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"All managers get saddled with ""problem"" employees from time to time; what sets great managers apart is how they deal with them. Drawing from real-life stories, this helpful and humorous guide provides readers with practical advice for handling a wide range of difficult types, including:

* The Impossible ""I""s: Incompetents, Idiots, and Imbeciles -- clueless employees who simply don't know what they're doing

* The Bull in the Office China Shop -- the frequently angry worker ready to confront anyone and everyone

* The Party-Time Performer -- the employee who, although great...

The book includes chapters on these topics: remaking yourself changing your personality and self-image improving your relationship with money and work simplifying your life adding more fun and celebration to your life improving your relationship with nature improving the environment around you...

The pace of change in the world has accelerated dramatically to the point where a concerted awareness and continual effort are required to keep up. As modern technology continually brings new developments throughout society at an ever-increasing rate, we need to understand the advances that are reshaping our world in order to better adjust to these coming changes--and in some cases, profit from them.

In "The Very Next New Thing: Commentaries on the Latest Developments That Will Be Changing Your Life," acclaimed author Gini Graham Scott has assembled a comprehensive collection of...

With the seemingly limitless potential of 21st-century technology, the chance of human immortality being an actual possibility rather than a science fiction story concept is tantalizingly close. And with this increased possibility of achieving immortality, a growing community of people interested in immortality has formed worldwide. Organizations dedicated to massive extension of human life now exist, focusing on technologies that reverse the damage caused by aging, transfer human consciousness to an artificial body, or cryogenically freeze those who hope to be brought back to life when...

Everyone lies, perhaps to protect the feelings of another, perhaps to secure a deal that will, in the end, benefit all parties. But where is the line between a "good lie" and a harmful prevarication--and how do we recognize and protect ourselves from the latter? In "Playing the Lying Game: Detecting and Dealing with Lies and Liars, from Occasional Fibbers to Frequent Fabricators," accomplished author Gini Graham Scott shares psychological insights into lying that will help answer such questions--and many more.

Scott examines every facet of lying, including its history, cultural...