Author: Meg Wolitzer Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1439103658 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 320
Book Description
From the bestselling author of The Wife—Meg Wolitzer’s “hilariously moving, sharply written novel” (USA TODAY), hailed by critics and loved by readers worldwide, with its “dead-on observations about sex, marriage, and the family ties that strangle and bind” (Cleveland Plain Dealer). Crackling with intelligence and humor, The Position is the masterful story of one extraordinary family at the hilarious height of the sexual revolution—and through the thirty-year hangover that followed. In 1975, Paul and Roz Mellow write a bestselling Joy of Sex-type book that mortifies their four school-aged children and ultimately changes the shape of the family forever. Thirty years later, as the now dispersed family members argue over whether to reissue the book, we follow the complicated lives of each of the grown children and their conflicts in love, work, marriage, parenting, and, of course, sex—all shadowed by the indelible specter of their highly sexualized parents. Insightful, panoramic, and compulsively readable, The Position is an American original.
Author: Rick Whitaker Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 200
Book Description
Rick Whitaker divulges the complex reasons that drove him to prostitution and reflects on the cost of a life of half-truths and emotional lies. With an unsentimental eye, Whitaker chronicles his descent and eventual resolution.
Author: Robert D. Montoya Publisher: MIT Press ISBN: 0262045273 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 267
Book Description
How biodiversity classification, with its ranking of species, has social and political implications as well as implications for the field of information studies. The idea that species live in nature as pure and clear-cut named individuals is a fiction, as scientists well know. According to Robert D. Montoya, classifications are powerful mechanisms and we must better attend to the machinations of power inherent in them, as well as to how the effects of this power proliferate beyond the boundaries of their original intent. We must acknowledge the many ways our classifications are implicated in environmental, ecological, and social justice work—and information specialists must play a role in updating our notions of what it means to classify. In Power of Position, Montoya shows how classifications are systems that relate one entity with other entities, requiring those who construct a system to value an entity’s relative importance—by way of its position—within a system of other entities. These practices, says Montoya, are important ways of constituting and exerting power. Classification also has very real-world consequences. An animal classified as protected and endangered, for example, is protected by law. Montoya also discusses the Catalogue of Life, a new kind of composite classification that reconciles many local (“traditional”) taxonomies, forming a unified taxonomic backbone structure for organizing biological data. Finally, he shows how the theories of information studies are applicable to realms far beyond those of biological classification.
Author: Brad Remillard Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group ISBN: 1934937630 Category : Languages : en Pages : 139
Book Description
Now hear from the experts on finding a job ... The most comprehensive executive job search process on the market, this book contains: -Over 130 pages with templates, examples, exercises, graphs, and lots of how-to's. -Over 100 questions to consider asking during an interview. -The single most important question to ask that most candidates never do. -Extensive chapters on resumes, including examples, do's and don'ts, and a template. -How to work with recruiters and get them to call you back. -Explanations on what makes the phone interview unique. -What you need to know about employment contracts. -How to leverage the internet to make yourself findable. The experts will lift the curtain and give you an inside view of what really happens during a job search. Too often you are given the easy answer why you didn't get that idea job. Now you can find out what you aren't being told, what most companies and recruiters don't want to tell you -- because it may not be all that nice. Well, it's time you hear what is really being said so that you can learn and adjust your search. You will learn how to quickly find a job by not repeating the mistakes of others. Written from the perspective of retained executive recruiters, with more than fifty years experience between them, Brad Remillard and Barry Deutsch know one thing better than human resource professionals, out-placement counselors, or career coaches -- what it takes to find a job. The accumulation of their experiences is going to take you deep into the real world of finding your ideal job. You will get an insider's look at what really happens in a job search. This is a unique and very rare opportunity to learn from the experts. Every section is crammed full of sound advice on how to find the perfect position from an experienced perspective that has never here-to-fore been offered. It reveals the dos, the don'ts, inside secrets, and the practical creativity that will make you stand out favorably from the several hundred equally or greater qualified peers who strive for the same position. -Rick Lamprecht, CEO/Board of Directors A must-read for executives in transition! For those new in their search, all of the basics are covered. For those more experienced in seeking their next position, this book goes beyond the basics and provides insight from the recruiter perspective. The authors are seasoned veterans in placing the right executive in the right position. You will learn how to market your unique skill set and work experience. Most valuable are the things you should ask before deciding if the position offered is the right position for you. Good read and great reference book for your marketing profile and interviewing checklist. -Richard P. Hooper, Ph.D., CTO This book was written to inform you of what lies ahead and, most importantly, to equip you with the skills, tools, and knowledge to beat your competition. Even shortening your search by just one month as a result of reading this book will put thousands of dollars in your pocket.
