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Take Back Your Time is the official handbook for TAKE BACK YOUR TIME DAY, a national event. Organizers have enlisted the support of colleges, universities, religious organizations, labor unions, businesses, activist groups, and non-profit organizations to create events that will take place across the country, calling attention to the ways overwork and lack of time affect us-at home, in our workplaces, and in our communities-and to inspire a movement to take back our time. In Take Back Your Time, well-known experts in the fields of health, family therapy and policy, community and civic involvement, the environment, and other fields examine the problems of overwork, over-scheduling, time pressure and stress and propose personal, corporate and legislative solutions. This book shows how wide-ranging the impacts of time famine in our society are, and what ordinary citizens can do to turn things around and win a more balanced life for themselves and their children. Juliet Schor Juliet Schor -- Barbara Brandt Juliet Schor -- Barbara Brandt -- Joe Robinson Juliet Schor -- Barbara Brandt -- Joe Robinson -- Lonnie Golden Juliet Schor -- Barbara Brandt -- Joe Robinson -- Lonnie Golden -- William Doherty and Barbara Carlson Juliet Schor -- Barbara Brandt -- Joe Robinson -- Lonnie Golden -- William Doherty and Barbara Carlson -- Betsy Taylor Juliet Schor -- Barbara Brandt -- Joe Robinson -- Lonnie Golden -- William Doherty and Barbara Carlson -- Betsy Taylor -- Camilla H. Fox Juliet Schor -- Barbara Brandt -- Joe Robinson -- Lonnie Golden -- William Doherty and Barbara Carlson -- Betsy Taylor -- Camilla H. Fox -- Jonathan Rowe Juliet Schor -- Barbara Brandt -- Joe Robinson -- Lonnie Golden -- William Doherty and Barbara Carlson -- Betsy Taylor -- Camilla H. Fox -- Jonathan Rowe -- Paul Loeb Juliet Schor -- Barbara Brandt -- Joe Robinson -- Lonnie Golden -- William Doherty and Barbara Carlson -- Betsy Taylor -- Camilla H. Fox -- Jonathan Rowe -- Paul Loeb -- Charles Reasons Juliet Schor-- Barbara Brandt-- Joe Robinson-- Lonnie Golden-- William Doherty and Barbara Carlson-- Betsy Taylor-- Camilla H. Fox-- Jonathan Rowe-- Paul Loeb-- Charles Reasons-- Suzanne Schweikert Stephen Bezruchka Stephen Bezruchka -- David Wann Stephen Bezruchka -- David Wann -- Robert Bernstein Stephen Bezruchka -- David Wann -- Robert Bernstein -- Tim Kasser and Kirk Warren Brown Stephen Bezruchka -- David Wann -- Robert Bernstein -- Tim Kasser and Kirk Warren Brown -- Benjamin Hunnicutt Stephen Bezruchka -- David Wann -- Robert Bernstein -- Tim Kasser and Kirk Warren Brown -- Benjamin Hunnicutt -- Rabbi Arthur Waskow Stephen Bezruchka -- David Wann -- Robert Bernstein -- Tim Kasser and Kirk Warren Brown -- Benjamin Hunnicutt -- Rabbi Arthur Waskow -- Vicki Robin Stephen Bezruchka -- David Wann -- Robert Bernstein -- Tim Kasser and Kirk Warren Brown -- Benjamin Hunnicutt -- Rabbi Arthur Waskow -- Vicki Robin -- Cecile Andrews Stephen Bezruchka -- David Wann -- Robert Bernstein -- Tim Kasser and Kirk Warren Brown -- Benjamin Hunnicutt -- Rabbi Arthur Waskow -- Vicki Robin -- Cecile Andrews -- Carol Ostrom Stephen Bezruchka -- David Wann -- Robert Bernstein -- Tim Kasser and Kirk Warren Brown -- Benjamin Hunnicutt -- Rabbi Arthur Waskow -- Vicki Robin -- Cecile Andrews -- Carol Ostrom -- Irene Myers, Larry Gaffin, and Barbara Schramm Stephen Bezruchka-- David Wann-- Robert Bernstein-- Tim Kasser and Kirk Warren Brown-- Benjamin Hunnicutt-- Rabbi Arthur Waskow-- Vicki Robin-- Cecile Andrews-- Carol Ostrom-- Irene Myers, Larry Gaffin, and Barbara Schramm-- Beverly Goldberg Bob Sessions and Lori Erickson Bob Sessions and Lori Erickson -- Karen Nussbaum, Christine Owens, and Carol Eickert Bob Sessions and Lori Erickson -- Karen Nussbaum, Christine Owens, and Carol Eickert -- Sharon Lobel Bob Sessions and Lori Erickson -- Karen Nussbaum, Christine Owens, and Carol Eickert -- Sharon Lobel -- Anna Lappé Bob Sessions and Lori Erickson -- Karen Nussbaum, Christine Owens, and Carol Eickert -- Sharon Lobel -- Anna Lappé -- Linda Breen Pierce Bob Sessions and Lori Erickson -- Karen Nussbaum, Christine Owens, and Carol Eickert -- Sharon Lobel -- Anna Lappé -- Linda Breen Pierce -- Anders Hayden Bob Sessions and Lori Erickson -- Karen Nussbaum, Christine Owens, and Carol Eickert -- Sharon Lobel -- Anna Lappé -- Linda Breen Pierce -- Anders Hayden -- Jerome Segal Bob Sessions and Lori Erickson -- Karen Nussbaum, Christine Owens, and Carol Eickert -- Sharon Lobel -- Anna Lappé -- Linda Breen Pierce -- Anders Hayden -- Jerome Segal -- David Korten Bob Sessions and Lori Erickson -- Karen Nussbaum, Christine Owens, and Carol Eickert -- Sharon Lobel -- Anna Lappé -- Linda Breen Pierce -- Anders Hayden -- Jerome Segal -- David Korten -- Sean Sheehan Bob Sessions and Lori Erickson-- Karen Nussbaum, Christine Owens, and Carol Eickert-- Sharon Lobel-- Anna Lappé-- Linda Breen Pierce-- Anders Hayden-- Jerome Segal-- David Korten-- Sean Sheehan-- Cecile Andrews Eric Brown

