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The Introverted Leader: Building on Your Quiet Strength

JENNIFER KAHNWEILER · Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

"Finally, a book that recognizes the immense value that introverts bring to the workplace."--Daniel Pink, author of Drive and WhenA prevailing myth is that a big, vibrant personality is needed to succeed in the workplace, but often the quietest people have the loudest minds. Unfortunately,...
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German Demystified, Premium 3rd Edition

Ed Swick · Mcgraw-Hill Education
Pages: 496
Format: Print book

Say auf wiedersehen to your fears of learning German with the updated premium edition of this fast, painless guide The updated third edition of German DeMYSTiFieD provides you with the comprehensive, step-by-step educational experience that has made the DeMYSTiFieD language series such...
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A Stylish Guide to Classic Sewing: Explore 30 Timeless Garments with History, Styling & Tips for Ready-to-Wear Results

Julie Starr · C&T Publishing
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Discover the secrets to sewing a stylish wardrobe with staying power! This spirited guide walks you through thirty timeless garments to make for yourself, from the must have button-up shirt, tailored trousers and flattering A-line dress, to the indispensable Modern Classic Pencil Skirt...
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Head, Hand, Heart: Why Intelligence Is Over-Rewarded, Manual Workers Matter, and Caregivers Deserve More Respect

David Goodhart · Free Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

.The coronavirus pandemic revealed what we ought to have already known: that nurses, caregivers, supermarket workers, delivery drivers, cleaners, and so many others are essential. Until recently, this work was largely regarded as menial by the same society that now lauds them as heroes....
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From No-knead to Sourdough: A Simpler Approach to Handmade Bread

Victoria Redhed Miller · New Society Publishers
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Create delicious, healthy breads in your own kitchen - no experience requiredIs there any food that evokes pleasant memories and warm feelings more than bread? It's the most basic of foods, yet many of us are intimidated by the prospect of making our own. "Artisan" bread,...
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Helping Others with Depression: Words to Say, Things to Do

Susan J. Noonan
Format: Paperback

Mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder are biologic conditions of the mind and body that affect our everyday functioning, thoughts, feelings, and actions. Often devastating to the person, mood disorders can also be overwhelming to their family and close friends, who are frequently...
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William Wegman : being human

William Wegman · Chronicle Books
Format: Paperback

William Wegman's whimsical photographs of his Weimaraner dogs have been celebrated in the art world and enjoyed by pet lovers for nearly four decades. In this entirely new volume, renowned photography curator William A. Ewing presents more than 300 images from the artist's personal archive,...
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The Invention of Angela Carter: A Biography

Edmund Gordon · Oxford University Press
Pages: 544
Format: Print book

Widely acknowledged as one of the most important English writers of the last century, Angela Carter's work stands out for its bawdiness and linguistic zest, its hospitality to the fantastical and the absurd, and its extraordinary inventiveness and range.Her life was as vigorously modern...
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The Book of Humans: 4 Billion Years, 20,000 Genes, and the New Story of How We Became Us

Adam Rutherford · The Experiment
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The author of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived investigates what it means to be human - and the ways we are (and aren't) unique among animals

We like to think of ourselves as exceptional beings, but are we really more special than other animals? In this original...
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Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) Third Edition: Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts

Tavris, Carol · MARINER BOOKS

"Entertaining, illuminating and--when you recognize yourself in the stories it tells--mortifying." --Wall Street Journal"Every page sparkles with sharp insight and keen observation. Mistakes were made--but not in this book " --Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness...
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