My Sister's Keeper
My Sister's Keeper

Author: Jodi Picoult

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2009-05-19

Total Pages: 529

ISBN-13: 143915726X

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Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age 13, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister Kate can somehow fight the leukemia that has palgued her since childhood.

Reality Is Broken
Reality Is Broken

Author: Jane McGonigal

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-01-20

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1101475498

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“McGonigal is a clear, methodical writer, and her ideas are well argued. Assertions are backed by countless psychological studies.” —The Boston Globe “Powerful and provocative . . . McGonigal makes a persuasive case that games have a lot to teach us about how to make our lives, and the world, better.” —San Jose Mercury News “Jane McGonigal's insights have the elegant, compact, deadly simplicity of plutonium, and the same explosive force.” —Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother A visionary game designer reveals how we can harness the power of games to boost global happiness. With 174 million gamers in the United States alone, we now live in a world where every generation will be a gamer generation. But why, Jane McGonigal asks, should games be used for escapist entertainment alone? In this groundbreaking book, she shows how we can leverage the power of games to fix what is wrong with the real world-from social problems like depression and obesity to global issues like poverty and climate change-and introduces us to cutting-edge games that are already changing the business, education, and nonprofit worlds. Written for gamers and non-gamers alike, Reality Is Broken shows that the future will belong to those who can understand, design, and play games. Jane McGonigal is also the author of SuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient.

Mosby's EMT-basic Textbook
Mosby's EMT-basic Textbook

Author: Walt A. Stoy

Publisher: Mosby/JEMS

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780323085298

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Mosby's EMT-Basic Textbook, 2011 Update, 2nd Edition, gets right to the point, giving you the basic information you need for real-world success. This straightforward text follows the U.S. Department of Transportation National Standard Curriculum (NSC) for the EMT-Basic more closely than any other textbook- making it easier to understand what you must know to pass state or National Registry EMT-Basic exams.A JB Course Manager resource is available to accompany this title. JB Course Manager is an easy-to-use and fully hosted online learning platform. For additional information, or to make your request, contact your Account Specialist or visit http://go.jblearning.com/JBCM.

My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem
My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem

Author: Debbie Nelson

Publisher: Phoenix Books

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 1614670439

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To this day Debbie Nelson is asked why she abandoned her son Marshall as a boy, beat him repeatedly, and then had the audacity to dog him with lawsuits when he became rich and famous. My Son Martial, My Son Eminem is her rebuttal to these widely believed lies-a poignant story of a single mother who wanted the world for her son, only to see herself defamed and shut out when he got it. Debbie Nelson encouraged her talented son to chase success-even when Eminem hijacked her good name in his lyrics and press for "street cred," a movie that ultimately alienated them from each other by the notoriety and bitterness it spawned. In My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem, Debbie Nelson details the real story of Eminem's life from his earliest days in a small town in Missouri and his teenage years in Detroit, to his rise to stardom and very public mom-bashing.

What the 'Boys' Did Over There
What the 'Boys' Did Over There

Author: Henry L. Fox

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing

Published: 2021-11-01

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1398817678

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That is my story, and if I had to go through it again, I would do it gladly for my country and the flag.' In this fascinating collection you will find more than 20 personal accounts of World War I from those who experienced it themselves. These stories range from accounts of life in the trenches to the terrifying ordeals of going 'over the top' to the sudden truce and festive atmosphere that broke out on Christmas Day, 1915. Filled with moments of tension, tragedy, and, on occasion, even humour, these tales open a window into the experiences of those soldiers who fought in what was known at the time as 'The Great War.

The Effective Executive
The Effective Executive

Author: Peter Drucker

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-03-09

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1136017534

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The measure of the executive, Peter Drucker reminds us, is the ability to 'get the right things done'. Usually this involves doing what other people have overlooked, as well as avoiding what is unproductive. He identifies five talents as essential to effectiveness, and these can be learned; in fact, they must be learned just as scales must be mastered by every piano student regardless of his natural gifts. Intelligence, imagination and knowledge may all be wasted in an executive job without the acquired habits of mind that convert these into results. One of the talents is the management of time. Another is choosing what to contribute to the particular organization. A third is knowing where and how to apply your strength to best effect. Fourth is setting up the right priorities. And all of them must be knitted together by effective decision-making. How these can be developed forms the main body of the book. The author ranges widely through the annals of business and government to demonstrate the distinctive skill of the executive. He turns familiar experience upside down to see it in new perspective. The book is full of surprises, with its fresh insights into old and seemingly trite situations.