Repressed Spaces: The Poetics of Agoraphobia

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In Repressed Spaces Paul Carter tours the cultural history of agoraphobia, the fear of open space. Its symptoms were first described in The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621) by Robert Burton, the British scholar and writer, although it wasn’t until 1871 that Carl Otto Westphal coined the term to describe several of his patients who experienced severe anxiety when walking through streets or squares. There have been many attempts to explain and treat the condition: critics of modernization have linked it to bad city planning; psychoanalysts, calling it "street panic", have blamed it on the Oedipus complex; psychiatrists have tied it to existential insecurity and describe it as the fear of places or situations that have triggered panic attacks. Freud believed that agoraphobia, like all phobias, was part of an "anxiety neurosis" and had a sexual origin.Taking as his starting-point the fact that Freud himself was agoraphobic, and analyzing the way people have negotiated open spaces from Greek and Roman times to the present day, Paul Carter finds that "space fear" ultimately results from the inhibition of movement. Along the way, the author asks why Freud repressed his agoraphobia, and examines literature, the work of architects and theorists – including Le Corbusier, Walter Benjamin and R. D. Laing – artists such as Munch, Lapique and Giacometti, and the German "street films" of the 1920s. He concludes by proposing a new way of regarding open space, a new "poetics of agoraphobia", one that is sensitive to the agoraphobe’s point of view and provides lessons for architects and urban planners today.

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Ringroad.(Repressed Spaces: The Poetics of Agoraphobia)(Book review): An article from: Southerly
Alex Miller
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Title: Ringroad.(Repressed Spaces: The Poetics of Agoraphobia)(Book review)
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Publication: Southerly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2006
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A powerful warrior, in the time of King Arthur, be-lieves himself to be the greatest warrior of all time, and that he is the most prominent of all men in his family. A Druid prophecy states that his first born will be a great leader. The prophecy doesn't mention him. He is devastated and sees this as a threat to his greatness.

This book is the story of that child, of the problems faced and how the result of the prophecy.

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Glenn Sorensen
Jennifer Higgie , Lars Bang Larsen , and Glenn Sorensen
Manufacturer: Artimo
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 9075380267
Release Date: 2001-08-02

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Australian artist Glenn Sorensen creates watercolors and paintings of flowers that are remarkably personal and sensitive. Their small size and soft colors create a presence that is seductive and intimate, and this book is designed to reflect that ambience.

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Murphy
Glenn Sorensen
Manufacturer: Infinity Publishing (PA)
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0741411989

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Colleen was mistreated by her father. He was the village leader and a great warrior. She had no choice. She had to do what he told her to do. She was in love with Blaine and they talked about her problem with their friends. Her father died fighting the savages, but the same savages killed Blaine. Colleen was devastated. She changed to a boy and took the name Murphy. He faced ridicule and was avoided by other boys and girls. Despite these hardships, Murphy endured the loneliness and depression and achieved greatness as a great hero and leader.

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Adobe Photoshop 5.0 for Photographers bridges the differences and illustrates the connections between traditional, hands-on, chemically intensive photographic processing and manipulation and its computer-based alternative. With its graphically rich examples and detailed diagrams of Photoshop 5.0's user interface, this book will easily transition users with an eye for images into the digital methodology.

Adobe Photoshop 5.0 for Photographers makes no assumptions about the reader's level of proficiency with the popular software. Instead, it begins with an examination of the many means of acquiring images (the fuel for Photoshop) through digital cameras, scanners, and from CD-ROM collections for your PC. Once you've set up the necessary hardware, the book walks you through Photoshop's tools in thematically arranged sections like "montage" and "image repair and retouching." Traditional photographic savvy is well-placed throughout the book, particularly during the discussion of color-toning images (like those in sepia-toned photos) in which this book contrasts the chemical bleaching and dying method of old with Photoshop's Duotone tool.

The accompanying CD-ROM includes tutorial movies related to the examples used in the book. Any "through the lens" photographer considering abandoning the darkroom for a graphics workstation will find Adobe Photoshop 5.0 for Photographers to be required reading. --Ryan Kuykendall

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Wonderful Book for Photographers going Digital.......2000-06-15

I think this book is a wonderful overview of not only Photoshop techniques which directly apply to a photographer, but also a lot of information about the scanning,saving, and printing process. It makes the world of Digital Graphics real for a photographer. I recommend this book to photographers out there who are getting started with the digital processes. It clears the smoke.

