Best Selling Books by David John

What happens to you when you die? Damien, a young teenager from Boston, is indecisive about his faith as a Christian. This unanswered question ponders him mentally which forces him to embark on a journey; however, he will have to go outside of the church to find the answers to his questions. While on this pilgrimage, he stumbles across some interesting who will all play a pivotal role in helping him find the answers he’s looking for.

The book is concerned with understanding the fundamental mechanisms of high temperature alloy oxidation. It uses this understanding to develop methods of predicting oxidation rates and the way they change with temperature, gas chemistry and alloy composition. The focus is on designing (or selecting) alloy compositions which provide optimal resistance to attack by corrosive gases. . Emphasises quantitative calculations for predicting reaction rates and the effects of temperature, oxidant activities and alloy compositions. . Uses phase diagrams and diffusion paths to analyse and interpret scale structures and internal precipitation distributions . Provides a detailed examination of corrosion in industrial gases (water vapour effects, carburisation and metal dusting, sulphidation) . Text is well supported by numerous micrographs, phase diagrams and tabulations of relevant thermodynamic and kinetic data . Combines physical chemistry and materials science methodologies.

FARSIS is the story of a man who awakens upon another world in the midst of a vast primeval forest. He at first cannot remember who he is or how he came to be in such an unfamiliar environment. For many months his existence is a struggle for survival against nature, but not against the nature of which we are familiar. Here the strength and vitality of every life form, both of flora and fauna, are necessarily enhanced. For Farsis is a heavy gravity world. But our protagonist does survive, even thrives. Eventually he becomes a member of a warlike tribe of primitive humans, finding companionship and in time even love. Saved from captivity by the selfless courage of his mate, he leads them to victory over a more advanced, but predatory, race and helps to unify his adopted people into a stronger, more civilized society, but without destroying the basic characteristics of their culture.

In this highly personal work, Boulding traces his lifelong search for human betterment. Believing that human betterment required certain economic changes, he studied economics as an undergraduate at Oxford. A careful examination of the American labour movement, however, convinced him that ''economics alone could not solve the problems of human betterment.'' Boulding''s later involvement in the study of conflict resolution and the analysis of world culture eventually led him to evolutionary theory, which has occupied much of his time and energy since the late 1960s.

"The road to hell is paved with good intentions." A proverb from the past. A critique of the present. A forecast of the future. If your leaders have good intentions, how do they know they are not on the road to hell? They do not know. They cannot know. They can only believe. What if they are wrong? What if you believe they are wrong? How can you know you are right? You do not know. You cannot know. You can only believe. What if there are two beliefs in your society, one old and one knew? Two beliefs at war with one another. Which side would you take? Where would you stand? What would you do? Would you be Senator Kedney, and use any means to destroy the old to create the new? Would you be Scylla Daer, and use any means to crush the new to preserve the old? Would you be Bretan Sobert, and use only honourable means to fight for the old? Would you be Police Chief Kukushkin, and use only honourable means to fight for the new? Would you be Rudi Kingston, and believe in neither, so use any means to fight for your own values? Would you be Fauna Kortney, and believe in nothing, so use any means to fight for yourself? Would you be Wispy, and use any means to destroy both old and new in the service of something greater? Who would you be? What would you do? Read BECOMING DEATH, first episode of the ENEMIES OF SOCIETY series by John David, and decide. Would you be an Enemy of Society?

This is both the life of Giacomo Casanova and a chronicle of eighteenth-century Europe. Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) was born the son of a moderately poor acting family at a time when the stage carried enormous social stigma. Yet in his own lifetime he achieved celebrity across Europe, rubbing shoulders with numerous of the eighteenth century''s greatest men and women, from Frederick the Great to Catherine the Great, from Voltaire to Albrecht von Haller, from Pope Benedict XIV to Pope Clement XIII. It was a fame that had little to do with his romantic exploits. This was to come later, following upon the posthumous publication of his magnificent History of My Life. An adventurer and a man of learning, his was an extraordinary life whose story was intertwined with the story of eighteenth-century Europe. To try to understand this fascinating character we need also to try to understand the period in which he lived. This is the aim of Casanova''s Life and Times.

It is widely believed that if you mention anything to an actor that happened more than twenty years ago, he or she will either laugh or cry. The point being that events in the show business tend to attain a larger than life quality, at least to the participants, either sadder or funnier than they would be if normal people were involved. I have earned a precarious living in various facets of the profession for nearly forty years, while observing, with wonder, these often bizarre moments. It seemed a waste to have them all disappear when I do. Therefore, in the interest of preserving a record of the antics of my fellow workers, from Ethel Merman to Bernard Wu, I dedicate this book. If you enjoy reading it half as much as I enjoyed living it, I will consider the effort eminently worth while.

