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Author: Ernie J. Zelinski
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Keywords: overworked, century, unemployed, retired, working, book, joy
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2003-10
ISBN-10: 1580085520
ISBN-13: 9781580085526
Ernie Zelinski has taught more than 150,000 people what THE JOY OF NOT WORKING is about: learning to live every part of your life work and play, employment, and retirement alike to the fullest. In this completely revised and expanded edition, you ll learn how to create an excellent work/life balance by working less, producing more, and being more leisurely; how to gain the courage to leave a life-draining job; and, if you are recently retired or unemployed, how to bring purpose and community back to your life. Plus, new to this edition are 30 inspiring letters from readers detailing how the bo
Author: Robert E. Hunter Sergey M. Rogov
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: russia, nato, relations, stage, participant, partner, engaging
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2004
ISBN-10: 0833037056
ISBN-13: 9780833037053
Relations between the Russian Federation and the West have evolved steadily since the end of the Cold War, especially since the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) was established in May 2002. In late 2001, the RAND Corporation and the Institute for the USA and Canada Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISKRAN) created a North American-European-Russian working group to examine the growing cooperation between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Russia and to suggest ways to foster it. The Working Group on NATO-Russia relations does not suggest that Russia seek or be offered NATO mem
Author: Dilip Ratha; William Shaw
Publisher: World Bank Publicatio
Keywords: south, working, papers, bank, world, migration, remittances
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2007-05-02
ISBN-10: 0821370723
ISBN-13: 9780821370728
South-South Migration and Remittances reports on preliminary results from an ongoing effort to improve data on bilateral migration stocks. It sets out some working hypotheses on the determinants and socioeconomic implications of South-South migration. Contrary to popular perception that migration is mostly a South-North phenomenon, South-South migration is large. Available data from national censuses suggest that nearly half of the migrants from developing countries reside in other developing countries. Almost 80 percent of South-South migration takes place between countries with contiguous bo
Authors:Margaret C. Harrell, Nelson Lim, Laura Werber Cas
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: military, education, employment, challenges, working, spouse
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2004
ISBN-10: 0833036564
ISBN-13: 9780833036568
The characteristics of U.S. military life are generally well known-deployments, frequent relocation, long and unpredictable work schedules, and so on. But these factors also restrict the ability of service members
Author: Bevan M. French
Publisher: Lunar and Planetary Institute
Keywords: terrestrial, meteorite, impact, structures, effects, metamorphic, catastrophe, handbook, shock, traces
Number of Pages: 120
Published: 1998
eBookDB-ID: B0018TQMWW
Meteorite impacts are getting plenty of respect these days. The public regards them as the established destroyer of dinosaurs and the possible destroyer of civilization. Increasing numbers of geoscientists are coming to appreciate the importance of meteorite impact events and the extent of their influence on the geological and biological history of Earth. However, despite the growing importance of meteorite impact phenomena in terrestrial geology, the topic is still not widely addressed in general geoscience textbooks and references. This author attempts to fill this gap and provide for geosci
Authors:Dragana Avramov, Miroslava Maskova,
Publisher: Council of Europe
Keywords: studies, vol, population, volume, ageing, europe, active
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2003-01-01
ISBN-10: 9287152403
ISBN-13: 9789287152404
This volume discusses the changing age structure in European countries, characterised by the increase in the number of elderly persons and the decrease in the young and working populations. It looks at the demographic differences between European countries, and examines public policy approaches and individual strategies being developed in response, including issues of employment, health, leisure and social cohesion. From the Publisher This volume takes as its starting point the changing age structure in European countries, which is characterised by the increase in the number of elderly perso
