Economy, Peter
Summary: "Who hasn't had to deal with a jerk at work? Whether it's a toxic team member who loves nothing better than to suck the life and excitement out of her colleagues or a bad boss who causes his employees to constantly dream of telling him to "Take this job and shove it!" or the difficult co-worker who isn't happy unless the office is filled with mayhem and drama, we've all had to deal with people...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Career Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 ECOEggers, William D.
Summary: "Welcome to the "Solution Economy" We're at a critical juncture in our global economy, with the siloed ways of the past (public vs. private) quickly fading. Instead, we are witnessing a step change in how society deals with its own problems-in which government acts as just one player among many, and entrepreneurship and innovation range freely across all sectors. Deloitte's William Eggers and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 361 EGGSummary: The men and women in Invisible Hands reveal the human rights abuses occurring behind the scenes of the global economy. These narrators--including phone manufacturers in China, copper miners in Zambia, garment workers in Bangladesh, and farmers around the world--reveal the secret history of the things we buy, including lives and communities devastated by low wages, environmental degradation, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McSweeney's 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323 INVReich, Robert B.
Summary: Celebrated economic policy maker and political theorist Robert B. Reich argues that the nation's 2008 economic collapse is the result of an increasing concentration of income and wealth at the top--and a middle class that had to go deeply into debt to maintain a decent standard of living. To ensure that prosperity is widely shared, he continues, requires the implementation of a much broader...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.973 REIWolf, Robb.
Summary: "The Paleolithic Solution" incorporates the latest, cutting-edge research from genetics, biochemistry, and anthropology to help a person look, feel, and perform his or her best.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Victory Belt 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 WOLCesarani, David
Summary: "A new one-volume history of the Nazi mass murder and persecution of the Jews by a noted historian that incorporates the material from newly-opened archives and research on the Nazi era"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 CESHarford, Tim
Summary: "A smart, lively history of the world economy, seen through the crucial inventions that shaped it. Who thought up paper money? What was the secret element that made the Gutenberg printing press possible? What is the connection between The Da Vinci Code and the collapse of Lehman Brothers? In [this book], author and economist Tim Harford paints an epic yet intimate picture of economic change by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 609 HARTroiano, Nick
Summary: "In a divided America, the biggest solvable problem fueling political extremism and dysfunction is hiding in plain party primaries. The Primary Solution shows how to fix them." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2024
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Contents: 1. Why low-carb works -- 2. Getting ready to go low carb -- 3. So, what do I eat? -- 4. The 30-day low-carb diet solution meal plans -- 5. Recipes -- Appendix A. Carbohydrate content of combination foods (dairy, nuts, soy) -- Resources -- Meal planner worksheet -- Appendix B. Recommended multivitamin and mineral profile -- Appendix C. Visualizing meat portion sizes -- Appendix D. Protein...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 EADRomeo, Nick
Summary: "Confronted by the terrifying trends of the early twenty-first century -- widening inequality, environmental destruction, and the immiseration of millions of workers around the world -- many economists and business leaders still preach dogmas that lack evidence and create political catastrophe: Private markets are always more efficient than public ones; investment capital flows efficiently to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2023
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Summary: Droves of people have turned to local food as a way to retreat from our broken industrial food system. From rural outposts to city streets, they are sowing, growing, selling, and eating food produced close to home--and they are crying out for agricultural reform. All this has made "local food" into everything form a movement buzzword to the newest darling of food trendsters. But now it's time...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Post Carbon Institute 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.19 ACKKoones, Sheri
Summary: "Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are good for people and communities. An inside look at 25 charming, ultra-functional, extra living spaces will inspire you to build one of your own! An Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) is a smaller housing unit built on the same lot as a primary dwelling (also known as Additional or Auxiliary Dwelling Units) ― think granny flat, in-law unit, laneway house). It has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Gibbs Smith] 2024
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Summary: "Any ambitious proposal - ranging from fixing crumbling infrastructure to Medicare for all or preventing the coming climate apocalypse - inevitably sparks questions: how can we afford it? How can we pay for it? Stephanie Kelton points out how misguided those questions really are by using the bold ideas of modern monetary theory (MMT), a fundamentally different approach to using our resources to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs, Hatchette Book Group 2020
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Contents: The sugar solution strategy: a behind-the-scenes guide to successful weight loss -- The sugar solution plan: 4 simple principles (and 16 easy tips) to success -- Stocking the sugar solution kitchen -- Frequently asked questions -- The sugar solution 30-day lifestyle makeover -- Hearty, sugar-balancing breakfasts -- Healthy nibbles: snacks and beverages -- Hearty soups and sandwiches --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2006
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: 641.5 FITFriedwald, Will
Summary: "Each of the fifty-seven albums discussed here captures the artist at a high point, if not at the expected moment, of her or his career. The individual cuts are evaluated, the sequencing explicated, the songs and songwriters heralded; anecdotes abound of how songs were born and how artists and producers collaborated. And in appraising each album, Friedwald balances his own opinions with those...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.5 FRIGreen, Hardy.
