Barbara Mitchell: 18 books
The Boomerang Age
Transitions to Adulthood in Families
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
* The Boomerang Age was named an Outstanding Academic Title of 2007 by Choice Magazine.Domestic changes are taking place in the lives of young adults in Western industrialized societies. Today's young people often experience less permanency and more movement in a variety of family-related roles, statuses,...
by Barbara Mitchell
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2009
The Impact of Stress On Your Life:
Feeling irritable, fatigued and overwhelmed lately? Is juggling the dual roles of work and homemaker or caregiver causing mood swings that drain your strength? Make you impatient, angry and short tempered? These are signs of your body under stress.
Research...
The Conflict Resolution Phrase Book
2,000+ Phrases For Any HR Professional, Manager, Business Owner, or Anyone Who Has to Deal with Difficult Workplace Situations
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
No one wants to go into a tenuous situation blind and fumbling for words. Rather than shy away from a difficult situation or conversation, The Conflict Resolution Phrase Book, is the ideal resource to help anyone prepare for and prevail in these situations.
Some situations are unpredictable,...
The Manager's Answer Book
Powerful Tools to Maximize Your Impact and Influence, Build Trust and Teams, and Respond to Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2018
Congratulations, you're a manager! Of course you have expertise in the field you're managing, but what about everything else? There's so much more to know!
Whether you're a new or seasoned manager, your responsibilities can become overwhelming at times. There are days and new situations that...
by Barbara Mitchell, Cornelia Gamlem
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Managing people is the most challenging part of any leader's job. And that job's not getting any easier as the human resources profession grows more dynamic and constantly changes. The Big Book of HR provides any business owner, manager, or HR professional with the most current information to get...
The Essential Workplace Conflict Handbook
A Quick and Handy Resource for Any Manager, Team Leader, HR Professional, Or Anyone Who Wants to Resolve Disputes and Increase Productivity
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
Today's workplaces are dynamic, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that tension can develop quickly and ruinously. The Essential Workplace Conflict Handbook is the ideal resource for anyone ready to confront conflict at work rather than run from it. Managed correctly, conflict can be a positive source...
The Essential HR Handbook, 10th Anniversary Edition
A Quick and Handy Resource for Any Manager or HR Professional
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2019
Since 2008, busy managers by the tens of thousands have turned to this best-selling book as a handy guide to the ins and outs of human resources. And no wonder! Because whether you're a small business owner, a manager in a business without an HR department, or even a seasoned HR professional, The...
by Barbara Mitchell
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
Joan Hightower was a bright accounting student. She graduated with honors, but she anted an exciting career. She applied to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. She was surprised when they asked her to come for a final interview. She didnt like the Bureau going through her personal life and accounts....
by Barbara Safani, Mitchell Levy
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2012
In our modern, often volatile economy, we can no longer expect permanent or long term employment with any one employer. Today's worker has, on average, multiple jobs and even multiple careers. Layoffs, terminations, and pink slips are so universal that they are now euphemistically called downsizing or...
Parks, Peace, and Partnership
Global Initiatives in Transboundary Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2013
Today, over 3,000 protected areas around the world contribute to the protection of biodiversity, peaceful relations between neighbouring countries, and the well-being of people living in and around the protected environs. Historical and geo-political constraints are disappearing in a new spirit of...
Tissue Economies
Blood, Organs, and Cell Lines in Late Capitalism
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2006
As new medical technologies are developed, more and more human tissues—such as skin, bones, heart valves, embryos, and stem cell lines—are stored and distributed for therapeutic and research purposes. The accelerating circulation of human tissue fragments raises profound social and ethical concerns...
by Joleene Naylor, Tricia Drammeh, LC Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2015
A collection of twenty-five short stories just in time for Halloween. Enjoy thrills, chills, and mysteries. Meet ghosts, demons, vampires, and monsters everywhere from dark city streets to the English countryside. Scares lurk in the most unexpected places and, when the lights go out, no where is safe and no one will be spared.
by John P. Bartkowski, Gary C. Bryner, John J. Callahan
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2003
In their introduction, the editors of New Ways of Doing Business assert that in retrospect, it will be apparent that today's government, that of the early years of the 21st century, "was undergoing its most significant transformation since the decade of the 1930's when direct government-delivered...
by Erika Balsom, Kenneth Berger, Susie Bright
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2019
We all have images that we find unwatchable, whether for ethical, political, or sensory and affective reasons. From news coverage of terror attacks to viral videos of police brutality, and from graphic horror films to transgressive artworks, many of the images in our media culture might strike us...
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