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Are you a new manager who needs concise, reliable tips on how to do your job and do it well? The New Manager's Survival Manual has those tips.

Do you need to know how to make effective employee selections now? See page 47.

Do you need to know how to correct an employee who's made a mistake? See page 77.

Do you want to understand the basics of motivating workers? See page 93.

Do you need to know how to delegate effectively and successfully? See page 111.

Why is effective communication with your staff so critical? See page 145.

Do you want to transform your workgroup into a self-managing team? See page 173.

Why is technology so important to self-managing teams? See page 188.

Why is it so important to develop trust in your workgroup or team? See page 246.

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Great for new managers!.......2002-04-17

Although the format is a little cheesy (with the lessons presented as dialog between managers), the content, structure and organization of the book is great for new managers. The examples are fairly realistic, and the breakdown of basic skills is appropriate for those new to supervising workers.

A "First Aid Kit" for the new manager.......2001-03-27

Helped the first time I opened the cover. Gave me a check list of items to consider, cut my response time to write the report and made it fairly painless. I could have thought it all out on my own, but I would have taken much longer to get to the same place. It sits in my drawer like a personal mentor, gives me a little directional steering to cover all the issues.

Poor Dancers Almanac a Survival Manual for Choreographers Managers and Dancers

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Poor Dancers Almanac a Survival Manual for Choreographers Managers and Dancers
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The New Manager's Survival Manual: All the Skills You Need for Success

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The New Manager's Survival Manual: All the Skills You Need for Success
Clay Carr
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NEW MANAGER'S SURVIVAL MANUAL
Clay Carr
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons
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ASIN: B000RAR79A

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This textbook treats Celestial Mechanics as well as Stellar Dynamics from the common point of view of orbit theory making use of the concepts and techniques from modern geometric mechanics. It starts with elementary Newtonian Mechanics and ends with the dynamics of chaotic motions. The book is meant for students in astronomy and physics alike. Prerequisite is a physicist's knowledge of calculus and differential geometry. Volume 1 begins with classical mechanics and a thorough treatment of the 2-body problem, including regularization, followed by an introduction to the N-body problem with particular attention given to the virial theorem. Then the authors discuss all important non-perturbative aspects of the 3-body problem. A final chapter deals with integrability of Hamilton-Jacobi systems.

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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR) is now widely regarded as having evolved into a subscience. The field has become immensely diverse, ranging from medical use through solid state NMR to liquid state applications, with countless books and scientific journals devoted to these topics. Theoretical as well as experimental advance continues to be rapid, and has in fact accelerated by many novel innovations. This multi-authored book focuses on the latest developments in the rapidly evolving field of high resolution NMR, specifically with a view to applications on the structure elucidation of organic molecules of moderate molecular weight. Conceptually it differs from basic educational texts, hard-core scientific papers and regular review articles in that each chapter may be regarded as the authors' personal account of their special insights and results that crystallised after several years of research into a given topic. The book revolves around several themes and offers a handful of scientific "gems" of various colors, reflecting the great diversity of NMR. It contains 16 loosely connected chapters written by some of today's most accomplished NMR scientists in the world. Each chapter is a unique synthesis of the authors' previous research results in the given field, and thus projects special insights. Much emphasis has been given to the latest developments in NMR, in particular to selective pulses and pulsed field gradients. As a part of the series "Analytical Spectroscopy Library", with subsequent editions coming along this book should provide a platform for future research accounts of similar flavor. The material is presented in a mostly non-mathematical fashion, and is intended mainly for chemists, application NMR scientists and students with already some background in NMR. Some of the chapters slightly overlap in the discussed topics, which is particularly exciting in terms of gaining insight into the same area from different angles.

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George Eliot’s final novel and her most ambitious work, Daniel Deronda contrasts the moral laxity of the British aristocracy with the dedicated fervor of Jewish nationalists. Crushed by a loveless marriage to the cruel and arrogant Grandcourt, Gwendolen Harleth seeks salvation in the deeply spiritual and altruistic Daniel Deronda. But Deronda, profoundly affected by the discovery of his Jewish ancestry, is ultimately too committed to his own cultural awakening to save Gwendolen from despair.

