Bøger af Steven Johnson

A groundbreaking book about making once-in-a-lifetime decisions, from the bestselling author of How We Got to Now and Where Good Ideas Come From

Journeys Through Anoriza: Book One, the first installment of the series; is a tale about a half elf and half lycan (werewolf) warrior outlaw named Zero and his close friends Raven and Kamikaze. After Zero's family is brutally murdered, or so he thought, he and his friends journey through Anoriza fighting to protect and save their world.Unlike the rest of the people of Anoriza, Zero and his friends just want to live in peace and keep to themselves. Unfortunately, the leaders of the The Forsaken, a band of evil creatures trying to take over the world, have placed bounties and false criminal titles upon Zero, thus creating a never ending fight-for-your-life situation for Zero and his friends. Eventually Zero, Raven and Kamikaze come to terms with being dragged into this world war and join others in the cause for independence. Due to horrid circumstances brought upon the group, deeply hidden secrets were forced to be shared. By sharing these secrets Zero comes to find out the family he thought to have been slaughtered may still be alive. Along his journey, he forms some unlikely friendships, and united together with his hidden family, the group is able to form a militarized defense and strategize against The Forsaken.

A Halloween activity and coloring book with 50 pages and 24 fun designs printed on one side that are safe for markers, colored pencils, or crayons. This coloring book has cute and spooky designs that are suitable for children ages 2-6 years old with varying degrees of difficulty but simple enough for younger toddlers that are just learning to color as well. This fun coloring book allows for pages to be torn out after use to showcase your little ones more creative side to the whole family. Kids of all ages will have a blast this Halloween with this children's activity book. Get this spooky gift for the holidays for a family member or a loved one.

The crooks and punks all have superpowers now -- they can fry you any time they like. Who'd stay on the police force in a town like this? Only the men who need to be heroes very, very badly.Marc Chaves looks up to the superheroes who battle evil in the skies above. But all he has is a badge and a flak jacket. Will it be enough? It better be, because ready or not, Marc's going into action as Flak-Jack, the Bulletproof Man!

A Christmas activity and coloring book with 50 pages and 24 fun designs printed on one side that are safe for markers, colored pencils, or crayons. This coloring book has cute and fun designs that are suitable for children ages 3-8 years old with varying degrees of difficulty but simple enough for younger toddlers that are just learning to color as well. This fun coloring book allows for pages to be torn out after use to showcase your little ones more creative side to the whole family. Each page has a name and date entry that area that allows for your child to post their creative work for full display. Kids of all ages will have a blast this Christmas with this children's activity book. Get this gift for the Xmas holidays for a family member or a loved one.

Dr Muggles' mind relaxer is an internet password organiser. Store all your web site passwords in one place so that you are not relying on your memory. In fact this practice will free up your mind for more important tasks. No more trying to recall a password that you committed to memory months ago. No more getting confused about passwords for different web sites. Disguised as a self help book, keep this password organiser in your bookshelf away from the computer and use it as a reminder when you forget that all important password.

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to overcome caffeine addiction. Besides nicotine and alcohol, caffeine is the third most popular addictive drug in the world. Do you need your morning coffee to start your day? Do you develop instant headaches and bad mood when you miss your coffee? Then just like millions of people you are also suffering from caffeine addiction problem. People drink coffee for a variety of reasons: they like the taste, because they do a stressful job, or they are depressed and drinking coffee or caffeine-rich drinks are the only relief they got. But over time, drinking too much coffee and caffeinated drinks and snacks have its own problems like an abnormal heartbeat, anxiety, insomnia, and other diseases such as heart attack and strokes.

A Halloween activity and coloring book with 50 pages and 24 fun designs printed on one side that are safe for markers, colored pencils, or crayons. This coloring book has cute and spooky designs that are suitable for children ages 3-8 years old with varying degrees of difficulty but simple enough for younger toddlers that are just learning to color as well. This fun coloring book allows for pages to be torn out after use to showcase your little ones more creative side to the whole family. Kids of all ages will have a blast this Halloween with this children's activity book. Get this spooky gift for the holidays for a family member or a loved one.

