Catalog Search Results
41) What now?
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
5 online resources (5 video files, 30 min.) : digital, stereo., sound, color
Language
English
Description
Five short episodes cover the exploits and decisions of eight teenagers over 24 hours. See Bridie Carter (McLeod's Daughters, Dancing with the Stars) in one of her first roles.-Kanopy.
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xiii, 466 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The twenty-fifth Secretary of Defense takes readers behind the scenes to reveal the inner workings of the Pentagon, its vital mission, and what it takes to lead it. The Pentagon is the headquarters of the single largest institution in America: the Department of Defense. The D.O.D. employs millions of Americans. It owns and operates more real estate, and spends more money, than any other entity. It manages the world's largest and most complex information...
43) Click
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
Special ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A workaholic architect finds a universal remote that allows him to fast-forward and rewind to different parts of his life. Complications arise when the remote starts to make its own choices.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In The Family Firm, Brown professor of economics and mom of two Emily Oster offers a classic business school framework for data-driven parents to think more deliberately about the key issues of the elementary years: school, health, extracurricular activities, and more. Unlike the hourly challenges of infant parenting, the big questions in this age come up less frequently. But we live with the consequences of our decisions for much longer. What's...
Author
Publisher
Elon Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
68 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Danny is a real-life superhero in training, learning about his most important super power of all: 'the power to choose.' In this book, YOU decide how the story will end by making choices for Danny. You'll have a blast trying to reach all nine endings!"--
Author
Publisher
words & pictures, part of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
[English edition]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 33 cm
Language
English
Description
"Every day presents us with a wide range of choices including what to have for breakfast, what to wear and what to do in our spare time. Even deciding which piece of homework to tackle first presents a challenge. But when night comes and it's time for bed, what choice is there but to lie in the dark ... and count sheep? This book takes us through all the choices in a typical child's busy day and presents the reader with nine different hidden picture...
Author
Language
English
Description
Perform various data analysis using statistical functions, filters and histograms! Learn all about pivot tables and pivot charts! Use the Solver and Goal Seek to find optimum results! Perform sales forecasting and various predictions using Excel's built-in functions!
Most of you probably know how to use Excel. How many can handle the above functions and features mentioned? This is the book for you if you want to learn the advanced Excel functions.
This...
Author
Publisher
Currency
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
An Oxford economist and expert on mega-projects examines how the lessons learned through both their successes and failures can be applied to decision-making about any size project.
"The secrets to successfully planning and delivering ambitious, complex projects on any scale--from home renovation to space exploration--by the world's leading expert on mega-projects. Nothing is more inspiring than a big vision that becomes a triumphant, new reality....
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 322 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"There's no doubt that our world has gotten more extreme. Pandemics, climate change, superpower rivalries, cyberattacks, political radicalization--virtually, everywhere we look there is mayhem bearing down on us, putting trillions of assets at risk. And at least two factions have formed around how to respond. In Chaos Kings, Scott Patterson depicts how one faction, led by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, bestselling author of The Black Swan, believes humans...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discusses why people make bad judgments and how to make better ones by reducing the influence of "noise"--variables that can cause bias in decision making--and draws on examples in many fields, including medicine, law, economic forecasting, forensic science, strategy, and personnel selection.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
xxv, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"By digging into the data, [Emily] Oster found that much of the conventional pregnancy wisdom was wrong. In Cribsheet, she now tackles an even great challenge: decision making in the early years of parenting. As any new parent knows, there is an abundance of often-conflicting advice hurled at you from doctors, family, friends, and the internet. From the earliest days, parents get the message that they must make certain choices around feeding, sleep,...
Author
Publisher
Hunter House Inc., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 132 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The first few days following a cancer diagnosis are like riding on top of a speeding train. You're hanging on for dear life and can't quite see what's ahead. In this book, author Bob Riter helps people sort out many of the issues involved with a cancer diagnosis, with a particular focus on conversations about cancer with friends, family, and doctors. When Your Life Is Touched by Cancer gently and insightfully addresses the issues that accompany a...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 252 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the best-selling author of Subliminal and The Drunkard's Walk, a groundbreaking new look at the neuroscience of change--and how elastic thinking can help us thrive in a world changing faster than ever before. With rapid technological innovation leading the charge, today's world is transforming itself at an extraordinary and unprecedented pace. As jobs become more multifaceted, as information streams multiply, and as myriad devices place increasing...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 54 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Most organisations are built for stability, not for change. But in today's competitive environment, you must be ready to change and change frequently. Lawler and Worley explain how to increase your "surface area" with the outside world, drive leadership to lower levels in the company, and reward decision makers for change management as well as results.
59) How to Make Collaboration Work: Powerful Ways to Build Consensus, Solve Problems, and Make Decisions
Author
Language
English
Description
Every day we work with others to solve problems and make decisions, but the experience is often stressful, frustrating, and inefficient. In How to Make Collaboration Work, David Straus, a pioneer in the field of group problem solving, introduces five principles of collaboration that have been proven successful time and again in nearly every conceivable setting. Straus draws on his thirty years of personal and professional experience to show how these...
Author
Publisher
Edelvives
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Tercera edición.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Solo faltan cuatro días para Navidad cuando le llega a Papá Noel una carta por la chimenea. En ella, una niña llamada Vera le pide algo muy especial. Pero. ¿el qué? ¡La carta está chamuscada y es imposible saberlo! Papá Noel y sus amigos mágicos del Polo Norte tratarán de averiguarlo. Disfruta de la divertida correspondencia que Papá Noel intercambia con sus amigos del Polo Norte."--abebooks.com description.
An irresistible festive follow-up...
In Interlibrary Loan
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Salina Public Library can be requested from other Interlibrary Loan libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request