Great Book.......2000-05-12

This is a GREAT book. I've read a lot of Photoshop books about levels and curves, but this was the first book to show me how to actually use them to color correct scanned images. The other books tell you how the levels and curves work, but this book showed my how to use them to evaluate an image and then correct the image. This is also the first book that really taught me how to use the measure tool to automatically rotate an image to a level position. It's full of tips like that. I keep a pile of my most frequently used reference books next to my computer, and this is the one that's usually on the top of the pile. This is not a photoshop beginners book, but I use tips from this book all the time on all of my images.

A flawed but useful book.......1999-11-30

Firstly, Martin Evening is a Photoshop wizard. Unfortunately he has difficulty conveying his knowledge. Reading this book is a bit like listening to an expert mumbling away to himself about his field of expertise. You have to strain to glean the information, but it is there nevertheless. Furthermore, he has assumed an odd starting position of the reader. He assumes you have years of experience with commercial printing, and that you are familiar with older versions of Photoshop. He wastes too much space explaining how things used to work in previous versions. This book will not teach you Photoshop. Learn Photoshop (read the Adobe manual), become a power user, and then read this book (a few times to make sense of it).

can be improved in the next edition.......1999-11-02

I think it is a very useful source of information how to use Photoshop to improve quality of scanned photographs or digital images. Unfortunately, the book has several significant drawbacks, which hopefully will be improved in the next edition. First of all, the enclosed CD-ROM does not contain the images presented in the book, so there is no simple way to get "hands-on" experience with the techniques discussed in the book. The description of the steps suggested to solve each particular problem is sometimes way too short to follow, and is difficult to memorize because you cannot reproduce the suggested steps on your computer since you do not get the tutorial files. The first half of the book, a short description of Photoshop 5 for the users of the previous versions of photoshop, is rather useless, from my point of view: I think that those who have recently upgraded to Photoshop 5 already know how to use the new features, while those who never worked with Photoshop will not understand much from that short description. Putting this all in one sentence, this book contains great material, but the presentation of it could be much better.

A Great Resource.......1999-10-21

I am finding this book to be extremely helpful. I have no idea what a previous reviewer was referring to as "oral jargon" but the use of "English" English can trip up American readers once in a while. The book does tend to be terse, I have had to re-read sections to truly understand what the author meant. Trying to use this book without a copy of Photoshop at hand to test techniques for yourself is a bad idea.

The illustrations are small but extremely clear and very readable. These small illustrations are usually limited to low-density information such as sample dialog boxes. The photographic examples are produced very well.

The emphasis is on using Photoshop to get photos ready for reproduction. As the author clearly states several times, correctly, very few people will ever see the original transparency or negative. They will see a print, a magazine, a calendar, etc. There is a short section on scanners but it is not complete. But then, I didn't buy the book hoping to learn about scanning techniques.

The emphasis on service bureaus is extremely relevant, even for amateurs such as myself who have no intention of getting into the business. Many of the techniques and considerations required for getting a digital file ready for a magazine are the same as printing to an Epson at home. Also, most serious amateurs will not be happy with limiting themselves to home ink-jet output. They will find themselves sending digital files off to service bureaus for vastly improved results. I'd rather know how to optimize a file for a Lightjet 5000 myself than rely on the personal tastes of the machine's operator.

All in all, a good job.

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Environmental decision-making has long been plagued by uncertainties and a lack of critical information. The data and analyses needed for thoughtful and systematic action to minimize pollution harms and to optimize the use of natural resources are often unavailable or seem too costly to obtain. As a result, choices are made on the basis of generalized observations and best guesses, or worse yet, rhetoric or emotion. Environmental Performance Measurement: The Global Report 2001-2002 presents a new approach to environmental decision-making based on facts and analytic rigor. It collects in one place the largest amount of environmental data that has ever been assembled at the nation-state scale. Presented here is the first serious attempt not only to measure environmental sustainability in one summary indicator, but also to rank 122 countries on the basis of this index. In addition, country profiles provide detailed information about the environmental performance of these countries across 22 critical environmental indicators. Written by both academics and practitioners, this report is an essential tool for environmental performance decision-making in many realms and in all countries across the world.

