Preparing youth for the crossing from adolescence to early adulthood /

Table of Contents: “…Noguera -- Teens and technology: preparing for the future / Georgia Hall -- First things first: a framework for successful secondary school reform / James P. …”

What matters now : how to win in a world of relentless change, ferocious competition, and unstoppable innovation / by Hamel, Gary

Table of Contents: “…Putting first things first -- Learning from the crucible of crisis -- Rediscovering farmer values -- Renouncing capitalism's dangerous conceits -- Reclaiming the noble -- Defending innovation -- Cataloging the world's greatest innovators -- Inspiring great design -- Turning innovation duffers into pros -- Deconstructing apple -- Changing how we change -- Becoming an enemy of entropy -- Diagnosing decline -- Mourning corporate failure -- Future-proofing your company -- Exposing management's dirty little secret -- Putting individuals ahead of institutions -- Building communities of passion -- Reversing the ratchet of control -- Reinventing management for the Facebook generation -- Challenging the ideology of management -- Managing without hierarchy -- Escaping the management tax -- Inverting the pyramid -- Aiming higher.…”
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An administrator's guide for responding to campus crime : from prevention to liability /

Table of Contents: “…First thing first: developing a crime prevention program / Carole B. …”

Mixed-race in the US and UK : comparing the past, present, and future / by Sims, Jennifer Patrice, Njaka, Chinelo L.

Table of Contents: “…The past, present, and future of mixed-race people in the United States and United Kingdom -- Creating mixed-race : the census in the US and the UK -- Black, British Asian, mixed-race, or Jedi : mixed-race identity in the US and UK -- Mixed-race civil society : racial paradigms and mixed-race (re)production in the US and UK -- "Sometimes it's the first thing people ask" : daily experiences of mixedness in the US and UK -- "Yes, girl, yes. …”
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Advocating for children and families in an emerging democracy : the post-Soviet experience in Lithuania /

Table of Contents: “…Ritchie -- Children's policy and children's rights / Dale Kabašinskaite -- First things first : the orphans of Alanta / Wendell Mayo.…”
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Captured by the light : the essential guide to creating extraordinary wedding photography / by Ziser, David A.

Table of Contents: “…If it was good enough for Rembrandt, it's good enough for me : making your clients look good -- Just set the camera to "P" for professional (Not!!!) : first things first, let's nail the exposure -- You already own it, now make it dance for you : on-camera flash lighting techniques -- Kicking your lighting into high gear : off-camera flash lighting techniques -- Kickin' it up a notch : make your wedding shots sing with backlighting -- Oh no! …”
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Brilliant personal development : your essential guide to an all-round successful life / by Eggert, Max

Table of Contents: “…About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Before you begin -- The way this text works -- Introduction: first things first -- The makings of brilliant personal development -- Two things you might need -- and a warning -- Getting started -- Luck or effort? …”
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Citizen's primer for conservation activism : how to fight development in your community / by Perlman, Judith, 1952-

Table of Contents: “…HIRE COUNSEL (""The First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Lawyers"") -- Chapter Five. …”
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The miracle of humble leadership : helping good people become great / by Chappelear, Hal

Table of Contents: “…Priorities in the cculture you create : first things first -- 10. Passionate commitment to action : difficult behaviors that reap miracles -- 11. …”
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The 7 habits of highly effective people : powerful lessons in personal change / by Covey, Stephen R.

Table of Contents: “…Foreword / by Jim Collins -- Preface to the 30th anniversary edition / by Sean Covey -- Part one: Paradigms and principles -- Inside-out -- The 7 habits-an overview -- Part two: Private victory -- Habit 1: be proactive -- Habit 2: begin with the end in mind -- Habit 3: put first things first -- Part three: Public victory -- Habit 4: think win/win -- Habit 5: seek first to understand, then to be understood -- Habit 6: synergize -- Part four: Renewal -- Habit 7: sharpen the saw -- Inside-out again -- New insights on inside-out again -- Afterword: Q & A with Stephen R. …”

The Laughter of Adam and Eve / by Sommer, Jason

Table of Contents: “…The Laughter of Adam and Eve : A Detail ; New Covenant, Causality ; The One Who Knows All Language ; Brouhaha ; At the Akhmatova Museum, Fountain House Annex ; Signs and Wonders ; Film Clips of Munkacs, 1933 ; Gunga Din ; Saint Kevin, Blackbird, and Others ; No Script -- Resignation Bird ; Sleeping with a Woman Who Writes ; The Love of Pygmalion ; Lover ; A as Insignia ; Vile ; That Dream, Your Dream, She Says ; Enemies ; Her Pleasure in Herself ; Fashion Show ; Plague Tale ; In a Breath ; Mytheme ; What Old David Felt ; Religion, Then Science -- To One at Risk ; This My Failure This My Life This My ; Regret ; First Things ; Escaped to Tell ; Passengers Will . . . ; At Day's End, as at the End of Any Day ; Evening ; Letting It in a Little ; That The Compensations of Art ; Spend, Spend.…”
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Cambodia : Entering a New Phase of Growth /

