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Get a life: you don't need a million to retire well
Par Ralph Warner. 1996
Advises the reader not to focus exclusively on finances when preparing for retirement, but also to consider such equally important…
factors as health, spiritual life, interpersonal relationships, and interests outside of work. Interviews with retirees illustrate the importance of this approachI'll work for free: a short-term strategy with a long-term payoff
Par Bob Weinstein. 1994
Instead of spending time searching for a job, the author suggests deciding which job you want and offering to work…
at it for free for a few months to prove you are worth a salaried position. He explains how to sell yourself in letters and interviews, how to ensure that you won't be stuck with gopher-type work, and how to pay the bills while working for freePower interviews: job winning tactics from Fortune 500 recruiters
Par Neil Yeager. 1990
Gives tips on fine-tuning a personal presentation, researching the interviewer, and identifying and controlling personal stressors. Also explains major business…
trends of the 1990s, describes seven key evaluation factors interviewers use, and gives answers to fifty most commonly asked questions. Includes practice activitiesSuccessful job search strategies for the disabled: understanding the ADA
Par Jeffrey Allen. 1994
Allen addresses the more than forty million Americans who are disabled, sixty percent of whom are unemployed. He offers advice…
on finding a job, gives an overview of the ADA, and discusses topics such as: where jobs are, self-assessment for a job, what to disclose regarding a disability, interview guidelines, accommodations, and enforcement of the ADA guidelinesThe author defines a disability and discusses vocabulary that is important to people with disabilities. While he is primarily interested…
in helping people looking for work, he is also eager to educate employers. He prepares both sides for the interviewing process, offering hope and practical suggestionsHow to win the job you really want
Par Janice Weinberg. 1989
The author reminds potential employees that they don't just go out and "get" a job, but rather that they must…
compete for and "win" a job. Aimed at the first-time or reentry job seeker, Weinberg's book includes information on writing resumes, identifying potential employers, and effectively handling interviews. She also compares and contrasts similar work in the business, nonprofit, and government sectorsFinding your first job (A Skinny book)
Par Sue Alexander. 1980
Provides information for those seeking their first job, including how to obtain a Social Security card, select an appropriate job,…
fill out an application, and prepare for an interview. Easy reading for high school and adult readersThe slip: The new york city street that changed american art forever
Par Prudence Peiffer. 2023
Longlisted for the National Book Award The never-before-told story of an obscure little street at the lower tip of Manhattan…
and the remarkable artists who got their start there. For just over a decade, from 1956 to 1967, a collection of dilapidated former sail-making warehouses clustered at the lower tip of Manhattan became the quiet epicenter of the art world. Coenties Slip, a dead-end street near the water, was home to a circle of wildly talented and varied artists that included Robert Indiana, Ellsworth Kelly, Agnes Martin, James Rosenquist, Delphine Seyrig, Lenore Tawney, and Jack Youngerman. As friends and inspirations to one another, they created a unique community for unbridled creative expression and experimentation, and the works they made at the Slip would go on to change the course of American art. Now, for the first time, Prudence Peiffer pays homage to these artists and the unsung impact their work had on the direction of late twentieth-century art and film. This remarkable biography, as transformative as the artists it illuminates, questions the very concept of a "group" or "movement," as it spotlights the Slip's eclectic mix of gender and sexual orientation, abstraction and Pop, experimental film, painting, and sculpture, assemblage and textile works. Brought together not by the tenets of composition or technique, nor by philosophy or politics, the artists cultivated a scene at the Slip defined by a singular spirit of community and place. They drew lasting inspiration from one another, but perhaps even more from where they called home, and the need to preserve the solitude its geography fostered. Despite Coenties Slip's obscurity, the entire history of Manhattan was inscribed into its cobblestones—one of the first streets and central markets of the new colony, built by enslaved people, with revolutionary meetings at the tavern just down Pearl Street; named by Herman Melville in Moby Dick and site of the boom and bust of the city's maritime industry; and, in the artists's own time, a development battleground for Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses. The Slip's history is entwined with that of the artists and their art—eclectic and varied work that was made from the wreckage of the city's many former lives. An ambitious and singular account of a time, a place, and a group of extraordinary people, The Slip investigates the importance of community, and makes an argument for how we are shaped by it, and how it in turns shapes our workThe Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island
Par Kent Monkman, Gisèle Gordon. 2023
From global art superstar Kent Monkman and his long-time collaborator Gisèle Gordon, a transformational work of true stories and imagined…
