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Why You Get More Done When You Work Less

by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang ...

Narrated by Adam Sims ...

Unabridged

6 hours 57 min

An updated edition for the classic book on escaping the drudgery of overwork and finding excellence and happiness--by doing lessOverwork is the new normal. Rest is something to do when the important things are done—but they are never done. Looking at different forms of rest, from sleep to vacation, Silicon Valley futurist and business consultant Alex Soojung-Kim Pang dispels the myth that the ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

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An updated edition for the classic book on escaping the drudgery of overwork and finding excellence and happiness--by doing lessOverwork is the new normal. Rest is something to do when the important things are done—but they are never done. Looking at different forms of rest, from sleep to vacation, Silicon Valley futurist and business consultant Alex Soojung-Kim Pang dispels the myth that the
... Read more

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Rest

Why You Get More Done When You Work Less

by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang ...

An updated edition for the classic book on escaping the drudgery of overwork and finding excellence and happiness--by doing lessOverwork is the new normal. Rest is something to do when the important things are done—but they are never done. Looking at different forms of rest, from sleep to vacation, Silicon Valley futurist and business consultant Alex Soojung-Kim Pang dispels the myth that the ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

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An updated edition for the classic book on escaping the drudgery of overwork and finding excellence and happiness--by doing lessOverwork is the new normal. Rest is something to do when the important things are done—but they are never done. Looking at different forms of rest, from sleep to vacation, Silicon Valley futurist and business consultant Alex Soojung-Kim Pang dispels the myth that the
... Read more

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Work Better, Smarter, and Less—Here's How

by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang ...

Narrated by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang ...

Unabridged

7 hours 53 min

Discover how you and your company can work less, be more productive, and make time for what's really important with the support of this life-changing book.The idea of success embraced by the global economy means being always-on, never missing an opportunity, and outworking your peers. But working ever-longer hours is't sustainable for companies or individuals. Fatigue-induced mistakes, whether in ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

Discover how you and your company can work less, be more productive, and make time for what's really important with the support of this life-changing book.The idea of success embraced by the global economy means being always-on, never missing an opportunity, and outworking your peers. But working ever-longer hours is't sustainable for companies or individuals. Fatigue-induced mistakes, whether in
... Read more

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The Distraction Addiction

Getting the Information You Need and the Communication You Want, Without Enraging Your Family, Annoying Your Colleagues, and Destroying Your Soul

by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang ...

The question of our time: can we reclaim our lives in an age that feels busier and more distracting by the day?We've all found ourselves checking email at the dinner table, holding our breath while waiting for Outlook to load, or sitting hunched in front of a screen for an hour longer than we intended.Mobile devices and the web have invaded our lives, and this is a big idea book that addresses one ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

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The question of our time: can we reclaim our lives in an age that feels busier and more distracting by the day?We've all found ourselves checking email at the dinner table, holding our breath while waiting for Outlook to load, or sitting hunched in front of a screen for an hour longer than we intended.Mobile devices and the web have invaded our lives, and this is a big idea book that addresses one
... Read more

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Shorter

Work Better, Smarter, and Less—Here's How

by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang ...

Discover how you and your company can work less, be more productive, and make time for what's really important with the support of this life-changing book.The idea of success embraced by the global economy means being always-on, never missing an opportunity, and outworking your peers. But working ever-longer hours is't sustainable for companies or individuals. Fatigue-induced mistakes, whether in ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Also available as: Audiobook

Discover how you and your company can work less, be more productive, and make time for what's really important with the support of this life-changing book.The idea of success embraced by the global economy means being always-on, never missing an opportunity, and outworking your peers. But working ever-longer hours is't sustainable for companies or individuals. Fatigue-induced mistakes, whether in
... Read more

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A Concise Introduction to Scientific Visualization

Past, Present, and Future

by Brad Eric Hollister, Alex Pang ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Scientific visualization has always been an integral part of discovery, starting first with simplified drawings of the pre-Enlightenment and progressing to present day. Mathematical formalism often supersedes visual methods, but their use is at the core of the mental process. As historical examples, a spatial description of flow led to electromagnetic theory, and without visualization of crystals, ... Read more

$38.49 CAD

Scientific visualization has always been an integral part of discovery, starting first with simplified drawings of the pre-Enlightenment and progressing to present day. Mathematical formalism often supersedes visual methods, but their use is at the core of the mental process. As historical examples, a spatial description of flow led to electromagnetic theory, and without visualization of crystals,
... Read more
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The Distraction Addiction