The book is timed to publicize Take Back Your Time Day on October 24, 2003, this date intended to highlight that Americans typically work nine weeks longer than Western Europeans. The collection comprises 30 essays by people like Cecile Andrews, author of Circle of Simplicity; Kirk Warren Brown, psychology, U. of Rochester; David Korten, author of When Corporations Rule the World; Christine Owens of the AFL-CIO; and Camilla Fox of the Animal Protection Institute in Sacramento (Ms. Fox argues that overwork means neglect of pets). Other contributions include short essays (with even shorter editorial introductions) addressing such topics as making the right pitch to supervisors for reduced time, "overemployment" (being forced to work longer than one wants), and overwork's impact on community and the environment. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Publishers Weekly

Touted as the official handbook of Take Back Your Time Day (a national event to be held on October 24, 2003), this compilation of expert views on America's battles against "time poverty" pulls out all the stops with its 30 powerful essays. De Graaf, author of Affluenza and TBYT Day's national coordinator, introduces each piece with background on its author and anecdotes drawn from his career as a teacher, documentary television producer and leader in public policy groups. The contributors, who range from economists and policymakers to activists and clergy, describe the problems of the 24/7 lifestyle: rising health care costs, diminishing family time, etc. In "The Simple Solution," Cecile Andrews admonishes readers to give up "obsessive multitasking." ("Think of the things you've seen people do while they're driving-putting on makeup, changing clothes, eating cereal, nursing a baby, reading the newspaper, and of course, jabbering on cell phones.") In "Can America Learn from Shabbat?", Rabbi Arthur Waskow argues that "there are deep human needs for rest and reflection, for family time and community time" and laments that "economic and cultural pressures are grinding those deep human needs under foot." Other authors suggest that the lethal consequences of overwork result in road rage, repetitive stress injuries, health problems, fast food mania, an increase in the working retired, inadequate child supervision, and even a proliferation of dog-walkers. De Graf also includes essays that help readers find ways to take time to be a citizen, retrieve shrinking vacation periods, cease the time-consuming pursuit of "stuff" and engage in job sharing, sabbaticals and other strategies. Illuminating and even surprising (e.g., the average American labors 350 more hours per year than his western European counterpart), this book should sell particularly well in areas were the "simplicity" movement is popular. (Sept.) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Many of today's business leaders champion learning as essential to business success, backing their belief with massive investments in Training and Development (T&D). In fact, T&D investments reach $56 billion per year in the U.S. alone. In this era of unprecedented opportunity, the time is right for T&D to become a full-fledged "player" in the world of business. At issue, the authors contend, is T&D's inability to seize this opportunity and deliver unmistakable value to its most influential customers-the exectuvies who pay for trainiing services but are unable to see clear business value being returned on their companies' training investments. The authors also contend that T&D must alter the traditional precepts that keep it "separate form the business" and "out of the loop" strategically. Van Adelsberg and Trolley suggest that the key to delivering unmistakable business value lies in transforming T&D-in spirit and in practice-from a funciton to a business. The authors draw on their experiences working inside Moore Corporation, DuPont, Mellon Bank, Kaiser Permanente, Texas Instruments, and other top businesses to illustrate how "Running Training Like a Business": 1. Eliminates the many hidden costs of training; 2. Re-focuses T&D from delivering training content to addressing business issues; 3. Makes T&D a full stategic partner in business decision making; 4. Ensures that training measurement is "baked in, not bolted on"; 5. Improves the effectiveness and efficiency of internal and/or external T&D organizations. Trolley and van Adelsberg lead the reader through a proven four-step process for transforming traditional training organizations into training enterprises capable of delivering unmistakable