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One Year to an Organized Work Life
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Regina Leeds
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A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION FOR THE OFFICE
For many of us, the workplace is our second home...and it's just as messy. But who would you be if you felt totally in control of your schedule, your workload, and your career? One Year to an Organized Work Life is a unique week-by-week, month-by-month system to streamline your workspace, take the anxiety out of your job, and have more time for what you love.
Using her unique "Zen organizing" approach, professional organizer Regina Leeds shows readers the simple steps to get more done in less time-from clearing your desk and organizing your files to dealing with email and making meetings efficient.
Whether you're looking to advance your career, balance your work and family, or just deal with the daily deluge of paperwork, this helpful guide will help you spend less time at the office and go home happy ...
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A Great Idea at the Time
The Rise, Fall, and Curious Afterlife of the Great Books
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Alex Beam
By the author of the Boston Globe #1 bestseller Gracefully Insane: A wry, witty history of an unlikely literary fad, and of American pop culture in the 1950s and early 1960s
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Bad Dogs Have More Fun
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John Grogan
The New York Times bestseller Bad Dogs Have More Fun is now available in paperback
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Because travel matters.
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The War Behind Me
Vietnam Veterans Confront the Truth about U.S. War Crimes
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Deborah Nelson
A seasoned journalist and a historian team up to investigate a secret archive of hundreds of war crime investigations, track down the people involved, and emerge with a disturbing and revelatory story of what really happened in Vietnam.
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Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door 2009
The Travel Skills Handbook
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Rick Steves
Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door 2009 is the definitive guidebook for an affordable and unforgettable trip to Europe. Covering all the essentials and more—from packing to transportation to
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The List
100 Ways to Shake Up Your Life
Get a tattoo, ride in a fire truck, or use food as foreplay—in short, get out there and shake things up! Fun, inspirational, and incredibly motivating, The List offers one hundred ideas—ranging from
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Free to Be...You and Me
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Marlo Thomas
Updated for a New Generation of Readers
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Original voices in African-American & African Studies.
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Distinguished publisher of college textbooks.
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The Right Mistake
The Further Philosophical Investigations of Socrates Fortlow
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Walter Mosley
After ten years, the street philosopher Socrates Fortlow returns in a major new novel by best-selling author Walter Mosley
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Contemporary Israel
Domestic Politics, Foreign Policy, and Security Challenges
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Robert O. Freedman
Analysis by American and Israeli specialists of political parties and elections in Israel, as well as Israeli foreign policy and security concerns, in the light of current events in the Middle East
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