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Days and nights on the Grand Trunk Road: Calcutta to Khyber
Par Anthony Weller. 1997
The highway adventures of an American journalist traveling the fifteen hundred miles of the Grand Trunk Road from Calcutta across…
northern India and Pakistan to the Khyber Pass. Weller recounts the region's religious and political history; describes the cities, countryside, and people he encounters; and conveys his joy at traveling in an area he has read much about. c1997.Dancing in the no-fly zone: a woman's journey through Iraq
Par Hadani Ditmars. 2005
When Ditmars first went to Iraq in 1997, she found art, and beauty, amidst the misery and suffering. She travelled…
to Iraq again and again, and in 2003, she returned to Baghdad to find the people she had met over the years and see what had become of them since the US "liberation". Ditmars portrays the full depth of the humanity of the Iraqi people. 2005.How women rise: break the 12 habits holding you back from your next raise, promotion, or job
Par Marshall Goldsmith, Sally Helgesen. 2018
Hiding in the bathroom: an introvert's roadmap to getting out there (when you'd rather stay home)
Par Morra Aarons-Mele. 2017
Filled with advice, exercises to help listeners evaluate their own work-life fit and manage anxiety, valuable tools, and stories of…
countless successful people, this book empowers professionals of all ages and levels to take control and build their own versions of success. Thoughtful and practical, it is a handbook for building a fantastic, prosperous career and a balanced, happy life, on your own terms. 2017.Cracking the code to a successful interview: 15 insider secrets from a top-level recruiter
Par Evan Pellett. 2016
Offers a groundbreaking approach to job interviews by an award-winning recruiter. You will learn the never-before-published "questions behind the questions."…
These are the questions that every manager unconsciously needs answered in order to hire you. 2016.Don't rely on instincts alone. Hiring. Is. King. The lesson seems so basic. Yet time after time, good companies stumble…
and lose their stride - just when they were poised for rapid growth. Why? Because their leaders treated hiring as a tedious chore. They posted an ad hoc ad. Took the first person with the right skills. Hired for immediate needs, rather than future flourishing. In Hire Smart from the Start, Dave Carvajal distills lessons gained from 20 years in the trenches, building out and staffing two enormously successful Internet startups and helping firms like Tumblr, Buddy Media, and Shutterstock land the talent they need to reach their greatest potential. Whether you're a high-tech entrepreneur taking a startup public, or a food truck vendor with a concept that's taking off, this book offers a proven formula to help you: - Find candidates whose values and working style fit your business - Spot the 5 types of applicants you should never, ever hire - Motivate "reach" candidates to leave their jobs and take a chance on your vision - Develop meaningful incentives that make people stay - And more Accelerate success: hire smart from the start. This book shows you how. 2018.How to be happy at work: the power of purpose, hope and friendships (RB development)
Par Annie McKee. 2017
So many of us are feeling fed up, burned out, and unhappy at work: the constant pressure and stress, the…
unending changes, the politics--people feel as though they can't give much more, and performance is suffering. But it's work, after all, right? Should we even expect to be fulfilled and happy at work? Yes, we should, says Annie McKee. Here, she makes the most compelling case yet that happiness--and the full engagement that comes with it--is more important than ever in today's workplace, and she sheds new light on the powerful relationship of happiness to individual, team, and organizational success. 2017.Ghost train to the Eastern star: on the tracks of The great railway bazaar
Par Paul Theroux. 2008
With this vibrant and illuminating travelogue that shows just how much the world has changed in the 30 years since…
he wrote "The great railway bazaar," Theroux returns to the rails of Eastern Europe, Central Asia, India, China, Japan, and Siberia for an exceptionally detailed and entertaining update that will entice fans and newcomers alike. 2008.Guide to Eastern Turkey and the Black Sea Coast
Par Diana Darke. 1987
Describes Armenian, Georgian, Hittite, Urartian, Nestorian, Byzantine, Persian and Seljuk sites, as well as explaining the character of modern Turks…
and their customs. Gives practical advice on driving and the limited number of hotels and restaurants in the area. c1987.How to get a job if you're a teenager
Par Cindy Pervola, Debby Hobgood. 1998
Tips on job hunting address deciding what type of job to apply for, completing applications, preparing for the interview (including…
choosing what to wear), and the interview itself. What to expect on the first day and the proper way to quit a job are also discussed. For junior and senior high readers. 1998.Grand Centaur Station: unruly living with the new nomads of Central Asia
Par Larry Frolick. 2004
