The Christmas List: A Novel

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  • ISBN13: 9781439150009
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Dear Reader,When I was in seventh grade, my English teacher, Mrs. Johnson, gave our class the intriguing (if somewhat macabre) assignment of writing our own obituaries. Oddly, I don’t remember much of what I wrote about my life, but I do remember how I died: in first place on the final lap of the Daytona 500. At the time, I hadn’t considered writing as an occupation, a field with a remarkably low on-the-job casualty rate.What intrigues me most about Mrs. Johnson’s assignment is the opportunity she gave us to confront our own legacy. How do we want to be remembered? That question has motivated our species since the beginning of time: from building pyramids to putting our names on skyscrapers.As I began to write this book, I had two objectives: First, I wanted to explore what could happen if someone read their obituary before they died and saw, firsthand, what the world really thought of them. Their legacy.Second, I wanted to write a Christmas story of true … More >>

The Christmas List: A Novel


Dodge the Bullet, How to take your name off the next layoff list

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“In 2008, over two million Americans lost their jobs. In 2009, that number is expected to be even higher as experts predict the unemployment rate to soar above 10%.” Those are the dire statistics author and executive Max Mohamed writes in his book, Dodge the Bullet-How to Take Your Name off the Next Layoff List. Knowing what to do, how to prepare and, more importantly, how to dodge the “layoff bullet” is imperative to your career and financial future. Mohamed gives the reader expert advice on how to do so based on his experience as a senior executive during a time when he was one of those superiors who had the unfortunate responsibility to end an employee’s career. What factors are taken into consideration by upper-level management who must decide which of their employees to lay off? Mohamed’s easy-to-understand narration spells out every trick to use in order to avoid adding your name to the unemployment statistics. His unique approach uses “… More >>

Dodge the Bullet, How to take your name off the next layoff list


List Your Self

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  • ISBN13: 9780740777110
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“List Yourself unlocks the door to your personal identity. It’s an easy, provocative, and liberating opportunity to get to know yourself.” –Ilene SegaloveThis best-selling interactive journal gets a face-lift with a new cover and an interior redesign.Ilene Segalove and Paul Bob Velick offer more than 175 journaling prompts designed to encourage serious self-reflection. Categories encourage readers to write about their fears, loves, regrets, life changes, friendships, health regimes, superpowers, wishes, and more–all of which are destined to lead to a deeper knowledge of themselves, their goals, and dreams…. More >>

List Your Self