A look at the impact of time famine in America and how ordinary citizens can turn things around to achieve a more balanced life for themselves.Forget oil or gold time is the most precious commodity in America today. Americans have less free time than anyone else in the industrialized world. In fact, modern Americans work longer hours than medieval peasants. Here, well known experts and writers explore the effects of overwork, over-scheduling, time pressure, and str...

A "witty yet hard-hitting" look at the symptoms, causes, and cures for America's addiction to buying more stuff ( Library Journal).NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATEDaffluenza, n. a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more.We tried to warn you! The 2008 economic collapse proved how resilient and dangerous affluenza can be. Now in its third edition,...

In this funny, readable, and thought-provoking book based on the popular film of the same name, activists John de Graaf (coauthor of the bestselling Affluenza) and David Batker tackle thirteen economic issues, challenging the reader to consider the point of our economy. Emphasizing powerful American ideals, including teamwork, pragmatism, and equality, de Graaf and Batker set forth a simple goal for any economic system: The greatest good for the greatest number over the longest ru...

A "witty yet hard-hitting" look at the symptoms, causes, and cures for America's addiction to buying more stuff (Library Journal).NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATEDaffluenza, n. a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more.We tried to warn you! The 2008 economic collapse proved how resilient and dangerous affluenza can be. Now in its third editio...

180 OF THE SHARPEST AND STICKIEST WAYS TO GET BETTER RESULTS AT WORK"Flip the org chart and put the customer on top.""Write the press release before you start development.""Give someone busy more work to do."In 180 Business Hacks, you'll find these and 177 other surprising, sharp and inspiring ways to get better results at work. These cheat codes will help you succeed by shifting the way you think about business problems. Conv...

In dit boek vertelt Mary, de blinde dochter van John Bunyan, over haar familie. Terwijl haar vader in de gevangenis zit, leidt het gezin een moeitevol bestaan. Mary's levensverhaal getuigt van een groeiend geloof in tijden van strijd en aanvechting.

Take Back Your Time is the official handbook for TAKE BACK YOUR TIME DAY, a national event. Organizers have enlisted the support of colleges, universities, religious organizations, labor unions, businesses, activist groups, and non-profit organizations to create events that will take place across the country, calling attention to the ways overwork and lack of time affect us-at home, in our workplaces, and in our communities-and to inspire a movement to take back our time. In Take Back Your...

De veertigjarige docent Engels Steven Iependaal heeft een filosofische kijk op het leven die niet alleen beïnvloed is door de Bijbel, maar ook door zijn homoseksuele geaardheid. Hij is in het reine gekomen met zijn voorkeur voor jonge jongens en wil nu zijn leven in dienst stellen van min of meer gedepriveerde jongens. Hij raakt bevriend met Christiano, een twintigjarige jongeman die psychiatrische hulp nodig heeft en verder wil komen als popmuzikant. Steven wordt zijn manager. Samen komen...

Happiness, Well-being and Sustainability: A Course in Systems Change is the first textbook bridging the gap between personal happiness and sustainable social change. The book provides a guide for students to increase their skills, literacy and knowledge about connections between a sense of well-being and systems change. Further, it can help students live a life that brings them happiness and contributes to the well-being of others and the sustainability of our planet.The b...

In deze roman ontmoet de Joodse kermisjongen Lowie Hofman op het onderduikadres waar hij naartoe wordt gebracht, de student Rini Veerkens. Na een moeizaam begin ontstaat er een bijzondere relatie tussen de man en de jongen, die beiden in een concentratiekamp worden ondergebracht.Na de oorlog blijft de liefde tussen hen bestaan en beleven ze de vaak heftige maatschappelijke veranderingen op hun eigen manier.