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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Later printing. A whimsical adaptation of classic fairy tales and bedtimes stories removes all kinds of bias and objectionable language from such traditional tales as "Chicken Little," "Rapunzel," "The Three Little Pigs," "Cinderella," and others.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. The author sets the record straight on beloved seasonal tales--including \"A Christmas Carol\" and \"The Night Before Christmas\"--freeing them from sexism, ageism, and political imperialism.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Describes the methods, procedures, and specialized equipment of field work in geology and includes a guide to making maps of specific areas. Bibliogs.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Witschonke, Alan (illustrator). The wear and tear exhibited by this book, especially on the spine, are indicative of its extensive use and handling over time. The spine of a book is often the first to show signs of aging and frequent use, bearing the weight of repeated opening and closing. This wear might manifest as creases, cracks, or even partial detachment, but it also signifies that the book has been well-loved and thoroughly read. Such physical characteristics add a layer of history and character to the book, distinguishing it from pristine, untouched copies.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Stop pushing your message out and start pulling your customers inTraditional \"outbound\" marketing methods like cold-calling, email blasts, advertising, and direct mail are increasingly less effective. People are getting better at blocking these interruptions out using Caller ID, spam protection, TiVo, etc. People are now increasingly turning to Google, social media, and blogs to find products and services. Inbound Marketing helps you take advantage of this change by showing you how to get found by customers online.Inbound Marketing is a how-to guide to getting found via Google, the blogosphere, and social media sites.? Improve your rankings in Google to get more traffic? Build and promote a blog for your business? Grow and nurture a community in Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.? Measure what matters and do more of what works onlineThe rules of marketing have changed, and your business can benefit from this change. Inbound Marketing shows you how to get found by more prospects already looking for what you have to sell.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A timeless approach to investing wisely over an investment lifetimeWith the current market maelstrom as a background, this timely guide describes just how to plan a lifetime of investing, in good times and bad, discussing stocks and bonds as well as the relationship between risk and return.Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, The Investor\'s Manifesto will help you understand the nuts and bolts of executing a lifetime investment plan, including: how to survive dealing with the investment industry, the practical meaning of market efficiency, how much to save, how to maintain discipline in the face of panics and manias, and what vehicles to use to achieve financial security and freedom. Written by bestselling author William J. Bernstein, well known for his insights on how individual investors can manage their personal wealth and retirement funds wisely Examines how the financial landscape has radically altered in the past two years, and what investors should do about it Contains practical insights that the everyday investor can understand Focuses on the concept of Pascal\'s Wager-identifying and avoiding worst-case scenarios, and planning investment decisions on that basisWith The Investor\'s Manifesto as your guide, you\'ll quickly discover the timeless investment approaches that can put you in a better position to prosper over time.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. There is an enormous amount of wasted potential within organizations today because most do not adequately tap in to the wealth of human capital available to them. Most organizations believe that they are meritocracies, but that is a myth that masks the real situation of unequal opportunity that exists in most firms. Exclusionary tendencies are built into leadership, management, and human resources practices that perpetuate unequal opportunity. Most companies ?sort and select,? hiring others most like themselves, and focus training and development on those who are identified as high potential.This book makes a business case for a new inclusive model of human resource development, driven by the demands of increasingly diverse workplaces and continuing expansion of the global economy. It demonstrates that people who succeed often acquire their talent because of the development attention they have received, and it shows how to create a culture of inclusion and development to unlock employee potential and productivity.The authors ? approach ? developing talent in all employees and aligning human resource systems and senior leadership commitment with that goal ? is a response to a business challenge facing corporate North America today. The patterns of exclusion and preference that limit human potential are universal; this book offers management insights for any corporate audience serious about maximizing productivity in the competitive global economy.

Softcover. Condition: Good. \"This is a time of enormous change in the life sciences, and today\'s students need to appreciate science as an ongoing process. Using colorful and interesting examples ranging from medicine and cell biology to evolution and ecology, this book gives the reader a real feel for the dynamic process of science and conveys a clear sense of how discoveries are made. Together with its treatment of important ethical issues, this well written book will make a major contribution to teaching introductory biology.\" -- Geoffrey M. Cooper, Professor of Biology and Chair, Department of Biology, Boston University.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd prt. More than two hundred authentic recipes, offering affordable and healthy dishes that avoid cream-heavy sauces and stocks, highlight a look, from a renowned chef, at southern French cooking, which insists on fresh, simple ingredients and pungent, delicious tastes.