value, quarter after quarter and year after year. Many of today's business leaders champion learning as essential to business success, backing their belief with massive investments in Training and Development (T & D). In fact, T & D investments reach $56 billion per year in the U.S. alone. In this era of unprecedented opportunity, the time is right for T & D to become a full-fledged player in the world of business. At issue, the authors contend, is T & D's inability to seize this opportunity and deliver unmistakable value to its most influential customers-the exectuvies who pay for trainiing services but are unable to see clear business value being returned on their companies' training investments. The authors also contend that T & D must alter the traditional precepts that keep it separate form the business and out of the loop strategically. Van Adelsberg and Trolley suggest that the key to delivering unmistakable business value lies in transforming T & D-in spirit and in practice-from a funciton to a business. The authors draw on their experiences working inside Moore Corporation, DuPont, Mellon Bank, Kaiser Permanente, Texas Instruments, and other top businesses to illustrate how Running Training Like a Business: 1. Eliminates the many hidden costs of training; 2. Re-focuses T & D from delivering training content to addressing business issues; 3. Makes T & D a full stategic partner in business decision making; 4. Ensures that training measurement is baked in, not bolted on; 5. Improves the effectiveness and efficiency of internal and/or external T & D organizations. Trolley and van Adelsberg lead the reader through a proven four-step process for transforming traditional training organizations into training enterprises capable of delivering unmistakable value, quarter after quarter and year after year A look at the impact of time famine in America and how ordinary citizens can turn things around to achieve a more balanced life for themselves. Forget oil or gold time is the most precious commodity in America today. Americans have less free time than anyone else in the industrialized world. In fact, modern Americans work longer hours than medieval peasants. Here, well known experts and writers explore the effects of overwork, over-scheduling, time pressure, and stress on our health, relationships, children, the environment, and more. These renowned authors come together to support a national movement to Take Back Your Time, and they propose personal corporate, and legislative solutions. Take Back Your Time is the official handbook of the national movement behind Take Back Your Time Day. Ultimately, Take Back Your Time Day organizers plan to institute public policies that put work in its rightful place and allow us all to live richer, fuller, more well-rounded lives. Forget oil or gold time is the most precious commodity in America today. Americans have less free time than anyone else in the industrialized world. In fact, modern Americans work longer hours than medieval peasants Here, well known experts and writers explore the effects of overwork, over-scheduling, time pressure and stress on our health, relationships, children, the environment, and more. These renowned authors come together to support a national movement to Take Back Your Time, and they propose personal corporate, and legislative solutions.

Take Back Your Time is the official handbook of the national movement behind Take Back Your Time Day. Ultimately, lake Back Your Time Day organizers plan to institute public policies that put work in its rightful place and allow us all to live richer, fuller, more well-rounded lives. The typical American worker puts in nine weeks more on the job than his or her European counterpart. The costs of this overwork are enormous, both personally and societally. This bracing collection of essays is both a wide-ranging analysis of the phenomenon and a blueprint for change. With contributions by such notable names as Vicki Robin, author of Your Money or Your Life, and David Korten, author of When Corporations Rule the World, this book shows what ordinary citizens can do to restore balance to themselves and their communities. Take Back Your Time is the official handbook for Take Back Your Time Day, a national event rallying support for reclaiming a proper work-life balance The authors of the bestseller The Secret (over 350,000 copies sold)--legendary bestselling author Ken Blanchard and top Chick-fil-A executive Mark Miller--offer profound wisdom and practical advice for how to keep growing in your leadership effectiveness throughout your life Writers contribute to the conversation about the relationship between work and life in America, revealing the secrets to restoring balance between the two in individual lives and in the community. Original.