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What Happened to the Time Technology Saved Us?Somebody got those hours. It was not the people doing the work. Productivity is up ninety percent since 1979; pay, thirty-three.Work already follows us home. Attention arrives in pieces. Now artificial intelligence is about to strip an enormous quantity of repetitive labor out of the economy, and the hours it frees will go somewhere—into a higher quota, or back to the people who used to spend them.Robert...

This book covers every aspect of horseshoe pitching for beginner to professional. The goal of this book is to prove... "You can never determine why you missed, unless you know why you didn't".Section 0 is for the Beginner. It starts at the very beginning, the moment you decide you want to learn to pitch horseshoes and progresses to NHPA and HP Pro Tour tournament pitching.Section 1 covers 3 methods of pitching using different techniques from either approach, including stati...

Original and inspiring, this unique volume offers readers a collection of creative writings based on Scriptures that relate to the life of Christ. Each episode takes the reader through a cycle of friendship with Jesus-from acquaintance to deeply committed friend. Along the way, the reader will be drawn closer to Jesus through the eyes of characters who literally met him and, in so doing, discovered the likability and lovability of the Master.

2024 Global Book Awards Silver Medalist in Business LeadershipExplore the transformative journey of embracing compassion and authenticity in the workplace with Better Places. Robert Rasmussen, Founder and CEO of Agile Six, brings his vision of what a business community can aspire to become. Rooted in the timeless wisdom of Ahimsa, or nonviolence, this heartfelt narrative moves beyond the zero-sum game of winners and losers to reveal the profound impact of ...

Unleash innovation potential with creative, serious playBuilding a Better Business Using the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Method delivers a creative approach to enhancing innovation and improving business performance, with the focus on unleashing play. Written by the two original Master Trainers for LEGO SERIOUS PLAY (LSP), the book outlines how LSP can develop teams, people, relationships and business . Based on the merging of play with organizational development,...

How should the countries in the Baltic Sea region and their allies meet the strategic challenges posed by an openly aggressive and expansionist Russia? NATO and the nonaligned states in the region are now more concerned about an external threat than they have been since the end of the Cold War. Russia has been probing air space, maritime boundaries, and even land borders from the Baltic republics to Sweden. Russia's undermining of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea worries former Soviet repu...

What is it like to have a baby in climate crisis?This book explores the experiences of pregnant women and their partners, pre- and post-birth, during the catastrophic Australian bushfire season of 2019-20 and the subsequent COVID-19 pandemic. Engaging a range of concepts, including the Pyrocene, breath, care and embodiment, the authors explore how climate crisis is changing experiences of having children. They also raise questions about how gender and sexuality are shaped by histor...

Have you ever run a meeting and felt like you weren't getting the best out of the people in the room? You know they have the talent and the ideas, but it wasn't coming out in the conversation. What if you could change that dynamic? Imagine a meeting where that same group of people are engaged, using their talents, and producing quality insights that drive real business outcomes. That's what the LEGO® Serious Play® Method can do. It might sound ridiculous to use a child's toy to tackle seri...

PREORDER KATHLEEN STOCK'S NEW BOOK DO NOT GO GENTLE: THE CASE AGAINST ASSISTED DEATH (APRIL, 2026)'A clear, concise, easy-to-read account of the issues between sex, gender and feminism . . . an important book' Evening Standard'A call for cool heads at a time of great heat and a vital reminder that revolutions don't always end well' Sunday TimesMaterial Girls is a timely and trenchant criti...

**“Compelling.… [E]rudite, objective and immensely readable.” —Ben Hall, Financial TimesAn authoritative history of Europe’s largest military conflict since World War II, from the New York Times best-selling author of The Gates of Europe.**Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war—and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians ha...

**FINALIST FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARDA CBC BEST CANADIAN NONFICTION BOOK OF 2022AN INDIGO TOP TEN BEST SELF-HELP BOOK OF 2022"A vital and deeply compelling read.” —Adam McKay, award-winning writer, director and producer (Don’t Look Up)“Britt Wray shows that addressing global climate change begins with attending to the climate within.” —Dr. Gabor Maté, author of The Myth of Normal"Read this courageous book.” —Naomi Klein...

The unfolding crisis in Ukraine has brought the world to the brink of a new Cold War. As Russia and Ukraine tussle for Crimea and the eastern regions, relations between Putin and the West have reached an all-time low. How did we get here? Richard Sakwa here unpicks the context of conflicted Ukrainian identity and of Russo-Ukrainian relations and traces the path to the recent disturbances through the events which have forced Ukraine, a country internally divided between East and West, to ch...