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For every young woman who wants a life as well as a career--and doesn't know how to get there from here.
The next generation of women want a career and a life, but they don't know how to get both. Having watched the boomer generation, they know they don't want their options: sacrificing family life for high-powered careers or consigning themselves to the "mommy track." Not Your Mother's Life shows how today's young women are uniquely poised to reach out and take--or create--the work/life balance that proved so elusive for the boomers. The key, Peters argues, is for women to use their newfound economic power to choose their lives instead of letting their lives choose them. Full of real-life examples of women who are doing it their own way, Not Your Mother's Life offers this new generation a vision of how to remake the work world according to their own needs--ultimately benefiting women and men.
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Good in some ways.......2005-05-02
I have to preface this: I'm not a mom yet, so I know zip from experience.
I have some quibbles with some of the Moms profiled in this book who say that bringing their kids to work was no problem. If you're the boss, and you bring your child to the office, your employees aren't going to tell you to your face they mind them being there...but I can say from experience, having your bosses child at the office is a distraction. Also, having to babysit isn't great. The story of the army officer who breast fed her baby in the field seemed outrageous to me.
That said, I think that a lot of the advice is sound, and some of the stories of women who've done it are very inspirational.
Some of the key bits :
- Plan your life (but expect your plans to change)
- Save your pennies
- Choose a career that will give you flexibility. (Yes, they do exist--but you have to look, and you've got to work very, very hard to get to the point where this luxury will be available to you.)
- Pick a good husband!!!! Someone who shares your values. And discuss raising children BEFORE you get hitched.
All good advice.
Wise Advice.......2002-05-20
For all the women of my generation who are confused and frustrated by the millions of options and pitfalls involved in combining career, family and self, this book is a strong answer to those questions. Peters writes clearly and well about the encouraging possibility that we can do everything we want without sacrificing ourselves, our families, or our careers. Sound impossible? That's because we've been brainwashed by the generations before us to believe that we must either be workaholics or stay-at-home mom. Thanks to Peters, we can now remember that there is a balance between them.
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In the years since the publication of the first edition of this best-selling text, the incorporation of ideas and theories from the rapidly growing field of financial economics has precipitated considerable development of thinking in the actuarial profession. Modern Actuarial Theory and Practice, Second Edition integrates those changes and presents an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of UK and international actuarial theory, practice and modeling. It describes all of the traditional areas of actuarial activity, but in a manner that highlights the fundamental principles of actuarial theory and practice as well as their economic, financial, and statistical foundations.
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Useful and Relevant for Institute 300 series.......1999-02-04
A very clear book covering the Exams in the 300 series for the institute of Actuaries. Topics include Pensions, investment, asset modeling and Life.
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Community Policing: A Policing Model for 21st Century
Michael Palmiotto
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First Spring: a Martha's Vineyard Journal
Phyllis Meras
Manufacturer: Chatham Press
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Nifty little slices of island life.......2004-06-05
Twenty-six short essays written during the author's first year on the island. At the time, Meras was the managing editor of the _Vineyard Gazette_ newspaper. Topics here include nature observations and interviews with such famous residents as writer Vance Packard and actor Joel Grey. Her views remain light and interesting, even though thirty years have passed since she wrote them. It would be even more intriguing to re-visit these sites today.
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Principles of Metabolic Control in Mammalian Systems
Herman
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ASIN: 0306402610 |
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A comprehensive look at our most precious resource
With its broad coverage of the history of water availability and use, as well as government development, management, and policy of water usage, Thomas Cech's Principles of Water Resources, Second Edition is ideal for students from a wide range of backgrounds. Throughout the text, interesting sidebars, policy issues, and closer looks at past and present examples of water use bring the material to life.
Now updated and revised, this Second Edition features a new chapter on the economics of water, revised maps and photos, a new boxed feature titled Our Environment, a new guest essay on desalination by Dr. Fares Howari of United Arab Emirates University, and more.
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* Rich in content
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The title speaks for itself. Prepared for the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, United States Military Academy.
Contains addition materials from: Hydrology Quality and Quality Control, 2nd Edition Wanielista-Kersten-Eaglin
Prinicples of Engineering Economy, 8th edition Grant-Ireson-Levenworth
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The 1846 edition on disc. 514 pages. The object of this work is to give an account of the most important and interesting events which have occurred in the State of New Jersey, together with geographical descriptions and numerous engravings. In selecting the extracts which are introduced in the course of the volume, care has been taken to avoid dry detail and tedious official documents, which usually appear in regular, formal history, and to give those selections likely to interest the feelings, refresh the memory, and instruct the mind...The history of New Jersey is one of deep interest.
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As we were: The story of old Elizabethtown (The Collections of the New Jersey Historical Society)
Theodore Thayer
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- Providing a strong artistic accent to the story of opium's pros and cons
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Opium: A Journey Through Time
Colin Shearing
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Opium: A Portrait of the Heavenly Demon
ASIN: 190466850X |
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Opium is one of the most evocative words in the English language. It is derived from the ancient Greek word for the sap of the poppy pod (â€~opion’) but in its long history it has changed from being seen as a Gift from the Gods to the Scourge of Modern Society and yet paradoxically both statements are true. Opium and its derivatives are, it seems, all things to all men and have been for thousands of years. Its story goes back five thousand years or more and has its origins in the beginnings of human society and there seems little doubt that opium will be there to help relieve the suffering, and indeed be the cause in certain cases, when civilization itself comes to an end.
How can such a small, fragile flower be responsible for both relieving and causing so much suffering to humanity? To try and address this question this book investigates that complex relationship.
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Providing a strong artistic accent to the story of opium's pros and cons.......2005-10-05
Opium has held a mixed history in human affairs, moving from being a gift to humanity to being viewed as the addictive scourge of mankind. Opium: A Journey Through Time is a lovely documentation of these transitions, going back five thousand years to consider its origins in human affairs, to modern times. Gorgeous color illustrations pack Shearing's journey, providing a strong artistic accent to the story of opium's pros and cons.
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Holt Biology Visualizing Life
George B. Johnson
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Interactive Explorations in Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics on CD-ROM for Macintosh and Windows
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Holt Biology Visualizing Life English
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Teaching Resources on CD-ROM for Macintosh and Windows.
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160 beautiful color transparencies, each with their own wokrsheet. An amazing accampaniment to any biology book, lesson, or activity. Easy ring-bound binder, numbered transparencies and worksheets, and table of contents makes this a great tool.
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Harmonization of Health-Related Environmental Measurements Using Nuclear and Isotopic Techniques (Proceedings (International Atomic Energy))
International Atomic Energy Agency
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