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Exit: The Endings That Set Us Free
by Sara Lawrence-LightfootFrom a renowned sociologist, the wisdom of saying goodbyeSara Lawrence-Lightfoot is enthralled by exits: long farewells, quick goodbyes, sudden endings, the ordinary and the extraordinary. There's a relationship, she attests, between small goodbyes and our ability "to master and mark the larger farewells."In Exit, her tenth book, she explores the ways we leave one thing and move on to the next; how we anticipate, define, and reflect on our departures; our epiphanies that something is over and done with. Lawrence-Lightfoot, a sociologist and a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, has interviewed more than a dozen women and men in states of major change, and she paints their portraits with sympathy and insight: a gay man who finds home and wholeness after coming out; a sixteen-year-old boy forced to leave Iran in the midst of the violent civil war; a Catholic priest who leaves the church he has always been devoted to, he life he has loved, and the work that has been deeply fulfilling; an anthropologist who carefully stages her departure from he "field" after four years of research; and many more.Too often, Lawrence-Lightfoot believes, we exalt new beginnings at the expense of learning from our goodbyes. Exit finds wisdom and perspective in the possibility of moving on and marks the start of a new conversation, to help us discover how we might make our exits with purpose and dignity.
Exploring Blue Like Jazz: Resource Guide
by Donald Miller Dixon KinserGrowing up is harder than it used to be.Exploring Blue Like Jazz is a guide about how to do life and faith well in the phase after high school that some have termed "emerging adulthood." It's a book intended to make growing up a little easier. Using the topics, themes, and questions addressed in Blue Like Jazz: The Movie as a means of starting the conversation, Donald Miller and Dixon Kinser offer an extremely frank look at sex, drugs, questions of faith, and other topics students face when moving from high school to the freedom of college, a work environment, and beyond. This very candid resource guide is the first of its kind, providing practical help for emerging adults, youth directors, mentors, and parents. Features include:Complete index of subjects addressed in the video, with useful statistics, conversation starters, and critical questions for emerging adults to considerA plan for students and twenty-somethings to manage their new-found freedom5-week study for youth leaders and small groups to help emerging adults work through these issuesFor use on its own or with the Exploring Blue Like Jazz DVD-Based Study (ISBN 9781418549510).
Extreme Productivity: Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours
by Robert C. PozenRobert C. Pozen, one of the business world’s most successful—and productive—executives, reveals the surprising secrets to workplace productivity and high performance. Extreme Productivity is an essential handbook for every business professional, empowering them with proven methods for prioritizing efficiently and maximizing time at work, while leading a full and productive personal life as well.
Fake It
by Jennifer ByrneNo one is perfect-but everyone can fake it Let's get real. At one point or another, every woman has had to fake it-how else would we get everything done in a mere twenty-four hours? Fake It makes all those time-sucking tasks-such as doing the laundry, baking a homemade dessert for a school fundraiser, and maintaining a socially acceptable level of personal hygiene-seem effortless. With more than 100 shortcuts and wonderfully constructed white lies, you'll be able to fake it all, including: An immaculate bathroom when the in-laws visit Flawless skin for that big night out Liking a crappy dinner at a friend's house A tidy car on carpool day Knowing the answer to your client's question And yes, of course, faking an orgasm So whether you're asked for your opinion about a stomach-turning outfit, really not feeling it in bed, or just too tired to clean the house, Fake It will give you the foolproof advice you need to get through all of life's situations.
Fake It
by Jennifer ByrneNo one is perfect-but everyone can fake it Let's get real. At one point or another, every woman has had to fake it-how else would we get everything done in a mere twenty-four hours? Fake It makes all those time-sucking tasks-such as doing the laundry, baking a homemade dessert for a school fundraiser, and maintaining a socially acceptable level of personal hygiene-seem effortless. With more than 100 shortcuts and wonderfully constructed white lies, you'll be able to fake it all, including: An immaculate bathroom when the in-laws visit Flawless skin for that big night out Liking a crappy dinner at a friend's house A tidy car on carpool day Knowing the answer to your client's question And yes, of course, faking an orgasm So whether you're asked for your opinion about a stomach-turning outfit, really not feeling it in bed, or just too tired to clean the house, Fake It will give you the foolproof advice you need to get through all of life's situations.
