Download or read book Life Is in the Transitions written by Bruce Feiler and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller! A pioneering and timely study of how to navigate life's biggest transitions with meaning, purpose, and skill Bruce Feiler, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Secrets of Happy Families and Council of Dads, has long explored the stories that give our lives meaning. Galvanized by a personal crisis, he spent the last few years crisscrossing the country, collecting hundreds of life stories in all fifty states from Americans who’d been through major life changes—from losing jobs to losing loved ones; from changing careers to changing relationships; from getting sober to getting healthy to simply looking for a fresh start. He then spent a year coding these stories, identifying patterns and takeaways that can help all of us survive and thrive in times of change. What Feiler discovered was a world in which transitions are becoming more plentiful and mastering the skills to manage them is more urgent for all of us. The idea that we’ll have one job, one relationship, one source of happiness is hopelessly outdated. We all feel unnerved by this upheaval. We’re concerned that our lives are not what we expected, that we’ve veered off course, living life out of order. But we’re not alone. Life Is in the Transitions introduces the fresh, illuminating vision of the nonlinear life, in which each of us faces dozens of disruptors. One in ten of those becomes what Feiler calls a lifequake, a massive change that leads to a life transition. The average length of these transitions is five years. The upshot: We all spend half our lives in this unsettled state. You or someone you know is going through one now. The most exciting thing Feiler identified is a powerful new tool kit for navigating these pivotal times. Drawing on his extraordinary trove of insights, he lays out specific strategies each of us can use to reimagine and rebuild our lives, often stronger than before. From a master storyteller with an essential message, Life Is in the Transitions can move readers of any age to think deeply about times of change and how to transform them into periods of creativity and growth.

Download or read book Intentional Living written by John C. Maxwell and published by Center Street. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John C. Maxwell, #1 New York Times bestselling author, helps readers take the first steps to living a life that matters inIntentional Living. We all have a longing to be significant. We want to make a contribution, to be a part of something noble and purposeful. But many people wrongly believe significance is unattainable. They worry that it's too big for them to achieve. That they have to have an amazing idea, be a certain age, have a lot of money, or be powerful or famous to make a real difference. The good news is that none of those things is necessary for you to achieve significance and create a lasting legacy. The only thing you need to achieve significance is to be intentional. And to do that, all you need to do is start. You can't make an impact sitting still and doing nothing. Every major accomplishment that's ever been achieved started with a first step. Sometimes it's hard; other times it's easy, but no matter what, you have to do it if you want to get anywhere in life. In Intentional Living, John Maxwell will help you take that first step, and the ones that follow, on your personal path through a life that matters.

Download or read book The Story of Life in 10 1 2 Species written by Marianne Taylor and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Souvenirs of the planet: Ten (and a half) life forms, each of which explains a key aspect of life on Earth. If an alien visitor were to collect ten souvenir life forms to represent life on earth, which would they be? This is the thought-provoking premise of Marianne Taylor's The Story of Life in 10 and a Half Species. Each life forms explains a key aspect about life on Earth. From the sponge that seems to be a plant but is really an animal to the almost extinct soft-shelled turtle deemed extremely unique and therefore extremely precious, these examples reveal how life itself is arranged across time and space, and how humanity increasingly dominates that vision. Taylor, a prolific science writer, considers the chemistry of a green plant and ponders the possibility of life beyond our world; investigates the virus in an attempt to determine what a life form is; and wonders if the human—“a distinct and very dominant species with an inevitably biased view of life”— could evolve in a new direction. She tells us that the giraffe was one species, but is now four; that the dusky seaside sparrow may be revived through “re-evolution,” or cloning; explains the significance of Darwin's finch to evolution; and much more. The “half” species is artificial intelligence. Itself an experiment to understand and model life, AI is central to our future—although from the alien visitor's standpoint, unlikely to inherit the earth in the long run.

