Download or read book The Professor Is In written by Karen Kelsky and published by Crown. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive career guide for grad students, adjuncts, post-docs and anyone else eager to get tenure or turn their Ph.D. into their ideal job Each year tens of thousands of students will, after years of hard work and enormous amounts of money, earn their Ph.D. And each year only a small percentage of them will land a job that justifies and rewards their investment. For every comfortably tenured professor or well-paid former academic, there are countless underpaid and overworked adjuncts, and many more who simply give up in frustration. Those who do make it share an important asset that separates them from the pack: they have a plan. They understand exactly what they need to do to set themselves up for success. They know what really moves the needle in academic job searches, how to avoid the all-too-common mistakes that sink so many of their peers, and how to decide when to point their Ph.D. toward other, non-academic options. Karen Kelsky has made it her mission to help readers join the select few who get the most out of their Ph.D. As a former tenured professor and department head who oversaw numerous academic job searches, she knows from experience exactly what gets an academic applicant a job. And as the creator of the popular and widely respected advice site The Professor is In, she has helped countless Ph.D.’s turn themselves into stronger applicants and land their dream careers. Now, for the first time ever, Karen has poured all her best advice into a single handy guide that addresses the most important issues facing any Ph.D., including: -When, where, and what to publish -Writing a foolproof grant application -Cultivating references and crafting the perfect CV -Acing the job talk and campus interview -Avoiding the adjunct trap -Making the leap to nonacademic work, when the time is right The Professor Is In addresses all of these issues, and many more.

Download or read book Ask a Manager written by Alison Green and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

Download or read book Bullshit Jobs written by David Graeber and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From David Graeber, the bestselling author of The Dawn of Everything and Debt—“a master of opening up thought and stimulating debate” (Slate)—a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs…and their consequences. Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world? In the spring of 2013, David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative essay titled “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs.” It went viral. After one million online views in seventeen different languages, people all over the world are still debating the answer. There are hordes of people—HR consultants, communication coordinators, telemarketing researchers, corporate lawyers—whose jobs are useless, and, tragically, they know it. These people are caught in bullshit jobs. Graeber explores one of society’s most vexing and deeply felt concerns, indicting among other villains a particular strain of finance capitalism that betrays ideals shared by thinkers ranging from Keynes to Lincoln. “Clever and charismatic” (The New Yorker), Bullshit Jobs gives individuals, corporations, and societies permission to undergo a shift in values, placing creative and caring work at the center of our culture. This book is for everyone who wants to turn their vocation back into an avocation and “a thought-provoking examination of our working lives” (Financial Times).

Download or read book A Complaint Free World written by Will Bowen and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full of practical ideas and inspiring stories from people who have already transformed their lives through the Complaint Free program, you'll learn not only how to stop complaining but also how to become more positive and live the life you’ve always dreamed about. More than ten million people in 106 countries have used the simple principles found in this book to eradicate the toxicity of complaining from their lives. And, as a result, they have experienced better health, happier relationships, greater career success and a significant increase in happiness. A Complaint Free World will explain what constitutes a complaint, why we complain, what benefits we think we receive from complaining, how complaining is destructive to our lives, and how we can get others around us to stop complaining. Find out how forming the simple habit of not complaining can transform your health, relationships, career and life. Consciously striving to reformat your mental hard drive is not easy, but you can start now by using the steps Bowen presents here. If you stay with it, you'll find that not only will you stop complaining, but others around you will cease to do so as well and in a short period of time, you'll have a more positive life. “A Complaint Free World is an engaging, enjoyable, easy-to-read reminder that the only permanent, constructive changes you can make in the world are the changes that you make in yourself.” –Gary Zukav, author of The Seat of the Soul and Soul to Soul

