Keeping Busy

Author: James R. Dowling
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801895979
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 262

Book Description
Although very little can be done to alter the course of dementia, much can be done to maximize the quality of life of people with the condition. Research as well as practical experience suggest that behavior management, especially through programs that provide meaningful and constructive activity, is currently the most effective treatment. In Keeping Busy, James Dowling describes a variety of activities designed to bring meaning and enjoyment to the lives of persons with dementia. The activities are organized by general categories such as music, exercise, horticulture, pets, humor, and social events. The largest section deals with communication and includes word games that help people strengthen their remaining verbal skills. The description of each activity includes step-by-step instructions, as well as tips on how to adapt it for small or large groups, for individuals at home or in an organization, or people who are bedridden.

CrazyBusy

Author: Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345482441
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 253

Book Description
Look at what's happened to the usual how-are-you exchange. It used to go like this: "How are you?" "Fine." Now it often goes like this: "How are you?" "Busy." Or "Too busy." Or simply "Crazy." Without intending for it to happen or knowing how, when, or why it got started, many people now find that they live in a rush they never wanted. If you feel busier than you've ever been and wonder how this happened and how you can keep up the pace much longer, you are hardly alone. Crazy? Maybe not. Dysfunctional? Yes, indeed. We all have more to do than ever before -- and less time to do it. In this highly listenable audiobook, the foremost expert on ADD, Ned Hallowell, explores the society-wide phenomenon of culturally induced ADD. Being busy may very well keep you from doing what matters most, or it may lead you to do things you deem unwise (like getting angry, for example). Being busy is a problem for almost all of us. This audiobook is about both the opportunity and the problem -- where this peculiar life comes from and how to turn it to your advantage. Offering solutions to this difficult, complex problem that might work for you, most importantly, Crazybusy may prompt you to create solutions of your own.

Restreaming

Author: William S. Craddock
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 089869003X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 129

Book Description
Short, pithy reflections illumine all the issues involving retirement living. Working with the metaphor of a kayak paddling in a new, downstream current of retirement, prominent Wellness expert Bill Craddock offers an array of provocative reflections as a way to invite the reader to envision new opportunities, new relationships, new ways of being. The primary purpose of these reflections is to entertain, edify, and to prepare those anticipating retirement or actually retired with gentle yet intentional paddle strokes for guiding their life (kayak) into their later years.

Son of David

Author: Stuart Dauermann
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1608999882
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 65

Book Description
"When Rabbi Dauermann asked me to read 'Son of David,' I read the whole thing at once and called him right away. I told him this was the message people needed to hear regarding Yeshua (Jesus), the Jewish people, Messsianic Judaism, and Jewish-Christian relations. Christians reading this can see palpably what has been lost through the centuries of forgetting that Jesus is the Son of David, a present office, not a dead title. To the Jewish world, we in Messianic Judaism might say it is our prayer that they would see why Yeshua is the center for us of our Judaism, our hope, our avodah. For those who love the people descended from Abraham as well as the people of the world, Yeshua as the Son of David is the one who brings healing and the reign of God to Israel and the nations."--Rabbi Derek Lehman, Tikvat David, Atlantaauthor of 'Yeshua in Context' and 'The World to Come'

By Himself

Author: Deborah Kestin Van den Hoonaard
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442641096
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
What happens when older men become widowers? Popular books, movies, and television present widowers as lost and unable to cope or care for themselves. These stereotypes do not encapsulate the experiences of real widowers, how their daily lives change, and what being a widower means to individuals in both sociological and practical ways. By Himself is based on in-depth interviews with twenty-six widowers over the age of sixty living in the United States and Canada. Using these interviews, Deborah K. van den Hoonaard explores masculine identity and traces the stories that widowers tell about their wives' illnesses and deaths. She also focuses on the widowers' changed relationships with their children and friends, as well as with women, and details the men's encounters with tasks such as housework and cooking. An eminently readable and accessible book, By Himself sheds new light on the social meaning of being a widower.