Softcover. Condition: Good. 1. Unlock the potential of macOS Monterey with this updated guide from "Dr. Mac" himselfMacs are famously an absolute pleasure to use. But it's even more fun discovering all the cool things a new version of macOS can do. macOS Monterey, introduced in 2021, makes the latest macOS features available to Mac users everywhere. macOS Monterey For Dummies is your personal roadmap to finding every single awesome new bell and whistle in this world-famous operating system.You'll read about upgrades to the accessibility options, how to use Live Text to grab text from all of your photos, manage your iPhone from your Mac and vice versa, and use the new Universal Control to seamlessly transition between Apple devices.You can also: Learn how to watch TV or a movie with friends while you're on a FaceTime call Explore the new "Shared With You" feature so you can access the content people send to you directly in the relevant app Explore the online world with the Safari browser included with every installation of MacOS MontereyPerfect for anyone who wants to take full advantage of the latest version of Apple's intuitive and user-friendly operating system, macOS Monterey For Dummies is the fastest, easiest way to master the newest features and the coolest capabilities included with macOS Monterey. With hundreds of pages of simple instructions and images of the macOS interface, this is the last handbook you'll need to make the most of the newest macOS.

Softcover. Condition: Good. The remarkable story of how Michael Bloomberg created a mediaempire"Lots of entrepreneurs make money. Lots of entrepreneurs whomake money write books. Few of those books make you glad they did.This one does."?The New York Times Book Review"A classic tale of a nimble, customer-focused, entrepreneurialDavid outsmarting bureaucratic, ossified, corporateGoliaths."?Business Week"Entertaining, engaging, and informative, Bloomberg byBloomberg is packed with great advice about how to start alean, hungry company-and how to keep it that way."?Bryan Burrough, coauthor, Barbarians at theGateBrash, aggressive, and supremely self-confident, MichaelBloomberg, the visionary leader of the world's fastest-growingmedia empire, has been hailed as the new standard for what it takesto win in the Information Age. Dismissed from Salomon Brothers in1981, Bloomberg immediately took his money and acerbic personalityand started Bloomberg L.P. Bolstered by a $30 million investmentfrom Merrill Lynch, the company and the man have been sprintingahead of the pack ever since. Only twenty years after founding,he's at the top of his industry. And on June 5, 2001, he addedmayoral candidate for New York City to his list of accomplishmentsand aspirations. If elected, powerhouse Michael Bloomberg willbring his own brand of leadership-and personal style-to the citythat never sleeps.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Gathers Southern-style recipes for appetizers, soups, stews, salads, meats, poultry, game, seafood, casseroles, vegetables, breads, and desserts.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. The Only Three Questions That Count is the first book to show you how to think about investing for yourself and develop innovative ways to understand and profit from the markets. The only way to consistently beat the markets is by knowing something others don?t know. This book will show you how to do just that by using three simple questions. You?ll see why CNBC?s Mad Money host and money manager James J. Cramer says, \"I believe that reading his book may be the single best thing you could do this year to make yourself a better investor.In The Only Three Questions That Count, Ken Fisher challenges the conventional wisdoms of investing, overturns glib theories with hard facts, and blows up complacent beliefs about money and the markets. Ultimately, he says, the key to successful investing is daring to challenge yourself and whatever you believe to be true. Packed with more than 100 visuals, usable tools, and a glossary, The Only Three Questions That Count is an entertaining and educational experience in the markets unlike any other, giving you an opportunity to reap the huge rewards that only the markets can offer.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A collection of more than 300 recipes for sauces, dressings, and marinades gives instructions for a variety of white and brown sauces, pasta sauces, barbecue and tomato-based sauces, as well as salsas, salad dressings, and dessert sauces.

