Not for Sale: Saving Your Soul and Your Sanity at Work

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Chatting with neighbors, going to church, or even unfettered family time have become a quaint memory for many people in a corporate culture that expects more and more from its employees. In Not For Sale, J. Murray Elwood examines the odd transformation that has taken place--work has become "home" and home has become "work," especially for young professionals. Not For Sale shows todays slaves to the office, fax and cell phone how to preserve their humanity despite often inhumane demands, how to balance the responsibilities of the workday with the yearnings of the heart.

Elwood helps troubled men and women combine their values with their employment to find an inner-peace that gives their job a certain spirituality, an unlikely union that has become essential to salvage personal relationships and individual sanity. Not everything comes down to the bottom line--yours or your companys. Not For Sale shows professionals how to find purpose beyond the mighty dollar.

Not For Sale debunks the myth that workaholics are good for a company. You may be pulling down $250,000 a year, but it is of little use if you do not know your spouse and find yourself searching for something more. Work addiction so drains some professionals that they lose their love of life and sense of well-being. Elwood describes the dangers of working too much--the narrowing focus of your external interests, a burgeoning ego, destructive temper and emotional isolation--and how to avoid them.

Not For Sale offers a blueprint to break the cycle, including ways to leave a bad job, if financially possible. Elwood helps professionals take control of their careers, instead of relying on lifes autopilot, making their lives and work more meaningful. People who find purpose in the workplace have a sense of the sacred in their lives and, in turn, they infuse the workplace with more meaning, uplifting the spirits of a generation that relates better to Dilbert than to each other.

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Good suggestions for a beginner, but no in-depth exploration.......2000-09-15

This is a slim volume with lots of white space and cartoons. Although I could identify with many, if not all, of the work situations portrayed, I didn't walk away with many "concrete, practical suggestions," as the back cover implied I would. Basically, Mr. Elwood recommends making prayer and scripture (or, I would add, spiritual) reading a part of your daily routine, which I highly recommend also: I find that starting my day by getting up early, reading a passage from the Bible and meditating on it, and attending daily Mass before work all help center my day and provide me with a spiritual foundation and focus--spiritual food for my mind for breakfast.

The notion that anyone might seek work--a commercially oriented enterprise--to fulfill spiritual needs in the first place perhaps suggests how work-oriented our culture truly is, as though work could provide one-stop shopping for us and we could obviate the need to center ourselves spiritually outside of work. "Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, but give to God what belongs to God," Jesus said. Perhaps the focus should rather be on how we can enrich ourselves spiritually so that we can bring that spirituality to work with us and thereby enrich our work environment. For to be "spiritually aware" is to be a leader, and thus a giver and a cross-bearer--not a taker. Why should we expect that someone else--our boss or our coworkers or clients--should be providing for our spiritual needs, as though work were intended to provide this paternalistic function?

Mr. Elwood also recommends knowing who you are and simplifying your lifestyle. Certainly, by simplifying your lifestyle, you are less likely to become addicted to your work as a means of propping up a materialistic lifestyle. And indeed, learning to know who you are is an activity that must take place away from work; otherwise, you risk becoming addicted to your work and identifying yourself by your work alone. He does point out wisely that there is a difference between being passionate about work you love, work to which you bring your spirituality and that enriches your spirituality, and work that is addictive and drains you of your spirituality, that seems at cross-purposes with your spirituality.

If these suggestions are new to you, then I recommend reading the book as a starting point. If, however, you already practice these suggestions, you might seek something meatier, as it will only reinforce what you already know to be true and effective.

Saving your Soul and Your Sanity at Work.......2000-05-10

This is a "must read" book for anyone seeking a more meaninful life in this downsizing world. I have just been layed off after 26 years with a company. After reading this book I could see myself in many of the chapters. The book has shown me how lucky I am to be away from a job that I was never truly happy in. Thanks Murray for putting in to words what I had thought about for a long time.

Wise Advice.......2000-04-21

Murray Elwood's book has many virtues. It is funny. It is full of wise thoughts. It is easy to understand. Read it. Your life just might be enriched.

The Explorer.......2000-04-01

Murray Elwood's "Not For Sale" gently guides the reader through a reflective journey that encourages us to look deep within ourselves and not be afraid to live an honest life.

