The Book Nook

By Matt Swain, PR Manager Handley Regional Library System The Book Nook is a monthly column connecting the community to diverse authors and books about business and careers.

Getting it All Done

Harvard Business Review, eBook at hoopladigital.com

It used to be simple: Stay late, turn in flawless work, catch up on sleep later. You needed that mind-set to get where you are, but that’s not going to cut it anymore. You need to make different choices to succeed at work, as a parent, and as a family member. Getting It All Done can’t teach you how to be in two places at once, but it provides you with expert advice as you manage the challenge of succeeding at work while making sure your family is housed, fed, healthy, safe, and educated.

Behold the Dreamers

Mbue, Imbolo

Part of our Next Virtual Book Club Discussion on February 3rd

Our monthly virtual book club, Brown Bag with Books, is available on Zoom. Register and see what’s next at www.handleyregional.org/club

Jende Jonga, a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem, has come to the United States to provide a better life for himself, his wife, Neni, and their six-year-old son. Jende can hardly believe his luck when he lands a job as a chauffeur for Clark Edwards, a senior executive. However, the world of great power conceals troubling secrets, and soon Jende and Neni notice cracks in their employers’ facades.