Download or read book Be a Kickass Assistant written by Heather Beckel and published by Business Plus. This book was released on 2002-05-22 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential office tool for every assistant, this fun and practical guide is guaranteed to help readers get from the cubicle to the corner office. Drawing on her experience as personal and executive assistant to George Stephanopoulos during Bill Clinton's presidential campaign and first term, Heather Beckel offers straightforward advice on how to dazzle them now to get ahead later. With clarity and wit, Beckel guides readers from their first day to becoming a manager, intermingling her real-life experiences from the office of all offices-The White House. Whether it's developing organizational strategies or a painful lesson in discretion, Heather Beckel has been there. Chapters include When Your Boss is a Jerk Give Good Phone Getting Personal with Your Boss Be a Manager and Know Your Universe and much more.

Download or read book Great Gals written by Summer Pierre and published by Perigee Trade. This book was released on 2010 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering Great Gals of the past and present as well as quotes, prompts, and ideas to help women create their own great life, "Great Gals" is a daily planner, a diary, a depository for goals, dreams, experiments, and ideas.

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Download or read book The Girl s Guide to Being a Boss Without Being a Bitch written by Caitlin Friedman and published by Currency. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forget what you’ve heard. Nice girls can get the corner office. As women, we haven’t always had the best role models at work. We’ve either worked for men or we’ve had female bosses who are, well, big bitches. Woman still don’t have much of a road map right now when it comes to taking charge at the office, so the team who brought you the national bestseller The Girl’s Guide to Starting Your Own Business is drawing one for us. Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio will teach you to be powerful without being possessive, to be opinionated without being brassy, and to have a strong voice without micromanaging. You’ll learn just how to own the role of queen bee in a positive way so that you can be more mentor than manager, one who leads, inspires, and motivates. So, you finally got that promotion. You’re the boss now. The supervisor. The manager. The captain. The taskmaster. Those days of taking orders, running errands, and clock-watching are over. As exciting as all this might seem, once the rush of the promotion is over, you might be scratching your head wondering exactly what to do. Being the boss is never easy, but it's twice as hard for a woman. It seems like there's no middle ground. Either you're the dragon lady who rules with an iron fist or the mousey girl who gets drowned out at every meeting. When a woman wields authority and dares to make tough decisions, how often is the "B-word" bandied about by her employees? How can she strike that balance between pushover and dictator? Fear not. You can do the job. All you need is a little helpful advice to send you on your way. Whether you supervise two as a shift manager or lord over an entire corporate empire, Caitlin Friedman and Kim Yorio will show you how to step gracefully into your new position of power. They’ll teach you how to motivate your team without alienating them, how to delegate without feeling guilty, how to deal with office politics and how to handle evaluations, promotions, and even firings. And for those of you who are already running the show, they can help you become the mentor your employees deserve. Inside, there are self-assessment questionnaires to help you find out where you land on the bitch or wimp scale; interviews with prominent female bosses, human-resources directors, and therapists; and advice from a whole host of experts. In addition, there are funny and informative checklists and tips to make sure you’re the Good Witch around the office and not the Big Bitch. And, most important, Caitlin and Kim will teach you the secrets to owning your role and loving it. You’ve earned your promotion, so enjoy it!

Download or read book A Thousand Pieces of You written by Claudia Gray and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cloud Atlas meets Orphan Black in this epic dimension-bending trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray about a girl who must chase her father's killer through multiple dimensions. Marguerite Caine's physicist parents are known for their groundbreaking achievements. Their most astonishing invention, called the Firebird, allows users to jump into multiple universes—and promises to revolutionize science forever. But then Marguerite's father is murdered, and the killer—her parent's handsome, enigmatic assistant Paul— escapes into another dimension before the law can touch him. Marguerite refuses to let the man who destroyed her family go free. So she races after Paul through different universes, always leaping into another version of herself. But she also meets alternate versions of the people she knows—including Paul, whose life entangles with hers in increasingly familiar ways. Before long she begins to question Paul's guilt—as well as her own heart. And soon she discovers the truth behind her father's death is far more sinister than she expected. A Thousand Pieces of You explores an amazingly intricate multi-universe where fate is unavoidable, the truth elusive, and love the greatest mystery of all.