A Christmas activity and coloring book with 50 pages and 24 fun designs printed on one side that are safe for markers, colored pencils, or crayons. This coloring book has cute and easy designs that are suitable for children ages 2-6 years old with varying degrees of difficulty but simple enough for younger toddlers that are just learning to color. This fun coloring book allows for pages to be torn out after use to showcase your little ones more creative side to the whole family. Each page has a name and date area allowing your children to easily get noticed for their creative skills for years to come. Kids of all ages will have a blast this Xmas holiday season with this children's activity book. Get this fun gift for the holidays for a family member or a loved one.

Regardless of whether you are a baby-boomer who just can't wait to dump your career and get on with the second half of your life, a thirty or forty-something-professional who knows, without a doubt, that you could be doing something more significant with your life, or a college student who is totally confused about which direction to go in life, you can figure out what you honestly have to offer the world, and you won't have to get an additional degree to get at this important information. This isn't a hollow promise. If you take the journey laid-out in this small book, you will have gone through the same process that we have been successfully using with clients for the last 25 years. The only difference is that you won't have to come to an office and fork over hundreds (or thousands) of dollars to get it. Your total investment in this process, if approached seriously, won't take but two weeks out of your life. The rewards of personal, relational and professional fulfillment, however, will go with you for the rest of your life. So we invite you on a journey into discovering "What to do with Who You Are."

"A riveting account of the anarchists who terrorized the streets of New York-and the detective duo who transformed policing to meet the threat-from the bestselling author of The Ghost Map"--

Human disease is an elaborate dance between behavior, our environment, and chance. Medicine tries to tame human disease with science, but when our knowledge falls short, disease wins. This is too often the case with cancer. We spend billions of dollars each year trying to better understand it and develop tools to ease its effects. Today, many allopathic medical practitioners are beginning to seek out a greater connection with holistic and integrative approaches. The authors of this book introduce one specific therapy and make a case for integrative health in general, including anthroposophically extended medicine, naturopathy, and other holistic approaches. Mistletoe therapy has long been considered a viable treatment for cancer by the European medical community and is beginning to gain recognition in North America, as well. The mistletoe plant possesses many remarkable properties. As a therapy, it represents a rediscovery of ancient wisdom and shows us how the science of modern medicine might expand its reach and reconnect with a more human-centered medicine.The book was structured following the syllabus for a three-day practitioner training hosted by the Physicians' Association for Anthroposophic Medicine (PAAM). The chapters highlight several of our key lectures in a condensed form. The book serves as an introductory summary of--not a replacement for--those intensive professional trainings.This book is constructed as a journey and is meant to be read in its entirety, whether by a patient, a practitioner, a supporter of integrative oncology, or anyone who takes a deep interest in one's own health concerns. The text is accessible, and the reader does not need a science background to understand the majority of the content.While this book should not be considered a treatment or diagnostic manual, it is intended to both prepare practitioners to begin mistletoe therapy training and to make this information available in an accessible form to anyone interested in learning about this approach to treating cancer.Illustrated in color and b/w

My Brother's Cross is a work that is the culmination of verses that came together piece by piece over the years. During various worship services, thoughts and feelings came together to express how one might keep the vision of Christ close while living in a world full of pain and difficulties. It helps people remember that Christ lives and He is with everyone through all that they experience. The artwork portrays what the journey of mortality for someone living with depression may be like; from living on earth and being taken to Christ and then returning once again.

"Humans live longer now than they ever have in their more than three hundred thousand years of existence on earth. And most (if not all) of the advances that have permitted the human lifespan to double have happened in living memory. Extra Life looks at vaccines, seat belts, pesticides, and more, and how each of our scientific advancements have prolonged human life. This book is a deep dive into the sciences--perfect for younger readers who enjoy modern history as well as scientific advances"--

Readers shy about slapping electrodes on their own temples can get a vicarious scientific thrill as the author tries out empathy tests, neurofeedback, and MRI scans. The results paint a distinct picture of the author and uncover general brain secrets at the same time.

