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7 Habits Of Highly Effective People 15th Anniversary Editionby Stephen CoveyISBN 0743269519 (0-7432-6951-9)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: '7 Habits Of Highly Effective People 15th Anniversary Edition'Book summary:Amazon.co.uk Review According to Steven R. Covey, to live with security and wisdom, and to have the power to take advantages of the opportunities that change creates, we need fairness, integrity, honesty and human dignity. Quite a tall order when you consider that most of us live our lives in a permanent state of flux, questioning our ideals and values and fighting a daily battle with the lack of self-confidence that stops us from taking risks of any kind. But, in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey manages to make it sound as if changing the way we look at ourselves and the world around us so that we can become more successful both personally and professionally an absolute doddle. He defines the "habits" as "the intersection of knowledge, skill and desire" and states that the "Seven Habits" of the title are not mutually exclusive, but rather when developed together help to form a well-rounded, sensitive, confident and effective human being. As with many self-help books, much of what you read here is based on basic common sense and can at times be irritatingly obvious. However, what Covey manages to do so successfully is to break down the barriers which prevent all of us from taking a long hard look at ourselves, and then gradually introduces new rules which allow us to move first from dependence to independence and then towards the ultimate goal of interdependence. But of course, the only real way to test the value of The Habits--be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think "win/win", seek first to understand and then to be understood, synergise, sharpen the saw-- is to work on them. This book is as good as any place to start on the road to self-awareness and self-improvement in the workplace and in the home without becoming too irritatingly smug and self-satisfied. --Susan Harrison [via]
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Changeby Stephen R. CoveyISBN 0743272455 (0-7432-7245-5)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change'Book summary:Amazon.co.uk Review According to Steven R. Covey, to live with security and wisdom, and to have the power to take advantages of the opportunities that change creates, we need fairness, integrity, honesty and human dignity. Quite a tall order when you consider that most of us live our lives in a permanent state of flux, questioning our ideals and values and fighting a daily battle with the lack of self-confidence that stops us from taking risks of any kind. But, in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey manages to make it sound as if changing the way we look at ourselves and the world around us so that we can become more successful both personally and professionally an absolute doddle. He defines the "habits" as "the intersection of knowledge, skill and desire" and states that the "Seven Habits" of the title are not mutually exclusive, but rather when developed together help to form a well-rounded, sensitive, confident and effective human being. As with many self-help books, much of what you read here is based on basic common sense and can at times be irritatingly obvious. However, what Covey manages to do so successfully is to break down the barriers which prevent all of us from taking a long hard look at ourselves, and then gradually introduces new rules which allow us to move first from dependence to independence and then towards the ultimate goal of interdependence. But of course, the only real way to test the value of The Habits--be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think "win/win", seek first to understand and then to be understood, synergise, sharpen the saw-- is to work on them. This book is as good as any place to start on the road to self-awareness and self-improvement in the workplace and in the home without becoming too irritatingly smug and self-satisfied. --Susan Harrison [via]
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The 8th Habit: From EffectivenessTo Greatnessby Stephen R. CoveyISBN 0743287932 (0-7432-8793-2)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The 8th Habit: From EffectivenessTo Greatness'Book summary:A Miniature Edition (TM) of Coveys popular original, The 8th Habit, holds powerful insights that challenge us to find our voice and inspire others to find theirs. The principles in Coveys pocket-sized The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People guided individuals to improve their lives and organizations. Now The 8th Habit inspires us to thrive, innovate, and lead in order to move beyond effectiveness and into greatness.[via]More editions of The 8th Habit: From EffectivenessTo Greatness:
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Acting Oneby Robert CohenISBN 076741859X (0-7674-1859-X)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill Humanities Social
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Acting One'Book summary:Used to teach beginning acting on more campuses than any other text, Acting One contains twenty-eight lessons based on experiential exercises. The text covers basic skills such as talking, listening, tactical interplay, physicalizing, building scenes, and making good choices. [via]
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The Actor and His Textby Cicely BerryISBN 0684189372 (0-684-18937-2)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Acts of Passion: Sexuality, Gender, and Performanceby Nina Rapi, Maya ChowdhryISBN 0789003708 (0-7890-0370-8)
Hardcover, Haworth Press, Incorporated, The
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The Annotated Shakespeareby William Shakespeare, A. L. RowseISBN 0681322608 (0-681-32260-8)
Hardcover, Longmeadow Press
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Antony and Cleopatraby William Shakespeare, Paul Werstine, Barbara A. MowatISBN 0743482859 (0-7434-8285-9)
Softcover, Pocket Classics
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· Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
· Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
· Scene-by-scene plot summaries
· A key to famous lines and phrases
· An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language
· An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
· Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books
Essay by Cynthia Marshall
The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe.
