A Fatal Appraisal

A Fatal Appraisal
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Publisher : Beyond The Page
Total Pages : 162
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ISBN-10 : 9781940846392
ISBN-13 : 1940846390
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis A Fatal Appraisal by : Ellery Adams

The second in the Antiques & Collectible series by New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams. In the world of antiques and collectibles, it helps to have a sharp eye for quality, a good ear for gossip, and a nose for murder. Molly Appleby loves her job at Collector’s Weekly covering auctions and estate sales all over the South. When her latest assignment takes her to Richmond, Virginia, to interview the staff of the hit TV show Hidden Treasures, she’s expecting a quick, fun trip. But when one of the show’s appraisers is found murdered, Molly realizes that once again she’ll have to put on her detective’s cap until the culprit is captured. As Richmond locals flock to the show hoping their family heirlooms turn out to be valuable antiques, Molly’s busy behind the scenes interviewing the show’s staff and tracking down clues. When yet another staff member is killed and Molly herself is threatened, she’s determined to discover which of the expert cast members of Hidden Treasures might be hiding a sinister secret, because no matter how priceless, she knows that no antique is literally to die for. “I’ve read all the books in this series and am really hoping she continues to write more. I can’t speak more highly about these books. They’re unique, well-written, and incredibly enjoyable!” —Goodreads This is a fully revised edition of a book originally published under the name J. B. Stanley.

Abolishing Performance Appraisals

Abolishing Performance Appraisals
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Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Total Pages : 370
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1576750760
ISBN-13 : 9781576750766
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis Abolishing Performance Appraisals by : Tom Coens

This is the first book to offer specific suggestions on how to replace performance appraisals with a more effective system that emphasizes teamwork and empowerment. The authors suggest a variety of new alternatives that produce better results for both managers and employees.

A Killer Collection

A Killer Collection
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Publisher : Berkley
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0425207455
ISBN-13 : 9780425207451
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis A Killer Collection by : J. B. Stanley

This first in a new series introduces amateur sleuth Molly Appleby, a sharp-witted writer for "Collector's Weekly" magazine. She has a keen knowledge of antiques, a special fondness for collectibles, and a canny acquaintance with the criminal mind. Original.

Consigned to Death

Consigned to Death
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780312347253
ISBN-13 : 0312347251
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Consigned to Death by : Jane K. Cleland

Abandoning her lucrative career with a famous New York auction house following a high profile price-fixing scandal to live on the New Hampshire coast, Josie Prescott's peaceful new life is turned upside down by murder when the local police chief pegs her as a prime suspect in the crime.

Fatal Invention

Fatal Invention
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Publisher : New Press/ORIM
Total Pages : 485
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ISBN-10 : 9781595586919
ISBN-13 : 1595586911
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Fatal Invention by : Dorothy Roberts

An incisive, groundbreaking book that examines how a biological concept of race is a myth that promotes inequality in a supposedly “post-racial” era. Though the Human Genome Project proved that human beings are not naturally divided by race, the emerging fields of personalized medicine, reproductive technologies, genetic genealogy, and DNA databanks are attempting to resuscitate race as a biological category written in our genes. This groundbreaking book by legal scholar and social critic Dorothy Roberts examines how the myth of race as a biological concept—revived by purportedly cutting-edge science, race-specific drugs, genetic testing, and DNA databases—continues to undermine a just society and promote inequality in a supposedly “post-racial” era. Named one of the ten best black nonfiction books 2011 by AFRO.com, Fatal Invention offers a timely and “provocative analysis” (Nature) of race, science, and politics that “is consistently lucid . . . alarming but not alarmist, controversial but evidential, impassioned but rational” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). “Everyone concerned about social justice in America should read this powerful book.” —Anthony D. Romero, executive director, American Civil Liberties Union “A terribly important book on how the ‘fatal invention’ has terrifying effects in the post-genomic, ‘post-racial’ era.” —Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, professor of sociology, Duke University, and author of Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States “Fatal Invention is a triumph! Race has always been an ill-defined amalgam of medical and cultural bias, thinly overlaid with the trappings of contemporary scientific thought. And no one has peeled back the layers of assumption and deception as lucidly as Dorothy Roberts.” —Harriet A. Washington, author of and Deadly Monopolies: The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself

A Killer Keepsake

A Killer Keepsake
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Publisher : Beyond The Page
Total Pages : 174
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781946069252
ISBN-13 : 1946069256
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis A Killer Keepsake by : Ellery Adams

