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Kia Persia Literary Agency
KIA Literary Agency was founded in 2002 in Tehran with the aim of promoting and supporting fine literary works in all forms throughout the world. It brings about opportunities for authors, illustrators, publishers, translators, and those involved in this field to meet their counterparts. And at the same time, it introduces them to the world and will inform them of all the related events which take place in the world of art and literature.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJuly 2016Cinema, democracy and perfectionism
by Joshua Foa Dienstag, Bert van den Brink, Anthony Laden, Peter Niesen, David Owen
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The ArtsApril 2007Henri-Georges Clouzot
by Christopher Lloyd, Diana Holmes, Robert Ingram
Despite his controversial reputation and international notoriety as a film-maker, no full-length study of Clouzot has ever been published in English. This book offers a significant revaluation of Clouzot's achievement, situating his career in the wider context of French cinema and society, and providing detailed and clear analysis of his major films (Le Corbeau, Quai des Orfèvres, Le Salaire de la peur, Les Diaboliques, Le Mystère Picasso). Clouzot's films combine meticulous technical control with sardonic social commentary and the ability to engage and entertain a broad public. Although his films are characterised by an all-controlling perfectionism, allied to documentary veracity and a disturbing bleakness of vision, Clouzot is well aware that his is an art of illusion. His fondness for anatomising social pretence, the deception, violence and cruelty practised by individuals and institutions, drew him repeatedly to the thriller as a convenient and compelling model for plots and characters, but his source texts and the usual conventions of the genre receive distinctly unconventional treatment. ;
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Children's & YAFrida does her own thing!
by Birgit Altstötter, Christine Altstötter-Gleich, Bernhard Förth
Perfect carrots?Frida’s mom sows and digs and plants and cuts and weeds and mows and harvests. Everything is blossoming and growing. Does Frida have a green thumb, too? Under the watchful eye of her mom, Frida plants carrots in her own little patch. But things go a little differently than planned. As the weeds sprout, Frida has to decide: Does she wantcarrots or weeds? Frida is under a lot of pressure! But she finds a way to save both, the carrots and the weeds – she does her own thing Children have to learn early on how to cope with high expectations from their environment. This book can help them find their own way and deal with demands and frustrations. Children and parents learn not to fall into the perfectionism trap.
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Down with Perfect!
Live happily with the courage to embrace your best as good enough
by Stefan Dederichs
95 per cent is well worth celebrating Today, we are conditioned to strive constantly for a result that is better than the one before. We never stop wanting to be faster, better and more successful. But when the pressure to perform gets out of hand and we lose the ability to be satisfied with ourselves, perfectionism can quickly become a stumbling block. We lose ourselves in ever smaller details until we are more consumed by planning and analysing than by putting our intentions into action.Stefan Dederichs knows this problem first-hand. He spent years chasing perfection before experiencing an epiphany: that the ‘only-perfect-will-do’ mindset was slowing him down and sapping his zest for life. Only by unmasking the true motives behind his perfectionism was he able to discover a truly fulfilled life. His books teaches readers to have the courage to embrace their best as good enough – and his lessons have the potential to be truly life-changing. Your relationships with others, with yourself, with money and with your own achievements are all negatively impacted by the demand for perfection. Perhaps most importantly, this demand also risks your health – because you place yourself under stress and expose yourself to enormous pressure in order to constantly be better than before.As such, perfectionism is no guarantee of outstanding results or superior performance. Instead, it is crucial to deploy your efforts sensibly and thoughtfully to facilitate your development and growth. Only with the courage to embrace your best as good enough can you discover a truly successful, satisfied and self-determined life.
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Business, Economics & LawJanuary 2018Work Less, Do More
The 7-Day Productivity Makeover
by Jan Yager (author)
Time management expert and sociologist Dr. Jan Yager offers a 7-day plan to get more done in less time covering prioritizing, work-life balance, and overcoming time wasters including procrastination and perfectionism.
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Business, Economics & LawPut More Time on Your Side
How to Manage Your Life in a Digital World
by Jan Yager
A practical guide to getting more done in a world that is more 24/7 than ever before including dealing with common time wasters like procrastination and getting too easily distracted as well as implementing the author's unique P.I.E.- Prioritize, Initiate, Evaluate –and ACTION! Strategy to getting more done every single day. The author shows readers how to use technology while avoiding fragmentation. Dr. Yager, a sociologist and business consultant, is the author of seven books on time management.
