New Releases by Dan Jones

""Tips and strategies for those with autism, their parents/carers, employers, friends and teachers"" My first book Look Into My Eyes, which I described as ''an autobiography through the lens of Asperger''s Syndrome'' shared my experiences growing up and living with Asperger''s Syndrome, a high-functioning form of Autism Spectrum Disorder. In it I shared my personal experiences about what it is like to live with Asperger''s, what I have found helpful, and not so helpful. I also shared my professional experiences based off of almost 20 years of working with children, teens, and adults with autism, and their parents, carers and involved professionals. After writing Look Into My Eyes I decided it would be useful to write a book of tips and strategies. This book shares parenting tips for managing children and teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), tips for those with ASD of all ages, tips for friends of those with ASD, strategies for teachers, and tips for work colleagues and employers.

"Dan Jones has an enviable gift for telling a dramatic story while at the same time inviting us to consider serious topics like liberty and the seeds of representative government." —Antonia Fraser From the New York Times bestselling author of The Plantagenets, a lively, action-packed history of how the Magna Carta came to be—by the author of Powers and Thrones. The Magna Carta is revered around the world as the founding document of Western liberty. Its principles—even its language—can be found in our Bill of Rights and in the Constitution. But what was this strange document and how did it gain such legendary status? Dan Jones takes us back to the turbulent year of 1215, when, beset by foreign crises and cornered by a growing domestic rebellion, King John reluctantly agreed to fix his seal to a document that would change the course of history. At the time of its creation the Magna Carta was just a peace treaty drafted by a group of rebel barons who were tired of the king''s high taxes, arbitrary justice, and endless foreign wars. The fragile peace it established would last only two months, but its principles have reverberated over the centuries. Jones''s riveting narrative follows the story of the Magna Carta''s creation, its failure, and the war that subsequently engulfed England, and charts the high points in its unexpected afterlife. Reissued by King John''s successors it protected the Church, banned unlawful imprisonment, and set limits to the exercise of royal power. It established the principle that taxation must be tied to representation and paved the way for the creation of Parliament. In 1776 American patriots, inspired by that long-ago defiance, dared to pick up arms against another English king and to demand even more far-reaching rights. We think of the Declaration of Independence as our founding document but those who drafted it had their eye on the Magna Carta.

Painfully cool and instantly recognisable, the 50 style trailblazers in this collection used fashion to attract attention, gain influence, express themselves and make powerful statements. From Fred Astaire to Prince, Marlon Brando to Bob Dylan, JFK to Fred Perry, this book covers the looks and stories of politicians and actors, musicians and designers. With stunning photography, this book is the perfect gift for fashionistas, design students, and anyone who loves good style!

During the spring equinox, on the Ides of the Falcon, the peaceful village on Lake Pertalo readies itself for the Fertility Feast of Agnor in celebration of a long winter coming to an end. All preparation comes to a sudden halt, however, when the community is overrun by an enemy that disappears as quickly as it arrived. Many are killed or wounded, but it soon becomes clear that this was not the goal of the raiders ... All of the village''s children are now gone, apparently carried off in the chaos of the attack. As the characters begin to search for the missing children, they will discover a plot far more sinister than any of them had imagined ... and possibly be destroyed by it. Players will face a wide variety of perils throughout the course of this adventure, ranging from Goblin depravity to mystical puzzles and mysteries unknown, as they take their first steps toward learning the fate of the missing children. May the gods be with them in their quest! This module includes six pre-generated starting characters that players can use if desired to jump right into the adventure.

1215 – the penultimate year of the reign of a king with the worst reputation of any in our history – saw England engulfed by crisis. Weakened by the loss of Normandy, King John faced insurrection by his disgruntled barons. With the assistance of the Archbishop of Canterbury, they drew up a list of their demands. In June, in a quiet Thames-side water-meadow, John attached his regal seal – under oath – to a charter that set limits on regal power. In return, the barons renewed their vows of fealty. Groundbreaking though ''Magna Carta'' was, it had scant immediate impact as England descended into civil war that would still be raging when John died the following year. Dan Jones''s vivid account of the vicissitudes of feudal power politics and the workings of 13th-century government is interwoven with a exploration of the lives of ordinary people: how and where they worked, what they wore, what they ate, and what role the Church played in their lives.

