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In The Assistant Principal 50, award-winning, four-time principal Baruti Kafele presents reflective questions that encompass the breadth and depth of the assistant principalship—from finding your leadership lane to thriving and being an asset to your principal.

Based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.

In 1984, soon-to-be college dropout Michael Dell hid signs of his fledgling PC business in the bathroom of his University of Texas dorm room. Almost 30 years later, at the pinnacle of his success as founder and leader of Dell Technologies, he found himself embroiled in a battle for his company’s survival. What he’d do next could ensure its legacy — or destroy it completely.

Black Faces in High Places is the essential guide for Black professionals who are moving up through their organizations or industries but need a roadmap for how to get to the top and stay there. Based on the authors' considerable experiences in business, in the public eye, and as a minority, the book shows how African-American professionals can (and must) think and act both entrepreneurially and "intrapreneurially".

Every year, tens of thousands of young children are diagnosed with disorders that make it difficult for them to absorb the external world. Parents of sensory kids - like those with sensory processing disorder, anxiety disorder, AD/HD, autism, bipolar disorder, and OCD - often feel frustrated and overwhelmed, creating stress in everyday life for the whole family. Now, with The Sensory Child Gets Organized, there's help and hope. Here, parents get an easy-to-follow road map to success that makes life easier - and more fun - for your entire family.

Make every sales call count and be the ONE ad rep advertisers want to talk to! With DISCOVER Questions® , you will be able to differentiate yourself from the pack, create value for your advertisers and connect in ways you never knew were possible. The research (20+ years with media sales reps and account executives like you!) and anecdotes from actual sales calls to advertiers will show you exactly how to become more effective in all stages of your sales process. You will advance the sale more efficiently when you use DISCOVER Questions® and the sales approach described in this book.

Emotional Intelligence Unlocked is a comprehensive guide that takes you on a transformative journey towards developing and expanding your emotional intelligence. Dive deep into the five essential components of emotional intelligence—self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills—and learn how to unblock them for personal growth and success. Explore practical strategies, mindfulness techniques, and real-life examples to enhance your understanding and application of emotional intelligence in various contexts. Discover how emotional intelligence can positively ...

Four friends, recent college graduates, caught in a terrible job market, joke about turning to kidnapping to survive. And then, suddenly, it's no joke. For two years, the strategy they devise - quick, efficient, low risk - works like a charm. Until they kidnap the wrong man. Now two groups they've very much wanted to avoid are after them - the law, in the form of veteran state investigator Kirk Stevens and hotshot young FBI agent Carla Windermere, and an organized-crime outfit looking for payback.

The true story of a young teacher attempting to change lives in a troubled educational system. According to Ilana Garon, popular books and movies are inundated with the myth of the "hero teacher" - the one who charges headfirst into dysfunctional inner-city schools like a firefighter into an inferno, bringing the student victims to safety through a combination of charisma and innate righteousness. The students are then "saved" by the teacher’s idealism, empathy, and faith. This is not that type of book....

Here are 5 sleazy tales featuring hot, submissive females who find themselves at the mercy of certain dirty-minded men who exploit their positions of professional power in order to have their way with these lovelies! Ethical, these pros are not! Book 1: Boss' Orders When Angela Martin is hired by Guardian Trust, one of the largest banking/investment companies in the world, she's thrilled about the shockingly high salary she's been offered. But when she meets the company CEO, Derek Michaels, for the first time she comes to learn two things very quickly: 1. That her work for the company ...

Depression and related illnesses threaten to wreck the lives of many teens and their families. Suicide driven by these illnesses is one of the top killers of these young people. How do teens become depressed? What does depression feel like? How can we identify it? What helps depressed teens? What hurts them? How do families cope with teen depression? Overcoming Teen Depression will guide the reader through an exploration of these and many other questions about teen depression. Teens get a great deal of information and guidance on many things from study skills to college admissions to test ...

In The Wine Lover's Daughter, Anne Fadiman examines - with all her characteristic wit and feeling - her relationship with her father, Clifton Fadiman, a renowned literary critic, editor, and radio host whose greatest love was wine. An appreciation of wine - along with a plummy upper-crust accent, expensive suits, and an encyclopedic knowledge of Western literature - was an essential element of Clifton Fadiman's escape from lower-middle-class Brooklyn to swanky Manhattan. But wine was not just a class-vaulting accessory; it was an object of ardent desire.

One of the world's best-known attorneys gives us a no-holds-barred history of Jewish lawyers: from the biblical Abraham, who argued with God on behalf of the doomed sinners of Sodom, through modern-day advocates who have changed the world by challenging the status quo, defending the unpopular, contributing to the rule of law, and following the biblical command to pursue justice. Entertaining and aggressive - which is what you'd expect from this author - this audiobook should appeal to anyone interested in justice.

Proven, Weight Loss Tips To Help You Lose Weight Fast And Keep It Off Get this Amazon bestseller for just $3.99. Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device. You are a busy professional who doesn't have time to sift through the pages of the latest weight loss fad books and videos. You need a resource that cuts to the chase with smart, proven, quick to implement tactics to get you burning fat and losing weight quickly. This is your book! Discover some amazing quick, easy weight loss tips to help you overcome your weight loss hurdles and lose weight fast. Discover unique ways ...

At age thirty-eight, Jonathan Gluck, a new father with a promising journalism career, was shocked to learn he had multiple myeloma, a rare, incurable blood cancer. He was told he had eighteen months to live. That was more than twenty years ago. Gluck isn’t just something of a medical miracle. He’s also part of a growing population. Thanks to revolutionary medical advances, many cancers and other serious illnesses are no longer death sentences but chronic diseases people can often live with for years.

A is for Aronia, berry member of the apple family, clothes-stainer, super-fruit with reputed healing power. D is for Durian, endowed with a dramatic rind and a shifting odor - peaches, old garlic. M is for Medlar, name-checked by Shakespeare for its crude shape, beloved by gardeners for its flowers. In this work of unique invention, these and other difficult fruits serve as the central ingredients of 26 lyrical essays that range from deeply personal to botanical, from culinary to medical, from humorous to philosophical.

Her cozy coastal town, Marra, has embraced the quirky charm of her shop and her sarcastic feline familiar. She's been busy fine-tuning her enchanted coffee blends, brewing up cups filled with "compassion" and "inspiration," all while navigating her blossoming romance with Cali—the ghost who never seems to let being dead steal her smile.

Want to go from receptionist to CEO? You need to excel at your current tasks before you begin to climb the corporate ladder. The New Receptionist addresses every area where a receptionist, secretary or assistant should excel, for example, mastering travel and time zones, IT and security, knowledge of privacy laws and what they mean in the work environment as well as daily duties such as good communication skills. THE NEW RECEPTIONIST therefore offers essential skills for the new or career-driven receptionist or assistant, receptionists who are entering the business world from other ...

Unlock the power of emotional intelligence in just 30 days and transform your relationship with stress, even if you've struggled with overthinking for years! Do you find yourself drowning in stress, unable to manage your emotions effectively? Have you been longing for deeper connections in your relationships and better performance at work, but your anxiety keeps holding you back? Are you stuck in a cycle of overthinking and negative self-talk, unable to break free? If any of those questions resonate with you, know that you are not alone. Many adults face similar challenges, but the good ...

This isn’t just another dry exam book. This is your mobile, multitasker-friendly path to PMP success. Tailored for professionals who don’t have time to sit and study, this complete guide turns driving, walking, or doing chores into productive study time.