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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion For Dummies

Shirley Davis - For Dummies; 1st edition
Format: 1st Edition

Strengthen your company culture through inclusive and equitable policies and practicesThe global workforce and marketplace will continue to undergo dramatic demographic shifts - redefining the workplace, the workers, and how work gets done. Organizations that want to attract and retain...
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The Stolen Year: How COVID Changed Children's Lives, and Where We Go Now

Anya Kamenetz - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

An NPR education reporter shows how the pandemic disrupted children's lives - and how our country has nearly always failed to put our children first The onset of COVID broke a 150-year social contract between America and its children. Tens of millions of students lost what little support...
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A Worthy Piece of Work: The Untold Story of Madeline Morgan and the Fight for Black History in Schools

Michael Hines - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover

The story of Madeline Morgan, the activist educator who brought Black history to one of the nation's largest and most segregated school systemsA Worthy Piece of Work tells the story of Madeline Morgan (later Madeline Stratton Morris) , a teacher and an activist in WWII-era Chicago,...
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To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision

James Stavridis USN - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

From one of the great naval leaders of our time, a master class in decision-making under pressure through the stories of nine famous acts of leadership in battle, drawn from the history of the United States Navy, with outcomes both glorious and notoriousAt the heart of Admiral James Stavridis's...
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The Constitution Explained: A Guide for Every American

David L. Hudson Jr JD - Visible Ink Press
Format: Paperback

The United States Constitution is a short document, and it is written in general language, which leaves much of the meaning unwritten and open to interpretation. Dig into this important document and watershed in the history of governments!Explore the history, the various clauses, amendments,...
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The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide

Steven W Thrasher - Celadon Books
Format: Hardcover

"An irresistibly readable and humane exploration of the barbarities of class...readers are gifted that most precious of things in these muddled times: a clear lens through which to see the world." -- Naomi Klein, New York Times bestselling author of This Changes Everything and The Shock...
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Fly Girl: A Memoir

Ann Hood - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

An entertaining and fascinating memoir of "gifted storyteller" (People) Ann Hood's adventurous years as a TWA flight attendant.In 1978, in the tailwind of the golden age of air travel, flight attendants were the epitome of glamor and sophistication. Fresh out of college...
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War Without Rules: China's Playbook for Global Domination

Robert S Spalding, III - Sentinel
Format: Hardcover

In its fight for global dominance, Communist China has thrown out the old rules of war. China expert General Robert Spalding walks us through their new playbook. Many Americans are finally waking up to the alarming reality of China's stealth war on the United States and puzzling over...
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From Big Oil to Big Green: Holding the Oil Industry to Account for the Climate Crisis

Marco Grasso - The MIT Press
Format: Paperback

How Big Oil can transform itself into Big Green through reparation and decarbonization to rectify the harm it has done through fossil fuels. . In From Big Oil to Big Green, Marco Grasso examines the responsibility of the oil and gas industry for the climate crisis and develops a moral...
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Actions Speak Louder: A Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming an Inclusive Workplace

Deanna Singh - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

"A timely, practical resource on creating teams and organizations where everyone has the opportunity to succeed."--Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the podcast WorkLife A step-by-step guide for managers, teams, and DEI leaders looking...
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