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1) High stakes
Author
Language
English
Description
Five successful women play for high stakes in their careers at a boutique literary and talent agency where newcomer Jane Addison quickly discovers there are damaging secrets hidden behind its doors. Jane Addison is an ambitious young woman with big dreams of owning her own company someday. At twenty-eight, she arrives in New York to start a job at Fletcher and Benson, a prestigious talent agency. Eager to impress her new colleagues, Jane jumps right...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In her first book, How to Do Nothing, Jenny Odell wrote about the importance of disconnecting from the "attention economy" to spend time in quiet contemplation. But what if you don't have time to spend? In order to answer this seemingly simple question, Odell took a deep dive into the fundamental structure of our society and found that the clock we live by was built for profit, not people. This is why our lives, even in leisure, have come to seem...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Annie Walker is a young CIA operative whose exceptional linguistic skills and spot on instincts make her invaluable to the Agency. In season two, Annie's personal and professional lives crash into one another, and the balance of her relationships are forever changed.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Dedicating all his time to the family business isn't easy for Bredan Kane, but he owes his foster parents big-time for taking him and his brothers inches So, when Bredan's mother hires Lily Mochaels to redecorate the family home it doesn't matter to Brendan that Lily is beautiful, funny, and smart. He has no time for distractions. Can Lily show him there's more to life ... and that is includes a future together?
Author
Publisher
Portfolio
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"For anyone who's sick of letting to-do lists dictate their time, Laura Vanderkam, the bestselling author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, shares nine strategies for reclaiming your hours Do you find yourself hoping that someday, life will be less hectic? One day, you say, you'll finally have time for the activities that you love - writing that book, completing that triathlon, traveling with friends. But if the COVID-19 pandemic...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Allison Pearson's brilliant debut novel, I Don't Know How She Does It, was a New York Times bestseller with four million copies sold around the world. Called "the definitive social comedy of working motherhood" (The Washington Post) and "a hysterical look--in both the laughing and crying senses of the world--at the life of Supermom" (The New York Times), I Don't Know How She Does It introduced Kate Reddy, a woman as sharp as she was funny. As Oprah...
Author
Publisher
Running Press, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Explains how to live "lagom," or a balanced life, by cherishing relationships, improving work-life balance, freeing the home from clutter, and savoring good food.
Lagom (pronounced 'lah-GOM') has no equivalent in the English language but is loosely translated as 'not too little, not too much, just right'. It is widely believed that the word comes from the Viking term 'laget om', for when a mug of mead was passed around a circle and there was just...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Set in a British register office, where people come to record life's big events: births, marriages, and deaths. Senior Registrar Kate Dickenson juggles a hectic personal life with grumpy teenagers and longtime partner Rob, while dealing with the emotional toll the job has on her. After a big promotion, jealous colleague Judy threatens to reveal an indiscretion Kate had with her handsome coworker Rick that could throw Kate's job, and family life, into...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Presents a guide for new moms coping with the demands of the real world after childbirth, offering advice on everything from returning to work and maintaining a work/life balance to breastfeeding and obtaining childcare.
"The Fifth Trimester is your new best friend: a brilliant, tells-it-like-it-is guide to help moms cope with all the demands of the real world after Baby arrives. The first three trimesters (and the fourth--those blurry newborn days)...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
A business coach and life strategist shares motivational guidelines for achieving life fulfillment by breaking unproductive habits and embracing change, outlining a six-step program for finding inspiration and pursuing goals.
Author
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"It wasn't long after being named North Carolina History Teacher of the year that Justin Ashley started noticing signs of burnout. He knew he needed to make some radical changes in how he handled his work and personal life. In The Balanced Teacher Path, Justin shares his personal story--illuminating how easy it is to give your job everything you've got and leave yourself with nothing outside of school--and shows new teachers and veterans alike the...
Author
Publisher
Greenleaf Book Group Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Leading lightly is about looking at what you do through a radical new lens. It's a way to powerfully transform your performance, make better decisions, gain greater self-awareness, and develop the capacity to manage your work and life with enduring ease and clarity. An alternative to the everyday stress, pace, challenges, and burdens that weigh you down, Leading Lightly shows you how to shift your mindset, live lighter, and optimize your effectiveness....
20) What to do when there's too much to do: reduce tasks, increase results, and save 90 minutes a day
Author
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English