In Their Time
Title | In Their Time PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony J. Mayo |
Publisher | Harvard Business Review Press |
Pages | 477 |
Release | 2005-10-04 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1633691233 |
Great business leaders possess more than celebrated traits like charisma and an appetite for risk. They have "contextual intelligence"—a profound ability to understand the Zeitgeist of their times and harness it to create successful organizations. Based on a comprehensive Harvard Business School Leadership Initiative study, Anthony J. Mayo and Nitin Nohria present a fascinating collection of stories of the 20th century's greatest leaders, from unsung heroes to legends like Sam Walton and Bill Gates. The book identifies three distinct paths these individuals followed to greatness: entrepreneurial innovation, savvy management, and transformational leadership. Through engaging stories of leaders in each category, the authors show how, by "reading" the context they operated in and embracing the opportunities their times presented, these individuals created, grew, or revitalized outstanding American enterprises. A canon of leadership success from the last century, In Their Time reveals insights for contemporary leaders hoping to build lasting legacies.
Time for Life
Title | Time for Life PDF eBook |
Author | John Robinson |
Publisher | Penn State Press |
Pages | 394 |
Release | 2010-11 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 027103985X |
Is it possible that Americans have more free time than they did thirty years ago? While few may believe it, research based on careful records of how we actually spend our time shows that we average more than an hour more free time per day than in the 1960s. Time-use experts John P. Robinson and Geoffrey Godbey received national attention when their controversial findings were first published in 1997. Now the book is updated, with a new chapter that includes results of the 1995&–1997 data from the Americans' Use of Time Project. &“Time for Life, an outstanding work of scholarship that manages to be highly readable, demands the attention of everyone interested in what&’s happening in today&’s society.&” &—Edward Cornish, The Futurist &“Time for Life . . . is excellent fodder for lively classroom discussions, not only about family time use, but about the ontological and epistemological assumptions in the prevailing post-positivist paradigm of family science.&” &—Alan J. Hawkins and Jeffrey Hill, Journal of Marriage and the Family &“Regardless of where you stand on this issue, Robinson and Godbey's arguments and data make for very interesting reading and open a cultural window on American society. . . . This is a piece of scholarship that should be read and its conclusions contemplated by people well outside the readership of this journal. . . . Time for Life is good social science research that should appeal to a broad audience.&” &—Journal of Communication
Unusual for Their Time
Title | Unusual for Their Time PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Och |
Publisher | |
Pages | 428 |
Release | 2017-11-24 |
Genre | Presidents' spouses |
ISBN | 9781943226283 |
In this second volume, author Andrew Och continues his travels to "to nearly every city, town, village, home, school, church, birthplace, cemetery, train station, farm, plantation, library, museum, general store, town center and cottage" that relates to America's first ladies from Edith Roosevelt, wife of Theodore, to Melania Trump.
The Book of Time
Title | The Book of Time PDF eBook |
Author | Guillaume Prévost |
Publisher | Scholastic Paperbacks |
Pages | 213 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780439883795 |
Sam Faulkner travels back in time to medieval Scotland, ancient Egypt, and Renaissance Bruges in search of his missing father.
A Point in Time
Title | A Point in Time PDF eBook |
Author | David Horowitz |
Publisher | Regnery Publishing |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 2011-08-29 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 159698290X |
Reflects upon life and mankind's inevitable search for meaning, arguing that those without religious belief find disappointment in placing their faith in historical progress.
Frida Kahlo
Title | Frida Kahlo PDF eBook |
Author | Adam G. Klein |
Publisher | ABDO |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2005-09 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781596797314 |
Discusses the life of the Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo, best known for her self-portraits.
The Lost Art of Reading
Title | The Lost Art of Reading PDF eBook |
Author | David L. Ulin |
Publisher | Sasquatch Books |
Pages | 89 |
Release | 2010-06-01 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 157061721X |
Reading is a revolutionary act, an act of engagement in a culture that wants us to disengage. In The Lost Art of Reading, David L. Ulin asks a number of timely questions - why is literature important? What does it offer, especially now? Blending commentary with memoir, Ulin addresses the importance of the simple act of reading in an increasingly digital culture. Reading a book, flipping through hard pages, or shuffling them on screen - it doesn't matter. The key is the act of reading, and it's seriousness and depth. Ulin emphasizes the importance of reflection and pause allowed by stopping to read a book, and the accompanying focus required to let the mind run free in a world that is not one's own. Are we willing to risk our collective interest in contemplation, nuanced thinking, and empathy? Far from preaching to the choir, The Lost Art of Reading is a call to arms, or rather, to pages.