Short Changed

Author : Tanya S Osensky
Publisher : University Press of New England
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781512601442

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Would you like to be taller? Many people - except very tall people - would likely answer yes. Why should this be the case, when height has nothing to do with intelligence, talent, fortitude, compassion, or indeed any of the factors that make us human? In her thoughtful and provocative book, Tanya S Osensky examines "heightism": the widely held and mostly unconscious notion that taller is better. She explores how and why short people are considered by many to be inferior, and describes the ways in which height bias affects them. Prejudice against short people is so common and casual that we do not even notice it, yet it factors significantly into discrimination in the workplace, in social situations, and beyond. The most helpless victims are short children, who are frequently subjected to years of hormone therapy, even when they have no physical need for such treatment, simply in an effort to make them taller as a way of countering this social bias. There is little legal recourse for short people who suffer workplace discrimination based on height. This succinct book exposes the cultural, medical, and occupational issues that short people face, which are often deemed unimportant and disregarded. Osensky challenges heightism by disclosing some beneficial aspects of shortness and suggesting avenues of activism and change.

Author : Mariko Lin Chang
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199896608

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The first book to focus on the differences in wealth between women and men, Mariko Lin Chang draws on the most comprehensive national data on wealth and on in-depth interviews to show how differences in earnings, in saving and investing, and, most important, the demands of care-giving all contribute to the gender-wealth gap. A comprehensive portrait of where women and men stand with respect to wealth, Shortchanged not only sheds light on why women lack wealth, but also offers solutions for improving the financial situation of women, men, and families.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Financial institutions
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050687107

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Consumers Shortchanged? by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : PSU:000031923194

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Shortchanged, Pension Miscalculations by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging Pdf

Author : Vikas Miglani
Publisher : Vikas Miglani
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Rewards of a Shortchanged Life! by Vikas Miglani Pdf

“Rewards of a Shortchanged Life” encapsulates the journey of Shashank Sinha, the billionaire entrepreneur from being an unknown lawyer in Delhi to a known legal luminary in the country, an educationist who had a vision for future generation to end up in the highest office that a Finance professional can dream of in India. Not that life had always been kind to him and he was destiny’s privileged child, beyond college where he was the chocolate boy, his personal life had always in turmoil, and he kept trying to redeem himself out of the vicious circle. He kept looking for solace, but it messed up even further when the romance of the past reemerged. Will the romance sink him or with his professional acumen, he will be able to make a mark for himself. What would be Shashank Sinha’s legacy?

Author : Annie Abrams
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781421446295

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"Every year millions of students take Advanced Placement exams hoping to score enough points to earn college credit and save on their tuition bill. But are they getting a real college education? This book shows how the AP program originally aimed to replicate the liberal arts experience for bright students, but over time became a testing behemoth and marker of student status"--

Author : Etka Gitel Schwartz
Publisher : Chilazon Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781427647511

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Life is defined by the choices you make. But every choice has a price... As 1934 peters to its uncertain close, each of the Rosens must struggle to wring sense from an unyielding and tumultuous reality that challenges all they’ve ever known and loved. When sacrifice is the only option, living takes courage. Searing, soaring, wry and triumphant, Shortchanged lingers long after its final page. At last collected in a full-length novel, the popular story serialized in Binah Magazine can now be enjoyed in its entirety, enhanced with over 100 pages of deleted scenes, previously published tie-in stories, behind-the-scenes features, historical photos, timeline, and The Miller Memoirs: Rochelle’s Story.

Author : Howard Karger
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781576753361

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This narrative takes an uncompromising look at the corporate vultures that prey on America's working class. Made up of pawnshops, payday lenders, check cashers, credit card companies and the like, the fringe economy entices vulnerable consumers into an economic netherworld.

Author : John P. Kotter
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781422186435

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Leading Change by John P. Kotter Pdf

From the ill-fated dot-com bubble to unprecedented merger and acquisition activity to scandal, greed, and, ultimately, recession -- we've learned that widespread and difficult change is no longer the exception. By outlining the process organizations have used to achieve transformational goals and by identifying where and how even top performers derail during the change process, Kotter provides a practical resource for leaders and managers charged with making change initiatives work.

Author : Michael Dorn Moody
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : American drama
ISBN : 082221024X

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The Shortchanged Review by Michael Dorn Moody Pdf

THE STORY: The play centers on Nicky Shannigan, a middle-aged disc jockey who operates a listener-sponsored radio station. He is long on charm but short on cash, yet he idealistically resists his partner's pleas to accept advertising. He also runs

Author : Andrew Paul Burtch
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774822404

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Give Me Shelter by Andrew Paul Burtch Pdf

What do you do when a nuclear weapon detonates nearby? During the early Cold War years of 1945-63, Civil Defence Canada and the Emergency Measures Organization planned for just such a disaster and encouraged citizens to prepare their families and their cities for nuclear war. By the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil defence program was widely mocked, and the public was vastly unprepared for nuclear war. Canada’s civil defence program was born in the early Cold War, when fears of conflict between the superpowers ran high. Give Me Shelter features previously unreleased documents detailing Canada’s nuclear survival plans. Andrew Burtch reveals how the organization publicly appealed to citizens to prepare for disaster themselves -- from volunteering as air-raid wardens to building fallout shelters. This tactic ultimately failed, however, due to a skeptical populace, chronic underfunding, and repeated bureaucratic fumbling. Give Me Shelter exposes the challenges of educating the public in the face of the looming threat of nuclear annihilation. Give Me Shelter explains how governments and the public prepared for the unexpected. It is essential reading for historians, policymakers, and anybody interested in Canada’s Cold War home front.

Author : briann kearney,Brian Syron
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781329917644

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Kicking Down the Doors by briann kearney,Brian Syron Pdf

An overview of Australian First Nation films from 1968 to 1993 incorporating films made by and about Australian First Nation peoples by non First Nation filmmakers during the same period.

Author : Debra Meyerson
Publisher : Harvard Business School Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1591393256

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Tempered Radicals by Debra Meyerson Pdf

This text explores the experiences of tempered radicals. These are people who want to become valued and successful members of their organisations without selling out on who they are and what they believe in.

Author : Jk Wright
Publisher : Silverwood Books
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1800421141

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Short-Changed! by Jk Wright Pdf

Don't be surprised if you are feeling short-changed, because it's true for ninety per cent of us! SHORT-CHANGED! shows how it's the vast amounts of wealth in the hands of just one per cent of the population that is misused to control not only our economy but also our politics. It is based not only on the author's business success in going from start-up to multi-national public company, but also his personal experience of working with government, academia and the NHS with a little bit of politics thrown in. SHORT-CHANGED! will show you how: - Money has been misused since before economists existed - Work not Money drives our real economy - We live in a de-facto Plutocracy, not a real Democracy - There is a better way of doing it, if we all ask the right questions and work together

Author : Philippe Squarzoni
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781613126646

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Climate Changed by Philippe Squarzoni Pdf

What are the causes and consequences of climate change? When the scale is so big, can an individual make any difference? Documentary, diary, and masterwork graphic novel, this up-to-date look at our planet and how we live on it explains what global warming is all about. With the most complicated concepts made clear in a feat of investigative journalism by artist Philippe Squarzoni, Climate Changed weaves together scientific research, extensive interviews with experts, and a call for action. Weighing the potential of some solutions and the false promises of others, this groundbreaking work provides a realistic, balanced view of the magnitude of the crisis that An Inconvenient Truth only touched on. Climate Changed is printed on FSC-certified paper from responsibly-managed, environmentally-sound sources. Find teaching guides for Climate Changed and other titles at abramsbooks.com/resources.