Larry Frolick treks across Central Asia in search of an answer to the big question: who - or what -…
gives birth to history? From Kiev and Uzbekistan through to Siberia and Mongolia, he finds Chinese secret agents, the last three Romanov princesses, cranky archeologists and lusty exorcists, as he broods over the region's lost civilizations. 2004.From the Japanese: a journalist's encounters
Par Catherine Bergman. 2002
Bergman records her observations of life in Japan through interviews with intellectual leaders, rebels, politicians, artists, and adolescents. She covers…
a wide range of subjects, from the lives of the geishas to the national soccer league, the Shinto religion, the politics of arranged marriages, the collective memory of the Second World War, and more. Translation of: "L'empire désorienté." 2002.Holy Cow: an Indian adventure
Par Sarah MacDonald. 2003
Australian Sarah MacDonald didn't like India her first time there, so when her boyfriend Jonathan, a reporter for ABC, is…
sent there for work, she reluctantly follows. At first, life in India is as bad as she remembered it - overcrowded, smoggy, and disturbing - but she slowly begins to make friends and to understand the culture, including attending lavish weddings and taking a trip to war-torn Kashmir. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2003.Hitching rides with Buddha: a journey across Japan
Par Will Ferguson. 2005
With the same fervour they have for outlandish game shows and tiny gadgets, the Japanese go nuts each spring when…
the cherry blossoms sweep from island to island towards the country's northerly tip. Ferguson, after way too much sake, announced he would be the first person to follow the blossom's progress end to end. To make it a challenge worth doing, he'd hitchhike, resulting in a journey full of misadventures and revelations. 2005.Himalaya
Par Michael Palin. 2004
In his most challenging journey, Michael Palin tackles the Himalayas, the greatest mountain range on earth, a virtually unbroken wall…
of rock stretching 1800 miles from the borders of Afghanistan to southwest China. In a journey rarely, if ever, attempted before, in 6 months of hard travelling Palin takes on the full length of the Himalaya including the Khyber Pass, the hidden valleys of the Hindu Kush, ancient cities like Peshawar and Lahore, the mighty peaks of K2, Annapurna and Everest, the bleak and barren plateau of Tibet, the gorges of the Yangtze, the tribal lands of the Indo-Burmese border and the vast Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh. This book, compiled from his diaries, records the pleasure and pain of an extraordinary journey. 2004.Green careers for dummies (For dummies)
Par Carol L McClelland. 2010
The transition from business-as-usual to a new sustainable economy is opening up a wide range of opportunities as new clean…
technologies, policies, and standards are adopted. Making sense of this new economy can be tricky, but if you're committed to finding a career that will have a positive impact on the planet, this guide gives you everything you need to land the job of your dreams. c2010.To win a job during an economic crisis, you need a recession-proof plan. Myers explains why your chances are better…
than you think and gives you the strategies to land your dream job. Includes the twenty habits of effective job-hunters in a down market, why your resume is your least important job-search tool, and provides tips on building an online career identity with blogs, web sites, and social media. 2009.Hearing birds fly: a nomadic year in Mongolia
Par Louisa Waugh. 2003
This book is about the year the author spent living and working in a remote village called Tsengel, which lies…
in the extreme west of Mongolia. She describes how she slowly learns to fend for herself in a world where life is dominated by the seasons. From the long hard winter, through a drought-stricken spring, into a lush summer spent in the mountains beyond Tsengel with a family of nomads, and the return to the village for the 'short golden season', Mongolia's autumn. Includes strong language. 2003.Great on the job: what to say, how to say it : the secrets of getting ahead
Par Jodi Glickman. 2011
Communications consultant Glickman shows how to manage common workplace situations, from greeting and prioritizing to asking for help and managing…
a crisis, in easy-to-master ways. She describes four emotions that underscore "winning" communications: generosity, initiative, forward momentum, and transparency. Each chapter tackles a positive or negative event, outlines variations of it, introduces action steps for meeting it, and details responses for success. 2011.Going back to work: a survival guide for comeback moms
Par Mary W Quigley, Loretta Kaufman. 2004
Women who left their careers to raise children - whether just for the toddler years or until the nest is…
empty - face economic and emotional challenges when deciding to go back to work. This book provides data and ideas to ease what can be a tough transition. The authors have zeroed in on strategies that succeeded for women who have gone back to work, and frame the key questions involved in making the decision. 2004.