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On Waiting

Author : Harold Schweizer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135974209
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book On Waiting written by Harold Schweizer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-06-03 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This is a quite remarkable book, a pleasure to read. Not only is it clear and informative but also by turns witty, melancholic and insightful. The book is astonishingly erudite, but wears this learning so lightly and so charmingly that it is both easy and gripping to read.' Robert Eaglestone, Royal Holloway, University of London Penelope waits by her loom for Odysseus, Vladimir and Estragon wait for Godot, all of us have to wait: for buses, phone calls and the kettle to boil. But do we know what the checking of one's watch and pacing back and forth is really all about? What is the relationship between waiting and time? Is there an ethics of waiting, or even an art of waiting? Do the internet, online shopping and text messaging mean that waiting has come to an end? On Waiting explores such and similar questions in compelling fashion. Drawing on some fascinating examples, from the philosopher Henri Bergson's musings on a lump of sugar to Kate Croy waiting in Wings of the Dove to the writings of Rilke, Bishop, and Carver, On Waiting examines this ever-present yet overlooked phenomenon from diverse angles in fascinating style. On Waiting is the first book to present a philosophy of waiting. Philosophy/Literature

Action in Waiting

Author : Christoph Blumhardt
Publisher : The Plough Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 0874869544
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book Action in Waiting written by Christoph Blumhardt and published by The Plough Publishing House. This book was released on 1998 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christoph Blumhardt's Action in Waiting was first published over a century ago, but his teaching on the kingdom of God, which influenced such luminaries as Karl Barth and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, is as pertinent today as it was to his own generation.

Why Are We Waiting?

Author : Nicholas Stern
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 026252998X
Total Pages : 443 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Why Are We Waiting? written by Nicholas Stern and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2016-07-29 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An urgent case for climate change action that forcefully sets out, in economic, ethical, and political terms, the dangers of delay and the benefits of action. The risks of climate change are potentially immense. The benefits of taking action are also clear: we can see that economic development, reduced emissions, and creative adaptation go hand in hand. A committed and strong low-carbon transition could trigger a new wave of economic and technological transformation and investment, a new era of global and sustainable prosperity. Why, then, are we waiting? In this book, Nicholas Stern explains why, notwithstanding the great attractions of a new path, it has been so difficult to tackle climate change effectively. He makes a compelling case for climate action now and sets out the forms that action should take. Stern argues that the risks and costs of climate change are worse than estimated in the landmark Stern Review in 2006—and far worse than implied by standard economic models. He reminds us that we have a choice. We can rely on past technologies, methods, and institutions—or we can embrace change, innovation, and international collaboration. The first might bring us some short-term growth but would lead eventually to chaos, conflict, and destruction. The second could bring about better lives for all and growth that is sustainable over the long term, and help win the battle against worldwide poverty. The science warns of the dangers of neglect; the economics and technology show what we can do and the great benefits that will follow; an examination of the ethics points strongly to a moral imperative for action. Why are we waiting?

Waiting is Not an Action

Author : Andrew J Walter
Publisher : Andrew J Walter
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Waiting is Not an Action written by Andrew J Walter and published by Andrew J Walter. This book was released on 2022-03-04 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore how to accelerate your career today and formulate your future plural career After 26 years as a Procter & Gamble technology executive and five years as an Independent Board Director and Strategic Advisor, I’ve learned there is no epiphany more powerful than realizing that many leaders are completely trapped! CEOs are trapped by their boards and investors; technology leaders are trapped by their colleagues that fail to see technology as truly strategic; the C-Suite is trapped by a lack of transparency from their internal and external advisors; and executives are trapped by a system of business processes that determines where they need to travel, what meetings they need to attend, and the 75% they must do because that’s the way it has always been done. Leaders are trapped playing not to lose, and it’s impacting them professionally, financially, and personally! In Waiting Is Not an Action: Accelerate Your Career Today & Formulate Your Future Plural Career, I share incredible teaching moments, insights on flourishing in a Fortune 500 enterprise, and the inside story on transitioning into a thriving plural career – board seats, strategic advisory roles, speaking, writing, and the associated multiple benefits. Whether you are starting your career, are frozen mid-career, or are in the C-Suite and feeling trapped, this book provides a proven approach to empower you to reach new heights. Learn how to: • Build a strong personal brand and flourishing network. • Create the right personal, professional, and financial balance in your life. • Structure a career and life strategy that propels you now and sets up a successful future. • Put your life and career back on track when you fall off course. “That’s not all! Waiting Is Not an Action will reshape the way you think about your career; it will show you how to define what is winning, and it will give you the tools and strategies you need to play to win.” - AJW

What Are YOU Waiting For?

