Overwhelmed
Overwhelmed

Author: Brigid Schulte

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2014-03-13

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 1408826690

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______________________ 'Too much to do? Stop and read this' - Guardian 'For a fresh take on an eternal dilemma, Overwhelmed is worth a few hours of any busy woman's life – if only to ensure that she doesn't drop off the bottom of her own “To Do” list' - Mail on Sunday ______________________ In her attempts to juggle work and family life, Brigid Schulte has baked cakes until 2 a.m., frantically (but surreptitiously) sent important emails during school trips and then worked long into the night after her children were in bed. Realising she had become someone who constantly burst in late, trailing shoes and schoolbooks and biscuit crumbs, she began to question, like so many of us, whether it is possible to be anything you want to be, have a family and still have time to breathe. So when Schulte met an eminent sociologist who studies time and he told her she enjoyed thirty hours of leisure each week, she thought her head was going to pop off. What followed was a trip down the rabbit hole of busy-ness, a journey to discover why so many of us find it near-impossible to press the 'pause' button on life and what got us here in the first place. Overwhelmed maps the individual, historical, biological and societal stresses that have ripped working mothers' and fathers' leisure to shreds, and asks how it might be possible for us to put the pieces back together. Seeking insights, answers and inspiration, Schulte explores everything from the wiring of the brain and why workplaces are becoming increasingly demanding, to worldwide differences in family policy, how cultural norms shape our experiences at work, our unequal division of labour at home and why it's so hard for everyone – but women especially – to feel they deserve an elusive moment of peace. ______________________ 'Every parent, every caregiver, every person who feels besieged by permanent busyness, must read this book' - Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of Why Women Still Can't Have It All

Democratic Resilience
Democratic Resilience

Author: Robert C. Lieberman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-11-25

Total Pages: 427

ISBN-13: 1009002929

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Politics in the United States has become increasingly polarized in recent decades. Both political elites and everyday citizens are divided into rival and mutually antagonistic partisan camps, with each camp questioning the political legitimacy and democratic commitments of the other side. Does this polarization pose threats to democracy itself? What can make some democratic institutions resilient in the face of such challenges? Democratic Resilience brings together a distinguished group of specialists to examine how polarization affects the performance of institutional checks and balances as well as the political behavior of voters, civil society actors, and political elites. The volume bridges the conventional divide between institutional and behavioral approaches to the study of American politics and incorporates historical and comparative insights to explain the nature of contemporary challenges to democracy. It also breaks new ground to identify the institutional and societal sources of democratic resilience.

The New Humpty-Dumpty by Ford Madox Ford - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
The New Humpty-Dumpty by Ford Madox Ford - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)

Author: Ford Madox Ford

Publisher: Delphi Classics

Published: 2017-07-17

Total Pages: 489

ISBN-13: 1788777700

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This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The New Humpty-Dumpty by Ford Madox Ford - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Ford Madox Ford’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Ford includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The New Humpty-Dumpty by Ford Madox Ford - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Ford’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

Delphi Complete Works of Ford Madox Ford (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Works of Ford Madox Ford (Illustrated)

Author: Ford Madox Ford

Publisher: Delphi Classics

Published: 2013-11-17

Total Pages: 8927

ISBN-13: 1908909706

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In recent times Ford Madox Ford has become one of the neglected figures of modernist literature, although he was a leading writer of his time, producing innovative novels, whilst promoting the works of struggling fellow writers. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents the complete fictional works of Ford Madox Ford, allowing readers to enjoy masterpieces that have suffered obscurity for years. Containing all 31 novels, beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material, this collection is a must for all readers interested in modernist literature. (Version 4) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Ford’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other works * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * ALL 31 novels, with many rare works appearing for the first time in digital print * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes Ford’s children’s books, appearing for the first time in digital print * Ford’s collected poetry, with individual contents table * Even includes Ford’s first literary success – the non-fiction study of his beloved city THE SOUL OF LONDON * Features Ford’s memoir ANCIENT LIGHTS, charting his literary beginnings in his grandfather’s Pre-Raphaelite circle * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * The complete memoirs – all five memoirs appearing together for the first time in publishing history * UPDATED with ‘Ladies Whose Bright Eyes’ (1935 revised version) and ‘Zeppelin Nights’ * UPDATED with revised texts and images CONTENTS: Parade’s End Series The Fifth Queen Trilogy The Children’s Fiction The Brown Owl (1891) The Feather (1892) The Queen Who Flew (1894) The Novels The Shifting of the Fire (1892) The Inheritors (1901) Romance (1904) The Benefactor (1905) The Fifth Queen (1906) The Privy Seal (1907) An English Girl (1907) The Fifth Queen Crowned (1908) Mr. Apollo (1908) The ‘Half Moon’ (1909) A Call (1910) The Portrait (1910) The Simple Life Limited (1911) Ladies Whose Bright Eyes (1911) The Panel (1912) The New Humpty-Dumpty (1912) Mr. Fleight (1913) The Young Lovell (1913) The Good Soldier (1915) The Marsden Case (1923) Some Do Not… (1924) The Nature of a Crime (1924) No More Parades (1925) A Man Could Stand Up — (1926) Last Post (1928) A Little Less than Gods (1928) No Enemy (1929) When the Wicked Man (1931) The Rash Act (1933) Henry for Hugh (1934) Ladies Whose Bright Eyes (1935, revised) Vive Le Roy (1935) The Poetry The Collected Poems (1916) Non-Fiction Rossetti: A Critical Essay on His Art (1902) The Soul of London (1905) The Heart of the Country (1906) The Spirit of the People (1907) Zeppelin Nights (1915) Henry James: A Critical Study (1915) Joseph Conrad: A Personal Remembrance (1924) New York is Not America (1927) The English Novel from the Earliest Days to the Death of Joseph Conrad (1929) The Memoirs Ancient Lights and Certain New Reflections (1911) Return to Yesterday (1932) It Was the Nightingale (1933) Provence (1935) Great Trade Route (1937)

