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1. |  The Sustainable Network, 1st Edition By: Sarah Sorensen Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 28-OCT-2009 Insert Date: 11-NOV-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Sustainable Network, 1st Edition
What technologies do we need to solve the complex environmental,
economic, social, and political challenges facing us today? As this
thought-provoking book reveals, one tool for enacting change is
already at our fingertips: the global network.
Consider the private domains of companies, governments, and
institutions along with the public Internet: we have an immense
communications network that connects billions of people in ways we
never thought possible. In this book, author Sarah Sorensen clearly
demonstrates why this network is the best sustainable technology
available to help us tackle...
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2. |  Confessions of a Public Speaker, 1st Edition By: Scott Berkun Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 10-NOV-2009 Insert Date: 03-NOV-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Confessions of a Public Speaker, 1st Edition
" at 7:48 a.m. on a Tuesday, I am showered, cleaned, shaved,
pruned, fed, and deodorized, wearing a pressed shirt and shiny
shoes, in a cab on my way to the San Francisco waterfront I'm far
from home, going to an unfamiliar place, and performing for
strangers, three stressful facts that mean anything can happen
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In this hilarious and highly practical book, author and
professional speaker Scott Berkun reveals the techniques behind
what great communicators do, and shows how anyone can learn to use
them well. For managers and teachers-and anyone else who talks and
expects someone to...
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3. |  Apprenticeship Patterns, 1st Edition By: Dave Hoover; Adewale Oshineye Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 21-OCT-2009 Insert Date: 02-OCT-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Apprenticeship Patterns, 1st Edition
Are you doing all you can to further your career as a software
developer? With today's rapidly changing and ever-expanding
technologies, being successful requires more than technical
expertise. To grow professionally, you also need soft skills and
effective learning techniques. Honing those skills is what this
book is all about. Authors Dave Hoover and Adewale Oshineye have
cataloged dozens of behavior patterns to help you perfect essential
aspects of your craft.
Compiled from years of research, many interviews, and feedback from
O'Reilly's online forum, these patterns address...
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4. | Inquiring minds want to know. What’s
the big deal about low-carb diets? What causes muscle aches when
you get the flu? How did the ancient Egyptians build the Giza
Pyramids? These are some of the 162 questions compiled in this
science Q&A anthology. The questions come from real people who
range in age from high schoolers to octogenarians (and probably
even younger and older folks too). Some of them are scientists, and
others tell me, “I’m not a science person, but
I’ve always wanted to know...” What they share is a
deep curiosity about the world around them. The questions and
answers in...
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5. |  The Charisma Effect: How to Make a Powerful and Lasting Impression By: Andrew Leigh Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 14-JAN-2009 Insert Date: 09-SEP-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Charisma Effect: How to Make a Powerful and Lasting Impression Imagine being able to make a positive and
lasting impression wherever you go…
We all know people who have charisma. They
exude confidence and charm, and connect effortlessly with those
around them. With ease, they gain trust, agreement and
admiration.
Want to have it too?
The Charisma Effect reveals how.
Learn to generate your own personal palette of impact skills,
establish a rapport with everyone you meet and convey gravitas
wherever you go. Find out how to harness the powerful effects of
charisma to improve all aspects of your life....
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6. |  By: Julie Starr Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 14-JAN-2009 Insert Date: 08-SEP-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Are you a good listener? A perceptive
observer? Or perhaps you know instinctively when something
isn’t ‘right’?
We are all born with some coaching ability
and the key to becoming a great coach is knowing what your
strengths are and building on these.
The Coaching Manual will help you do
precisely this. Starting from where you are now, you’ll find
all the powerful tools, techniques and guidance you need to take
you to where you want to be. Both a complete learning experience
and an instant source of fresh insight and tips, the manual is your
definitive reference throughout your coaching...
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7. |  Shrimp: The Endless Quest for Pink Gold Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 18-DEC-2009 Insert Date: 27-AUG-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Shrimp: The Endless Quest for Pink Gold This is the Safari online edition of the printed book.
The Most Fascinating Food You’ll
Ever Love
The story of shrimp is as delicious as
the creatures themselves. Renowned nature writers Jack and Anne
Rudloe tell that story with passion, revealing a hidden history
that has spanned millennia. You’ll discover the human stories
and heritage behind centuries of shrimping around the world...meet
the most remarkable of the world’s 4,000 species of
shrimp...come aboard ragged old shrimp boats and spy on high-tech
shrimp tanks...discover why shrimp might be a restaurant’s
best friend and a real...
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8. |  Living Green: The Missing Manual, 1st Edition By: Nancy Conner Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 21-AUG-2009 Insert Date: 13-AUG-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Living Green: The Missing Manual, 1st Edition
Taking care of the earth is more important than ever, but the
problems we're facing can seem overwhelming. Living Green: The
Missing Manual helps make earth-friendly decisions more
manageable by narrowing them down to a few simple choices. This
all-in-one resource is packed with practical advice on ways you can
help the environment by making simple changes in your home routine,
work habits, and the way you shop and get around town. You don't
have to embark on a radical new lifestyle to make a difference.
Living Green: The Missing Manual shows you how small
changes can have a big...
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Pictures of the Mind: What the New Neuroscience Tells Us About Who We Are Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 19-JAN-2010 Insert Date: 24-JUL-2009 | Overview: Pictures of the Mind: What the New Neuroscience Tells Us About Who We Are Uncovering the Invisible Mind:The Amazing Revelations Emerging from
Today’s fMRI and PET Scanners
How your brain can heal, grow, and change
in ways that were once thought impossible
Powerful new insights into human emotion,
morality, memory, and happiness
Breakthroughs for new treatments for
Alzheimer’s, addiction, post-traumatic stress, and brain
trauma
Who are we? What are we? What’s going
on inside of us when we think, feel, hope, or imagine? Can we
change? Can we become happier, smarter, more altruistic, or
better? For thousands of years, people have wondered and
speculated about...
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10. |  Your Body: The Missing Manual, 1st Edition Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 29-JUL-2009 Insert Date: 23-JUL-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Your Body: The Missing Manual, 1st Edition
What, exactly, do you know about your body? Do you know how your
immune system works? Or what your pancreas does? Or the myriad --
and often simple -- ways you can improve the way your body
functions?
This full-color, visually rich guide answers these questions and
more. Matthew MacDonald, noted author of Your Brain: The
Missing Manual, takes you on a fascinating tour of your body
from the outside in, beginning with your skin and progressing to
your vital organs. You'll look at the quirks, curiosities, and
shortcomings we've all learned to live with, and pick up just
enough biology to...
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