Softcover. Condition: Good. From raisin-spice cake for breakfast to northern Italian white bean salad for lunch and stir-fried chicken and vegetables for dinner, this full-color cookbook offers delicious recipes for healthy, low-fat eaters and their families. Original.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Rates thousands of brand-name household and cosmetic products, foods, and beverages according to their short- and long-term health and allergy hazards, and provides recommendations for the safest items. Original. 40,000 first printing. $40,000 ad/promo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. An insider?s guide to the coming philanthropic revolutionMeet the next generation of big donors?the Gen X and Millennial philanthropists who will be the most significant donors ever and will shape our world in profound ways. Hear them describe their ambitious plans to revolutionize giving so it achieves greater impact. And learn how to help them succeed in a world that needs smart, effective donors now more than ever.As ?next gen donors? step into their philanthropic roles, they have not only unprecedented financial resources, but also big ideas for how to wield their financial power. They want to disrupt the traditional world of charitable giving, and they want to do so now, not after they retire to a life of philanthropic leisure.Generation Impact pulls back the curtain on these rising leaders and their ?Impact Revolution,? offering both extensive firsthand accounts and expert analysis of the hands-on, boundary-pushing, unconventional strategies next gen donors are beginning to pursue. This fascinating book also shows another side of the donors in Generation Impact: they want to respect the past even as they transform the future. They are determined to honor the philanthropic legacies and values they?ve inherited by making big giving more effective than ever before. If they succeed, they can make historic progress on causes from education to the environment, from human rights to health care.Based on years of research and close engagement with next gen donors, Generation Impact offers a unique profile of the new faces of philanthropy. Find out, directly from them: How they want to revolutionize giving to expand its positive impact on our lives and our communities. Which causes interest them, how they want to engage with those causes ? and, perhaps more important, how they do not want to engage. Which new tools and strategies for change excite them most. What they are learning from previous generations, and what they want to bring to their work alongside those generations. How we can all ensure their historic potential is channeled in ways that make our world better.The Impact Revolution will be messy, but it could also result in solutions for some of our most persistent problems. Generation Impact offers targeted, practical advice to parents, families, and their advisors, as well as nonprofit professionals?those who work closest with these next gen donors?on how to engage, nurture, and encourage them as they reshape major giving and make their mark on history. Help them channel their enthusiasm?and their wealth?to make the most positive difference in a world with such great need.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 3. Theory and practical application are both emphasized in a detailed study of the physical principles of mechanics, sound, and heat.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Praise for Engaged Leadership, Second Edition\"Engaged Leadership is the best of both worlds: an engaging business story coupled with a primer on the practical skills all leaders need. In the book, Swindall provides many useful tools for successfully meeting twelve major leadership challenges. I recommend it.\"&;Mark Sanborn, author of The Fred Factor and You Don\'t Need a Title to Be a Leader\"This creatively inspiring book not only encourages the leaders of tomorrow, but also inspires the leaders of today to step up and meet the challenges of a changing world. Business leaders will find true substance at the core of each page.\"&;Nido Qubein, President, High Point University; and Chairman, Great Harvest Bread Co.\"Give this book to anyone aspiring to be an effective leader and you\'ve put them ahead of the curve. Clint Swindall has done a masterful job of bringing leadership to life in a book that\'s engaging and effective. Create a leadership culture in your company by getting this book now!\"&;Joe Calloway, author of Work Like You\'re Showing Off! and Becoming a Category of One\"This book is so engaging, you\'ll forget you\'re learning. If you only have time for one book this year, make it Engaged Leadership&;you won\'t be disappointed.\"&;Bradford D. Beldon, President and CEO, Beldon Roofing Company\"This book contains simple yet very effective management techniques that can improve every leader\'s ability to inspire and get the most out of their employees. Swindall shows us what employees want from leaders and how leaders can motivate employees using practical yet effective stories.\"&;John Wight, President and CEO, BF&M Insurance Group\"This is a slam dunk by Swindall! What a powerful read for any team member of an organization. A fun, enjoyable, insightful, and impactful lesson on how to apply the key concepts of engaged leadership to move your team forward.\"&;Joe Clark, Vice President of Ticket Sales and Services, Spurs Sports & Entertainment.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Truffles have long reigned as the gold standard of edible fungi, the supreme culinary delicacy. Written by the world?s largest truffle importer and a veteran chef, this newbook explains truffle mystique, history and varieties, and provides all the information needed to buy and prepare truffles and truffle products. This lavishly photographed cookbook/guide reveals how one of the world?s culinary luxuries can now grace any table, any time.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. If you?ve ever wondered how investors continue to see substantial market-beating investment returns with portfolios that just seem to grow and grow, The Little Book that Saves Your Assets: What the Rich Do to Stay Wealthy in Up and Down Markets will reveal some secrets. David Darst, also known as Mr. Asset Allocations, shows you how to use savvy asset allocation strategies that you can use to invest like the rich do. This dynamic and easy-to-understand book allows you to rethink your asset allocation strategies and make the leap from mediocre to stellar returns.

Softcover. Condition: Good. CHEMISTRY SECOND EDITIONThe fast, easy way to master the fundamentals of chemistryHave you ever wondered about the differences between liquids,gases, and solids? Or what actually happens when something burns?What exactly is a solution? An acid? A base? This is chemistry--thecomposition and structure of substances composing all matter, andhow they can be transformed. Whether you are studying chemistry forthe first time on your own, want to refresh your memory for a test,or need a little help for a course, this concise, interactive guidegives you a fresh approach to this fascinating subject. This fullyup-to-date edition of Chemistry: Concepts and Problems:* Has been tested, rewritten, and retested to ensure that you canteach yourself all about chemistry* Requires no prerequisites* Lets you work at your own pace with a helpful question-and-answerformat* Lists objectives for each chapter--you can skip ahead or findextra help if you need it* Reinforces what you learn with chapter self-tests.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1. In this one-of-a-kind "how-to" guide, Joseph Hooper and Aaron Zalewski provide step-by-step instructions for generating large monthly cash returns from almost any stock investment-while at the same time decreasing the risk of stock ownership. Filled with in-depth insights and proven techniques, this book is the definitive, rule-based guide to covered calls and calendar LEAPS spreads.