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Transdiagnostic Emotion-Focused Therapy
A Clinical Guide for Transforming Emotional Pain
by Ladislav Timulak, Daragh Keogh
Emotion-Focused Therapy is an effective transdiagnostic treatment for the common symptoms that underlie depression, anxiety, and other related disorders.Given the high comorbidity of mental health symptoms and our growing understanding of psychopathology, transdiagnostic treatments are becoming more and more common. This book conceptualizes Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) as a transdiagnostic approach for treating a variety of mental health problems by accessing and transforming the underlying vulnerability of the core emotional pain and, in light of this, examining clusters of symptoms such as anxiety.The authors use elements of a modular approach that is the culmination of a decade-long research program. They target some symptom-level presentations, as well as the underlying emotional vulnerability that manifests in depression, anxiety, and other related disorders.This approach integrates a range of symptom-level EFT tasks, including tasks aimed at facilitating regulation of emotional distress, as well as tasks that specifically target self-worrying, rumination, perfectionism, and other discrete symptoms. Strategies that target clusters of symptoms, such as two-chair dialogues and self-interruption, are illustrated through richly detailed session transcripts.This book helps mental health professionals enable their clients to access emotional vulnerability, facilitate emotional regulation, guide emotional transformation processes, and engage in healthy interpersonal experiences.
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February 2021Braver, Bolder, Brighter
by Daniel Stewart
Exciting ideas for achieving riding and training goals from the master of mental training for the equestrian athlete. Coach Daniel Stewart, author of the hit mind-and-body equestrian workout Fit and Focused in 52, is back with new plans to power you up, bolster your confidence, and supply you with the mental tools you need to be all you can be, in and out of the saddle. With Coach Stewart's infectious optimism and indomitable sense of fun, readers will find themselves embracing exhilarating changes in their outlook and their abilities. The evolution from “good enough” to “better” begins with: Understanding the attributes that create success. Comprehending the four stages of competence. Improving mindfulness of actions and reactions. Identifying good stress and bad stress—and handling both. Eliminating pressure as a threat. Managing nervousness, hesitation, and doubt. Overcoming failure and perfectionism. Removing limiting beliefs. Moving beyond expectations and comparisons to others. Becoming a good “mirror” for ourselves and others. Beating blind spot biases—beliefs you're not aware of that harm you. Mastering memories and how the brain processes information. Infusing his words with energy and compassion, Coach Stewart offers everyone a chance of attaining self-fulfillment and joy when working with and riding horses. His concepts are friendly, fun, and easy to implement, making his book chock full of potential—just like you. Braver, Bolder, Brighter is for every rider seeking improved performance in the saddle and partnership with the horse.
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Health & Personal DevelopmentNovember 2024Toxic Productivity
Reclaim Your Time and Emotional Energy in a World That Always Demands More
by Israa Nasir, MHC-LP
For decades, societal pressures have had us scrambling to do more, achieve more, overcome more, BE MORE - all with the promise that we'll feel accomplished, fulfilled, worthy . . . even happy. Life has become a never-ending cycle of pursuing "the next thing"-always checking things off our to-do list and reaching for the next milestone. But it often comes at a price: our mental and physical health. Are we happier? Will it ever be enough? Being productive isn't necessarily about how you manage your time. It's about how you manage your emotions. In a world obsessed with getting more done, Toxic Productivity unmasks the hidden roots of hustle culture and dismantles the myth that "doing more makes you more worthy." In this timely and unsparing guide, psychotherapist and @well.guide founder Israa Nasir offers research-backed insight on dynamics such as self-worth, shame, social comparison, burnout, and perfectionism that keep us always busy but never satisfied. Nasir gives expert and tangible guidance so you can separate who you are from what you do. Combining therapeutic principles, personal anecdotes, client stories, as well as thought-provoking perspectives, Toxic Productivity will help you: Recognize the emotional patterns that drive your toxic productivity habits Cultivate a healthier perspective on achievement Create sustainable habits for reaching goals that are authentically meaningful to you It's time to untangle yourself from the web of toxic productivity and embrace a life that is not just productive but profoundly meaningful. Let this book guide you toward a transformative journey of self-discovery-helping you reclaim your time, energy, and joy.
