Download or read book Make Time written by Jake Knapp and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling authors of Sprint comes “a unique and engaging read about a proven habit framework [that] readers can apply to each day” (Insider, Best Books to Form New Habits). “If you want to achieve more (without going nuts), read this book.”—Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit Nobody ever looked at an empty calendar and said, "The best way to spend this time is by cramming it full of meetings!" or got to work in the morning and thought, Today I'll spend hours on Facebook! Yet that's exactly what we do. Why? In a world where information refreshes endlessly and the workday feels like a race to react to other people's priorities faster, frazzled and distracted has become our default position. But what if the exhaustion of constant busyness wasn't mandatory? What if you could step off the hamster wheel and start taking control of your time and attention? That's what this book is about. As creators of Google Ventures' renowned "design sprint," Jake and John have helped hundreds of teams solve important problems by changing how they work. Building on the success of these sprints and their experience designing ubiquitous tech products from Gmail to YouTube, they spent years experimenting with their own habits and routines, looking for ways to help people optimize their energy, focus, and time. Now they've packaged the most effective tactics into a four-step daily framework that anyone can use to systematically design their days. Make Time is not a one-size-fits-all formula. Instead, it offers a customizable menu of bite-size tips and strategies that can be tailored to individual habits and lifestyles. Make Time isn't about productivity, or checking off more to-dos. Nor does it propose unrealistic solutions like throwing out your smartphone or swearing off social media. Making time isn't about radically overhauling your lifestyle; it's about making small shifts in your environment to liberate yourself from constant busyness and distraction. A must-read for anyone who has ever thought, If only there were more hours in the day..., Make Time will help you stop passively reacting to the demands of the modern world and start intentionally making time for the things that matter.

Download or read book Jack written by Geoff Hill and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack is an overachiever with ambitious plans for himself. But life has a way of veering in odd directions, and for Jack, this means many a twist on the road to achieving his goals. His talents at university helping other students, whilst also making money are pitted against acquaintances from varied backgrounds, from Lynette running a male escort agency to the hotel business in Brisbane. His purpose built hotel and the people who pass through it create humoyous and sad episodes in his life especially Moses and his unusual limo. A lively and absorbing story that will have you eagerly following Jack’s life, his business and his loves.

Download or read book From Time to Time written by Jack Finney and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Finney's beloved sequel to his classic, New York Times bestselling illustrated novel Time and Again. Simon Morley, whose logic-defying trip to the New York City of the 1880s in Time and Again has enchanted readers for twenty-five years, embarks on another trip across the borders of time. This time Reuben Prien at the secret, government-sponsored Project wants Si to leave his home in the 1880s and visit New York in 1912. Si's mission: to protect a man who is traveling across the Atlantic with vital documents that could avert World War I. So one fateful day in 1912, Si finds himself aboard the world's most famous ship...the Titanic.

Download or read book Jack the Surfer Dude the Beginning written by Richard Heyman and published by Richard Heyman. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book in a four part series about Jack a Golden Retriever pup who is raised by a family, but mentored by a street smart Black Lab who teaches him about life, loyalty, bravery, honor and to follow his dream to be a champion surfer.

Download or read book Jack Thwaites written by Simon Kleinig and published by Simon Kleinig. This book was released on 2008 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thwaites was a keen outdoorsman and revelled in walking in the pristine Tasmanian wilderness. He was one of the first to realise that the wilderness needed to be protected for the benefits of future generations and strived to that end.