Author: Rick Mooney Publisher: Alfred Music ISBN: 9781457404986 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 68
Book Description
Position Pieces for Cello is designed to give students a logical and fun way to learn their way around the fingerboard. Each hand position is introduced with exercises called "Target Practice," "Geography Quiz," and "Names and Numbers." Following these exercises are tuneful cello duets which have been specifically composed to require students to play in that hand position. In this way, students gain a thorough knowledge of how to find the hand positions and, once there, which notes are possible to play. Using these pieces (with names like "I Was a Teenage Monster," "The Irish Tenor," and "I've Got the Blues, Baby"), position study on the cello has never been so much fun!
Author: Chris Miles Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore ISBN: 1543749607 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 96
Book Description
The purpose of this book is to provide the player, family, coach and player’s support network with the information needed for positional excellence in the position of Loose-head Prop (No. 1) in Rugby Union. The objectives of this book are as follows: 1. To provide the reader with an understanding of the natural physical and mental development of young players in the sport of Rugby Union 2. To explain the demands of Rugby Union and use that information to help guide the player’s development 3. To provide a blueprint for the core conditioning needed to achieve results in the game of Rugby Union 4. To provide an insight into what selectors and coaches are looking for at a representative level 5. To provide free access to a professional player development portal www.developaplayer.com whereby the player can record and share their Rugby development with friends, family, coaches, sponsors, and selectors
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Government Procurement Publisher: ISBN: Category : Government purchasing Languages : en Pages : 842
Author: Chibuzo N. A. Uruakpa Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc. ISBN: Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 307
Book Description
The declaration by Paul the Apostle that "if any one be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things have passed away; behold, all things are become new" encapsulates the restorative transformation of the believer. Yet many don't have a clear understanding of the status this transformation confers on the believer in Christ. In The Position of the Adopted Child of God, Dr. Uruakpa presents in a readable and compelling language the transcendent newness of the adopted child of God, detailing the necessity of the adoption; the cost, method, and consequences of the adoption; and the benefits of the newness accruing to the believer in the form of their secure inheritance. The author sounds a note of warning to twenty-first-century believers to beware of all the forces that threaten to sabotage this privileged position as God's adopted child. This position, in spite of all odds, the author underscores, is unassailable in the life of the child of God, who is seated with Christ--astounding!
Author: John Lehr Publisher: ISBN: 9781912339327 Category : Photography, Artistic Languages : en Pages :
Book Description
"The 'island position' is an advertising term that describes the premium position of an advertisement surrounded solely by editorial content. In 'The Island Position', John Lehr explores the facades of American commercial spaces that are threatened by the emergence of e-commerce. In a rush to remain relevant, storeowners emblazon their windows and walls with anything that will grab attention: tessellations of quick-fading ads, floor-to-ceiling decals of fanned money or flowing hair, haphazard product displays, and desperate, hand-scrawled invitations. They repaint, renovate, rebrand, and rearrange, gestures which point to the desires and anxieties of people who are being left behind as our thumbs lead us into the new economy. The work presents a turning point in our cultural landscape: the transition from a physical culture to a virtual one. Masquerading as a typology of storefronts, the surfaces in 'The Island Position' embody something unseen: the people who constructed them. The signage is not simply an appeal to consumption, but a typography of emotion: vulnerability, ingenuity, distress, and hope--the language of capitalism as a form of public address. Lehr is not interested in what is for sale. He is interested in what is at stake" -- Publisher's website
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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Government Procurement
Author: Chibuzo N. A. Uruakpa
Author: John Lehr