Bøger af David Lewis

Vampire Joseph Casey agrees to be tested by medical researchers who are interested in his healing abilities. In exchange, they'll help him locate his daughter that he has not seen in 150 years.

The Bullseye Principle is your complete guide to the award-winning, three-step process to influencing others through engaging and persuasive communication. This acclaimed methodology uses the same techniques that professional actors have utilized for centuries to appear confident, credible and compelling to their audiences. Now, in this step-by-step guide to The Pinnacle Method(TM), you can get what you want by becoming an intention-based communicator. Way too often, we make unconscious assumptions about how our audience perceives us when we communicate. By not paying attention to such critical conveyors as voice, message, and body language, the point of our communication often falls short or is lost all together. The intuitive methodology inside gives you a robust toolset of performer-based secrets to use in a psychologically grounded approach to influencing your audience's behavior in meetings, during presentations or while interviewing for a job. David Lewis and G. Riley Mills are two innovators who have brilliantly combined proficiencies in acting and corporate management to create an empowering system of communication that is the heart of their internationally-recognized firm Pinnacle Performance Company. This timely follow-up to their widely-popular The Pin Drop Principle fully updates the real-world examples of how this unique methodology is used by leading organizations across the globe to inspire behavior change by influencing emotion. Determine what you need from your audience and deliver the message that'll get it for you with The Bullseye Principle. For more information, please visit www.pinper.com. "This book has a wealth of practical advice and practices for people who want to make an impact through being authentic and effective communicators." --Patrick Boyle, Chief Learning Officer, Underwriters Laboratories "Lewis and Mills' understanding of communication and its influence on human relations is masterful. The Bullseye Principle is a MUST for anyone tasked with leading...and a must not-miss for everyone else!" --Gernot Schulz, internationally acclaimed conductor, and former conductor for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

A history of trade on the Ouse with access to never-before-published, first-hand accounts of a bargeman's working life.

Western aid is in decline. Non-traditional development actors from the developing countries and elsewhere are in the ascendant. A new set of global economic and political processes are shaping the twenty-first century. *BR**BR*This book engages with nearly two decades of continuity and change in the development industry. In particular, it argues that while the world of international development has expanded since the 1990s, it has become more rigidly technocratic. The authors insist on a focus upon the core anthropological issues surrounding poverty and inequality, and thus sharply criticise what are perceived as problems in the field. *BR**BR*Anthropology and Development is a completely rewritten edition of the best-selling and critically acclaimed Anthropology, Development and the Post-Modern Challenge (1996). It serves as both an innovative reformulation of the field, as well as a textbook for many undergraduate and graduate courses at leading international universities.

A Novel of Second Choices, Second ChancesEmotion-Packed Fiction From a Bestselling AuthorStephen Whittaker had determined never to be like his dad, someone he considered a loser in every way. Stephen had distanced himself from those early years in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and it was working--an Ivy League education, a great job offer with a New York law firm, and an engagement ring and the proposal all worked out for lovely, talented Alice...Losing Alice meant that everything changed for Stephen. Back in Aberdeen, he tried to pick up the pieces of his life again. He married his best friend and had a precocious, charming daughter. He went into business and was making big money. It looked like he had things back in hand.The gradual downward spiral came so slowly he didn't see the signs--and then it was too late... Or was it? If only he could turn the clock back...

Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs) have become the key implementation medium for the vast majority of digital circuits designed today. This book focuses on that 90% that is the programmable routing: the manner in which the programmable wires are connected and the circuit design of the programmable switches themselves.

She prayed the day would never come, but when her past comes calling, Melissa James has no choice but to flee. Pursued and living on the run, she finds longed-for sanctuary in Amish country. Part thriller, art romance, Sanctuary is a compelling story of revenge, the price of freedom, and the solace found in friendship.

This is the first study of social, economic and technical aspects of aquaculture in Bangladesh. The authors analyse rural society through the trading activities necessary in aquaculture. These insights have practical implications and this book shows how it is possible to build on existing relationships and technologies and facilitate innovative poverty-focused strategies. This study of the fish trading network demonstrates that a preoccupation with high technology ''quick fix'' solutions in development may overlook the indigenous problem-solving strategies of local people and documents a particularly striking example.

Offers a glimpse of a living American Indian religious tradition. This book includes descriptions of the selection and training of a medicine person, medicine plant uses, and ceremonies. Includes descriptions of the selection and training of a medicine person, medicine plant uses, and ceremonies of American Indians.

Focusing on NGO management, this work includes 12 case studies of NGO management issues and challenges; definitions of key terms; and more. Revealing the organizational challenges faced by NGOs, it is useful to those studying or working in NGOs, the voluntary sector, or development studies.

Tap into the powerful techniques of professional actors and great communicators The Pin Drop Principle is a step-by-step master class for anyone wishing to become a more confident and credible communicator.

Chevrolet's small-block V-8 is unquestionably the most successful engine of all time. In continuous production from its debut in 1955 to its eventual replacement by the Generation-III engine family at the turn of the century, the small-block was installed in nearly every platform GM produced, creating a mind-boggling number of variations to suit each application. The "Chevy Small-Block V-8 Interchange Manual" guides you through the myriad options for building a high-performance engine from factory parts and junkyard scores. It includes more than 25,000 part numbers, specifications, dates, and technical details on blocks, crankshafts, rods, pistons, heads, valves, manifolds, and much, much more. Covering all traditional small-blocks from 1968 to 2000, this newly revised edition also includes information on the LT1, LT4 and Vortec variants. The "Chevy Small-Block V-8 Interchange Manual" shows you which parts work best for special applications and provides tips on component selection for performance and engine swapping. Automotive instructor, engine builder, and author David Lewis gives pointers on set-up and everything else you need to build, rebuild, or hot-rod a small-block for street or track, economy, or race!""

The first volume of this series presents fifteen selected papers dealing with a variety of topics in ontology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language.

Reviews the current status of the P450 field in terms of our present knowledge and understanding of the enzymes structure and function along with the latest research topics to provide a fast-track approach for those new to the field.

This book analyses how picture books work - the role of picture books in learning to read, how children make meaning from pictures, and how teachers can make best use of picture books in the classroom.

This second collection of essays by Lewis focuses on causation, probability, dependence and decision, and several other related topics. The thirteen papers are a major contribution to philosophy by one of the most influential and imaginative of contemporary American philosophers.

Includes a discussion of theories about traditional methods of navigation developed during recent decades, the story of the renaissance of star navigation throughout the Pacific, and material about navigation systems in Indonesia, Siberia, and the Indian Ocean.