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Health & Personal DevelopmentShare the Load!
How to delegate skilfully and with confi dence
by Cordula Nussbaum
The 7 steps of successful delegation Too much to do and not enough time to do it? Most of us have more tasks on our daily to-do lists than we can realistically achieve. Even for masters of organisation and time manage-ment, 24 hours in the day is frequently not enough. Our mod-ern workloads are often too great to be managed alone. Delegation – sharing the load – is the obvious solution, yet many of us struggle to relinquish control. The reasons for this are manifold: perfectionism, a desire for control, a fear of loss of reputation, a drive to be ‘nice’, a lack of trust in the work of others or simply a lack of knowledge about the right tools. Even where tasks are nominally assigned to others, we still scramble to do most of the work. In this entertaining, practical guide, renowned time manage-ment expert Cordula Nussbaum shows how things can be different. She exposes the pitfalls and hurdles to which we all-too-readily succumb and empowers us to convert our inner saboteurs into our greatest advocates. The book is a valuable tool for the art of “You do that, please!” As you read, you’ll realise that letting go and relinquishing control don’t have to be painful. On the contrary: successful delegation unburdens us of unnecessary drains on our time and unlocks new scope for creativity, innovation and the things that really matter. A seasoned business journalist, entrepreneur and 20-time book author, Cordula Nussbaum has long inspired an audience of millions with her guidance and wisdom on personal success. Her German-language podcast ‘Kreatives Zeitmanagement’ (‘Creative Time Management’) is among the top-rated in the self-help category; her blog, gluexx-factory.de, is visited by thousands of readers every month. Her books have been translated into six languages to date and are featured in Lufthansa’s on-board entertainment programme. She has been named “Germany’s leading expert on the subject of time management” by German magazine SPIEGEL Wissen.Cordula has received a number of awards and accolades for her work, including ‘Trainer of the Year’, ‘Top 100 Success Trainer’ and ‘TOP 10 Trainer & Infl uencer 2019’. As a result of her widely respected work in the training and development arena, she was the second German woman ever to receive the globally coveted ‘Certifi ed Speaking Professional (CSP)’ title.
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Health & Personal DevelopmentOctober 2021Untangling you | How can I be grateful when I feel so resentful?
by Dr Kerry Howells
A practical guide to untangling difficult relationships, letting go of resentment and ultimately leading a happier life. No doubt you have experienced everyday resentment in your life: a sibling who appeared to be favoured by your parents; a partner who leaves you for another person; a neighbour who won’t deal with their barking dog; a workmate who is promoted ahead of you… the list goes on and on. These everyday resentments can keep simmering away, robbing us of joy and wreaking havoc on our health, relationships and workplaces. But no matter how hard we try to let it go and be the ‘bigger person’, sometimes it’s impossible to express gratitude toward someone who has wronged us. Thousands of clinical studies have demonstrated the positive benefits of gratitude to our physical, emotional and social wellbeing, but according to award-winning gratitude educator Dr Kerry Howells, it’s only when we experience the discomfort of not being able to find gratitude that a path opens for real growth and transformation. Based on 25 years of ground-breaking research, Untangling you: How can I be grateful when I feel so resentful? is the first book of its kind to discuss gratitude in terms of its conceptual opposite: resentment. Using practical strategies, tools and insights, this life-changing book will show you how to start to repair difficult relationships, improve your wellbeing, grow your resilience, and ultimately move from resentment towards deep gratitude to lead a happier and more fulfilling life. Untangling you: How can I be grateful when I feel so resentful? will help you on this journey, whether you are a leader, coach, parent, teacher, people manager, mentor, health professional, or just someone who wants to grow their character and self-efficacy.
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Health & Personal DevelopmentLIVE WITHOUT STRESS
How to Enjoy the Journey
by Dr. Marvin Marshall
A fresh and innovative read, detailing the ways individuals can improve their lives by reducing stress. Written in simple language, the book demonstrates how to use some basic strategies to significantly reduce stress, promote responsibility, increase effectiveness, improve relationships, and truly enjoy life’s experiences. The book shows how the brain-body connection can be used to reduce and relieve stress. But YOU WILL need to practice what the book shares.
