Only This Beautiful Moment
Only This Beautiful Moment

Author: Abdi Nazemian

Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press

Published: 2023-05-30

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 0702268070

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2019. Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant father, Saeed. When Moud gets the news that his grandfather in Iran is dying, he accompanies his dad to Tehran, where the revelation of family secrets will force Moud into a new understanding of his history, his culture, and himself. 1978. Saeed is an engineering student with a promising future ahead of him in Tehran. But when his parents discover his involvement in the country' s burgeoning revolution, they send him to safety in America, a country Saeed despises. And even worse— he' s forced to live with the American grandmother he never knew existed. 1939. Bobby, the son of a calculating Hollywood stage mother, lands a coveted MGM studio contract. But the fairy-tale world of glamour he' s thrust into has a dark side. Bobby is forced to hide his sexuality for fear of losing everything.Set against the backdrop of Tehran and Los Angeles, this tale of intergenerational trauma and love is an ode to the fragile bonds of family, the hidden secrets of history, and all the beautiful moments that make us who we are today.

The Definitive Personal Assistant & Secretarial Handbook
The Definitive Personal Assistant & Secretarial Handbook

Author: Sue France

Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers

Published: 2015-08-03

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 0749474777

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Written by a former Times Crème PA of the Year, this new edition of The Definitive Personal Assistant and Secretarial Handbook is the ultimate guide for all management assistants, PAs, secretaries and executive assistants. Administrative personnel in today's workplace hold an immense influence, not only on their bosses' performance, but also on the running of the whole organisation. This bestselling book is the only resource needed to excel in one's role as an assistant, outshine bosses' expectations and go up the ladder. Placing special emphasis on career development and learning, it provides help and advice on the skills necessary to progress in your career. Along with a chapter to share with your boss for a more fruitful working relationship, The Definitive Personal Assistant and Secretarial Handbook includes help with time management, networking, relationship management, communication and confidence. Now with a new chapter on how to use neuroscience tools to coach yourself through your weaknesses and primed behavioural traits, it also contains even more practical help with minute taking, telephone and mobile communication etiquette and presentation skills. With free downloadable online resources to aid the day-to-day running of your office, this comprehensive and accessible guide can help you keep your finger on the pulse and maintain your professional image. Free downloadable online resources that include minute-taking templates and a comprehensive management checklist.

The Rise of Corporate Feminism
The Rise of Corporate Feminism

Author: Allison Elias

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2022-12-06

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 0231543239

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From the 1960s through the 1990s, the most common job for women in the United States was clerical work. Even as college-educated women obtained greater opportunities for career advancement, occupational segregation by gender remained entrenched. How did feminism in corporate America come to represent the individual success of the executive woman and not the collective success of the secretary? Allison Elias argues that feminist goals of advancing equal opportunity and promoting meritocracy unintentionally undercut the status and prospects of so-called “pink-collar” workers. In the 1960s, ideas about sex equality spurred some clerical workers to organize, demanding “raises and respect,” while others pushed for professionalization through credentialing. This cross-class alliance pushed a feminist agenda that included unionizing some clerical workers and advancing others who had college degrees into management. But these efforts diverged in the 1980s, when corporations adopted measures to move qualified women into their upper ranks. By the 1990s, corporate support for professional women resulted in an individualistic feminism that focused on the needs of those at the top. Meanwhile, as many white, college-educated women advanced up the corporate ladder, clerical work became a job for lower-socioeconomic-status women of all races. The Rise of Corporate Feminism considers changes in the workplace surrounding affirmative action, human resource management, automation, and unionization by groups such as 9to5. At the intersection of history, gender, and management studies, this book spotlights the secretaries, clerks, receptionists, typists, and bookkeepers whose career trajectories remained remarkably similar despite sweeping social and legal change.

Call Sign Chaos
Call Sign Chaos

Author: Jim Mattis

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2019-09-03

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0812996844

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A clear-eyed account of learning how to lead in a chaotic world, by General Jim Mattis—the former Secretary of Defense and one of the most formidable strategic thinkers of our time—and Bing West, a former assistant secretary of defense and combat Marine. “A four-star general’s five-star memoir.”—The Wall Street Journal Call Sign Chaos is the account of Jim Mattis’s storied career, from wide-ranging leadership roles in three wars to ultimately commanding a quarter of a million troops across the Middle East. Along the way, Mattis recounts his foundational experiences as a leader, extracting the lessons he has learned about the nature of warfighting and peacemaking, the importance of allies, and the strategic dilemmas—and short-sighted thinking—now facing our nation. He makes it clear why America must return to a strategic footing so as not to continue winning battles but fighting inconclusive wars. Mattis divides his book into three parts: Direct Leadership, Executive Leadership, and Strategic Leadership. In the first part, Mattis recalls his early experiences leading Marines into battle, when he knew his troops as well as his own brothers. In the second part, he explores what it means to command thousands of troops and how to adapt your leadership style to ensure your intent is understood by your most junior troops so that they can own their mission. In the third part, Mattis describes the challenges and techniques of leadership at the strategic level, where military leaders reconcile war’s grim realities with political leaders’ human aspirations, where complexity reigns and the consequences of imprudence are severe, even catastrophic. Call Sign Chaos is a memoir of a life of warfighting and lifelong learning, following along as Mattis rises from Marine recruit to four-star general. It is a journey about learning to lead and a story about how he, through constant study and action, developed a unique leadership philosophy, one relevant to us all.

The Knockout Artist
The Knockout Artist

Author: Harry Crews

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2024-06-11

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 014313793X

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Crews’s novel about a boxer with the gift of knocking himself unconscious, with a new foreword by New York Times-bestselling author S. A. Cosby A Penguin Classic A favorite of longtime Harry Crews fans, The Knockout Artist (1988) portrays Eugene Talmadge Biggs, a young boxer from rural Georgia whose champion rise is diverted by a vulnerability, or gift, for knocking himself unconscious. As he begins to exploit his talents, the notorious Knockout Artist journeys a hero’s descent into the New Orleans underworld and meets characters who have long since checked their morals at the door. The unforgettable climax shows Crews at his virtuoso best, when Eugene confronts his truth, and sets out to claim his freedom and win his own self-respect.

Hearings
Hearings

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs

Publisher:

Published: 1956

Total Pages: 1498

ISBN-13:

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Sunrise from the Waters
Sunrise from the Waters

Author: Olafemi

Publisher: Dwayne Collins

Published: 2007-02

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 1424160510

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A man, tired of his life, wants to make a change. He and his woman go into the streets to find an answer to their problems. Their search takes them into the problems of the streets, and this leads them to four more people who want to change their positions in life. They never knew they were destined for change until evil principalities try to defuse their search. Their lives unfold as they defeat their challenges and release the evils of the world. Six people show that with the grace of God, nothing is impossible. With prayers, goals can be reached, and evil ties are broken. The story is action packed, and full of miracles. The characters, MC, Melody, Joseph, Linda, Justis, and Constance, are shattered and scorned throughout their lives. They are brought together to conquer the evil that binds us.

Reagan
Reagan

Author: Curtis Patrick

Publisher: Morgan James Publishing

Published: 2011-05-01

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1600379095

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Recounts the former president's life as revealed through stories from the men and women surrounding him as he morphed from an actor to a national political figure.