Keller, Julia
Summary: "Grit isn't always great. Perseverance doesn't always pay off. In Quitting: A Life Strategy, Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Julia Keller dives into "the neuroscience of nope," and the cultural messaging that drives our reluctance to throw in the towel, to dismantle the myth of perseverance once and for all. Combining reportage from the front lines of scientific research, pop culture, with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balance 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.14 KELBolles, Richard Nelson
Summary: With more than 10 million copies sold in 28 countries, the world's most popular job-search book is updated for 2020, tailoring Richard Bolles's long-trusted guidance with up-to-the-minute information and advice for today's job-hunters and career-changers. What Color Is Your Parachute? is the world's most popular job-hunting guide, revised and updated annually with more than ten million copies...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.12 BOLTurliuk, Jennifer
Summary: "A surefire guide to planning your next career move and discovering the job you really want. Jennifer Turliuk was dissatisfied in her corporate job, so she quit. But she had no idea what to do next. After university, she, like so many graduates, focused on just getting a job rather than figuring out the career she really wanted. Yet how did she even begin to find out what exactly that would be?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dundurn 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.702 TURSchlesinger, Jill
Summary: "Ten timely financial steps to build the life you really want. The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to rethink everything. Now, when it comes to envisioning a post-pandemic future, financial expert Jill Schlesinger hears one question over and over: IS THIS REALLY HOW I WANT TO LIVE? The Great Money Reset is your guide to getting real and building your best life. A bible for navigating our present...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.14 SCHTsuge, Yoshiharu
Summary: "Yoshiharu Tsuge is one of the most celebrated and influential comics artists, but his work has been almost entirely unavailable to English-speaking audiences. The Man Without Talent, his first book to be translated into English, is an unforgiving self-portrait of frustration. Swearing off cartooning as a profession, Tsuge takes on a series of unconventional jobs--used-camera salesman,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York Review Comics 2019
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2 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 TSUBrown, Damon
Summary: An author, two-time start-up founder and four-time TED speaker offers testimonials, plans of action, and road-tested insight to encourage job seekers to use their existing skills and resources to change careers, manage transitions, and thrive in the current job market.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2022
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Summary: Offers guidance for women looking to succeed in the rapidly changing job market intended to help them overcome cautiousness and embrace opportunities with confidence by taking cues from the agile business culture of Silicon Valley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: AMACOM, American Management Association 2017
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Summary: The founder of LinkedIn demonstrates how to apply effective entrepreneurial strategies to an individual career, explaining how to navigate modern challenges by becoming more innovative, self-reliant, and networked.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Business 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 HOFBernstein, Ethan
Summary: "Three innovators offer a framework for career development that helps anyone make real progress on their path when they switch jobs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 331.702 BERHennessey, Brian
Summary: "Don't just survive... thrive in the new economy! Feeling stuck or in need of a leg up? These tips, strategies, and resources can shorten your learning curve dramatically and get you on a path for moving forward. Inside this book you'll discover: Essential steps to get out of your own way and create the right mindset for optimal achievement; 47 proven tips to jump-start your own journey;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yajna Publications 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.14 HENLipman, Joanne
Summary: "The profound disruptions of recent years have sparked a collective reckoning. We reprioritized our lives, and reordered how we envisioned the future. Businesses were forced to pivot, while leaders scrambled to rethink their roles. There has been an unprecedented global reset. But in truth, almost everyone goes through this kind of reappraisal at least once in their life--and probably more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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Summary: Discusses the issues transitioning veterans face when making the move to civilian life, from finding employment to managing finances.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Government Institutes 2011
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Summary: Learn about the history and design of the Dodge Charger.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens 2011