Breaking The Tyranny Of Time

Author : Timothy Snyder
Publisher : Crown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780804190114

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On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder Pdf

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “bracing” (Vox) guide for surviving and resisting America’s turn towards authoritarianism, from “a rising public intellectual unafraid to make bold connections between past and present” (The New York Times) “Timothy Snyder reasons with unparalleled clarity, throwing the past and future into sharp relief. He has written the rare kind of book that can be read in one sitting but will keep you coming back to help regain your bearings.”—Masha Gessen The Founding Fathers tried to protect us from the threat they knew, the tyranny that overcame ancient democracy. Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the twentieth century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. On Tyranny is a call to arms and a guide to resistance, with invaluable ideas for how we can preserve our freedoms in the uncertain years to come.

Author : Charles E. Hummel
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830896240

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Tyranny of the Urgent by Charles E. Hummel Pdf

With over one million copies in print, this classic from Charles E. Hummel has transformed the minds and hearts of generations of Christians. Its simplicity and depth is a foundational resource for all who have felt overwhelmed by the responsibilities of each day, week, month and year. Hummel starts with Jesus' own model of work and ministry, a model that is at once unrushed and focused. From there he lays out how we can all set and live by priorities in a way that frees us from the tyranny of the urgent. Charles E. Hummel, who died in 2004, is the author of many books. He was president of Barrington College in Rhode Island and director of faculty ministries for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA. Now thoroughly revised and expanded, Hummel's booklet ffers ideas and illustrations for effective time management to help even the busiest people find time for what's really important.

Author : Lark Aleta Batey
Publisher : BalboaPress
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-30
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781452543215

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Breaking Free from the Tyranny of Beliefs by Lark Aleta Batey Pdf

At the foundational level of westernized cultures is a Core Belief Matrix. This matrix consists of seven imbedded beliefs that bind us to a three dimensional world of limitations. Author Lark Batey takes the reader on a fascinating and liberating journey of systematic investigation and self exploration that reveals the ruse of the matrix and guides the reader to the discovery of the Sovereign Self. As a consciousness explorer, the reader will travel through historical events that defined the matrix, experience the story of our origins through the mythology of The Grand Experiment, and learn more about archetypal influence by traversing the mountains and valleys of our inner landscape through The Fools Journey and other universal paths of awakening. Traveling deeper into ones psyche, the explorer discovers how the play of duality, psychological overlays, and shame deepen the oppression of the Matrixs hold upon us. The next destination on the journey takes the explorer to the Field of All Possibilities, where glimpses of the Sovereign Self appear. Finally, the matrix can be dismantled and the explorer can Break Free from the Tyranny of Beliefsto dream new dreams that will create new worlds.

Author : Michael J. Sandel
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780374720995

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The Tyranny of Merit by Michael J. Sandel Pdf

A Times Literary Supplement’s Book of the Year 2020 A New Statesman's Best Book of 2020 A Bloomberg's Best Book of 2020 A Guardian Best Book About Ideas of 2020 The world-renowned philosopher and author of the bestselling Justice explores the central question of our time: What has become of the common good? These are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the odds are stacked in favor of the already fortunate. Stalled social mobility and entrenched inequality give the lie to the American credo that "you can make it if you try". The consequence is a brew of anger and frustration that has fueled populist protest and extreme polarization, and led to deep distrust of both government and our fellow citizens--leaving us morally unprepared to face the profound challenges of our time. World-renowned philosopher Michael J. Sandel argues that to overcome the crises that are upending our world, we must rethink the attitudes toward success and failure that have accompanied globalization and rising inequality. Sandel shows the hubris a meritocracy generates among the winners and the harsh judgement it imposes on those left behind, and traces the dire consequences across a wide swath of American life. He offers an alternative way of thinking about success--more attentive to the role of luck in human affairs, more conducive to an ethic of humility and solidarity, and more affirming of the dignity of work. The Tyranny of Merit points us toward a hopeful vision of a new politics of the common good.

