Adam Grant
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English
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This book is a tried and tested method that will educate your child on a selection of insects and animals whilst keeping them interested by the use of short rhyming poems and amusing colorful illustrations. There are many questions as to why some insects and animals do what they do and why they do them, and this book holds some of those answers. Not only is this book fun and interesting for children, but for parents too. It proves you can have fun...
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English
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"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again illuminates how we can elevate ourselves and others to unexpected heights. We live in a world that's obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and...
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English
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"The bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your beliefs and to know what you don't know, which can position you for success at work and happiness at home. The difficulty of rethinking our assumptions is surprisingly common--maybe even fundamentally human. Our ways of thinking become habits that we don't bother to question, and mental laziness leads us to prefer the ease of old...
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English
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"The New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take examines how people can champion new ideas--and how leaders can encourage originality in their organizations. With Give and Take, Adam Grant not only introduced a landmark new paradigm for success but also established himself as one of his generation's most compelling and provocative thought leaders. In Originals he again addresses the challenge of improving the world, but now from the perspective...
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English
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"From Facebook's COO and Wharton's top-rated professor, the #1 New York Times best-selling authors of Lean In and Originals: a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life's inevitable setbacks. After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. "I was in 'the void,'" she writes, "a vast emptiness that fills your heart and...
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Publisher
Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Leif is a leaf. A worried leaf. It is autumn, and Leif is afraid to fall. "All leaves fall in the fall," say the other leaves. But Leif is determined to find a different way down, and with his friend Laurel, he uses the resources around him to create a net, a kite, a parachute in hopes of softening his landing. The clock is ticking, the wind is blowing. What will happen when a gust of wind pulls Leif from his branch?
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
305 p. : ports. ; 24 cm.
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English
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Using his own cutting-edge research as a professor at Wharton Business School, Adam Grant shows how helping others can lead to greater personal success. He demonstrates how smart givers avoid becoming doormats, and why this kind of success has the power to transform not just individuals and groups, but entire organizations and communities.
8) Option B
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Publisher
Random House, Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
5 CDs (6 hrs. 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From the Facebook COO and New York Times bestselling author of Lean In, and the New York Times bestselling author of Originals, a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about finding resilience and moving forward after life's inevitable setbacks.
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Series
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English
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A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place.
We've reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to keep you up to date on the most cutting-edge, influential thinking driving business today. With authors from Francesca Gino to Adam Grant and company examples from Pfizer to Microsoft, this volume brings the most current and important management conversations right to your fingertips.
This book...
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Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
254 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
"From Facebook's COO and Wharton's top-rated professor, the #1New York Timesbest-selling authors of Lean In :a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life's inevitable setbacks. After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. "I was in 'the void,'" she writes, "a vast emptiness that fills your heart and lungs and restricts...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After a six-week summer romance, a couple living on opposite coasts of the U.S. try to make their long-distance relationship work, in spite of their naysaying friends.