Environmental Performance Measurement: The Global Report 2001-2002

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Environmental Performance Measurement: The Global Report 2001-2002
Peter K. Cornelius Daniel Esty
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKLH6C

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Globalization and structural adjustment offer many opportunities for export orientated industrialization in developing economies. As a group, competitiveness in the developing countries has improved, but, while East Asian economies have had rapid export growth and technological upgrades, South Asian and African economies have lagged behind. Old structures, institutions, behavioural patterns and public policies are ill-adapted to deal with the challenges posed by technological change and economic liberalization. Consequently there is an urgent need for change in government and private sector attitudes and strategies.
This volume seeks to generalise the lessons across developing country and enterprise cases, and sheds light on which trade and industrial strategies and instruments work best, and which do not work, in relation to manufacturing competitiveness.

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Has history been tampered with?.......2007-10-23

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RAZQNMXM4M9CL Has history been tampered with? Yes, it has! Did events and eras such as the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the Roman Empire , the Dark Ages, and the Renaissance, actually occur within a very different chronology from what we've been told? Yes, they certainly did!

The history of humankind is both drastically shorter and dramatically different than generally presumed.

Why is it so? On one hand, it was usual custom to justify the claims to title and land by age and ancestry, and on the other the court historians knew only too well how to please their masters. The so called universal classic world history is a pack of intricate lies for all events prior to the 16th century. World history as we learn it today was entirely fabricated in the 16th-18th centuries. It's likely that nobody told you before, but

there is not a single piece of firm written evidence or artefact that is reliably and independently dated prior to the 11th century.

Naturally, after what you've learned in school and university, you will not easily believe that the classical history of ancient Rome, Greece, Asia, Egypt, China, Japan, India, etc., is manifestly false.

You will point accusing finger to the pyramids in Egypt, to the Coliseum in Rome and Great Wall of China etc., and claim, aren't they really ancient, thousands of years ancient? Well, there is no valid scientific proof that they are older than 1000 years!

The oldest original written document that can be reliably dated belongs to the 11th century!

New research asserts that Homo sapiens invented writing (including hieroglyphics) only 1000 years ago. Once invented, writing skills were immediately and irreversibly put to the use of ruling powers and science.

The consensual chronology we live with was essentially crafted in the 16th century by the Jesuits.

The world history was compiled from contradictory mix of innumerable copies of ancient Latin and Greek manuscripts and other irrefutable proofs delivered by late mediaeval astronomers that were cemented by the authority of writings of the Church Fathers.

Early in life, we learn about ancient history. Children love the magical lessons of history - they are like fairy tales. Teachers recite breathtaking stories; very soon We learn by heart the names and deeds of brave warriors, wise philosophers, fabulous pharaohs, cunning high priests and greedy scribes.

We learn of gigantic pyramids and sinister castles, kings and queens, dukes and barons, powerful heroes and beautiful ladies, emaciated saints and low-life traitors.

Ancient history is based documents, manuscripts, printed books, paintings, monuments and artefacts - called primary sources.

The problem is that neither these ancient documents, nor events described therein can be irrefutably dated, moreover they contradict each other for the most part.

When a school textbook tells us that Genghis Khan in year X or Alexander in year Y, have each conquered half of the world, it means only that it is so said in some of the written sources.

There are no answers to simple questions:

When were these primary sources written?

Where and by whom were these sources found?

It is wrongly presumed that ancient and medieval chronicles, written by Genghis Khan's or Alexander the Great contemporaries and eyewitnesses, are readily available. Actually, only sources written hundreds or even thousands of years after the events are there, compiled mostly in the 16th 18th centuries, or even later.

As a rule, these sources suffered considerable multiple manipulations, falsifications and distortions by editing. At the same time,

innumerable originals of ancient documents under various pretexts were destroyed in Europe under various pretexts.

The names of persons and geographical sites often changed meaning and location during the course of the centuries.

Geographical locations became clearly defined on maps only with the advent of printing.

This made possible the circulation of identical copies of the same map for purposes of the military, navigation, education and governance tasks.

Historians from Oxford say: "hey, everybody knows that Julius Caesar lived in the first century B.C.

`Julius Caesar' statement is only a point of view as

there is simply no irrefutable documentary proof that Julius Caesar or any other great name of antiquity ever existed.

