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Mrs. Astor Regrets: The Hidden Betrayals of a Family Beyond Reproach by Meryl Gordon Publisher Comments The fate of Brooke Astor, the endearing philanthropist with the storied name, has generated worldwide headlines since her grandson Philip sued his father, Anthony Marshall, in 2006, alleging mistreatment of Brooke. Shortly after her death in 2007... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Collaborative Intelligence: Using Teams to Solve Hard Problems (BK Business) by J. Richard Hackman Publisher Comments Intelligence professionals are commonly viewed as solo operators. But these days intelligence work is mostly about collaboration. Interdisciplinary and even inter-organizational teams are necessary to solve the really hard problems... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $20.07 New - Hardcover
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Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook, 2nd Ed. by Michael Linenberger Synopsis Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook is a book for the over-extended office worker whose workday feels out of control. It shows how to regain command of an over-committed workday and an overflowing, unmanaged e-mail in box. It does this by... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life Through the Pages of a Lost Journal (P.S.) by Lily Koppel Publisher Comments For more than half a century, the red leather diary languished inside a steamer trunk. Rescued from a Dumpster on Manhattan's Upper West Side, it found its way to Lily Koppel, a young writer, who opened its tarnished brass lock and journeyed into an... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Chairs Are Where the People Go: How to Live, Work, and Play in the City by Misha Glouberman Publisher Comments Should neighborhoods change? Is wearing a suit a good way to quit smoking? Why do people think that if you do one thing, youre against something else? Is monogamy a trick? Why isnt making the city more fun for you and your friends a super-noble political... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $8.71 New - Trade Paper
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The Changing Paradigm of Consulting: Adjusting to the Fast-Paced World by Anthony F. Buono Et Al Publisher Comments A volume in Research in Management ConsultingSeries Editor Anthony F. Buono, Bentley UniversityThe 13th volume in the RMC series, The Changing Paradigm of Consulting, is based on the best paperspresented at the Academy of Management's Management... (read more) List Price $45.99 Your price: $30.81 New - Trade Paper
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The False Promise of Green Energy by Andrew P. Et Al Morriss Synopsis What green energy promises to provide is just so alluring-more jobs, a cleaner environment, a more stable economy, clean and bountiful electricity, fewer toxins and pollutants and, of course, the gratitude of generations to come. There's just one problem.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $16.72 New - Hardcover
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House the Rockefellers Built (07 Edition) by Robert F. Dalzell Publisher Comments “The Dalzells . . . do an astonishing job of placing Kykuit in historical context while weaving the larger-than-life Rockefeller personalities into its very walls and hallways.”—Los Angeles Times One hundred years ago Americas... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Decide & Deliver: 5 Steps to Breakthrough Performance in Your Organization by Marcia W. Et Al Blenko Synopsis Dithering. Decisions that turn out wrong. Decisions that people sabotage or don't know how to implement. If your company's experiencing these problems, it's not alone. Most organizations don't know how to make and execute good decisions. And they're... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $20.07 New - Hardcover
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Growing Software: Proven Strategies for Managing Software Engineers by Louis Testa Publisher Comments As the technology leader at a small software company, you need to focus on people, products, processes, and technology as you bring your software to market, while doing your best to put out fires and minimize headaches. Growing Software is your guide to... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $26.77 New - Trade Paper
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Partner Risk Managing the Downside of ST by Warnock Davies Publisher Comments Partner risk, according to consultant Davies, is the inescapable exposure of a company to opportunistic behavior by a company it has formed an alliance with. He warns that such alliances can not only fail, it can deteriorate into strategic and managerial... (read more) List Price $38.95 Your price: $17.48 New - Hardcover
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Swimming in the Steno Pool: A Retro Guide to Making It in the Office by Lynn Peril Publisher Comments Millions of women have held the position of secretary, alternately lauded as a breakthrough opportunity and excoriated as dead-end busy work. From the female pioneers who infiltrated Capitol Hill offices during the Civil War to today's tech-savvy... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.36 New - Trade Paper
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From Blackout to Sunlight: Houses of the 1940s and 1950s by Trevor Yorke Synopsis This book is a guide to the English houses of the period using many photographs and detailed drawings.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.36 New - Trade Paper
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Encyclopedia of Decision Making and Decision Support Technologies by Fr Publisher Comments As effective organizational decision making is a major factor in a company's success, a coherent, comprehensive account of current available research on the core concepts of the decision support agenda, is in high demand by academians and professionals... (read more) List Price $701.75 Your price: $282.50 New - Hardcover
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Economic Reform in Developing Countries: Reach, Range, Reason by José María Fanelli Publisher Comments This important book offers valuable insights into the process of economic reform in developing countries. It is organized around three dimensions that are deemed critical to the success of reform programs. According to Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, these... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $38.50 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Advancing Collaborative Knowledge Environments: New Trends in E-Collaboration by Ned Kock Book News Annotation International contributors in information systems, management studies, computer science, and software engineering present frameworks for e-collaboration. The book begins with a preface on the importance of audio communication in distance collaborative... (read more) List Price $175.00 Your price: $117.25 New - Hardcover
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Creating a Sustainable Organization: Approaches for Enhancing Corporate Value Through Sustainability (FT Press Operations Management) by Peter A Soyka Publisher Comments “With investors increasingly concerned about whether they have appropriately priced ESG-related fat tail risks in their portfolios, Peter’s book provides a timely explanation as to why financial markets care about how companies manage their... (read more) List Price $69.99 Your price: $38.00 Used - Hardcover
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Drivers of Environmental Change in Uplands by Aletta Bonn Publisher Comments The uplands are a crucial source of ecosystem services, such as water provision, carbon retention, maintenance of biodiversity, provision of recreation value and cultural heritage. This puts them in the focus of both environmental and social scientists... (read more) List Price $185.00 Your price: $178.06 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Tribal Land Alienation and Political Movements: Socio-Economic Patterns from South India by Ramdas Rupavath Book News Annotation In this study, Rupavath (political science, U. of Hyderabad, India) concludes that unless the tribal lands and economies in India's under-developed areas are protected and a mode of development more suitable to its residents' way of life is... (read more) List Price $66.25 Your price: $35.50 New - Hardcover
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Development Results in Middle-Income Countries: An Evaluation of World Bank's Support by Thomas O'Brien Publisher Comments Middle income countries (MICs) are facing rapidly evolving development challenges as their economist mature and integrate into the global economy. As a group, the 86 MICs account for about one-fifth of world output, and their per capita income has grown... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $8.87 Google eBooks - Electronic
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