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Networking by Sign
Schmooze with confidence
Whether you're in need of a full-time job or looking for supplemental freelance/contract
opportunities, the thought of schmoozing with people who can assist you can seem like a painful,
manipulative, or insincere task.
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Power in Your Little Finger
I believe that there are two very different sorts
of power that a person can focus on developing.
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How to Stay Ahead of the Competition
To succeed in today's
rapidly changing world you have to focus more on
competitors, and less on executing your old success
formula. You have to be part of disrupting and
changing market in
order to compete effectively.
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Books
My
mother and my father were illiterate immigrants from Russia. When I was a
child they were constantly amazed that I could go to a building and take a
book on any subject. They couldn't believe this access to knowledge we have
here in America. They couldn't believe that it was free.
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Kirk DOUGLAS (1916- )
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"As charming and coquettish as
Paris itself, Lunch
in Paris reawakens
our tired hearts and palates with a deliciously
passionate journey through the city of lights.
Be prepared to be seduced by french kisses, the
richest chocolate, and the sweet charm of Bard's prose."
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 10
Days to More Confident Public Speaking
b y The Princeton Language Institute, Lenny Laskowski
Written by an expert in the field, this book has the tools you
need to become a relaxed, effective, and commanding public speaker. A clear,
concise, step-by-step approach with dozens of inside tips, 10 Days to More
Confident Public Speaking will help you:
* Overcome nervousness and discover your own natural style
* Establish an immediate rapport with your audience
* Practice your new techniques daily in conversations with friends
* Write a speech that builds to an unforgettable conclusion
* Expertly blend humor and anecdotes into your talks
* Use special techniques to memorize your speech
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~ Adam
Haslett
In Haslett's excellent first novel
(following Pulitzer and National Book Award finalist
short story collection You
Are Not a Stranger Here), a titan of the banking
industry does battle with a surprisingly formidable
opponent: a retired history teacher. Doug Fanning
has built Union Atlantic from a mid-size Boston bank
to an international powerhouse and rewards himself
by building a rural palace in Finden, Mass. The land
his house is built on, however, had been donated to
Finden for preservation by Charlotte Graves's
grandfather, and Charlotte believes she now has a
claim on the lot. This book should be of interest to
readers fascinated but perplexed by the current
financial crisis, as it is able to navigate the
oubliette of Wall Street trading to create searing
and intimate drama.
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Twilight Author’s Novella Free Online June 5
A novella by Stephenie Meyer, author of the wildly successful
Twilight series, will be published on June 5th. Two days
later, fans will be able to read The Short Second Life
of Bree Tanner for free online at
www.breetanner.com, where it will be available for a month. From The Telegraph:Meyer
said she was allowing it to be read for free online “as
a special thank you to fans,” |
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 The House at Riverton: A Novel
This week's Bargain
~Kate Morton
$15.00
$6.00
This debut page-turner from Australian
Morton recounts the crumbling of a prominent British
family as seen through the eyes of one of its servants.
At 14, Grace Reeves leaves home to work for her mother's
former employers at Riverton House. She is the same age
as Hannah, the headstrong middle child who visits her
uncle, Lord Ashbury, at Riverton House with her siblings
Emmeline and David. Fascinated, Grace observes their
comings and goings and, as an invisible maid, is privy
to the secrets she will spend a lifetime pretending to
forget. But when a filmmaker working on a movie about
the family contacts a 98-year-old Grace to fact-check
particulars, the memories come swirling back. The plot
largely revolves around sisters Hannah and Emmeline, who
were present when a family friend, the young poet R.S.
Hunter, allegedly committed suicide at Riverton. Grace
hints throughout the narrative that no one knows the
real story, and as she chronicles Hannah's schemes to
have her own life and the curdling of younger Emmeline's
jealousy, the truth about the poet's death is revealed.
Morton triumphs with a riveting plot, a touching but
tense love story and a haunting ending. |
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