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COLLEGE MISERY: Today’s Administrative Vocabulary Word: Ethical Fading
“A senior administrator,” Mr. Harris says, “does not wake up in the morning and say, Today I am going to do something that lands me on the front page of the Chicago Tribune for the wrong reasons.” Instead, he says, what comes into play is a phenomenon known as “ethical fading,” in which the culture or structure of an organization causes those within it to lose sight of ethical considerations.
COLLEGE MISERY: Today’s Administrative Vocabulary Word: Ethical Fading.
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The Common Painkiller That Also Kills Pleasure – SPOILER ALERT IT’S TYLENOL
The Common Painkiller That Also Kills Pleasure – PsyBlog.
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Graduates think they’re well prepared for the job market. Employers aren’t so sure.
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Check out the list of LibraryThing audiobook giveaways here and enter to win the unabridged audio version of Hawaii’s first campus murder mystery.
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In The Musubi Murder, new assistant professor Molly Barda is using her top-ten literature Ph.D. to teach resume-writing to business majors at remote Mahina State University, “Where Your Future Begins Tomorrow!”
Keenly aware of the brutal realities of the academic job market, Molly just wants to keep her head down and stay out of trouble until she gets tenure. Naturally she ends up getting dragged into the middle of a grisly murder case.
The Musubi Murder is a lighthearted murder mystery that affectionately portrays small-town life and big academic egos in rural Hawaii.
Frankie Bow knows academia. As they say, “You couldn’t make this stuff up!” You’ll laugh at Bow’s satirical sense of humor and the (almost) unbelievable lengths her university goes to in order to retain any breathing student.
—Kathleen Kelley Reardon, author of Shadow Campus and several bestselling business books.
21 ratings averaging 4.76 stars on Goodreads
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Nightmares, insomnia, and drinking. They’re associated, but what’s the cause and effect?
Nightmares are associated with depression, insomnia, and heavy drinking, which might be either the result or the cause. (Sandman et al., 2015. Yes, really.)
SLEEP – Nightmares: Risk Factors Among the Finnish General Adult Population.
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Congratulations to M. from B.C., winner of the signed ARC of The Musubi Murder!
I just mailed a signed review copy of The Musubi Murder off to the winner of the Goodreads Giveaway, M. in British Columbia!
Congratulations to M, who was the lucky winner chosen from 826 entries. I hear that spring has not yet fully sprung up there in the GWN, so here’s hoping that The Musubi Murder provides a bit of welcome tropical warmth.
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COLLEGE MISERY: What’s next, fake jury summonses? A Really Pro-Active Recruiting Initiative from UF
Amazon Gift Card Giveaway and Interview with Joanna Campbell Slan, author of THE GLASSBLOWER’S WIFE
Joanna Campbell Slan is the award-winning author of the Kiki Lowenstein Mysteries (an Agatha Award Finalist) and two other mystery series.
Her stories in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series have been read and loved by millions. Her books reviving the classic heroine Jane Eyre have won the prestigious Daphne du Maurier Award. In her past life, Joanna was a television talk show host, an adjunct professor of public relations, a sought-after motivational speaker, and a corporate speechwriter. The Glassblower’s Wife is her latest novel.
Q: Joanna, thanks for coming by to chat about The Glassblower’s Wife. Can you tell us about it?
A: The year is 1684, and glassmakers from Venice have been smuggled into France to create glass for the Hall of Mirrors. The Doge of Venice sends an assassin to kill all the artists, but he underestimates the intensity of one woman’s courage.
Q: Your protagonist is a disabled, a widow, and a member of a persecuted minority. How does this affect the way she approaches solving this mystery? What are her hidden strengths?
A: Because she is underestimated, Ruth is able to work a “miracle.” Ruth’s hidden strengths are her ability to observe carefully and her skill at remembering recipes.
Q: What inspired you to write this story?
A: My sister happened upon something about the Jewish glassblowers, and I was intrigued. There aren’t a lot of stories out there about this segment of the population, so I found what I learned particularly interesting.
Q: What kind of research did you do?
A: I read several books about glassblowers, including one about Daphne du Maurier’s family. Of course, I did as much researching on the Internet as I could. Finally, I consulted friends who know much more than I do about Judaism. (And did I mention that I’ve been to Versailles? I have!)
Q: Did your research turn up any surprises?
A: I was amazed to hear that forks were considered pretentious, and that they were first used in Italy. And the process of turning a blown bubble of glass into a flat piece was fascinating, as well.
Q: Are you a “plotter” or a “pantser?”
A: Both. I will work a little, then do an outline or a list, and then go back to the piece and see what develops. It’s different for everything I write.
Q: Is this book part of a series, and are you working on a sequel? What’s next for you?
A: I think it will be a stand-alone, but who knows? Next, I need to write All Washed Up, which will be the third book in the Cara Mia Delgatto Mystery Series. Back to research!
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List of Joanna’s Works — http://tinyurl.com/JoannaSlan
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Blog — http://www.JoannaSlan.blogspot.com
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LinkedIn — www.LinkedIn.com/in/JoannaSlan
Goodreads — https://www.goodreads.com/JoannaCampbellSlan
Amazon Author Page – http://tinyurl.com/JoannaSlan
Pinterest — https://www.pinterest.com/joannaslan/
Contact Joanna by emailing her assistant, Sally Lippert, at [email protected].
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