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Eat that frog! : 21 great ways to stop procrastinating and get more done in less time / by Tracy, Brian.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Set the table -- Plan every day in advance -- Apply the 80/20 rule to everything -- Consider the consequences -- Practice creative procrastination -- Use the ABCDE method continually -- Focus on key result areas -- Apply the law of three -- Prepare thoroughly before you begin -- Take it one oil barrel at a time -- Upgrade your key skills -- Identify your key constraints -- Put the pressure on yourself -- Motivate yourself into action -- Technology is a terrible master -- Technology is a wonderful servant -- Focus your attention -- Slice and dice the task -- Create large chunks of time -- Develop a sense of urgency -- Single handle every task.Teaches practical methods to eliminate procrastination and get more done in less time.LSC
Subjects: Procrastination.; Time management.;
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John Steinbeck's Of mice and men / by Coleman, Ruth; Buzan, Tony;
If you're looking for insight into Of Mice and Men 's themes, plot points, character actions and motivations, plus discussions of John Steinbeck's unique literary style and point of view, reach for the Literature Made Easy Series . This enlightening guide uses meaningful text, extensive illustrations and imaginative graphics to make this novel clearer, livelier, and more easily understood than ordinary literature plot summaries. An unusual feature, "Mind Map" is a diagram that summarizes and interrelates the most important details about the book that students need to understand. Appropriate for middle and high school students.
Subjects: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968;
© 1999., Barron's Educational Series,
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Miss Austen [videorecording] / by Enoch, Alfred,1988-actor.; Ferran, Patsy,actor.; Hawes, Keeley,1976-actor.; Hill, Liv,actor.; Gibb, Andrea,screenwriter.; Hynes, Jessica,1972-actor.; Walsh, Aisling,1958-television director.; television adaptation of (work):Hornby, Gill.Miss Austen.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),production company.;
Keeley Hawes, Alfred Enoch, Patsy Ferran, Liv Hill, Jessica Hynes.Based on Gill Hornby's bestselling novel, Miss Austen takes a literary mystery - Cassandra Austen notoriously burning her famous sister Jane's letters - and reimagines it as a fascinating, witty, and heartbreaking story of sisterly love. The drama begins in 1830, several years after Jane has died. Cassandra races to see her friend Isabella, who is about to lose her home following her father's death. Cassandra is ostensibly there to help, but her real motive is to find a stash of private letters which, in the wrong hands, could destroy Jane's reputation.PG.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround sound.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Biographical programs.; Historical programs.; Television mini-series.; Austen, Cassandra, 1773-1845; Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Families; Family secrets; Female friendship; Man-woman relationships; Siblings; Sisters;
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Perfect prey / by Fields, Helen,1969-author.;
n the middle of a rock festival, a charity worker is sliced across the stomach. He dies minutes later. In a crowd of thousands, no one saw his attacker. The following week, the body of a primary school teacher is found in a dumpster in an Edinburgh alley, strangled with her own woollen scarf. D.I. Ava Turner and D.I. Luc Callanach have no leads and no motive -- until around the city, graffitied on buildings, words appear describing each victim. It's only when they realise the words are being written before rather than after the murders, that they understand the killer is announcing his next victim ... and the more innocent the better.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Detectives; Serial murder investigation;
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Titan unfinished : an untold story of exploration, innovation, and the OceanGate tragedy / by Söhnlein, Guillermo A. M.,author.;
"Titan Unfinished is more than a recounting of the events that led to the tragedy -- it's an up-close, personal account of Stockton's journey, from the conception of OceanGate to his sudden death, told by one of the few people who was with Rush from the very start. Fellow cofounder Guillermo Söhnlein examines the full humanity of the man behind OceanGate's ambitious mission and offers insights extending far beyond the attention-grabbing headlines, detailing Rush's temperament, motivations, and tendencies, as well as the technology, operations, and key events at play in a story that has thus far been massively oversimplified"--
Subjects: Rush, Stockton, 1962-2023.; OceanGate (Firm); Titan (Submersible); Adventure travel; Submarine disasters;
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Robert B. Parker's Colorblind / by Coleman, Reed Farrel,1956-author.; Parker, Robert B.,1932-2010,creator.;
Jesse Stone is back on the job after a stint at rehab, and the road to recovery is immediately made bumpy by a series of disturbing and apparently racially motivated crimes, beginning with the murder of an African-American female tourist. Then, Jesse's own deputy Alisha, the first black woman to join the police force in Paradise's history, becomes the target of a sophisticated frame-up. As he and his team work tirelessly to unravel the truth, he has to wonder if this is just one part of an even grander plot, one with an end game more destructive than any of them can imagine.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Stone, Jesse (Fictitious character); Police chiefs; Murder;
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Ink ribbon red / by Pavesi, Alex,author.;
Six friends gather at a country house for a birthday weekend. They decide to play a game. All six names go in a hat. Choose two, and imagine one murdering the other. Write it down. Type it up. Read it out. Points are given for making the murders sound convincing. Of course, when given such a task, it's only natural to use what you know. Secrets. Grudges. Affairs. But once you've put it in a story, that secret is out. So with each fictional murder, someone gets a motive for a real one. Which leads to the most important question: When a real murder comes, will you be able to spot it in time?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Country homes; Friendship; Murder; Murder; Secrecy;
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Dinosaur detectives / by Chrisp, Peter.;
Use your reading superpowers to learn all about the people who have dedicated their lives to finding out about dinosaurs - a high-quality, fun, non-fiction reader - carefully levelled to help children progress. Dinosaur Detectives is a beautifully designed reader all about dedicated dinosaur hunters over the centuries. The engaging text has been carefully levelled using Lexile so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential non-fiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about who unlocked the secrets of fossils, the dinosaur bone hunters, how to date dinosaurs, how they died out and the modern-day scientific equipment used in the quest to understand these incredible animals.
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Paleontologists; Dinosaurs; Fossils;
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Plum tea crazy / by Childs, Laura,author.;
"While viewing the harbor's Gaslights and Galleons Parade from the widow's walk of Timothy Neville's Charleston mansion, local banker Carson Lanier seemingly tumbles over a narrow railing, then plunges three stories to his death. But a tragic accident becomes something much more sinister when it's discovered that the victim was first shot with a bolt from a crossbow. At the request of the mansion owner, Theodosia investigates the tragedy and is soon neck deep in suspects. An almost ex-wife, a coworker, a real estate partner--all had motives for killing the luckless banker, but one resorted to murder to settle accounts"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Browning, Theodosia (Fictitious character); Women detectives; Murder; Tearooms; Tea trade;
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Mega machines / by Lock, Deborah.;
Hard hats on, you're off to the building site to see the mega machines! Make reading your superpower with DK's beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about the different big machines on a building site - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Mega Machines is a beautifully designed reader all about building a school, with lots of exciting big machines like bulldozers and dump trucks to enjoy! The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexiles so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about how mega machines help to turn a muddy site into a brand new school!
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Construction equipment; Earthmoving machinery;
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