People who do amazing things in the world - developing a new cancer drug, creating award-winning ads, helping their communities - may seem to have all sorts of advantages. But they don’t have any more hours than the rest of us. Instead, they may be allocating their hours in interesting ways that the rest of us can learn from. In this workshop, time management expert Laura Vanderkam explains about how broadening our perspective on time will help us be more intentional with the hours we have, and shares the simple, practical steps your team can take to start making time work for them.

In this simple, fast-paced audiobook, you will be learning what it takes to create the life you want. 30 Days is for people who are struggling, wanting to change their lives, but they feel powerless and think change comes from the outside. They also keep doing the same things over and over expecting a different result, which Albert Einstein considered to be the purest form of insanity.

When Lenina and Bernard visit a savage reservation, we experience how Utopia can destroy humanity. Cloning, feel-good drugs, anti-aging programs, and total social control through politics, programming, and media: has Aldous Huxley accurately predicted our future? With a storyteller's genius, he weaves these ethical controversies in a compelling narrative that dawns in the year 632 A.F. (After Ford, the deity). When Lenina and Bernard visit a savage reservation, we experience how Utopia can destroy humanity.

In this intriguing business novel, which illustrates state-of-the-art economic theory, Alex Rogo is a UniCo plant manager whose factory and marriage are failing. To revitalize the plant, he follows piecemeal advice from an elusive former college professor who teaches, for example, that reduction in the efficiency of some plant operations may make the entire operation more productive. Alex's attempts to find the path to profitability and to engage his employees in the struggle involve the listener; and thankfully the authors' economic models.

Many dread small talk and shy away from it as much as possible. But whether we like it or not, there’s no way we can escape small talk because it is part of everyday interactions. Humans are social creatures and we use conversation as our way to emotionally connect with each other. If you are one of them, worry not because you are about to learn the techniques to gracefully jumpstart a conversation with anyone in any situation.

Although it's a smelly task for those who have to constantly bathe him, Roy's happiness centers on his very favorite thing - dirt - and from sunrise to sunset, he burrows in it, rolls in it, and digs up buried treasures. There's terror in every terrier, and when Roy runs into the house after being sprayed by a skunk, he faces the dreaded bathtub.

人気シリーズ「キクタン」の改訂２版が登場！

試験に出ない単語、不要な単語を大量に含んだ参考書に、貴重な学習時間を費やしてはいませんか?本コンテンツに収録されている3000語(見出し語1005語+関連語)は、TOEICを知り尽くした5人のエキスパートが選定しました。受験回数、指導経験、関連の著作物など、どれをとっても最強の著者陣が厳選した単語集で、目標のスコアをクリアしましょう。 本オーディオブックには、書籍「新TOEIC(R)テスト スーパー英単語」に付属のCDに収録された「見出し語(英文)」+「例文(英文)」の音声に加え、「類義語(英文)」+「派生語(英文+日本語訳)」の音声も収録されています。

Thinking about politics has tended to be historical in nature because of the comparisons and contrasts that can be drawn between past and present. Different periods in politics have used the past differently. At times, political thought can be said to have been drawn directly from the study of history; at others, perhaps including our own time, the relationship is more indirect.

Before you take that trip to the UK, get a solid foundation of English! Start speaking English in minutes, and learn key vocabulary, phrases, and grammar in just minutes more with Introduction to British English. Our native English hosts break down all the sentences, grammar, and more in a simple, easily understandable way!

The first part of the Memoirs of Giacomo Casanova, a special film tie-in version. The film, starring Heath Ledger as Casanova with Jeremy Irons and Sienna Miller, will be released in UK February 2006.

In Siddhartha, Herman Hesse conveys a very profound message for all those who seek meaning in their lives. Though set in India, the concerns of Siddhartha are universal, expressing Hesse's general interest in the conflict between mind, body, and spirit. It is a story of a Brahmin boy who follows his heart and ventures out into the world to experience life as a pious Brahmin, a Samana, a rich merchant, a lover, and ordinary ferryman to a father - each life bringing a new awakening, bringing him closer to the truth until he is finally one with Buddha.

