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The Dying Animal (Movie Tie In Edition/Elegy) (Vintage International)
David Kepesh is an eminent cultural critic and star lecturer at a New York college-as well as an articulate propagandist of the sexual revolution For years he has made a practice of sleeping with adventurous female students while maintaining an aesthete's critical distance. But now that distance has been annihilated. When he becomes involved with Consuela Castillo, the humblingly beautiful daughter of Cuban exiles, Kepesh finds himself dragged helplessly, bitterly, furiously into the quagmire of sexual jealousy and loss. In chronicling this descent, Philip Roth performs a breathtaking set of variations on the themes of eros and mortality, license and repression, selfishness and sacrifice..
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Motivating the "What's In It For Me" Workforce: Manage Across the Generational Divide and Increase Profits
Advance praise for Motivating the "What's In It For Me?" Workforce "The information on leading and managing generations found in this book is invaluable to all executives today. The war for talent has become increasingly fierce. Attracting and retaining this talent is critical to a successful global company. This book is a masterful tool for developing the skills required for managing multigenerational teams. It is a must-have for executives at all levels who are responsible for a company's greatest asset: its people." --Phebe Port, Vice President Global Management Strategies,The Estee Lauder Companies "Motivating the 'What's In It For Me?' Workforce has given our managers good ideas about leading the different generations in our workplace, particularly the New Millennials who we at Enterprise are especially reliant upon to grow our business every single day and, ultimately, become our company's future leaders." --Marie Artim, Assistant Vice President Recruiting, Enterprise Rent-A-Car "After Marston presented to our management group, approximately 400 individuals, and after we responded to the clamor for his book, it became commonplace to hear people discussing solutions to problems based on generational considerations. There aren't many people discussions that occur today where we don't at least consider differences between Baby Boomers, Millennials, etc. He really changed our way of thinking!" --Anne Donovan, U.S. HR LeaderSystems and Process Assurance, PricewaterhouseCoopers "If you ever had any doubt that generational differences have an impact on go-to-market strategies, Marston's book, Motivating the 'What's In It For Me?' Workforce, provides thought-provoking realities you need to consider. This is a must-read . . . At our Sales Leadership Conference, Marston gave our top sales managers actionable ideas on how to gain better understanding of what drives today's workforce to take direct action and deliver exceptional results." --Damian A. Thomas, General ManagerCorporate Sales Leader, General Electric Company.
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How to Say It to Seniors: Closing the Communication Gap with Our Elders
A practical guide to bridging the generation gap. In How to Say It(r) to Seniors, geriatric psychology expert David Solie offers help in removing the typical communication blocks many experience with the elderly. By sharing his insights into the later stages of life, Solie helps in understanding the unique perspective of seniors, and provides the tools to relate to them..
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Private Life under Socialism: Love, Intimacy, and Family Change in a Chinese Village, 1949-1999
For seven years in the 1970s, the author lived in a village in northeast China as an ordinary farmer. In 1989, he returned to the village as an anthropologist to begin the unparalleled span of eleven years’ fieldwork that has resulted in this book—a comprehensive, vivid, and nuanced account of family change and the transformation of private life in rural China from 1949 to 1999. The author’s focus on the personal and the emotional sets this book apart from most studies of the Chinese family. Yan explores private lives to examine areas of family life that have been largely overlooked, such as emotion, desire, intimacy, privacy, conjugality, and individuality. He concludes that the past five decades have witnessed a dual transformation of private life: the rise of the private family, within which the private lives of individual women and men are thriving. .
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Tribal Church: Ministering to the Missing Generation
Many churches are seeking ways to reach out to the younger generations. Unfortunately this often manifests as either a "come be just like us!" attitude--suggesting an unwillingness to change in order to be inclusive of young people--or as a slick marketing campaign that targets young adults in much the same way secular advertising does. Both of these approaches often leave young adults feeling that their particular spiritual gifts and needs are unwanted by the church. "We only want you for your demographics" is the message given. Carol Howard Merritt, a pastor in her mid-thirties, suggests a different way for churches to be able to approach young adults on their own terms. Outlining the financial, social, and familial situations that affect many young adults today, she describes how churches can provide a safe, supportive place for young adults to nurture relationships and foster spiritual growth. There are few places left in society that allow for real intergenerational connections to be made, yet these connections are vital for any church that seeks to reflect the fullness of the body of Christ. Using the metaphor of a tribe to describe the close bonds that form when people of all ages decide to walk together on their spiritual journeys, Merritt casts a vision of the church that embraces the gifts of all members while reaching out to those who might otherwise feel unwelcome or unneeded. Mainline churches have much to offer young adults, as well as much to learn from them. By breaking down artificial age barriers and building up intentional relationships, congregations can provide a space for all people to connect with God, each other, and the world..
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Don't Bite Your Tongue: How to Foster Rewarding Relationships with your Adult Children
Parents make enormous sacrifices helping children become healthy and autonomous adults. And when children are older, popular wisdom advises parents to let go, disconnect, and bite their tongues. But increasing life spans mean that parents and children can spend as many as five or six decades as adults together: letting go is not an option for families anymore.
Dr. Ruth Nemzoff--a leading expert in family dynamics--empowers parents to create close relationships with their adult children, while respecting their independence. Based on personal stories as well as advice that she has accrued from years of coaching, this lively and readable book shows parents how to
-communicate at long distances
-discuss financial issues without using money as a form of control
-speak up when disapproving of an adult child’s partner or childrearing practices
-handle adult children's career choices or other midlife changes
-navigate an adult child’s interreligious, interracial or same sex relationships
No other book treats the challenges of parent and adult offspring relationships as part and parcel of a healthy family dynamic. This practical guide will help parents play a vital and positive role in their children's lives.
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Managing the Generation Mix, 2nd Edition (Manager's Pocket Guide Series)
Roll up your sleeves and learn how to be a great "Gen Mix" manager Managing the Generation Mix, Second Edition From Urgency to Opportunity By Bruce Tulgan The workplace is changing. Powerful demographic forces are underway causing a generational shift. If you re managing a mix of employees of all ages - from teens to retirees - and finding it takes more time and skill than ever before, welcome to the revolution. The latest edition of Managing the Generation Mix is full of insight and advice for tackling the age-related challenges you face every day and maximizing the strengths of your age-diverse team members, including: · Generation Y (born 1978-1989) hires who inform you of the 17 things your company is doing wrong · Generation X (born 1965-1977) employees who aren t willing to commit the time to the job · Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964) who have trouble being flexible · The Schwarzkopf Generation (born before 1946) who don t want to learn technology In 12 chapters, author Bruce Tulgan examines in-depth how to redefine the manager-employee relationship to achieve one major goal: Getting the best results for your organization while addressing the needs and demands of individual contributors. You ll learn: · Who's in your generation mix today and what you can expect of them · How to adjust your communication style to fit people who prefer instant messaging and e-mail to face-to-face exchanges · How to mine the riches in older, seasoned employees · Managing people old enough to be your parents - or grandparents · Teaching teens how to serve your customers.
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