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On Second Thought: How Ambivalence Shapes Your Life
by William R. Miller
The rich inner world of a human being is far more complex than either/or. You can love and hate, want to go and want to stay, feel both joy and sadness. Psychologist William Miller—one of the world's leading experts on the science of change—offers a fresh perspective on ambivalence and its transformative potential in this revealing book. Rather than trying to overcome indecision by force of will, Dr. Miller explores what happens when people allow opposing arguments from their “inner committee members” to converse freely with each other. Learning to tolerate and even welcome feelings of ambivalence can help you get unstuck from unwanted habits, clarify your desires and values, explore the pros and cons of tough decisions, and open doorways to change. Vivid examples from everyday life, literature, and history illustrate why we are so often “of two minds,” and how to work through it.
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Children's & YAOctober 2020How to Do It Now Because It's Not Going Away
An Expert Guide to Getting Stuff Done
by Leslie Josel
Packed with practical solutions and tips to stay on top of homework, develop a sense of time, manage digital distractions, and create easy-to-follow routines, this guide will help teens stop procrastinating and get their tasks done.
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Business & managementMay 2007Data Quality Assessment
by Arkady Maydanchik
Imagine a group of prehistoric hunters armed with stone-tipped spears. Their primitive weapons made hunting large animals, such as mammoths, dangerous work. Over time, however, a new breed of hunters developed. They would stretch the skin of a previously killed mammoth on the wall and throw their spears, while observing which spear, thrown from which angle and distance, penetrated the skin the best. The data gathered helped them make better spears and develop better hunting strategies. Quality data is the key to any advancement, whether it’s from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. Or from the Information Age to whatever Age comes next. The success of corporations and government institutions largely depends on the efficiency with which they can collect, organize, and utilize data about products, customers, competitors, and employees. Fortunately, improving your data quality doesn't have to be such a mammoth task. DATA QUALITY ASSESSMENT is a must read for anyone who needs to understand, correct, or prevent data quality issues in their organization. Skipping theory and focusing purely on what is practical and what works, this text contains a proven approach to identifying, warehousing, and analyzing data errors – the first step in any data quality program. Master techniques in: Data profiling and gathering metadata Identifying, designing, and implementing data quality rules Organizing rule and error catalogues Ensuring accuracy and completeness of the data quality assessment Constructing the dimensional data quality scorecard Executing a recurrent data quality assessment Arkady Maydanchik is a recognized practitioner, author, and educator in the field of data quality and information integration. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars, and teaches data quality courses through the Data Warehousing Institute and through his company, Data Quality Group LLC.
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Assertiveness, motivation & self-esteemMarch 2015Overcoming Low Self-Esteem with Mindfulness
by Deborah Ward
Low self-esteem affects every aspect of our lives, from our career choices to our relationships, creating a life that leaves us feeling unaccepted and unfulfilled. When we feel that we are not good enough, we may avoid work and social opportunities and settle for less than we deserve. Overcoming Low Self-esteem with Mindfulness looks at how mindfulness can help us to wake up from the bad dream of negative thinking and see where our own thoughts, beliefs and reactions have led to poor choices. With a strong focus on the latest mindfulness studies, this book shows how to clear mental clutter and see the truth of who we are so that we can make healthy choices for ourselves. In this warm and well-researched book, Deborah Ward says that when we focus on the present moment and live our own lives according to our own needs and values, we can develop a mindful life that builds our self-esteem and helps us to make loving and fulfilling choices.
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Geography & the EnvironmentIce
Tales from a Disappearing Continent
by Marco Tedesco, Alberto Flores D’Arcais
When people think about the Arctic, they think about a monotone expanse of white snow, devoid of distinguishing figures. They could not be more wrong. Snow can be blue, or purple, or even green under the right light, and in tiny holes under the surface of the ice a strange kind of biome flourishes, which may hold the solution to the mystery of life. Marco Tedesco is one of the scientists living among the fast-disappearing ice. Every facet of his life revolves around it, whether mapping the geography of rivers or studying the bacteria inside the cryoconite holes or the remains of the High Arctic camel. Ice. Tales from a Disappearing Continent is an exciting scientific adventure much like Charles Darwin’s The Voyage of the Beagle, but, at the same time, it is a heartfelt plea to treasure ice, because without it we would lose not only the roots of our past, but also our future.
