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Rapt : attention and the focused life
Winifred Gallagher.
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244 p. ; 25 cm.
Winifred Gallagher revolutionizes our understanding of attention and the creation of the interested life. In Rapt, acclaimed behavioral science writer Winifred Gallagher makes the radical argument that the quality of your life largely depends on what you choose to pay attention to and how you choose to do it. Gallagher grapples with provocative questions--Can we train our focus? What's different about the way creative people pay attention? Why do we often zero in on the wrong factors when making big decisions, like where to move?--driving us to reconsider what we think we know about attention. Gallagher looks beyond sound bites on our proliferating BlackBerries and the increased incidence of ADD in children to the discoveries of neuroscience and psychology and the wisdom of home truths, profoundly altering and expanding the contemporary conversation on attention and its power. Science's major contribution to the study of attention has been the discovery that its basic mechanism is an either/or process of selection. That we focus may be a biological necessity-- research now proves we can process only a little information at a time, or about 173 billion bits over an average life--but the good news is that we have much more control over our focus than we think, which gives us a remarkable yet underappreciated capacity to influence our experience. As suggested by the expression "pay attention," this cognitive currency is a finite resource that we must learn to spend wisely. In Rapt, Gallagher introduces us to a diverse cast of characters--artists and ranchers, birders and scientists--who have learned to do just that and whose stories are profound lessons in the art of living the interested life. No matter what your quotient of wealth, looks, brains, or fame, increasing your satisfaction means focusing more on what really interests you and less on what doesn't. In asserting its groundbreaking thesis--the wise investment of your attention is the single most important thing you can do to improve your well-being--Rapt yields fresh insights into the nature of reality and what it means to be fully alive.
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Rebound : a proven plan for starting over after job loss
Martha I. Finney.
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xx, 187 p. ; 22 cm.
This book will help you get back on your feet, develop a plan of action, and find your next great job!
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Resilience : reflections on the burdens and gifts of facing life's adversities
Elizabeth Edwards.
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213 p. ; 20 cm.
The bestselling author of Saving Graces shares her inspirational message on the challenges and blessings of coping with adversity. She's one of the most beloved political figures in the country, and on the surface, seems to have led a charmed life. In many ways, she has. Beautiful family. Thriving career. Supportive friendship. Loving marriage. But she's no stranger to adversity. Many know of the strength she had shown after her son, Wade, was killed in a freak car accident when he was only sixteen years old. She would exhibit this remarkable grace and courage again when the very private matter of her husband's infidelity became public fodder. And her own life has been on the line. Days before the 2004 presidential election--when her husband John was running for vice president--she was diagnosed with breast cancer. After rounds of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation the cancer went away--only to reoccur in 2007. While on the campaign trail, Elizabeth met many others who have had to contend with serious adversity in their lives, and in Resilience, she draws on their experiences as well as her own, crafting an unsentimental and ultimately inspirational meditation on the gifts we can find among life's biggest challenges. This short, powerful, pocket-sized inspirational book makes an ideal gift for anyone dealing with difficulties in their life, who can find peace in knowing they are not alone, and promise that things can get better.
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Resumes for the 50+ job hunter
the editors of McGraw-Hill.
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viii, 150 p. ; 28 cm.
Nearly 100 sample resumes and 20 cover letters.for each field-more than any competing series. A workbook format to organize information.before writing a resume. Perfect for college grads and people changing.careers or re-entering the job market. A variety of eye-catching resume formats.
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Rick Steves' Vienna, Salzburg & Tirol.
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v. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
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A-Rod : the many lives of Alex Rodriguez
Selena Roberts.
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255 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Through exhaustive reporting and interviews, "Sports Illustrated" writer Roberts explores Alex Rodriguez's path to self-destruction--both on and off the baseball diamond.
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Rogues' gallery : the secret history of the moguls and the money that made the Metropolitan Museum
Michael Gross.
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xii, 545 p. ; 25 cm.
