Sentences with phrase «books about office»

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Whether the salacious details that Chang outlines in her book are true or they're a gross mischaracterization of what took place, this event will surely make firms think twice about their out - of - office gatherings in the future.

The idea of a paperless office seemed like a joke, and there was even a book written about it, «The Myth of the Paperless Office,» which theorized that certain human characteristics made going paperless an impossibleoffice seemed like a joke, and there was even a book written about it, «The Myth of the Paperless Office,» which theorized that certain human characteristics made going paperless an impossibleOffice,» which theorized that certain human characteristics made going paperless an impossible feat.

Lions Gate Entertainment (No. 54) has had box office success with two major franchises: The Twilight series (produced by Summit Entertainment, a Lions Gate subsidiary) and Hunger Games, which have much in common as they are both film adaptations of bestselling young adult book series, are fantastical (one is about vampires and the other about a futuristic dystopia), and are anchored by a dynamic young female character (portrayed by Kristen Stewart in Twilight, Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games).

The guest speaker from Portugal Carlos Gonçalves, CEO of Avila Business Centers, and author of the book «Out of the Office», talked about the paradigm shifts of the sector.

Our team provides a family office training platform, association, monthly newsletter, and a book published by Wiley & Sons to help you and your team learn more about family office fundamentals, investment models, and best practices.

I recently packed up my office, all 210 book - feet of them, and in the process, realized I had about 30 Bibles (At least I'm not Bill Chamberlain, who owns over 2000 different English versions).

Between our home and office libraries, we probably have about as many books on creation care.

Abingdon has opened a new office in Atlanta, specifically for editing academic books; Westminster / John Knox has affirmed its interest in serious theological publishing; and Augsburg Fortress has sought to reassure those concerned about the future of the Fortress tradition.

Here's a secret about food editors: we spend so much time developing recipes and cooking that at night — between the busy day in the office and after - work activities like dance classes and book clubs — the last thing we want to do is cook.

Costco's 14,000 - square metre stores sell about 37,000 product lines, including branded food and groceries, clothing, consumer electronics and small appliances, hardware and auto supplies, housewares, beauty and healthcare products, and office supplies, toys, books and fuel.

Its always more about balancing the books than it is about moving forward and that's a fact Next season will be the best chance we've had in a decade to really compete with the oil rich clubs and Wenger is acting like its another day at the office while all the talented players in the 2 positions we need to fill are drifting towards clubs that are showing interest.

This is my third book, and I still look over my shoulder every time I walk through the big glass doors of Penguin offices because I'm sure that I'm about to be revealed as the big faker I truly am.

I was recently asked to speak at a local community center about picky eating, and to prepare for my talk I referred to the many books on the subject that line my office shelves.

James Harding's Alpha Dogs: How Spin Became a Global Business (Atlantic Books, # 22.00) is about the highly successful Sawyer Miller Group of spin doctors who worked for politicians and corporate leaders, and included at one time Mark Malloch Brown, now a foreign office minister.

Last Friday, seven days before his departure from the White House, Obama sat down in the Oval Office and talked about the indispensable role that books have played during his presidency and throughout his life.

Sitting at his desk at his One Penn Plaza office, behind a collapsing barricade of books and folders and a coffee - mug bouquet of pens and scissors and markers (and, incongruously, an image of Saint Therese), the retired NYPD detective ranted to the Observer about everything wrong with the incumbent and the way he runs City Hall.

«For all those fine words about putting the next generation first, the greatest worry of all is the D - word: even if Mr Osborne does balance the books by 2020 - a very big if - Britain's debt, at more than # 1.7 trillion, will be massively bigger than when he came to office.

Instead of news stories about her stunning findings, she has adorned her office wall with a verse from the book of Jeremiah: «For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.»

The institute can provide references to pamphlets and books on the profession and may also be able to arrange a visit to a Patent Attorney's office (not an interview) to informally talk about the profession.

You may find yourself working in the vicinity of other people — the one who leaves the lab a mess, the one who books the key piece of equipment for 3 days solid and then doesn't use it, the one who talks too loudly about inappropriate things in the communal office — but this isn't the same as working with other people.

How reading on screens differs from reading on paper is relevant not just to the youngest among us, but to just about everyone who reads — to anyone who routinely switches between working long hours in front of a computer at the office and leisurely reading paper magazines and books at home; to people who have embraced e-readers for their convenience and portability, but admit that for some reason they still prefer reading on paper; and to those who have already vowed to forgo tree pulp entirely.

