Download or read book Making the Impossible Difficult written by John H. Frykman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we get in a problem situation, we often keep making the same mistake over and over again. Sometimes, the problem itself is repeating a remedy that never works. It's a broken record or a hamster running in a wheel that keeps going around and around and gets nowhere. This book is about ways to change the game, to get on track and unstuck. William Glasser, Phoebe Prosky, David Baum, Joan Barth, Michael Hoyt, airline pilot Doug Doherty and about thirty others share their lives and experiences in Making the Impossible Difficult: Tools for Getting Unstuck . The editors and writers invite you to share their struggles, triumphs, and experiences in this anthology of poems, illustrations, stories, and essays. Some are short, some long; some require thinking, others are for drinking in. Here there are examples of tools for getting unstuck from the troubles that beset us all.
Download or read book Making the Impossible Possible written by Kim S. Cameron and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2006-08-13 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lessons from the cleanup of America's most dangerous nuclear weapons plant
Download or read book Make the Impossible Possible written by Bill Strickland and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Inspired and inspiring . . . By telling his remarkable story, Bill Strickland shows us that an impossible notion is just an idea nobody had the guts to try.”—Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of A Whole New Mind “Make the Impossible Possible will show you how you can achieve even your wildest dreams.”—Jeff Skoll, first president of eBay and founder and chairman of the Skoll Foundation Bill Strickland has spent over thirty years transforming the lives of thousands of people through Manchester Bidwell, the jobs training center and community arts program he founded in Pittsburgh. Working with corporations, community leaders, and schools, he and his staff strive to give disadvantaged kids and adults the opportunities and tools they need to envision and build a better, brighter future. In Make the Impossible Possible, he shows how each of us, by adopting the attitudes and beliefs he has lived by every day, can reach our fullest potential and achieve the impossible in our lives and careers—and perhaps change the world a little in the process. Through lessons from Strickland’s own life experiences and those of countless others who have overcome challenging circumstances and turned their lives around, Make the Impossible Possible teaches us how to build on our passions and strengths, dream bigger and set the bar higher, achieve meaningful success, and inspire the lives of others.
Download or read book The Impossible Will Take a Little While written by Paul Rogat Loeb and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More relevant than ever, this seminal collection of essays encourages us to believe in the power of ordinary citizens to change the world In today's turbulent world it's hard not to feel like we're going backwards; after decades of striving, justice and equality still seem like far off goals. What keeps us going when times get tough? How have the leaders and unsung heroes of world-changing political movements persevered in the face of cynicism, fear, and seemingly overwhelming odds? In The Impossible Will Take a Little While, they answer these questions in their own words, creating a conversation among some of the most visionary and eloquent voices of our times. Today, more than ever, we need their words and their wisdom. In this revised edition, Paul Rogat Loeb has comprehensively updated this classic work on what it's like to go up against Goliath -- whether South African apartheid, Mississippi segregation, Middle East dictatorships, or the corporations driving global climate change. Without sugarcoating the obstacles, these stories inspire hope to keep moving forward. Think of this book as a conversation among some of the most visionary and eloquent voices of our times -- or any time: Contributors include Maya Angelou, Diane Ackerman, Marian Wright Edelman, Wael Ghonim, Váav Havel, Paul Hawken, Seamus Heaney, Jonathan Kozol, Tony Kushner, Audre Lorde, Nelson Mandela, Bill McKibben, Bill Moyers, Pablo Neruda, Mary Pipher, Arundhati Roy, Dan Savage, Desmond Tutu, Alice Walker, Cornel West, Terry Tempest Williams, and Howard Zinn.
