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Reskilling and Upskilling: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review

by Harvard Business Review, Peter Cappelli, Ginni Rometty, Boris Groysberg, Raffaella Sadun ...

Series series HBR Insights Series
Reskilling is the new imperative in the war for talent.As the pace of technological change accelerates, the demand for new skills is increasing. And as technologies like AI take on new tasks and jobs, smart organizations aren't waiting for their new workforces to appear. They are investing in reskilling the workers. They're adopting a skills-based approach to hiring and developing talent. And they ... Read more

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Reskilling is the new imperative in the war for talent.As the pace of technological change accelerates, the demand for new skills is increasing. And as technologies like AI take on new tasks and jobs, smart organizations aren't waiting for their new workforces to appear. They are investing in reskilling the workers. They're adopting a skills-based approach to hiring and developing talent. And they
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Postcards to Hitler

A German Jew’s Defiance in a Time of Terror

by Bruce Neuburger ...

Narrated by Bruce Neuburger, Ken Teutsch, Peter Borys, Samantha Cooper, Elias Khalil, Jason Lasky, Kerr Lordygan, Keith O'Brien, Becky Parker, Rebecca Stern0, Heather Tracy1, Tristan Wright2 ...

Unabridged

15 hours 45 min

Benno Neuburger, a modest land investor from Munich and Anna Einstein daughter of a cattle dealer from Laupheim, marry in 1907. They begin their lives together with great hope. It is a relatively prosperous time and a very optimistic one for German Jews who are enjoying a social renaissance in the industrializing, urbanizing rising star that is Germany.It’s not clear that this good fortune might ... Read more

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Benno Neuburger, a modest land investor from Munich and Anna Einstein daughter of a cattle dealer from Laupheim, marry in 1907. They begin their lives together with great hope. It is a relatively prosperous time and a very optimistic one for German Jews who are enjoying a social renaissance in the industrializing, urbanizing rising star that is Germany.It’s not clear that this good fortune might
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Problem Solving in Mathematics Instruction and Teacher Professional Development

Edited by Patricio Felmer, Peter Liljedahl, Boris Koichu ...

Series series Education (R0)
Recent research in problem solving has shifted its focus to actual classroom implementation and what is really going on during problem solving when it is used regularly in classroom. This book seeks to stay on top of that trend by approaching diverse aspects of current problem solving research, covering three broad themes. Firstly, it explores the role of teachers in problem-solving classrooms and ... Read more

$204.99 CAD

Recent research in problem solving has shifted its focus to actual classroom implementation and what is really going on during problem solving when it is used regularly in classroom. This book seeks to stay on top of that trend by approaching diverse aspects of current problem solving research, covering three broad themes. Firstly, it explores the role of teachers in problem-solving classrooms and
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Supercritical Fluid Technology for Drug Product Development

Edited by Peter York, Uday B. Kompella, Boris Y. Shekunov ...

Series series Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences
Interconnecting the fundamentals of supercritical fluid (SCF) technologies, their current and anticipated utility in drug delivery, and process engineering advances from related methodological domains and pharmaceutical applications, this volume unlocks the potential of supercritical fluids to further the development of improved pharmaceutical prod ... Read more

$384.77 CAD

Interconnecting the fundamentals of supercritical fluid (SCF) technologies, their current and anticipated utility in drug delivery, and process engineering advances from related methodological domains and pharmaceutical applications, this volume unlocks the potential of supercritical fluids to further the development of improved pharmaceutical prod
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Death at Gills Rock

A Dave Cubiak Door County Mystery, Book 2

by Patricia Skalka ...

Narrated by Peter J. Borys ...

Series Audiobook 2 - A Dave Cubiak Door County Mystery
Unabridged

7 hours 37 min

"Skalka writes with unusually rich detail about her story's setting and with unflinching empathy for her characters."—Publishers WeeklyAfter tracking a clever killer in DEATH STALKS DOOR COUNTY, park ranger and former Chicago homicide detective Dave Cubiak is elected Door County sheriff. His newest challenge arrives as spring brings not new life but tragic death to the isolated fishing village of ... Read more

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"Skalka writes with unusually rich detail about her story's setting and with unflinching empathy for her characters."—Publishers WeeklyAfter tracking a clever killer in DEATH STALKS DOOR COUNTY, park ranger and former Chicago homicide detective Dave Cubiak is elected Door County sheriff. His newest challenge arrives as spring brings not new life but tragic death to the isolated fishing village of
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Cloud Native

Using Containers, Functions, and Data to Build Next-Generation Applications

by Boris Scholl, Trent Swanson, Peter Jausovec ...

Developers often struggle when first encountering the cloud. Learning about distributed systems, becoming familiar with technologies such as containers and functions, and knowing how to put everything together can be daunting. With this practical guide, you’ll get up to speed on patterns for building cloud native applications and best practices for common tasks such as messaging, eventing, and ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

Developers often struggle when first encountering the cloud. Learning about distributed systems, becoming familiar with technologies such as containers and functions, and knowing how to put everything together can be daunting. With this practical guide, you’ll get up to speed on patterns for building cloud native applications and best practices for common tasks such as messaging, eventing, and
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Looking for the Russian Moon

A Love Story—Almost

by Boris Peters ...

