New Releases by Dan Harris

There is serious debate within the global business community regarding the value of the Chinese court system and written business contracts in China. One side asserts the validity of such contracts and that Chinese courts are good at enforcing them. The other side argues the contrary. Using data from several sources, we demonstrate that the legal system and well-written contracts do, in fact, matter in China. This article also recommends how contracts can be structured and strategically used to make doing business in China and with Chinese firms more predictable and efficient.

This book offers a socio-cultural examination of contemporary creativity studies. Drawing heavily on posthumanist, new materialist and affective theoretics, the author argues in favour of an expansive and sustainable approach to creativity which contributes to an emergent ‘creativity studies’ inter-discipline. It seeks to establish a broader consideration of creativity in socio-culture, that extends beyond, or indeed refutes, the narrowing aperture of entrepreneurship and innovation as synonyms for creativity in economic, cultural and educational contexts and discourses. Drawing on multiple case studies of creative relational and creative ecological empirical research, this book integrates a concern for personal, planetary and geo-political collaboration, as an antidote for ‘innovation for innovation’s sake’.

Do you feel like you are living in a world of chaos? Does it feel like you have too much stuff and too little order? Or maybe you struggle with getting rid of things you no longer need and that simply take up space, physically as well as mentally? Do you wish you could live a life of calm and minimalism? "A wonderful companion for the modern man or woman looking to live a more meaningful life." Sydney Today Don''t be fooled into thinking that living a minimalist life means living on a budget, buying cheap, or not having posessions. Living as a minimalist means embracing a life free from clutter, chaos, and disorganization. Being a minimalist is about adopting a lifestyle that is intended to enhance your every day. "A superb guide and one we have little hestiations in recommending..." Modern Living Magazine This book will guide you through every step of the declutter journey to become truly organized. Start living a happier life by embarking on a positive journey to minimalism. See how much a difference it can do for your body and mind when you start to remove the clutter and chaos and focus on the necessities and what really matters in life. "This book gives the reader a defined path to a happier, calmer and happier life." Tim Ferrin, Author and Speaker Click "Add to cart" today and watch as you piece by piece move towards maximum happiness and fulfillment.

Supply chain contracts in developing markets such as China were once not worth the paper they were written on. As the market and legal systems matured, however, savvy organizations started to use supply contracts to protect the integrity of their global supply chains. In this article we address the legal and strategic steps that a successful supply chain contract in China follows, so that it is well written and the Chinese supplier is more likely to read, understand, and actually comply with it. When such recommendations are followed, a Chinese court will also be more likely to understand and enforce that supply chain contract.

A well crafted and reasonable liquidated damages provision is one of the best leverage tools available for preventing the counterpart and supplier in a supply chain contract from breaching their agreements. This is also the primary reason for having a written contract in the first place. In this article, we discuss what the parameters of a good liquidated damages provision should look like in a China focused supply chain contract.

Foreign firms doing business in or with China are likely to sell products and services to Chinese state-owned enterprises. When a dispute requires the Chinese legal system for resolution, the SOE is likely to be favored. We illustrate how self-enforcing contracts can be drafted and utilized as a viable workaround to help level the playing field.

In celebration of its 10th anniversary, a revised and updated edition of the award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller that changed the way we look at meditation, expanded with new material by Dan Harris. After having a nationally televised panic attack on Good Morning America, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever, he found himself on a bizarre adventure involving a disgraced pastor, a mysterious self-help guru, and a gaggle of brain scientists. Eventually, Harris realized that the source of his problems was the very thing he always thought was his greatest asset: the incessant, insatiable voice in his head. We all have an inner narrator. It’s what has us losing our temper unnecessarily, checking our email compulsively, eating when we’re not hungry, and fixating on the past and the future at the expense of the present. Most of us assume we’re stuck with this voice—that there’s nothing we can do to rein it in—but Harris stumbled upon an effective way to do just that. 10% Happier is now considered a classic text on the power of meditation, an introduction to the practice that can convert even the most hardened skeptic. With over a million copies sold, 10% Happier is the go-to guide, and with meditation now a widely accepted and encouraged practice, Dan Harris is a pivotal and approachable figure in the field who has built a thriving platform based on the ideas he first presented in this book. In this 10th Anniversary Edition, Harris offers a new preface reflecting on how much has changed—for him and for the public perceptions of meditation, plus a revised and expanded appendix, filled with guided meditations and practical advice for people looking to boot up a habit.

