From Aristotle to Oscar Wilde to Dorothy Parker--a quotation lover's compendium of pointed observations, epigrams, and witticisms to liven up conversations, add spice to speeches, or simply while away a pleasant browse.
This important and parent-friendly book presents new solutions based on the largest study of family routines ever conducted. The Learning Habit offers a blueprint for navigating the maze of homework, media use, and the everyday stress that families with school-age children face; turning those “stress times” into opportunities to develop the eight critical skills kids will need to succeed in college and in the highly competitive job market of tomorrow – skills including concentration and focus, time management, decision-making, goal-setting, and self-reliance.
Despite constant efforts to declutter your home, do papers still accumulate like snowdrifts and clothes pile up like a tangled mess of noodles?
Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes tidying to a whole new level, promising that if you properly simplify and organize your home once, you’ll never have to do it again. Most methods advocate a room-by-room or little-by-little approach, which doom you to pick away at your piles of stuff forever. The KonMari Method, with its revolutionary category-by-category system, leads to lasting results. In fact, none of Kondo’s clients have lapsed (and she still has a three-month waiting list).
This petite gift book collects words of wisdom from history's greatest creative minds--from Socrates to Lewis Carroll, Julia Child to Walt Whitman, Jane Austen to Nora Ephron--lettered and illustrated in Lisa Congdon's signature hip hand-drawn style. Readers will find inspirational insights, calls to action and encouragement to creativity.
Whether you're a recent grad or a CEO, a garbage collector or an astrophysicist, you can use Signs of a Great Résumé to make your experience shine… and recruiters love to see some nice, shiny experience on a résumé! This lighthearted book presents an effective approach to the serious business of writing résumés. Scott’s style is humorous, easy to understand and fun to read …if he does say so himself! In this book you'll learn how to customize your résumé for each job using !@#$%, how to write a great cover letter and more.