Overwhelmed
Overwhelmed

Author: Brigid Schulte

Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books

Published: 2014-03-11

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 1429945877

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Can working parents in America—or anywhere—ever find true leisure time? According to the Leisure Studies Department at the University of Iowa, true leisure is "that place in which we realize our humanity." If that's true, argues Brigid Schulte, then we're doing dangerously little realizing of our humanity. In Overwhelmed, Schulte, a staff writer for The Washington Post, asks: Are our brains, our partners, our culture, and our bosses making it impossible for us to experience anything but "contaminated time." Schulte first asked this question in a 2010 feature for The Washington Post Magazine: "How did researchers compile this statistic that said we were rolling in leisure—over four hours a day? Did any of us feel that we actually had downtime? Was there anything useful in their research—anything we could do?" A New York Times bestseller, Overwhelmed is a map of the stresses that have ripped our leisure to shreds, and a look at how to put the pieces back together. Schulte speaks to neuroscientists, sociologists, and hundreds of working parents to tease out the factors contributing to our collective sense of being overwhelmed, seeking insights, answers, and inspiration. She investigates progressive offices trying to invent a new kind of workplace; she travels across Europe to get a sense of how other countries accommodate working parents; she finds younger couples who claim to have figured out an ideal division of chores, childcare, and meaningful paid work. Overwhelmed is the story of what she found out.

Overwhelmed and Over It
Overwhelmed and Over It

Author: Christine Arylo

Publisher: New World Library

Published: 2020-10-06

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 1608686787

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Liberate Yourself From Stress And Overwhelm! If you’re like most women, you’ve discovered that the tasks and pressures never end in our culture, a culture built for burnout. But there’s a way to stop stressing and start thriving — to wake up to the underlying systems and unsustainable ways of working and living that sap your strength, drain you dry, and fragment your focus. Feminine wisdom leader Christine Arylo is on your side, as she shines a light on the external forces and internal imprints that push you into overwhelm and self-sacrifice. She then shows you how to access your power to achieve what matters most, including receiving what you need and desire. You’ll learn to release the old approach to working, succeeding, and managing a full life, and embrace a new way that gives you clarity and courage to make choices in your day-to-day and overall life design that support and sustain you.

ECHO Academy
ECHO Academy

Author: Christina Bauer

Publisher: Monster House Books

Published: 2020-04-28

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1945723475

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“Miss Meimi is indeed a transcendent,” says Father. “But we differ on a single point, son. SHE’S MINE.” A Prince Of No Value On planet Umbra, Thorne is known as the weak prince, extra brother and human-shaped punching bag for his father, Cole, Emperor of the Omniverse. Thorne never expected to find his transcendent soul mate. But when the prince connects with Meimi Archer, the human girl becomes Thorne’s transcendent and his world… …until Cole decides to abduct her. Now the prince of no value will do anything to protect what’s most precious. Meimi. A Girl Geek With A Problem Science prodigy Meimi Archer attends ECHO Academy, an elite high school located under Earth’s Boston Dome. That part is cool. Then she finds herself separated from her boyfriend, Thorne, due to a supposedly unbreakable exile void. Not okay. Meimi pulls together a band of classmates and misfits. Her goal? Break through the exile void. Her problem? Headmaster Conway, the man who runs ECHO Academy. Conway wants to use Meimi’s exile void annihilator for an invasion of Umbra. Meh. Meimi’s not worried--she’ll take the Headmaster down while still reuniting with Thorne, easy peasy. Only trouble is, who’s that shadowy figure following Meimi everywhere? And why does it feel like Umbra may actually be invading Earth somehow? In ECHO Academy, secrets are revealed, plots uncovered, and transcendence is only a few pages away. Don’t miss this jam-packed adventure of 40,000+ words. “If you like books set in a dystopian futuristic society then you are going to LOVE the Dimension Drift series.” – The Avid Reader ***Special edition with a new appendix of extras*** Dimension Drift Series 1. Scythe 2. Umbra 3. Alien Minds 4. ECHO Academy 5. Justice 6. Slate Also From Christina Bauer - Angelbound, the story of a part-demon girl who fights evil souls in Purgatory’s Arena - Fairy Tales of the Magicorum, a series of modern fairy tales with sass, action and romance - Beholder, where a medieval farm girl discovers necromancy and true love - Pixieland Diaries, with sassy pixie Calla and 'her' elf prince, Dare