#1 New York Times Bestseller Winner of the 2014 Living Now Book Award for Inspirational Memoir "An enormously smart, clear-eyed, brave-hearted, and quite personal look at the benefits of meditation." —Elizabeth Gilbert Nightline anchor Dan Harrisembarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the strange worlds of spirituality and self-help, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable. After having a nationally televised panic attack, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever, he found himself on a bizarre adventure involving a disgraced pastor, a mysterious self-help guru, and a gaggle of brain scientists. Eventually, Harris realized that the source of his problems was the very thing he always thought was his greatest asset: the incessant, insatiable voice in his head, which had propelled him through the ranks of a hypercompetitive business, but had also led him to make the profoundly stupid decisions that provoked his on-air freak-out. Finally, Harris stumbled upon an effective way to rein in that voice, something he always assumed to be either impossible or useless: meditation, a tool that research suggests can do everything from lower your blood pressure to essentially rewire your brain. 10% Happier takes readers on a ride from the outer reaches of neuroscience to the inner sanctum of network news to the bizarre fringes of America’s spiritual scene, and leaves them with a takeaway that could actually change their lives.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF 10% HAPPIER Too busy to meditate? Can’t turn off your brain? Curious about mindfulness but more comfortable in the gym? This book is for you. You’ll also get access to guided audio meditations on the 10% Happier app, to jumpstart your practice from day one. What exactly is meditation? ABC News anchor Dan Harris used to think that meditation was for people who collect crystals, play Ultimate Frisbee, and use the word “namaste” without irony. After he had a panic attack on live television, he went on a strange and circuitous journey that ultimately led him to become one of meditation’s most vocal public proponents. Harris found that meditation made him more focused and less yanked around by his emotions. According to his wife, it also made him less annoying. Science suggests that the practice can lower your blood pressure, mitigate depression and anxiety, and literally rewire key parts of the brain. So what’s holding you back? In Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics, Harris and Jeff Warren, a masterful teacher and “Meditation MacGyver,” embark on a gonzo cross-country quest to tackle the myths, misconceptions, and self-deceptions that keep people from meditating. It is filled with game-changing and deeply practical meditation instructions—all of which are also available (for free) on the 10% Happier app. This book is a trip worth taking. Praise for Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics “If you’re intrigued by meditation but don’t know how to begin—or you’ve benefited from meditation in the past but need help to get started again—Dan Harris has written the book for you. Well researched, practical, and crammed with expert advice, it’s also an irreverent, hilarious page-turner.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project “The ABC News anchor, a ‘defender of worrying’ who once had an anxiety attack on air, offers a hilarious and stirring account of his two-steps-forward-one-step-back campaign to sort ‘useless rumination’ from ‘constructive anguish’ via mindfulness, along with invaluable suggestions for following in his footsteps.”—O: The Oprah Magazine

A daily devotional to help lead the seeking Christian into a much deeper walk into the Kingdom of God. "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you."

¿Tu vida es tan ocupada que no puedes meditar? ¿Eres incapaz de "apagar" tu cerebro? ¿Te da curiosidad la meditación pero te sientes más a gusto en el gimnasio o la oficina? Este libro es para ti. Como muchos otros escépticos inquietos, el presentador de noticias Dan Harris creía que la meditación estaba reservada a personas que coleccionan cristales, llevan dietas imposibles de explicar y usan la palabra namasté sin ironía. Pero un día sufrió un ataque de pánico al aire, en un programa en vivo que vieron varios millones de personas. Desde entonces, descubrió que la meditación puede ayudar a mitigar la depresión y la ansiedad, controlar la presión arterial y mejorar el bienestar general. ¿Por qué, entonces, no la practicamos todos? En esta obra, Harris y el maestro de meditación Jeff Warren emprenden un viaje para explorar los mitos, malentendidos y autoengaños que alejan a la gente de la meditación: ideas como "No sirvo para esto", "No tengo tiempo", "Ni que fuera hippie" y otras similares. Con una mezcla de testimonios y ejercicios prácticos, claros y aplicables a toda clase de rutinas cotidianas, Meditación para escépticos inquietos demuestra que es posible cambiar nuestra vida sin transformar radicalmente nuestros hábitos ni tener una gran iluminación religiosa o espiritual: basta encontrar los momentos de lucidez y entrenar a nuestra mente para llevar una vida más plena y satisfactoria.