Softcover. Condition: Good. A comprehensive resource to painting and wallpapering offers a complete primer on paints finishes, and wallpaper, as well as advice on tools, equipment, and essential techniques. Original.

Softcover. Condition: Good. a quick, basic guide for everyone who wants to know just enough about wine to enjoy it . \"Dewey Markham\'s book reinforces the simple pleasures a bottle of wine brings at the table with good food, good friends and family. He takes the mystery, which often alienates new wine drinkers, out of wine, while retaining the romance that makes wine unique.\" --Robert Mondavi from the Foreword In this light-hearted and intelligent reference, wine authority Dewey Markham gives you, faster than you ever thought possible, the confidence and knowledge to really enjoy choosing and drinking wine. You\'ll learn how to apply the principles and information in this book to any wine you may encounter, no matter where it is made. Through a series of quick takes, Markham shows you:* How to deal with wine lists and waiters* How to get the best value when buying wine in a store* How to decipher the ten standard items of information on every wine label* A simple method for judging the quality of any wine* How to store and serve wine* How wine is made and packagedWine Basics also uses easy-to-understand charts to illustrate the range of tastes in white and red wines and includes a comprehensive but user-friendly vocabulary to describe these tastes.

Softcover. Condition: Good. The people at Weight Watchers understand the pitfalls and special concerns of people on a weight loss and maintenance journey, and have used their insight to create a meditational that will soothe, encourage, and inspire people involved in the process. Success Every Day has a quote for every day of the year, followed by helpful discussion and a practical tip.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Real-world advice for quick retention of the most important business concepts and skills of hospitality financeHospitality Financial Management provides a straightforward, practical approach to help the hospitality manager effectively analyze hospitality industry management reports and financial statements; prepare accurate business forecasts, strategic pricing models, and effective cost-control systems; manage working capital; develop and finance growth strategies; perform investment analysis; prepare investment packages; negotiate and structure business deals; and ultimately increase shareholder value and personal wealth.This comprehensive how-to book includes: Feature Stories--brief histories of famous hospitality leaders highlighting how they have used financial management skills to attain success for their companies and significant financial rewards for themselves Learning Outcomes--a summary of key topics covered in each chapter Finance in Action--scenarios that apply the concepts, skills, and techniques presented in the chapter to real-world situations. A step-by-step solution is provided for each problem to walk the reader through the necessary financial calculations The Real Deal--boxed inserts that emphasize the relevance of the book by linking financial concepts to fun facts associated with situations students either have or will encounter in their everyday lives Concept Checks--case studies that reinforce the materials presented and enable students to practice their analytic and problem-solving skills Hospitality Financial Management is the perfect book for undergraduate and graduate hospitality management students, hospitality industry managers, and owners of small hospitality businesses.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Building on the resounding success of the first volume (0-471-27235-3), Organic Chemistry as a Second Language, Volume 2 provides readers with clear, easy-to-understand explanations of fundamental principles. It explores the critical concepts while also examining why they are relevant. The core content is presented within the framework of predicting products, proposing mechanisms, and solving synthesis problems. Readers will fine-tune the key skills involved in solving those types of problems with the help of interactive, step-by-step instructions and problems.

Softcover. Condition: Good. 1. The only concise, comprehensive overview of child psychopathology covering theory, assessment, and treatment as well as issues and trendsEssentials of Child Psychopathology provides students and professionals with a comprehensive overview of critical conceptual issues in child and adolescent psychopathology. The text covers the major theories, assessment practices, issues, and trends in this important field. Author Linda Wilmshurst also includes chapters on specific disorders prevalent among this age group and covers special topics such as diversity, abuse, and divorce.As part of the Essentials of Behavioral Science series, this book provides information mental health professionals need in order to practice knowledgeably, efficiently, and ethically in today's behavioral healthcare environment. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as "Test Yourself" questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.Essentials of Child Psychopathology is the only available resource to condense the wide-ranging topics of the field into a concise, accessible format for handy and quick reference. An excellent review guide, Essentials of Child Psychopathology is an invaluable tool for learning as well as a convenient reference for established mental health professionals.Other titles in the Essentials of Behavioral Science series:* Essentials of Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences* Essentials of Psychological Testing* Essentials of Research Design and Methodology.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives is designed to help current and future educators acquire the concepts, paradigms, and explanations needed to become more effective practitioners in culturally, racially, and linguistically diverse classrooms and schools. The Eighth Edition has been revised to reflect new research and data regarding the decreasing non-Hispanic White population in the U.S. Two new sections to the Multicultural Resources include \"Special Education and Equity,\" and \"Gifted Education and Equity.\" The Multicultural Resources in the Appendix have also been revised and updated and the Glossary has been revised to incorporate 2010 census data and new developments in the field.