Author : James Bicheno
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1794
Category : Bible
ISBN : NYPL:33433068298243

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The Signs of the Time; Or the Overthrow of the Papal Tyranny in France by James Bicheno Pdf

Author : Oliver Burkeman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780735232471

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Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman Pdf

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 during our lunch break, or staring down a pile of deadlines as we’re planning a vacation, we’re obsessed with our lengthening to-do lists, overfilled inboxes, work-life balance, and ceaseless struggle against distraction. We’re deluged with advice on becoming more productive and efficient and life hacks to optimize our days. Still, we rarely make the connection between our daily struggles with time and the ultimate time management problem: the question of how best to use our ridiculously brief time on the planet, which amounts on average to about four thousand weeks. Drawing on the insights of both ancient and contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and spiritual teachers, Oliver Burkeman delivers an entertaining, humorous, practical, and ultimately profound guide to time and time management. Rejecting the futile modern obsession with “getting everything done,” Four Thousand Weeks introduces readers to tools for constructing a meaningful life by embracing finitude, showing that many of the unhelpful ways we’ve come to think about time aren’t inescapable, unchanging truths, but choices we’ve made as individuals and as a society—and that we can do things differently. Embrace your limits. Change your life. Make your four thousand weeks count.

Author : Ross A. Webber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : IND:30000022652832

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Breaking Your Time Barriers by Ross A. Webber Pdf

Busy people often become overwhelmed with short-term "crises", while postponing action on more important but longer-term activities. This unique career-and-time management workbook is designed to help managers define their goals, reclaim their valuable time, and focus their energies. Includes a full year's worth of daily/career planning forms. Charts, illustrations.

Author : Ann Heberlein
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781487008123

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On Love and Tyranny by Ann Heberlein Pdf

In an utterly unique approach to biography, On Love and Tyranny traces the life and work of the iconic German Jewish intellectual Hannah Arendt, whose political philosophy and understandings of evil, totalitarianism, love, and exile prove essential amid the rise of the refugee crisis and authoritarian regimes around the world. What can we learn from the iconic political thinker Hannah Arendt? Well, the short answer may be: to love the world so much that we think change is possible. The life of Hannah Arendt spans a crucial chapter in the history of the Western world, a period that witnessed the rise of the Nazi regime and the crises of the Cold War, a time when our ideas about humanity and its value, its guilt and responsibility, were formulated. Arendt’s thinking is intimately entwined with her life and the concrete experiences she drew from her encounters with evil, but also from love, exile, statelessness, and longing. This strikingly original work moves from political themes that wholly consume us today, such as the ways in which democracies can so easily become totalitarian states; to the deeply personal, in intimate recollections of Arendt’s famous lovers and friends, including Heidegger, Benjamin, de Beauvoir, and Sartre; and to wider moral deconstructions of what it means to be human and what it means to be humane. On Love and Tyranny brings to life a Hannah Arendt for our days, a timeless intellectual whose investigations into the nature of evil and of love are eerily and urgently relevant half a century later.

Author : Matt Miller
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781429988865

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The Tyranny of Dead Ideas by Matt Miller Pdf

A leading political and business thinker identifies the greatest threat to our economic future: the things we think we know-but don't America is at a crossroads. In the face of global competition and rapid technological change, our economy is about to face its most severe test in nearly a century-one that will make the recent turmoil in the financial system look like a modest setback by comparison. Yet our leaders have failed to prepare us for what lies ahead because they are in the grip of a set of "dead ideas" about how a modern economy should work. They wrongly believe that - Our kids will earn more than we do - Free trade is always good, no matter who gets hurt - Employers should be responsible for health coverage - Taxes hurt the economy - Schools are a local matter - Money follows merit These ways of thinking-dubious at best and often dead wrong-are on a collision course with economic developments that are irre-versible. In The Tyranny of Dead Ideas, Matt Miller offers a unique blend of insights from history, psychology, and economics to illuminate where today's destructive conventional wisdom came from and how it holds our country back. He also introduces us to a new way of thinking-what he calls "tomorrow's destined ideas"-that can reinvigorate our economy, our politics, and our day-to-day lives. These destined ideas may seem counterintuitive now, but they will coalesce in the coming years in ways that will transform America. A strikingly original assessment of our current dilemma and an indispensable guide to our future, Miller's provocative and path-breaking book reveals why it is urgent that we break the tyranny of dead ideas, for it is only by doing so that we can move beyond the limits of today's obsolete debates and reinvent American capitalism and democracy for the twenty-first century.