Download or read book Kick Ass Creativity written by Mary Beth Maziarz and published by Hampton Roads Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A lively and personable guide to higher creativity . . . [that] will catalyze all levels and types of creativity. . . . a bright lantern on the creative trail.” —Julia Cameron, national bestselling author of The Artist’s Way There are over forty million people who work in creative careers. You may be one of them. Or, perhaps, you would like to join their ranks. If either of these statements is true, this book is for you. Maziarz offers a concrete program for helping you tap into and develop your creative potential. In fact, if you incorporate these teachings into your life, you can be not only creative, but kick-ass creative. Maziarz provides a framework full of fun and practical tips for kick-starting the creative process. Included are: An examination of energy and what it has to do with art. How to connect with your deepest motivations, desires, and feelings. Concrete tips about time management. How to develop a support group. How to get rid of those flimsy excuses that block your creative output. “Incorporating equal parts positivity, practicality and visualization, writer and workhorse songwriter Maziarz presents a guide to tapping and fostering creativity with broad appeal for button-down and artsy types alike. . . . Her] encouraging tone and practical, common-sense approach should resonate even with skeptics” —Publishers Weekly

Download or read book Kick Ass 6 written by Mark Millar and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KICK-ASS IS BACK. It_s the violent climax of JOHN ROMITA JR and MARK MILLAR_s first Patience arc, and our hero_s taking no prisoners. Patience is facing off with the ganglords in a final, bloody showdown_fighting for the survival of her family, and of her neighborhood.

Download or read book Kick Ass The New Girl Vol 1 written by Mark Millar and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KICK-ASS IS BACK ready to wipe out the city's criminal lowlives, destroy its gangs, and save its communities from decay. But there's a new face beneath the old mask, a new figure wearing that famous green and yellow spandex. Who is this new vigilante superhero? Who can fill Dave Lizewski's shoes? WHO IS THE NEW KICK-ASS? Find out in the first collection of KICK-ASS: THE NEW GIRL. MARK MILLAR and JOHN ROMITA, JR. reunite for the next chapter of the greatest superhero comic of all time. Collects KICK-ASS: THE NEW GIRL #1-6

Download or read book Woman Up In the workplace Kick ass Take names Thank me later written by Fallon Raquel and published by Fallon Raquel. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Add to list of books to read. A playbook for professionals to learn ways to embrace challenging personalities at work. Dare to get inspired + motivated to face office bullies & saboteurs. Become a good leader & manager. Reinvent workplace culture to boost morale. Get empowered to stand up & change organizational behavior. WOMAN UP! book coaches males to work with women & avoid hot water. WOMAN UP! is a guide for females to kick ass in the workplace. This book dares you to defeat challenging personality types and coaches men on co-working. Learn how to stop running away from people and take names. You will thank me later when you face your fear of embracing difficult personas. This guidebook also directs men in the workplace to provide an insight of the female world in a workplace. Buy now! Check out my website fallonraquel.com!

Download or read book Acid written by Emma Pass and published by Ember. This book was released on 2015-04-14 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in the U.K. in 2013 by Corgi Books.

Download or read book Kickass 2 written by Mark Millar and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KICK-ASS IS BACK. Patience returns from combat to find her husband gone and her neighborhood in ruin. By day, she waits tables and goes to college. By night, she pulls on a mask and becomes Kick-Ass serving justice to local scumbags and taking a cut of their cash. With every bust, her list of enemies gets longer, and the city's worst criminals are out for her blood. Hyper-violent, high-octane brilliance KICK-ASS team, MARK MILLAR and JOHN ROMITA JR.