In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. [via]
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Art and Feminismby Helena ReckittISBN 071484702X (0-7148-4702-X)
Softcover, Phaidon Press, Incorporated
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The Art and Science of Competency Models: Pinpointing Critical Success Factors in Organizationsby Richard Lepsinger, Anntoinette D. LuciaISBN 0787946028 (0-7879-4602-8)
Hardcover, Pfeiffer & Co
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The Beat Goes on: The Rock File Readerby Simon Frith, Charlie GillettISBN 0745310788 (0-7453-1078-8)
Softcover, Univ of Michigan Pr
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Beginningby Kenneth BranaghISBN 0701133880 (0-7011-3388-0)
Hardcover, Chatto & Windus
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Best Practice: Ideas and Insights from the World's Foremost Business ThinkersISBN 0738208221 (0-7382-0822-1)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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Better Change: Best Practices for Transforming Your OrganizationISBN 0786308540 (0-7863-0854-0)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill
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Beyond the Teamby R. Meredith BelbinISBN 0750646411 (0-7506-4641-1)
Hardcover, Butterworth-Heinemann
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Blues People: Negro Music in White Americaby Imamu Amiri BarakaISBN 068818474X (0-688-18474-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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A Challenge for the Actorby Uta HagenISBN 0684190400 (0-684-19040-0)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Changing for Good: The Revolutionary Program That Explains the Six Stages of Change and Teaches You How to Free Yourself from Bad Habitsby John C. Norcross, James O. Prochaska, Carlo C. DiclementeISBN 0688112633 (0-688-11263-3)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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The Cinnamon Peelerby Michael OndaatjeISBN 0679779132 (0-679-77913-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Cinnamon Peeler: Selected Poemsby Michael OndaatjeISBN 0679402608 (0-679-40260-8)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Coaching: Evoking Excellence In Othersby James FlahertyISBN 0750679204 (0-7506-7920-4)
Softcover, Butterworth-Heinemann
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Collected Thoughts on Teaching and Learning, Creativity and Horn Performanceby Douglas HillISBN 075790159X (0-7579-0159-X)
Softcover, Alfred Pub Co
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The Coming Shape of Organizationby Meredith BelbinISBN 0750639504 (0-7506-3950-4)
Softcover, Butterworth-Heinemann
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Creating High-Performance Government Organizations: A Practical Guide for Public Managersby Popovich Mark, Alliance for Redesigning Government, Jack A. Brizius, Mark G. PopovichISBN 0787941026 (0-7879-4102-6)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Creating High-Performance Government Organizations: A Practical Guide for Public Managers'Book summary:This is the most challenging time for public management that I have seen in my 35 years of public and non-profit service. The ?survivors,' ten years from now, will be working in systems they could not possibly imagine now. They will have gotten there not just by luck, but by the full commitment of all members of their organizations and by dramatically different methods of public engagement. This book is an excellent resource for starting that journey and for assessing the progress of efforts to date.
?James Kunde, executive director, Coalition to Improve Management in State and Local Government
Creating High-Performance Government Organizations presents practical advice and tools that managers and innovators at every level of government can use in molding their organizations into results-oriented, mission-driven operations. Developed by a top-notch author team under the auspices of The Alliance for Redesigning Government, these recommAndations are rooted in the authors' years of experience in the public and private sectors, and thorough research into the theory and practice of organizational transformation.
