December 30, 2010

Climate Change Science and Policy

New scientific assessments indicate that important aspects of climate change are even more severe than projected in 2007. This volume provides current and comprehensive resource material on the subject. Written by some of the world’s leading climate scientists, impacts specialists and thought leaders, it addresses the many dimensions of climate change: theory and modeling, ecological impacts, policy analysis, U. S. and international considerations and options for reducing carbon emissions.


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Climate Change Science and Policy
Stephen H. Schneider et al.
QC 981.8 .C5 C51575 2010

December 27, 2010

How to Hire A-Players: Finding the top people for your team-even if you don't have a recruiting department

Finding the A-Players you need to build the kind of organization you want is not easy. No matter the state of the economy, you have to know where to look and how to attract the phenomenal performers you need. This book explains how to find “rock star” employees who can take the organization to a higher level.

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How to Hire A-Players: Finding the top people for your team-even if you don't have a recruiting department
Eric Herrenkohl
HF5549.5 .S38 H478 2010

The Purpose Linked Organization: How passionate leaders inspire winning teams and great results

Most employees spend 84,000 hours of their lives at work. When that time is personally meaningful, great things can happen, which will enrich their organization, its customers, and society as a whole. This book offers easy ways to channel the power of each individual’s passions in a positive, purposeful direction in order to link skills, values, and passions to performance—and how doing so will bring the results the organization needs.


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The Purposed Linked Organization: How passionate leaders inspire winning teams and great results
Alaina Love and Marc Cugnon
HM 1261 .L68 2009

December 21, 2010

Am I Making Myself Clear? A scientist’s guide to talking to the public

Health care policy, climate change, stem cell research, an aging infrastructure, and endangered species all affect lives in many ways. But unless they understand the science behind these issues, the public cannot make reasonable decisions. To convey the facts, scientists must be more active in making their work accessible to the media and thus, to the public. This book urges scientists to become more accessible in public forums and to improve their interactions with policymakers, the public and the media to prevent their important work from being misrepresented. This book demonstrates how to speak to the public, handle the media and describe their work to a lay audience.

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Am I Making Myself Clear? A scientist's guide to talking to the public
Cornelia Dean
Q223 .D43 2009