![]() ![]() The book argues that by focusing on this one thing, you will be able to make the greatest progress and achieve the most success. The book begins by introducing the concept of "the one thing" - the one task or goal that is most important to achieving success in any area of life. "The One Thing" is a guide to achieving success by focusing on the most important task at hand. The key is to focus on the right things at the right time, rather than just trying to do more in less time. Time management is important, but it is not the most important factor in achieving success. They also eliminate distractions and focus on the task at hand.ĥ. Successful people set goals and priorities and then take consistent action towards achieving those goals. Instead, it is better to focus on one task at a time.Ĥ. Multitasking is actually counter-productive, as it splits your focus and reduces your productivity. This means that focusing on the most important tasks and ignoring the rest can lead to the greatest results.ģ. The 80/20 rule, also known as the Pareto Principle, suggests that 80% of outcomes come from 20% of the input. ![]() ![]() This can be different for each person, depending on their individual priorities and goals.Ģ. The "one thing" refers to the most important task or goal that you need to focus on in order to achieve success. Below are the five key points the Snippets team took from The One Thing:ġ. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Five Questions for Walter IsaacsonĪ: What kind of scientific education did you have to give yourself to be able to understand and explain Einstein's ideas? Read "The Light-Beam Rider," the first chapter of Walter Isaacson's Einstein: His Life and Universe. Isaacson is a master of the form and this latest opus is at once arresting and wonderfully revelatory. The book is the first biography to tackle Einstein's enormous volume of personal correspondence that heretofore had been sealed from the public, and it's hard to imagine another book that could do such a richly textured and complicated life as Einstein's the same thoughtful justice. ![]() With Einstein: His Life and Universe, Walter Isaacson (author of the bestselling biographies Benjamin Franklin and Kissinger) brings Einstein's experience of life, love, and intellectual discovery into brilliant focus. Albert Einstein as a man, however, has been a much harder portrait to paint, and what we know of him as a husband, father, and friend is fragmentary at best. As a scientist, Albert Einstein is undoubtedly the most epic among 20th-century thinkers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() At first blush, Berta Isla appears to be a spy thriller in the style of John le Carré, as a young couple in Madrid is caught up in the world of espionage and divided loyalties. Marías, who’s long had a reputation as your favorite author’s favorite author, has lately earned himself a growing readership in the States, and Berta Isla is certainly likely to help the cause. –Dwyer Murphy, CrimeReads Managing Editor This atmospheric thriller finds the two women grappling with the weight of family history, loyalty, and justice, and is sure to grip anyone looking for a finely drawn, character-driven mystery that delves into the realities of rural America. Meanwhile, an 18-year-old dreams of leaving Kansas and escaping the crimes of her family. Laura McHugh’s foray into the southern gothic is also a journey into the depths of rural Kansas, a hotbed of opioids and crime, in which a woman investigates the suspicious and untimely death of her brother. ![]() ![]() ![]() Recommended.' - Choice 'An outstanding set of authoritative essays, essential reading for all who are interested in the nature of religion.' - Keith Ward, Christ Church, Oxford, UK "The strength of this book is in offering something of a preview of how research coming out of CSR might be received by scholars working in various areas of religious studies. 'These are accomplished, provocative essays. Can it still claim any truth? This book debates these and related issues. ![]() ![]() Is it less ’natural’ to be an atheist than to believe in God, or gods? On the other hand, if we can explain theism psychologically, have we explained it away. Philosophers and theologians from North America, UK and Australia, explore the alleged conflict between truth claims and examine the roots of religion in human nature. Does this new discipline support religious belief, undermine it, or is it, despite many claims, perhaps eventually neutral? This subject is of immense importance, particularly given the rise of the ’new atheism’. The Roots of Religion deals with the philosophical and theological implications of the cognitive science of religion which grounds religious belief in human cognitive structures: religious belief is ’natural’, in a way that even scientific thought is not. The cognitive science of religion is a new discipline that looks at the roots of religious belief in the cognitive architecture of the human mind. