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Only One Thing Can Save Us: Why America Needs a New Kind of Labor Movement
Thomas Geoghegan · The New Press
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Is labors day over or is labor the only real answer for our time? In his new book, National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and labor lawyer Thomas Geoghegan argues that even as organized labor seems to be crumbling, a revivedbut differentlabor movement is the only way to stabilize the economy... |
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The Euro: How a Common Currency Threatens the Future of Europe
Joseph E Stiglitz · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 416
Format: Print book |
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Can Europe prosper without the euro?In 2010, the 2008 global financial crisis morphed into the "eurocrisis." It has not abated. The 19 countries of Europe that share the euro currency -- the eurozone -- have been rocked by economic stagnation and debt crises. Some countries have... |
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Visual Literacy for Libraries: A Practical, Standards-based Guide
Nicole Brown · Amer Library Association, 2015.
Pages: 176
Format: Print book |
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The importance of images and visual media in today's culture is changing what it means to be literate in the 21st century. Digital technologies have made it possible for almost anyone to create and share visual media. Yet the pervasiveness of images and visual media does not necessarily... |
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The Heart of Librarianship: Attentive, Positive, and Purposeful Change
Michael T Stephens · ALA Editions
Pages: 158
Format: Print book |
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While full of tales of innovation, ideas that challenge our practice, and a regular dose of critical thinking, these pages are likewise full of humanism and heart. Brian Kenney, Director at White Plains Public Library (NY) ; from the ForewordAdaptation to change that s based on thoughtful... |
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Disinherited: How Washington Is Betraying America's Young
Diana Furchtgott-Roth · Encounter Books
Format: Hardcover |
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Tens of millions of Americans are between the ages of 18 and 30. These Americans, known as millennials, are, or soon will be, entering the workforce. For them, achieving success will be more difficult than it was for young people in the past. This is not because they are less intelligent,... |
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Designing Surveys: A Guide to Decisions and Procedures
Edward Blair · SAGE
Pages: 424
Format: Paperback |
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Written with the needs and goals of a novice researcher in mind, this fully updated Third Edition of Designing Surveys by Johnny Blair, Ronald F. Czaja, and Edward A. Blair provides an accurate account of how modern surveys are actually designed and conducted. Much more than a "how-to"... |
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The Autistic Holocaust: The Reason Our Children Keep Getting Sick
Jon E. Mica · Trine Day
Format: Book |
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Stressing that autism is a major public health crisis of unequalled proportions this book accuses the federal government of refusing to acknowledge it as such and having a corrupt and morally unsound relationship with Big Pharma First noting the dramatic rise in cases of autism in the United... |
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Unlocking the Mysteries of Cataloging: A Workbook of Examples, 2nd Edition
Elizabeth Haynes · Libraries Unlimited; 2 edition
Format: Print book |
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Ideal for students and both beginning and practicing catalogers in public, school, and academic libraries, this updated workbook offers targeted, hands-on exercises that enhance understanding of description, classification, subject analysis, subject heading application, and MARC 21 subject... |
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Library Analytics and Metrics: Using Data to Drive Decisions and Services
Ben Showers · Facet Pub
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback |
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This book will enable libraries to make informed decisions, develop new services and improve user experience by collecting, analysing and utilising data. With the wealth of data available to library and information services, analytics are the key to understanding your users and your field... |
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