"Combine, agite, mezcle y remueva. Conviértase en el barman que siempre quiso ser con esta lista de 80 cócteles esenciales que podrá elaborar cómodamente en su propia cocina. Manual de coctelería nos ofrece un listado de recetas de combinados populares, maravillas exóticas, preparados contemporáneos y ponches, además de un capítulo de cócteles sin alcohol para aquellos que quieran o deban prescindir de él sin renunciar a los sabores de una buena combinación ni a la diversión que conlleva prepararla."--Amazon

With the rise of perfectly-preened sports stars, online dating and the dreaded selfie-stick, every man worth his salt wants to looks his best. Male grooming is no longer about being vain: it''s essential. A real man has a stylish haircut, conditions his beard, maniscapes, moisturizes, wears decent shoes, takes the right vitamins, and is probably hitting the gym right now to hone his physique. Feeling confused? Fear not, because Dan Jones is here to guide you through everything you ever needed to know about personal grooming. From man-buns and moustaches, to eye cream, facials and buying a decent suit, this is a dapper DIY guide for all men, from teens to dads, who want to look their best year round.

**This Book Includes 7 Free Mp3 Downloads** ''Quit Smoking In 7 Days'' guides the reader through a seven stage process towards quitting smoking and staying stopped. Each chapter covers an important element around stopping smoking for good. Within each chapter there is an informative element that shares information about the chapters topic with you and how this applies to quitting smoking, then an exercise which helps to embed that learning (all the ''eyes closed processes'' are included as free mp3 downloads), and a task which helps you to implement what you have learnt into your everyday life so that lasting changes are more likely to happen. The book begins by sharing six of the main evidence-based approaches known to help people stop smoking, then it moves into the process used within this book to help you quit smoking in 7 days, and ends with additional ideas and techniques that can help you to quit smoking and stay stopped. This book is written by Dan Jones who has almost 20 years experience helping people to quit smoking. He has written popular books for professional on the topics of hypnosis, therapy & meditation.

"The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history. The crown of England changed hands violently seven times as the great families of England fought to the death for power, majesty and the right to rule. Dan Jones describes how the Plantagenets tore themselves apart and were finally replaced by the Tudors."--Publisher description.

''Hypnotherapy'' teaches all you need to know about hypnotherapy, from how to do hypnosis, to how to work therapeutically and how to set up and run your own practice and how to generate alternative income streams. Learn about: - How problems are formed - What trance is - The SET model - How to do hypnosis - What to do before and after you have hypnotised clients - Emotional needs - Innate skills and abilities - Observation skills - The RIGAAR model - Self-hypnosis - Ericksonian hypnosis - Ideo-dynamic healing - Strategies and treatment ideas for many problems Hypnotherapists work with - Setting up in practice - Alternative income streams to make additional income There are also two transcripts of real sessions with notes throughout of what is being done so that you can see all that you will have learnt being applied and follow along to see how it all works in live sessions (One session is an improving a clients artistic abilities, the other is helping a client that feels they can''t say ''no'' to people)

The author of the New York Times bestseller The Plantagenets and The Templars chronicles the next chapter in British history—the historical backdrop for Game of Thrones The inspiration for the Channel 5 series Britain''s Bloody Crown The crown of England changed hands five times over the course of the fifteenth century, as two branches of the Plantagenet dynasty fought to the death for the right to rule. In this riveting follow-up to The Plantagenets, celebrated historian Dan Jones describes how the longest-reigning British royal family tore itself apart until it was finally replaced by the Tudors. Some of the greatest heroes and villains of history were thrown together in these turbulent times, from Joan of Arc to Henry V, whose victory at Agincourt marked the high point of the medieval monarchy, and Richard III, who murdered his own nephews in a desperate bid to secure his stolen crown. This was a period when headstrong queens and consorts seized power and bent men to their will. With vivid descriptions of the battles of Towton and Bosworth, where the last Plantagenet king was slain, this dramatic narrative history revels in bedlam and intrigue. It also offers a long-overdue corrective to Tudor propaganda, dismantling their self-serving account of what they called the Wars of the Roses.