Download or read book Coffee with a Little Spice of Life written by Patricia Aman and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2018-09-28 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coffee With A Little Spice Of Life Devotional Recipe Book By: Patricia Aman This Devotional Recipe book is just about life. In this book, you will hopefully remember sitting at your grandmother’s, momma’s, or families table eating some old fashion recipes, and it will hopefully bring back a time when life was not so hurried. A time when you played in the yard. Chased lightening bugs and put them in an old mason jar with holes in the lid. Maybe even sit on the front porch as the sun went down in the sky, and you watched the beautiful stars of heaven shine. Endorsement by Minister Lorraine Yeates Still Amazed Ministries Having known Patricia Aman for many years and consider her not only a dear and personal friend, she is also where I go when I need a spiritual advisor. In this book you will find practical answers, thought provoking insights, but most of all peace when your soul is weary. Pat has the ability to pose questions that help you dig deeper in God’s word to find the answers you need. Start your day with this devotional recipe book, God’s word, and a good cup of coffee. You will find your day will go smoother!! Endorsement by Missionary C. Rose Boyd Founder and Director of Operation Teaching Tools Pat has a beautiful gift of creating quiet spaces where one can encounter God. With soul-stirring insights, thought-provoking reflections and Biblical encouragement, Pat helps us see our deep need for spiritual rest and gives practical ways to find it in the midst of our everyday lives. Enjoy your spiritual encounter to start your day every day of the year with this devotional recipe book.

Download or read book The Power of Now written by Eckhart Tolle and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2010-10-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrating 25 Years as a New York Times Bestseller — Over 16 Million Copies Sold It’s no wonder that The Power of Now has sold over 16 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 30 foreign languages. Much more than simple principles and platitudes, the book takes readers on an inspiring spiritual journey to find their true and deepest self and reach the ultimate in personal growth and spirituality: the discovery of truth and light. In the first chapter, Tolle introduces readers to enlightenment and its natural enemy, the mind. He awakens readers to their role as a creator of pain and shows them how to have a pain-free identity by living fully in the present. The journey is thrilling, and along the way, the author shows how to connect to the indestructible essence of our Being, “the eternal, ever-present One Life beyond the myriad forms of life that are subject to birth and death.” Featuring a new preface by the author, this paperback shows that only after regaining awareness of Being, liberated from Mind and intensely in the Now, is there Enlightenment.

Download or read book I Love Jesus But I Want to Die written by Sarah J. Robinson and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

Download or read book The Faithful written by Jonathan Weyer and published by BRIObooks. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book I Will Wait for You written by Linda Pirrung and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sidney Scofield and Alexandra Deveaux spent the first thirty years of their lives not feeling the necessity of being someone's other half. That changed dramatically the moment they met-they knew! From Colorado to Maryland to Ireland-the magic prevailed. Not even death could stop them from being together. She waited for him He waited for her. "Matt and Misha would be sad when they arrived but if only they knew the beauty of it."

Download or read book The Name Game written by Muncy Chapman and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meg Donnelly has resigned her postition at a prestigious New York girl's school to teach in a primitive, two-room school near the Appalachian mountain cottage left to her by her beloved grandmother. When a financial crisis forces her to rent the upper portion of her home for the summer, she begins to wonder if she can tolerate her troublesome tenant for three long months. All best-selling author John Austin Bruce wants is a chance to write in isolation-peace and quiet for a few months. He'll do anything-even disguise his real name-to find that peace. But he didn't count on a landlady as bothersome as she is beautiful. Amidst all these sparks of adversity, can such an unlikely pair find love? Perhaps-but it will take a miracle.

Download or read book Two Worlds written by Peter Gyulay and published by Peter Gyulay. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raised in a privileged part of a future dying world, Suyin is struggling to fit in to a way of life devoted to “things”. Jobless and aimless, she spends her days reading, walking and gazing at the odd star just bright enough to shine through the blanket of gas and light that hides the boundless universe. On her way back from a hike one day, Suyin sees a paper note stuck to the wall of the zip-train, a sight unseen in a world of screens and lights. The note says: “Unique individual wanted for expedition into space to test habitability of new planet. Need to be intelligent, creative and courageous, with sound general knowledge...” Deeply interested though doubtful she has the qualities needed for the mission, her very identity and self-worth depend on it. She can’t find her place on earth. Could she find it on another planet beyond the blue veil?

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Download or read book Not Another Guide to Stress in General Practice written by David Antony Haslam and published by Radcliffe Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition has been revised and up-dated with relevance to the new primary care organization, NHS Direct and the increasing role of non-principles. It explores the causes of stress, with case histories and details of specific problems.

