The 100-Year Life

The 100-Year Life
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 299
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ISBN-10 : 9781526622846
ISBN-13 : 152662284X
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis The 100-Year Life by : Lynda Gratton

What will your 100-year life look like? A new edition of the international bestseller, featuring a new preface 'Brilliant, timely, original, well written and utterly terrifying' Niall Ferguson Does the thought of working for 60 or 70 years fill you with dread? Or can you see the potential for a more stimulating future as a result of having so much extra time? Many of us have been raised on the traditional notion of a three-stage approach to our working lives: education, followed by work and then retirement. But this well-established pathway is already beginning to collapse – life expectancy is rising, final-salary pensions are vanishing, and increasing numbers of people are juggling multiple careers. Whether you are 18, 45 or 60, you will need to do things very differently from previous generations and learn to structure your life in completely new ways. The 100-Year Life is here to help. Drawing on the unique pairing of their experience in psychology and economics, Lynda Gratton and Andrew J. Scott offer a broad-ranging analysis as well as a raft of solutions, showing how to rethink your finances, your education, your career and your relationships and create a fulfilling 100-year life. · How can you fashion a career and life path that defines you and your values and creates a shifting balance between work and leisure? · What are the most effective ways of boosting your physical and mental health over a longer and more dynamic lifespan? · How can you make the most of your intangible assets – such as family and friends – as you build a productive, longer life? · In a multiple-stage life how can you learn to make the transitions that will be so crucial and experiment with new ways of living, working and learning? Shortlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award and featuring a new preface, The 100-Year Life is a wake-up call that describes what to expect and considers the choices and options that you will face. It is also fundamentally a call to action for individuals, politicians, firms and governments and offers the clearest demonstration that a 100-year life can be a wonderful and inspiring one.

One Hundred Saints

One Hundred Saints
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Publisher : Bulfinch Press
Total Pages : 279
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ISBN-10 : 0821220098
ISBN-13 : 9780821220092
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis One Hundred Saints by :

Provides a brief profile of each saint and discusses how he or she is depicted in art

One Hundred is a Family Board Book

One Hundred is a Family Board Book
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Publisher : Hyperion Books for Children
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 078680405X
ISBN-13 : 9780786804054
Rating : 4/5 (5X Downloads)

Synopsis One Hundred is a Family Board Book by : Pam Ryan

Groups making up many different kinds of "families" introduce the numbers from one to ten and then by tens to one hundred. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

The Hundred Lives

The Hundred Lives
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Publisher : Quattro Books Poetry
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1927443687
ISBN-13 : 9781927443682
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis The Hundred Lives by : Russell Thornton

In The Hundred Lives Russell Thornton illuminates the intricate imaginative orders of love at work within an individual life.

101 Questions about Desert Life

101 Questions about Desert Life
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Publisher : Western National Parks Association
Total Pages : 36
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ISBN-10 : 9781877856327
ISBN-13 : 1877856320
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis 101 Questions about Desert Life by : Alice Jablonsky

A collection of one hundred and one questions about life in the desert.

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : 9780063017511
ISBN-13 : 0063017512
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by : Marianne Cronin

“A beautiful debut, funny, tender, and animated by a willingness to confront life’s obstacles and find a way to survive. . . . It celebrates friendship, finds meaning in difficulty and lets the reader explore dark places while always allowing for the possibility of light. Lenni and Margot are fine companions for all our springtime journeys.”—Harper’s Bazaar, UK A charming, fiercely alive and disarmingly funny debut novel in the vein of John Green, Rachel Joyce, and Jojo Moyes—a brave testament to the power of living each day to the fullest, a tribute to the stories that we live, and a reminder of our unlimited capacity for friendship and love. An extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of stories. Seventeen-year-old Lenni Pettersson lives on the Terminal Ward at the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital. Though the teenager has been told she’s dying, she still has plenty of living to do. Joining the hospital’s arts and crafts class, she meets the magnificent Margot, an 83-year-old, purple-pajama-wearing, fruitcake-eating rebel, who transforms Lenni in ways she never imagined. As their friendship blooms, a world of stories opens for these unlikely companions who, between them, have been alive for one hundred years. Though their days are dwindling, both are determined to leave their mark on the world. With the help of Lenni’s doting palliative care nurse and Father Arthur, the hospital’s patient chaplain, Lenni and Margot devise a plan to create one hundred paintings showcasing the stories of the century they have lived—stories of love and loss, of courage and kindness, of unexpected tenderness and pure joy. Though the end is near, life isn’t quite done with these unforgettable women just yet. Delightfully funny and bittersweet, heartbreaking yet ultimately uplifting, The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot reminds us of the preciousness of life as it considers the legacy we choose to leave, how we influence the lives of others even after we’re gone, and the wonder of a friendship that transcends time.