Risk and Return for Regulated Industries provides a much-needed, comprehensive review of how cost of capital risk arises and can be measured, how the special risks regulated industries face affect fair return, and the challenges that regulated industries are likely to face in the future. Rather than following the trend of broad industry introductions or textbook style reviews of utility finance, it covers the topics of most interest to regulators, regulated companies, regulatory lawyers, and rate-of-return analysts in all countries. Accordingly, the book also includes case studies about various countries and discussions of the lessons international regulatory procedures can offer. - Presents a unified treatment of the regulatory principles and practices used to assess the required return on capital - Addresses current practices before exploring the ways methods play out in practice, including irregularities, shortcomings, and concerns for the future - Focuses on developed economies instead of providing a comprehensive global reviews - Foreword by Stewart C. Myers

Dan Harris offers his own take on how to become a great leader with this informative eBook: Good, Better, Best - Maximizing Your Leadership Ability. Harris''s book begins with an explanation of the differences between leadership and management, the latter being what the author refers to as the attributes of leadership. The comparison of management and leadership is followed by an explanation of the myth of leadership, or everything you thought leadership was but isn''t in reality. After the author takes the opportunity to dispel the preconceived notions readers had about leadership, he can begin to describe leadership through the next several chapters, the titles of which indicate that leadership will be defined through a series of positive character traits.The character traits which the author finds essential to great leadership skills begin with integrity, which is equated with the ability to live honestly. In addition to having integrity, readers are next encouraged to see the ability to delegate as the next topic addressed. Only those who have mastered the ability to delegate will come to realize that they truly are not alone in any endeavor when there is a team which can be led to accomplish the goal together.Great leaders are further encouraged to show humility. Humility is defined by this author as showing strength, yet having compassion. Humility can also be defined as subduing the tendency to show arrogance and/or flaunt one''s superiority. It can become extremely difficult to lead when your subordinates despise you. Counseling on courage follows the chapter on humility, where you will no doubt be advised how there will be times when the going gets tough and you have to motivate the team to keep going.The skill which arguably should be at the top of the list is the focus of the next chapter: developing those great communication skills. How will you lead your team to success if you cannot communicate well? Great communication skills will open doors and smooth over the bumpy portions of the road which lies before you. You will be utterly amazed at the value of having and maintaining positive and efficient communication with everyone with whom you need come in contact.After exploring traits and skill sets, the second half of the book deals with attitude and approach. Positive attitude is combined with an optimistic outlook of knowing you can accomplish your goals. If you believe in your abilities and have the creativity to develop workable solutions for the unexpected challenges to come before you, then surely you will succeed. Interesting from start to finish, How Good, Better, Best - Maximizing Your Leadership Ability is a practical and straightforward self-help title by Dan Harris which is conveniently available in digital eBook form.

This is a summary of Dan Harris'' 10% Happier: How I Tamed The Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, And Found Self-Help That Actually Works - A True Story and Winner of the 2014 Living Now Book Award for Inspirational MemoirAfter having a nationally televised panic attack, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever, he found himself on a bizarre adventure involving a disgraced pastor, a mysterious self-help guru, and a gaggle of brain scientists. Eventually, Harris realized that the source of his problems was the very thing he always thought was his greatest asset: the incessant, insatiable voice in his head, which had propelled him through the ranks of a hypercompetitive business, but had also led him to make the profoundly stupid decisions that provoked his on-air freak-out. Eventually Harris stumbled upon an effective way to rein in that voice, something he always assumed to be either impossible or useless: meditation, a tool that research suggests can do everything from lower your blood pressure to essentially rewire your brain. 10% Happier takes readers on a ride from the outer reaches of neuroscience to the inner sanctum of network news to the bizarre fringes of America''s spiritual scene, and leaves them with a takeaway that could actually change their lives. Available in a variety of formats, this summary is aimed for those who want to capture the gist of the book but don''t have the current time to devour all 256 pages. You get the main summary along with all of the benefits and lessons the actual book has to offer. This summary is not intended to be used without reference to the original book.