Fake It: More Than 100 Shortcuts Every Woman Needs to Know
by Jennifer ByrneNo one is perfect-but everyone can fake itLet's get real. At one point or another, every woman has had to fake it-how else would we get everything done in a mere twenty-four hours? Fake It makes all those time-sucking tasks-such as doing the laundry, baking a homemade dessert for a school fundraiser, and maintaining a socially acceptable level of personal hygiene-seem effortless. With more than 100 shortcuts and wonderfully constructed white lies, you'll be able to fake it all, including:An immaculate bathroom when the in-laws visitFlawless skin for that big night outLiking a crappy dinner at a friend's houseA tidy car on carpool dayKnowing the answer to your client's questionAnd yes, of course, faking an orgasm So whether you're asked for your opinion about a stomach-turning outfit, really not feeling it in bed, or just too tired to clean the house, Fake It will give you the foolproof advice you need to get through all of life's situations.
Falling Down Getting Up: A Story of Overcoming Life to Live
by Michael HarrisA yoga teacher&’s wise, witty memoir about life and near-death: &“In a world full of new-age nonsense, Michael is a true gem.&” —Jessica Biskind, MA, LPC Michael Harris has had his ups and downs in life. There were a few big falls, like losing more than half of his liver in an accident at twelve years old, becoming an alcoholic by sixteen—endangering what was left of that liver—and nearly losing his legs from vascular disease at twenty-seven. But once Michael gets you through the gory details of the mess he found himself in, he&’ll tell you what he did to get back up out of that mess—with plenty of entertainment and inspiration along the way. From his brushes with death to his passion for life, and his tale of how he ultimately became a successful yoga teacher, Falling Down Getting Up just might help you get back up, too.
Family Inc
by Andrew FriedmanDoes your work life "balance" feel anything but? Most people will probably tell you that you need to be more strict about separating your office and home lives, and WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T TAKE THE OFFICE HOME WITH YOU! To this, husband-and-wife authors Caitlin and Andrew Friedman say: Think again! In Family Inc. , they share how they were able to use the organizational strategies they'd relied on in their professional lives to bring the joy-and yes, the sanity-back into their home. Caitlin and Andrew Friedman met while working at a thriving midsize PR firm. Fifteen years of marriage, twins, a house, and three career changes later, they found themselves overwhelmed by their daily responsibilities. In this invaluable guide to making your household run more smoothly, the Friedmans take listeners step by step through a process of reenvisioning their domestic lives as well-run, successful business ventures. According to the Friedmans, by introducing such simple activities as family meetings, job descriptions, and regular "employee evaluations," it's amazing how simple and stress-free life suddenly can become. Using the tools offered in this audiobook, you will soon see tensions eased, household tasks completed, and family downtime rediscovered.
Famous Curses (The Paranormal)
by Elliott O'DonnellFrightening accounts of the Erskines of Mar, Lambton Worm, Gordons of Gight, Screaming Skull of Calgarth, Wild Cunliffe of Wycoller Hall, Smithhills Hall, Corfe Castle, Dread Coruisk and the Curse of Rudesheim.The Paranormal, the new ebook series from F&W Media International Ltd, resurrecting rare titles, classic publications and out-of-print texts, as well as new ebook titles on the supernatural - other-worldly books for the digital age. The series includes a range of paranormal subjects from angels, fairies and UFOs to near-death experiences, vampires, ghosts and witchcraft.
Farm and Workshop Welding: Everything You Need to Know to Weld, Cut, and Shape Metal
by Andrew PearceAlmost anyone can learn to weld, cut or shape metal. That's the starting point for this supremely practical, comprehensive handbook which, through tips, suggestions and fault finding, helps the beginner to improve and the intermediate operator to broaden his or her technique. The ideal reference for farm, home workshop, school workshop, blacksmith shop, and auto shop, Farm and Workshop Welding even takes you beyond welding metals and plastics, with advice that extends into the wider workshop with chapters on drills, cutting threads, and basic blacksmithing. Author Andrew Pearce lays out pitfalls and common mistakes section by section, and then offers constructive advice to help you to avoid or correct them. Useful if you're stumped by a problem! Hundreds of step-by-step photographs illustrate welding processes and show the differences between good welds and bad welds. Clear, concise, easy-to-understand text takes any confusion or frustration out of learning the processes. Whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced welder who wants to learn more, Farm and Workshop Welding provides a wealth of useful shop-tested advice. You'll discover everything you need to know to learn hands-on welding, and start repairing and creating metal equipment and structures.