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In this story, a young man, named Bob, ends up stuck on the side of the road after his car breaks down. He prays to God and almost instantaneously, God sends friends to assist him. The next day, Bob walks to a local car lot to look for a new car. There, he tells the owner what kind of car he wants which is a red convertible. Bob finds a red convertible that can talk. He test-drives the car to see if he likes it. After test-driving the car, he buys it and shares it with family and friends.

Coping with the practical problems of bureaucracy is hampered by the limited self-conception and the constricted mindsets of mainstream public administration thinking. Modernist public administration theory, although valuable and capable of producing ever more remarkable results, is limiting as an explanatory and catalytic force in resolving fundamental problems about the nature, size, scope, and functioning of public bureaucracy and in transforming public bureaucracy into a more positive force. This original study specifies a reflexive language paradigm for public administration thinking and shows how a postmodern perspective permits a revolution in the character of thinking about public bureaucracy. The author considers imagination, deconstruction, deterritorialization, and alterity. Farmer''s work emphasizes the need for an expansion in the character and scope of public administration''s disciplinary concerns and shows clearly how the study and practice of public administration can be reinvigorated.

Ministry in a small town or rural context is challenging. The minister and his or her family live in a fishbowl, with every aspect of life under constant scrutiny. In addition, few seminaries or Christian colleges and universities offer courses preparing people for small-town ministry. Throw in limited resources and small-town politics, and you might begin to understand the struggle of Ben Wright, minister in Madison, Montana. In a last-ditch effort to find help before he quits ministry altogether, Ben solicits the advice of another minister, the aged and experienced Kain Hoddis. Ben and Kain undertake a journey of discovery as together they explore the joys and struggles of small-town ministry.

The Alexander Romance, a fabulous pseudo-history of the life of Alexander the Great compiled in late Antiquity, was one of the most popular secular texts in Europe during the Middle Ages. Its subsequent influence on the development of French and German literature has been significant. Professor Ross was a leading authority on the history and transmission of the Latin and French versions of the Romance, and his work has done much to clarify the spread of the Alexander legend in medieval European literature. This volume brings together all of David Ross''s papers on the Alexander Romance, dealing separately with the Latin versions and their French and German reworkings. These include the first publication of a number of original texts in Latin and in German. There is also a valuable section on the development of the accompanying picture-cycle to the Romance, which derives from late-antique sources.

The human skull has many functions. The largest component of the skull, the neurocranium, protects and insulates the brain. It comprises the dome-shaped vault or calvaria, obviously a protective structure, and the more complex cranial base, which gives the vault a massive foundation and also houses the organs of hearing, balance, and smell. The facial skeleton, or splanchnocranium, encloses the upper airway and the mouth. Chewing, the cQ-ordinated action ofthe jaws and teeth, is a function of the facial skeleton. The orbits, formed from both calvarial and facial bones, house the eyes and their accessory muscles. The''skull also provides skeletal support for the muscles which affect speech and facial expression. It is largely by these that people communicate and display their emotions. Personality is judged on speech and on facial appearances, by conscious or subconscious aesthetic comparisons with cultural ideas-and prejudices. So the shape of the skull has, or can have, profound emotional significance.

Frontier scout Seamus Donegan joins Colonel Joseph Reynolds and four hundred soldiers in their lightning attack on a massive encampment of Native Americans.

In a world where we are drowning in information and yet starving for wisdom, every now and then someone comes along who understands Life so well, that they''re able to explain it simply... Bad things don''t happen to us because we are bad. It''s not like we are being punished. All That Is is for anyone who has ever wondered who we truly are, why we are here and what we''re meant to be doing. Based on a series of ''light bulb'' moments, this intriguing compilation of insightful one-liners contains 101 life-changing sayings which explore the timeless truths of being human. It can help adults of all ages and all cultures to live our best possible life. If you are genuine in wanting greater peace of mind, more joy and happiness, easy-going relationships, improved health, better finances and ultimately, being at One with All of Life, then this book is for you. Ponder, contemplate or reflect upon these seemingly intuitive wisdoms which most people don''t even slow down enough to notice, much less reflect upon. Then make them a part of your daily life to internalize the learnings. All That Is is a little tome that can last a person a lifetime. "You can read All That Is in two minutes, or you can meditate on each of its sentences for a whole lifetime." - Author, Pedro Barrento, ''The Prince and the Singularity -- A Circular Tale''

The question of how to use police resources productively, par ticularly in this era of tight municipal budgets, is a major con cern for police chiefs and others responsible for crime control. In Crime Control: The Use and Misuse of Police Resources, David J. Farmer provides new insights into this question and sug gests a practical resource allocation approach for police poli cymakers and administrators. The book documents the results of current police resource allocation practices and describes the major research studies that have identified a need to restructure police field operations. It very usefully outlines the development and nature of allocation techniques and ana lyzes the political contexts which influence resource alloca,., tion. After describing planning at the neighborhood level that should inform the allocation process, the author provides a comprehensive "planning-budgeting-resources allocation" approach to managing a productive police department. This comprehensive approach is illustrated by an account of the Manpower Allocation Review System (MARS), which the author developed and introduced in the New York City Police Department in 1972 when I was commissioner. As I can vii FOREWORD viii attest, the MARS approach had practical utility. For the author, it served as a forerunner to the more elaborate system he describes in this book.