The more than three dozen cases presented here will help you understand what high-performance organizations are and develop a clearer understanding of the preconditions to major change, the steps essential to getting started, and ways to overcome common roadblocks along the way. [via]More editions of Creating High-Performance Government Organizations: A Practical Guide for Public Managers:
The Empty Spaceby Peter BrookISBN 0684829576 (0-684-82957-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Essential Drucker: Management, the Individual and Societyby Peter F. DruckerISBN 0750650184 (0-7506-5018-4)
Hardcover, Butterworth-Heinemann
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Essential Drucker: Management, the Individual and Society'Book summary:Ever since his first book was published some six decades ago, Peter Drucker has been essential to everyone serious about the "management of an enterprise (and) the self-management of the individual". Now this distinguished 30-year Claremont University professor, who has continuously identified critical principles in management, economics, politics and the world in general--and then redirected our thinking about them through more than two dozen books, including an autobiography and a couple of works of fiction--has overseen the compilation of his most salient fundamentals into an indispensable introduction to the topic appropriately dubbed The Essential Drucker.
Reaching back as far as 1954 for his treatise on Management By Objectives and Self-Control ("Each manager, from the 'big boss' down to the production foreman or the chief clerk, needs clearly spelled-out objectives" that clarify expected contributions "to the attainment of company goals in all areas of the business"), Drucker's now-established ideas take on a surprising new relevancy when remixed with others considered equally pioneering when they were initially introduced in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Between the thoughtful Management As Social and Liberal Art through the provocative From Analysis to Perception--The New Worldview (both originally published in 1988's The New Realities), this book revisits some of modern management's most inspired writing and presents it in a way that both newcomers to Drucker and those in need of a refresher course on his basic beliefs should find quite enjoyable and highly informative. --Howard Rothman [via]
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Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Usedby Peter Block, Janis NowlanISBN 0787948039 (0-7879-4803-9)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used'Book summary:The second edition of Peter Block's Flawless Consulting gracefully updates what many consider the best resource of its kind. New chapters on implementation, "whole-system" strategies, and ethics are included, but in general it simply fine-tunes Block's proven advice to match the transformations that business and society have undergone since initial publication two decades ago. "The days of long studies and expert-driven answers are passing," the author proclaims in his new preface. "The task of the consultant is increasingly to build the capacity of clients to make their own assessments and answer their own questions." He then subtly modifies his established recommendations accordingly for every step, from the initial client meeting and problem diagnosis through data collection and the execution of solutions. In the section on "Conducting a Group Feedback Meeting," for example, he advises: "Treat the group as a collection of individuals.... Ask each person what he or she wants from the meeting. This will surface differences and force the group to take responsibility for some of the difficulties that may arise." --Howard Rothman [via]
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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf: A Choreopoemby Ntozake ShangeISBN 0684843269 (0-684-84326-9)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Get Better or Get Beaten!: 31 Leadership Secrets from Ge's Jack Welchby Robert SlaterISBN 0786311320 (0-7863-1132-0)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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Getting Stronger: Weight Training for Men and Women Sports Training, General Conditioning, Bodybuildingby Bill Pearl, Gary T. MoranISBN 0679732691 (0-679-73269-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Grapefruit:a Book of Instructions: A Book of Instructionsby Yoko OnoISBN 0720601215 (0-7206-0121-5)
Hardcover, Owen
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Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawingsby Yoko OnoISBN 0743201108 (0-7432-0110-8)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings'Book summary:Back in print for the first time in nearly thirty years, here is Yoko Ono's whimsical, delightful, subversive, startling book of instructions for art and for life.
"Burn this book after you've read it." -- Yoko
"A dream you dream alone may be a dream, but a dream two people dream together is a reality."
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Greek Drama in Its Theatrical and Social Contextby Peter WalcotISBN 0708306020 (0-7083-0602-0)
Hardcover, University of Wales Press
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Henry Vby William Shakespeare, Kenneth BranaghISBN 0701135360 (0-7011-3536-0)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Earthquake/Romanceby June Jordan, John AdamsISBN 0684804220 (0-684-80422-0)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Illustrated Book of Ballet Storiesby Barbara Newman, Gill TomblinISBN 0789454661 (0-7894-5466-1)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Illustrated Book of Ballet Stories'Book summary:Stories to go!
