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The future looks bleak for today's college graduates: 53 percent of Millennials are jobless or underemployed after graduating college, and 36 percent have moved back in with their parents. College tuition has tripled in the last decade, debt at graduation has risen to a full year's salary, and more graduates are forced to default on their student loans. Meanwhile, college is not preparing students for the modern job market-wages are stagnating, employers...
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Learn how to build the most critical part of your business--your employees. Let Smart Hiring Take You to the Next Level! Finding and keeping the right employees is critical to the success of your company. But with the tangle of legal and practical issues involved, the hiring process is often littered with mistakes--mistakes that can cost you money, customers, and your reputation. Smart Hiring at the Next Level helps you sidestep the pitfalls that...
2303) Who Is a Scientist?
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Scientists work hard in the lab and in the field to make important discoveries. But who are they really?
It turns out they are just like us! Scientists can be any race. And any gender. They can wear lab coats, jeans, or even tutus. And they are people who love to fly drones, make art, and even eat French fries!
Meet fourteen phenomenal scientists who might just change the way you think about who a scientist is. They share their scientific work...
2304) Mechanics
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Keep our cars and trucks running smooth! In this book, readers will meet the mechanics who work on vehicles, from cars and trucks to airplanes and big machines. Aimed at emergent readers, the text also includes vocabulary specific to this community helper's job, along with colorful action images.
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As an MBA graduate, you can't risk wasting that expensive education, so it's time to reach for as much money and status as you can. It's the safe thing to do. Isn't it?
Not necessarily. Mark Albion doesn't pretend to have all the answers, but his unique perspective can help you find yours. There are other ways to look at potential risks and rewards, even when you have thousands of dollars of student loans to pay back. Money is important but it's...
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This is the second edition of the powerful peak evolution, paradigm shift. It is the means to leave a lifetime legacy more profound, more meaningful, more impactful, and more valuable to world progress than you thought yourself capable of contributing.
Peak Evolution offers a breakthrough new approach to achieving the most evolved states known to mankind. It is a means to have right now the advanced functionality of the future human, which will not...
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La nueva edición de este libro, es de carácter eminentemente práctico, está dirigido a un público amplio: al no especialista, ya sea un directivo o jefe de un grupo de colaboradores, le permitirá relacionar un problema o tema que le preocupa con una o varias herramientas existentes. Al especialista en Recursos Humanos, que seguramente ya conoce los distintos temas aquí expuestos, la obra le aportará una suerte de guía completa de los diferentes...
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• Do you wonder what the next step is for your career?
• Do you question should you stay or leave that job?
• Deep down do you wonder if you've reached a dead-end and there's nowhere else to go?
• Do you feel unappreciated and want more?
• Have you ever pondered... Now What? But, worried... What If?
When embarking on a new career or applying for a new job it is extremely hard to stand out from the crowd. Staying put, even though you feel...
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What makes people commit crimes, and how do you unlock a criminal mind?
In this fascinating exploration of crime science, readers will discover how crime investigators use science to profile criminals and understand-and ultimately stop-their crimes. Readers will be fascinated by true-crime stories and real-life cases that reveal more about the mysterious minds of criminals.
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Have you ever tried to invent something? As a child, Nikola Tesla saw a picture of a waterfall and imagined an invention that would turn the water's energy into electricity. Later, he invented the water wheel, which turned water power into usable energy. As a young adult, Tesla spent his spare time experimenting with electrical equipment. He worked for inventor Thomas Edison, improving power plants and machines that ran on direct current electricity....
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I want to BEE a bus driver when I grow up! Follow a day in the life of a bus driver as a curious bee imagines what it would be like. Using simple sentences to help build confidence, this book is perfect for emerging readers! Included is a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests engaging reading and writing prompts.
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You Can Succeed in Medical Esthetics
In Taking Beauty to the Next Level, Carly Williams gives you a glimpse into the rapidly evolving industry of medical esthetics and its incredible career opportunities. With new types of laser skin-care treatments and other state-of-the-art skin-care technologies advancing every day, the demand for trained and certified medical estheticians keeps growing.
Packed with advice and tips, this book is designed to help...
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Espionage is one of the biggest modern-day threats to our security, so what can we do to stop it?
This intriguing book explains how cutting-edge science and technology is used to stalk and stop spies and fight ever-changing battles in the secretive world of spying. Full of real spy stories that shook the world, this high-interest read will keep readers gripped.
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Discover what it takes to BEE a firefighter as you read all about a bee who believes he could be one! Early readers will enjoy building confidence in their reading skills with simple sentences alongside colorful illustrations. Included is a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests creative writing and reading prompts.
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Making the most of all your new military life has to offer can be difficult when you aren't familiar with what life in the military really means. Military Life 101: Basic Training for New Military Families answers many of the questions that service members and their family may have about life in and around the armed forces. Janet I. Farley addresses what to expect from life on the home front in the military and how this career path not only affects...
2318) A Good Day's Work
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Work is a big part of life for both John and Daisy. They get some very important benefits from work, like friendship and money to spend on the things they want. There are responsibilities too, like being on time, following policies like health and safety, and working well as a team. A Good Day's Work shows John and Daisy taking pride in their jobs and understanding their responsibilities well, so that they can sort out problems when they crop up....
2319) What Do They Do? Judges
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The books in the Community Connections Library help kids understand the world around them. What Do They Do? Judges, gives young readers an idea of the role that Judges play in keeping their community safe.
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I want to BEE a bus driver when I grow up! Follow a day in the life of a bus driver as a curious bee imagines what it would be like. Using simple sentences to help build confidence, this book is perfect for emerging readers! Included is a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests engaging reading and writing prompts.