Author : Eugene Bell Jr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780983438601
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book What Are YOU Waiting For? written by Eugene Bell Jr and published by . This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wanted to know how to get from where you are today to your desired outcome tomorrow? In What Are YOU Waiting For? Eugene Bell's 11 proven steps will show you how to immediately move yourself into action! Learn how to: Create momentum in your life Establish an all-star team Develop an empowering attitude Balance work and rest Cultivate a success consciousness And much, much more!!! Applying these 11 steps will enable you to create the successful life you know you deserve! Some steps require you to take physical action while others encourage a mental shift. One can never overstate the importance of mindset in accomplishing desired goals. Mindset will shape your philosophy, which goes to dictate your action, which will ultimately determine your result. Life is Giving You the Green Light! GO!

Year of Action

Author : Erin Moran McCormick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780985309602
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Year of Action written by Erin Moran McCormick and published by . This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One ordinary morning, Erin Moran McCormick tripped over rolled-up posters that had been gathering dust on her floor and her life would never be the same. In that one moment, she decided she wasn't going to live her life on hold - always waiting and not living. Her "Year of Action" was born. This book chronicles her journey from her undergrad days washing dishes at Smith College and scrounging for subway fare in Boston to taking action and following her dreams. She quit her job and bought a one-way ticket to Europe, travelled on her own and had an apartment overlooking the Eiffel Tower. Her journey continues later in life where as the breadwinner and mother of two, she had the courage to quit a toxic job on her 50th birthday in the worst economy in recent history - and she and her family have never been happier. Her everyday adventures (the good, the bad and the embarrassing), practical advice and "Action Steps" will show you the secrets of how to see the moments in your life, start believing in the possibilities, and inspire you to take a little step - and then another one - to create your BIG, fabulous life. ---- ""Wanna buy some stamps? Erin has it figured out - this is the big show, not a tryout. What, precisely, are you waiting for? She was amazing when I worked with her 25 years ago and she's still making a ruckus."" -- Seth Godin, Author, Linchpin ""Enjoyable and effective You'll be inspired to start taking little steps & amazed at the big changes they bring. Take your first step right now & pick up this book "" -- Rita Foley, Author, Reboot Your Life

Why We Can't Wait

Author : Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807001139
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Why We Can't Wait written by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. King’s best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963 On April 16, 1963, as the violent events of the Birmingham campaign unfolded in the city’s streets, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., composed a letter from his prison cell in response to local religious leaders’ criticism of the campaign. The resulting piece of extraordinary protest writing, “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” was widely circulated and published in numerous periodicals. After the conclusion of the campaign and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963, King further developed the ideas introduced in the letter in Why We Can’t Wait, which tells the story of African American activism in the spring and summer of 1963. During this time, Birmingham, Alabama, was perhaps the most racially segregated city in the United States, but the campaign launched by King, Fred Shuttlesworth, and others demonstrated to the world the power of nonviolent direct action. Often applauded as King’s most incisive and eloquent book, Why We Can’t Wait recounts the Birmingham campaign in vivid detail, while underscoring why 1963 was such a crucial year for the civil rights movement. Disappointed by the slow pace of school desegregation and civil rights legislation, King observed that by 1963—during which the country celebrated the one-hundredth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation—Asia and Africa were “moving with jetlike speed toward gaining political independence but we still creep at a horse-and-buggy pace.” King examines the history of the civil rights struggle, noting tasks that future generations must accomplish to bring about full equality, and asserts that African Americans have already waited over three centuries for civil rights and that it is time to be proactive: “For years now, I have heard the word ‘Wait!’ It rings in the ear of every Negro with piercing familiarity. This ‘Wait’ has almost always meant ‘Never.’ We must come to see, with one of our distinguished jurists, that ‘justice too long delayed is justice denied.’”

We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting for

Author : Alice Walker
Publisher : The New Press
ISBN 13 : 1595585893
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting for written by Alice Walker and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2007-11-06 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller in hardcover, Pulitzer Prize winner Alice Walker’s We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For was called “stunningly insightful” and “a book that will inspire hope” by Publishers Weekly. Drawing equally on Walker’s spiritual grounding and her progressive political convictions, each chapter concludes with a recommended meditation to teach us patience, compassion, and forgiveness. We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For takes on some of the greatest challenges of our times and in it Walker encourages readers to take faith in the fact that, despite the daunting predicaments we find ourselves in, we are uniquely prepared to create positive change. The hardcover edition of We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For included a national tour that saw standing-room–only crowds and standing ovations. Walker’s clear vision and calm meditative voice—truly “a light in darkness”—has struck a deep chord among a large and devoted readership.