According to a controversial new study, set to be published in The Journal of Political Psychology, the bedrooms and offices of liberals, who are generally thought of as open, tend to be colorful and awash in books about travel, ethnicity, feminism and music, along with music CDs covering folk, classic and modern rock, as well as art supplies, movie tickets and travel memorabilia.

When I speak about my book, The Buddha Walks into the Office, I am often asked the same question: «What do I do about the jerks I work with?»

Brian came by the WellnessFX offices to chat with our CEO Jim Kean about his new book, the common problems with posture and mobility, and how weight training can help break years of bad habits.

Way back in Chapter 3, I talked about how Mark Sisson gives an excellent perspective on the conundrum of stress and endurance training in his book «The Primal Connection» — in which he describes how a major factor at play in the success of some pro endurance athletes is relatively lower amounts of work stress, deadlines, office obligations, etc. in the life of those who are able to devote most of their time to training.

I mean, think about it, you lug your Zara Office City bag around filled to the brim with your make up, books or laptop, running around between lectures or meetings and yet you expect a 2 kg dumbbell to give you arms like Cameron Diaz.

The reality is that we're a busy bunch of people, and if we're truly serious about maximizing our quality of life, slamming down a quick protein shake so we can get to the office a little earlier might mean we can leave earlier, too, and get home in time for a date with the significant other, a hike at dusk, or an extra couple chapters on that great book we've been meaning to read.

Despite writing the book and screenplay of «Fast Times At Ridgemont High» (1982), the film that established the parameters of»80s teen movies; despite establishing or redefining a host of contemporary film stars; despite major box office success, despite an Oscar, despite his role as a pop music shaman — there's little written about Crowe's work as a writer and director.

After an update on Twitter from Box Office Mojo said the film would be released in 3D, people began worrying about a terrible, hasty 3D conversion akin to the atrocities committed in the moving pop - up book of Clash of the Titans or The Last Airbender.

James McAvoy starred in the 2008 comic - book movie about a lowly office worker who discovers he has unusual abilities that make him the perfect assassin.

I can't imagine fans of the book will be too disappointed — enough box office takings to buy the moon disproves any uncertainty along those lines — though the few Muggles out there who never got what all the fuss is about aren't about to experience any epiphanies.

And while the subject matter of children and young teenagers fighting one another to the death may lead some parents to think twice about bringing their own kids to the picture, the movie is sure to top the box office as well as produce sequels (two books remain to be adapted) in the future.

Experimental in its approach, candid about sex, and vicious in its attacks on American conformity and consumerism («Plastics»), the film, adapted by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham from Charles Webb's book, also became a rallying cry for the period's youth, widening the generation gap and emerging as one of the biggest box office smashes of its decade.

Universal is about to close books on steamy adaptation, which ranks 8th on studio's worldwide box - office list

Scream 2 — a self - reflexive sequel whose box - office success arguably had greater bearing on the decision to make Book of Shadows than The Blair Witch Project did — established what I consider two definitive rules about second instalments to which Book of Shadows actually adheres:

Each month a city bookmobile offers books that children can borrow, and speakers come to the school to discuss relevant issues with parents, such as representatives from the Alameda County Sheriff's office who came to talk about domestic violence and disaster preparedness.

In the academy office across the hall, Ms. Fralick and Mr. Vassolo confer about the integration of American literature and U.S. history lessons, while Ms. Lueck carries a stack of children's books written and illustrated by her 9th grade English students.

We no longer sit authors down in our offices and beg them not to talk about themselves on book tour.

What I like best about it is the author does not have to leave the comfort of their home or office to get substantially similar results of an actual book tour.

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FSG maintains a site devoted to their authors» works in progress, and this entry is all about Jeffrey Eugenides» (of Middlesex fame) next book — which editor Jonathan Galassi calls «One of the most anticipated new books around the FSG offices (and out in the real world, I daresay).»

I also love having those books on my shelves in my study / office, and being able to look at them and try to remember if I liked them, or what they were about.

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I know about an Italian author, Walter Lazzarini, who sells the print copies of his book in front of offices, schools and universities.

An advance copy of Douglas Wood's new picture book, Miss Little's Gift, recently arrived in our office and something about the calm, imploring face of the teacher on the cover made me sit right down and read it — even though the...

I know everyone is excited about Sunday's 83rd Academy Awards, but let's all put down our office pools and ignore our favorite celebrity fashion websites for a minute so we can talk about the books represented at the ceremony.

Here I am, sitting in my office and I read about someone I've never heard of wanting to ban a book I haven't read.

This illustrated companion book to the film Milk features archival materials about the life and murder of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay American to be voted into a major public office in the U.S.