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Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The cameras follow trailblazing comic, Joan Rivers, for a year and cover her entire career from her break on the Carson show, to her heartbreak over the suicide of her husband, and her role on Celebrity Apprentice. Rivers reveals her relentless desire to keep working with humor and empathy. Wickedly funny and surprisingly moving, Rivers is once again returned to the spotlight she so richly deserves and cements her reputation as one of stand-up's towering...
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Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The companion to the blockbuster bestseller, Getting Things Done.
Since its publication in 2001, Getting Things Done has become, as Time magazine put it, "the defining self-help business book" of the decade. Having inspired millions of readers around the world, it clearly spoke to an urgent need in an increasingly time-pressured society. Now, in the highly anticipated sequel Making It All Work, Allen unlocks...
Since its publication in 2001, Getting Things Done has become, as Time magazine put it, "the defining self-help business book" of the decade. Having inspired millions of readers around the world, it clearly spoke to an urgent need in an increasingly time-pressured society. Now, in the highly anticipated sequel Making It All Work, Allen unlocks...
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Series
Publisher
Abbeville Kids, a Division of Abbeville Press
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"How Artists See is designed to teach children the art of observation and increase their visual literacy. These interactive, inquiry-based books-suitable for both home and classroom-invite young readers to compare and contrast the ways in which different artists treat similar themes. They are an ideal way to introduce kids to art. This new edition of "How Artists See Work" is revised and redesigned. More than two-thirds of the featured artworks are...
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Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Jack Welch's Straight from the Gut was once the essential primer for managers, but today's leaders need a new playbook. In HOW GOOGLE WORKS, Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg distill their decades of working in the high-tech industry into a practical and fun-to-read guide for those who want to succeed in an ever-changing business landscape. The book offers how-to advice on strategy, corporate culture, talent, decision-making, innovation, communication...
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Publisher
The Taunton Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The most comprehensive source of inspired design ideas and practical solutions for all landscaping and outdoor living spaces. Practical design advice as well as over 350 innovative ideas combine to give homeowners the only sourcebook they'll need to make smart design, buying, and installation decisions"--Provided by publisher.
26) At work
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Publisher
Phaidon Press Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Annie Leibovitz in her own words. A revised and updated edition of the classic account of how the most celebrated photographer of our time makes her pictures. Text based on conversations with Sharon DeLano.
Author
Publisher
Prestel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Reproductions of Paul Klee's art and iconic works, as well as those that are more rarely exhibited, are featured alongside biographical information that explores his life and times. Photographs and anecdotes of Klee and his circle offer a multifaceted perspective on a groundbreaking artist and the events that helped shape his colorful, imaginative work.
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Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
2015-
Language
English
Description
"In the works for sixteen years, The Complete Works of Primo Levi is the most ambitious literary translation of the twenty-first century. Primo Levi, the Italian-born chemist once described by Philip Roth as that "quicksilver little woodland creature enlivened by the forest's astute intelligence," has largely been considered a heroic figure in the annals of twentieth-century literature for If This Is a Man, his haunting account of Auschwitz. Yet Levi's...
30) Winter work
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Winter Work is an exhilarating spy thriller set in East Germany after the fall of Berlin Wall, about a Stasi officer investigating the murder of a colleague who is helped by Claire Saylor. Emil Grimm, a Stasi colonel, has decamped to his dacha in the woods outside of Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall. On a walk one morning, he discovers the body of a fellow intelligence officer with whom he was involved in a clandestine mission. Now Emil is...
Author
Publisher
O'Reilly
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A large part of what makes a DevOps initiative successful is getting people to work together more effectively than they did previously. In this lesson, you'll learn how to build communicative relationships, shared goals and empathy for a more effective, collaborative work culture.
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Since his first play, And Things That Go Bump in the Night, which premiered in 1965, McNally has proven himself to be a trailblazing figure and unique voice in American theater, known for his exploration of gay themes and his chronicling of America's changing social attitudes over the past fifty years. His thirty-three plays, nine musicals, three operas, and seven scripts for film and television, are a testament to his astonishing commitment to writing....
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Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
"Valorie Fisher takes infographics to a new level with bright, colorful visuals that are perfect for young, inquisitive minds. Her eye-catching mix of photographs and illustrations compels readers to dive in and explore how things work -- from paper airplanes to straws, crayons to kites, pencils to boats, this book will answer questions kids have long wanted answers to, and go on to answer questions they didn't even know they had! Do you know why...
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Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In Earth’s jungles and deserts and deep beneath the sea curious creatures are hard at work. Some resourceful animals use tools to get the job done, just like you do. There are bottlenose dolphins holding sponges to protect their snouts, chimps wielding stone hammers and tailorbirds stitching leaves with spider silk. Learn how and why these animals toil with tools, and discover that you have more in common with them than you ever imagined…
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Anne Frank's diary is one of the most recognised and widely read books of the Second World War. Hundreds of thousands of people visit the Anne Frank House on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam each year to see the annexe where Anne and her family hid from the occupying forces, before eventually being deported to Auschwitz in 1944. Only Anne's father, Otto, survived the Holocaust. Anne Frank: The Collected Works includes each of the versions of Anne's...
40) Body work
Author
Series
V. I. Warshawski mysteries volume 14
Language
English
Description
The enigmatic performer known as the Body Artist takes the stage at Chicago's Club Gouge and allows her audience to use her naked body as a canvas for their impromptu illustrations. V. I. Warshawski watches as people step forward, some meek, some bold, to make their mark. The evening takes a strange turn when one woman's sketch triggers a violent outburst from a man at a nearby table. Quickly subdued, the man-an Iraqi war vet-leaves the club. Days...
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