history that will remake readers’ understanding of the land called North America.For decades, the singular and provocative paintings by Cree artist Kent Monkman have featured a recurring character—an alter ego of sorts, a shape-shifting, time-travelling elemental being named Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. Though we have glimpsed her across the years in films and on countless canvases, it is finally time to hear her story, in her own words. And, in doing so, to hear the whole history of Turtle Island anew. The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island is a genre-demolishing work of genius, the imagined history of a legendary figure through which profound truths emerge—a deeply Cree and gloriously queer understanding of our shared world, its past, its present, and its possibilities.Volume One, which covers the period from the creation of the universe to the confederation of Canada, follows Miss Chief as she moves through time, from a complex lived experience of Cree cosmology to the arrival of European settlers, many of whom will be familiar to students of history. An open-hearted being, she tries to live among those settlers, and guide them to a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness of all beings and the world itself. As their numbers grow, though, so does conflict, and Miss Chief begins to understand that the challenges posed by the hordes of newly arrived Europeans will mean ever greater danger for her, her people, and, by extension, all of the world she cherishes.Blending history, fiction, and memoir in bold new ways, The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle are unlike anything published before. And in their power to reshape our shared understanding, they promise to change the way we see everything that lies ahead. This audiobook features two versions of the The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island, Volume Two. The memoirs are read by Gail Maurice, Cree/Michif translator, actor, writer, filmmaker, director, and one of the inspirations for Miss Chief Eagle, with the introduction read by the authors. The first version is read as the abridged standalone memoirs, excluding endnotes. It is immediately followed by the second version which includes the full unabridged book, including endnotes inserted in situ, read by co-author Gisèle Gordon. This audiobook comes with a supplemental PDF which includes images of the paintings included in the physical book, as well as a note on the use of Cree in the text, and a Cree glossary.The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island
Par Kent Monkman, Gisèle Gordon. 2023
From global art superstar Kent Monkman and his long-time collaborator Gisèle Gordon, a transformational work of true stories and imagined…
history that will remake readers’ understanding of the land called North America.For decades, the singular and provocative paintings by Cree artist Kent Monkman have featured a recurring character—an alter ego of sorts, a shape-shifting, time-travelling elemental being named Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. Though we have glimpsed her across the years in films and on countless canvases, it is finally time to hear her story, in her own words. And, in doing so, to hear the whole history of Turtle Island anew. The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island is a genre-demolishing work of genius, the imagined history of a legendary figure through which profound truths emerge—a deeply Cree and gloriously queer understanding of our shared world, its past, its present, and its possibilities.Volume One, which covers the period from the creation of the universe to the confederation of Canada, follows Miss Chief as she moves through time, from a complex lived experience of Cree cosmology to the arrival of European settlers, many of whom will be familiar to students of history. An open-hearted being, she tries to live among those settlers, and guide them to a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness of all beings and the world itself. As their numbers grow, though, so does conflict, and Miss Chief begins to understand that the challenges posed by the hordes of newly arrived Europeans will mean ever greater danger for her, her people, and, by extension, all of the world she cherishes.Blending history, fiction, and memoir in bold new ways, The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle are unlike anything published before. And in their power to reshape our shared understanding, they promise to change the way we see everything that lies ahead. This audiobook features two versions of the The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island, Volume One. The memoirs are read by Gail Maurice, Cree/Michif translator, actor, writer, filmmaker, director, and one of the inspirations for Miss Chief Eagle, with the introduction read by the authors. The first version is read as the abridged standalone memoirs, excluding endnotes. It is immediately followed by the second version which includes the full unabridged book, including endnotes inserted in situ, read by co-author Gisèle Gordon. This audiobook comes with a supplemental PDF which includes images of the paintings included in the physical book, as well as a note on the use of Cree in the text, and a Cree glossary.Les sentiments c'est quoi? (Philozenfants)
Par Oscar Brenifier. 2004
Heavy metal: the hard days and nights of the shipyard workers who build America's supercarriers
Par Michael Fabey. 2022
Presents the extraordinary story of the Newport News Shipbuilding yard in Virginia and its thirty thousand employees and shipyard workers…
