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The Reunion Planner: The Step-by-Step Guide Designed to Make Your Reunion a Social and Financial Success!

Linda Johnson Hoffman , · Goodman Lauren Publishing; 4 edition

The Reunion Planner, How to Make Your Reunion a Social and Financial Success, is now in its 4th and completely updated Edition. For many years, this guidebook has been helping non-professional planners create reunions that are successful and memorable. The book contains many ideas, resources,...
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A Dangerous Master: How to Keep Technology from Slipping Beyond Our Control

Wendell Wallach · Basic Books (AZ)
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

We live in an age of awesome technological potential. From nanotechnology to synthetic organisms, new technologies stand to revolutionize whole domains of human experience. But with awesome potential comes awesome risk: drones can deliver a bomb as readily as they can a new smartphone;...
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3D Printing: Build Your Own 3D Printer and Print Your Own 3D Objects

James F Kelly · Que
Pages: 182
Format: Paperback

Want something? Print it-with your own 3D printer! Right now, you can print practically any 3D object you can imagine-from toys to gadgets to replacement parts, and beyond! All you need is a 3D printer ... and they're simpler and cheaper than you ever imagined. This full-color,...
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Data-ism: The Revolution Transforming Decision Making, Consumer Behavior, and Almost Everything Else

Steve Lohr · HarperCollins
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Steve Lohr, a technology reporter for the New York Times, chronicles the rise of Big Data, addressing cutting-edge business strategies and examining the dark side of a data-driven world.Coal, iron ore, and oil were the key productive assets that fueled the Industrial Revolution. Today,...
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The Perfection of the Paper Clip: Curious Tales of Invention, Accidental Genius, and Stationery Obsession

James Ward · Touchstone
Format: Hardcover

This wonderfully quirky book will change the way you look at your desk forever with stories of accidental genius, bitter rivalries, and an appreciation for everyday objects, like the humble but perfectly designed paper clip and the utilitarian, irreplaceable pencil.How many of humanity's...
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Your Rights in the Workplace

Barbara Kate Repa , · NOLO; Tenth Edition edition

The most complete handbook on workplace laws ever published -- a must-have for every employee. Your Rights in the Workplace covers everything from rules for hiring and getting paid through losing a job and unemployment benefits -- all in plain English. Get the facts on: - illegal firings...
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PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators Tests: Book Online

Julie O'Connell · Research & Education Assn
Pages: 560
Format: Paperback

REA's Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Test Prep with Online Practice Tests Gets You Certified and in the Classroom!The Praxis Core tests are used to gauge the skills and content knowledge of candidates entering teacher preparation programs and are used for initial teacher...
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How to Write a Business Plan

Mike McKeever · NOLO; Twelfth Edition edition

Write a business plan that potential investors will embrace! If you're thinking of starting a business or raising money to expand an existing one, you need a plan. Running a successful business requires a great deal of forethought, so write a business plan and secure your venture's...
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The Hidden Wealth of Nations: The Scourge of Tax Havens

Gabriel Zucman · University of Chicago Press
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover

We are well aware of the rise of the 1% as the rapid growth of economic inequality has put the majority of the world's wealth in the pockets of fewer and fewer. One much-discussed solution to this imbalance is to significantly increase the rate at which we tax the wealthy. But with...
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