Better than that - extremely rare sources that can be reliably dated back to the 10th-14th centuries A D, do not show the polished picture of classical history.

They show a picture both contradictory and confusing.

All methods of dating of ancient sources and artefacts are erroneous:

Radio-carbon C14 method produces dating with exactitude of plus minus 1500 years, therefore it is too crude for dating of events in historical timeframe!

The Almagest tractate, which lies as corner stone contemporary chronology, compiled in the 2nd century A D by Ptolemy, the founding father of astronomy, contains astronomical data of 9th to 16th century!

The Bronze Age,that has supposedly began 5000 years ago. Bronze is made of 90% copper and 10% tin, but the technology for tin extraction dates back to 14th century A D!.

All eclipses contained in manuscripts, like Thucydides one, relating 'ancient' events have exclusively medieval dating. All horoscopes cut in stone or painted in Egyptian temples, like Dendera have exclusively early medieval dating solutions.

Not quite what you have learned in school? Open your eyes, and, you will find sufficient proof to reach step by step the inevitable conclusion that the classical chronology is false and therefore, that the history of ancient and medieval world universally accepted today, is also false. Have a fresh outlook on everything said or printed about "ancient" and "enigmatic" Roman, Greek and Egyptian, medieval as well as all other "lost and found" civilizations.

Antiquity and Dark Ages are phantoms invented in the 16th 18th and polished in 19th 20thcenturies. Human civilization is in fact barely 1000 years old!

This book will change your perception of History forever!
What if Ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt were invented during Renaissance?
What if The Old Testament was a rendition of events of the Middle Ages?
What if Jesus Christ was born in 1053 and crucified in 1086 AD?
Sounds Unbelievable?
Not after you've read "History: Fiction or Science?" by Anatoly Fomenko, the genius mathematician.
Armed with astronomy and computers Anatoly Fomenko turns History into a rocket science.

Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

Employment and Development: A New Review of Evidence (Development Centre Studies)

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Employment and Development: A New Review of Evidence (Development Centre Studies)
David Turnham
Manufacturer: Organization for Economic
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ASIN: 9264138420

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Takes a comprehensive look at two decades of employment experience in the developing world. Despite rapid labor force growth, conventionally measured unemployment has been contained through low productivity jobs in agriculture and the urban informal sector. Data suggest that numerous countries in Africa and Latin America have suffered real earnings losses in the 1980s, while East Asian economies enjoyed rapid growth in real incomes and declining unemployment. Suitabily adapted to local circumstances, the East Asian model of market-oriented, labor-intensive development commends itself to other developing countries as they seek to expand more productive employment over the next generation. Includes an extensive bibliography.

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On-the-go Instrction Because your time is valuable... All Audio All on the go! Beginning level instruction is presented in an all-audio format on 4 digitally-recorded CDs. You have the opportunity to learn on the go, taking advantage of time normally wasted. Study in your car, while exercising, doing yard work anywhere you can safely listen to a CD player. No accompanying books are needed to help you complete the lesson activities. Why can t learning be fun? It can! Linguaphone has chosen to present the allTalk series in an entertaining, soap-opera format. No dry old teacher with a monotone voice putting you to sleep, you follow the adventures of a visitor to a Spanish-speaking country as she interacts with individuals in a variety of interesting situations, learning the language and beginning to understand the culture. Actually learn the language Tired of spending money on language courses that don t work? Did you ever think the problem could be with the course and not you? With Linguaphone s unique learning sequence: Listen, Understand, Speak, you will find yourself actually using the language in no time at all! You are presented with a unit of the language, it is then broken down and explained to you, then you put it back together with greater understanding than just repeating what you may not have understood in the first place. . . . and learn it well! The all Talk methodology not only teaches well, but will have you speaking and understanding basic spoken Spanish in no time at all. Other popular all-audio courses require four times the cds, four times the money and four times the time to do what Linguaphone s allTalk Basic does with 4-one hour CDs.

Terri Levine Interviewed by Randy Gilbert on
<i>The Inside Success Show</i>: Terri Levine shares tips on how to find joy, from his best-seller
<i>Work Yourself Happy</i>

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Terri Levine Interviewed by Randy Gilbert on The Inside Success Show: Terri Levine shares tips on how to find joy, from his best-seller Work Yourself Happy
Terri Levine , and Randy Gilbert
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How many people do you know who are truly happy at work? And how much of the time are they happy? Unfortunately, the sad truth is that most people are not happy with their jobs, most of the time, which is why so many feel they are living in quiet desperation.