Download or read book Coors and Jack written by Glen S. Steelman and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story takes place in the early 1880's in the Arizona Territories with two old friends that grew up together since childhood. Jack and Coors get together a few times a year to take off on one of their wild adventures. This story is about one of their last adventures that took them to the southeastern part of Arizona where they get involved with the brotherhood of the Cowboys that wore red sashes around their waists. Thet take part in one of the most documented treasure stories of the southwest: 'The Skeleton Canyon Massacre', located in the southeastern part of Cochise County. With events that take place, they get the cache for themselves and hide it to be dug up later. 125 years later, Glen and Bill get together and make trips to various places around Arizona where actual western history took place. They decide to check out the area where the 'Skeleton Canyon Massacre took place. They meet an old coot by the name of Zwing Hunt who is a relative of one of the men that actually took part in the Massacre. They befriend each other and share information on the Massacre and the various scenarios of where the treasure may be stashed. The Strange events that take place later with Glen and Bill, lead them to the cache. They travel on to Tombstone with the cache and there, still experience events that make them wonder what the hell is going on. The night before they leaveTombstone to return to Prescott, they have the same dream which answers all of their questions regarding the strange events. Back in Prescott they take count of their cache and discuss how they're going to dispose of it. Bill, with a smile says, "When do we start."

Download or read book Jack and Lem written by David Pitts and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack and Lem explores the enduring friendship between John F. Kennedy and Kirk Lemoyne Billings (aka "Lem"). Jack Kennedy and Lem Billings met at Choate and remained friends until the Dallas gunfire that ended Kennedy's life thirty years later. Featuring interviews with Ben Bradlee, Gore Vidal, Ted Sorenson, friends, family, and many others, award -- winning journalist David Pitts begins the story with the early friendship between the men. Though Lem never held an official role in the Kennedy administration, his friendship and insight were much valued, so much so that he had his own room at the White House. This is the story of Jack and Lem and the climate for gays during he Kennedy era -- the story of a great friendship that grew and survived against the odds.

Download or read book Jack Kent written by Paul V. Allen and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Kent (1920–1985) had two distinct and successful careers: newspaper cartoonist and author of children’s books. For each of these he drew upon different aspects of his personality and life experiences. From 1950 to 1965 he wrote and drew King Aroo, a nationally syndicated comic strip beloved by fans for its combination of absurdity, fantasy, wordplay, and wit. The strip’s DNA was comprised of things Kent loved—fairytales, nursery rhymes, vaudeville, Krazy Kat, foreign languages, and puns. In 1968, he published his first children’s book, Just Only John, and began a career in kids’ books that would result in over sixty published works, among them such classics as The Fat Cat and There’s No Such Thing as a Dragon. Kent’s stories for children were funny but often arose from the dark parts of his life—an itinerant childhood, an unfinished education, two harrowing tours of duty in World War II, and a persistent lack of confidence—and tackled such themes as rejection, isolation, self-doubt, and the desire for transformation. Jack Kent: The Wit, Whimsy, and Wisdom of a Comic Storyteller illuminates how Kent’s life experiences informed his art and his storytelling in both King Aroo and his children’s books. Paul V. Allen draws from archival research, brand-new interviews, and in-depth examinations of Kent’s work. Also included are many King Aroo comic strips that have never been reprinted in book form.

Download or read book Jack London s Koolau the Leper written by Jack London and published by Caliber Comics. This book was released on 2019-09-14 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the dawn of the 20th century, Jack London was considered one of the first literary writing pioneers in the rapidly growing world of magazine fiction. Having written numerous novels, short stories, poems and essays, he became a well-known celebrity and world-wide house hold name. Even today, Jack London’s popular written works find a large reader audience and his stories have been adapted into feature films and television programs. Presented here is one of Jack London's classic tales of the South Pacific as one man refuses to give up any more of his possessions even though it appears that he's lost everything already. Illustrated by comic veteran Charles Yates. A Caliber Comics release.

Download or read book A Place in Time written by David Udey and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2005-08-26 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five years ago, Jack Thompson, a Paramedic in Portland Oregon, was living the simple life he wanted; beautiful wife, healthy son, good job, and a comfortable home. During an attempted suicide call, his actions set in motion a course of events that would cost him everything. And through every step of his lifes tragic down spiral, the press was there to portray the horrors, present the ironies, and steal away the simple life he once knew. With no reason to stay, Jack abandons his home in search of resolution to his miserable life. A sick girl on the plane and poor planning lands Jack in a relationship with the attractive heir to the English throne, Princess Sara Winslow. A day after leaving his disastrous past behind, Jack finds his face plastered on the front page of every newspaper, magazine and tabloid in London. As the media pursue his every move and dig deep into his past, Princess Sara yearns anxiously to be a part of his future. Terrified and uncertain, Jack finds once again that life is anything but simple.

