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The Girl's Guide to Being a Boss Without Being a B
Valuable Lessons, Smart Suggestions, and True Stories for Succeeding as the Chick-In-Charge As women, we haven’t always had the best role models at work. We’ve either worked for men or we’ve had female bosses who are, well, big bitches. Woman still don’t have much of a road map right now when it comes to taking charge at the office, so the team who brought you the national bestseller The Girl’s Guide to Starting Your Own Business is drawing one for us. Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio will teach you to be powerful without being possessive, to be opinionated without being brassy, and to have a strong voice without micromanaging. You’ll learn just how to own the role of queen bee in a positive way so that you can be more mentor than manager, one who leads, inspires, and motivates. So, you finally got that promotion. You’re the boss now. The supervisor. The manager. The captain. The taskmaster. Those days of taking orders, running errands, and clock-watching are over. As exciting as all this might seem, once the rush of the promotion is over, you might be scratching your head wondering exactly what to do. Being the boss is never easy, but it's twice as hard for a woman. It seems like there's no middle ground. Either you're the dragon lady who rules with an iron fist or the mousey girl who gets drowned out at every meeting. When a woman wields authority and dares to make tough decisions, how often is the "B-word" bandied about by her employees? How can she strike that balance between pushover and dictator? Fear not. You can do the job. All you need is a little helpful advice to send you on your way. Whether you supervise two as a shift manager or lord over an entire corporate empire, Caitlin Friedman and Kim Yorio will show you how to step gracefully into your new position of power. They’ll teach you how to motivate your team without alienating them, how to delegate without feeling guilty, how to deal with office politics and how to handle evaluations, promotions, and even firings. And for those of you who are already running the show, they can help you become the mentor your employees deserve. Inside, there are self-assessment questionnaires to help you find out where you land on the bitch or wimp scale; interviews with prominent female bosses, human-resources directors, and therapists; and advice from a whole host of experts. In addition, there are funny and informative checklists and tips to make sure you’re the Good Witch around the office and not the Big Bitch. And, most important, Caitlin and Kim will teach you the secrets to owning your role and loving it. You’ve earned your promotion, so enjoy it!
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3500 Good Jokes For Speakers
Jakes about everyone and everything that will delight your audiences, enliven your conversation and keep you chuckling as you read them. Some of the cate-gories of jokes in this treasury of humor: Family...Occupations...Professions Women...and...men Kids...childhood...school Manners...tact...diplomacy...etiquette...mores Drink...water...liquor...poor people...credit Marriage...courtship...dates and the pursuit Sports...and...Gambling
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Your Ultimate Pilates Body Challenge
In this remarkable new program, Pilates instructor Brooke Siler once again revolutionizes the world of Pilates, reinventing how and where Pilates is performed, to take your fitness to a whole new level. Elegantly designed and beautifully illustrated, Your Ultimate Pilates Body Challenge takes a fresh approach to Pilates, challenging readers to rethink the way they move and to incorporate Pilates-conscious movements into every aspect of life:At the Gym: Siler takes you through a fun, rapid-fire circuit of machines that gets and keeps you in your cardio target zone. For the first time ever, you will learn how to use powerful Pilates techniques to maximize your workouts on standard gym equipment (StairMaster, treadmill, stationary bike, etc.).At Home: Siler steps up the at-home basics by applying Pilates principles to work with weights, bands, and non-accoutrement-based exercises.On the Mat: As so many readers and clients have requested, Siler has created four brand-new mat routines specifically to target abs, lower body, posture, and flexibility, and designed to take experienced practitioners and beginners alike to new levels of body-sculpted accomplishment.Sports: Siler offers insight into secrets of the world's best athletes, explaining how to move with Pilates form in individual and team sports. With core strength created in Pilates you can hit better golf shots, ski with less fatigue than ever before, and bring more power to your tennis game.Everyday Life: Using her trademark Invisible Workout, Siler shows you how incorporating Pilates-based awareness and movements into everyday activities such as restocking the pantry, working at the computer, climbing stairs, or picking up the baby can tone and strengthen your body.You will be amazed at how much better you feel when your carriage, breathing, posture, and movements are done Pilates-style. This dynamic book shows how Pilates can actually be the basis for total-body transformation by simply challenging you to get the absolute most out of everything you already do.