Children love to listen to stories. Now their favorite Dorling Kindersley children's books are available in convenient book-and-tape packages that are perfect for the car or anywhere. With more than 60 minutes of audio on each tape, these packages will be favorites of children and parents alike. The Illustrated Book of Ballet Stories features narration by Darcey Bussell, principal dancer with London's Royal Ballet, with musical selections from each ballet. Also Available with CD. The Illustrated Book of Ballet Stories features narration by Darcey Bussell, principal dancer with London's Royal Ballet, with musical selections from each ballet. Also Available with CD. [via]
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Improving . NET Application Performance and Scalabilityby Microsoft Corporation StaffISBN 0735618518 (0-7356-1851-8)
Softcover, Microsoft Press
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Improvising Real Life: Personal Story in Playback Theatreby Jo SalasISBN 0787220272 (0-7872-2027-2)
Softcover, Kendall Hunt Pub Co
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In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companiesby Thomas J. Peters, Robert H. WatermanISBN 0783881142 (0-7838-8114-2)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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King Richard III: The Tragedy ofby William Shakespeare, Paul Werstine, Barbara A. MowatISBN 0743482840 (0-7434-8284-0)
Softcover, Washington Square Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'King Richard III: The Tragedy of'Book summary:"Now is the winter of our discontent," intones Richard, Duke of Gloucester at the beginning of Shakespeare's Richard III, one of his most abidingly popular plays, and one of the most chilling portrayals of political tyranny ever seen on stage. Richard emerges from the chaos which surrounds the reign of Henry VI, already dramatised by Shakespeare earlier in his career, determined to become king by removing his elder brother Edward IV by convincing him that their brother Clarence is plotting against the crown. The deaths of both Clarence and Edward take Richard inexorably towards the crown, and the series of murders and conspiracies that Richard masterminds confirms his claim that "I am determined to prove a villain". Richard's political and sexual charisma are truly chilling, and his seduction of Lady Anne, over her husband's corpse is one of the most disturbing scenes in Shakespeare. At another level, the play is also a strongly anti-Yorkist play, which has a vested interest in portraying Richard as such as vicious tyrant before seeing him toppled, ushering in a period of rule which prefigured the Tudor dynasty of which Elizabeth I was herself a part. The play has had a deep and lasting influence on audiences and writers; Brecht rewrote the play as The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, while both Laurance Olivier and Ian Mckellen have produced memorable film versions of Richard III, the latter updating the play into a 1930s fascist state ruled over by a Richard akin to Oswald Mosley. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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Leading Consciously: A Pilgrimage Toward Self-Masteryby Debashis ChatterjeeISBN 0750698640 (0-7506-9864-0)
Softcover, Butterworth-Heinemann
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Lucky Starsby Lucy FrankISBN 0689859341 (0-689-85934-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Management Teams: Why They Succeed or Failby R. Meredith Belbin, Antony JayISBN 0750659106 (0-7506-5910-6)
Softcover, Butterworth-Heinemann
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Management Teams: Why They Succeed or Fail'Book summary:Meredith Belbin's work on teams has become part of everyday language in organizations all over the world.
All kinds of teams and team behaviours are covered. At the end of the book is a self-perception inventory so that readers can match their own personalities to particular team roles.
Management Teams is required reading for managers concerned with achieving results by getting the best from their key personnel.
