Summary: Set in a British register office, where people come to record life's big events: births, marriages, and deaths. Senior Registrar Kate Dickenson juggles a hectic personal life with grumpy teenagers and longtime partner Rob, while dealing with the emotional toll the job has on her. After a big promotion, jealous colleague Judy threatens to reveal an indiscretion Kate had with her handsome...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2018
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV LOVJakes, T. D.
Summary: Offers guidance for readers intended to help them provide a solid living while still dedicating enough energy to time with God, friends, and family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: FaithWords 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 260 JAKNeustadt, Romi
Summary: "Bestselling author, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and life and business coach Romi Neustadt has a message for women: You CAN have it all--just not at the same damn time. Romi Neustadt is a mom of two, a wife, a daughter, bestselling author, speaker, entrepreneur, and coach. What's more, she's achieved these things without a staff of 10, the ability to sleep two hours a night or driving...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio / Penguin 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.4 NEUSchonbrun, Yael
Summary: "Twelve practical strategies to experience more joy and feel less guilt as a working parent, drawn from ACT, the groundbreaking therapy technique that has helped countless people. Dr. Yael Schonbrun calls out the myth of the work-life balance and offers practical strategies that can help us reframe our approach to working and parenting from the inside out. Based in Acceptance and Commitment...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala Publications 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 SCHFeiler, Bruce
Summary: America's workforce is at a once-in-a-generation turning point: unprecedented numbers are quitting their jobs, rethinking their routines, breaking away from stifling expectations. The most suffocating iron cage of all is the idea that each of us must follow a linear career" lock into a dream early, always climb higher, never stop until you reach the top. Few ideas have squandered more human...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2023
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Summary: "Wall Street Journal reporter, author of Earning It, and Power Mom Joann Lublin reveals how boomer and millennial women navigate the emotional and professional challenges of careers and families through the generations"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 LUBSchnall, Susie Orman
Summary: In 1949, dutiful and ambitious Charlotte's dream of a career in advertising is shattered when her father demands she help out with the family business. Meanwhile, Charlotte is swept into the glamorous world of the Miss Subways beauty contest, which promises irresistible opportunities with its Park Avenue luster and local fame status. But when her new friend--the intriguing and gorgeous...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2018
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Summary: As many have discovered during the Covid-19 pandemic, working from home certainly has its perks. From the easy (non)commute to your computer to the extra time you can spend with your family and pets to the benefits of customizing your environment to your own personal needs, many are continuing to enjoy the work-from-home lifestyle. But it also comes with its challenges. How do you avoid...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.3 FROKnapp, Jake
Summary: Do you ever wonder where your day went? Or daydream about activities you'll get to "someday"? Knapp and Zeratsky share their tactics for a four-step daily framework that you can use to systematically re-design your days. Highlight, Laser, Energize, Reflect. You may not be able to add more hours to your day-- but you can learn to make your life your own, day by day. -- adapted from jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Currency 2018
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Summary: "Like it or not, working alone is now the new normal. The COVID-19 pandemic may have accelerated the process, but the trend is clear--making a living outside the confines of a public workplace is here to stay. For anyone who needs guidance on how to navigate working from a home office--or a home sofa--here is a charming, expert, and genuinely helpful guide to managing a productive career...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.3123 SEAPearson, Allison
Summary: Kate Reddy is facing her 50th birthday. Her children have turned into impossible teenagers; her mother and in-laws are in precarious health; and her husband is having a midlife crisis that leaves her desperate to restart her career after years away from the workplace. Once again, Kate is scrambling to keep all the balls in the air in a juggling act.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC PEASellner, Jadah
Summary: "Author and business coach Jadah Sellner creates a new entrepreneurial model for women, centered around sustainable leadership--a framework they can use to create a business on their own terms, prioritize their wellbeing, and break free from the toxic culture that leads to burnout and overwhelm"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Business 2022
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Summary: Explores how the growing number of professional women have impacted society, considering controversial perspectives on how the definition of female success has changed in ways that may not be supporting a woman's best interests.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.4 WOLArylo, Christine
Summary: "A former corporate executive examines why many working women feel exhausted and overwhelmed as they try to balance the competing demands of career and family. The author diagnoses the roots of the problem and proposes pragmatic methods to integrate work,relationships, health, and spirituality into a harmonious whole"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1082 ARYSteel, Danielle
Summary: Jane Addison is an ambitious young woman with big dreams of owning her own company someday. At twenty-eight, she arrives in New York to start a job at Fletcher and Benson, a prestigious talent agency. Eager to impress her new colleagues, Jane jumps right in as an assistant to Hailey West, one of the agents in the literary department. Even though she's a newcomer, Jane quickly realizes that...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC STEEJaffe, Sarah
Summary: "You're told that if you "do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life." Whether it's working for "exposure" and "experience," or enduring poor treatment in the name of "being part of the family," all employees are pushed to make sacrifices forthe privilege of being able to do what we love. In Work Won't Love You Back, Sarah Jaffe, a preeminent voice on labor, inequality, and social...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bold Type Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.2 JAFCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Business JaffeSteel, Danielle
Summary: Five successful women play for high stakes in their careers at a boutique literary and talent agency where newcomer Jane Addison quickly discovers there are damaging secrets hidden behind its doors. Jane Addison is an ambitious young woman with big dreams of owning her own company someday. At twenty-eight, she arrives in New York to start a job at Fletcher and Benson, a prestigious talent...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC STEGolden, Gail
Summary: "Building a work-life balance continues to be a growing challenge, as technology breaks down the physical boundaries between home and the office. Curating Your Life offers a new approach for business leaders looking for success at work and satisfaction athome"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 GOLKhidekel, Marina
Summary: "From Arianna Huffington's Thrive Global, the "Thrive bible": a revolutionary guide to living and working based on the growing science of microsteps--tiny, science-backed changes that are "too-small-to fail"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Go 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 KHIDowling, Daisy
Summary: "An all-in-one resource for every working mother and father Sure, there are plenty of parenting books out there. But as working moms and dads, we've never had a trusted, go-to guide all our own-one that coaches us on how to do well at work, be the loving and engaged parents we want to be, and remain true to ourselves in the process. Enter Workparent. Whether you're planning a family, pushing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Business Review Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Parents DowlingEaston, Marilyn
Summary: "Make yourself heard--on and off the bench. Whether you spend your days arguing your case at work, fighting gender discrimination, or raising the next generation of dissenters, call an adjournment and ask yourself, "What would RBG do?" Grab your collar and get motivated to change the world with words of inspirational wit and wisdom from Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg"--Back...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 EASBrzezinski, Mika
Summary: Examines the enemies of women's success both in the workplace and at home and reveals strategies to overcome them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Business BrzezinskiMedini, Shari
Summary: "Parenting experts Karissa Tunis and Shari Medini share actionable tips, heartfelt insight, and planning strategies to help you enjoy your own parenting journey while working from home. Building on the authors' own experiences and the most common challenges they hear parents voicing today, Parenting While Working from Home encourages parents to make intentional changes that will result in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.7 MEDCoulter, Kristi
Summary: "A candid, intensely funny memoir of ambition, gender, and a grueling decade inside Amazon.com"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: MCD / Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2023