Most Popular Books by David Shaw

Victorian literature, according to Shaw, gives rise to a wealth of questions and mysteries. Addressing crises of representation in poetry, fiction, and nonfictional prose in light of similar crises in philosophical, theological, and scientific literature, Shaw here examines the nature and sources of Victorian mystery.

In this companion to his previous book, The Bible in Early English Literature, David Fowler completes his stimulating and broad-ranging study of medieval English literature in the light of biblical tradition. As in the first volume, he both provides a broad general view of literary trends and closely examines representative works that illustrate these trends. The author begins by discussing medieval drama in England--with special attention to the Cornish drama-- as revealed in the cycle plays that enacted the entire history of the world from Creation to Doomsday. He demonstrates how the drama grew out of the liturgy of the Church and developed into a parallel fashion with other kinds of vernacular literature in the later Middle Ages, and he offers a possible explanation of the origin of the morality play in England. This is followed by an examination of representative shorter medieval lyrics. Fowler shows that many of these lyrics were composed to memorialize particular "secular'' and "religious" elements blended subtly and distinctively in Middle English lyrics, often with a complete harmony of sacred and sexual significance. A special section deals with Mary Magdalene in popular tradition, comparing her description in the Bible with her treatment in legend, drama, lyric poetry, and the ballad. The final three chapters focus on particular literary works which the author believes to be outstanding examples of poems composed in the biblical tradition. "The Parliament of Fowls" is selected as the best example of biblical influence in all of Chaucer. The work is seen as a Creation poem with its organizing principles derives from commentaries on the first chapter of Genesis--a new theory of the poem''s structure which the author feels resolves many of the difficulties previously encountered by scholars. Fowler than treats several works of the "Pearl" poet--"Cleanness," "Patience," "Saint Erkenwald," and the "Pearl"--in their particular blend of humor, seriousness, and Christian serenity. In stark contrast, "Piers the Plowman," the final work dealt with, reflects the agony of the turmoil of late fourteenth-century England. The emphasis is on the historical significance of the poem: the importance of the A text as an ideological influence on the leadership of the Peasants'' Revolt in 1381, and the exschatological implications of the later versions (B and C texts). "It is my hope," the author states, "that future studies of ''Piers'' will increasingly take history into account and likewise study the versions of the poem separately. Until we learn to walk from this text out into history, we run the risk of missing the important message that this profound and troubling poem offers to twentieth-century man." This book will be of value both to scholars and students of medieval literature and religion and to general readers interested in the varied and intriguing ways that the Bible has influence vernacular literature.

The Fashion Handbook is the indispensable guide to the fashion industry. It explores the varied and diverse aspects of the business, bringing together critical concepts with practical information about the industry''s structure and core skills, as well as offering advice on real working practices and providing information about careers and training. Tracing the development of the fashion industry, this book looks at how fashion can be understood from both social and cultural perspectives. Each chapter contributes to the knowledge of a particular academic or vocational area either through building on existing research or through the dissemination of new research undertaken into specialist vocational disciplines. The second edition of The Fashion Handbook is fully up dated with new case studies, interviews, figures and profiles and includes chapters written by recognised academics and fashion industry experts. Specialist topics include fashion culture, luxury brands, fashion journalism, fashion buying, design and manufacturing, retailing, PR and styling. The Fashion Handbook includes: a unique and wide overview of the fashion industry chapters on specialist topics contributions from recognised experts in both academia and the fashion industry expert advice on careers in fashion retailing. A must for all students of the fashion world.

By speaking monologues through the mouths of their characters, poets could bring forward ideas for debate. Focusing on such pricipal creators as Browning and Tennyson, Shaw shows how changes in cultural history can transform a major poetic genre.

Figura clave en la industria de la moda, el comprador de moda es el nexo de unión entre el diseñador y el minorista. En una tienda pequeña sus tareas pueden limitarse a adquirir los artículos adecuados para un target específico, pero a gran escala el comprador de moda participa en los procesos de planificación, diseño y desarrollo de producto. Es una profesión poderosa, no exenta de glamour y autoridad, que se mueve a medio camino entre el desarrollo creativo y la gestión empresarial. Este libro explica en detalle las actividades, los procesos de trabajo y los distintos perfiles que intervienen en la compra profesional de moda. En su vertiente creativa, el comprador de moda adquiere o planifica gamas en estrecha colaboración con el equipo de diseño y los servicios de predicción de tendencias. En su vertiente empresarial, establece y gestiona las relaciones con los proveedores y edita y controla las gamas de producto de cada temporada, lo que implica tener una sólida formación en marketing y gestión empresarial. El equipo de compras, integrado por el comprador y sus diversos técnicos asistentes y ayudantes, se nos presenta, en suma, como el eje vertebrador donde negocio y creatividad confluyen. Con la ayuda de numerosas ilustraciones, entrevistas con profesionales de reconocido prestigio y casos prácticos extraídos directamente de situaciones reales, este manual proporciona una introducción clara y directa a uno de los sectores profesionales estratégicos de la industria de la moda.

