Bücher veröffentlicht von Deborah Quick

The book Psychology industrial Efficiency by Hugo Munsterberg, which was published in 1913, is considered a classic in the field of Industrial Psychology. The book is organized into 3 main sections which concentrate on different areas of industrial productivity, particularly in environments where people work for others to create. The key areas covered include:Detecting Workers Suited to the Task: This section concentrates on locating individuals psychologically and mentally prepared for particular jobs. It reviews scientific vocational guidance and experimental psychology in selecting the most appropriate individuals for various roles.Productive Conditions: The second part relates to creating productive working conditions which are optimum. The study investigates the adaptation of psychical and technical conditions, movement effectiveness, and the consequences of monotony, attention, exhaustion, social and physical factors on working power.Effectively Using Effort: The concluding chapter talks about the most efficient use of the efforts of workers. It contains research into economic demands, how advertisements impact individuals and buying and selling methods.

The decades at the end of the twentieth century mark a time when postwar baby boomers flourished. Dawn Wright is a woman who is free to take advantage of all that period has to offer: education, liberation, prosperity. She can leave her small-town life behind. Enter Paul Lewis who captures her heart. While marriage to him brings happiness and everlasting love, she's determined to build more for herself, for their family, and for the changing world.

Between hot flashes and divorce papers, a middle-aged woman reconsiders her outlook on life when she butts heads with a hot detective during a murder investigation.When Cece Cavanaugh's husband empties their joint bank account, steals her designer luggage, and runs off with a younger woman, Cece must decide whether to ask her manipulative mother-in-law for a handout or get a job. Choosing the easier path, Cece lands a job cleaning a crime scene where a high school coach was murdered. When his wife is implicated-a young woman Cece practically raised-Cece finds herself mopping floors, balancing an empty checkbook, and ferreting out a killer.Amid all this messy business, Cece bumps heads with a handsome detective. She tries to ignore her growing attraction to the detective, but he gives new meaning to the term "hot flash."After she stumbles onto a clue that could vindicate her friend, her elation turns to panic when she haphazardly confronts the killer. Through the danger and romance, Cece discovers self-reliance and inner strength.And that crime - at least, someone else's - does pay the bills.

A summons from a long-lost mentor thrusts Reev Nax, a boy of uncertain parentage, into a fateful journey of discovery. Reev learns that an ancient evil has reawakened in the world of Varda, and that two prophetic figures, one the Hand of Light and the other, a man declared the Dark One's Hand, are predicted to appear. Along the way, he will meet many friends-Fortunato, a warrior and tracker; Wrinn, a former pit fighter; Ambrass, a serving girl whose fate may be written in the stars; and more. But as the world spirals into chaos, a question arises: who is the long-awaited hero, and who is the Dark One's Hand?The first book of the Last Shadow Epic.Unique to the print editions, this paperback includes a map and an appendix.

Summer falls over Gallia. Rumor grows of a Blight spreading across the South Weald. The heroes of what will become the Last Shadow War face tests of might and magic, the discovery of hidden gifts and surprising allies, and star-crossed love. But amid a seeming peace, the first inklings of shadow begin to fall, the shadow of the coming conflict, the Shadow of Lothan.The second book of the Last Shadow Epic.Unique to the print editions, this paperback includes a map and an appendix.

War once far has been brought near, to Gallia's doorstep. The Empire, the mightiest nation in Varda, has set its sights on Gallia. But a greater foe is at work, and the Dark One's Hand may soon be revealed. Against Seymus, the Dark One, seven have arisen to do battle. The Last Shadow War is about to begin.The fourth book of the Last Shadow Epic.Unique to the print editions, this paperback includes a map and an appendix.

War breaks out in Gallia, even as danger arrives closer to home. In the Dragonteeth Mountains, the spawning pits pour forth untold numbers of rokahn and dark tidings are visited upon the city far below. The heroes of what will become the Last Shadow War must go forth into grave peril, amid rumors of an ancient enemy awakened, and whispers of an iron mask that holds dark power.The third book of the Last Shadow Epic.Unique to the print editions, this paperback includes a map and an appendix.

"Four to Naron Da, four warriors of light... four to Naron Da, in the shadows of the night." The Sage and his companions make their way to the Naron Da, the Dark Land, even as they are hunted by a fierce foe. Their journey will take them through hostile lands, to ancient marvels, and to a city doomed. Of old, it was promised that Qadirra would fall.The seventh book of the Last Shadow Epic.Unique to the print editions, this paperback includes a map and an appendix.

With their tribe decimated by human cruelty and stranded in the stars, Tenna and Krona labor beneath grief and rage. But so far from home, they can't afford the violence their people could wreak upon what's left of humanity, can't risk losing their only allies.Struggling to cope with what their families did and what they could have done to prevent those travesties, Olivia and Ricardo must finally face the scars of their childhoods. Misplaced guilt and substance abuse mean they have to survive themselves in order to help the Regonians their families abducted.But deep in the stars, the Drennar, advanced aliens who've been abducting humans for years, are changing, and it could spell doom or salvation for the remnants of humanity and Regonians alike. Can they learn to work together to face this new development? Or will their inner demons tear them apart?

Dorinda Wegener's Four Fields weaves family traditions and natural landscapes into a stunning tapestry of loss, trauma, growth, and maturity. Metaphor envelops Wegener's rich language, with words becoming "green as forgiveness" and "trepid as love" as she explores complex familial bonds, religious tenets, and human identity. Wegener's work conveys emotional depth through vivid imagery, transforming birds, insects, and flowers into symbols that represent the truths of life. Four Fields invites readers into its winding pages, immersing them in the croft and leaving a lasting impact with each cedar waxwing's cry.

Kill the Beast: Book One of the Beast HuntersRo remembers the castle before. Before the gates closed. Before silence overtook the kingdom. Before the castle disappeared. Now it shimmers to life one night a year, seen by her alone.Once a lady, now a huntress, Ro does what it takes to survive-just like the rest of the kingdom plunged into despair never before known.But a beast has overtaken the castle. A beast that killed the prince and holds the castle and kingdom captive in his cruel power. A beast Ro has been hired to kill.Thankful the mystery of the prince's disappearance has been solved, furious the magical creature has killed her hero, Ro eagerly accepts the job to end him.But things are not as they seem.Trapped in the castle, a prisoner alongside the beast, Ro wonders what she should fear most: the beast, the magic that holds them both captive, or the one who hired her to kill the beast.This heartfelt and magical adventure is a Beauty and the Beast reimagining where Red Riding Hood is hired to hunt and kill the beast.