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1) Daring greatly: how the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead
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The #1 New York Times bestseller. More than 2 million copies sold! Look for Brene Brown s new podcast, Dare to Lead, as well as her ongoing podcast Unlocking Us! From thought leader Brene Brown, a transformative new vision for the way we lead, love, work, parent, and educate that teaches us the power of vulnerability. It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done...
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"Grace Blades is a master psychologist, respected by her peers and adored by her patients. She is hardworking and highly competent, a model of self-control. But in private, Grace indulges a secret thrill-seeking darkness, pursuing danger as an escape from the regimented life she's established. Closing her eyes as she flies down the Los Angeles freeway or targeting a stranger in a hotel bar for an anonymous moment of passion, Grace craves the rush....
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 46 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Day-to-day routines in health care often involve issues in risk management. This program will provide your assistants with an understanding of their role and responsibility in recognizing, reporting and addressing risks in the different health care settings.
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Are risk-takers born or made? Why are some more willing to go out on a limb (so to speak) than others? How do we weigh the value of opportunities large or small that may have the potential to change the course of our lives? These are just a few of the questions that author Kayt Sukel tackles, applying the latest research in neuroscience and psychology to compelling real-world situations. Building on a portfolio of work that has appeared in such publications...
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Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
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First edition.
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xv, 279 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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The phrase "skin in the game" is one we have often heard but have rarely stopped to truly dissect. It is the backbone of risk management, but it's also an astonishingly complex worldview that, as Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows in this book, applies to literally all aspects of our lives. In his inimitable style, Taleb pulls on everything from Antaeus the Giant to Hammurabi to Donald Trump to Seneca to the ethics of disagreement to create a jaw-dropping...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 26 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Public and private sector organizations must tread carefully with social networks or risk the possibility of legal entanglements, loss of business, and perhaps worst of all, unhappy customers. In this report, expert and attorney Peter Vogel, discusses the key areas of concern that organizations should be aware of as they ramp up the use of social tools and networks to engage their customers and business partners. Track: Peak performance methodologies...
7) Panic
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
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Heather never thought she would compete in Panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She'd never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought. Dodge has never been afraid of Panic. His secret will fuel him and get him all the way...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 70 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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In the last thirty years global demand for food has doubled. In a race to feed the planet, scientists have discovered how to manipulate DNA, the blueprint of life, and produce what they claim are stronger, more disease-resistant crops. However, fears that genetically modified food many not be safe for humans or the environment has sparked.
10) Eating Disorders
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Teens face powerful pressures to look a certain way. Body image is one of the most fragile areas to take hits on, especially if you're not pencil thin or the picture of athletic health. This volume talks candidly about eating disorders. It describes the different types of eating disorders, their prevalence in society, and what research suggests about causes and risk factors for having an eating disorder. Readers will learn how eating disorders are...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 121 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Following the OBRA and OSHA guidelines, this program provides valuable information about what they do in an emergency or a disaster situation. Learn key information about how to respond when a patient falls, a fire breaks out, or a patient goes missing. Various scenarios are addressed to help your staff prepare for whatever emergency may come your way.
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After a night of indiscriminate partying, Rachel sleeps with a close friend's fiancé and is consumed with guilt, until the intensity of her feelings forces her to make a difficult choice. An attorney living and working in Manhattan, Rachel White has always been the consummate good girl-- her friend Darcy throws her a thirtieth birthday party. That night, after too many drinks, Rachel ends up in bed with Darcy's fiancé. Determined to put the one-night...
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A NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER The legendary investor shows how to identify and master the cycles that govern the markets. We all know markets rise and fall, but when should you pull out, and when should you stay in? The answer is never black or white, but is best reached through a keen understanding of the reasons behind the rhythm of cycles. Confidence about where we are in a cycle comes when you learn the patterns...
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Over roughly the past decade, oil and gas production in the United States has surged dramatically-thanks largely to technological advances such as high-volume hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as "fracking." This rapid increase has generated widespread debate, with proponents touting economic and energy-security benefits and opponents highlighting the environmental and social risks of increased oil and gas production. Despite the heated debate,...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 38 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Be prepared: Value of HIPAA risk assessment. A comprehensive security risk assessment is an important and necessary strategy for health care organizations to identify gaps in their privacy and security environments. While risk assessments alone do not directly mitigate data breaches, risk exposure decreases significantly when an organization knows exactly where protected health information (PHI) resides and how it is handled. We will cover reasons...
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Using examples from companies such as Home Depot, Airbus, Boeing, and Nokia, Fundamentals of Enterprise Risk Management takes a fresh look at one of the hottest topics in business today. Showing readers in charge of monitoring operational exposures in corporations, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies how they can best determine and balance opportunities against the possibilities of loss, this book provides clear strategies to help readers:
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 48 min., 55 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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How do growth leaders such as Procter & Gamble, GE, and Amazon consistently achieve above-average organic growth? These companies pursue a disciplined, systematic process that distributes innovations across a spectrum of risk, ensuring that they balance incremental growth with breakthrough opportunities. For most companies, notes Professor Day, minor innovations make up 85% to 90% of their development portfolios. While necessary for continuous improvement,...
20) Two to tango
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"Olivia Farnsworth always has a plan and knows just what she likes. She likes her job as head librarian. She likes spending time with her aunt Bea and with her close-knit group of friends. She likes attending the cinema's monthly Vintage Movie Night. What she does not like is stepping outside her comfort zone. But when Kingston Bedford, her best friend's older brother, runs into her at the movies, that's exactly what she does. She takes a chance on...
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