"12 more sessions to help you and your church engage with the Bible as an inclusive, authentic and creative community"--Cover.

Come ridurre lo stress e aumentare la felicità senza cambiare tutto nella tua vita N°1 del New York Times Un libro tradotto in tutto il mondo! Tutti noi abbiamo una voce nella testa. È quella che ci fa perdere la calma inutilmente, controllare l’e-mail in modo compulsivo, mangiare quando non siamo affamati, e ci porta a fissarci su passato e futuro a spese del presente. La maggior parte di noi può pensare che non ci sia niente da fare, ma Dan Harris è letteralmente inciampato nella soluzione per ridurre lo stress ed essere più felici, e ha deciso di metterla a disposizione di tutti. È qualcosa che ha sempre ritenuto inaccettabile o inutile: la meditazione. Un numero sempre maggiore di scienziati è convinto che la meditazione sia capace di abbassare la pressione sanguigna, rafforzare le difese immunitarie e sconfiggere le paure. Vivere + Sereni porta i lettori in un viaggio dai confini estremi delle neuroscienze al sancta sanctorum delle nuove scoperte scientifiche, con uno strumento semplicissimo da mettere in pratica che può cambiare la vita. Bastano pochi minuti al giorno per essere finalmente felici Dan Harris giornalista di grande successo, conduce da anni le News del canale ABC e Good Morning America, due programmi dall’enorme audience negli Stati Uniti. Dopo essere rimasto vittima di un terribile attacco di panico in diretta TV, ha deciso di intraprendere un percorso per raggiungere una maggiore consapevolezza, imparare a gestire lo stress e vivere una vita più felice. E ci è riuscito, anche grazie all’aiuto della mindfulness, una pratica che ormai spopola in tutto il mondo, e che è arrivata anche ai piani alti delle grandi aziende. Vivere + Sereni è il risultato di questa ricerca e ha vinto il Living Book Award.

"Este é o melhor livro sobre meditação para os não iniciados, os céticos e os curiosos. Parte confessional, parte investigação jornalística, 10% mais feliz é 100% viciante." — Daniel Goleman, autor de Inteligência emocional e Foco Dan Harris era um jornalista promissor, que construía com garra sua carreira de apresentador na rede de televisão americana ABC News. Mas a obsessão pelo trabalho, a autocrítica exagerada e a extrema competitividade o levaram a um ponto sem volta: o dia em que teve um ataque de pânico ao vivo, na frente de milhões de telespectadores. A partir dali, ficou claro que algo precisava mudar – e ele acabou embarcando numa inesperada odisseia através do mundo da espiritualidade. Apesar de declaradamente agnóstico, Dan precisou admitir que ficara intrigado com aquele universo. Com certa relutância, ele descobriu que a fonte de seus problemas era justamente aquilo que considerava seu maior aliado: a voz incessante dentro de sua cabeça, que o impelia sempre a querer mais, fazer mais, se esforçar mais. Todos nós temos essa voz. É ela que nos faz ter preocupações excessivas, julgar os outros, ruminar o passado e temer o futuro. É ela que nos torna tensos, ansiosos, irritados e frustrados. Assim como a maioria das pessoas, Dan acreditava que era impossível controlar essa voz. Mas ele encontrou na meditação uma maneira eficaz de acalmar seus pensamentos, equilibrar suas emoções e se tornar uma pessoa melhor – sem perder a energia para lutar por aquilo que deseja. Fugindo de clichês e sentimentalismos, ele divide com o leitor suas dúvidas, desconfianças e descobertas, narrando de forma hilária os inusitados passos dessa jornada: de entrevistas duras com Eckhart Tolle, Dalai Lama e Deepak Chopra até um retiro de dez dias que fez ruir sua resistência.

Être un peu plus zen, c''est déjà beaucoup. Et c''est faisable. Dan Harris, c''est Candide au pays du développement personnel. Présentateur télé, stressé chronique, sceptique systématique, rien ne le prédisposait à s''intéresser au développement personnel ou à la spiritualité. Mais son patron l''envoie enquêter sur les stars du développement personnel. Le voici rencontrant les stars du développement personnel, de Deepak Chopra à Eckhart Tolle, en passant par les télé-évangélistes, avec un regard toujours curieux, parfois narquois, et très souvent amusé. Mais, entre les propositions les plus ésotériques, et celles carrément loufoques qui promettent le bonheur à 100%, n''y a-t-il pas moyen, pour un esprit cartésien, de devenir - et c''est déjà beaucoup - 10% plus heureux ?