Download or read book Impossible to Please written by Neil Lavender and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone knows someone who is impossible to please, critical, judgmental, picky, and stubbornly closed-minded. These are symptoms of a disorder called obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), but it’s common for people to have subclinical levels of some or all of these qualities. Most of the time, it’s best to avoid the difficult to please person, but what happens when he or she is a close family member, coworker, or even a spouse? It’s still possible to maintain a positive relationship with the right tools. Impossible to Please, written by the authors of Toxic Coworkers, is a manual for dealing with these difficult people without sitting through stressful arguments, vicious insults and attacks, and passive-aggressive behavior. It empowers readers to take charge of the relationship and regain their dignity and confidence in interactions with these individuals. This book features specific strategies that are immediately effective when conversing with critical people and explains how readers can respond to unfair blame without becoming angry or overly defensive. By setting boundaries, improving communication, and asserting themselves, readers learn to deal with the impossible to please in romantic relationships, friendships, family, and work relationships.
Download or read book Impossible Causes written by Julie Mayhew and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eerie and menacing, timely and moving, Impossible Causes is an unputdownable novel that examines the consequences of silence kept at young women's expense. 'A tightly told and powerful story of sins, lies and secrets long held' i 'This highly atmospheric tale is both thrilling and poignant' Heat For seven months of the year, the remote island of Lark is fogbound, cut off completely from the mainland. The arrival of three strangers is the cause of much speculation: the first is a charismatic young teacher – the only male teacher on the island – the other two, a mother and her teenage daughter, seeking a place to hide from unspeakable tragedy. What have they come to escape? What will they find waiting for them on Lark? And whose body will soon be found lying in the island's stone circle?
Download or read book From Unconciousness to Consciousness written by Osho and published by Fivestar. This book was released on 2023-09-16 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After one thousand, three hundred and fifteen days of silence, it feels as if I am coming to you from a totally different world. In fact it is so. The world of words, language, concepts, and the world of silence are so diametrically opposite to each other, they don’t meet anywhere. They can’t meet by their very nature. Silence means a state of wordlessness; and to speak now, it is as if to learn language again from ABC. But this is not a new experience for me; it has happened before too.
Download or read book Boundary Boss written by Terri Cole, MSW, LCSW and published by Sounds True. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Break Free From Over-Functioning, Over-Delivering, People-Pleasing, and Ignoring Your Own Needs So You Can Finally Live the Life You Deserve! Most of us were never taught how to effectively express our preferences, desires or deal-breakers. Instead, we hide our feelings behind passive-aggressive behavior, deny our own truths, or push our emotions down until we get depressed or so frustrated that we explode, potentially destroying hard-won trust and relationships. The most successful and satisfied people on the planet have one thing in common: the ability to create and communicate clear, healthy boundaries. This ability is, hands down, the biggest game changer when it comes to creating a healthy, happy, self-determined life. In Boundary Boss, psychotherapist Terri Cole reveals a specific set of skills that can help you stop abandoning yourself for the sake of others (without guilt or drama) and get empowered to consciously take control of every aspect of your emotional, spiritual, physical, personal, and professional life. Since becoming a Boundary Boss is a process, Cole also offers actionable strategies, scripts, and techniques that can be used in the moment, whenever you need them. You will learn: • How to recognize when your boundaries have been violated and what to do next • How your unique “Boundary Blueprint” is unconsciously driving your boundary behaviors, and strategies to redesign it • Powerful boundary scripts so in the moment you will know what to say • How to manage “Boundary Destroyers”—including emotional manipulators, narcissists, and other toxic personalities • Where you fall on the spectrum of codependency and how to create healthy, balanced relationships This book is for women who are exhausted from over-giving, overdoing, and even over-feeling. If you’re getting it all done but at the expense of yourself, give yourself the gift of Boundary Boss.