Fashion!
by Mary G. WolfeFashion! gives your students an in-depth look at the exciting world of the fashion scene. This colorful text is designed for nonlaboratory textile and clothing courses. Fashion! includes hundreds of images to illustrate concepts and enhance learning. Fashion! can help your students become future employees in fashion-related businesses by helping them: * Understand the apparel industry and learn the skills needed to become more attuned to consumer concerns. * Explore globalization and trends for textile companies, apparel manufacturers, retailers, and consumers, including industry-wide collaboration, multichannel retailing, and cross-channel shopping. * Analyze how Internet technology is changing fashion firms' product development, promotion, and selling through electronics (e-commerce) and how mobile applications and social media affect consumer comparison shopping and buying practices (m-commerce). * Weigh the dilemma of imports, environmental sustainability, and ethical and social issues about companies when buying their goods. * Discuss how to deter, detect, and defend against identity theft. * Describe fashion design techniques. * Gain exposure to the career clusters and the many career opportunities in the apparel industry.
Fear
by Mark EdickA poignant and moving account of the author's journey through recovery and his struggles with fear. Includes wisdom gleaned from his life experiences and his twelve-step recovery program. The reader learns how to feel their fear, face it, and continue to grow.
Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm
by Thich Nhat HanhWithout fear, we are able to see more clearly our connections to others. Without fear, we have more room for understanding and compassion. Without fear, we are truly free.<P><P>Most of us live in a constant state of fear--of our past, of illness and aging and death, and of losing the things we treasure most. But it doesn't have to be this way, promises Zen master and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh.Drawing on a lifetime of mindfulness in action, Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how to use the practice of living in the present to acknowledge and embrace our fears, recognize their origins, and render them powerless. The world-renowned Zen teacher guides us through practical exercises for transforming fear into clarity. The worries of the past and the anxiety of the future disappear as we discover the power of the present moment. Not only are we are able to handle challenging emotions as they arise, but we can summon feelings of well-being and contentment, no matter what the unknown may bring.Rooted in the moment, we have the capacity to restore balance and happiness and be present with what is beautiful and affirming inside us and around us, every day.
Fearless at Work: Timeless Teachings for Awakening Confidence, Resilience, and Creativity in the F ace of Life's Demands
by Michael CarrollWork is such a crucial part of our life, and yet we often struggle with--and feel overwhelmed by--the numerous challenges it presents us. Whether it's job insecurity, making peace with or leaving an unfulfilling job, or dealing with office conflicts, we often experience fear and a sense of groundlessness just at a time when we want to be our most creative and resilient. Drawing on Buddhist philosophy, Michael Carroll, a longtime human-resources executive, meditation teacher, and executive coach, explains how the practice of mindfulness--full awareness of our moment-to-moment experience--can help us become more confident and open to possibility in our work life. He offers a system of potent, inspiring principles that we can use as a practice for helping us work with our insecurities and awakening our natural bravery, resourcefulness, and resilience.
Feng shui para niños
by Mónica KoppelCómo crear ambientes infantiles de armonía y éxito. En esta obra, la reconocida autora Mónica Koppel se ocupa de los ambientes infantiles con la finalidad de brindar las herramientas para crear armonía y estimular las potencialidades de cada niño. La creatividad, los talentos, la paciencia, la capacidad de establecer relaciones sanas y la autoestima resultan fundamentales para el desarrollo de los niños. Feng Shui para niños brinda la información adecuada para conocer más a cada infante y descubrir cómo debe ser su ambiente. Cómo crear ambientes infantiles de armonía y éxito. En esta obra, la reconocida autora Mónica Koppel se ocupa de los ambientes infantiles con la finalidad de brindar las herramientas para crear armonía y estimular las potencialidades de cada niño. La creatividad, los talentos, la paciencia, la capacidad de establecer relaciones sanas y la autoestima resultan fundamentales para el desarrollo de los niños. Feng Shui para niños brinda la información adecuada para conocer más a cada infante y descubrir cómo debe ser su ambiente.
Fidget!: 101 Ways to Boost Your Creativity and Decrease Your Stress
by Heather FishelBusy hands equal a happy brain! Learn how fidgeting can help increase productivity and decrease stress, with 101 ways to tap, jiggle, doodle, and click your way to better concentration and creativity.Fidget spinners are the latest popular trend, but pen clicking, pencil chewing, and stress-ball slinging have been commonplace for decades. According to recent research, it’s been shown that fidgeting helps you concentrate and prevent stress. If something we are working on isn’t interesting enough to hold our attention, the additional sensory-motor input of fidgeting allows our brains to become fully engaged and focused. In Fidget! you’ll discover 101 ways to help increase your productivity and decrease stress, so you can fully engage at work and achieve calm, creativity, and mindfulness.