Summary: Examines how towns across the United States have grown thanks to the existence of one large business being run from the community, discusses how those single-business communities have influenced the American economy, and explores the benefits and consequences of these towns.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307.76 GRESummary: This isn't your ordinary travel guide. You won't find Temple Bar and Trinity College in these pages, because that's not where Dubliner's hang out. Instead, you'll meet the locals at secret basement dens holding after-hours poetry slams, buskers serenading kayakers along the Liffey, and seafood shacks plating up freshly caught oysters, and that's where this book takes you.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley Limited 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.18 DUBHyman, Mark
Summary: Dr. Hyman reveals that the secret solution to losing weight and preventing not just diabetes but also heart disease, stroke, dementia, and cancer is balanced insulin levels. Here he describes the seven keys to achieving wellness and explains his revolutionary six-week healthy-living program.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.25 HYMDavidson, Adam
Summary: "Contrary to what you may have heard, the middle class is not dying and robots are not stealing our jobs. In fact, writes Adam Davidson-one of our leading public voices on economic issues- the twenty-first-century economic paradigm offers new ways of making money, fresh paths toward professional fulfillment, and unprecedented opportunities for curious, ambitious individuals to combine the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.9 DAVAlexander, Brian
Summary: "In 1947, Forbes magazine declared Lancaster, Ohio, the epitome of the all-American town. Today it is damaged, discouraged, and fighting for its future. In Glass house, journalist Brian Alexander uses the story of one town to show how seeds sown thirty-five years ago have sprouted to give us Trumpism, inequality, and an eroding national cohesion."--Jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338 ALEEconomy, Peter
Summary: "This book is chock-full of useful information, tips, and checklists that can be used by anyone who aspires to become a skilled manager. While it's written with the new manager in mind, it can also serve as a useful refresher for any manager, no matter how experienced he or she may be. This guide explores the fundamental skills that every manager needs to understand, practice, and master, such...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Career Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658 ECOFletcher, Seth
Summary: "Did you know that the tools that have become absolutely integral to your life--our laptop, iPod, and cell phone-- are all powered by lithium batteries? Chances are you've got some lithium on your person right now. The third element on the periodic table may also hold the key to an environmentally sustainable, oil independent future. From electric cars to a "smart" power grid that can actually...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hill and Wang 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.31 FLECoonerty, Ryan.
Contents: Introduction -- The cubicle pensioner : a (mixed) history of work -- We are all self-employed -- From hunter-gatherers to tps reports : a brief history of work -- Dude, where's my pension? -- A specialist and generalist walk into a bar : get drunk and start a company -- Super specialists : in a global economy a better mousetrap catches a lot of mice -- The generally bright future for smart...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 COOEpstein, Daniel Mark
Summary: Ben Franklin is the most lovable of America’s founding fathers. His wit, his charm, his inventiveness—even his grandfatherly appearance—are legendary. But this image obscures the scandals that dogged him throughout his life. In The Loyal Son, award-winning historian Daniel Mark Epstein throws the spotlight on one of the darker episodes in Franklin’s biography: his complex and confounding...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2017