The mortician's birthday party

WHALLEY, Peter

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Macmillan

Old murders

256p cloth with white/green dustjacket, from a Cambridge college library, binding firm, near fine condition

The social production of technical work: The case of British engineers (Cambridge studies in sociology)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

After his boss dies, Harry Sommers, a gentle former prizefighter and amiable ex-con inadvertently inherits the private-eye trade when he investigates the blackmailing and murdering of the crooks who pulled off a successful wage heist eight years earlier

Robbers

Mystery

Avon/Books

When a skeleton is found in a building built by Percy Jordan, Christian Lewis's boss and father-in-law, Lewis suspects Jordan may have committed murder

Old Murders

DOUBLEDAY

When Alan is accused of murdering a neighbor's daughter, a domestic thriller with surprising twists is set in motion. Alan's father eventually discovers the truth and takes matters into his own hands, with tragic results.|2 women, 2 men

Local Murder

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

Samuel French Ltd.

Post Mortem (U)

Ulverscroft

Putting Work in Its Place: A Quiet Revolution (Collection on Technology and Work)

Most books on the subject of work focus on the increased amount of time Americans spend on the job. Peter Meiksins and Peter Whalley address the counter-trend, examining the difficult path traversed by people who choose to work less than the standard, forty-hour week. Their fascinating investigation of alternative work arrangements speaks directly to the concerns of all workers who must balance career with other commitments.
Through interviews with technical professionals from a wide range of employment settings, Putting Work in Its Place refutes the popular myth of the customized work schedule as inevitably a "mommy-track" or a return to traditionalism among women. Most of these workers―male and female, young and old―remain strongly committed to their jobs, but wish to combine work with other activities they value just as highly. This can mean family for some, but for others encompasses community service or various avocations.
By viewing their work arrangements in the longer term, and not as short-term expedients, these professionals are challenging the accepted view of time requirements for careers in organizations. They are also helping to shape a new agenda for the future of the workplace: to transform their individual successes into a normal practice of customized work time.

Business & Money

Meiksins, Peter

Business Culture

ILR PRESS

Most books on the subject of work focus on the increased amount of time Americans spend on the job. Peter Meiksins and Peter Whalley address the counter-trend, examining the difficult path traversed by people who choose to work less than the standard, forty-hour week. Their fascinating investigation of alternative work arrangements speaks directly to the concerns of all workers who must balance career with other commitments.Through interviews with technical professionals from a wide range of employment settings, Putting Work in Its Place refutes the popular myth of the customized work schedule as inevitably a "mommy-track" or a return to traditionalism among women. Most of these workers―male and female, young and old―remain strongly committed to their jobs, but wish to combine work with other activities they value just as highly. This can mean family for some, but for others encompasses community service or various avocations.By viewing their work arrangements in the longer term, and not as short-term expedients, these professionals are challenging the accepted view of time requirements for careers in organizations. They are also helping to shape a new agenda for the future of the workplace: to transform their individual successes into a normal practice of customized work time.

Robbers/a Harry Sommers Adventure

Walker Co

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