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A comedy centered on the life of Kate Reddy, a finance executive who is the breadwinner for her husband and two kids. When Kate gets handed a major new account that will require frequent trips to New York, Richard also wins the new job he's been hoping for and both will be spreading themselves even thinner. Complicating matters is Kate's charming new business associate Jack Abelhammer, who begins to prove an unexpected source of temptation.

"The Whitley was Nantucket's most exclusive hotel. It was a sprawling collection of pristine white cottages and an elegant main building on a long stretch of private, white sandy beach. The list of famous celebrity guests that had visited over the years was top secret and a matter of pride to the Whitley family. If you worked in the hospitality industry, landing a job at The Whitley was the ultimate goal. Many of the staff had lived and worked there...

"Now, more than ever, women have gained access to high-level leadership positions. The "glass ceiling," that perplexing barrier that once excluded women from the top, has finally shattered. But women in powerful roles are still rare, and in Through the Labyrinth, Alice Eagly and Linda Carli explain why. They also describe what needs to be done to give women better access to authority in the workplace." "The book explores such questions as: Are men...

A man will lose his job if he can't talk his boss' daughter out of marrying a Communist in West Berlin.

Michael Karountzoses is expecting a life-changing promotion at work and his wife has invited his entire family over for Christmas Eve dinner to share the big news. Michael was hoping for a quiet night, but they all show up and some unexpected guests do as well. Right before the dinner Michael learns he didn't receive the promotion and realizes he will have to spend the evening with his relatives; dodging their questions, putting up with their antics...

Four friends and employees at a major New York publishing house, after being dumped by their boyfriends and spouses, form the Breakup Club, and soon find themselves learning valuable lessons about love, life--and each other.