![]() This is an encouraging, thorough guide for those trying to manage being human beings in workplaces not always designed for them. Using clever, sometimes counterintuitive advice-e.g., “Be less passionate about your job”-and sweet, funny cartoons (one depicts “the little engine that literally couldn’t even”), Fosslien and Duffy guide readers through learning to incorporate their emotions into their work, and being mindful of timing, context, and delivery in their careers. Modern work life requires the ability to understand and manage emotions at the office, but many have never learned how to do this, the authors write. ![]() ![]() Marketing and design consultant Fosslien and organizational designer Duffy offer a guide to managing emotions at the workplace, exploring the ways that emotion affects each of seven central aspects of work: health, motivation, decision making, teamwork, communication, culture, and leadership. FEELINGS: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work Photos Storyline User reviews Details Contribute to this page More to explore Recently viewed. ![]() According to this kind, empathetic book, most people wildly underestimate the impact their emotions have on their workdays and careers. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Shirley Hardie Jackson was born Decemin San Francisco, California. Today we look back on her life and her successes in honor of her birthday. Her short story “The Lottery” has remained a staple of short story anthologies since it was first published in 1948, and it is probably the most well-known American short story of the 20th century. ![]() Generations of readers have been left speechless and spellbound by the horror and tragedy of The Haunting of Hill House, one of the greatest ghost stories ever written. A master of Gothic mystery and horror, Shirley Jackson’s novels and short stories still resonate with readers more than fifty years after her death, due in part to her uncanny ability to pierce the outward polite facade of her characters to reveal the true, terrifying side of humanity that lurks underneath. ![]() ![]() ![]() Robbins was born in Richmond, Virginia, on March 10, 1954. Based on a true story, this is the harrowing tale of two adversaries enmeshed in their own private war-and whose fortunes will help decide the fate of the world.ĭavid L. Joining the Russian sniper's cadre, she soon becomes one of his most talented assassins-and perhaps his greatest weakness. Each man has his own mission: to find his counterpart-and kill him.īut an American woman trapped in Russia complicates this extraordinary duel. These two marksmen are equally matched in both skill and tenacity. ![]() Through this twisted carnage stalk two men-one Russian, one German-each the top sniper in his respective army. The combat is horrific, as soldiers die in the smoking cellars and trenches of a ruined city. German soldiers call the battle Rattenkrieg, War of the Rats. If Hitler's forces are not stopped, Russia will fall. For six months in 1942, Stalingrad is the center of a titanic struggle between the Russian and German armies-the bloodiest campaign in mankind's long history of warfare. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Writing Crooked House was pure pleasure and I feel justified in my belief that it is one of my best." -Agatha Christie But the murderer has reckoned without the tenacity of Charles Hayward, fiancé of the late millionaire's granddaughter. ![]() ![]() Suspicion naturally falls on the old man's young widow, fifty years his junior. That is until the head of the household, Aristide, is murdered with a fatal barbiturate injection. The Leonides are one big happy family living in a sprawling, ramshackle mansion. About the Book The Queen of Mystery has come to Harper Collins! Agatha Christie, the acknowledged mistress of suspense creator of indomitable sleuth Miss Marple, meticulous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and so many other unforgettable characters brings her entire oeuvre of ingenious whodunits, locked room mysteries, and perplexing puzzles to Harper Paperbacks includingone of her own ten favorite novels, Ordeal By Innocence, in which Charles Hayward must solve a devastating family mystery."Īn exclusive authorized edition of a classic Agatha Christie thriller revolving around a devastating family mystery, described by the Queen of Mystery herself as one of her favorites of her published works - now a feature film from Sony Pictures s tarring Christina Hendricks, Gillian Anderson, and Glenn Close. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() a fun book that had a similar feel to Robin Yardis Owls Outstanding Donuts. ![]() Shadow School, Book 1: Archimancy by J.A. encyclopedias, his best friend James and his little sister Birdie. Created by Swanky Seventeens View on Swanky Seventeens Share. Interview with Robin Yardi about The Midnight War of Mateo Martinez. Planet Earth Is Blue by Nicole PanteleakosĪ Royal Guide to Monster Slaying by Kelley Armstrong Interview with Robin Yardi about Owls Outstanding Donuts. The Oddmire, Book 1: Changeling by William Ritter I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (Graphic Edition) by Lauren Tarshis Click on the cover to place a hold in the catalog.