I'm In Charge Here!.......2000-03-27

Not For Sale is a most readable book on how not to lose your sanity and spiritual identity in today's workplace. Elwood used both anecdotes and humor to make his points. He also offers questions for reflection at the end of each chapter. This is a fine book; I highly recommend it to anyone.

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Although electronic banking is rapidly overtaking direct bank-to-customer and bank-to-bank contact and seems to be moving forward without serious problems the law governing this telecommunication-based business is not always clearly defined in relation to certain issues that arise with ever-greater frequency, especially in cross-border transactions. This is the first book to investigate and present the applicable legal consensus for each of these important issues, based on existing legislation and relevant judicial decisions.

The legal issues in question arise from such events, activities, and actualities as the following, all of which are treated in this book:

determination of local jurisdiction applicability of contractual obligations; probative value of digital documents electronic evidence electronic money protection of privacy day-trading facilities web marketing of lending services electronic bills of lading Internet stock offerings electronic determination of title outsourcing of electronic banking functions Eighteen outstanding authors, bankers, lawyers, and academics contribute their expertise to elucidate the issues and their implications. They draw their legal analyses from international norms such as the UNCITRAL Model Law, relevant EC directives and draft directives, the United States Uniform Electronic Transaction Act (UETA) and E-Sign Act and other national laws, as well as from numerous court decisions in Europe and the United States.

The essays are based on papers originally presented at a conference sponsored by the Law Centre for European and International Cooperation (R.I.Z.) and held at Cologne in April 2001.

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This digital document is an article from Leader's Edge, published by Michigan Association of CPAs on January 1, 2004. The length of the article is 435 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: IRS Criminal Investigation: ready, willing and able to take on Electronic Crimes.(Legislative & Regulatory)(internal revenue services)
Author: Stephen Moore
Publication: Leader's Edge (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2004
Publisher: Michigan Association of CPAs
Volume: 6 Issue: 7 Page: 31(1)

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The Legal and Regulatory Issues of Internet Banking and E-Money

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The Legal and Regulatory Issues of Internet Banking and E-Money
ResearchLink Sdn Bhd
Manufacturer: MarketResearch.com
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Binding: Digital

General | Computers & Internet | Subjects | Books

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Internet banking or Cyberbanking, while relatively new, promises to be the way consumers, will bank in this new millennium. According to the data by Cybercitizen Finance, of the 58 million Internet user populations in July 1998, some 35 million (60 percent) were conducting some form of financial service activity via the Internet. Of these, over 18.1 million were managing their investments on-line. That was in 1998; by 2005, it is estimated that the total online population will exceed 300 million. In the US as of June 1997, based on information from 185 banks surveyed, the United States General Accounting Office (GAO), "projected rapid growth in online banking over the next year and a half as the number of U.S. banks implementing online systems is expected to increase about fivefold nationwide.

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e-banking.......2004-09-07

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QUESTIONS TO THE TAX DESK.(tax law; day traders' tax status)(Industry Legal Issue)(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor): An article from: The National Public Accountant

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QUESTIONS TO THE TAX DESK.(tax law; day traders' tax status)(Industry Legal Issue)(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor): An article from: The National Public Accountant
Bernie Phillips
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This digital document is an article from The National Public Accountant, published by National Society of Public Accountants on October 1, 2000. The length of the article is 483 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: QUESTIONS TO THE TAX DESK.(tax law; day traders' tax status)(Industry Legal Issue)(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
Author: Bernie Phillips
Publication: The National Public Accountant (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2000
Publisher: National Society of Public Accountants
Volume: 45 Issue: 8 Page: 10

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Update on FTA EDI Audit and Legal Issues Task Force. (Federal of Tax Administrators, electronic data interchange): An article from: The Tax Adviser

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Update on FTA EDI Audit and Legal Issues Task Force. (Federal of Tax Administrators, electronic data interchange): An article from: The Tax Adviser
Barbara Barton , and Carol Calkins
Manufacturer: American Institute of CPA's
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from The Tax Adviser, published by American Institute of CPA's on December 1, 1996. The length of the article is 3365 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The Federation of Tax Administrators Task Force on Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Audit and Legal Issues for Tax Administration is working on a report designed to address audit issues raised by the increased use of EDI. Electronic communications and industrial diversification have made business communications and record-keeping more complex, taxing the ability of EDI to provide standards for such communications. The work groups developed by the Task Force are addressing the concerns of auditors and state tax officials raised by auditing electronic records.

