Digitalisierung und Flexibilisierung prägen die moderne Arbeitswelt und stellen sowohl Mitarbeitende als auch Führungskräfte vor neue Herausforderungen, wie den Umgang mit digitalen Technologien und Künstlicher Intelligenz, die Kommunikation in hybriden Arbeitssetting und die zunehmende Intensivierung von Arbeit. Gleichzeitig wächst der Wunsch nach flexiblen Arbeitsmodellen wie Homeoffice oder einer Vier-Tage-Woche. Die Personalentwicklung steht hier einerseits vor der Aufgabe, Mitarbeiten...

Rahel Straus: Jüdin und Deutsche, Ärztin, Mutter, Frau und Mensch.Sie trat auf Gebieten in Erscheinung, die bis dahin Männern vorbehalten waren: 1899 hielt sie als erste junge Frau in Deutschland die Abiturrede, in der sie auch die Bildungschancen für Mädchen thematisierte; sie war die erste weibliche Medizinstudentin in Heidelberg und 1908 in München die erste niedergelassene Ärztin mit eigener gynäkologischer Praxis. Rahel Straus’ Erinnerungen sind der Bericht einer jüdischen Pio...

What is music in the age of the cloud? Today, we can listen to nearly anything, at any time. It is possible to flit instantly across genres and generations, from 1980s Detroit techno to 1890s Viennese neo-romanticism. This new age of listening brings with it astonishing new possibilities--as well as dangers.In Every Song Ever, the veteran New York Times music critic Ben Ratliff reimagines the very idea of music appreciation for our times. In the age of the cloud, t...

**“Charming, zany, and a whole lot of fun—Cursed Ever After is a breath of fresh air.” —Margaret Owen, New York Times–bestselling author of the Little Thieves and the Merciful Crow seriesCursed Ever After is a dazzling romantic fantasy debut brimming with snark, humor, and banter-filled romance perfect for fans of The Princess Bride and Once Upon a Broken Heart.Love is not for cursed girls. Risa is b...

"May be the nearest thing to an American Ulysses . . . wildly funny and infinitely sad."—Fintan O'Toole, The Irish timesFocusing on the lives of more than a dozen characters—among them the Oregon rave boy Skeeter; the progressive-thinking octogenarian Violet, remembering her life from her bohemian youth in prewar Paris to her jazz-clubbing in postwar Greenwich Village; and the street-smart prostitute Bushie, holding forth ...

"Toor's thoughtful and often humorous musings about pet rats, including and especially her own beloved rat, Iris, make an absorbing read." — The Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksAs much a moving memoir as it is an amusing pet manual, Misunderstood is a unique nonfiction book for teens and tweens about domesticated rats in general and a wonderful rat named Iris in particular. Brimming with smarts and energy just like its furry subjects, Ra...

Aidan Cassie's Sterling, Best Dog Ever, is a heartwarming and hilarious debut picture book for dog lovers about a dog in search of a forever family.Sterling the dog has always wanted a home. But no home has ever wanted him. So when Sterling sees a sign on the side of the Butlery Cutlery Company advertising free "shipping to homes around the world," he is determined to become the most terrific fork ever! For what home doesn't need flatware?Sterling is deliv...

Perfect for fans of The Book with No Pictures and Dragons Love Tacos, A Story No One Has Ever Heard Before is a laugh-out-loud debut picture book that encourages kids to explore their own creativity by telling three whimsically witty and gloriously goofy stories at the same time.Once upon a time there was a story no one has ever heard before, inspired by a carrot on the run, a knight who’d trade his sword for a pal, and an alien who just ...

Ellie and her mother lost everything in the hurricane: their home, their family business, and, tragically, Ellie's dad. They get a chance at a new life when Ellie's mom gets a job apprenticing as a farrier and managing a horse farm in Virginia. Ellie has a scholarship to Twin Creeks Preparatory School, where her snobby classmates aren't friendly at all—until a rumor begins that Ellie is actually a princess! Suddenly Ellie is the school's most popular girl. But what will happen when the tru...