In Mildred Pierce, noir master James M. Cain creates a novel of acute social observation and devasting emotional violence, with a heroine whose ambitions and sufferings are never less than recognizable.
Mildred Pierce had gorgeous legs, a way with a skillet, and a bone-deep core of toughness. She used those attributes to survive a divorce and poverty and to claw her way out of the lower middle class. But Mildred also had two weaknesses:...

"A family saga of pain and reconciliation set behind the closed doors of an Amish community. Spanning three generations, the story follows the life of Will McGruder, who having fled as a young man, seeks to heal the past by bringing his new family to meet his Amish relatives"--Provided by publisher.

"An intergenerational saga about three Nigerian women: a novel about food, family, and forgiveness. Spanning three continents, Butter Honey Pig Bread tells the interconnected stories of three Nigerian women: Kambirinachi and her twin daughters, Kehinde and Taiye. Kambirinachi believes that she is an Ogbanje, or an Abiku, a non-human spirit that plagues a family with misfortune by being born and then dying in childhood to cause a human mother misery....

"Italy, 2048. One generation feels old, tired, finished. The younger advances new values and models of cohabitation and family. In the sky, strange, bright triangles appear to bear mysterious messages from an extraterrestrial civilization. This new graphic novel, from the author of 5,000 KM Per Second, is a science fiction story that eschews the stars in favor of the delicate, nuanced world of human emotion. It's a moving story about the passage of...

"Written in a highly accessible (and often witty) style, this groundbreaking book addresses a number of generational issues. Deal provides a description of each issue, a summary of the relevant research results, a principle that can be applied to resolve (or at least mitigate) the issue, and practical advice for applying the principle in the workplace. Applying these principles will help everyone to work with, work for, attract, manage, retain, and...

Based on fieldwork and survey data from global research on more than 25;000 Millennials and 29;000 older workers in 22 countries; this essential book explains who Millennials really are; and offers practical advice to help those who manage; lead; and work with Millennials to improve teamwork; increase productivity; strengthen organizational culture; and build a robust talent pipeline. --

If you are a manager, human resources professional or business owner, you are faced with these types of issues every day. But why? Because currently, there are five generations in the workplace: Radio Babies (born during 1930-1945); Baby Boomers (1946-1964); Generation X (1965-1976); Generation Y (1977-1991); even some Millennials (1991 and later). Each of them has a different perspective, based on their upbringing and daily lives. The key to making...

"Three distinct generations are beginning to shift the workforce: the huge baby boomer generation is trying to hold onto their jobs in this tough-to-retire economy; Gen- X'ers are trying to move into the non-vacant sweet seats that the Boomers are hoarding; and the massive population of Generation Y is banging down the door for opportunities. Leadership expert, Bonnie Hagemann, and demographics expert, Kenneth Gtonbach, have teamed up to write the...