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In the history of self-help books there have been few that have entered the canon, but David Allen’s Getting Things Done is one of those rare gems.  The book has become something of a bible for the disheartened office worker, and offers a way to achieve not only professional success but more importantly personal satisfaction.  Now a new edition of Allen’s classic has been published, updated with new material and a fresh perspective on the modern workplace.  For anyone who strives every day to be organized, this is a chance to make sure you will never get overwhelmed again. 

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David Allen is a productivity consultant who is best known as the creator of the time management method known as "Getting Things Done".

In Getting Things Done, veteran coach and management consultant David Allen presented his breakthrough methods to increase efficiency.  Now, “the personal productivity guru” (Fast Company) shows readers how to increase their ability to work better, not harder—every day.  Based on Allen’s highly popular e-newsletter, Ready for Anything offers readers 52 tips for boosting their creativity, clearing their heads, focusing their attention, creating structures that work, and taking action to get things moving.  With wit and know-how, Allen shows readers how to make things happen faster with less effort and stress and lots more energy, creativity, and effectiveness.  Ready for Anything is the perfect book for anyone wanting to work and live at his or her very best. 

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