who battle layoffs, the elements, impossible deadlines, extraordinary pressure, workplace dangers, and a pandemic to build the U.S. Navy's newest and most powerful aircraft carrier. AdultInspired: understanding creativity : a journey through art, science, and the soul
Par Matt Richtel. 2022
How does creativity work? Where does inspiration come from? What are the secrets of our most revered creators? How can…
we maximize our creative potential? Creativity defines the human experience. It sparks achievement and innovation in art, science, technology, business, sports, and virtually every activity. This is a book about the science of creativity, distilling an explosion of exciting new research from across the world. Through narrative storytelling, Richtel marries these findings with timeless insight from some of the world's great creators as he deconstructs the authentic nature of creativity, its biological and evolutionary origins, its deep connection to religion and spirituality, the way it bubbles in each of us, urgent and essential, waiting to be tapped. Adult. UnratedBreaking the bamboo ceiling: career strategies for Asians
Par Jane Hyun. 2015
Career coach provides a guide for Asian Americans working their way up the career ladder and addresses challenges they may…
face due to differences in culture and traditions. Uses case studies to illustrate points regarding mindset, defining career goals, and the practicalities of career management. 2005The art of significance: achieving the level beyond success
Par Dan Clark. 2012
What would you rather have, conventional success a a high level beyond success? Clark vehemently opposes the conventional wisdom of…
success. He believes it's tragic and superficial to build our careers and lives around getting more money, bigger houses, cooler toys, and fancier job titles. He wants you to have something that is worth more in the end. He wants you to have significance. AdultEl Delirio: the Santa Fe world of Elizabeth White
Par Gregor Stark. 1998
Amelia Elizabeth White (1878-1972) was born into an East Coast world of wealth and privilege. After serving as army nurses…
in Europe during World War I, she and her sister Martha chose to settle in the small town of Santa Fe, New Mexico. There Elizabeth became a passionate advocate for Pueblo Indian rights, an inspired patron and promoter of Indian art, and a dedicated community activist for the preservation of Santa Fe's history. White organized several traveling expositions of Indian art and was instrumental in founding the Indian Arts Fund, the Laboratory of Anthropology, the Old Santa Fe Association, and the Santa Fe Indian Market."-- GoodreadsMichel Chartrand, les dires d'un homme de parole
Par Michel Chartrand. 1997
Michel Chartrand/Les dires d'un homme de parole est composé d'extraits de discours et d'entrevues qui s'échelonnent sur près de trente…
ans de vie syndicale active. Ces textes, ces réflexions, ces discours témoignent d'une même volonté, parfois provocatrice, de dénoncer la bêtise et l'injustice où qu'elles soient. Michel Chartrand est un des plus anciens leaders syndicaux du Québec. Depuis qu'il milite en faveur des plus démunis de la société, les gouvernements se sont succédé, les uns ont été remplacés par d'autres, parfois plus progressistes, et ses propos demeurent toujours d'actualité. Ce qu'il dénonçait durant les années soixante - l'appauvrissement des classes populaires, le gaspillage et la dilapidation honteuse de nos richesses, l'insécurité des travailleurs, le manque de prévoyance des grands patrons d'industrie - doit toujours l'être aujourd'hui. Et ce qu'il prônait hier - la justice sociale, la solidarité entre les humains, la liberté d'expression - fait encore partie des grandes priorités de l'heure. fernand_foisy_1997Ces paroles d'un homme qui a aujourd'hui atteint une maturité et une sérénité exemplaires ne manqueront pas d'en étonner plus d'un. Cet anarchiste aux propos redoutables, comme le qualifie Pierre Vadeboncœur, en préface, ce mousquetaire solitaire à la moustache grisonnante, qui est aux antipodes des nouveaux gourous sollicités à gauche et à droite, cet humaniste engagé qui, à quatre-vingts ans, a encore la force de s'indigner et de dire NON, parfois tendrement, parfois « outrageusement », nous indique que les ciels changent souvent de couleur, mais qu'il n'y a pas de plus beau spectacle que celui d'un homme libre. Fernand Foisy, qui a pendant plusieurs années compilé ces textes, a été secrétaire général du Conseil central de la CSN de 1968 à 1974. Il a ensuite travaillé aux côtés de Michel Chartrand à la Caisse populaire des syndicats nationaux de Montréal et à la Fondation pour l'aide aux travailleuses et travailleurs accidentés (FATA). Il prépare actuellement une biographie de Michel Chartrand.Le judaïsme dans la vie quotidienne (Espaces libres)
Par Ernest Gugenheim. 2023
Une introduction aux pratiques quotidiennes du judaïsme, qui mêle doctrine et rite pour aboutir à un mode de vie spécifique…
ne se restreignant pas au domaine du sacré. L'auteur montre notamment comment la loi juive s'est continuellement adaptée aux évolutions.La passion dans les yeux: souvenirs
Par Andréa Ferréol. 2016
Andréa Ferréol connaît le succès dès 1973 en incarnant la plantureuse héroïne de La grande bouffe, de Marco Ferreri, dont…
elle dévoile les coulisses de tournage. Elle raconte les metteurs en scène célèbres pour qui elle tourne : Fassbinder, Comencini, Mocky, Schlöndorff, Scola, Greenaway. Omar Sharif, son grand amour, pour qui elle met de côté sa carrière en 1984.Profiles fourteen individuals whose jobs involve working outdoors, including a naturalist, a recreation director, a rancher, and others employed in…
agriculture. Discusses how to get started, what the work entails, and the pros and cons of each career. For junior and senior high readers