Saving Celeste
Author: Timothee de Fombelle
Publisher:
Published: 2021-11
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781406397192
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Do Nothing
Author: Celeste Headlee
Publisher: Harmony
Published: 2020-03-10
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1984824740
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“A welcome antidote to our toxic hustle culture of burnout.”—Arianna Huffington “This book is so important and could truly save lives.”—Elizabeth Gilbert “A clarion call to work smarter [and] accomplish more by doing less.”—Adam Grant We work feverishly to make ourselves happy. So why are we so miserable? Despite our constant search for new ways to optimize our bodies and minds for peak performance, human beings are working more instead of less, living harder not smarter, and becoming more lonely and anxious. We strive for the absolute best in every aspect of our lives, ignoring what we do well naturally and reaching for a bar that keeps rising higher and higher. Why do we measure our time in terms of efficiency instead of meaning? Why can’t we just take a break? In Do Nothing, award-winning journalist Celeste Headlee illuminates a new path ahead, seeking to institute a global shift in our thinking so we can stop sabotaging our well-being, put work aside, and start living instead of doing. As it turns out, we’re searching for external solutions to an internal problem. We won’t find what we’re searching for in punishing diets, productivity apps, or the latest self-improvement schemes. Yet all is not lost—we just need to learn how to take time for ourselves, without agenda or profit, and redefine what is truly worthwhile. Pulling together threads from history, neuroscience, social science, and even paleontology, Headlee examines long-held assumptions about time use, idleness, hard work, and even our ultimate goals. Her research reveals that the habits we cling to are doing us harm; they developed recently in human history, which means they are habits that can, and must, be broken. It’s time to reverse the trend that’s making us all sadder, sicker, and less productive, and return to a way of life that allows us to thrive.
Save Us a Seat
Author: Fletcher McHale
Publisher: Authorsolutions
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 1483400875
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the small country town of Bon Dieu Falls, Louisiana, Carrigan Whitfield leads a life many would love to have. But this young wife of the much-sought-after and wealthy Jack Whitfield feels uneasy in her marriage. Things have gotten complicated during the last two years, and Carrigan wonders if they still love each other. They seem more like strangers who share a residence. Her days revolve around having fun with her lifelong best friends, the two anchors in her life, Ella Rae Weeks and Laine Landry, playing sandlot softball and juggling an affair ...or two. Laine is constantly trying to save Carrigan from self-destruction. But on an idyllic summer day, a shocking and unexpected discovery turns Carrigan's perfect life into a tumultuous storm and transforms a girl into a woman. As the journey comes to an end, Carrigan discovers hope can sometimes be found in the most unlikely places. Save Us a Seat provides a glimpse into both the joys and challenges of friendship.
Celeste
Author: Virginia Andrews
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2012-12-25
Total Pages: 427
ISBN-13: 147110382X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHe was her mirror image. Now the mirror has cracked. Celeste and her identical twin brother, Noble, are as close as can be - until a tragic accident takes Noble's life. It's a loss that pushes their mother, a woman obsessed with New Age superstitions, over the edge. Desperate to keep her son 'alive', Celeste's mother forces her to cut her hair, wear boys' clothes - and take on Noble's identity. Celeste has virtually disappeared - until a handsome boy moves in next door, and Celeste will risk her mother's wrath to let herself come back to life.
Everything I Never Told You
Author: Celeste Ng
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2014-06-26
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 1101634618
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe acclaimed debut novel by the author of Little Fires Everywhere and Our Missing Hearts “A taut tale of ever deepening and quickening suspense.” —O, the Oprah Magazine “Explosive . . . Both a propulsive mystery and a profound examination of a mixed-race family.” —Entertainment Weekly “Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet.” So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee, and her parents are determined that she will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. But when Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together is destroyed, tumbling them into chaos. A profoundly moving story of family, secrets, and longing, Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive family portrait, uncovering the ways in which mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives struggle, all their lives, to understand one another.
Saving
Author: Fouad Sabry
Publisher: One Billion Knowledgeable
Published: 2024-02-04
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is Saving Deferred consumption, often known as savings, is revenue that is not spent. Any revenue that is not used for immediate consumption is considered to be a larger definition in the field of economics. In addition, saving means cutting costs, such as those that are incurred on a regular basis. How you will benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Saving Chapter 2: Finance Chapter 3: Financial capital Chapter 4: Interest rate Chapter 5: Time preference Chapter 6: Consumption (economics) Chapter 7: Capital accumulation Chapter 8: Savings and loan association Chapter 9: Savings and loan crisis Chapter 10: Wealth elasticity of demand Chapter 11: Paradox of thrift Chapter 12: Capital formation Chapter 13: Dissaving Chapter 14: Undercapitalization Chapter 15: Scarcity Chapter 16: Asset-liability mismatch Chapter 17: Loanable funds Chapter 18: Bank Chapter 19: Subprime crisis background information Chapter 20: Global saving glut Chapter 21: Precautionary savings (II) Answering the public top questions about saving. (III) Real world examples for the usage of saving in many fields. Who this book is for Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of Saving.
The More We Get Together
Author: Celeste Cortright
Publisher: Barefoot Books
Published: 2020-03-01
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 1782859950
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSet to the familiar tune of “The More We Get Together,” this new addition to Barefoot Books’ bestselling singalong collection features a diverse group of children who work together to make their urban neighborhood cleaner, friendlier, and safer for everyone. Sing along as the community bicycles and recycles together, volunteers at an assisted living home, participates in a letter-writing campaign and finally gathers around a potluck meal. End matter includes an age-appropriate introduction to recycling, activism, community gardens, teamwork and more, as well as actionable ways for children to get involved in their own neighborhoods.
Bulletin
Author: United States. Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pathology
Publisher:
Published: 1900
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWe Need to Talk
Author: Celeste Headlee
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2017-09-19
Total Pages: 139
ISBN-13: 0062669028
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“WE NEED TO TALK.” In this urgent and insightful book, public radio journalist Celeste Headlee shows us how to bridge what divides us--by having real conversations BASED ON THE TED TALK WITH OVER 10 MILLION VIEWS NPR's Best Books of 2017 Winner of the 2017 Silver Nautilus Award in Relationships & Communication “We Need to Talk is an important read for a conversationally-challenged, disconnected age. Headlee is a talented, honest storyteller, and her advice has helped me become a better spouse, friend, and mother.” (Jessica Lahey, author of New York Times bestseller The Gift of Failure) Today most of us communicate from behind electronic screens, and studies show that Americans feel less connected and more divided than ever before. The blame for some of this disconnect can be attributed to our political landscape, but the erosion of our conversational skills as a society lies with us as individuals. And the only way forward, says Headlee, is to start talking to each other. In We Need to Talk, she outlines the strategies that have made her a better conversationalist—and offers simple tools that can improve anyone’s communication. For example: BE THERE OR GO ELSEWHERE. Human beings are incapable of multitasking, and this is especially true of tasks that involve language. Think you can type up a few emails while on a business call, or hold a conversation with your child while texting your spouse? Think again. CHECK YOUR BIAS. The belief that your intelligence protects you from erroneous assumptions can end up making you more vulnerable to them. We all have blind spots that affect the way we view others. Check your bias before you judge someone else. HIDE YOUR PHONE. Don’t just put down your phone, put it away. New research suggests that the mere presence of a cell phone can negatively impact the quality of a conversation. Whether you’re struggling to communicate with your kid’s teacher at school, an employee at work, or the people you love the most—Headlee offers smart strategies that can help us all have conversations that matter.
