Have you ever wanted to thank someone for a gift or a kind act but didn't know what to say or how to say it? Easy Eloquence can help. This collction of notes provides readers with the right words to help express their feelings. Complete with over 75 samples, this book makes it easy to write everything from thank you notes to sympathy cards.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
From renowned time management consultant Donald Wetmore comes The Productivity Handbook, a guide for the overworked and overwhelmed.
The Productivity Handbook reveals how true productivity doesn't mean doing more things faster. It means being more effective-and this requires better ways of prioritizing your time, communicating with others, and absorbing information. In this concise and entertaining book, Wetmore offers powerful tips and techniques in these three areas:
Time-includes making short- and long-term plans, managing multiple priorities, and overcoming procrastination Information-includes shrinking your inbox, writing effective notes, and improving your memory Communication-includes networking, public speaking, and having efficient meetings Dr. Donald J. Wetmore is the founder of the Personal Productivity Institute, an organization that teaches productivity tools and techniques to participants at major corporations including J.P. Morgan Chase, General Electric, and Duracell. A member of the National Speakers Association, Wetmore is frequently featured in the New York Times, the Boston Globe and on PBS. He is also an attorney and an adjunct professor in the MBA program at Mercy College, New York.
From the Hardcover edition.
What Makes a Leader?yes'>#8220;Leadership is the thing that wins battles. I have it but Iyes'>#8217;ll be damned if I can define it.yes'>#8221; yes'>#8211;General George S. PattonLeadership is often daunting. Because every situation is different, there is no foolproof, onesizefitsall approach to learning the ropes. Instead there are a dizzying number of competing ideas and theories which you may find contradictory. The Leaderyes'>#8217;s Mentor offers a guide through the maze yes'>#8230; and also offers pointers as you undertake the leadership learning process.yes'>#8211;FROM THE INTRODUCTIONLeadership skills can be learned and the best teachers are the leaders themselves. Drawing on the experiences of leaders in all fields of human endeavor and also the scholarship of leadership experts, The Leaderyes'>#8217;s Mentor offers inspiration and advice for anyone taking on a leadership role. INSPIRATION FROM MORE THAN 200 LEADERS AND VISIONARIES, INCLUDING:Rosa ParksJack WelchOprah WinfreyThe men of Omaha BeachEleanor RooseveltWinston ChurchillMahatma GandhiMartin Luther King, Jr.Vince LombardiEstyes'>#233;e LauderRudolph GiulianiDonald TrumpIan Jackman (www.ianjackman.com) is a writer, ghostwriter, editor, and former managing director of the Modern Library. He is the author of The Writeryes'>#8217;s Mentor and The Artistys'>#8217;s Mentor.From the Trade Paperback edition.
A Handbook For An Organized Life If you've ever wished for a class in Coping 101, or a guide to living more efficiently and with less stress, this book is for you! Over 100 sensible checklists offer quick tips and expert advice to make your life easier at work, at home, and through all of life's ups and downs.
Arranged by subject, from Personal Safety to Home Maintenance to Social Life, these lists will help you know what to ask, what to do, and what to have on hand in any situation.
What to do when your wallet is stolen How to stock a bar Questions to ask when hiring a contractor What to keep in your medicine cabinet Frequently overlooked tax deductions How to be friends with your computer The best and worse places to hide valuables What to keep in a safe deposit box Six steps of bare minimum housework How to organize your file cabinet How to cure your dying houseplants Tips for writing an effective complaint letter Tipping: who and how much A countdown to moving day From the Trade Paperback edition.
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This latest addition to the highly successful Random House poetry treasury series is a nostalgic collection of children's poems. This is the perfect assortment of poems for children, their parents, and other loved ones to read together.yes'>#8226; Features more than 100 poems by poets such as A.A. Milne, Christina Rossetti, Lewis Carroll, Robert Lewis Stevenson, and moreyes'>#8226; Ideal for children and adults of all agesyes'>#8226; Jacketed hardcover gift edition with a ribbon page markerFrom the Hardcover edition.
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Celebrate each season of the year with this collection of more than 100 poems commemorating a broad scope of holidays such as Christmas, Easter, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Cinco de Mayo, and Valentine's Day, as well as birthdays, anniversaries, the seasons, and the general passage of time.yes'>#8226; Featuring 100plus favorites from e.e. cummings, Emily Dickinson, Robert Herrick, Carl Sandburg, Robert Frost, and moreyes'>#8226; Jacketed hardcover gift edition with a ribbon page markerFrom the Hardcover edition.
"My favorite popular word book of the year"William Safire, NY Times 6/22/2008A fun, new approach to examining etymology!Many common English words started out with an entirely different meaning than the one we know today. For example:The word adamant came into English around 855 C.E. as a synonym for 'diamond,' very different from today's meaning of the word: "utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion."Before the year 1200, the word silly meant "blessed," and was derived from Old English saelig, meaning "happy." This word went through several incarnations before adopting today's meaning: "stupid or foolish."In Semantic Antics, lexicographer Sol Steinmetz takes readers on an indepth, fascinating journey to learn how hundreds of words have evolved from their first meaning to the meanings used today.From the Hardcover edition.
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4,000 ways to achieve instant intimacyWhat, more than anything, makes you angry?Who were your childhood idols?What kind of leader are you most inclined to follow?What has happened to the art of conversation? In the age of Internet chat rooms, speed dating, and frantic text messaging, have we forgotten how to meaningfully connect? This book of 4,000 provocative questions will help you get to know anyone and everyone in every social situation. Use it to go beyond small talk at parties, networking events, dates, dinner tables, and road trips. It's for getting to know someone you just met and learning a lot more about someone you thought you already knew (who may be yourself).·A perfect social tool for the Internet generation·Features thematic sections on lifestyle choices, pastimes, politics, family, and more·A resource for selfdiscovery and for journalists and writers doing interviews and developing characters, plots, and story linesFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
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Today's writer needs more than just a solid knowledge of usage and composition to write successfully. Bestselling author Arthur Plotnik reveals the secrets to attentiongrabbing, unforgettable writing, in this trade paperback edition. Updated with allnew writing exercises, Spunk & Bite will help writers take books, articles, business reports, memos, and even email messages to the next level.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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If you would like your children to experience the benefits of becoming bilingual, but you aren’t sure how to teach them a second language, then Raising a Bilingual Child is the perfect stepbystep guide for you.Raising a Bilingual Child provides parents with information, encouragement, and practical advice for creating a positive bilingual environment. It offers both an overview of why parents should raise their children to speak more than one language and detailed steps parents can take to integrate two languages into their child’s daily routine. Raising a Bilingual Child also includes inspirational firsthand accounts from parents. It dispels the myth that bilingualism may hinder a child’s academic performance and explains that learning languages at a young age can actually enhance a child’s overall intellectual development.From the Trade Paperback edition.
For over fifty years, The Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Coins 2013 has been the bestselling sourcebook for collectors. Reflecting the current skyrocketing prices of gold and silver, this guide has all the information you need to become a knowledgeable coin collector.
Features include:
Over 18,000 prices Values for every U.S. coin ever minted An updated market review that traces current trends in collecting and investing Hundreds of coin illustrations and a fast-find index for easy identification Extensive information on buying and selling coins at auction, coins shows, online, and through the mail
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