A practical guide to designing and assessing safety-critical systems to international standards.

How can public administration (P.A.) nudge government to govern fundamentally better in terms of policy? How critical is P.A. contemplation and nudges – prods, shoves or hammer blows - to government-in-context? In this book, David John Farmer argues that government-in-context refers to government-in-totality, to what governs even if not called government and to what constrains government action. Constricting contextual features are infiltration, exfiltration and post-truth, raising questions relating to democracy. Infiltration into government is the action of gaining access that benefits big corporations, their owners and billionaires; findings are that it also mal-nudges government action through such elements as big money, lobbying, tax breaks and embrace of the free market. Reacting to factors like growing income inequality, what is explained as exfiltration occurs for middle- and lower-income people. Post-truth is noted as the Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year for 2016, describing people concerned less with truths than with opinions. The book analyzes three practical "hammer blow" and 18 "shove" nudges to contradict the mal-nudges. Beyond Public Administration will be of interest to P.A. scholars and graduate students, more specifically those interested in critical, normative, or interpretive scholarship focused on various aspects of P.A. theory, governance, and practical management.

In 1798, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge were engaged in a top secret experiment. This was not, as many assume, the creation of a book of poetry. A book emerged, to be sure—the landmark Lyrical Ballads. But in Murder Ballads, David John Brennan posits that the two poets were in fact pursuing far different ends: to birth from their poems a singular, idealized Poet. Despite their success, such Frankensteinian pursuits proved rife with consequence for the men. Doubts and questions plagued them: What does it mean to be a poet if your work is not your own? Who is best fit to lay claim to a parcel of poetic property that was collaboratively crafted and bequeathed to a fictitious Poet? How does one kill a Poet born of one’s own hand? Blending critical examination with jocular playlets-in-verse featuring the authors of the two books in baffled conversation, Murder Ballads reopens a 200-year-old cold case that never received a proper investigation: Who was the first true Author of Lyrical Ballads, and how exactly did he die?

What would you do if the person you loved betrayed you in the worst way possible? Domini Parrino''s life is fantastic. She has a loving husband, son, and lifelong best friend. And her business is booming. Life couldn''t be better. However, her perfect world is about to come crashing down around her. She has a viper in the nest—her cheating husband. Now his terrible secret is out. He''s betrayed her in the worst way possible. And now he’s going to pay the ultimate price for his infidelity. And his punishment? She will not take his life, but something far more valuable to him than life itself. But as the saying goes: Before seeking revenge, first dig two graves…

As the most advanced frontier construction of its time, and as definitive evidence of the Romans'' time in Scotland, the Antonine Wall is an invaluable and fascinating part of this country''s varied and violent history. For a generation, from about 140 to 160 AD, the Antonine Wall was the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire. Constructed by the Roman army, it ran from modern Bo''ness on the Forth to Old Kilpatrick on the Clyde and consisted of a turf rampart fronted by a wide and deep ditch. At regular intervals were forts connected by a road, while outside the fort gates clustered civil settlements. Antoninus Pius, whom the wall was named after, reigned longer than any other emperor with the exception of its founder Augustus. Yet relatively little is known about him. In this meticulously researched book, David Breeze examines this enigmatic life and the reasons for the construction and abandonment of his Wall.

This book Jesus - The Lily of the Valley, is all about Jesus Christ. The flower - The Lily of the Valley is used to represent Jesus'' impeccable character, unblemished by sin, and His unwavering commitment to righteousness. He is the embodiment of purity and meekness - humbling Himself to the point of death on the cross. His life and teachings exemplify the values of selflessness and sacrifice. He willingly gave up His own life for the salvation of humanity, demonstrating the ultimate act of love, compassion and humility. The essence of His ministry was the importance of humbleness. His teaching and example during His earthly ministry have always emphasised the significance of viewing oneself as the least among others. This soft blossom serves as a fitting metaphor for this and Jesus is aptly known as the Lily of the Valley. The title of the book highlights Jesus'' life as the quintessence of purity, grace, and humility.