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The Rise of the Working-Class Shareholder: Labor's Last Best Weapon
David Webber - Harvard University Press
Format: Hardcover
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When Steven Burd, CEO of the supermarket chain Safeway, cut wages and benefits, starting a five-month strike by 59,000 unionized workers, he was confident he would win. But where traditional labor action failed, a novel approach was more successful. With the aid of the California Public... |
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Fully Automated Luxury Communism
Aaron Bastani - Verso
Format: Hardcover
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A different kind of politics for a new kind of society--beyond work, scarcity and capitalismIn the twenty-first century, new technologies should liberate us from work. Automation, rather than undermining an economy built on full employment, is instead the path to a world of liberty, luxury... |
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EARN IT!: Know Your Value and Grow Your Career, in Your 20s and Beyond
Mika Brzezinski - Hachette Books
Format: Paperback
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A straight-talking guide for the newest members of the workforce, with road-tested advice for landing a job, navigating the new world of work, establishing a personal brand, and getting the recognition (and money) you deserve. The whirlwind of job applications, interviews, follow-up,... |
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Nine Lies about Work: A Freethinking Leader's Guide to the Real World
Marcus Buckingham - Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Hardcover
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How do you get to what's real?Your organization's culture is the key to its success. Strategic planning is essential. People's competencies should be measured and their weaknesses shored up. People crave feedback.These may sound like basic truths of our work lives today. But actually,... |
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Next Gen PhD: A Guide to Career Paths in Science
Melanie V. Sinche - Harvard University Press
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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That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea
Marc Randolph - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of Phil Knight's Shoe Dog comes the incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company-all revealed by co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph. Once upon a time, brick-and-mortar video stores were king. Late fees were ubiquitous, video-streaming unheard... |
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Iron Ambition: My Life with Cus D'Amato
Mike Tyson - Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the former heavyweight champion and New York Times-bestselling memoirist comes an intimate look at the life and leadership lessons of Cus D'Amato, the legendary boxing trainer and Mike Tyson's surrogate father. When Cus D'Amato first saw thirteen-year-old Mike Tyson... |
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