Books about Disconnecting from Amazon.com

Advance Praise

"From his pulpit at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Alan Jones has influenced for good an entire continent of struggling Christians. In this provoking and helpful new book, he extends his voice to those both within and beyond the Church. A thinking Christian in a thoughtless world is what he is and what he aims to make us. This is a very good start."
-- The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes
The Memorial Church, Harvard University, and author of The Good Book

"It used to be that Christian institutions and systems of dogma sustained the spiritual life of Christians. Increasingly, spirituality itself is what sustains everything else. Alan Jones is a pioneer in reimagining a Christian faith that emerges from authentic spirituality. His work stimulates and encourages me deeply."
-- Brian D. McLaren, pastor (crcc.org) and author of A New Kind of Christian

"This is a bracing breath of spiritual fresh air, an intelligent, witty, and passionate reclaiming of the goal of religious practice-the conversion of the heart to kindness and peace as the common faith in which we can all be believers."
-- Sylvia Boorstein, author of Pay Attention, for Goodness' Sake and It's Easier Than You Think

"Alan Jones is the best guide I know to lead us on the thorny but promising path that could lead to the renewal of Christianity."
-- Sam Keen, author of Fire in the Belly

"Compulsively readable, Alan Jones's book is a brave and brilliant attempt to res-cue Christianity from the clutches of the cruel reactionaries into which much of it has fallen. Generous-hearted Christians of all persuasions will cheer him on."
-- The Most Rev. Richard Holloway, retired as primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church and Bishop of Edinburgh

"Alan Jones combines the power of the mystical, the honesty of the skeptical, and the eagerness of the romantic. His vision of faith and ministry for the time to come will be a gift for many readers."
-- Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Georgia

"A daring call to renew our relation to Christianity-and ourselves-through fac-ing the great questions of the heart that today permeate the life of every serious seeker and the life of our whole endangered world."
-- Jacob Needleman, author of The American Soul and Lost Christianity.
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Having Trouble Finding the Off Switch on Your Laptop?

E-mail, cell phones, laptops, personal digital assistants ... they were supposed to liberate us from the workplace, but instead mobile office technology has taken us hostage. For millions of "wired workers," the good news is the bad news: thanks to all this gear, we are now able to conduct business anytime and anywhere, but we can no longer shut the office door. We check e-mail on the weekend or late at night, answer pages at all hours, send faxes from home, work while we're on vacation-all because we can. It's out of control. How can we reclaim the boundaries between work life and personal life and still excel at our jobs and maintain our professional livelihoods?

Packed with practical advice, Turn It Off will show you how to regain control and obtain a sense of balance between the very real demands of today's business world and your personal need to get-and really live-a life. Mobile office technology expert Gil Gordon shares:

* Self-tests for evaluating how much your work and personal time overlap
* Methods for managing e-mail and voice mail so they don't control you
* Advice on getting your clients and your boss to respect your boundaries
* Suggestions for what to do if you're the boss-and why "unplugging" is good for business

At the heart of it all is the "100/60/0" model for balancing time and work-a method to help you figure out when you'll be "on" and available to the office 100 percent of the time, part of the time, or not at all. If you're ready to make a change, if you're ready to turn it off, if you're ready to take back your personal time, here are innumerable solutions for letting go without losing credibility, or your job. Ultimately, setting limits on the virtual office benefits everyone-employees, customers, and colleagues..
Price: $1.93 [Notify me when price goes down.]

This digital document is an article from Software Industry Report, published by Millin Publishing, Inc. on October 1, 2001. The length of the article is 498 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.

Citation Details
Title: GARTNER DATAQUEST SURVEY SHOWS U.S. HOUSEHOLDS DISCONNECTING EXTRA PHONE LINE FOR OTHER TELECOM MODALITIES.
Publication:Software Industry Report (Newsletter)
Date: October 1, 2001
Publisher: Millin Publishing, Inc.
Volume: 33 Issue: 19 Page: 4

Distributed by Thomson Gale.
Price: $5.95 [Notify me when price goes down.]

This digital document is an article from EDP Weekly's IT Monitor, published by Millin Publishing, Inc. on October 1, 2001. The length of the article is 498 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.

Citation Details
Title: GARTNER DATAQUEST SURVEY SHOWS U.S. HOUSEHOLDS DISCONNECTING EXTRA PHONE LINE FOR OTHER TELECOM MODALITIES.
Publication:EDP Weekly's IT Monitor (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2001
Publisher: Millin Publishing, Inc.
Volume: 42 Issue: 38 Page: 8

Distributed by Thomson Gale.
Price: $5.95 [Notify me when price goes down.]