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The Natural Fat Loss Pharmacy
Finally, information about weight loss supplements that isn't based on hype or hope, but on scientific fact! Written by Harry Preuss, MD, a doctor and university-based researcher, and Bill Gottlieb, former editor-in-chief of Rodale Books, this is the first and only reliable guide to the nutritional supplements and herbs that can safely and effectively help you lose weight and keep it off. You'll learn how to: Speed fat burning--with green tea extract Lose fat and build muscle without" "dieting or exercise--with CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) Stop weight regain--with MCT (medium-chain triglycerides) Reduce carbohydrate cravings--with 5-HTP Balance blood sugar for easier dieting--with chromium Block the absorption of excess starch and sugar--with white kidney bean extract and L-arabinose Get off a plateau, where pounds don't seem to budge--with HCA (hydroxy citric acid) Turbo-charge fat-burning exercise--with HMB (hydroxy methylbutyrate) or BCAA (branched-chain amino acids) You'll also read about the weight-loss supplements that "aren't" likely to work or are possibly unsafe. You'll find a customized program to help you pick the one or more supplements that are right for you. And you'll discover an easy-to-follow, no-diet food plan for controlling calories, and a simple, no-sweat approach to physical activity for long-term weight control.
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Irrational exuberance
With a new Afterword on the current state of the stock market, the ongoing debate over the
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Funny Letters From Famous People
In this humorous collection of celebrity wit, acclaimed broadcaster and humorist Charles Osgood offers witticisms penned by luminaries ranging from Abraham Lincoln to Andy Rooney. Known for his clever commentary and witty radio-show rhymes, Charles Osgood here selects and introduces a collection of hilarious correspondence from some of our best-loved politicians, authors, and stars of the stage and screen. Funny Letters from Famous People delivers rib- tickling communications from the likes of Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, Flannery O'Connor, S. J. Perelman, Groucho Marx, Bob Hope, John Cheever and dozens more. Providing an entertaining look at celebrated lives, Osgood lets us glimpse Mark Twain squabbling with the gas company, Dwight D. Eisenhower kvetching to Mamie about Patton, and radio personality Fred Allen desperately seeking logic from his insurance carrier in one of comedy's most amusing epistles. Sprinkled throughout with Osgood's own humorous quips, Funny Letters from Famous People is a delightful compendium of clever letter writing at its side-splitting best.
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Inventing Beauty
In this fascinating, meticulously researched romp through the annals of the beauty industry, The New York Times's columnist Teresa Riordan explores that strange intersection of science, fashion, and business where beauty is engineered. From the bustle boom to the war on wrinkles, from kissproof lipstick to surgical face-lifts, Inventing Beauty reveals how, for centuries, social trends and technological innovations have fueled a nonstop assembly line of gadgets, potions, and contraptions that women have enthusiastically deployed in the quest for feminine flawlessness.
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Conspiracy Of Fools
From an award-winning New York Times reporter comes the full, mind-boggling story of the lies, crimes, and ineptitude behind the spectacular scandal that imperiled a presidency, destroyed a marketplace, and changed Washington and Wall Street forever . . .
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If success is a game these are the rules
If Success Is A Game,these Are The Rules "Another winner for Cherie Carter-Scott! Filled with wonderful stories and enlightening examples, this book effectively teaches sensible yet empowering rules for success". -STEPHEN COVEY,author,The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People "I wish I had a copy of this book when I was beginning my own company.Read and enjoy...and learn!" -JIM MCCANN,CEO,1-800-FLOWERS.COM "Success is a game and Cherie Carter-Scott has deciphered its rules.This profound yet simple handbook will tell you what you need to succeed in life". -JACK CANFIELD,coauthor,Chicken Soup for the Soul "This third installment of Carter-Scott's Rules will tell you every-thing you need to know about getting what you want.Having someone lay it out clearly is often just the little push we need to get us back on track and working toward our goals". -JOHN GRAY,author,How to Get What You Want and Want What You Have "You will find a real path to success by reading this book.If Success Is a Game,These Are the Rules tells you everything you need to know to find fulfillment in your life". -HOWARD PUTNAM,speaker,author,former CEO of Southwest Airlines