得点アップに結び付く単語だけを覚えて、スコアを100点伸ばそう!■パート別に分類された630単語と出題傾向に沿った630例文を収録!/630の重要語句は、TOEICのパート別と同様に1~7のUnitに分かれて構成されています。更に、各Unitは共通のテーマを持った15語からなる6つのSetに分かれています。学習に取り組むときの「切りのよさ」を設けて、学習計画を立てやすいようにしました。また、各単語には、TOEICの問題スタイルに合わせた例文を付けました。学習した単語は、繰り返しほかの例文に何度も登場するので、自然に記憶の定着が図れます。■音声を4カ国の英語で収録!/米英加豪の4カ国のネイティブスピーカーによる読み上げ音声を録音。ひとつの単語につき【単語⇒訳⇒単語⇒例文】の順に収録しているので、手ぶらでのスキマ学習にも最適です。※本商品にテキスト情報は含まれておりません。◇対象レベル◇TOEIC(R)テスト450点~◇目標レベル◇TOEIC550点~

Did you know that robots play a very large role in the lives of humans? They clean our floors, explore other worlds, and work in factories. As computers get smaller and faster, robots are growing smarter and more capable. Learn about today's most notable robots and the incredible new robots coming in the future.

シリーズ450万部突破！　ロングセラーには理由がある

In this extraordinary new tale from Peter H. Reynolds, Jerome discovers the magic of the words all around him—short and sweet words, two-syllable treats, and multisyllable words that sound like little songs. Words that connect, transform, and empower.

Eight-year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. That is, until she plays her first game of chess. Her senses grow sharper, her thinking clearer, and for the first time in her life she feels herself fully in control. By the age of 16, she's competing for the US Open championship. But as Beth hones her skills on the professional circuit, the stakes get higher, her isolation grows more frightening, and the thought of escape becomes all the more tempting.

■人気書籍、アルク「キクジュクBasic 1800」の例文+チャンツ音声 本コンテンツには、書籍に付属の「チャンツ」音声と、チャンツに収録されている全687熟語を使った「例文」音声が収録されています。 ■大学入試やTOEIC対策など、さまざまな場面で役に立つ熟語の知識が身に付きます!収録されている687の熟語は、最新の語彙研究であるコーパスを分析した熟語リストを元に選ばれているため、大学入試やTOEIC対策はもちろん、英会話など、さまざまな場面で役に立つ熟語の知識が身に付きます。 ■チャンツを聞けば、1日2~3分で16語が押さえられる!音楽のリズムに乗って単語や熟語が学習できる、本コンテンツの「チャンツ音声」+単語の使用例も身につく「例文音声」を活用してください。 ※本商品にテキスト情報は含まれておりません。 ◆対象レベル◆・英語初級以上(C)ALC PRESS, INC.

The original 1937 manuscript was written and edited with the assistance of Napoleon’s wife. In later years, the existing document was again edited by Dr. Hill. For example, the Foundation owns a 1958 edition that Hill edited personally. This did not lessen the book’s value in Hill’s judgment. Hill made the editing remarks in his own handwriting and the resulting 1960 edited edition has sold over 100 million copies making it the most read self-help book of all time.

■人気書籍、アルク「キクタンTOEIC Test Score800」の例文+チャンツ音声 本コンテンツには、書籍に付属の「チャンツ」音声と、チャンツに収録されている全1,120単語を使った「例文」音声が収録されています。 ■TOEICに出る単語・熟語を厳選 制作にあたっては、まずTOEICに出題される英単語から成る膨大なデータベースを構築。それを分析することにより、800点を突破するために必要な単語をセレクト。公式問題集や競合商品も分析し、「本当にTOEICに必要な語彙」だけを厳選しています。 ■多様なライフスタイルに合わせて取り組める学習モード 現代人のライフスタイルは多様です。1回の学習語彙が16語に設定されているので、1日最低2分から学習に取り組むことが可能です。スキマ時間を有効に活用して、いつでもどこでも手軽にできる英単語学習を実現しました。 ◆対象レベル◆・英語初級以上 ・英検2級/TOEIC(R)スコア600点程度 から ※本商品にテキスト情報は含まれておりません。