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A Saga of the New South: Race, Law, and Public Debt in Virginia
Brent Tarter · University of Virginia Press
Pages: 217
Format: Hardcover
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In the lead-up to the Civil War, Virginia, like other southern states, amassed a large public debt while striving to improve transportation infrastructure and stimulate economic development. A Saga of the New South delves into the largely untold story of the decades-long postwar controversies... |
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Heart & Sold: How to Survive and Thrive in Real Estate
Valerie Fitzgerald · Atria Books; Original edition
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
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Heart and Sold is an insightful journey through the emotional and tangible challenges of regaining one's personal power while building and maintaining a successful business -- regardless of the country's economic situation. Valerie Fitzgerald, one of the country's leading real... |
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Pre-Suasion
Robert B Cialdini · Random House Books
Pages: 413
Format: Print book
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Influence established Cialdini as the world's foremost authority on the science of persuasion, winning plaudits from such figures as Dan Pink, Chip Heath and Tom Peters. In Pre-suasion, Cialdini builds on his investigations into the subtle world of influence to reveal that the best... |
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Next Gen PhD: A Guide to Career Paths in Science
Melanie V. Sinche · Harvard University Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book
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For decades, top scientists in colleges and universities pursued a clear path to success: enroll in a prestigious graduate program, conduct research, publish papers, complete the PhD, pursue postdoctoral work. With perseverance and a bit of luck, a tenure-track professorship awaited at the end.... |
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There is life after college.
Jeffrey Selingo · William Morrow
Pages: 297
Format: Print book
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From the bestselling author of College Unbound comes a hopeful, inspiring blueprint to help alleviate parents' anxiety and prepare their college-educated child to successfully land a good job after graduation.Saddled with thousands of dollars of debt, today's college students are graduating... |
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Lean UX: Designing Great Products with Agile Teams
Jeff Gothelf · O'Reilly Media
Pages: 208
Format: Print book
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UX design has traditionally been deliverables-based. Wireframes, site maps, flow diagrams, content inventories, taxonomies, mockups helped define the practice in its infancy.Over time, however, this deliverables-heavy process has put UX designers in the deliverables business. Many are now measured... |
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The Wealth of Humans: Work in the Twenty-First Century
Ryan Avent · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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None of us has ever lived through a genuine industrial revolution. Until now. Digital technology is transforming every corner of the economy, fundamentally altering the way things are done, who does them, and what they earn for their efforts. In The Wealth of Humans, Economist editor... |
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Pivot Points: Five Decisions Every Successful Leader Must Make
Julia Tang Peters · Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Book
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A Roadmap for Transforming Ambition into AchievementIn the sea of thrown-together, stereotypical leadership advice, Julia Tang Peters’ Pivot Points stands out like a beacon. This book is not the result of trite 10-step recipes or unstudied observations. Instead, its source is in-depth... |
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Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know®
David Bornstein · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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In development circles, there is now widespread consensus that social entrepreneurs represent a far better mechanism to respond to needs than we have ever had before--a decentralized and emergent force that remains our best hope for solutions that can keep pace with our problems and create... |
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Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why
Paul Tough · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 125
Format: Print book
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In How Children Succeed, Paul Tough introduced us to research showing that personal qualities like perseverance, self-control, and conscientiousness play a critical role in children's success. Now, in Helping Children Succeed, Tough takes on a new set of pressing questions: What does... |
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Fearless and Free: How Smart Women Pivot--and Relaunch Their Careers
Wendy Sachs · AMACOM
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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Unapologetic . . . and unstoppable! We are in the midst of a wild job market. Technology has disrupted nearly every industry, blowing up many careers, but creating millions more. Many women feel forced to pivot to stay relevant, while others choose to pivot to keep engaged. Or we may be struggling... |
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