Download or read book Life Stories written by David Remnick and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2001-05-15 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of art's purest challenges is to translate a human being into words. The New Yorker has met this challenge more successfully and more originally than any other modern American journal. It has indelibly shaped the genre known as the Profile. Starting with light-fantastic evocations of glamorous and idiosyncratic figures of the twenties and thirties, such as Henry Luce and Isadora Duncan, and continuing to the present, with complex pictures of such contemporaries as Mikhail Baryshnikov and Richard Pryor, this collection of New Yorker Profiles presents readers with a portrait gallery of some of the most prominent figures of the twentieth century. These Profiles are literary-journalistic investigations into character and accomplishment, motive and madness, beauty and ugliness, and are unrivalled in their range, their variety of style, and their embrace of humanity. Including these twenty-eight profiles: “Mr. Hunter’s Grave” by Joseph Mitchell “Secrets of the Magus” by Mark Singer “Isadora” by Janet Flanner “The Soloist” by Joan Acocella “Time . . . Fortune . . . Life . . . Luce” by Walcott Gibbs “Nobody Better, Better Than Nobody” by Ian Frazier “The Mountains of Pi” by Richard Preston “Covering the Cops” by Calvin Trillin “Travels in Georgia” by John McPhee “The Man Who Walks on Air” by Calvin Tomkins “A House on Gramercy Park” by Geoffrey Hellman “How Do You Like It Now, Gentlemen?” by Lillian Ross “The Education of a Prince” by Alva Johnston “White Like Me” by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. “Wunderkind” by A. J. Liebling “Fifteen Years of The Salto Mortale” by Kenneth Tynan “The Duke in His Domain” by Truman Capote “A Pryor Love” by Hilton Als “Gone for Good” by Roger Angell “Lady with a Pencil” by Nancy Franklin “Dealing with Roseanne” by John Lahr “The Coolhunt” by Malcolm Gladwell “Man Goes to See a Doctor” by Adam Gopnik “Show Dog” by Susan Orlean “Forty-One False Starts” by Janet Malcolm “The Redemption” by Nicholas Lemann “Gore Without a Script” by Nicholas Lemann “Delta Nights” by Bill Buford

Download or read book Second life Life is a Story story one written by Nikola Janeba and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-07-16 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A psychological novel that will make you realize just how much one life can be worth. Two boys, complete opposites, cross paths in a hospital. Kowalski, a smoker with suicidal tendencies, and Quillen, an anorexic fighting for his life. Will the 16-year-old Quillen be able to change Kowalskis view of the world and discourage him from repeating his suicide attempt? Or will it end the way it started? Or is the true ending far from all this? A book suitable for those who have or are currently faced with suicidal thoughts, self-harm, addiction, or feeling lost and alone in this world; or just wish to read some heartbreaking (but hope-giving) drama :)

Download or read book This Messy Life Life is a Story story one written by Marie-Sophie Amann and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of anecdotes, commentaries, memories and stories about the human life, the tragedy, the joy, the daily moments that define what makes us human. Moments of happiness, dread and uncertainty tell the story of humanity.

Download or read book Eternal Echoes Life is a Story story one written by Felicitas Bariello and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-08-30 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Valerie has lived with heart failure for years, each beat a reminder of life's fragility. At her father's birthday party, she's suddenly face-to-face with Everett, her father's old friend and the man she has secretly adored since childhood. Everett, now fifty and struggling financially, attends the party out of loyalty to his friend, unaware that he will reconnect with Valerie, the vibrant girl who has always held a special place in his heart. As Valerie and Everett rekindle their bond, they realize life is about seizing precious moments. "Eternal Echoes" is a poignant tale of love, loss, and profound connections. Join Valerie and Everett on their journey as they discover that the heart's true desires often defy logic and transcend time.

Download or read book The Jefe s Curse Life is a Story story one written by Theophilus Kofi Appiah and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-09-02 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jefe's Curse is a murder mystery that presents readers with a compelling narrative. The chief of a prominent corporation was found murdered in his office. When the investigation team arrived, the cold body of Jack Robinson was discovered on the floor, and there were no bloodstains. The firm's staff was promptly assembled in the main hall of the multimillion-dollar company. However, during the process, five people got stuck in an elevator. This included the boss's daughter, whom the boss was unaware was employed in his company; his beloved son, a possible successor of the corporation; his favorite sister, who has been his right-hand since the company's meteoric rise and also a potential successor of the corporation; Jack's long-employed secretary; and a policeman responsible for transporting the company's personnel down the stairs. Which of them is most to blame?

