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The Globemakers: The Curious Story of an Ancient Craft

Peter Bellerby - Bloomsbury Publishing
Format: Hardcover

"Peter Bellerby's tale of learning how to fashion worlds-a journey through history, science, craft, and passion-spun me on my axis."-Dava Sobel, New York Times bestselling author of Longitude. The beautifully illustrated story of our globe and the globes it has inspired, told...
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Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens

Rajiv Shah - S&S/Simon Element
Format: Hardcover

"Encouraging ... Uplifting...Meeting apparently insurmountable goals requires thinking big ... this will inspire." - Publishers Weekly "Raj Shah has written a practical guide to making the world a better place. He knows what he's talking about, because he's done...
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Hiring Veterans: How To Leverage Military Talent for Organizational Growth

Matthew J. Louis - Career Press
Format: Paperback

The definitive guide to hiring and retaining members of the military community by the foremost authority on the transition from military to civilian work life.. Hiring Veterans makes the clear case for the value of employing members of today's military community. Veterans represent...
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The First Five: A Love Letter to Teachers

Patrick Harris II - Heinemann
Format: Paperback

We all have stories. We all have experiences to share. A memoir with a call-to-action, The First Five affirms the humanity of all teachers. Patrick inspires you to dream big about what you want for yourself, our students, our schools, and our educational system.In The First Five, Patrick...
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Side Hustle Safety Net: How Vulnerable Workers Survive Precarious Times

Alexandrea J. Ravenelle - University of California Press
Format: Paperback

The first major study of how the pandemic affected gig workers - a sociological exploration that reads like a novel. This is the story of what the most vulnerable wage earners - gig workers, restaurant staff, early-career creatives, and minimum-wage laborers - do when the economy suddenly...
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The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been

Jake Berman - University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover

A visual exploration of the transit histories of twenty-three US and Canadian cities. Every driver in North America shares one miserable, soul-sucking universal experience - being stuck in traffic. But things weren't always like this. Why is it that the mass transit systems of most...
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How to Hire: The Essential Guide to Recruit & Retain the Right People

Clint Smith - Amplify Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Hiring has never been more challenging. There are fewer qualified applicants with more employers competing for them. And most business owners are stuck trying to figure this out on their own. Most books on hiring are written for HR professionals.How to Hire was written to give owners & operators...
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Renters' Rights

Janet Portman Attorney - NOLO
Format: Paperback

Sooner or later it will happen ... The landlord ignores your repair requests. Your roommates are once again late with their share of the rent. Your upstairs neighbors party all the time. The landlord won't return your security deposit. How can you deal with these problems - and others...
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Criminal Law Handbook, The: Know Your Rights, Survive the System

Paul Bergman J.D. - NOLO
Format: Paperback

The criminal justice system is complicated. Understand it and your rights. This book demystifies the complex rules and procedures of criminal law. It explains how the system works, why police, lawyers, and judges do what they do, and what suspects, defendants, and prisoners can expect....
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Copyright Handbook, The: What Every Writer Needs to Know

Stephen Fishman J.D. - NOLO
Format: Paperback

If you work with words, you need this book No writer likes to see their hard work or creativity copied by others - or to be accused of copying. Fortunately,The Copyright Handbook provides everything you need to protect yourself. Find information and forms to help you: learn what copyright...
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