Training Ain't Performance is a whimsical, entertaining, and solidly written book that takes on the subject of human performance in the workplace. From its first chapter, Show Me the Money, to its concluding chapters, Hit or Myth: Separating Fact from Workplace Performance Fiction, readers are gently guided toward an understanding of human performance improvement and how t...(展开全部)

Beyond Training Ain't Performance Fieldbook provides a clear and concise roadmap for anyone wishing to implement human performance principles in their organization. It is a direct answer to fans of the 2004 book, Training Ain't Performance, who asked for implementation guidance in the same whimsical, informative, and entertaining format as the original book. You will find usefu...(展开全部)

Named after the famous speech by Sojourner Truth, this must-read by bell hooks discusses black women’s struggle with U.S. racism and sexism since the time of slavery and doesn’t shirk from how white middle- and upper-class feminists have at times failed poor and non-white women.

In this classic study, cultural critic bell hooks examines how black women, from the seventeenth century to the present day, were and are oppressed by both white men and black men and by white women. Illustrating her analysis with moving personal accounts, Ain't I a Woman is deeply critical of the racism inherent in the thought of many middle-class white feminists who have fail...(展开全部)

A classic work of feminist scholarship, Ain't I a Woman has become a must-read for all those interested in the nature of black womanhood. Examining the impact of sexism on black woman during slavery, the devaluation of black womanhood, black male sexism, racism within the feminist movement, and the black woman's involvement with feminism, hooks attempts to move us beyond racist...(展开全部)

Named after the famous speech by Sojourner Truth, this must-read by bell hooks discusses black women’s struggle with U.S. racism and sexism since the time of slavery and doesn’t shirk from how white middle- and upper-class feminists have at times failed poor and non-white women.

The words of Jess Lair have appealed to me for many years, as he writes in an easy, humorous manner. After a near-fatal heart attack in his 30's, Lair began to examine the life choices he had made. Eventually, he chose to end his high-stress career as an advertising executive, and became a teacher. There he found the fulfillment he'd been looking for. Yet, he began to ask himse...(展开全部)

The words of Jess Lair have appealed to me for many years, as he writes in an easy, humorous manner. After a near-fatal heart attack in his 30's, Lair began to examine the life choices he had made. Eventually, he chose to end his high-stress career as an advertising executive, and became a teacher. There he found the fulfillment he'd been looking for. Yet, he began to ask himse...(展开全部)