Timepass

Author : Craig Jeffrey
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804775133
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Timepass written by Craig Jeffrey and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2010-08-16 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social and economic changes around the globe have propelled increasing numbers of people into situations of chronic waiting, where promised access to political freedoms, social goods, or economic resources is delayed, often indefinitely. But there have been few efforts to reflect on the significance of "waiting" in the contemporary world. Timepass fills this gap by offering a captivating ethnography of the student politics and youth activism that lower middle class young men in India have undertaken in response to pervasive underemployment. It highlights the importance of waiting as a social experience and basis for political mobilization, the micro-politics of class power in north India, and the socio-economic strategies of lower middle classes. The book also explores how this north Indian story relates to practices of waiting occurring in multiple other contexts, making the book of interest to scholars and students of globalization, youth studies, and class across the social sciences.

Lord Edward's Archer

Author : Griff Hosker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781839014567
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (145 download)

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Download or read book Lord Edward's Archer written by Griff Hosker and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **PRE-ORDER GRIFF HOSKER'S NEW NOVEL, TARGETS OF TREACHERY, NOW*** 'Medieval adventure with the pace and power of a war arrow in flight. Griff Hosker has sold over a million books and I can see why!' - Matthew Harffy, bestselling author of the Bernicia Chronicles 13th Century, Wales and England. To young Gruffyd, life has been unkind. Eking out a meagre living with his father, he has learned very quickly how to look after himself in the hostile borderlands. His father, an archer, has taught him well and at seventeen Gruffyd is a keen and able bowman. Young, loyal and skilled, it's not long before Gruffyd finds himself following in his father's footsteps, working as an archer in the bordering castle. But tragedy strikes when his lord commits a devastating deed, and Gruffyd is forced to make a life altering decision. This is the story of a young archer's riotous journey from avenging outlaw to merchant's bodyguard to, finally, the captain of archers for the heir to the throne. Gruffyd must prove not only his own worth, but the importance of archery in some of England's most decisive and ruthless battles. What everyone is saying about the Lord Edward's Archer Series: "Great storyline bringing history to life" Terrie Williams ★★★★★ "What's NOT to like? Knights, princes, outlaws, and one very clever archer." Brook Allen ★★★★★ "This is certainly a Griff Hosker book. Lots of battlefield action, but built on historical English history like his many other books" D. Haskin ★★★★★ "Gritty historical fiction detailing the life of peasants, soldiers, and lords in thirteenth-century England." Nathan Duby ★★★★★ "If you are a fan of Bernard Cornwell, then you will love these books." Mike, Goodreads ★★★★★ "I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is well worth the read and the history lesson. If you like books by Bernard Cornwell, you will really like this book." Lesley Walsh ★★★★★ "Cannot wait for the next book in the Lord Edward's Archer series." David Swift ★★★★★ "From the first page to the last, Lord Edward's Archer grabbed me and did not let go. Hosker's depiction of life and struggles in that slice of early English history is real, brutal and utterly captivating." - Eric Schumacher, award-winning historical fiction author of Hakon's Saga Griff Hosker qualified as an English and Drama teacher in 1972 and worked in the North East of England for the next thirty-five years. During that time he wrote plays, pantos and musicals for his students. He then set up his own consultancy firm and worked as an adviser in schools and colleges. The financial crash of 2010 ended that avenue of work, and he found that he had time on his hands. Griff started researching the Roman invasion of Britain and began to create a novel. The result was The Sword of Cartimandua, his first book.

Getting Things Done

Author : David Allen
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698161866
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book Getting Things Done written by David Allen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book Lifehack calls "The Bible of business and personal productivity." "A completely revised and updated edition of the blockbuster bestseller from 'the personal productivity guru'"—Fast Company Since it was first published almost fifteen years ago, David Allen’s Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business books of its era, and the ultimate book on personal organization. “GTD” is now shorthand for an entire way of approaching professional and personal tasks, and has spawned an entire culture of websites, organizational tools, seminars, and offshoots. Allen has rewritten the book from start to finish, tweaking his classic text with important perspectives on the new workplace, and adding material that will make the book fresh and relevant for years to come. This new edition of Getting Things Done will be welcomed not only by its hundreds of thousands of existing fans but also by a whole new generation eager to adopt its proven principles.