Download or read book The Jack Tales written by Richard Chase and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2003 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents retellings of eighteen folk tales from the mountain country of North Carolina, featuring Jack, an Americanized version of the fairy tale hero.

Download or read book The Unfortunate Dreams Of Jack written by Matt Campbell and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-01-18 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack is an ordinary 10 year old boy and the middle child of his family. He has always wanted to be better at things so that he can fit in at school and be part of the popular crowd. His Dad tells him that one day all his dreams will come true , Jack hopes it will be sooner rather than later. Jacks only real friend is his dog , Scruffy. One day on a walk with his Dad and Scruffy Jack finds an old wishing well. He throws in a coin and makes a wish. "I wish all my dreams could come true" he whispers down into the water. When Jack wakes up the next morning his dreams have come true but not the way he expected. Jack is sent on a series of adventures with his new found talents that always seem to have embarressing side effects. Will Jack think it's worth the effort of being popular when he doesn't know what will come along with each dream? The book is aimed at kids from aged 5 to 15 years old or any adult that remembers how hard it was to fit in at school.

Download or read book Southern Jack Tales written by Donald Davis and published by august house. This book was released on 1997 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of thirteen Jack tales from the southern Appalachian Mountains, including "The Time Jack Told a Big Tale," "The Time Jack Cured the Doctor," and "The Time Jack Stole the Cows."

Download or read book Nonpareil Jack Dempsey written by Joseph S. Page and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hall of Fame middleweight prizefighter John Edward Kelly, better known as Nonpareil Jack Dempsey, was one of the most popular athletes in the United States during the late 19th century. To many observers, Dempsey is one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in ring history. Inside the ropes, he was fearless, poised, quick, agile, and had terrific punching power with both hands. His story is rich--full of amazing highs and terrible lows. He was a poor immigrant Irish boy who scaled great heights to become one of this nation's first sports celebrities. He became a household name, wealthy and popular. But much too soon, it all came crashing down. His violent profession, alcoholism, mental illness, and tuberculosis left little to recognize of the valiant hero of so many battles.

Download or read book Jack s Tale written by Sam Kates and published by Sam Kates. This book was released on 2018-01-26 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eerie calm. Chaos lurks. A land inhabited by people from distant places and times. A land of meadow and forest, where to leave the trail is to court death. A land where the Scourgers roam. In an apparently selfless act to save their lives and perform the task set by the Lord of the Dance, Jack has abandoned Matt, Kim and Tara on the near shore. But his motives are not noble. What he discovers on the far shore changes all: it is not merely his own and former Elevator companions' lives that are at risk. The stakes are dramatically higher. And, like it or not, Jack is forced to join the game.

Download or read book Time Travel written by Nikk Effingham and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are various arguments for the metaphysical impossibility of time travel. Is it impossible because objects could then be in two places at once? Or is it impossible because some objects could bring about their own existence? In this book, Nikk Effingham contends that no such argument is sound and that time travel is metaphysically possible. His main focus is on the Grandfather Paradox: the position that time travel is impossible because someone could not go back in time and kill their own grandfather before he met their grandmother. In such a case, Effingham argues that the time traveller would have the ability to do the impossible (so they could kill their grandfather) even though those impossibilities will never come about (so they won't kill their grandfather). He then explores the ramifications of this view, discussing issues in probability and decision theory. The book ends by laying out the dangers of time travel and why, even though no time machines currently exist, we should pay extra special care ensuring that nothing, no matter how small or microscopic, ever travels in time.

Download or read book Jack Russell and Me And Philippe written by R. A. Pace and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2022-01-05 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack, Russell and Me (And, Philippe!) is an honest and intentionally motivating memoir that aims to entice the reader into a closer relationships with his or her pets, both dogs and cats. At the completion of reading the memoir, the reader should feel solice, inspiration, as well as a feeling of tradegy. Anyone who already adores animals who we all love would enjoy this memoir, additionally.