Download or read book Kickass 3 written by Mark Millar and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2018-04-18 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KICK-ASS IS BACK. Patience Lee's shaking up the cityÕs organized crime rings to feed her family and give stolen money back to the community. But the enemies she's making have friends in low places, friends that will avenge their bosses come hell or high water. The city's most violent offender is fresh out of jail, and he's got Kick-Ass in his sights. The third installment of the high-octane, blood-soaked return of KICK-ASS from MARK MILLAR and JOHN ROMITA JR.

Download or read book Three Bosses Assistant written by Nicole Casey and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have to make sure not to mess up their schedule, and "satisfy their every whim" as well.Sascha When Erin asked me about entering a lifestyle with two men, I thought it was a joke. Can you really love more than one person at the same time? Then I meet trouble - times three. My new bosses. Three gorgeous, possessive, over-the-top alphas that can undress me with one single glance. Ian. Head of Human Resources. Tall. Solidly built. Seductive. Ryland. C.O.O. Dominant, demanding and intense. A total monster. And Carson. C.E.O. Mysterious, powerful, and drop-dead gorgeous. Before I get the editor position that I truly want, I'd need to report to all three of them. My jaw almost dropped when they told me that they all want me. So I accept their offer to go on a date with each of them before I pick only one. But I can't make up my mind. The more connections I have with each man, the more addicted I get. I want not just one, but three of them. Now they want me in their office for a very private meeting, and tell me that everything that's going to happen would have to remain strictly confidential. And I have a feeling that this is about to get hot, dirty, and a whole lot messier. Readers' reviews: "A story full of hotness. The girl is hot and the men are hotter!" "Three bosses, three hot men, so different yet working so well together. It was very interesting to come on a journey of this relationship, watching things coming to surface, seeing them standing for one another. It was beautiful as it was steamy." "This book is extremely captivating, sexy, steamy with lust, love, and so much more!" Nicole's Note: Three Bosses' Assistant is an exciting and thrilling romance in my new Reverse Harem Romance series - Love by Numbers. It's the 2nd book in the series, but it can be read as a standalone. I've also included a preview of the next book in the series for you. Happy reading! Love by Numbers Series 2 Billionaires in Vegas 3 Bosses' Assistant 4 Ranchers' Bride 5 Mafia Captors' Virgin 6 Single Dads' Nanny 7 Groomsmen from Hell ...to be continued

Download or read book Asbury Park written by Rob Scott and published by Gollancz. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling police procedural with supernatural elements, for fans of Patricia Cornwell, John Connelly and Stephen King Ten weeks ago, Homicide Detective Sailor Doyle worked his first solo case, a gruesome double murder in a remote farmhouse in Virginia. And things turned very nasty for him ... Now Sailor is recuperating with his family at a beach house in Belmar, on the New Jersey shore. He's struggling with prescription drug withdrawal while trying to build up his shattered shoulder and leg, and he's also trying to rebuild his shattered relationship with his wife. Jenny, while pleased he's alive, is less enamoured with the idea of reconciliation. Seeking refuge in a century-old beachfront resort hotel, Sailor meets an elderly man, Mark "Moses" Stillman, a former minor league baseball player whose wife and daughter drowned in the ocean off Belmar years earlier. Sailor's having nightmares about his previous case, and when he starts seeing things again, he realises that once again he's being guided to the truth ... even if it's not what he wants to hear. And it's not long before he finds himself investigating those deaths.