Fifty Years of Psychical Research: A Critical Survey (The Paranormal)
by Harry Price1939. A critical survey. Contents: phenomena investigated; beginnings of organized research, the story of the S. P. R. ; a fit subject of university study and research; fifty years of psychical phenomena; the Schneider Boys; Margery; Stella C. ; Rosalie; miracles of the mind, some famous mental mediums; story of E. S. P. ; mechanics of spiritualism; law and the medium; scientific method of psychical research; science solves the fire walk mystery; broadcasting the occult; books that have made history; I believe.
Fight Your Way to a Better Marriage: How Conflict Can Take You to Deeper Levels of Intimacy
by Greg SmalleyIn this counterintuitive book, author Dr. Greg Smalley maintains that fighting is actually good for a marriage. When couples fight, they have the opportunity to get to the real issue lurking below the surface about money, sex, in-laws, kids, etc. And that real issue, Dr. Smalley says, is fear--fear of rejection, inadequacy, or powerlessness, to name a few. What assuages these fears are things like intimacy, respect, validation, love, and connection. Learning to take advantage of the opportunity that conflict provides is what this book is all about. The good news of Fight Your Way to a Better Marriage is that conflict--when handled correctly--is the doorway to intimacy and under-standing. As Dr. Smalley leads readers through the many faces of conflict, he is open and candid about his own marriage and the unproductive fights he and his wife have had. He uses his fears and emotional triggers as examples to help read-ers discover their own. Couples will learn how to fight their way to a better marriage, using the skills, concepts, and exercises shared in this remarkable book. *** Typical marriage fights = money, sex, in-laws, and kids. But what if fights could = trust, respect, intimacy, and understanding? WHAT IF CONFLICT IN MARRIAGE COULD BE A GOOD THING? The truth is that marriages and spouses can't grow without conflict. Some of the many values of conflict include: * An opportunity to break old, ineffective patterns * A way to guard against being too comfortable or too complacent, which breeds mediocrity and boredom * Insight into your own personal issues * A window for viewing each other's deepest feelings and needs * Reduction of tension as emotions are vented and stress is released * Greater trust and intimacy after pushing through difficult and heated conversations * Higher levels of marital satisfaction every time you manage the conflict well * The sole reason we have the amazing experience of makeup sex
Filosofía para la vida: Y otras situaciones peligrosas
by Jules EvansUna guía filosófica dinámica para vivir bien el día a día y ser feliz Filosofía para vivir nos invita a asistir a una escuela ideal con un revolucionario profesorado formado por doce grandes filósofos de todos los tiempos. Cada lección nos muestra una técnica que, además de ser muy práctica, viene acompañada de extraordinarias historias de gente corriente que las aplican en su día a día -desde marines hasta magos, astronautas, anarquistas, psicólogos, soldados... Cuando la filosofía le ayudó a superar varias depresiones, Jules Evans quedó fascinado al comprobar que algunas ideas de hace hasta 2.000 años todavía nos pueden ser muy útiles hoy. De forma divertida e inspiradora, el autor nos enseña cómo utilizar la filosofía en la calle, en el trabajo, en el campo de batalla, en el amor y en otras situaciones peligrosas... para ser más felices, más sabios y más fuertes.
Find Your Happy Daily Mantras: 365 Days of Motivation for a Happy, Peaceful, and Fulfilling Life
by Shannon Kaiser365 mantras and self-love lessons to help you live each day to the fullest.Never miss a day of inspiration with 365 mantras from bestselling author Shannon Kaiser, the luminous founder of PlayWithTheWorld.com. Start each day off with a new motto from Find Your Happy Daily Mantras and get the right guidance you need to live life with flair and enthusiasm. Each mantra includes a set of insights, affirmations, and a guiding question to direct your meditation. Whether it&’s greeting the day head-on with &“I am brave and courageous with my heart&” or celebrating self-love with &“I appreciate who I see in the mirror,&” Shannon&’s daily self-accepting and life-affirming mantras will open your mind and lift your spirits to get the most out of the day ahead.
Find Your Happy: An Inspirational Guide To Loving Life To Its Fullest
by Shannon KaiserBeing stuck and feeling as if you are trapped is inevitable part of life. Whether you are stuck in a job going nowhere, a bad relationship, or self-defeating patterns, Find Your Happy can provide solutions to greater freedom. Through fresh perspective, inspiring stories, and useful exercises, this book guides readers to true happiness by removing physical, emotional and spiritual blocks. With the easy to apply "All Clear, Take Off" method and the uplifting Play With The World approach, readers are guided to live life passionately and purpose-filled.
