Author: Mary Gatta
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 080479085X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 167
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In All I Want Is a Job!, Mary Gatta puts a human face on workforce development policy. An ethnographic sociologist, Gatta went undercover, posing as a client in a New Jersey One-Stop Career Center. One-Stop Centers, developed as part of the federal Workforce Investment Act, are supposed to be an unemployed worker's go-to resource on the way to re-employment. But, how well do these centers function? With swarms of new clients coming through their doors, are they fit for the task of pairing America's workforce with new jobs? Weaving together her own account with interviews of jobless women and caseworkers, Gatta offers a revealing glimpse of the toll that unemployment takes and the realities of social policy. Women—both educated and unskilled—are particularly vulnerable in the current economy. Since they are routinely paid less than their male counterparts, economic security is even harder for them to grasp. And, women are more easily tracked into available, low-wage work in sectors such as retail or food service. Originally designed to pair job-ready workers with available openings, the current system is ill fitted for diverse clients who are seeking gainful employment. Even if One-Stops were better suited to the needs of these workers, good jobs are scarce in the wake of the Great Recession. In spite of these pitfalls, Gatta saw hope and a sense of empowerment in clients who got intensive career counseling, new jobs, and social support. Drawing together tales from the frontlines, she highlights the promise and weaknesses of One-Stop Career Centers, recommending key shifts in workforce policy. America deserves a system that is less discriminatory, more human, and better able to assist women and their families in particular. The employed and unemployed alike would be better served by such a system—one that would meaningfully contribute to our economic recovery and future prosperity.
Author: Phyllis Murphy
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1418414530
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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This humorous, yet thought-provoking story is about a mother and Christian businesswoman who becomes entangled in a world of religionist. She finds herself in a battered relationship and the decisions she must make are based upon her desire too live a righteous life and to be saved.
Author: Lea Coll
Publisher: Lea Coll
ISBN: 1955586012
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 510
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Grab the first two books from the All I Want series in one box set. Choose Me: As soon as I moved from the city to a small town, I attracted the attention of the town's hottest cop. The only problem is...we work on opposite sides of the law and he's running for sheriff. When the election heats up, will he choose me? Be with Me: When Jack comes back to save his father's business, I noticed he's filled out since high school. When he stops by my bakery each morning with a boyish smile and wink, I don't want to be friends anymore. It's time to show him, I'm all grown up. All I want is for him to be with me.
Author: Randy Pausch
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340978504
Category : Cancer
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
Author: Clare Lydon
Publisher: Custard Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 791
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"This series is like the best Sunday morning ever!" says one reviewer - and I'm sure you'll think so, too! The All I Want series follows Tori & Holly on their journey from friends to lovers, and then throughout the first couple of years of their formative relationship. It chronicles their first Valentine’s Day, their first trip away to Europe, their first Pride, even their first arrest. The story tracks their stormy arguments, their red-hot sex, their stuttering growth, their highs and lows. If you like the sound of a realistic and witty snapshot of modern lesbian life, this is the series for you. Included in the six-book boxset are: All I Want For Christmas All I Want For Valentine's All I Want For Spring All I Want For Summer All I Want For Autumn All I Want Forever So join Tori & Holly on their journey and binge-read their story today. With nearly a quarter of a million words and a whole host of laughs, it's a sure-fire page-turner from start to finish! BUY IT TODAY!
Author: Daaimah S. Poole
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0758242328
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Essence® bestselling author Daaimah S. Poole introduces readers to a young woman with a hot voice and superstar dreams. . . Talented Kendra Michelle Thomas always dreamed of becoming a singing sensation. But when a broken childhood lands her and her siblings in foster care, there's not much opportunity for making dreams come true. Before she knows it, Kendra's twenty-five years old, a bartender, and trapped in a relationship going nowhere. . . Determined to finally give her dreams a chance, Kendra spends her small savings on a demo. She soon gets a series of gigs. . .and finally a recording contract. But when a turn of events lands her right back where she started, she'll have to make a choice: sink back into obscurity--or discover if she's really got what it takes. . . "The voice of a new generation." --Karen Quinones Miller
Author: Lea Coll
Publisher: Lea Coll
ISBN: 195558611X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 760
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The last three books in the All I Want Series Small Town Box Set! Trust in Me: Quiet, smart, and totally not my type, Professor Sawyer Hudson needs me. One date, one charity dinner, to boost his reputation on campus. I'm going to do it. Only because I need him too. Stay with Me: I never thought I’d be back in my hometown, but here I am living with my parents. I keep telling myself it’s only temporary but the hardest part is facing everyone I left behind—including Wyatt Carter. Take a Chance on Me: I had no idea when Sadie Cole caught my eye, that she would also steal my heart. My daughter’s new dance teacher with her jet black hair and haunting blue eyes intrigued me. Her tight outfits and bare skin taunted me. Most importantly, she was amazing with my daughter. But Sadie’s reputation proceeded her... and I couldn’t afford any entanglements that would cost me custody of my daughter.
Author: Clare Lydon
Publisher: Custard Books
ISBN: 1912019671
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 107
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Everyone loves Pride season, right? Not quite. Tori & Holly are back! Join London’s favourite lesbian couple as they head to the south coast to soak up the sunshine for Brighton Pride. The snag is, Pride and Holly have never seen eye to eye, but eternal optimist Tori is determined to make this year different. Will she succeed? Not if Holly’s ex Jen has anything to do with it… Read the fourth, action-packed instalment in the All I Want series today and get your Tori & Holly on!
Author: ID Johnson
Publisher: Rogue Wolf Publishing, LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215
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Nothing can bring two people together like an adorable little pooch! Brady Rogers took the job as the new city planner for Holiday Hills expecting a town rich with Christmas spirit. What he finds is anything but. Due to budget cuts, many of the Christmas activities have been cancelled. When a cute little dog steals his scarf, he's led to a couple of people who want to help Holiday Hills regain the towns reputation for being the place to celebrate. Could it be that little dog has also led him to love? Noelle Snow loves her job running the animal shelter, but she needs more money to keep the no-kill shelter afloat. When she meets Brady, thanks to a sweet pup named Pooch, she might just be able to save the shelter, help the town find their Christmas spirit, and fall in love. But when the town's mayor has different ideas about how the budget should be spent, Brady and Noelle's plans might just fall apart and tear a riff between them. Will Pooch be enough to bring them back together? From the author of Melody's Christmas, Christmas Cocoa, and Christmas Memory comes another sweet, small town romance just in time for Christmas!
Author: David Graeber
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1501143336
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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From David Graeber, the bestselling author of The Dawn of Everything and Debt—“a master of opening up thought and stimulating debate” (Slate)—a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs…and their consequences. Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world? In the spring of 2013, David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative essay titled “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs.” It went viral. After one million online views in seventeen different languages, people all over the world are still debating the answer. There are hordes of people—HR consultants, communication coordinators, telemarketing researchers, corporate lawyers—whose jobs are useless, and, tragically, they know it. These people are caught in bullshit jobs. Graeber explores one of society’s most vexing and deeply felt concerns, indicting among other villains a particular strain of finance capitalism that betrays ideals shared by thinkers ranging from Keynes to Lincoln. “Clever and charismatic” (The New Yorker), Bullshit Jobs gives individuals, corporations, and societies permission to undergo a shift in values, placing creative and caring work at the center of our culture. This book is for everyone who wants to turn their vocation back into an avocation and “a thought-provoking examination of our working lives” (Financial Times).