Download or read book National Parks written by Laikyn Meng and published by The Orange 9 Publishing Company . This book was released on 2022-04-09 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you remember when I asked you if you had somewhere to be? You smiled at me, bore into my soul, Phoebe, and said only the world to see. I can tell you the color of the sea in Cyprus. Show you what outdoor showers in Vietnam are suitable for, especially under the stars in a rainstorm. Describe the sounds of a hungry crocodile in the Everglades National Park. But what I can't figure out is why the woman I love won't forgive me for breaking her heart. Years have taught us we aren't just a one-night stand, a stranger in a parking lot. No. What Phoebe and I have is worth dedicating decades for. Adventure brings them together; love brings them back alive. A broken heart or two along the way. What two people do, is to make sure they survive. ♥You can only have one true love, and they will fight against themselves to deserve it.♥ National Parks is a contemporary love story told over a decade of different landscapes. Phoebe is an Asian American, while Kenzo (Enzo) is an Asian/African American. Both characters are in love but pull apart to remain solitary. They travel the world and bring memories of their affection. They continue to devastate and devote each other for what seems like forever. In this multicultural second chance romance, you are given the heartache of want and the satisfaction of closure. National Parks is a second chance multicultural romance with a HEA ending. 18+ Mature Content, Explicit Language and Sexual Scenes, Abuse, and Violence. (⚠Trigger Warning: PTSD of a National Attack and Suicide are themes of this book.⚠)

Download or read book Summer Seduction written by Aria Glazki and published by Anika Press. This book was released on 2020-02-12 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sexy romance author. Her biggest fan. One pesky secret could ruin all their fun... When Jeremy meets romance author Taralynn Harwood in a hotel bar, he's glad just for the opportunity to buy her a drink. When she takes him back to her place and has him sign a non-disclosure agreement, his imagination-and libido-run wild. But after she kicks him out of bed, the blow to his ego forces him back to her, ready to just about beg for an opportunity to perform better. He's willing and eager to learn the art of pleasure from one of the hottest romance authors in the business. Tracy doesn't hide from her achievements as Taralynn Harwood, touted by readers and reviewers alike for the off-the-charts heat of her books. What she does hide is a secret that could destroy her entire career. But when her failed one-night stand shows up at her door-NDA already signed and enforceable-it seems like the perfect opportunity to indulge in a little research. All for the sake of her books, of course. -- Summer Seduction is a sexy contemporary romance novella that blends a cinnamon roll hero, a secret identity, and a firmly sex-positive approach together to make for a happy ending—guaranteed. "If you are looking for a schmexy quick read without a lot of angst, grab this book!" (Becky M.)

Download or read book The Jean Harlow Bombshell written by Mollie Cox Bryan and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2019-05-08 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes to writing Golden Age Hollywood biographies, the pen is deadlier than the sword Justine Turner is a world-famous biographer of Hollywood stars. She's also Charlotte Donovan's overbearing boss. So it comes as no surprise to Charlotte when Justine requests an emergency meeting related to her latest in-progress biography. It is a surprise, though, when Justine up and dies before their urgent discussion can begin. In the wake of such a tragedy, all Charlotte wants to do is finish the Jean Harlow biography that Justine had started. Instead, she finds herself in grave danger—stalked both online and in person by a drop-dead Jean Harlow look-alike. Together with police sergeant Den Brophy, Charlotte uncovers shocking revelations. But will these revelations be enough to catch the killer? Praise: "The Jean Harlow Bombshell is a page-turner, a modern whodunit threaded with Golden Age Hollywood glamour. Its protagonist, Charlotte Donovan, is a sleuth for our times, flawed, bright, and eminently relatable. Factor in the delicious elements of romance, friendship, and family, and you have a mystery as captivating as Jean Harlow's (still missing) star sapphire ring."—Jess Lourey, author of Salem's Cipher and Mercy's Chase "Twisty, fascinating, and gently edgy, this mixture of vintage Hollywood and contemporary New York will delight fans of the traditional mystery as well as those craving a modern read. Loved it!"—Hank Phillippi Ryan, nationally bestselling author of Trust Me "Mollie Cox Bryan concocts a fascinating mystery with more twists than a pretzel factory. Bryan's skillful portrayal of Charlotte and best friend Kate make it fun to follow them as they work through to the solution. An entertaining read, a steady pace, and memorable characters to meet."—Reviewing the Evidence