"Behind almost every painting is a fortune and behind that a sin or a crime." With these words as a starting point, Michael Gross, leading chronicler of the American rich, begins the first independent, unauthorized look at the saga of the nation's greatest museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In this endlessly entertaining follow-up to his bestselling social history 740 Park, Gross pulls back the shades of secrecy that have long shrouded the upper class's cultural and philanthropic ambitions and maneuvers. And he paints a revealing portrait of a previously hidden face of American wealth and power. The Metropolitan, Gross writes, "is a huge alchemical experiment, turning the worst of man's attributes--extravagance, lust, gluttony, acquisitiveness, envy, avarice, greed, egotism, and pride--into the very best, transmuting deadly sins into priceless treasure." The book covers the entire 138-year history of the Met, focusing on the museum's most colorful characters. Opening with the lame-duck director Philippe de Montebello, the museum's longest-serving leader who finally stepped down in 2008, Rogues' Gallery then goes back to the very beginning, highlighting, among many others: the first director, Luigi Palma di Cesnola, an Italian-born epic phony, whose legacy is a trove of plundered ancient relics, some of which remain on display today; John Pierpont Morgan, the greatest capitalist and art collector of his day, who turned the museum from the plaything of a handful of rich amateurs into a professional operation dedicated, sort of, to the public good; John D. Rockefeller Jr., who never served the Met in any official capacity but who, during the Great Depression, proved the only man willing and rich enough to be its benefactor, which made him its behind-the-scenes puppeteer; the controversial Thomas Hoving, whose tenure as director during the sixties and seventies revolutionized museums around the world but left the Met in chaos; and Jane Engelhard and Annette de la Renta, a mother-daughter trustee tag team whose stories will astonish you (think Casablanca rewritten by Edith Wharton). With a supporting cast that includes artists, forgers, and looters, financial geniuses and scoundrels, museum officers (like its chairman Arthur Amory Houghton, head of Corning Glass, who once ripped apart a priceless and ancient Islamic book in order to sell it off piecemeal), trustees (like Jayne Wrightsman, the Hollywood party girl turned society grand dame), curators (like the aging Dietrich von Bothmer, a refugee from Nazi Germany with a Bronze Star for heroism whose greatest acquisitions turned out to be looted), and donors (like Irwin Untermyer, whose collecting obsession drove his wife and children to suicide), and with cameo appearances by everyone from Vogue editors Anna Wintour and Diana Vreeland to Sex Pistols front man Johnny Rotten, Rogues' Gallery is a rich, satisfying, alternately hilarious and horrifying look at America's upper class, and what is perhaps its greatest creation.
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The secret lives of boys : inside the raw emotional world of male teens
Malina Saval.
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257 p. ; 25 cm.
Male teenage cliques have come a long way since the days of theBreakfast ClubandFast Times at Ridgemont High, when most adolescents could be lumped together as either Jocks, Druggies, or Nerds. After crisscrossing the country-meeting with boys from varying cultures, creeds and socio-economic backgrounds, and geographic regions ranging from Seattle to Miami, Boston to Chicago-investigative journalist Malina Saval introduces readers to the next generation of male teens by creating a new series of archetypes and redrawing the ever-expanding social map.The Secret Lives of Boysis an uncensored look into boyhood culture and reveals with unabashed honesty spine-tingling confessions, heartrending sadness and isolation, unbridled optimism and seemingly boundless resilience. By listening without judging, Saval has created an authoritative entrée into the clandestine culture of boyhood, lending a voice to a demographic undeservedly jilted. This book asks the pertinent questions: Whoarethese boys? What do they think ofthemselves? How can we advise them properly in a way that they will not resist? Saval digs deep to uncover what binds these boys, what makes them different, what they wantyouto know.
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Secrets of feeding a healthy family : how to eat, how to raise good eaters, how to cook
Ellyn Satter.
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xvi, 302 p. ill. ; 26 cm.
An updated edition of a best-selling guide draws on grassroots philosophies to highlight the benefits of healthy eating, in a volume of simple recipes that are complemented by quick-preparation tips and suggestions for adapting menus for young children.
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The secrets of simplicity
Mary Carlomagno ; illustrations by Andrea Cobb.
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143 p. ; 23 cm.
Bulging in-boxes, out-of-control stress, and even climate change serve as reminders that when it comes to being happy and healthy--less is more. In this interactive journal, organization expert Carlomagno leads readers on a journey toward release and discovery.
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Secrets of social media marketing : how to use online conversations and customer communities to turbo-charge your business!
Paul Gillin.
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xxv, 290 p. ; 23 cm.
Eliminating the jargon and mystique of social media, Gillin, a veteran technology journalist, helps marketers and business owners embrace the new force of social media marketing. Building on the lessons set out in his previous book, The New Influencers: A Marketer's Guide to the New Social Media, he explains how to use an array of online tools to extend brands, generate leads, and engage customer communities. He describes social networking services and the opportunities they present for marketers, gives tips on making technology choices based on business objectives, and examines business blogging and podcasting. The 14 smaller social networks profiled represent appealing venues for targeted marketing. Four chapters are devoted to concepts and technologies used in creating content that customers and prospects find useful and engaging. There is also material on content promotion, and on measuring results. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Selling online 2.0 : migrating from eBay to Amazon, Craigslist, and your own e-commerce website
Michael Miller.
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xv, 333 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Thanks to eBay's soaring fees and growing focus on large sellers, thousands are walking away from eBay auctions. A top eBay and online business expert explains how any online business can make the jump from eBay--and thrive. Step by step, Miller helps readers choose the right strategies and channels for their specific online businesses.
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