This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the 1878 Cabinet Edition.

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A union of man and woman is most likely to last if they cherish the same virtues and despise the same evil........2007-08-05

Imagine a crowd of men and women of various age, stature, and alibi assemble in a place where you the spectator are going to infer an observation as to their true sentiment. This task is difficult in a train packed with commuters, but easy in a casino where gamblers share one and only desire; to extract gain from someone's loss. This is where the two main characters of George Eliot's final novel "Daniel Deronda" first catch a glimpse of each other.

Gwendolen Harleth, young and vivacious, full of beauty but low on luck in a game of roulette resorts to gambling in order to help her destitute mother. With the last whirl of the disk comes the hope of big win amongst the sybarites vying for bestowal from the mindless wheel. The sight of the ill-fated creature bewitches Daniel. For is it not true that attraction is at its superb when mixed with sympathy?

In this classic, George Eliot creates an exemplar in the character of Daniel Deronda, a fine English man with chiseled look. His magnanimity is put to the test with the introduction of Mirah Lapidoth, a poor Jewish woman whose striking beauty emanates from the person who wishes to see it. Her magnificent feature is like the underwater world visible only to the diver.

Oh, if only our heart came in two like most parts of our body; so that we continue to live if we lose one. While our brain chooses as many objects to fill its contentment, our heart chooses singularly when it comes to truest love. Moreover, why is it when we lose this true love our head which houses our big brain does not hurt yet our heart feels inexplicable pain, what a power this organ as small as our fist has on our being.

Like Daniel, we face ultimate decision, which puts our susceptibility in check. Nevertheless, most of us are not as steadfast as he is. We continue to err because our values change with whoever we are with now akin to chameleon in search of prey and acceptance.

Fantastic Example of Fine Victorian Literature.......2006-10-07

I read this book as part of a graduate class on the "study of the novel" and was absolutely blown away by it. This was my first attempt at George Eliot and though I had been wanting to read her for some time, the sheer girth of most of her works prevented me from adding them to my "leisure reading" list.
The character of Gwendolen Harleth is strong and commanding, Henleigh Grandcourt is perhaps one of the best villains ever written into literature, and Daniel Deronda is unequivocally the most inherently flawless character ever created who does not bore the reader with his goodness.
This is a big book to be sure, but it reads fast and there is much said about the appearances and prejudices of Victorian society. There are many recurring themes and parallels to be on the lookout for. This is an intensely "smart" read, and for that reason it is one of my favorite Victorian novels ever---next to Dickens' "Dombey and Son" and "David Copperfield," that is.
I look forward to reading more of Eliot's work in the future. She was a brilliant writer and observer.

WOW!.......2006-09-27

OHMYGOD- this book rocks! Quit work for a week and dive in- Every sentence will enrich your soul- She's THAT amazing.

A Positive View of Judaism by one of the Victorian era's greatest authors.......2006-07-05

Daniel Deronda was the final novel authored by George Eliot
(1819-1881) whose real name was Mary Ann Evans. In this novel
Eliot tells the story of two intriguing fictional characters:
Gwendolyn Harleth-egocentric, spoiled and rich husband hunting
young lady noted for her beauty, wit and charm. Her marriage to
the older aristocrat Grandcourt proves disastrous. Gwendolyn
emerges at the end of this 800 page three-decker as a more
mature person eager to live and grow.
Daniel Deronda is a young man raised as an English Protestant
who has a mysterious past. During the novel he learns of his
Jewish blood; becomes a good friend of Mordecai the prophetic
voice of the Jewish hope for a homeland in the Middle East.
Daniel falls in love with Mordecai's singing sister Mirah.
The novel is slow moving. Today it would have undergone editing
to reduce its numerous pages. It is a work which is sympathetic
to the beginnings of Zionism and has a postive view of the Jews.
All of this in a nineteenth century society which was very Anti-
Semitic.
George Eliot is more interested in the human mind and its many
labyrinthal peregrinations from youth to maturity. She is a forerunner of writers like Henry James who explores what underlies the surface behavior of fictional characters.
Eliot did not have the widescope of Dickens nor the practical relation of cold facts as did Trollope. She did have a massive intellect who told serious stories for thinking adults.
She is one of my favorite writers who is well worth knowing.