Table of Contents: “…shifting vulnerabilities as Asia rebalances / Faisal Ahmed, Jung Yeon Kim, and Nujin Suphaphiphat -- First things first: creating and safeguarding fiscal space / Tubagus Feridhanusetyawan and Jookyung Ree -- Raising funds for the future: the case for an integrated revenue mobilization strategy / Tubagus Feridhanusetyawan -- Can the riel prosper?…”
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The two W's of journalism : the why and what of public affairs reporting / by Merritt, Davis

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Introduction; Part I; CHAPTER 1 The Why; CHAPTER 2 First Things First: Why We Have A First Amendment; CHAPTER 3 Conflicting Visions of Democracy; CHAPTER 4 The Evolution of Journalism; CHAPTER 5 What the Public Needs To Know; CHAPTER 6 Three Publics for the News; CHAPTER 7 Technology and the New Millennium; Part II; CHAPTER 8 The What; CHAPTER 9 Sampling the News; CHAPTER 10 Framing Stories and Positioning Citizens; CHAPTER 11 Positioning Ourselves as Journalists; CHAPTER 12 Deliberation; CHAPTER 13 Elections…”
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How to give a pretty good presentation : a speaking survival guide for the rest of us / by Walker, TJ

Table of Contents: “…pt. 1. First thing first : Your introduction ; The tone ; Tailoring your speech ; Kicking things off ; The game plan ; Revenge of the nerves ; Supplementary materials ; Practice makes perfect ; Your appearance -- pt. 2. …”
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Act like a lady, think like a man : what men really think about love, relationships, intimacy, and commitment / by Harvey, Steve, 1956-

Table of Contents: “…What drives men ; Our love isn't like your love ; The three things every man needs: support, loyalty, and the cookie ; "We need to talk", and other words that make men run for cover -- Why men do what they do. First things first: he wants to sleep with you ; Sports fish vs. keepers: how men distinguish between the marrying types and the playthings ; Mama's boys ; Why men cheat -- The playbook: how to win the game. …”

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The screenwriter's compass : character as true North / by Gallo, Guy

Table of Contents: “…FIRST THINGS Screenwriter's Compass Big Deal-You're Writing a Screenplay Gear Up Screenwriting Is Writing Craftsmanship GROUNDWORK Reading Theory Upsetting Aristotle Putting Aristotle to Work Character-Driven versus Plot-Driven Fable and Construct Turning Theory to Task GETTING READY Master Shot Screenplay Reading Screenplays Composition Creates Story On Outlines On Character Histories On Treatments On Adaptation FIRST DRAFT The Blank Page Scene and Action Description Camera Gestures and Paragraphing Being God Character Logic Hearing Voices Empathy Thinking of Structure Breaking a Block REVISION First Reader Looking Again for Logic Questions Challenges and Pitfalls On Expectation FINISHING Wrighting a Screenplay Screenplay Format Series of Shots Proofreading Submission GETTING READY AGAIN Passion and Purpose Happy Accident Intuition and Analysis Lessons.…”
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Scaling a software business : the digitalization journey / by Fitzgerald, Brian, 1959 October 12-, Stol, Klaas-Jan, Minör, Sten, Cosmo, Henrik

Table of Contents: “….- Building ecosystems -- Pushing the boundaries -- Add supplementary services -- Adding Internet to things -- Boosting product sales by services -- Deliver 24/7 -- Pruning a bush -- Ensuring prima deliveries -- Pump up the volume -- Global R & D goes agile with SAFe -- Multi-site development -- Agile and disciplined -- Scaling Agile in Automotive -- Scaling Agile in Life sciences -- Outside the box -- Efficient communication -- Outsourcing Strategy at Sony Mobile -- Not so shore anymore -- Play it again, Sam, backwards -- First things first -- Robotic growing pains -- Softhouse reflects on architecture changes -- From mobile to Platform -- Your journey.…”
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Real talk for real teachers : advice for teachers from rookies to veterans : "no retreat, no surrender" / by Esquith, Rafe

Table of Contents: “…The Sistine Chapel and my wife's kitchen -- Once upon a time. Badlands ; First things first ; Everything put together sooner or later falls apart ; An inside job ; The quiet man ; 19th nervous breakdown ; A question of balance ; Even the Devil can quote scripture for his purpose ; There's no place like home ; Haters ; Keeping it real -- Growing up. …”

The varieties of temporal experience : travels in philosophical, historical, and ethnographic time / by Jackson, Michael, 1940-

Table of Contents: “…Prologue -- That green evening -- The blind impress -- The other side of the tracks -- Of the woe that is in marriage -- Manawatu -- Fires of no return -- Fugue -- Shots in the dark -- Recaptured -- No quarter -- Escape -- Starting over -- Beyond the call of duty -- Talking to jack hansen -- Passing strange -- Still life with lading lists -- The remaining pieces -- Guilt and shame -- Death¿s secretary -- Stories happen -- Time and space -- The enigma of anteriority -- First things first -- Braided rivers -- Against the grain -- No direction home -- Crossing cook strait -- Metaphor of the table -- Destruction and hope -- Distance looks our way -- The illusion of corsica -- Return to the manawatu -- Burned places -- Revenant -- Te atiawa -- Symbolic landscape -- Women -- The road to karuna falls -- Where do we come from? …”
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