Above

Author: Isla Morley
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476731527
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
Abducted and locked in an abandoned missile silo by a mad survivalist, a Kansas teen endures loneliness and despair while struggling to raise a baby in isolation before escaping into a world more changed than she anticipated.

Project Management in the Fast Lane: Applying the Theory of Constraints

Author: Robert C. Newbold
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9781420049152
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
This cutting edge, "how to" manual details proven methods for turning around chronically late, overbudget, and underperforming projects. Project Management in the Fast Lane explains how Theory of Constraints tools can be applied to achieve effective, breakthrough solutions in virtually any environment. It includes a complete discussion of the Critical Chain scheduling approach pioneered by Eli Goldratt-the most significant new development in project scheduling in the last 40 years! The project management tools described in Project Management in the Fast Lane are clearly outlined and will help project managers in manufacturing, construction, and new product development in any field find efficient, practical, and sound solutions to management issues. Common problems related to deadlines, budgets, project performance, and more are thoroughly treated, providing a solid basis for applying tools to familiar problems. This book is sure to inspire managers, executives, engineers, and MIS and quality assurance professionals to rethink their management approaches and create dramatic, profit-driven improvements in their organizations.

Chase One Rabbit

Author: David Parrish
Publisher: eBook Partnership
ISBN: 0957694539
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 170

Book Description
Marketing in a minute on your mobile...Chase One Rabbit is about focused marketing. It's about understanding your business, to create strategies that help you sell it to best effect. It combines inspirational stories and practical techniques, giving creative entrepreneurs the tools to make their businesses even more successful by using strategic marketing.'How to sell?' is an age-old question. International consultant and trainer David Parrish illustrates key strategic sales and marketing messages by drawing on stories from his own experience as an entrepreneur and develops marketing case studies from the successes of his clients worldwide.This isn't about advertising. Smart marketing thinking doesn't have to be expensive, flashy or quirky: it's about understanding your business, focusing and thinking things through to develop clear sales strategies and techniques to increase your success, profit and market position. Chase One Rabbit shows you how... Each of the 63 short sections provides food for thought, suggesting practical things you can do immediately to improve your business.You'll discover the strengths of buzz marketing and reap the rewards of word-of-mouth recommendations. You'll understand the difference between strategic and operational marketing; between marketing communications and a synchronised, streamlined strategy.Sales and marketing should flow seamlessly together, underpinned by a marketing strategy that is unique to your business, sector and audience. David poses questions and analyses examples, creating a marketing toolkit to develop your own authentic marketing strategy with precision techniques and a polished sales pitch.Practical and progressive, it's designed for businesses large and small - from start-ups to mature businesses, arts and cultural organisations to creative entrepreneurs - with a wealth of ideas and inspiration to dip into every day.

Transient Mobility and Middle Class Identity

Author: Catherine Gomes
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811016399
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
This book offers an understanding of the transient migration experience in the Asia-Pacific through the lens of communication and entertainment media. It examines the role played by digital technologies and uncovers how the combined wider field of entertainment media (films, television shows and music) are vital and helpful platforms that positively aid migrants through self and communal empowerment. This book specifically looks at the upwardly mobile middle class transient migrants studying and working in two of the Asia-Pacific’s most desirable transient migration destinations – Australia and Singapore – providing a cutting edge study of the identities transient migrants create and maintain while overseas and the strategies they use to cope with life in transience.

Psychological Perspectives on Understanding and Addressing Violence Against Children

Author:
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019764953X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 345

Book Description
Psychological Perspectives on Understanding and Addressing Violence Against Children argues that in order to achieve comprehensive responses to violence against children (VAC), scholars and practitioners must develop a robust understanding of how direct, structural, and cultural forms of violence interact across social systems. This understanding of VAC motivates a multi-sectoral response that seeks to promote intergenerational health and well-being through addressing violence in all its forms. This volume is organized into three interconnected sections that explore violence across socioecological domains: violence against children in social macrosystems, violence against children in social microsystems, and ways to address VAC in practice and policy. With chapters highlighting diverse methodological approaches, context-specific case studies, and approaches to redress violence through practice and policy, this volume is designed to be a resource for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working to prevent VAC.