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"In 2012, Beck Dorey-Stein was just scraping by in DC when a posting on Craigslist landed her, improbably, in the Oval Office as one of Barack Obama's stenographers. For five years, Beck was a part of the elite team of men and women who accompanied the president wherever he went, recorder and mic in hand. She got to know everyone from the White House butler to the secret servicemen, advance team, speechwriters, photographers, and press secretaries,...
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"Faith Ferguson is New York's most in-demand wedding planner, an arbiter of taste for elegant affairs, lavish ceremonies, and exclusive fêtes. She appreciates a simple celebration as much as a dazzling event, for she knows that a dream wedding is not necessarily the most expensive one. As much as Faith enjoys her work, her two failed engagements leave her with no desire to get married herself. She finds fulfillment in her close relationship with...
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Industrial commentaries volume 1, no. 4
Pub. Date
[1940]
Physical Description
49 pages : tables.
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English
5) Crane Jane!
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Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color ilustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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"Jane works as crane operator at the docks, but she faces her biggest challenge when hoisting a firetruck in high winds"--
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"A stolen latte results in a meet-cute for the ages in this originally self-published, brand-new edition of New York Times bestselling author Lynn Painter's rom-com Accidentally Amy, with bonus content. Isabella Shay is usually a very honest person. But when she's running late for her first day at her dream job and the barista yells for "Amy" three times with no answer, she does the unthinkable. Izzy takes that PSL. It's the exact drink she ordered...
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Criterion collection volume 771
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Français
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Sandra has just been released from the hospital to find that she no longer has a job. According to management, the only way Sandra can regain her position at the factory is to convince her co-workers to sacrifice their much-needed yearly bonuses. So, over the course of one weekend, Sandra must confront each co-worker individually in order to win a majority of their votes, before time runs out.
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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205 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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What will it take for us to create a more equal workplace where women too can shine? If you read nothing else on leadership and gender in the workplace, read these 10 articles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you understand where workplace gender equality is today--and how far we have to go. This book will inspire you to: - Understand...
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2015.
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English
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"[N]ovel about a forty-something wife and mother thrust back into the workforce, where she finds herself at the mercy of a boss half her age" -- provided by publisher.
"Rory McGovern is entering the ostensible prime of her life when her husband, Blake, loses his dream job and announces he feels like 'taking a break' from being a husband and father. Rory was already spread thin and now, without warning, she is single-parenting two kids, juggling their...
10) Trailblazer
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With her family farm falling on hard times, Grace Rogers applies for a position with the prestigious Fred Harvey Company. Soon she's headed for Juniper, New Mexico to work in the Palace Hotel. There she meets a handsome cowboy who quickly turns her head. Too bad the Harvey Girls are forbidden to fall in love ... Nick Hopkins has a plan: buy a little land, marry, and raise a family--in that order. But after meeting Grace, he can't keep away. Their...
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"A candid, intensely funny memoir of ambition, gender, and a grueling decade inside Amazon.com"--
What would you sacrifice for your career? All your free time? Your sense of self-worth? Your sanity? In 2006, Kristi Coulter left her cozy but dull job for a promising new position at the fast-growing Amazon.com, but she never expected the soul-crushing pressure that would come with it. In no time she found the challenge and excitement she'd been craving--along...
13) Renegade
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"MEET THE HARVEY GIRLS. These real-life pioneering women were symbols of elegance in the wild frontier: taming rough manners, falling in love, and changing the face of the West forever. Lily Travis may be a Harvey Girl, but she's a rebel--and a romantic--at heart. Too bad her impulsive nature led her to marry a man who promised a life of ease and prosperity, only to disappear the very next day. She's kept her secret as best she can, and now she's...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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xv, 223 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"As a woman, enduring setbacks-and finding fulfillment-on your career path is challenging. We face a lack of support, the effects of unconscious bias and negative assumptions working against us, and disruptive career pauses. Taking Charge of Your Career helps readers navigate the tricky territory of charting a rewarding and meaningful career path. Whether you're new to the workforce, reentering after a pause, or are trying to find your way through...
17) Closing
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1988.
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463 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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Four women meet on a sales training course. After a week in the grip of spellbinding, sinister Daphne, whose mission it is to turn women into saleswomen, their lives are irrevocably changed.
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2024.
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312 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Bonnie Hammer's legendary career spans five decades in a turbulent, male-driven industry. Today, Bonnie is a powerful leader at the very top of her field, and women at all levels constantly ask her: What is your secret to success? Her power--and her staying power--comes from rejecting common myths about how women are "supposed" to act in the workplace. She knows that the conventional wisdom women are told about work--pithy phrases like "Don't mix...
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