Download or read book 1000 written by 簡清國 and published by 時報文化出版. This book was released on 2021-01-22 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 一本徹底改善中式英文習慣的語言學習寶典！ 你的英文程度為何總是停滯不前？ 原來是因為「說、寫英文時，除了冠詞和副詞外，都有中式英文的影子」！《建宏多功能英漢辭典》主編簡清國教授，在本書中以分類方式探討其成因，讓讀者迅速掌握訣竅，說、寫出正確而道地的英文。 簡教授鑽研中式英文四十多年，如今耗時十年，淬鍊成本書十一章精華。想要英文突飛猛進，閱讀本書就夠！ 網路時代充斥著各種資訊，讓人眼花撩亂，無所適從。以「我們都知道健康很重要」來說，一上網查，就有一大堆We all know that health is important. 的例句，讓人以為這是正確的英文，真是誤人子弟，莫此為甚。期盼讀者諸君慎思明辨：這種表達法口說尚無妨，書寫時一定要避免，因為不合乎慣用法。──簡清國 本書特色 ．突破傳統：首創以分類方式探討中式英文成因，舉例說明，並提出解決之道。 ．近1000則例句：搜集近千句因文法搭配、詞彙搭配、句型、邏輯等錯誤而造成的中式英文，以正、誤方式舉例說明，一目瞭然。 ．自我評量：每章節後備有學習自評練習，方便讀者進一步鞏固前章節之學習內容。 ．例句實用且生活化：涵蓋所有考試與日常寫作素材，無論書寫何種類型文章，都能運用自如。 英文顧問：Peter J. Gibson、Ronald A. Jesterhoudt 專文推薦：余玉照（國立嘉義大學前副校長暨人文藝術學院院長）、林茂松（東吳大學前英文系教授兼外語學院院長）、陳東榮（國立中央大學前英文系教授兼主任） 贊同推薦：王安琪（東吳大學英文系專任教授）、蔡淇華（暢銷書作家╱惠文高中英文老師） 中式英文Chinglish受母語干擾，不熟悉英文人士語言習慣，往往「倉頡造句」貽笑大方。本書協助我們一一破解，擺脫似是而非的陷阱。──王安琪 就好像數位改變世界，由0與1二元開始最快。 學好英文，由中式英文跟正確英文的二元對比最快。──蔡淇華 作者經過多年辛勤的鑽研細究，終於成功開發了一整套精湛實用的學術資源，不僅能藉以精確診斷中式英文的複雜成因，而且能針對當今中式英文所面臨的各樣症狀，施予真正具有療效的各種處方，同時還能靈活參酌字彙搭配法則、文法、英文慣用法與思維邏輯等多元評量觀點與造句評等標準，隨時提供有關追求道地英文所需既深刻又細膩的相關論述解說。──余玉照 母語干擾可以經由訓練轉化為學習外語的助力，而不是阻力。藉由分析、歸納、比較兩種語言與文化的差異，熟悉這些相異之處，寫作時不但可以刻意避免，還有助於書寫道地正確的目標語。──林茂松 我覺得中譯英的練習有助於學習道地的英文。本書是練習翻譯的好教材。學生可先試譯書中的中文例句成英文，然後再參照作者提供的正解，仔細比較分析，體會其中奧妙，如此將會更深刻地暸解和掌握兩種語文。──陳東榮
Download or read book Experience The Impossible written by Francis Jonah and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-12 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is time to overcome your difficult situations Are there problems in your life that have lingered for long?Does it seem like the more you try, the more frustrated you get trying to solve your problems?Do you need the keys to be able to face and overcome the problems that plague your life daily?This book is the solution you are looking for.With the four Biblical keys and three elements for overcoming difficult problems that have been clearly explained and practicalised, you can be sure that your difficult problems will be over.Scroll Up and Click Buy to experience the impossible in your life.
Download or read book The Car dependent Society written by Hans Jeekel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cars are essential in modern Western societies. Some even say that our modern lifestyles would have been impossible without cars. The dependency of Western societies on our cars is a unique situation in history, but does not get much attention; car use is seen as just a normal situation. The population at large knows the risks, knows the disadvantages, experiences the advantages and keeps driving. Using data from Western Europe, this book examines three key themes: frequent car use, car dependence, and the future of passenger car mobility in societies. In conclusion, in modern Western risk societies, more attention needs to be paid to car dependence, its driving forces, its advantages, its problems and challenges for the future.