Our next special guest says emphatically that things do not need to be this way. She was once caught up in a job that she was good at, but it brought her no joy or pleasure. Then, she learned the secret to following her true desires and it made her both happy and successful. Now she dedicates her life to showing others that same road map, so you too can work yourself happy.

If you aren't happy in your job or career situation, but you want to be, then this interview will be like a breath of fresh air and I recommend you take it in deeply as you hear from a very gifted coach.

Plus, you'll find the answers to:

* How Terri Levine got good at her job even though she didn't like it
* Why you need to let go of the past and start looking forward in life
* How you can find exactly what type of job will bring you happiness
* What 3 steps you can take right now to start creating more happiness in your work
* Why everyone should be coached
* How to avoid the mistakes that may be killing your chances for happiness in your work
* And much, much more ...

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a useful tool to build the career of your dreams
Enjoying your work.
Working Happier!
SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS ARE NOT A SIMPLE 1-2-3 LESSON!
Invaluable, life-affirming assistance

Work Yourself Happy
Terri Levine
Manufacturer: Bovan Publishing Group
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Binding: Paperback

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Work Yourself Happy is a step by step guide to creating joy in your life and work. It offers the reader insights, experiences, fears and successes as a road map to moving towards what people want and need to be happy in their working lives. For some it may mean finding a new career. For others, simply changing parts of their current job. Some readers may want to stop work altogether and start their own business. Whatever the readers' situation, Work Yourself Happy will help them uncover their deepest desires, help them tap into the courage they'll need to face their fears and provide them with ideas and techniques they can use to begin creating a life they'll love.

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a useful tool to build the career of your dreams.......2005-12-28

Thank you for such a practical, helpful guide to choosing and landing the job of my dreams! Your 'Work Yourself Happy' program systematically takes people through, step by step, the questions and preparation they need to create the career they want. If someone is looking to get their career on track they would be crazy or foolish (or both) not to read and use your guidebook. I look forward to suggesting it to clients I work with. Well done!

Enjoying your work........2005-03-14

Terri Levine's Work Yourself Happy has helped me re-locate the joy in my career as a teacher.Thank you for this marvelous book.
Madeline Frank, Ph.D. author of The Secret of Teaching Science & Math Through Music and Musical Notes On Math, teaching children to enjoy fractions and decimals through the rhythm of music.

Working Happier!.......2004-01-14

I really got value from this book. I did the exercises and am finding more passion in my work and getting clearer on my priorities. While the information is easy to understand, putting it to work is what makes this book fantastic - the author shows you how to do it.

SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS ARE NOT A SIMPLE 1-2-3 LESSON!.......2002-02-23

The author points out some common sense points in re-evaluating one's priorities, setting goals and reaching for your full potential. However, the book is extremely short (just over 100 pages) and gave me the impression I was taking a crash course in common sense fundamentals. The book covered such topics as career changes, getting what you want from the job, promotions and pay raises. It all sounds good in print but in the real world of business it is not all that easy. Success does not come in a quick, 1-2-3 lesson. It takes far more than determination and visualization to become tomorrow's success story. That is a good place to start but it is only the beginning.

As one who has taught and counselled in business management for almost thirty years, there is a lot more to "Working Yourself Happy" that appears in this book! Many individuals have goals and dreams, but to make thema a reality, it also takes commitment, hard work, integrity, qualified skills, training, experience, and sometimes "just being in the right place at the right time." While the book makes for light, informative reading, it is not one I would highly recommend. The book lacks detail and anything you can really "sink your teeth into"; it is far too brief to be of any significant value in the business world.

Invaluable, life-affirming assistance.......2001-03-11

Terri Levine's Work Yourself Happy is a clearly presented, "user friendly", step-by-step "how to" guide for creating joy and satisfaction in one's life and work. Readers will receive invaluable, life-affirming assistance in considering career changes, getting promotions and pay increases, restructuring their job, improving skills on the job, doing their job with less effort and more success, how to leave the office behind at day's end, aspiring to become an entrepreneur, and more. Work Yourself Happy is enthusiastically recommended, occasionally inspiring reading for anyone seeking to improve themselves and their personal satisfactions in the workplace.

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