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How Conversation Works. by Curzan, Anne,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anne CurzanOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2012.Like it or not, one of the most important things you do on a daily basis is converse with others. In just six lectures, HOW CONVERSATION WORKS: 6 LESSONS FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION will teach you key strategies that can dramatically improve your ability to speak with anyone, from strangers to supervisors.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Business.; Leadership.; Instructional films.; Business education.; Health.; Documentary films.; Communication.; Life skills.; Occupational training.;

Art of Conflict Management. by Dues, Michael,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Michael DuesOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2010.Improve and enhance the way you handle conflict in your professional and personal life. These 24 lectures are filled with practical tips, tools, and techniques—all of which draw on groundbreaking research and strategies rooted in the win-win model that has dominated this exciting field for the past six decades.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Business.; Leadership.; Instructional films.; Business education.; Health.; Documentary films.; Negotiation.; Life skills.; Occupational training.;

Effective Communication Skills. by Kehoe, Dalton,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Dalton KehoeOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2011.Learn more about how you communicate verbally, the common problems you can encounter in doing so, and how you can improve your own effectiveness - especially by overcoming the psychological and biological hard-wiring that often gets in the way of success. These 24 lectures by Professor Dalton Kehoe are packed with the tools and strategies you need to get what you want.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Business.; Leadership.; Instructional films.; Business education.; Health.; Documentary films.; Communication.; Life skills.; Occupational training.;

The night war / by Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker.;
Includes bibliographical references."During World War II, twelve-year old Miriam secretly spirits other Jewish people out of Nazi-occupied France after being separated from her family and forced into hiding"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; World War, 1939-1945; Jews;

Thinking Like an Economist. by The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2010.Discover why thinking like an economist can give you newfound confidence in a range of financial and personal situations. Learn how to identify the varied situations in which economics affects your life—and how to wield the tools economists use to help you make the wisest choices in those situations.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Business.; Instructional films.; Business education.; Health.; Documentary films.; Economics.; Accounting.; Life skills.; Occupational training.;

Betting on you / by Painter, Lynn,author.;
When they first meet, Bailey and Charlie cannot stand one another, but when they met a year later as coworkers, Charlie secretly bets a colleague he can get Bailey to go out with him, and their relationship gets more complicated as they get closer and closer.014+.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Friendship; Interpersonal relations; Occupations; Wagers; Friendship; Interpersonal relations; Occupations; Wagers;

My mother's secret : based on a true Holocaust story / by Witterick, J. L.;
In 1939, the Nazis come to Poland and start to persecute the Jews. Providing shelter to a Jew has become a death sentence, but despite this, Franciszka and her daughter hide Jewish families and a German soldier in their small home. For all of them to survive, she will have to outsmart the German commander and her neighbors.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Jewish fiction.; Hiding places; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); World War, 1939-1945;
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Les Parisiennes : how the women of Paris lived, loved, and died under Nazi occupation / by Sebba, Anne,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Paris (France); Women; Women; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;

Rethink your career : in your 40s, 50s and 60s / by Maxwell, Joanna,author.; Martin, Ray,1944-writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Have you accumulated plenty of wisdom and experience, but others think you're all washed up? Perhaps you're bored with your current work but not sure what's next. Don't panic! Work reinvention expert Joanna Maxwell shows you how to refresh a current career, pursue a new direction or leverage your experience to start your own business. The practical exercises and inspirational real-life stories in Rethink Your Career will help you: clarify your strengths, talents and skills; find creative new ways to think about your work future; take stock of your finances and deal with your fears; make your best decision and put your new plans into action.
Subjects: Career changes.; Career development.; Middle-aged persons; Occupational mobility.; Older people; Vocational guidance.;

Murder in old Bombay / by March, Nev,1967-author.;
"In 19th century Bombay, Captain Jim Agnihotri channels his idol, Sherlock Holmes, in Nev March's Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut. In 1892, Bombay is the center of British India. Nearby, Captain Jim Agnihotri lays in Poona military hospital recovering from a skirmish on the wild northern frontier, with little to read but newspapers. The case that catches Jim's attention is being called the crime of the century: Two women fell from the busy university's clock tower in broad daylight. Moved by the widower of one of the victims - his certainty that his wife and sister did not commit suicide - Jim approaches the Framjis and is hired by the Parsee family to investigate what happened that terrible afternoon. But in a land of divided loyalties, asking questions is dangerous. Jim's investigation disturbs the shadows that seem to follow the Framji family and triggers an ominous chain of events. Based on real events, and set against the vibrant backdrop of colonial India, Nev March's lyrical debut Murder in Old Bombay brings this tumultuous historical age to life"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Murder; Private investigators;

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