Dade Truth is an average, hardworking Joe living in Milwaukee. Dade, who has learned much from the failure of his first marriage, has come to understand that every relationship is based on trust, faith, and feelings. When he begins dating the beautiful Karen Asherman, Dade does not even imagine what could go wrong. Karen walks into Dades life with grace and confidence, quickly becoming his soul ... Read more

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Dade Truth is an average, hardworking Joe living in Milwaukee. Dade, who has learned much from the failure of his first marriage, has come to understand that every relationship is based on trust, faith, and feelings. When he begins dating the beautiful Karen Asherman, Dade does not even imagine what could go wrong. Karen walks into Dades life with grace and confidence, quickly becoming his soul
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QUANTUM

THE TRILOGY BEGINS

by DEAN DE SERVIENTI ...

Narrated by Lyle Blaker, Michael David Axtell, A.W. Miller, Alfred Gingold, Becky Parker, Benjamin Getz, Charles Bice, Chris Abernathy, Cynthia de Pando, Darryl Fanaisie, David Learner, David Wood, Davide De Censo, Deva Marie, Dimitris Chavres, Fred Filbrich, J.S. Arquin, James Burton, Jez Jameson, Joanna Teller, Joshua Manning, Kevin Clay, Lamarr Gulley, Lavinia Carpentieri, Marion Franz, Monica Franz, Peter J. Borys, Sam Nanda, Scott Allen, Sura Siu, Will Tulin, Yoni Lotan ...

Series Audiobook 1 - QUANTUM TRILOGY
Unabridged

11 hours 6 min

Darfur, Sudan. 2009. Two doctors employed by NGOs stumble across a strange metallic cylinder, which has been embedded for perhaps millions of years in desert rock. Mystified by the object, they gather four of the world’s leading experts in science and technology a computer scientist, a physicist, a biochemist, and a genetic researcher and head to London to study it thoroughly. The six have barely ... Read more

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Darfur, Sudan. 2009. Two doctors employed by NGOs stumble across a strange metallic cylinder, which has been embedded for perhaps millions of years in desert rock. Mystified by the object, they gather four of the world’s leading experts in science and technology a computer scientist, a physicist, a biochemist, and a genetic researcher and head to London to study it thoroughly. The six have barely
... Read more
Balancing Renewable Electricity

Energy Storage, Demand Side Management, and Network Extension from an Interdisciplinary Perspective

by Bert Droste-Franke, Christian Rehtanz, Dirk Uwe Sauer, Jens-Peter Schneider, Miranda Schreurs, Thomas Ziesemer, Boris P. Paal ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
An important aim behind the restructuring of Germany’s and Europe’s electricity systems is to reduce the environmental burden, especially with respect to greenhouse gas emissions, of the current systems. Emissions must be brought down to a level that is sustainable in the long run and consistent with greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. Meeting these goals will require a system (as best as ... Read more

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An important aim behind the restructuring of Germany’s and Europe’s electricity systems is to reduce the environmental burden, especially with respect to greenhouse gas emissions, of the current systems. Emissions must be brought down to a level that is sustainable in the long run and consistent with greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. Meeting these goals will require a system (as best as
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LIFE AS FAIR GAME

Self help psychology book

by Peter Jalesh, Boris Musteata ...

Techniques used to cope with anger, anxiety, and depression and be wellHow to handle aggression and tackle lies, slander, gossip, rumors and winSelf-help practice techniques to attain freedom from resentment, hostility and rejectionThe 4 moral rules used to approach aggression – reason, honesty, kindness, love –and the 4 action rules to fight it– will, courage, purpose, patienceSelf-help practice ... Read more

$2.99 CAD

Techniques used to cope with anger, anxiety, and depression and be wellHow to handle aggression and tackle lies, slander, gossip, rumors and winSelf-help practice techniques to attain freedom from resentment, hostility and rejectionThe 4 moral rules used to approach aggression – reason, honesty, kindness, love –and the 4 action rules to fight it– will, courage, purpose, patienceSelf-help practice
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Weird Facts about Canadian Hockey

Strange, Wacky & Hilarious Stories

by Peter Boer ...

Narrated by Boris Derow ...

Unabridged

3 hours 27 min

Canadian hockey is rife with tales of the odd, the strange, the funny and, occasionally, the disturbing side of the game:In 1976, Maple Leafs coach Red Kelly installed pyramids in the players’ dressing room and under the bench in an attempt to harness “pyramid power”The Cusimano brothers started the tradition of “octopus hurling” during the 1952 playoff gamesIn 1930, Toronto Maple Leafs’ general ... Read more

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Canadian hockey is rife with tales of the odd, the strange, the funny and, occasionally, the disturbing side of the game:In 1976, Maple Leafs coach Red Kelly installed pyramids in the players’ dressing room and under the bench in an attempt to harness “pyramid power”The Cusimano brothers started the tradition of “octopus hurling” during the 1952 playoff gamesIn 1930, Toronto Maple Leafs’ general
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Horror in the Air

Tales of Terror Weirdness and the Occult

by Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Charles Dickens ...

Narrated by Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Old Time Radio ...

Unabridged

8 hours 51 min

Encounter the death who walks, rats, descents in to madness, ghosts, mad scientists, crimes against nature and much more in this classic collection presenting twenty-two tales of the supernatural from authors such as Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Charles Dickens and Ambrose Bierce. Features performances from Peter Lorre, Hal Holbrooke, Boris Karloff and the work of many leading radio directors, ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

Encounter the death who walks, rats, descents in to madness, ghosts, mad scientists, crimes against nature and much more in this classic collection presenting twenty-two tales of the supernatural from authors such as Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Charles Dickens and Ambrose Bierce. Features performances from Peter Lorre, Hal Holbrooke, Boris Karloff and the work of many leading radio directors,
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