Download or read book The Science of Hate written by Matthew Williams and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do people hate? A world-leading criminologist explores the tipping point between prejudice and hate crime, analysing human behaviour across the globe and throughout history in this vital book. 'This should be on the curriculum. A must read.' DR JULIE SMITH 'A key text for how we live now.' DAVID BADDIEL 'Wildly engrossing.' DARREN MCGARVEY 'This is a world-changing book.' ALICE ROBERTS 'Fascinating and moving.' PRAGYA AGARWAL Are our brains wired to hate? Is social media to blame for an increase in hateful abuse? With hate on the rise, what can we do to turn the tide? Drawing on twenty years of pioneering research - as well as his own experience as a hate-crime victim - world-renowned criminologist Matthew Williams explores one of the pressing issues of our age. Surveying human behaviour across the globe and reaching back through time, from our tribal ancestors in prehistory to artificial intelligence in the twenty-first century, The Science of Hate is a groundbreaking and surprising examination of the elusive 'tipping point' between prejudice and hate. 'Hate speech online has escalated to unprecedented levels. Matthew Williams, a professor of criminology, is shining a scientific light on who is behind it and why . . . a rallying cry.' OBSERVER 'Fascinating and beautifully written. I heartily recommend it.' HUGO RIFKIND, TIMES RADIO 'Fascinating . . . A harrowing but illuminating work.' EVENING STANDARD 'An indispensable guide to what's gone wrong both here at home and in much of the Western world.' THE HERALD

Download or read book The Aged Troubadour written by Karl Lodur and published by Sunstone Press. This book was released on 2003-11-17 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against a backdrop of multiple operatic scenarios, THE AGED TROUBADOUR tells the story of an aging, disillusioned philosopher whose chance encounter with a beautiful young woman stirs his hope of redeeming something from the youthful years he has supposedly wasted on the pursuit of wisdom. Emulating Rousseau, he tries luring the woman into his erotic embrace by sharing with her the first chapter of a novel he has started composing along Faustian lines about their own relationship. But when his initial fantasy of a "night of pleasure" is frustrated by the woman's apparent lack of interest in anything more than a friendship, his writing of the story is stymied, and fascination with the porn he has stumbled across on the Internet turns into an addiction that threatens the loss of his professional position. A trip with the woman to Alaska, climaxed by a night at the opera in Santa Fe on their return, helps him recover the sense of wonder which, according to his analyst, years of philosophical speculation had smothered. In the end his eyes are opened to the true nature of his love for the woman, and he saves his soul and job by converting the story of their relationship into a myth of "pure love" imagined by the medieval troubadours. KARL LODUR lives in a Midwestern town in the United States where, after completing graduate studies for a doctoral degree at several European and American universities, he has taught philosophy at the local college for the past twenty-five years. In addition to his fictional writing, he has published multiple books and articles on a variety of philosophical and theological issues, including several on the life and thought of medieval times.

Download or read book The Quarter Life Breakthrough written by Adam Smiley Poswolsky and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An empowering and insightful self-help book for Gen Z young adults to find passion, purpose, and success in their careers How do you actually find meaning in the workplace? How do you find work that makes your heart sing, creates impact, and pays your rent? After realizing that his well-paying, prestigious job was actually making him miserable, Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky started asking these big questions. The Quarter-Life Breakthrough provides fresh, honest, counterintuitive, and inspiring career advice for anyone stuck in a quarter-life crisis (or third-life crisis), trying to figure out what to do with your life. Smiley shares the stories of many twenty- and thirty-somethings who are discovering how to work with purpose (and still pay the bills). Brimming with practical exercises and advice, this book is essential reading for millennial career changers and anyone passionate about getting unstuck, pursuing work that matters, and changing the world.

Download or read book Do I Still Have A Chance written by Dhayakar Reddy and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fate of a loser’s life is… When you desperately want to achieve your dream, you will be forced to change your dream. When you fall in love with someone you had anticipated for a long time, that someone will bully you into being just friends. When you finally fall in love with someone who is meant for you, you will need to find a future be-cause love without a future is a pain. One day, you will miraculously find your future, and everything will seem as perfect as a fairytale. But the fate of a loser’s life is… You won’t get what you want in time. When you get what you want, you won’t need it anymore. Well, that’s me, Sathya! A big loser, from a small town in South India, dreams of becoming a na-tional volleyball player. But is the life of a middle-class boy ever uncomplicated? It all begins with this beautiful and brilliant girl entering my college. She changed my life, but it didn’t stop there. Another gorgeous girl entered my life, and I was torn between the two. At a point, I was utterly confused about whether I was a friend or a boyfriend or neither! Against all the odds, do you think I can achieve my dream and hold on to my love? Do I still have a chance? There’s much more to my story than these few lines. Get ready to experience the roller coaster ride of my life!