Download or read book Stories We Tell Ourselves Life is a Story Story one written by Ozan Birses and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-08-23 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book mensch l ich sein Life is a Story story one written by Paul Ninus Naujoks and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-08-31 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mensch l ich sein" behandelt die Themen Queerness, Faschismus, kollektive und persönliche Verantwortung - sie haben immer noch das Potenzial, Unbehagen auszulösen. Aber genau deshalb ist es so wichtig, dass sie angesprochen werden. Nur so können wir unser Umfeld lebenswerter für Folgegenerationen hinterlassen, als wir es vorgefunden haben. Nie wieder ist jetzt.

Download or read book Colliding Lives Life is a Story story one written by Aurelia M. Ruck and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 6 People. 6 Worlds. 6 different lives with different meanings and endings. Separate and yet unknowingly and unconditionally intertwined. A connection that should never be noticed but can't go unnoticed anymore. When worlds collide and crumble, what will be left?

Download or read book The Everywhere Life is a Story story one written by Karina Bailey and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-09-02 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It's chaos out here, all the formless energies melding and spinning around each other without restriction, combining, separating again, losing and finding their way. Playing in the Everywhere, in-between, waiting to see what's next." What would it mean to live forever? Would it mean endless chances to figure it out - to find harmony with the Earth, with time, with nature, with ourselves? Endless chances to discover how to be truly alive. And to find love in all its infinite forms.

Download or read book Life Story written by Mike Gunton and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-10-09 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life Story is a tale of survival, laying bare the extraordinary journey animals must make to achieve life's goal – to continue their bloodline. Whether learning new skills, finding a mate or protecting their young, everything they do is a way of meeting a particular challenge to that goal. Extreme circumstances can lead to extreme solutions. Discover how sharks help albatross chicks learn to fly, or why some chimps solve survival problems by making spears. Learn about the extraordinary construction skills of fish and the seduction arts of birds. Witness the devotion of mothers, the gang life of juveniles and the shocking tactics some animals use to eliminate their rivals. Packed with stunning photographs and spectacular stills from the landmark BBC series, Life Story is an unforgettable portrait of the natural world’s most dramatic moments.

Download or read book The Calming Sounds of Storms Life is a Story story one written by Nicholas Papadimitriou and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-07-06 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Summer. One day. Two different stories. Multiple lives affected. The Calming Sounds of Storm Two friends ride up and down this hill with their bikes. Trying out tricks, like no legs or no hands, avoiding the dog that lives on that street. They also go up there, to watch the flash of lighting, the thick clouds of dark and the thunderous applause of a storm approaching. Years later the narrator contemplates this while flying in an airplane going to his friends' funeral, thinking about how their friendship slowly died after those years. Haunted Happenings A group of teenage friends discuss the story of a local family after watching a horror series.

Download or read book One Life written by Kate Grenville and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2015-05-07 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *NEW NOVEL RESTLESS DOLLY MAUNDER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024* FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AND WOMEN’S PRIZE-WINNING AUSTRALIAN NOVELIST Kate Grenville often takes inspiration for her fiction from her family history and this extraordinary memoir about the life of her own mother, Nance Russell, reveals why. Born to an unhappy marriage and into a deeply sexist society, Nance worked hard for everything she had, and while the world changed around her, she went on to university, opening businesses and raising a family. One Life is just as much a universal story as it is Nance’s. Beautifully captured by her daughter, it draws on the tales passed down by word of mouth, creating an evocative portrait of life in twentieth-century rural Australia and a deeply intimate and caring homage to a mother’s struggle.

Download or read book How To Live Life is a Story Story one written by Ehsan Allahyar Parsa and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-08-11 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Of a Dragons Cry Life is a Story story one written by Colin Dave Krüger and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a Sorcerer without his Power source but a regular Person? What is a Prodigy without what made them Special? Onxy, a Person that Fulfills both of those criteria is now on his way to find escape and solution for problems that have haunted him for what he feels like an eternity, to perhaps get his power source back and rid of his rather unconventional work around.