One Hundred Years of Kibbutz Life

One Hundred Years of Kibbutz Life
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Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Total Pages : 363
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ISBN-10 : 9781412845564
ISBN-13 : 1412845564
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis One Hundred Years of Kibbutz Life by : Michal Palgi

The years 1909-2009 mark a century of kibbutz life—one hundred years of achievements, failures, and challenges. It is undeniable that the impact of kibbutzim on Israeli society has been substantial. During its one hundred years of existence, the kibbutz as a concept and as a reality underwent many changes, as did Israel as a whole both before its establishment in 1948 and since then. One Hundred Years of Kibbutz Life describes a host of changes that have occurred and describes their meaning. The kibbutz population has increased in terms of demography and capital, a point that frequently is overlooked in the debate about the institution’s viability. The kibbutz has become a very attractive place for young people who want community life. Like the founders who tried to establish a particular society grounded in certain principles, so too, newcomers to the kibbutz want to establish a new idealistic society with specific social and economic arrangements. The combined voices of the contributors to this volume discuss the ideals, hopes, frustrations, disappointments, and reconstruction efforts that brought a few solutions to the fading kibbutz ideals. These solutions are not always popular among kibbutz members, but they demonstrate growth and development of the kibbutz. Through the inclusion of a variety of studies, this book clarifies the role of this dynamic institution.

It Shall be of Jasper and Coral

It Shall be of Jasper and Coral
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Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0813919436
ISBN-13 : 9780813919430
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis It Shall be of Jasper and Coral by : Werewere Liking

With Liking's refreshingly iconoclastic writing driving their message, It Shall Be of Jasper and Coraland Love-across-a-Hundred-Livesintroduces a fascinating African literary voice to the English-speaking world.

The Little Book of Light

The Little Book of Light
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Publisher : Conari Press
Total Pages : 130
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ISBN-10 : 9781609256098
ISBN-13 : 1609256093
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis The Little Book of Light by : Mikaela Katherine Jones

A collection of 111 short, inspiring teachings on how to let your light shine regardless of what's going on in your life. Stressed out by life? Need a little extra comfort, inspiration, and love? Whether you've lost your way or are just having a bad day, The Little Book of Light is the ideal pick-me-up, a reminder that love and joy are available in every moment. This elegantly packaged little gift book will inspire, uplift, and enlighten with digestible nuggets of inspiration. It appeals to people of all spiritual traditions and at various stages on their spiritual path without being religious. The Little Book of Life is bite-sized inspirational wisdom that will help illuminate your path, no matter how dark it may sometimes appear. It will help you stay connected with your true self, and find daily delight so you can shine.

One Hundred Years of Old Man Sage

One Hundred Years of Old Man Sage
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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages : 170
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ISBN-10 : 0803210612
ISBN-13 : 9780803210615
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis One Hundred Years of Old Man Sage by : Jeffrey D. Anderson

Sherman Sage (ca. 1844?1943) was an unforgettable Arapaho man who witnessed profound change in his community and was one of the last to see the Plains black with buffalo. As a young warrior, Sage defended his band many times, raided enemy camps, saw the first houses go up in Denver, was present at Fort Laramie for the signing of the 1868 treaty, and witnessed Crazy Horse?s surrender. Later, he visited the Ghost Dance prophet Wovoka and became a link in the spread of the Ghost Dance religion to other Plains Indian tribes. As an elder, Old Man Sage was a respected, vigorous leader, walking miles to visit friends and family even in his nineties. One of the most interviewed Native Americans in the Old West, Sage was a wellspring of information for both Arapahos and outsiders about older tribal customs.ø ø Anthropologist Jeffrey D. Anderson gathered information about Sage?s long life from archives, interviews, recollections, and published sources and has here woven it into a compelling biography. We see different sides of Sage?how he followed a traditional Arapaho life path; what he learned about the Rocky Mountains and Plains; what he saw and did as outsiders invaded the Arapahos? homeland in the nineteenth century; how he adjusted, survived, and guided other Arapahos during the early reservation years; and how his legacy lives on today. The remembrances of Old Man Sage?s relatives and descendants of friends make apparent that his vision and guidance were not limited to his lifetime but remain vital today in the Northern Arapaho tribe.