From the New York Times-bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Unexpected Life, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas.In this illustrated history, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their unintended historical consequences. Filled with surprising stories of accidental genius and brilliant mistakes-from the French publisher who invented the phonograph before Edison but forgot to include playback, to the Hollywood movie star who helped invent the technology behind Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-How We Got to Now investigates the secret history behind the everyday objects of contemporary life. In his trademark style, Johnson examines unexpected connections between seemingly unrelated fields: how the invention of air-conditioning enabled the largest migration of human beings in the history of the species-to cities such as Dubai or Phoenix, which would otherwise be virtually uninhabitable; how pendulum clocks helped trigger the industrial revolution; and how clean water made it possible to manufacture computer chips. Accompanied by a major six-part television series on PBS, How We Got to Now is the story of collaborative networks building the modern world, written in the provocative, informative, and engaging style that has earned Johnson fans around the globe.

"Thoroughly engrossing . . . a spirited, suspenseful, economically told tale whose significance is manifest and whose pace never flags." -The Wall Street Journal

Did you drink a glass of water today? Did you turn on a light? Did you think about how miraculous either one of those things is when you did it? Of course not--but you should, and New York Times bestselling author Steven Johnson has. This adaptation of his adult book and popular PBS series explores the fascinating and interconnected stories of innovations--like clean drinking water and electricity--that changed the way people live.Innovation starts with a problem whose solution sets in motion all kinds of unexpected discoveries. That's why you can draw a line from pendulums to punching the clock at a factory, from ice blocks to summer movie blockbusters, from clean water to computer chips.In the lively storytelling style that has made him a popular, bestselling author, Steven Johnson looks at how accidental genius, brilliant mistakes, and unintended consequences shape the way we live in the modern world. Johnson's "long zoom" approach connects history, geography, politics, and scientific advances with the deep curiousity of inventors or quirky interests of tinkerers to show how innovation truly comes about. His fascinating account is organized into six topics: glass, cold, sound, clean, time, light. Johnson's fresh exploration of these simple, single-syllable word concepts creates an endlessly absorbing story that moves from lightning strikes in the prehistoric desert to the herculean effort to literally raise up the city of Chicago to laser labs straight out of a sci-fi movie. In other words, it's the story of how we got to now!

Ein neuer Blick auf die Geschichte und Macht groer Ideen In dieser bebilderten Darstellung sechs groer technologischer Neuerungen, die unsere moderne Welt auf vielfaltige Weise pragen, zeichnet Steven Johnson die Geschichte der Innovation uber die Jahrhunderte nach, indem er bedeutsame Facetten des modernen Alltags (seien es Kuhleinrichtungen, Uhren oder Brillenglaser) von ihrer Erfindung durch Hobbyforscher, Amateure und Unternehmer bis zu ihren unerwarteten historischen Konsequenzen verfolgt.Das Buch steckt voller uberraschender Schilderungen zufalliger genialer Entdeckungen und brillanter Fehlschlage - wie die Geschichte des franzosischen Verlegers, der den Phonographen schon vor Edison erfunden hatte, oder die des Hollywood-Stars, der zur Entwicklung der Technik hinter WLAN und Bluetooth beitrug. Dabei deckt Johnson immer wieder unerwartete Verbindungen zwischen scheinbar unzusammenhangenden Feldern auf: So ermoglichte die Erfindung der Klimatisierung gewaltige Wanderungsbewegungen von Menschen, namlich in Millionenstadte wie Dubai oder Phoenix, die ansonsten praktisch unbewohnbar waren; Pendeluhren trugen dazu bei, die Industrielle Revolution auszulosen; sauberes Wasser erwies sich als Voraussetzung fur die Produktion von Computer-Chips.Die Erfindung der Zukunft ist die Geschichte jener kollaborativen Netzwerke, die unsere moderne Welt schufen - informativ, oft provokativ und immer unterhaltsam.