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NUCLEAR NEBRASKA: The Remarkable Story of the Little County That Couldn't Be Bought
By Susan Cragin
Foreword by U.S. Senator Ben Nelson
ISBN#978-08144-74303 $24.95
This fascinating book reveals how the government momentarily seduced the residents of Boyd County with its offer of $120 million dollars in exchange for the opportunity to build a nuclear waste dump—before the residents realized that the dump posed a tremendous danger to their health. Through the incredible stories of these seemingly ordinary but most courageous people who were deceived by their own government and abandoned by many environmental groups, we begin to understand how one small group of forgotten Americans found the inner resources to stop a site they knew would cost them both their livelihoods and their health.
See how it CAN happen in the most unlikely place.
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PARENTING A DEFIANT CHILD: A Sanity-Saving Guide to Finally Stopping the Bad Behavior
By Philip S. Hall, Ph.D. and Nancy D. Hall, Ed.D.
ISBN#978-08144-74686 $15.00
When a child acts out—becoming abrasive or aggressive, provoking adults, and antagonizing other children—it's not because he likes to offend people, and it's not because she enjoys being mean. PARENTING A DEFIANT CHILD lets parents know that the challenge they face isn't their fault, and gives them the advice they desperately need to regain control, and bring happiness back to their homes.
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THE TEAM-BUILDING TOOL KIT: Tips and Tactics for Effective Workplace Teams
Second Edition
By Deborah Mackin
ISBN#978-08144-74396 $17.95
Now reflecting all the changes in the workplace environment since the book's original publication in 1994—including the advent of electronic communications and the growing necessity to work across global boundaries— this classic guide features new charts, diagrams, bullet points, and other features to make it easy to get the most from any team. The book includes a special "Teaming Road Map" that helps you devise a clearly laid-out process for building your teams, along with realistic answers for all the problems, large and small, that can so often derail even the best teams.
Want some tips on team behavior?
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THE FIRST-TIME MANAGER'S GUIDE TO PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS
By Diane Arthur
ISBN#978-08144-74402 $15.00
Filled with ready-to-use tools including sample dialogues, phrases, and documents -- as well as plenty of useful tips -- THE FIRST-TIME MANAGER'S GUIDE TO PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS is an indispensable resource for anyone managing employees. Whether you're a newly hired or promoted manager or a more experienced manager who wants a refresher course on performance-appraisal basics, this book provides the information you need to feel self-assured and capable of handling even the most complicated or difficult review.
Need an overview of the performance appraisal process?
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CORPORATE AGILITY: A Revolutionary New Model for Competing in a Flat World
By Charles Grantham, Jim Ware, and Cory Williamson
ISBN#978-08144-091114 $29.95
Alvin Toffler, author of FUTURE SHOCK and REVOLUTIONARY WEALTH, says:
==="We first suggested over thirty years ago in FUTURE SHOCK that the movement of millions of workers from their suburban homes to center cities every morning and back home again at night was one of the most unproductive things we could imagine. Now, in 2007, CORPORATE AGILITY's authors show us that more and more organizations are finally learning the virtues and value of 'demassifying' office work. Grantham, Ware, and Williamson describe brilliantly what it takes to make 'work anywhere/anytime' a productive reality."
Find out the major business challenges to corporate agility.
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THE SALES MANAGER'S SUCCESS MANUAL
By Wayne M. Thomas
ISBN#978-08144-80502 $24.95
Filled with eye-opening examples, fresh perspectives, and sage advice, all delivered with engaging humor, THE SALES MANAGER'S SUCCESS MANUAL is more than just a guide to better sales management. It's a powerful business resource that will help managers keep their team's hard work aligned with the company's larger goals and constantly evolving strategy. Helps managers anticipate and negotiate changes in the business landscape while giving them the most effective tools for maximizing results from the sales force. Shows how to get the most from your team and from yourself.
Read Chapter Two about the Sales Force today!
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SUCCESSFUL LOCAL BROADCAST SALES
By Paul Weyland
ISBN#978-08144-80533 $24.95
Author and top broadcast sales trainer, Paul Weyland speaks to more than 10,000 broadcast salespeople, managers, and station owners a year. He also works with virtually every state broadcast association, educating media salespeople on how to thrive in the business. In SUCCESSFUL LOCAL BROADCAST SALES he gives you the tools you need to get appointments, create great proposals, and give stellar presentations. He shows you how to become a better negotiator, how to handle the toughest objections, how to overcome rate resistance, and how to close long-term local direct contracts. Weyland also reveals how to sell against other media like newspapers and the Internet, and offers a plan to help you build client relationships that can last a lifetime.
Check out the Introduction.
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GOOD GOVERNANCE FOR NONPROFITS: Developing Principles and Policies for an Effective Board
By Fredric L. Laughlin and Robert C. Andringa
ISBN#978-08144-74525 $27.95
Fredric Laughlin and Robert Andringa have spent years helping nonprofits, their leaders, their management teams, and their boards apply best practices to their organizations. In GOOD GOVERNANCE FOR NONPROFITS, they provide a practical roadmap to creating or revising a standard board policies manual. Using examples of nonprofit organizations that have created more efficient and more effective boards, the authors provide sound, tested principles for good governance and offer a straightforward way to implement those principles, whether you run a nationwide, highly visible charity or a small community group.
See what defines "good governance."
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WHERE WE STAND: A Surprising Look at the Real State of Our Planet
By Seymour Garte, Ph.D.
ISBN#978-08144-09107 $24.95
We've all heard the bad news about our environment, but the reality of where we stand is much more hopeful than we have been led to believe. Garte explodes many of the popular myths about human health and the environment. Instead, he provides the facts to show that scientific research, environmental activism, and government regulation have produced steady progress in dealing with pollution, poor health, loss of natural resources, and other negative byproducts of our industrial society. Garte does not want to lull us into a false sense of security—but to motivate us to keep going forward with the knowledge that we have succeeded in making a difference and that things can continue to improve.
Read the Preface of this myth-busting book today!
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YOUR SUCCESSFUL CAREER AS A MORTGAGE BROKER
By David Reed
ISBN#978-08144-73702 $18.95
Mortgage banking is a booming area, and the potential to earn big money is virtually unlimited. Real estate author and veteran mortgage broker David Reed offers practical advice on everything you need to know to become a successful mortgage loan officer, from licensing to educational requirements. He also gives valuable guidance on the different career options available as a mortgage broker, mortgage banker, correspondent mortgage banker, and more.
Learn about the Loan Officer and his team.
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Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins by Annette Simmons
THE GLOBE AND MAIL (Toronto): "...a worthwhile guide, in an era when storytelling is touted as a secret to effective leadership, yet most of us are uncertain where to start."
Comes the Darkness, Comes the Light by Vanessa Vega
TREATMENT ONLINE:
"Vanessa Vega bravely shares her struggle with self-harm and anorexia…. By the end of her group therapy program, Vega does seem to understand herself, and the reader is left feeling that they know her as intimately as a good friend. If she, with all of her guilt and trepidation, could share her story with the world, then perhaps other self-harmers will find the strength to come forward and seek help. Self-harmers often worry that their actions will be viewed with disgust and fear, but Vega shows that it is possible to both overcome stigma and change misapprehensions."
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