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Title: Update on FTA EDI Audit and Legal Issues Task Force. (Federal of Tax Administrators, electronic data interchange)
Author: Barbara Barton
Publication: The Tax Adviser (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 1996
Publisher: American Institute of CPA's
Volume: 27 Issue: n12 Page: 765(5)

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Anatomy of the Chordates
Charles Kipp Weichert
Manufacturer: Mcgraw-Hill College
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Anatomy of the Chordates
Charles K. Weichert
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Binding: Hardcover
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Anatomy of the Chordates
Charles K. Weichert
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ANATOMY OF THE CHORDATES
CHARLES WEICHERT
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Anatomy Of the Chordates 3rd Edition
Robert L Sinsheimer
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Anatomy of the lower chordates (A National Press laboratory manual)
James Ensign Crouch
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Atlas of Drawings for Chordate Anatomy
Samuel Eddy
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Chordate Anatomy
Herbert V. and Herbert W. Rand Neal
Manufacturer: Blakiston
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Chordate Anatomy
Mohan P. Arora
Manufacturer: Himalaya Publishing House
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Chordate anatomy
Herbert Vincent Neal
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ASIN: B00089484C

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In recent years, significant advances in both the theoretical and observational sides of physical oceanography have allowed the ocean's physical behavior to be described more quantitatively. This book discusses the physical mechanisms and processes of the sea, and will be valuable not only to oceanographers but also physicists, graduate students, and scientists working in dynamics or optics of the marine environment.

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Haggling over substitutes [An article from: Journal of Economic Theory]
J. Thanassoulis
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000RQZ5L6

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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Economic Theory, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Using a model of substitutable goods I determine generic conditions on tastes which guarantee that fixed prices are not optimal: the fully optimal tariff includes lotteries. That is, a profit maximising seller would employ a haggling strategy. We show that the fully optimal selling strategy in a class of cases requires a seller to not allow themselves to focus on one good but to remain haggling over more than one good. This throws new light on the selling strategies used in diverse industries. These insights are used to provide a counter-example to the no lotteries result of McAfee and McMillan (J. Econ. Theory 46 (1988) 335).

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difficult experiences for over a century

Excellent Reference

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Asian Americans: An Interpretive History (Immigrant Heritage of America Series)
Sucheng Chan
Manufacturer: Twayne Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0805784373

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Series Editor: Thomas Archdeacon, University of Wisconsin-Madison

This series presents concise histories of individual ethnic groups and their impact on American life and culture. With comprehensive examinations of the immigrant experience, it serves as a resource for both young students and experienced researchers. Each book in the series is written by a qualified scholar and includes notes, references, a selected bibliography and a complete index.

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difficult experiences for over a century.......2007-02-18

Not a casual read. Chan describes well over a hundred years of Asians emigrating to and growing up in the United States. Many of the pages describe years of backbreaking toil, especially in the California goldfields, and in the building of the transcontinental railroads. Exacerbated by periodic bouts of discrimination by the European settlers and immigrants.

In a relatively short book, the account cannot be comprehensive. Complexity is added, due to the different nationalities of Asians that came over. Chinese. Japanese. Filipinos. Koreans. There never was one unitary Asian bloc in the US. Thus descriptions of various benevolent social and cultural organisations that arose are often split by ethnicity or nationality.

The text also shows that the civil rights movement of the 1950-1970s, while primarily for Negroes, also benefited Asians. Something not necessarily widely known or appreciated today.

Excellent Reference.......2006-03-02

This book give a little overview of a multitude of topics, nothing indepth, but rather a 'light read'.

Excellent general resource.......2000-08-10

Sucheng Chan offers a statistic-rich, informative history of Asian-Americans, from their first immigration to current issues of As-Ams as "model minorities". I definitely prefer Chan's style to Takaki's quote-heavy, anecdotal approach; she is both thorough and concise.

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