168 Hours

There are 168 hours in a week. This book is about where the time really goes, and how we can all use it better. It's an unquestioned truth of modern life: we are starved for time. With the rise of two income families, extreme jobs, and 24/7 connectivity, life is so frenzied we can barely find time to breathe. We tell ourselves we'd like to read more, get to the gym regularly, try new hobbies, and accomplish all kinds of goals. But then we give up because there just aren't enough hours to do it all. Or else, if we don't make excuses, we make sacrifices. To get ahead at work we spend less time with our spouses. To carve out more family time, we put off getting in shape. To train for a marathon, we cut back on sleep. There has to be a better way and Laura Vanderkam has found one. After interviewing dozens of successful, happy people, she realized that they allocate their time differently than most of us. Instead of letting the daily grind crowd out the important stuff, they start by making sure there's time for the important stuff. They focus on what they do best and what only they can do. When plans go wrong and they run out of time, only their lesser priorities suffer. It's not always easy, but the payoff is enormous. Vanderkam shows that it really is possible to sleep eight hours a night, exercise five days a week, take piano lessons, and write a novel without giving up quality time for work, family, and other things that really matter. The key is to start with a blank slate and to fill up your 168 hours only with things that deserve your time. Of course, you probably won't read to your children at 2:00 am, or skip a Wednesday morning meeting to go hiking, but you can cut back on how much you watch TV, do laundry, or spend time on other less fulfilling activities. Vanderkam shares creative ways to rearrange your schedule to make room for the things that matter most. 168 Hours is a fun, inspiring, practical guide that will help men and women of any age, lifestyle, or career get the most out of their time and their lives. Författare: Laura Vauderkam

Uppläsare: Elizabeth London

Förlag: Gildan Media Corp

Better by Mistake

A New York Times columnist delivers an eye opening big idea: Embracing mistakes can make us smarter, healthier, and happier in every facet of our lives. In this persuasive audio book, journalist Alina Tugend examines the delicate tension between what we're told—we must make mistakes in order to learn—and the reality—we often get punished for making mistakes, and therefore try to avoid them or cover them up. In Better by Mistake, Tugend shows that mistakes are everywhere, and suggests that when we acknowledge and identify them correctly, we can improve not only ourselves, but our families, our work, and the world around us. Through fascinating research, Tugend reveals how trying to avoid mistakes can affect us from the earliest stages in our lives and shape us into adults who steer clear of risks and challenges. She takes us behind the scenes into cutting edge behavioral studies; invites us into the high stakes world of health care and aviation, where mistakes can cost lives, and delves into the art and science behind learning how to craft a sincere apology and accepting responsibility for mistakes. Bold and dynamic, insightful and provocative, Better by Mistake turns our cultural wisdom on its head to illustrate the downside of striving for perfection, and the rewards of acknowledging mistakes and embracing the imperfection in all of us. Författare: Alina Tugend

Uppläsare: Elizabeth London

Förlag: Gildan Media Corp

Bli fri från perfektionism

Känner du dig fjättrad av kraven på att allt du gör måste vara perfekt? Den före detta superperfektionisten Elizabeth Gummesson, hyllad föreläsare och coach, ger dig tipsen och råden du behöver för att förbättra din självkänsla och självrespekt och få distans till dina prestationer och därmed bli en vinnare på riktigt. Bygger på bästsäljaren Good enough nu förkortad och uppdaterad! Författare: Elizabeth Gummesson

Uppläsare: Elizabeth Gummesson

Förlag: Earbooks

Denna dödens kropp

Ett mord som uppdagats på en undanskymd Londonkyrkogård får Thomas Lynley att åter träda i tjänst och han är mer än välkommen eftersom det har börjat gå grus i maskineriet på mordroteln, som fått en ny chef medan Lynley varit borta. Det blir en mordutredning med många förvecklingar. Denna dödens kropp, hennes sextonde deckare, är ett pussel så sinnrikt konstruerat att läsaren får gissa sig fram ända till slutet. Författare: Elizabeth George

Uppläsare: Katarina Ewerlöf

Förlag: Norstedts Audio

Elizabeth

An abused child, yet confident of her destiny to reign, a woman in a man's world, passionately sexual yet she said a virgin, Elizabeth I was to be famed as England's most successful ruler. This absorbing new book, by concentrating on the early years from her birth in 1533 to her accession in 1558, shows how her experiences of danger and adventure formed her remarkable character and shaped her opinions and beliefs. For in her youth she had experienced every vicissitude of fortune and every extreme of condition. She had been Princess and inheritrix of England then bastardized and disinherited. At sixteen she was the head of a great princely household. Not much later she was an accused traitor on the verge of execution in the Tower. Among all this, she had been taught the most advanced curriculum of the day. But it was her lessons in the school of life that mattered more and that taught her humanity. Dr David Starkey recreates a host of extravagant characters, mad cap schemes and tragic plots, while using original documents to point up the importance of the rituals of power and life at court. He writes with admirable clarity about religion and constitutional history. This brilliant book contrasts the daughters of Henry VIII: the pious Catholic Mary and her clever sister. The key to understanding Elizabeth is her determination not to make the same mistakes as Mary. Författare: David Starkey

Uppläsare: Patricia Hodge

Förlag: Harper Collins

Fully Present

Mindfulness—the art of paying attention with openness and curiosity to the present moment—has attracted ever growing interest and tens of thousands of practitioners. This uniquely accessible guide provides a scientific explanation for how mindfulness positively and powerfully affects the brain and body, as well as practical guidance. With sections devoted to “The Science,” “The Art,” and “The Practice,” Fully Present will help you understand how and why meditation is so effective, and will help you develop and sustain your own practice in order to: • Reduce stress • Boost your body's immune system • Ease chronic physical pain • Cope with negative emotions • Increase self awareness • Cultivate happiness Complete with fascinating research on how our brains work and respond to meditation, as well as practical tips and exercises, Fully Present is an essential guide for anyone interested in enhancing their own health and well being. Författare: Diane Winston,Susan Smally PhD

Uppläsare: Elizabeth London

Förlag: Gildan Media Corp

Pappas lilla flicka

Det var jag som gjorde det och jag ångrar det inte. Apatiskt vaggande upprepar Roberta Tey meningen inför Fader Hart som gör den makabra upptäckten. Bredvid Roberta ligger hennes fars bestialiskt stympade lik. Scotland Yard sätter den adligt ättade Thomas Lynley och hans assistent Barbara Havers på fallet. Ett omaka par som blottlägger dolda aggressioner och hämningar bland befolkningen i det isolerade Keldale Valley, där dramat utspelar sig. Pappas lilla flicka var Elizabeth Georges debutroman 1989. Boken blev hennes genombrott i både USA och Europa och den gav henne flera litterära pris. Den har också blivit stor TV serie, producerad av BBC i England under namnet 'The Lynley Mysteries'. Författare: Elizabeth George

Uppläsare: Per Mattsson

Förlag: Norstedts Audio