Getting the Information You Need and the Communication You Want, Without Enraging Your Family, Annoying Your Colleagues, and Destroying Your Soul

by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Unabridged

6 hours 58 min

The question of our time: can we reclaim our lives in an age that feels busier and more distracting by the day?We've all found ourselves checking email at the dinner table, holding our breath while waiting for Outlook to load, or sitting hunched in front of a screen for an hour longer than we intended.Mobile devices and the web have invaded our lives, and this is a big idea book that addresses one ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

The question of our time: can we reclaim our lives in an age that feels busier and more distracting by the day?We've all found ourselves checking email at the dinner table, holding our breath while waiting for Outlook to load, or sitting hunched in front of a screen for an hour longer than we intended.Mobile devices and the web have invaded our lives, and this is a big idea book that addresses one
... Read more

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Night Draws Near

Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War

by Anthony Shadid ...

Narrated by Anthony Shadid ...

Abridged

6 hours 6 min

From the only journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting from Iraq, here is the riveting account of ordinary people caught between the struggles of nations.Determined to offer an unfiltered version of events, the Washington Post's Anthony Shadid was neither embedded with soldiers nor briefed by politicians. Because he is fluent in Arabic, Shadid—an Arab-American born and raised in ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

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From the only journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting from Iraq, here is the riveting account of ordinary people caught between the struggles of nations.Determined to offer an unfiltered version of events, the Washington Post's Anthony Shadid was neither embedded with soldiers nor briefed by politicians. Because he is fluent in Arabic, Shadid—an Arab-American born and raised in
... Read more

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Stuff Happens!

Manage your clutter, clear your head & discover what's really important

by Emma Gleeson ...

Narrated by Emma Gleeson ...

Unabridged

6 hours 15 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Do you sometimes feel that your stuff is taking over your life? Do you ever wonder how it all got into your house in the first place? Does the chaos in your space reflect the chaos in your head?Having done it all - been an anxious clutter-bug herself, studied why we have stuff (headline: we're humans, it's normal) and set up a business to help people declutter - Emma ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

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Brought to you by Penguin.Do you sometimes feel that your stuff is taking over your life? Do you ever wonder how it all got into your house in the first place? Does the chaos in your space reflect the chaos in your head?Having done it all - been an anxious clutter-bug herself, studied why we have stuff (headline: we're humans, it's normal) and set up a business to help people declutter - Emma
... Read more

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Brain Builders

Easy Exercises to Sharpen Your Mind

by Frank Minirth, MD ...

B**rain Builders helps readers tap into more of their brain's potential through the mental exercise of vocabulary building and memorization. With the exercises in this book, readers can improve test scores, increase IQ, memorize more information, communicate more effectively, and excel in work and interactions with other people. The book also reveals eight time-proven memory techniques, encourages ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

B**rain Builders helps readers tap into more of their brain's potential through the mental exercise of vocabulary building and memorization. With the exercises in this book, readers can improve test scores, increase IQ, memorize more information, communicate more effectively, and excel in work and interactions with other people. The book also reveals eight time-proven memory techniques, encourages
... Read more
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Wired for Story

The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence

by Lisa Cron ...

Narrated by Brittany Pressley ...

Unabridged

7 hours 59 min

This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that ignite readers’ brains and captivate them through each plot element.Imagine knowing what the brain craves from every tale it encounters, what fuels the success of any great story, and what keeps readers transfixed. Wired for Story reveals these cognitive secrets—and it’s a game-changer for anyone who ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

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This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that ignite readers’ brains and captivate them through each plot element.Imagine knowing what the brain craves from every tale it encounters, what fuels the success of any great story, and what keeps readers transfixed. Wired for Story reveals these cognitive secrets—and it’s a game-changer for anyone who
... Read more

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Four Thousand Weeks

The smash-hit bestseller that will change your life

by Oliver Burkeman ...

Narrated by Oliver Burkeman ...

Unabridged

5 hours 54 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“This is the most important book ever written about time management.”—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of WorkLife**What if you stopped trying to do everything, so that you could finally get around to what counts?Nobody needs to be told there isn’t enough time. Whether we’re starting our own business, or trying to write a novel ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“This is the most important book ever written about time management.”—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of WorkLife**What if you stopped trying to do everything, so that you could finally get around to what counts?Nobody needs to be told there isn’t enough time. Whether we’re starting our own business, or trying to write a novel
... Read more

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