The last of one of the best- Courageous moral Literature .......2005-11-01

In her final novel George Elliot courageously tells the story of a young man , Daniel Deronda who raised in an assimilated family goes on to discover his Jewishness, and make it the center of his life. Eliot is a master portrayer and analyer of the moods of human character. As he is befriended by the hero Gwendollyn who is suffering in her unhappy marriage, he develops in exploring his Jewishness, and eventually comes to 'marry the girl ,'Mirah"and go on to make a life for himself.

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Daniel Deronda
George Eliot
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing
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1886. Eliot is the pen name for Mary Ann, later Marian, Evans, English novelist. George Eliot's last and most unconventional novel is considered by many to be her greatest. It is a richly imagined epic with a mysterious hero at its heart. Deronda, a high-minded young man searching for his path in life, finds himself drawn by a series of dramatic encounters into two contrasting worlds: the English country-house life of Gwendolen Harleth, a high-spirited beauty trapped in an oppressive marriage, and the very different lives of a poor Jewish girl, Mirah, and her family. As Deronda uncovers the long-hidden secret of his own parentage, Eliot's moving and suspenseful narrative opens up a world of Jewish experience previously unknown to the Victorian novel. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

Daniel Deronda (Barnes & Noble Classics)

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Daniel Deronda (Barnes & Noble Classics)
George Eliot
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George Eliot’s last, most ambitious novel, Daniel Deronda aroused scandal when it first appeared in 1876. What begins as a passionate love story takes a surprising turn into the hidden world of the early Zionist movement in Victorian England.

The story opens memorably at a roulette table, where we first meet the young and idealistic Daniel Deronda and the enchanting Gwendolen Harleth—whom many critics consider to be George Eliot’s finest creation. Although the two are immediately drawn to one another, Gwendolen—outwardly alluring and vivacious, inwardly complex and unsettled—is forced by circumstance into an oppressive marriage with the harsh aristocratic Henleigh Grandcourt.

Deeply unhappy, she turns for friendship to Daniel, only to discover his involvement with Mirah Lapidoth, a talented young Jewish woman. Torn between his devotion to Gwendolen and his passion for Mirah and the plight of her people, Daniel is forced to look at his own mysterious past and find out who he really is—and who he wants to become.

George Eliot And Judaism: An Attempt To Appreciate Daniel Deronda

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George Eliot And Judaism: An Attempt To Appreciate Daniel Deronda
David Kaufmann
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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A study of "Daniel Deronda".

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Daniel Deronda
George Eliot
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Daniel Deronda (Everyman's Library Classics)

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Daniel Deronda (Everyman's Library Classics)
George Eliot
Manufacturer: Everyman's Library
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Middlemarch (Everyman's Library Classics)

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Daniel Deronda

Manufacturer: Belford, Clarke & Company
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Daniel Deronda (Novels of George Eliot)
George Eliot
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Character and Ethical Development in Three Novels of George Eliot: Middlemarch, Romola, Daniel Deronda (Studies in British Literature)

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Character and Ethical Development in Three Novels of George Eliot: Middlemarch, Romola, Daniel Deronda (Studies in British Literature)
Heather V. Armstrong
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The Complete Works of George Eliot, in 6 Volumes (Middlemarch, Romola, Theophrastus Such, Daniel Deronda, Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Lifted Veil, Brother Jacob, Clerical Life, Adam Bede, Felix Holt, Jubal, Spanish Gypsy & Other Poems)

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The Complete Works of George Eliot, in 6 Volumes (Middlemarch, Romola, Theophrastus Such, Daniel Deronda, Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Lifted Veil, Brother Jacob, Clerical Life, Adam Bede, Felix Holt, Jubal, Spanish Gypsy & Other Poems)
George Eliot
Manufacturer: The Mershon Company, New York
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000WQVL32

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Six blue cloth hardcover volumes. Gilt embossed spine titles, top edges gilt. Frontispiece illustrations in each.

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