Find Your Inner Red Shoes
by Mariela DabbahARE YOU STRUGGLING TO ADVANCE IN YOUR CAREER? HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS? In Find Your Inner Red Shoes, bestselling author, motivational speaker and founder of the Red Shoe Movement, Mariela Dabbah teaches us that personal and professional success is a journey and not a destination point. In fact, it’s only by discovering ourselves and what gives us greatest satisfaction that we can defne what success means for each one of us. Based on Dabbah’s own life and thorough research, as well as the careers of dozens of other successful women, this book will help you fulfll your goals whatever you decide those to be. Chapter by chapter you’ll identify your strengths as well as the areas in which you might need to make adjustments to advance in the professional world. Dabbah will also show you how to break free from any childhood fears or family pressures that may be holding you back. Only when you recognize who you are can you then tap into your passion and personal style and triumph in today’s competitive global market. So go head, slip on those red heels (or flats!) and empower yourself, and other women, by joining the Red Shoe Movement. Only you can walk in your shoes down that shiny path toward success and this book is the perfect companion. Includes exclusive interviews with: SOLEDAD O’BRIEN MARÍA CELESTE ARRARÁS IVONNE BAKI CAROLINA BAYÓN NORA BULNES ANNA MARÍA CHÁVEZ REMEDIOS DÍAZ OLIVER NANCY DUBUC ELENA ROGER MARÍA ELENA SALINAS ROSELYN SÁNCHEZ CRISTINA SARALEGUI .
Finding Passion and Purpose: For Serving a Loving God
by Keith Edward BrownfieldThis impassioned guide will help Christians everywhere become more than mere spectators in faith by finding their purpose in the Lord&’s ministry. As a devoted Christian, Keith Brownfield knew he ought to be doing more than just sitting in the pew every Sunday, listening to the sermons and singing the songs. The Bible calls us not only to believe in the Lord with our heads, but also to follow him with our hearts. In Finding Passion and Purpose for Serving a Loving God, Keith offers his layman&’s perspective on the great spiritual journey that will leads us all to a rewarding eternal life in paradise. He explains this spiritual journey as a four-step process that begins with salvation and culminates with a lifestyle of ministry and evangelism. Finding Passion and Purpose for Serving a Loving God will lead the believer to discover their own passion for ministry while traveling this journey. It includes steps to discovering God&’s purpose for their life along with guidelines for renewal and restoration.
Finding Your Inner Moose: Ida Leclair's Guide To Livin' The Good Life
by Susan PoulinMeet Ida LeClair, the funniest woman in Maine. Ida is also a newly minted "Certified Maine Life Guide" who wants to help you live a better, happier life. Ida is a lifelong resident of Mahoosuc Mills, a hard-to-find, but oh-so-familiar town in Western Maine, where she lives in a tidy and tastefully decorated double-wide with high school sweetheart Charlie and adorable dog Scamp. Most importantly, Ida (a.k.a. the alter ego of popular performer Susan Poulin) is a daughter, sister, wife, and best friend who draws upon her experiences (as well as those of the noble and majestic moose) to offer practical and hilarious advice on relationships, physical fitness, stress, housecleaning, work, shopping, fun, and more. (If you are looking for impractical, woo-woo advice from a glammed-up, over-educated, fancy-schmancy life coach, just keep looking!) Finding Your Inner Moose features such sections as: What Did I Do Wrong to Deserve this Turkey Gobbler Neck; How Many Points in Cabbage Soup?; I Can't Die Today Because if Anyone Saw the State of My House I'd Just Die; Feng Shui-ing the Double Wide; Slaying Energy Vampires; and Spousal Deafness. This book is 100% Ida, who, as her husband Charlie, says, "just loves giving advice to people, whether they ask for it or not!"
Finding Your Way In A Wild New World: Four steps to fulfilling your true calling
by Martha BeckMany people wonder how they got where they are and what they should do now. They feel called to help others and change the world but they just don't know how. Too often, they end up stuck in careers and relationships that don't fit. Now, in Finding Your Way In A Wild New World, popular life coach Martha Beck shows readers how to find their true selves and extend healing to everyone and everything around them. She identifies this growing body of people as wayfinders.Drawing on her coaching expertise and her extraordinary experiences in the South African bush, Martha leads her readers through four magical and practical steps to awaken them to a new way of living in the 21st century.