*One of the most widely read, imaginative and influential books on this vital area of management research
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Managing For Resultsby John M. Kamensky, Albert MoralesISBN 074254544X (0-7425-4544-X)
Softcover, Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Managing For Results'Book summary:The 'managing for results' movement that began in the early 1990s has now reached adolescence and is creating new challenges for government managers. After spending years creating planning and performance-measuring systems, managers and policy makers now need to focus on how to use performance information to make data-driven decisions. Managing Results for 2005 describes--through a series of case studies--the progress being made in federal, state, and local governments in managing for results. Part I increases our understanding about the potential use of performance information in government. It starts with a chapter on how government leaders can overcome obstacles to using performance information. Another chapter presents a comprehensive framework for tying performance to the budget process. The book provides specific examples of how performance information has been used to dramatically improve program outcomes. Part II presents case studies on the use of performance information to improve results in a range of federal agencies, in Texas state government, and in the City of Baltimore. As pioneering efforts, these examples do not all present success stories; nevertheless, the lessons learned will be instructive to public managers as the 'managing for results' movement advances toward maturity. [via]
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Managing for Results: Economic Tasks and Risk-taking Decisionsby Peter Ferdinand DruckerISBN 0750643919 (0-7506-4391-9)
Softcover, Butterworth-Heinemann
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Managing Without Power: Gender Relationships in the Story of Human Evolutionby R. Meredith BelbinISBN 075065192X (0-7506-5192-X)
Hardcover, Butterworth-Heinemann
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The Mastery Of Music: Ten Pathways To True Artistryby Barry Green, Mark StrykerISBN 0767911571 (0-7679-1157-1)
Softcover, Broadway Books
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Mother Courage and Her Childrenby Bertolt Brecht, Michael Hofmann, John WillettISBN 0713684666 (0-7136-8466-6)
Softcover, Methuen Drama
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Much Ado About Nothingby William Shakespeare, Barbara A. Mowat, Paul WestineISBN 0743482751 (0-7434-8275-1)
Softcover, Washington Square Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Much Ado About Nothing'Book summary:FOLGER Shakespeare Library
The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies
Each edition includes:
" Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
" Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
" Scene-by-scene plot summaries
" A key to famous lines and phrases
" An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language
" An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
" Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books
Essay by Gail Kern Paster
The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to theworld's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet forShakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open tothe public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performancesand programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu. [via]
Nlp: The New Technology of Achievementby Steve AndreasISBN 0688126693 (0-688-12669-3)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Nothing to Do With Dionysus?: Athenian Drama in Its Social Contextby John J. Winkler, Froma I. ZeitlinISBN 0691015252 (0-691-01525-2)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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The One Thing You Need To Know: About Great Managing, Great Leading, And Sustained Individual Successby Marcus BuckinghamISBN 0743261658 (0-7432-6165-8)
Hardcover, Free Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The One Thing You Need To Know: About Great Managing, Great Leading, And Sustained Individual Success'Book summary:As a social science researcher and an esteemed business consultant, Marcus Buckingham (First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths) has spent considerable time studying the big picture. This wide-angle approach led him to an unexpectedly narrow conclusion: There is a core concept to even the most complex topic. What he has discovered in The One Thing You Need to Know is that single "controlling insights" exist for a whole range of situations, and when properly applied, can encourage exponential improvement and lead to precise action and results. In applying this concept to managing, leading, and individual performance he has pinpointed the single element necessary for achieving success in each of these three key positions.
Buckingham acknowledges the subtleties of the topic and his goal is "not to make these subjects simpler, merely clearer." And what could be clearer than one thing? The challenge lies in filtering out the nonessential matters and distinguishing "between what is merely important and what is imperative" in order to produce the greatest and most far-reaching effects. In offering advice on how to do this he also details the three things you need to learn about a person to manage them effectively, explains why a lack of balance is a good thing, shows how to identify your own strengths and weaknesses, and discusses which personality traits all great leaders must possess.
Clearly written, informative, and enjoyable, the book aims to motivate readers to act--not just think--differently by providing concrete examples and specific lessons. And it need not be confined to the office--the concepts outlined in these pages can help people feel more fulfilled and productive in all aspects of life. --Shawn Carkonen
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Otelloby Giuseppe Verdi, Andrew Porter, Nicholas John, Arrigo BoitoISBN 0714538507 (0-7145-3850-7)
Softcover, Riverrun Pr
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Penn and Teller's How to Play with Your Foodby Penn JilletteISBN 0679743111 (0-679-74311-1)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Performance and Gender in Ancient Greece: Nondramatic Poetry in Its Settingby Eva StehleISBN 0691036179 (0-691-03617-9)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Performance and Gender in Ancient Greece: Nondramatic Poetry in Its Setting'Book summary:"Like love, Greek poetry was not for hereafter," writes Eva Stehle, "but shared in the present mirth and laughter of festival, ceremony, and party." Describing how men and women, young and adult, sang or recited in public settings, Stehle treats poetry as an occasion for the performer's self-presentation. She discusses a wide range of pre-Hellenistic poetry, including Sappho's, compares how men and women speak about themselves, and constructs an innovative approach to performance that illuminates gender ideology. After considering the audience and the function of different modes of performance--community, bardic, and closed groups--Stehle explores this poetry as gendered speech, which interacts with performers' bodily presence to create social identities for the speakers. Texts for female choral performers reveal how women in public spoke in order to disavow the power of their speech and their sexual power. Male performers, however, could manipulate gender as an ideological system: they sometimes claimed female identity in addition to male, associated themselves with triumph over a defeated (mythical) female figure, or asserted their disconnection from women, thereby creating idealized social identities for themselves. A final chapter concentrates on the written poetry of Sappho, which borrows the communicative strategy of writing in order to create a fictional speaker distinct from the singer, a "Sappho" whom others could re-create in imagination.
