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IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 2
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"In the newest addition to the ever-popular and authoritative nonfiction Scientists in the Field series, the team behindThe Frog Scientist take you on a research trip to New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean to follow crows in aviaries and in the wild while answering many thought-provoking questions like: "Can a crow outsmart a scientist?" Remarkably engaging narrative nonfiction coupled with beautiful photographs, this is a trip you won't regret booking!"--...
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Your first job isn't all it's cracked up to be . . . You just spent $100,000 on a college degree to make photocopies. And your manager probably isn't even happy with them.
Life at the entry level isn't about what school you graduated from, or even who you know. It's actually about paying dues and brownnosing and keeping your foot out of your mouth during meetings.
You're Too Smart For This explains everything your college professors
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
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"It's July on Alaska's North Slope, and scientist Denver Holt is in Utqiagvik surveying nests. Denver has been coming here since 1992, and the snowy owls he studies have been coming here much longer: thousands of years. With its mix of coastal, low-elevation tundra and a rich presence of lemmings, the North Slope is the only area in Alaska where snowy owls regularly nest. How do snowy owls decide where they will nest? How do they manage to arrive...
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As cofounders of the leadership coaching and training firm Ridge Associates, authors Robert Bolton and Dorothy Grover teach that good interpersonal communication is essential to getting things done.
In this comprehensive and practical guide, they offer a proven method for understanding the key behavioral styles of those around you (including your own) and explain how you can leverage the strengths and weaknesses of each to relate to others more winsomely.
People...
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"Lifeboat draws an analogy between the 1912 sinking of the ship Titanic and modern-day layoffs, mergers, and business closures that disrupt careers and cause unemployment. Using the metaphor of a lifeboat, the author provides readers pragmatic strategiesto adapt to change in the workplace and keep their careers afloat" --
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Discover how to get it right in your moments that matter, when the situation is complex and relational-and stakes are high. Transform the outcome of your difficult conversations and events, when you feel
• Threatened by charged emotions or uncertainty;
• Paralyzed by fear of saying (or doing) the wrong thing (again);
• Defeated by a relationship that seems damaged beyond repair;
• Confident of the results you desire, but unclear how to get...
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Discover solutions to common obstacles faced by project managers. Written as a business novel, the book is highly interactive, allowing readers to participate and consider options at each stage of a project. The book is based on years of experience, both through the author's research projects as well as his teaching lectures at business schools.
The book tells the story of Emily Reed and her colleagues who are in charge of the management of a new...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
1270L
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English
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"With stunning photographs and exemplary narrative nonfiction, the Sibert Honor-winning creators of The Elephant Scientist, Caitlin O'Connell and Timothy Rodwell, give readers a heartwarming insider's look into a day in the life of a zoo curator and the meaningful bonds that she forms with her menagerie"--
14) Condor comeback
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 4
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In April 1987, the last wild California condor was captured and taken into captivity along with the other twenty-six remaining birds of his kind. Having roamed the skies of what is now North and Central America for thousands of years, many people thought these remarkable, distinguished birds would never fly freely again. But never say never.
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The must-read summary of Robert Kriegel's book: "How to Succeed in Business Without Working So Damn Hard: Rethinking the Rules, Reinventing the Game".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Kriegel's book "How to Succeed in Business Without Working So Damn Hard" shows that it's possible to be more productive, create more profit and be happier by working less hours, but in a more direct way. This summary takes this principle and splits it...
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The must-read summary of David D'Alessandro and Michele Owens' book: "Executive Warfare: 10 Rules of Engagement for Winning Your War for Success".
This complete summary of the ideas from David D'Alessandro and Michele Owens' book "Executive Warfare" shows how being smart, hard-working and able to generate results will generally get you promoted when you first begin working for an organization. However, once you get to senior management level, these...
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"Winner of the 2016 Max Weber Book Award, Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section of the American Sociological Association" "Winner of the 2016 Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book, Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association" "Co-Winner of the 2016 Distinguished Book Award, Sociology of Law Section of the American Sociological Association" "Co-Winner of the 2016 Silver Medal in Career (Job Search, Career Advancement), Axiom...
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From Sigmund Freud's defense mechanisms to Gordon Allport's trait theory, the author has dexterously mapped the importance of a successful personality on to the contemporary work situations. The balance between the traits that we inherit and the skills that we acquire is a part of our societal and workplace development. Whatever we see influences us! Dr. Hiriyappa outlines the workplace requirement when it comes to extroverts and introverts and the...
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