The New York Times bestseller, from the author of Powers and Thrones, that tells the story of Britain’s greatest and worst dynasty—“a real-life Game of Thrones” (The Wall Street Journal) The first Plantagenet kings inherited a blood-soaked realm from the Normans and transformed it into an empire that stretched at its peak from Scotland to Jerusalem. In this epic narrative history of courage, treachery, ambition, and deception, Dan Jones resurrects the unruly royal dynasty that preceded the Tudors. They produced England’s best and worst kings: Henry II and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, twice a queen and the most famous woman in Christendom; their son Richard the Lionheart, who fought Saladin in the Third Crusade; and his conniving brother King John, who was forced to grant his people new rights under the Magna Carta, the basis for our own bill of rights. Combining the latest academic research with a gift for storytelling, Jones vividly recreates the great battles of Bannockburn, Crécy, and Sluys and reveals how the maligned kings Edward II and Richard II met their downfalls. This is the era of chivalry and the Black Death, the Knights Templar, the founding of parliament, and the Hundred Years’ War, when England’s national identity was forged by the sword.

In this groundbreaking sequel to The Gold Mine, authors Michael and Freddy Ballé present a compelling story that teaches readers the most important lean lesson of all: how to transform themselves and their workers through the discipline of learning the lean system.The Lean Manager: A Novel of Lean Transformation reveals how individuals can go beyond the short-term gains from tools, and realize a deeper, sustainable path of improvement. Full of human moments that capture the excitement and drama of lean implementation, as well as clear explanations of how tools and systems go hand-in-hand, this book will teach and inspire every person working to make lean a reality in their organization today.

At that point in his life Dan didnt do church stuff but God was about to demonstrate that you dont have to be a preacher to experience how God encounters ordinary people in mighty ways. God gave an ordinary person a message that moves many to tears and all to action. An amazing journey from disbelief to experiencing supernatural workings in a mighty way. Walk side by side with a mysterious lady during the middle of the night in a downpour. Angels walk among us. Witness the miraculous healing of a young boy and the dramatic conversion of a non believer birthed as a result of this truly amazing event. An unconventional approach to salvation leads to an all consuming desire for salvation. Spared from death to share a fresh message of hope, inspiration, and answers to dealing with lifes many challenges...if only you would.... GO FIND OUT.

The ONLY book on the psychology of the big brother TV show When you watch Big Brother, do you have a feeling about which housemates like each other? Do you wish you knew what the housemates dreams meant? Would you like to be able to understand the housemates behaviours and interactions more like psychologist do? If the answer to these questions is YES, then this book is for you Learn to watch the Big Brother TV show in the same way that psychologists watch the show. Throughout this book the reader will learn to: - Be able to ''read'' the unconscious information that the Big Brother housemates give off verbally and non-verbally - Notice whether housemates are likely to be lying or telling the truth - Notice whether housemates are being manipulative - Know who is likely to do well and who is not - and much more... You will also learn what impact being in the Big Brother house is likely to have psychologically on the housemates and who is likely to cope best under the conditions set by Big Brother. The reader will learn about flirt signals, bullying in the house and interpreting the housemate''s dreams. Throughout this book I have used examples from UK Celebrity Big Brother 2007 to illustrate the points that I am covering. "As a fan of Big Brother I watch it in a different way to most people. Due to my training and experience as a psychological interpreter when I watch Big Brother I observe how the different contestants behave and interact with each other. I don''t make interpretations in quite the same way as most other psychologists and psychotherapists do. For example: Many psychologists look for specific behaviours and then make interpretations based on isolated behaviours. One common behaviour is that crossing your arms or legs means that you are being defensive. This may be true but if you see this behaviour you shouldn''t take it in isolation to other behaviours. It could equally be that it is cold or that the person is more comfortable by crossing their arms or legs. The key point that I would make is that you should keep in mind to watch out for PATTERNS. If someone, for example, covers their mouth and you think they were lying then look for other behaviours that were done at the same time and then check these in future situations. Poker players do this often to notice the behaviours of other players that give away whether they have a good hand or not. I had a client that when talking about her problem subtly dug her heals into the ground. I changed the subject then after a few minutes talked about it again and saw her dig her heals in again. I knew then that a suspected pattern occurred. She wanted to get better but it turned out she was getting something out of being ill (attention from her husband). After thousands of hours of watching people you get used to quickly picking up on people''s patterns of behaviour and on ways you can test those patterns. There is so much that I could cover for you to look out for when watching Big Brother that I have to cut down to what I think are the key points."