#1 New York Times Bestseller Winner of the 2014 Living Now Book Award for Inspirational Memoir "An enormously smart, clear-eyed, brave-hearted, and quite personal look at the benefits of meditation." —Elizabeth Gilbert Nightline anchor Dan Harrisembarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the strange worlds of spirituality and self-help, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable. After having a nationally televised panic attack, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever, he found himself on a bizarre adventure involving a disgraced pastor, a mysterious self-help guru, and a gaggle of brain scientists. Eventually, Harris realized that the source of his problems was the very thing he always thought was his greatest asset: the incessant, insatiable voice in his head, which had propelled him through the ranks of a hypercompetitive business, but had also led him to make the profoundly stupid decisions that provoked his on-air freak-out. Finally, Harris stumbled upon an effective way to rein in that voice, something he always assumed to be either impossible or useless: meditation, a tool that research suggests can do everything from lower your blood pressure to essentially rewire your brain. 10% Happier takes readers on a ride from the outer reaches of neuroscience to the inner sanctum of network news to the bizarre fringes of America’s spiritual scene, and leaves them with a takeaway that could actually change their lives.

Ok, so this book doesn''t actually teach you any manners. BUT, it''s funny! Before your eyes, rules for good manners are transformed into silly, impolite, and just plain strange situations.Manners is a funny book for readers who are discovering the world of cartoons and the world of interacting with peers. Manners is a fun reading experience without any pressure to learn any lessons.

#1 New York Times Bestseller REVISED WITH NEW MATIERAL Winner of the 2014 Living Now Book Award for Inspirational Memoir "An enormously smart, clear-eyed, brave-hearted, and quite personal look at the benefits of meditation." —Elizabeth Gilbert Nightline anchor Dan Harrisembarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the strange worlds of spirituality and self-help, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable. After having a nationally televised panic attack, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever, he found himself on a bizarre adventure involving a disgraced pastor, a mysterious self-help guru, and a gaggle of brain scientists. Eventually, Harris realized that the source of his problems was the very thing he always thought was his greatest asset: the incessant, insatiable voice in his head, which had propelled him through the ranks of a hypercompetitive business, but had also led him to make the profoundly stupid decisions that provoked his on-air freak-out. Finally, Harris stumbled upon an effective way to rein in that voice, something he always assumed to be either impossible or useless: meditation, a tool that research suggests can do everything from lower your blood pressure to essentially rewire your brain. 10% Happier takes readers on a ride from the outer reaches of neuroscience to the inner sanctum of network news to the bizarre fringes of America’s spiritual scene, and leaves them with a takeaway that could actually change their lives.

Lesson purpose: To familiarize the student with a basic history of the sniper, the difference between military and police sniper encounters and some of the basic equipment necessary to perform the task of a police sniper.

Titan. A genetically engineered warrior for whom going home means a death sentence... Commonwealth. A powerful politician chasing a legend from her family''s past... Seryn. A young girl seeking adventure and hiding more power than even she knows... Collective. A synthetically augmented scientist whose singular nature makes him an exile... Representatives from each of humanity''s four feuding factions, each offered the chance to see the legendary Book of Ascension-an ancient artefact rumoured to hold the key to immortality. The four form an uneasy alliance before discovering they have been misled: Before they can see the Book, they must find a mythical deity, protect the galaxy from an ancient evil-and save humanity''s future.

Pour la plupart d''entre nous, le simple fait de pouvoir résoudre le Rubik''s Cube(r) ne suffit pas : il faut également le résoudre le plus rapidement possible. Les meilleurs speedcubeurs du monde peuvent faire pivoter et tourner les cubes du puzzle afin de reconstruire une face de la même couleur en un temps moyen inférieur à 20 secondes. Ecrit par l''un des spécialistes en la matière, Résoudre les cubes vous aidera à vous hisser au rang des meilleurs compétiteurs.

Collects the prequel stories that explore the five year gap between Superman''s departure from Earth and his return as depicted in Superman Returns.