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Plugged In: The Generation Y Guide to Thriving at Work
They make up nearly one-third of all Americans living today. Born after1980, they're now pouring into the work world with values, aspirations, and approaches that differ markedly from their parents-- and coworkers They're Generation Y. In Plugged In, Tamara Erickson shows Gen Y's how to use their own unique strengths to understand and influence their professional relationships, to figure out how they define "success," and to help them find their way in the changing workplace. Filled with Erickson's extensive research into demographic trends and thoughtful insights, Plugged In gives Gen Y's the information they crave to connect with the working world and to craft the lives they want. The author reveals:
- A framework Y's can use to develop their own criteria for making career choices
- The unique assets and strengths Y's bring to the workplace
- How X'ers and Boomers view Generation Y and how the different generations can collaborate more effectively at work
- 10 rules that can help Generation Y's succeed in the corporate world
With her trademark warmth and liveliness, Erickson provides a thoughtful, valuable guidebook for the latest newcomers on the corporate scene..
Price: $12.46
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Plugged In: A Clinicians' and Families' Guide to Online Video Game Addiction
An epidemic has been growing over the past ten years. What had started out as a simple game has grown into a social dilemma Video games without pause buttons are played worldwide by easily over ten million gamers. Their hold on gamers has led to suicides, homicides, and dying of malnutrition in the worst-case scenarios. In the better instances, they have ruined families, educations and careers. Plugged In is a family’s and clinician’s best friend in the war against online game addiction. Secrets of the biological and psychological factors of online game addiction are revealed by a clinician and experienced video gamer. Tools for assessment and step-by-step treatment recommendations are provided. Learn the language of gamers and why it is so hard for them to unplug from online games and get back into life..
Price: $15.40
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From Boys to Men: All about Adolescence and You (Plugged In)
When it comes to puberty, boys don't ask their friends (who are as clueless as they are) and they won't ask their parents So where can they turn to Michael Gurian's straightforward guide that answers the questions on every boy's mind. Why am I growing so much more slowly than my friends? Why do girls seem so different? Why do I suddenly care? Face it, adolescence can be awfully confusing. But help is only a turn of the page away with this reassuring, no-holds-barred book by the best-selling author of The Wonder of Boys that examines and explains the biological, physical, and emotional changes that make puberty so bewildering—and so exciting. .
Price: $134.99
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Who Am I?: And Other Questions of Adopted Kids (Plugged In)
When neither picture books nor adult guides are of help, this latest Plugged In book speaks confidently to preteens and teens seeking answers to their questions about being adopted. Why am I so different from my family? Why did my biological mother give me up? Should I search for my birth parents? Who Am I? gives answers objectively and reassuringly with advice from experts and quotes from adopted teens..
Price: $12.68
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The Ultimate Babysitter's Handbook: So You Wanna Make Tons of Money (Plugged In)
Anything and everything you ever wanted to know about baby-sitting is included in this easy-to-read and info-packed beginners' guide. Eager baby-sitters discover new ideas and tips from how to get started in a profitable baby-sitting business, to how to face the challenging situations between you and your KTWs (or Kids to Watch). With The Ultimate Babysitter's Handbook, baby-sitting has never been so much fun--or so profitable! .
Price: $1.89
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Understanding Guys: A Guide for Teenage Girls (Plugged In)
Michael Gurian is the authority on what makes boys the way they are—so teenage girls will definitely want the only young adult book on the market that answers the age-old question: Why do boys act like they do? It's all here—scientific, social, and psychological explanations for why boys never talk about their feelings, why they can be aggressive, and why they think so much about sex. There's also sound and practical advice to help teen girls and guys better relate—plus engaging real-life anecdotes from girls about how to cope with and enjoy the wonderful, frustrating, bewildering differences between the sexes. .
Price: $1.00
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