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'Oh, by the way, Gabe. I know what happened with Seamus! Everybody at Kiss does.' How did Mitchell know any details about my breakup? I felt my jaw tense. Why did everybody at the third most popular bar in The Village also know? Did Seamus tell them? My heart rate switched from a pulse to a...

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World is a transformative guide that delves into the concept of deep work—the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. In this book, the author argues that cultivating a deep work ethic is essential for achieving professional success and personal fulfillment in today's increasingly distracted world.

Cal Newport is a computer science professor and a New York Times bestselling author who writes about the impact of technology on society, and the struggle to work and live deeply in a world increasingly mired in digital distractions. On this podcast, he answers questions from his readers and offers advice about cultivating focus, productivity, and meaning amidst the noise that pervades our lives.

La capacité qui revêt le plus de valeur dans notre économie se fait de plus en plus rare. Celui qui la développe se donne les moyens d'accomplir de grandes choses. Le travail en profondeur, ou deep work, désigne une activité professionnelle menée dans un état de concentration absolue qui pousse nos capacités cognitives jusqu'à leurs limites. Ces efforts créent de la valeur, affinent nos compétences et sont difficiles à reproduire. En d'autres termes, le travail en profondeur est comme un superpouvoir dans notre économie toujours plus concurrentielle.

How can you graduate with honors, choose exciting activities, build a head-turning resume, gain access to the best post-college opportunities, and still have a life? Based on interviews with star students at universities nationwide, from Harvard to the University of Arizona, How to Win at College presents 75 simple rules that will rocket you to the top of your class.

In this book, I dedicated my effort to showing you the real meanings and reasons of managing your time effectively. It is not just to help you be more productive in your work but more importantly to have more time to spend with your beloved ones. At the end of the day, it is not about what you have accomplished that makes you feel fulfilled, it is who you become and those you help, care about, and inspire that matters the most. That is the ultimate purpose of this book, and I really believe that you will enjoy it.

A dark secret hangs over the Caribbean. Britain is at war with Napoleon, amid this chaos, a shadowy network acts against the common good. Lives hang in the balance while a young and ambitious lieutenant takes his new assignment aboard the H.M.S Valor. Circumstances soon lead him down a path, where he must weigh traditional judgement carefully. With sword and pistol in hand, he will confront his fate, where things are not as simple as they first appear, and the path of honor looks an awful lot like treason.

Ständige Ablenkung ist heute das Hindernis Nummer eins für ein effizienteres Arbeiten. Sei es aufgrund lauter Großraumbüros, vieler paralleler Kommunikationskanäle, dauerhaftem Online-Sein oder der Schwierigkeit zu entscheiden, was davon nun unsere Aufmerksamkeit am meisten benötigt. Sich ganz auf eine Sache konzentrieren zu können wird damit zu einer raren, aber wertvollen und entscheidenden Fähigkeit im Arbeitsalltag.

The year is 3026. The Orion Arm burns under the ruthless command of the Supreme Commodore. The Gaean Fleet unleashes devastation across the stars — their ultimate prize: the Rigel system, a crucial shipbuilding hub. Admiral Maccus Stean leads the brutal assault, reducing the entire shipyards to smoldering ruins. Those who resist are crushed. Survivors are taken; scientists, officials, and engineers were all forced into servitude under the Empire’s iron grip.

"Devenez incontournable ou vous resterez au bord du chemin." Quel est le secret d'une grande carrière ? Pourquoi certaines personnes finissent par s'épanouir au travail quand tant d'autres n'y parviennent jamais ? Si vous voulez être heureux dans votre job, ne cherchez plus obsessionnellement à découvrir votre vocation : attachez-vous plutôt à exceller dans un domaine. Pour y parvenir, Cal Newport, l'expert mondial en productivité, expose 4 lois qui déboulonnent les idées reçues sur la réussite et montrent que le savoir-faire et le talent l'emportent sur la passion.

Whether you work from home and are often interrupted by well-meaning family, deliveries, or telephone calls, or you find the distractions of a busy workplace too hard to ignore, Deep Work is an audiobook that holds plenty of tips and advice on how to regain your focus.

'I still have that recurring fear of something happening to me before I see you again, and before I can tell you myself just how much and how often I've realised during the last few months that I love you completely and to the exclusion of all others. Remember that, because if there wasn't you, my darling Mary, the world would seem very empty and meaningless.' Mary was only 21 when she met and fell in love with the privately educated 19-year-old David in 1938.

The little mermaid is engaged to the Prince, but she's in love with Captain Hook. When Lexa’s father, Poseidon, is taken by a powerful enemy, the only way to get him back is for the Princess of the Sea to accept a marriage alliance with the Prince of the Shores. But her heart already belongs to Captain Hook, a broody pirate she saved from a shipwreck and nursed back to health at her island. She longs to see him again.

After falling through a magical mirror, Jack stumbles into the Chanted Forest, where fairytale characters are real.... He's rescued by Aria, a princess on the run from the evil queen, and together, they embark on a quest to gather shards of a mirror, so they can use the portal to get away from the Chanted Forest forever. They will need the help of friends such as Belle, Robin, and Ryding Hood if they have any hope of surviving the deadliest of foes.

The first-person account of the family that changed the American retail landscape that Dave Ramsey calls a must-read. Longtime Dollar General CEO Cal Turner, Jr. shares his extraordinary life as heir to the company founded by his father, Cal Turner, Sr., and his grandfather, a dirt farmer turned...

Unlock True Masculinity is more than just a self-improvement book for men—it's a transformative roadmap to mastering the four essential masculine archetypes: the King, the Warrior, the Magician, and the Lover. In today’s world, men are bombarded with mixed messages about what it means to be masculine. This book offers a clear, grounded path forward, blending timeless archetypal wisdom with modern-day challenges to help you step into your most authentic and powerful self.

Tres generaciones de la familia del multimillonario griego Aristide Leonides conviven en Inglaterra bajo el mismo techo: una curiosa mansión de estructura inclinada. Una multitud de personajes se entremezcla en los pasillos y las estancias de la casa, incluidas la joven y hermosa Brenda, segunda esposa del anciano patriarca, y Sophia, su más avispada nieta, cuyo futuro suegro es comisario de policía. Sin embargo, la paz hogareña se trunca cuando Aristide es envenenado. Las sospechas recaen sobre todos los miembros de la familia.

Cal Newport discusses in his new book, Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, about how professionals of today have started valuing quantity over quality; and how this has turned young professionals of today into puppets who try to indulge in extensive multitasking, dealing with multiple emails and projects. This prevents them from doing 'deep work'; which is focused work free from all other distractions. This also means that the professionals of today should sort out their priorities.

Do you want to maximise the return on your buy-to-let investment by managing it yourself? If you are looking at this book, it is likely that you recently bought your first BTL investment, or maybe you have decided to rent out your home and move to greener pastures. In any case, welcome to the private-rented sector! Join just over half of all landlords who do not use a letting agent. If you want to have full control of your buy-to-let investment and manage it yourself, then you should listen to this audiobook.

In 3025, Lieutenant Alastar Kar, a man with striking amber eyes and a mysterious feline heritage, embarks on his first mission aboard the notorious starship Zephyr. What secrets lie in his past, and how will they shape his journey? As Second in Command, Kar is tasked with transporting delegates to a crucial peace conference while also searching for the elusive MIA Captain Riker—who vanished. The mission takes an unexpected turn as tensions flare among the diverse groups on board. Can Kar maintain order and fulfill his dual mission?