Emily: 3337 books
Taming Tibet
Landscape Transformation and the Gift of Chinese Development
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The violent protests in Lhasa in 2008 against Chinese rule were met by disbelief and anger on the part of Chinese citizens and state authorities, perplexed by Tibetans' apparent ingratitude for the generous provision of development. In Taming Tibet, Emily T. Yeh examines how Chinese development projects...
Family or Freedom
People of Color in the Antebellum South
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2012
In the antebellum South, the presence of free people of color was problematic to the white population. Not only were they possible assistants to enslaved people and potential members of the labor force; their very existence undermined popular justifications for slavery. It is no surprise that, by...
by Emily O'Byrne
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2016
A blog is a great marketing tool for any small business: it can boost web traffic, increase customer loyalty, and make other marketing activities easier and more effective. This short book takes you step by step through starting a blog for your business. It includes exercises, worksheets and resources...
Custom Nation
Why Customization Is the Future of Business and How to Profit From It
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
Smart brands such as Chipotle, Zazzle, Nike, and Pandora are ditching the outdated 20th century model of a one-size-fits-all approach to providing products and services. From a Netflix movie night to a marriage courtesy of eHarmony, customization is changing every corner of American life and business.
The...
by Emily S. Keyes
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
Literary Agent Emily S. Keyes walks you through book publishing contracts, translating her years of experience as a contracts specialist for a Big 5 publisher to a level that’s easy to understand—even if you’ve never been published.
Learn:
* What the legalese really means for you
* How...
Are You Happy?
A Childhood Remembered
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2007
An elegant dissection of how youthful happiness is lost, by a memoirist of great style and insight.
"The happiness of childhood is existential, not psychological," writes Emily Fox Gordon.
Gordon's early life was, as she puts it, "a succession of moments of radiant apprehension." In...
Collective Genius
The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
Why can some organizations innovate time and again, while most cannot?
You might think the key to innovation is attracting exceptional creative talent. Or making the right investments. Or breaking down organizational silos. All of these things may help-but there’s only one way to ensure sustained...
The Inevitable Hour
A History of Caring for Dying Patients in America
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
At the turn of the twentieth century, medicine’s imperative to cure disease increasingly took priority over the demand to relieve pain and suffering at the end of life. Filled with heartbreaking stories, The Inevitable Hour demonstrates that professional attention and resources gradually were diverted...
Anywhere: How Global Connectivity is Revolutionizing the Way We Do Business
How Mobile Technology Affects Consumer Behavior (McGraw-Hill Essentials)
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2009
Ubiquitous connectivity is the biggest revolution in business since the Internet—and this is the first strategic guide to harnessing its power
Anywhere examines the far-reaching impact of what can only be termed a business revolution, and it explains how to build a strategy using global connectivity...
The Culture of Mean
Representing Bullies and Victims in Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018
The Culture of Mean is the first book-length feminist critical exploration of representations of youth bullying in media. Bringing into conversation scholarship on feminism, media, new communication technologies, surveillance, gender, race, sexuality, and class, Emily D. Ryalls critically examines...
FLAWD
How to Stop Hating on Yourself, Others, and the Things That Make You Who You Are
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
When you look in the mirror and only see your flaws, it can be hard to be your best self.
FLAWD is your new cheerleader—an energetic guide to seeing your flaws as the doorway to something more.
Through dynamic stories and advice from teens and celebrities around the world, FLAWD will...
City Rules
How Regulations Affect Urban Form
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
City Rules offers a challenge to students and professionals in urban planning, design, and policy to change the rules of city-building, using regulations to reinvigorate, rather than stifle, our communities. Emily Talen demonstrates that regulations are a primary detrimto the creation of a desirable...
Job Hunting: The Insider's Guide to Job Hunting and Career Change
Job Hunting and Career Change, #1
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2017
Job Hunting: The Insider's Guide To Job Hunting and Career Change
Cut the fat from job searching and find a job you love. In this guide to job-hunting and career changing, you’ll get the tips and tricks to make yourself stand out to recruiters and employers. With guides to uncovering what...
Pensionless
The 10-Step Solution for a Stress-Free Retirement
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016
As seen in The Washington Post, US News & World Report, and Yahoo!
Get the most out of your retirement!
If you're one of the millions of Americans without a pension plan, your retirement years might seem like a huge financial question mark. Pensionless, by U.S. News Senior Editor for...