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Better bump him to the top of the heap." I like a few unexpected turns in my romances but this felt a bit ridiculous. "Oh, so-and-so just dissed the ability of women to work guess he's not the right guy." "Oh, this guy suddenly started acting all spiritual and suggested a prayer. And when the guys finally started dropping out of contention for Lilly's hand, it still irked me, because it felt like authorial fiat rather than developments that were integral to the plot or the characters. It really kind of irritated me that I could see the story going in any of at least four directions, without doing violence to the plot line. How long is Lilly going to string all these guys along? Shouldn't it be at least a little apparent (to me if not to her) which guy is the right one? Me at 85%: *eyeroll* This feels like a Regency-era Choose Your Own Adventure story, only with men! Me at 47%: This book is so unconventional and interesting! The heroine, Lilly, has 4 or 5 guys who are pursuing her and I can't tell which one she's going to end up with! ![]() ![]() Many of his friends and colleagues died in the war, and Durkheim died shortly before its end. The years of World War I were absolutely devastating for Mauss. It was at this time that he began drawing more and more on ethnography, and his work began increasingly to look like what we would today call anthropology. Mauss took up a chair in the 'history of religion and uncivilized peoples' at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in 1901. He was particularly active in the events of the Dreyfus affair and towards the end of the century he helped edit such left-wing papers as le Populaire, l'Humanité and le Mouvement Socialiste, the last in collaboration with Georges Sorel. Like many members of Année Sociologique Mauss was attracted to socialism, particularly that espoused by Jean Jaurès. ![]() ![]() ![]() His first publication in 1896 marked the beginning of a prolific career that would produce several landmarks in the sociological literature. Instead of taking the usual route of teaching at a lycée, however, Mauss moved to Paris and took up the study of comparative religion and the Sanskrit language. Mauss was born in Épinal, Vosges to a Jewish family, and studied philosophy at Bordeaux, where his uncle Émile Durkheim was teaching at the time and agregated in 1893. ![]() ![]() ![]() When Mark began illustrating children’s books, he encouraged Caralyn to write. ![]() Her marriage to illustrator Mark Buehner brought some changes. She won state and national awards for her writing in her teenage years, but didn’t plan to be an author. By the time she was in 6th grade, she had perfected the art of undetected nocturnal reading, and had written a chapter of a romance novel. She remembers being read to as a child by her mother, and has very fond memories of some children named Sally, Dick and Jane, and seems to remember a dog named Spot. ![]() ![]() It is my very favorite snowman book!Ī bit about the author and illustrator: Caralyn and Mark Buehner according to their children!Ĭaralyn Buehner grew up in Salt Lake City, the youngest child in a family of bookworms. Have you ever wondered what Snowmen do at night? Wonder no more, because this delightful story, told in rhyme,will enlighten you to their nocturnal adventures. Watch as this book is read to you and your youngsters: Snowmen at Night Enjoy.īy Caralyn Buehner, Illustrator: Mark Buehner This blog will feature several picture books and related crafts, through the month of March. They assist them to understand the story (comprehension), creating more interaction, leading to greater language development. Pictures get their attention and engages them in the story. For younger children, picture books are a vital tool for developing pre-reading skills. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sam sifts the earth looking for the cultural remains of an island people who were forcibly evicted by the state nearly a hundred years ago. Then Rilla meets Sam, a University of Southern Maine archeology student tasked with excavating the very island where the ghostly girl has appeared. The girl floats a song over the waves, and it is as beautiful as it is terrifying. But when she experiences the sudden death of her father, the veil between the living and the dead blurs and she begins to be haunted by a girl on a nearby, uninhabited island. She knows the rhythms of hard work and harder seas. Maine-bred, independent Rilla Brae is no stranger to the deep. Synopsis: Unearthing years of buried secrets, Rilla Brae is haunted by ghostly visions tied to the tainted history of a mysterious island in this haunting novel from the author of The Girl Who Fell. ![]() ![]() Turns out however that she’s NOT married. The kicker – Cory finds out that Natalie is married which unfortunately puts the brakes on any advances he really wanted to make, but it doesn’t necessarily put the brakes on his thoughts about her. Lucky for Natalie Orson whom Cory falls for instantly with just a laugh and a smile (Ok, and a good ass as well). But not only is he the ultimate brother, turns out he’s quite the all-around nice guy. ![]() Quinn could not have written a better brother than Cory is the best brother to his sister Milly. I knew Cory Potter was one of the good ones when I first met him in The Dugout. Tags: Baseball, Humor, Sports Kindle | Paperback Rating : ★★★★įinally…Cory F-ing Potter! He wins the top prize as one of the sweetest, nicest guys in all of romance as Meghan Quinn knocked it out of the park with yet another amazing baseball romance book. Categories: Contemporary Romance, Sports Romance ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. ![]() To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. 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