Download or read book Talking to Crazy written by Mark Goulston and published by AMACOM. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No matter how hard you try to reason with irrational people, it never works. So how do you talk to someone who just won't listen? You can't win by ignoring the insanity, and you can't argue it away. However, you can stop it cold. Top-ranked psychiatrist and communication expert Mark Goulston shows you just how to do so in this life-changing book for everyone trapped in maddening personal or professional relationships. Goulston unlocks the mysteries of the irrational mind, and explains how faulty thinking patterns develop. His keen insights are matched by a set of counterintuitive strategies proven to defuse crazy behavior, along with scripts, examples, and exercises that teach you how to use them. In Talking to “Crazy”, you will learn: Why people act the way they do How instinctive responses can exacerbate the situation, and what to do instead When to confront a problem and when to walk away How to activate the Sanity Cycle, which quickly transforms you from threat to ally How to use 14 simple yet effective communication techniques, including assertive submission flattery, the kiss-off, and more You can't reason with unreasonable people, but you can reach them. Talking to “Crazy” shows you just how easy it is to do it.
Download or read book Culture Making written by Andy Crouch and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2009-05-11 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crouch unleashes a stirring manifesto calling Christians to be culture makers. By making chairs and omelets, languages and laws, Christians participate in God's own making and transforming of culture.
Download or read book Negotiating the Impossible written by Deepak Malhotra and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Filled with great strategies you can immediately put to use in your business and personal lives . . . extremely entertaining, thought-provoking.” —Tyra Banks, CEO, TYRA Beauty, and creator of America’s Next Top Model Some negotiations are easy. Others are more difficult. And then there are situations that seem completely hopeless. Conflict is escalating, people are getting aggressive, and no one is willing to back down. And to top it off, you have little power or other resources to work with. Harvard professor and negotiation adviser Deepak Malhotra shows how to defuse even the most potentially explosive situations and to find success when things seem impossible. Malhotra identifies three broad approaches for breaking deadlocks and resolving conflicts, and draws out scores of actionable lessons using behind-the-scenes stories of fascinating real-life negotiations, including drafting of the US Constitution, resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis, ending bitter disputes in the NFL and NHL, and beating the odds in complex business situations. But he also shows how these same principles and tactics can be applied in everyday life, whether you are making corporate deals, negotiating job offers, resolving business disputes, tackling obstacles in personal relationships, or even negotiating with children. As Malhotra reminds us, regardless of the context or which issues are on the table, negotiation is always, fundamentally, about human interaction. No matter how high the stakes or how protracted the dispute, the object of negotiation is to engage with other human beings in a way that leads to better understandings and agreements. The principles and strategies in this book will help you do this more effectively in every situation. “This book is magic for any deal maker.” —Daniel H. Pink, New York Times-bestselling author
Download or read book Report written by Commonwealth Shipping Committee and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pattern Grammar written by Susan Hunston and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2000-02-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes an approach to lexis and grammar based on the concept of phraseology and of language patterning arising from work on large corpora. The notion of 'pattern' as a systematic way of dealing with the interface between lexis and grammar was used in Collins Cobuild English Dictionary (1995) and in the two books in the Collins Cobuild Grammar Patterns series (1996; 1998). This volume describes the research that led to these publications, and explores the theoretical and practical implications of the research. The first chapter sets the work in the context of work on phraseology. The next two chapters give several examples of patterns and how they are identified. Chapters 4 and 5 discuss and exemplify the association of pattern and meaning. Chapters 6, 7 and 8 relate the concept of pattern to traditional approaches to grammar and to discourse. Chapter 9 summarizes the book and adds to the theoretical discussion, as well as indicating the applications of this approach to language teaching. The volume is intended to contribute to the current debate concerning how corpora challenge existing linguistic theories, and as such will be of interest to researchers in the fields of grammar, lexis, discourse and corpus linguistics. It is written in an accessible style, however, and will be equally suitable for students taking courses in those areas.
Download or read book Breakthrough written by Andrew Sheppard and published by First and Best in Education. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