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Performance: Bloomsbury Pocket Movie Guide 6by Mick BrownISBN 074755191X (0-7475-5191-X)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat As Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis De Sadeby Peter Weiss, Peter BrookISBN 0689705689 (0-689-70568-9)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewalby Tony Schwartz, Jim LoehrISBN 0743226755 (0-7432-2675-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The number of hours in a day is fixed, but the quantity and quality of energy available to us is not. This fundamental insight has the power to revolutionize the way you live your life. The Power of Full Engagement is a highly practical, scientifically based approach to managing your energy more skillfully both on and off the job.
At the heart of the program is the Corporate Athlete® Training System. It is grounded in twenty-five years of work with some of the world's greatest athletes to help them perform more effectively under brutal competitive pressures. Clients have included Jim Courier, Monica Seles, and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in tennis; Mark O'Meara and Ernie Els in golf; Eric Lindros and Mike Richter in hockey; Nick Anderson and Grant Hill in basketball; and gold medalist Dan Jansen in speed skating.
During the past decade, dozens of Fortune 500 companies have paid thousands of dollars to learn the Corporate Athlete training system. So have FBI swat teams, critical care physicians and nurses, salesmen, and stay-at-home moms. The Power of Full Engagement lays out the key training principles and provides a powerful, step-by-step program that will help you to:
" Mobilize four key sources of energy
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" Create highly specific, positive energy management rituals
Above all, this book provides a life-changing road map to becoming more fully engaged on and off the job, meaning physically energized, emotionally connected, mentally focused, and spiritually aligned. [via]
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Powered by Svt: Celebrating a Decade of Ford Performance, Substance, Exclusivity, and Valueby Jim CampisanoISBN 0760742197 (0-7607-4219-7)
Hardcover, Barnes & Noble
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The Pursuit of Wow!: Every Person's Guide to Topsy-Turvy Timesby Tom PetersISBN 0679755551 (0-679-75555-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Re-imagine!by Tom PetersISBN 0756617464 (0-7566-1746-4)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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The Royal Shakespeare Company: The Peter Hall Yearsby David AddenbrookeISBN 071830103X (0-7183-0103-X)
Hardcover, Kimber
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Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam On Broadway ... And Moreby Danny Simmons, Stan Lathan, Russell Simmons, M. Raven RoweISBN 0743476220 (0-7434-7622-0)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam on Broadway...and More: The Choice Collectionby Danny Simmons, M. Raven Rowe, Stan LathanISBN 0743476212 (0-7434-7621-2)
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Restoring the Character Ethicby Stephen R. CoveyISBN 0783881150 (0-7838-8115-0)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Restoring the Character Ethic'Book summary:Amazon.co.uk Review According to Steven R. Covey, to live with security and wisdom, and to have the power to take advantages of the opportunities that change creates, we need fairness, integrity, honesty and human dignity. Quite a tall order when you consider that most of us live our lives in a permanent state of flux, questioning our ideals and values and fighting a daily battle with the lack of self-confidence that stops us from taking risks of any kind. But, in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey manages to make it sound as if changing the way we look at ourselves and the world around us so that we can become more successful both personally and professionally an absolute doddle. He defines the "habits" as "the intersection of knowledge, skill and desire" and states that the "Seven Habits" of the title are not mutually exclusive, but rather when developed together help to form a well-rounded, sensitive, confident and effective human being. As with many self-help books, much of what you read here is based on basic common sense and can at times be irritatingly obvious. However, what Covey manages to do so successfully is to break down the barriers which prevent all of us from taking a long hard look at ourselves, and then gradually introduces new rules which allow us to move first from dependence to independence and then towards the ultimate goal of interdependence. But of course, the only real way to test the value of The Habits--be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think "win/win", seek first to understand and then to be understood, synergise, sharpen the saw-- is to work on them. This book is as good as any place to start on the road to self-awareness and self-improvement in the workplace and in the home without becoming too irritatingly smug and self-satisfied. --Susan Harrison [via]
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Shakespeare's Theatreby Peter ThomsonISBN 0710094809 (0-7100-9480-9)
Hardcover, Routledge & Kegan Paul
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Sightsinging Completeby Bruce BenwardISBN 0697008150 (0-697-00815-0)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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Six Degrees of Separationby John GuareISBN 0679734813 (0-679-73481-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Six Degrees of Separation'Book summary:The extraordinary tragicomedy of race, class and manners.
