Author: Gabor Borritt
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Keywords: people
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 1996-04-15
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 0231103263
ISBN-13: 9780231103268
One of America’s most beloved presidents was also among its most brilliant orators. Boritt gathers 750 of the president’s most memorable thoughts, from profound meditations on the nature of democracy to colorful pieces of folk wisdom.
Author: Dave Zirin
Publisher: New Press, The
Keywords: people, history, play, press, protest, new, years, sports, united, states, politics
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2009-09-15
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1595584773
ISBN-13: 9781595584779
In this long-awaited book from the rising superstar of sportswriting, whose blog “The Edge of Sports” is read each week by thousands of people across the country, Dave Zirin offers a riotously entertaining chronicle of larger-than-life sporting characters and dramatic contests and what amounts to an alternative history of the United States as seen through the games its people played. Through Zirin’s eyes, sports are never mere games, but a reflection of—and spur toward—the political conflicts that shape American society. Half a century before Jackie Robinson was born, the
Author: Patricia Eva
Publisher: Adams Media
Keywords: people, control, understand, recognize, controlling
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2003-02-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 158062569X
ISBN-13: 9781580625692
Learn how to ’break the spell’ of control with Patricia Evans’ new bestseller. Already hailed by Oprah Winfrey, Controlling People deals with issues big and small - revealing the thought processes of those who seek to control in order to provide a ’spell-breaking’ mind-set for those who suffer this insidious manipulation. Invaluable insight and advice for those who seek support.
Author: Editors of People Magazine
Publisher: People
Keywords: jumbo, book, puzzler, people
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2008-06-10
List price: $10.99
ISBN-10: 1603207716
ISBN-13: 9781603207713
This book includes what more of the people puzzlers readers love, plus more than 30 extra-large Jumbo Puzzlers! (Caution: Readers will need to stretch and hydrate before attempting! Think you know your pop-culture trivia? Sure of the movie that brought Julia Roberts an Oscar? Know the character names of all the friends? Certain of which boy band lance Bass sang with ON Sync? Backstreet Boys? The Kingston Trio?) Grab a pencil and give the crossword-style trivia test a go. This book offers fun for all ages, and anyone who owns, has owned, or knows anyone who has owned a television.
Author: Editors of People Magazine
Publisher: People
Keywords: secrets, loves, lives, royals, people
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2007-04-10
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 193382137X
ISBN-13: 9781933821375
From storybook weddings to family intrigue to the pageantry of ancient dynasties, the world of royalty is a modern-day fractured fairy tale. People goes behind palace walls to reveal the priceless jewels, sumptuous hideways and luxurious lifestyles of the rich and royal crowns, castles, servants, romances, pomp secrets and scandals: it’s all here in a picture-packed, 144 page look at the public show and private lives of Prince William, Prince Harry, the British royal family and other privileged titleholders from around the world.
Author: Rene Nel
Publisher: Juta Academic
Keywords: people, approach, integrated, organisational, puppets, development
Number of Pages: 131
Published: 2009-09-01
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 0702177407
ISBN-13: 9780702177408
For general managers, human resource managers, and training managers, this vital resource focuses on the broader picture of how every decision, project, or process impacts a work environment and those who function within it. Working from this model, the guide simplifies the concepts, processes, and procedures required to integrate people with diverse skills and develop greater organization systems for a company. Following the premise that every person brings unique skills to the workforce and that successfully incorporating them is the key to a prosperous business, this essential tool enables
Author: James Jupp
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: people, origins, nation, encyclopedia, australian
Number of Pages: 960
Published: 2002-01-21
List price: $210.99
ISBN-10: 0521807891
ISBN-13: 9780521807890
Documenting the dramatic history of Australian settlement, this monumental work describes the rich ethnic and cultural inheritance of the nation through the contributions of its people. It is one of the largest reference works of its kind, with approximately 250 contributors and almost one million words. Profusely illustrated in color and black-and- white, the book is both a comprehensive encyclopedia and a survey of the controversial debates about citizenship and multiculturalism now that Australia has attained the centenary of its federation. A first edition, which appeared in 1988, quickly