A Good War

Author : Seth Klein
Publisher : ECW Press
ISBN 13 : 1773055917
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book A Good War written by Seth Klein and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This is the roadmap out of climate crisis that Canadians have been waiting for.” — Naomi Klein, activist and New York Times bestselling author of This Changes Everything and The Shock Doctrine • One of Canada’s top policy analysts provides the first full-scale blueprint for meeting our climate change commitments • Contains the results of a national poll on Canadians’ attitudes to the climate crisis • Shows that radical transformative climate action can be done, while producing jobs and reducing inequality as we retool how we live and work. • Deeply researched and targeted specifically to Canada and Canadians while providing a model that other countries could follow Canada needs to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% to prevent a catastrophic 1.5 degree increase in the earth’s average temperature — assumed by many scientists to be a critical “danger line” for the planet and human life as we know it. It’s 2020, and Canada is not on track to meet our targets. To do so, we’ll need radical systemic change to how we live and work—and fast. How can we ever achieve this? Top policy analyst and author Seth Klein reveals we can do it now because we’ve done it before. During the Second World War, Canadian citizens and government remade the economy by retooling factories, transforming their workforce, and making the war effort a common cause for all Canadians to contribute to. Klein demonstrates how wartime thinking and community efforts can be repurposed today for Canada’s own Green New Deal. He shares how we can create jobs and reduce inequality while tackling our climate obligations for a climate neutral—or even climate zero—future. From enlisting broad public support for new economic models, to job creation through investment in green infrastructure, Klein shows us a bold, practical policy plan for Canada’s sustainable future. More than this: A Good War offers a remarkably hopeful message for how we can meet the defining challenge of our lives. COVID-19 has brought a previously unthinkable pace of change to the world—one which demonstrates our ability to adapt rapidly when we’re at risk. Many recent changes are what Klein proposes in these very pages. The world can, actually, turn on a dime if necessary. This is the blueprint for how to do it.

Wait

Author : Frank Partnoy
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1610390059
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Wait written by Frank Partnoy and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do these scenarios have in common: a professional tennis player returning a serve, a woman evaluating a first date across the table, a naval officer assessing a threat to his ship, and a comedian about to reveal a punch line? In this counterintuitive and insightful work, author Frank Partnoy weaves together findings from hundreds of scientific studies and interviews with wide-ranging experts to craft a picture of effective decision-making that runs counter to our brutally fast-paced world. Even as technology exerts new pressures to speed up our lives, it turns out that the choices we make––unconsciously and consciously, in time frames varying from milliseconds to years––benefit profoundly from delay. As this winning and provocative book reveals, taking control of time and slowing down our responses yields better results in almost every arena of life … even when time seems to be of the essence. The procrastinator in all of us will delight in Partnoy’s accounts of celebrity “delay specialists,” from Warren Buffett to Chris Evert to Steve Kroft, underscoring the myriad ways in which delaying our reactions to everyday choices––large and small––can improve the quality of our lives.

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Author : Dr Martin Luther King
Publisher : HarperOne
ISBN 13 : 9780063425811
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Letter from a Birmingham Jail written by Dr Martin Luther King and published by HarperOne. This book was released on 2025-01-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Multimedia Modeling: Towards Information Superhighway

Author : Tat Seng Chua
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814548316
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (145 download)

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Download or read book Multimedia Modeling: Towards Information Superhighway written by Tat Seng Chua and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1995-11-10 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The process of integrating multiple senses and media into computer systems accelerated recently. This has broaden the applications of multimedia from the traditional areas of information organization, presentation and learning, to the new fields of simulation and virtual reality. Applications that have benefited from the introduction of multimedia include: training, demonstration of products for sales or inventory, education, computer-aided design and engineering, medicine, weather, and entertainment.This volume is devoted to the discussion of effective modeling of multimedia information and systems for a wide range of applications. It is perhaps the only book that devotes entirely to this important but much neglected topic.

Esther

Author : Jennifer Westbrook Spivey
Publisher : Ambassador International
ISBN 13 : 1932307907
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (323 download)

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Download or read book Esther written by Jennifer Westbrook Spivey and published by Ambassador International. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remnant of Jews living in a heathen country. A young orphan being raised by her God-fearing cousin. A self absorbed king in search of a new queen. a Jewish woman rising to the throne of Persia. A book of the Bible which makes no mention of the name of God ...

Always Be Testing

Author : Bryan Eisenberg
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470612665
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Always Be Testing written by Bryan Eisenberg and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-12-30 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stop guessing, start testing, and enjoy greater success with your website. If you’re looking for more leads, sales, and profit from your website, then look no further than this expert guide to Google’s free A/B and multivariate website testing tool, Google Website Optimizer. Recognized online marketing guru and New York Times bestselling author, Bryan Eisenberg, and his chief scientist, John Quarto-vonTivadar, show you how to test and tune your site to get more visitors to contact you, buy from you, subscribe to your services, or take profitable actions on your site. This practical and easy-to-follow reference will help you: Develop a testing framework to meet your goals and objectives Improve your website and move more of your customers to action Select and categorize your products and services with a customer-centric view Optimize your landing pages and create copy that sells Choose the best test for a given application Reap the fullest benefits from your testing experience Increase conversions with over 250 testing ideas Take the guesswork out of your online marketing efforts. Let Always Be Testing: The Complete Guide to Google Website Optimizer show you why you should test, how to test, and what to test on your site, and ultimately, help you discover what is best for your site and your bottom line.