Author : Paul S. Minear
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003-03-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781592442034

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Eyes of Faith by Paul S. Minear Pdf

With respect to comprehensiveness of the treatment, Dr. Minear has written one of the most important books in the field of Biblical interpretation that has appeared for many years. 'Christendom' This is an original and substantial piece of work. It is carefully constructed and expressed with felicity and freshness of phrase and without needless repetition. 'Andover Newton Theological School Bulletin' Since the book is essentially biblical both in perspective and in the nature of the problems which it discusses, it is admirably fitted to the temper of those who are interested in the development of biblical theology. 'Religion in Life' The book is full of brilliant insights, and a wide knowledge of literature and philosophy is drawn on for illustration . . . 'Journal of Biblical Literature'

Author : Frank J. Derfler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1562762745

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PC Magazine Guide to Connectivity by Frank J. Derfler Pdf

This supercharged third edition of the connectivity bible includes PC Magazine's most up-to-date product information, plus a special chapter on the most recent advances in modern communications technology. This authoritative guide provides users with lab-tested product comparisons, practical advice, and the latest in network utilities.

Author : Josh Hawley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781684512409

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The Tyranny of Big Tech by Josh Hawley Pdf

The reign of Big Tech is here, and Americans’ First Amendment rights hang by a keystroke. Amassing unimaginable amounts of personal data, giants like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple—once symbols of American ingenuity and freedom—have become a techno-oligarchy with overwhelming economic and political power. Decades of unchecked data collection have given Big Tech more targeted control over Americans’ daily lives than any company or government in the world. In The Tyranny of Big Tech, Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri argues that these mega-corporations—controlled by the robber barons of the modern era—are the gravest threat to American liberty in decades. To reverse course, Hawley argues, we must correct progressives’ mistakes of the past. That means recovering the link between liberty and democratic participation, building an economy that makes the working class strong, independent, and beholden to no one, and curbing the influence of corporate and political elites. Big Tech and its allies do not deal gently with those who cross them, and Senator Hawley proudly bears his own battle scars. But hubris is dangerous. The time is ripe to overcome the tyranny of Big Tech by reshaping the business and legal landscape of the digital world.

Author : Robert Banks
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1997-03-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725207837

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The Tyranny of Time by Robert Banks Pdf

The problem of too little time, says Robert Banks, is a real one. The notion of increased leisure time is a myth. From a distinctly Christian perspective, Banks explains how we can break out of the time prison at work and at church, as individuals and as families. He emphasizes who we are over what we do and shows how we can develop a sense of personal and social rhythms.

Author : John Freeman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1416588124

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The Tyranny of E-mail by John Freeman Pdf

The award-winning president of the National Book Critics Circle examines the astonishing growth of email—and how it is changing our lives, not always for the better. John Freeman is one of America’s pre-eminent literary critics; now in this, his first book, he presents an elegant and erudite investigation into a technology that has revolutionized the way we work, communicate, and even think. There’s no question that email is an explosive phenomenon. The first email, developed for military use, was sent less than forty years ago; by 2011, there will be 3.2 billion users. The average corporate employee now receives upwards of 130 emails per day; by 2009 that number is expected to reach nearly 200. And the flood of messages is ceaseless: for increasing numbers of people, email means work now occupies home time as well as office hours. Drawing extensively on the research of linguists, behavioral scientists, cultural critics, and philosophers, Freeman examines the way email is taking a mounting toll on a variety of behavior, reducing time for leisure and contemplation, despoiling subtlety and expression in language, and separating us from each other in the unending and lonely battle with the overfull inbox. He enters a plea for communication which is slower, more nuanced, and, above all, more sociable.

Author : Portia Nelson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-21
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781582703770

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There's a Hole in My Sidewalk by Portia Nelson Pdf

Designed to inspire self-discovery, "There's a Hole in My Sidewalk" contains more than 100 touching poems that gently guide readers to a more authentic and fulfilling life.