A collection of powerful affirmations on time management by productivity expert, coach, speaker and sociologist Dr. Jan Yager, and selected famous quotes on time, that also includes useful activities for improving efficiency at work and in one's leisure time. There is an introduction about time management, an essay on the three time management lessons that the author's father taught her, and a bibliography."Productivity guru Jan Yager's original and insightful affirmations are a won...

Jan Yager, Ph.D. (the former J.L. Barkas) has added a new introduction to her classic study of major violent and property crime victims, VICTIMS, based on additional interviews and surveys. This new introduction is added to the 2015 updated introduction that precedes her original book, published by Scribner’s in 1978, and reprinted in its entirety, now with updated bibliographic and resource references.In the new introductions, you will read results of Dr. Yager’s survey of 225 men...

In this third edition of her international hit time management book, WORK LESS, DO MORE, sociologist, productivity and relationship expert and speaker Dr. Jan Yager provides her 7-day plan for getting more done in less time. This revised and updated book covers everything from assessing how productive you are right now, goal setting and prioritizing to getting over procrastination, perfectionism, poor planning, decluttering, teaaching time management to children and teens, work-life balanc...

There is a new introduction to this e-book version of the 2nd edition of Friendshifts: The Power of Friendship and How It Shapes Our Lives, by sociologist, friendship expert, and coach Jan Yager, Ph.D. In addition to a fresh cover, included in this electronic version is a new introduction, an updated bibliography, resource section, and additional materials in a new Appendix.Friendshifts is divided into five parts: Part 1, “That’s What Friends Are For,” covers the power of friendshi...

Taking its place alongside relationship classics The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dr. Jan Yager’s When Friendship Hurts, in print since being published twenty-two years ago, is now available in a second edition containing new original research.Friendship expert, coach, and sociologist Dr. Jan Yager’s prescriptive book on toxic friendships, what ...

Affirmation #1 - "I am responsible for my own happiness."Here is a collection of affirmations and selected famous maxims on that all-important concern - happiness -- by an award-winning international author. This inspirational book begins with an introduction about happiness and, after the affirmations, concludes with activities for increasing happiness at work and in your leisure time. As Willie Jolly, author of It Only Takes a Minute to Change Your Life!, wrote about thi...

This unique and useful workbook is a practical step-by-step guide to dealing with problematical friendships. It includes written text summaries, activities, reflection questions, selected affirmations, and exercises geared toward self-exploration and friendship repair/growth. Readers will find this guide useful as a self-study workbook. Counselors, therapists, and friendship coaches could use this book as a companion to their counseling or coaching sessions related to friendship.

This delightful book includes a retelling of the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood, perfect for a new generation of readers. Then author Jan Yager adds her own imaginative sequel, expanding the story in surprising and entertaining ways. Young readers are invited to write or even illustrate their own sequel, sparking creativity and encouraging storytelling skills. This is a charming, interactive book for home or classroom.

Like Jerry, the cat that likes to eat cantaloupe, every animal and every person is special and unique in some way. Without being preachy, this favorite tale about Jerry deals with stereotyping. The last page of the book has questions for parents or educators to explore with children, such as having a discussion about “Tell me what’s special about you?” This international hit has been translated and published in Japanese and in simplified Chinese editions.

Bing is an unusual dog in that he doesn't bark but as this anti-sterotyping story shows, he has his own way of communicating and standing out.

A psychological thriller that introduces a new sleuth, criminology professor Kimberly Stone, this novel probes the darkest depths of the human psyche to show how a nightmarish world of twisted sexuality evolves into murderous rage.Praise for "Untimely Death":“In their first novel, "Untimely Death", husband-and-wife authors Fred and Jan Yager achieve the literary equivalent of a rookie who hammers a home-run in his first big-league at bat….The Yagers have written a winner. “--...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIn a world where IT is absolutely integral to the way business works and how it interacts with its customers, effective time management within IT is perhaps more important than in any other department. Effective and on-time delivery is essential for any IT team, and ensuring your team is able to plan and deliver results independently as well as being able to cooperate and work cohesively together is the foundation of an exce...