A brand-new book in the Antiques & Collectibles Mystery series by New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams and Parker Riggs. “A wonderfully written, captivating cozy novel with likeable main characters and an interesting plot!” —Goodreads review, on A Treacherous Trader In the world of antiques and collectibles, it helps to have a sharp eye for quality, a good ear for gossip, and a nose for murder. When star reporter Molly Appleby exchanged vows with her new husband, she also made a promise to give up sleuthing. But given her knack for stumbling onto murders, and murderers, she’s realizing she never should have made a promise she couldn’t keep. Molly’s just finished an article on the Forget Me Not Doll Club for Collector’s Weekly, but before the magazine even hits the newsstands, one of the club members is found murdered, and a stolen antique doll—purportedly haunted—is found in the victim’s house. When police discover that few of the peculiar club members will mourn the deceased, and that most of them had more motives than alibis, they once again enlist Molly’s help to solve this very odd case. But piecing together a deadly puzzle is never easy, and when another member of the club is attacked, Molly begins to wonder if the eccentric group of doll lovers might have deeper and darker connections than she ever imagined. And as she begins to piece together the unusual background of the eerie doll and uncovers a history of troubled lives, she realizes there are more victims than the obvious ones in this case—and that some people will do anything to protect their darkest secrets.

Mint Condition Murder

Mint Condition Murder
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Publisher : Beyond The Page
Total Pages : 190
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ISBN-10 : 9781954717176
ISBN-13 : 1954717172
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Mint Condition Murder by : Ellery Adams

A new book in the Antiques & Collectibles mystery series by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Ellery Adams and Parker Riggs! In the world of antiques and collectibles, it helps to have a sharp eye for quality, a good ear for gossip, and a nose for murder. When the female antiques dealer she was meant to interview turns up dead, Collector’s Weekly reporter Molly Appleby can’t help but wonder why anyone would kill a woman so new to the area. Before she can spend much time pondering means or motive, Molly discovers that the father she never knew is keen on a reconciliation. And while it seems unlikely that his sudden interest and the death of the dealer are connected, Molly soon learns otherwise. As she begins digging into the past of the victim, Molly realizes that the woman was not at all what she seemed. Not only did she possess a stash of rare coins linked to an unsolved murder, but she also engaged in illicit affairs with multiple married men. With suspects galore and a reunion with her long-lost father looming, Molly will have to uncover crimes both old and new before the secrets that refuse to stay buried turn fatal . . . “A wonderfully written, captivating cozy novel with likeable main characters and an interesting plot!” —Goodreads review on A Treacherous Trader

A Fatal Appraisal

A Fatal Appraisal
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Publisher :
Total Pages :
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:531373777
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis A Fatal Appraisal by : J. B. Stanley

Seven Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy

Seven Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy
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Publisher : Davin Patton
Total Pages : 63
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780692009598
ISBN-13 : 0692009590
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Seven Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy by : Warren Mosler

"Here, Warren Mosler identifies and debunks seven entrenched ideas keeping the economy in a downward trajectory. In this ... book, he exposes commonly-held beliefs, such as 'deficits leave the debt burden to our children' and 'Social Security is broken,' to be economic myths. In addition to correcting these mindsets, Mosler promotes the restoration of the American economy with practical and feasible proposals. Along the way, he explains the operational realities of the monetary system in clear, down-to-earth language"--Book jacket.

Bright's Passage

Bright's Passage
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Publisher : Dial Press
Total Pages : 210
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780679604259
ISBN-13 : 0679604251
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Bright's Passage by : Josh Ritter

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Henry Bright has newly returned to West Virginia from the battlefields of the First World War. Griefstruck by the death of his young wife and unsure of how to care for the infant son she left behind, Bright is soon confronted by the destruction of the only home he’s ever known. His hopes for safety rest with the angel who has followed him to Appalachia from the trenches of France and who now promises to protect him and his son. Haunted by the abiding nightmare of his experiences in the war and shadowed by his dead wife’s father, the Colonel, and his two brutal sons, Bright—along with his newborn—makes his way through a ravaged landscape toward an uncertain salvation. DON’T MISS THE EXCLUSIVE CONVERSATION BETWEEN JOSH RITTER AND NEIL GAIMAN IN THE BACK OF THE BOOK.