cm.
Description
"Mr. Frog finds out that timing is everything when he keeps missing his chance to cross the street as the crosswalk sign changes from "stop" to "go." Can he stop daydreaming about how he will jump, hop, or flip his way across the street, and how much fun he will have when he gets to the other side, before the sign says "stop" again? Sometimes the journey is just as much fun as the destination!"--
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xvi, 366 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
Since the original publication of Nudge more than a decade ago, the title has entered the vocabulary of businesspeople, policy makers, engaged citizens, and consumers everywhere. The book has given rise to more than 400 “nudge units” in governments around the world and countless groups of behavioral scientists in every part of the economy. It has taught us how to use thoughtful “choice architecture”-a concept the authors invented-to help us...
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Series
Publisher
Ediciones Obelisco
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
228 pages ; 24 cm.
Description
"Cada dia la vida nos trae nuevos retos que debemos resolver, y el problema que conllevan los problemas es que estos siempre intentan salirse con la suya. Los conflictos importantes suelen consumir nuestro tiempo, controlar nuestros pensamientos y decirnos que podemos hacer y que no; y todo ello nos impide dar con una respuesta. David Niven nos muestra un nuevo camino para encontrar soluciones, un camino que consiste simplemente en dejar de lado los...
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Description
Perform various data analysis using statistical functions, filters and histograms! Learn all about pivot tables and pivot charts! Use the Solver and Goal Seek to find optimum results! Perform sales forecasting and various predictions using Excel's built-in functions!
Most of you probably know how to use Excel. How many can handle the above functions and features mentioned? This is the book for you if you want to learn the advanced Excel functions.
This...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
387 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"How Dwight D. Eisenhower led America through a transformational time-by a DC policy strategist, security expert and his granddaughter. Few people have made decisions as momentous as Eisenhower, nor has one person had to make such a varied range of them.From D-Day to Little Rock, from the Korean War to Cold War crises, from the Red Scare to the Missile Gap controversies, Ike was able to give our country eight years of peace and prosperity by relying...
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Series
Publisher
For Dummies, a Wiley brand
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xvii, 696 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
There are some things that will never go out of style, and good business skills are one of them. With the help of this informative book, you'll learn how to wear multiple hats in the workplace no matter what comes your way without ever breaking a sweat. Compiled from eight of the best Dummies books on business skills topics, Business Skills All-in-One For Dummies offers everything you need to hone your abilities and translate them into a bigger paycheck....
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
ix, 229 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Description
"Breast Cancer Surgery and Reconstruction offers a glimpse into the big picture of the various stages and types of breast reconstruction using stories and photos of real women. It offers a true picture of what breast reconstruction entails, and offers hope to those facing it. This is a book to help women with a variety of issues surrounding their choices, with powerful insights from women who have been there."--from publisher's description.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An organ transplant committee has one hour to decide which of three patients deserves a life-saving heart. Seven years later, the committee members struggle with the consequences of that fateful decision.
Author
Publisher
Elon Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (various pagings) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"Danny is a real-life superhero in training, learning about his most important super power of all: 'the power to choose.' In this book, YOU decide how the story will end by making choices for Danny. You'll have a blast trying to reach all nine endings!"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xviii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"Working Backwards is an insider's breakdown of Amazon's approach to culture, leadership, and best practices from two long-time, top-level Amazon executives. Colin started at Amazon in 1998; Bill joined in 1999. In Working Backwards, these two long-serving Amazon executives reveal and codify the principles and practices that drive the success of one of the most extraordinary companies the world has ever known. With twenty-seven years of Amazon experience...
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Description
Daniel H. Pink, the #1 bestselling author of Drive and To Sell Is Human, unlocks the scientific secrets to good timing to help you flourish at work, at school, and at home.Everyone knows that timing is everything. But we don't know much about timing itself. Our lives are a never-ending stream of "when" decisions: when to start a business, schedule a class, get serious about a person. Yet we make those decisions based on intuition and guesswork.Timing,...
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Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"An illuminating look at the surprising upside of ambiguity--and how, properly harnessed, it can inspire learning, creativity, even empathy. Life today feels more overwhelming and chaotic than ever. We face constant political and economic upheaval, and we're bombarded with information, much of it contradictory. Managing uncertainty--in our jobs, our relationships, and our everyday lives--is fast becoming an essential skill. What should we do when...
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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
xvi, 187 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 23 cm
Description
"Hermit crabs might not be the first example that comes to mind when thinking about power in animal relationships, but they are representative of the costs, benefits, assessment, and struggles that animal behaviorist Lee Dugatkin explains in Power in the Wild. Besides learning that researchers can evict all crabs from their shells by tickling their abdomens with paintbrushes, readers discover that attacker crabs can assess both the quality of shells...
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
x, 324 pages ; 25 cm
Description
"There is no more universal truth in life than death. No matter who you are, it is certain that one day you will die, but the mechanics and understanding of that experience will differ greatly in today's modern age. Dr. Haider Warraich is a young and brilliant new voice in the conversation about death and dying started by Dr. Sherwin Nuland's classic How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter, and Atul Gawande's recent sensation, Being Mortal:...
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Publisher
Redhook
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"Meet Dahlia Moss, the reigning queen of unfortunate decision-making in the Saint Louis area. Unemployed, broke, and on her last bowl of ramen, she's not living her best life. But that's all about to change. Before Dahlia can make her life any messier on her own she's offered a job. A job that she's woefully under-qualified for. A job that will lead her to a murder, an MMORPG, and possibly a fella (or two?). Turns out unfortunate decisions abound,...
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Shares anecdotal insight into the illogical influences behind poor financial decisions and how to outmaneuver them, covering topics ranging from credit-card debt and household budgeting to holiday spending and real estate sales.
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