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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fresh off a bad breakup with a longtime boyfriend, Nantucket sweetheart Lizbet Keaton is desperately seeking a second act. When she’s named the new general manager of the Hotel Nantucket, a once Gilded Age gem turned abandoned eyesore, she hopes that her local expertise and charismatic staff can win the favor of their new London billionaire owner, Xavier Darling, as well as that of Shelly Carpenter, the wildly popular Instagram tastemaker who can...
2) One by one
Author
Language
English
Description
"Getting snowed in at a luxurious, rustic ski chalet doesn't sound like the worst problem in the world, especially with others to keep you company. Unless that company happens to be eight of your coworkers ... each with something to gain, something to lose, and something to hide. When the cofounder of Snoop, a trendy London-based tech startup, organizes a weeklong trip for the team in the French Alps, tensions simmer and loyalties are tested. Then...
Author
Publisher
Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
133 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
When a catastrophic event strikes, you'll need to rely on your skills and supplies to keep you alive. This book teaches you how to improvise solutions for the scarcities, deficiencies, and dangers that will arise in a worst-case scenario.
Author
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xv, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Provides entrepreneurs with advice on all aspects of launching a home-based food business, covering product development and testing, marketing, structuring a business, managing regulations, and planning for the future. --Publisher's description.
7) Homesteading
Author
Publisher
MacMillan
Pub. Date
[1975]
Physical Desc
x, 198 p. 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Edition
1937
Language
English
Description
With the help of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, the author of this remarkable book spent two decades interviewing hundreds of people renowned for their wealth and achievement. Napoleon Hill's all-time bestseller in the personal success field offers priceless advice on positive thinking and overcoming adversity by distilling the collective wisdom of Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, John D. Rockefeller, and other successful figures from the worlds of finance,...
11) The fifth risk
Author
Language
English
Description
What are the consequences if the people given control over our government have no idea how it works? "The election happened," remembers Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, then deputy secretary of the Department of Energy. "And then there was radio silence." Across all departments, similar stories were playing out: Trump appointees were few and far between; those that did show up were shockingly uninformed about the functions of their new workplace. Some...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 269 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A candid account of the author's struggles to revitalize her post-baby marriage describes how she resented societal roles that made her the only caregiver to her new daughter and the counseling and research that were part of her effort to resolve unbalanced family dynamics.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed and scattered? Do you wish you could maximize your productivity and achieve success effortlessly?
In Attention Management, productivity expert Maura Thomas unveils the ultimate guide to increasing your focus and harnessing your attention for peak performance.
In this game-changing book, Thomas shares her practical mindfulness techniques to help you regain control over your attention
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