Ĭharlie Thorne and the Last Equation by Stuart Gibbsįrom the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks Here is the list of the 2020-2021 Nominees. The 4th-6th graders of New Hampshire have chosen New Kid by Jerry Craft as the winner for the 2020 Great Stone Face Award! New Kid is available digitally on Hoopla and Overdrive if you haven't read it yet. ![]() ![]() Not a lot happens, you spend most of the time reading the characters thoughts and anxieties. This is a very character driven story, the plot is basically non-existent. I expected this to feel super festive and cosy and it really just didn’t? It’s snowy and Christmas is approaching during the novella but it didn’t really revolve around it as much as I thought. There wasn’t enough for me to really feel attached.ĪLSO, this was nowhere near as Christmassy as I expected. I wanted them to get together for it to be over… I like slow burn, it’s one of my favourite tropes, but I feel like I needed more from this story. ![]() I didn’t find it very satisfying, I wasn’t yearning for them to get together. The romance is a slow burn one, like really slow burn. This is a super short novella, so I don’t really have a ton to say. Convincing clever, frosty Abbie to give Will a chance will take more than mistletoe, but hiding his lifelong crush on her is no longer an option. ![]() When a blizzard leaves Will and Abbie alone at Grandma Farrell’s house (if bunking with 27 pets counts as ‘alone’), it’s the perfect opportunity to pull off a Christmas miracle. (Apparently, it’s a good one.) Winning ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ was nice, but this Christmas, he has more important goals in mind… like finally winning over his best friend’s little sister, the super-smart and kinda-scary Abbie Farrell. ![]() ![]() William Reid is nothing special, except for his billion-dollar acting career and his, you know, face. ![]() ![]() The blows that Karnak trades with his many opponents look more than still photos of acrobatics or dance, instead of making the reader feel the adrenaline and the sweat of battle. Boschi draws bodies well, and he's noticeably ambitious in creating foreshortening and anatomy challenges for himself, but the hand-to-hand combat is missing some juice. The fight scene that follows the quiet infiltration lacks kinetic force. Dan Brown keeps his palette of colors minimal, rotating mostly between shades of gray, blue and green, but he is careful to preserve Boschi's contrast and depth. Boschi's shading is evocative and beautiful the details on the interior walls and the crosshatching on the stage make the space feel melancholy and ominous. As Karnak slips into the Chapel, Boschi's page composition and perspective create suspense, while Karnak's hand wraps continue to make opportunities for graceful linework. ![]() Boschi has a visual imagination up to the challenge, and his gothic architecture and apparitions are immediately entrancing. The middle bulk of "Karnak" #4 is dominated by the artwork. ![]() ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, Lea is reserved, Gabe has issues, and despite their initial mutual crush, it looks like they are never going to work things out.īut somehow even when nothing is going on, something is happening between them, and everyone can see it. ![]() ![]() They get the same pop culture references, order the same Chinese food, and hang out in the same places. Lea and Gabe are in the same creative writing class. The creative writing teacher, the delivery guy, the local Starbucks baristas, his best friend, her roommate, and the squirrel in the park all have one thing in common-they believe that Gabe and Lea should get together. The distinctive new crowdsourced publishing imprint Swoon Reads proudly presents its first published novel-an irresistibly sweet romance between two college students told from 14 different viewpoints. ![]() ![]() ![]() Noah can see patterns in the dust when it sparkles in the sunlight. 4-8)Ī young boy sees things a little differently than others. Adults will need to explain the last scene as Benjy helps his baby brother-who looks like Richard Nixon. The message is upfront, but the silliness, á la The Simpsons (for which the author writes), will grab readers. The clever cover is even designed to look like a five-dollar bill. What keeps the story from being grotesque are Catrow’s typical exaggerated caricatures that expand the brief text with humor and puns (a band-aid on Millard Fillmore Dam). The camp experience brings Benjy friends and an appreciation for his face and the way he looks. School teasing is the worst part: “Hey, Stinkin’ Lincoln! Split any rails lately?” His parents send him to Camp What-Cha-Ma-Call-It where all the kids look like things: the Mona Lisa, a frog, a toaster, the backside of a horse. Every year, his birthday gift is the same-a stovepipe hat. ![]() From the day he is born, Benjy looks like Honest Abe, complete with protruding ears, wart, and beard. Benjy looks like Abraham Lincoln as only Catrow can evoke. ![]() ![]() ![]() A blind beggar takes them to the Broken Drum, a tavern frequented by thieves and barbarians. Twoflower and his magical walking suitcase, known as the Luggage, arrive by boat in Morpork. In an extended flashback, Rincewind tells the warriors the story of how he and Twoflower met. ![]() Rincewind, a local wizard, and Twoflower, a visitor to the area, ride away from the city and meet Bravd and Weasel, two local warriors. Discworld is held up by four elephants that ride on the back of Great A'Tuin, a giant turtle that swims through the cosmos.Īnkh-Morpork, the oldest city in Discworld, is on fire. It takes place in the fantastical realm of Discworld, a flat, round land in an alternate universe. ![]() The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett is a humorous epic adventure. ![]() |