Revolt and upheaval in medieval Britain by a brilliant new narrative historian. ''Summer of Blood'' breaks new ground in its portrayal of the personalities and politics of the bloody days of June 1381.

In 101 World Heroes, bestselling historian Simon Sebag Montefiore presents his personal selection of the 100 most heroic figures from the pages of world history. Emperors and queens, soldiers and statesmen, religious leaders and philosophers rub shoulders with composers and poets, scientists and explorers, artists and storytellers from three millennia. All are united not just by what they did in their own lifetimes, but also by the enduring legacy they have bequeathed to the sum of human experience and achievement. The central spine of the book consists of a series of narrative entries recording the lives and legacies of the 101 heroes and heroines. Each entry is accompanied by a brief essay opening a window on the times in which he or she lived. Thus the life of Egypt''s greatest pharaoh, Ramses II, is accompanied by an essay looking at the gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt, while the entry for Admiral Horatio Nelson explores the tactics and gunnery of a ship-of-the-line. The book is illustrated throughout with maps, diagrams, paintings and photographs, and an appendix celebrates a further 100 individual deeds of heroism with a special claim to immortality. The heroes include: Ramses the Great Leonardo da Vinci Albert Einstein King Solomon Elizabeth I of England Winston Churchill The Buddha Tokugawa Ieyasu M. K. Gandhi Aristotle William Shakespeare F.D. Roosevelt Alexander the Great Thomas Jefferson David Ben Gurion Hannibal Voltaire George Orwell Jesus Napoleon Bonaparte Elvis Presley Marcus Aurelius Horatio Nelson J. F. Kennedy Mohammed Duke of Wellington John Paul II Charlemagne Abraham Lincoln Nelson Mandela Leo Tolstoy Charles Darwin

Reflecting a unique collaboration between a distinguished teacher and a practicing technical writer, Technical Communication: Strategies for College and the Workplace prepares students to communicate effectively in college and on the job. Technical Communication is written for college students, regardless of their majors, who want to sharpen their communication skills and their knowledge of a wide range of technical documents. Acknowledging that students are soon to join the workforce, Jones and Lane place special emphasis on job-related topics: the job search itself, electronic communication, collaboration and teamwork, peer review, online publication, professional development, and ethics and professionalism. Coverage of the job search includes detailed discussions of job correspondence, resumes, portfolios, interviewing, professional organizations and meetings, online forums, conferences, and opportunities for continuing education. Throughout the text, the authors'' discussions are accompanied by sidebars presenting the personal observations and profiles of actual technical professionals working in a variety of industries and job positions: real people talking about real jobs and the skills necessary to do those jobs successfully.

Advanced technical communication books are becoming more and more available. However, each book is solely devoted to a specialized topic such as technical editing, design, illustration, usability testing, and online documentation. Despite all of these introductory and advanced books, not one is available specifically devoted to the challenges of style in technical communication. KEY TOPICS: This 12-point approach offers the most current and comprehensive instruction available in achieving an effective style in technical documents. It shows that technical prose style varies from the highly formal to the colloquial, from the pretentious to the plain, and it demonstrates the many stylistic strategies writers should consider for every technical document they write. Anyone who has to write professional and technical documents, specifically, engineers, software developers/consultants, medical writers, professional technical writers. Part of the Allyn & Bacon Series in Technical communication.

Unsigned and undated deed of transfer of property from Dan Jones to President Brigham Young as the Trustee-in-Trust of the Mormon Church.

Letters of the Welsh missionary Captain Dan Jones, published in the "Millennial Star", 1845-1856.