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Survival in Auschwitz: The Nazi Assault on Humanityby Primo Levi, Stuart WoolfISBN 0684826801 (0-684-82680-1)
Softcover, Touchstone Books
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Talentby Tom PetersISBN 0756610567 (0-7566-1056-7)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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Tannhauserby Richard WagnerISBN 0714541478 (0-7145-4147-8)
Softcover, Riverrun Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tannhauser'Book summary:[via]The English National Opera Guides were originally conceived in partnership with the English National Opera and edited by Nicholas John, the ENO's dramaturg, who died tragically in an accident in the Alps. Most of the guides are devoted to a single opera, which is described in detailwith many articles that cover its history and information about the composer and his times. The complete libretto is included in both the original language and in a modern singing translationexcept where the opera was written in English. Each has a thematic guide to the most important musical themes in musical notation and each guide is lavishly illustrated. They also contain a bibliography and a discography which is updated at each reprint. The ENO guides are widely regarded as the best series of their kind and excellent value.More editions of Tannhauser:
Team Roles at Workby Meredith BelbinISBN 0750626755 (0-7506-2675-5)
Softcover, Butterworth-Heinemann
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The Theban Plays: Oedipus the King/Oedipus at Colonus/Antigoneby Sophocles, David GreneISBN 0679431322 (0-679-43132-2)
Hardcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc
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The legends surrounding Oedipus of Thebes and his ill-fated offspring provide the subject matter for Sophocles three greatest plays, which together represent Greek drama at the pinnacle of its achievement.
Oedipus the King, the most famous of the three, has been characterized by critics from Aristotle to Coleridge as the perfect exemplar of the art of tragedy, in its unforgettable portrayal of a mans failed attempt to escape his fate. In Oedipus at Colonus, the blind king finds his final release from the sufferings the gods have brought upon him, and Antigone completes the downfall of the House of Cadmus through the actions of Oedipuss magnificent and uncompromising daughter defending her ideals to the death. All three of The Theban Plays, while separate, self-contained dramas, draw from the same rich well of myth and showcase Sophocles enduring power.
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Thorsons Principles of Nlpby Ian McDermott, Joseph O'ConnorISBN 0722531958 (0-7225-3195-8)
Softcover, Natl Book Network
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Tom Peters Essentials Designby Tom PetersISBN 0756610540 (0-7566-1054-0)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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Tom Peters Essentials Leadershipby Tom PetersISBN 0756610559 (0-7566-1055-9)
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Trendsby Tom Peters, Martha BarlettaISBN 0756610575 (0-7566-1057-5)
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True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actorby David MametISBN 0679772642 (0-679-77264-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Trusted Advisorby David H. Maister, Charles H. Green, Robert M GalfordISBN 0743212347 (0-7432-1234-7)
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Villette: Library Editionby Charlotte BronteISBN 0679409882 (0-679-40988-2)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Left by harrowing circumstances to fend for herself in the great capital of a foreign country, Lucy Snowe, the narrator and heroine of Villette, achieves by degrees an authentic independence from both outer necessity and inward grief. Charlotte Brontë's last novel, published in 1853, has a dramatic force comparable to that of her other masterpiece, Jane Eyre, as well as strikingly modern psychological insight and a revolutionary understanding of human loneliness. With an introduction by Lucy Hughes-Hallet. [via]More editions of Villette: Library Edition:
The Voice of Memory: Interviews, 1961-1987by Primo Levi, Robert Gordon, Marco BelpolitiISBN 0745621503 (0-7456-2150-3)
Softcover, Polity Press
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Year of the Kingby Antony SherISBN 0701129263 (0-7011-2926-3)
Hardcover, Chatto & Windus
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