''The Awakening of the Slumbering Dragon'' continues David Shaw''s spiritual journey previously covered in his autobiography from 2013, "An Average Joe"s Search for the Meaning of Life". At that time his spirit team advised him that in the not too distant future our world would face the greatest challenge in its entire history. As a spirit medium, Shaw is in constant contact with his team of spirit guides who previously shared much information relating to the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic, including the financial impact on societies and resulting major conflicts between nations - from which it would take years to recover. However, Shaw''s main concern was self doubt, what if he had misinterpreted the communications? Fortunately, he had been training a group of spirit mediums since 2017 on how to channel their spirit teams through deep trance mediumship. At the beginning of 2023 his spirit team advised that a great experiment would now take place using the skills developed within the group he mentored. Several of the group members would channel their individual spirit teams during the forthcoming year and the transcripts would be recorded and published. This ensured factual accounts to compare against the previous communications from Shaw''s spirit guides. Would the information from these spirit teams differ, or would the inevitable suddenly become.......the inevitable? The experiments are documented in this book; providing direct communications from spirit, which will prepare you for whatever lies around each and every corner. It is your choice whether you heed the advice given, it is entirely up to you.......just as it has always been.

Since the beginning of time, through the ages, and to the present, man has been seeking to govern himself by his own power. Many of the machinations of man are geared toward structuring a government, whether civil or church, that revolves around either power, safety, or a combination of the two. In the past 2000 years leaders in the Church have rejected a government structure that is based in biblical revelation. Entering the mass of conversation, Shaw reveals a preferred government structure based in the actions of the Creator, both with the nation of Israel and the Church, over a timeline that spans generations. This revelation brings purpose and understanding to the five ministries revealed in Ephesians 4:11-12. All of the five callings are defined so that God''s calling would be recognized in His ministers wherever they are. Shaw also deals with the arguments against the apostle and the prophet being viable in the Church today. What about women in ministry? Any treatise on government would be incomplete without dealing with this controversial subject. Are women allowed to hold an office of ministry according to the Word of God or are they forbidden? Shaw treats this subject carefully and with logic rather than with heated passions or preconceived ideas. What is an elder and what is a bishop? Both of these terms have brought confusion to the Body of Christ. The understating revealed about these two words can completely revolutionize the structure of the Church. Coming back to a Hebraic cultural understanding will release us as the Church to look like Jesus in the earth. With all of the various types of government in the Church, it becomes obvious that we have lost information that would keep us in the divine order of God. When we let God interpret to us what He wants, and we follow it, that can only be followed by the manifestation of His presence corporately.

Kathryn takes you on a journey into the enemy''s camp as she explains her after death experience. She reveals to the reader what she saw and heard as she was walking toward heaven on an amber lit path. The information she discloses in this writing is a wakeup call to anyone involved in spiritual warfare. The devil has truly tricked thousands of Christians to wage war on the wrong battlefield. Backed up by Scripture, this experience will open your eyes to the three battlefronts of warfare the devil has waged against the Christian. After reading this startling revelation, the authors then take you on a journey into the Word of God to unveil the method of warfare we are to be engaged in as Christians. What it is, how to wage it, and how to win it. The authors also take a look at some of the most prominent and popular warfare tactics to determine their validity, such as generational curses, word curses, believer possession, and more. You will gain an understanding of difficult passages like "The kingdom of God suffereth violence and the violent take it by force." Overall, this book will become your new warfare manual as you put into practice the revelations revealed in it. It could revolutionize how you view spiritual warfare.

Evolve or become obsolete The truth is it is not going back to the good old days. The business landscape has changed for us all forever and a new way of thinking is required. It is time to get comfortable with change and embrace this new evolution.

"Is God Calling You to Ministry?" seeks to answer the question that title asks. If you find that you answer that question in the affirmative, then you need to know how to access the actualization of your destiny. Jesus said to, "Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations." He did not say, "converts," He said "disciples." God has so ordained His Church that there was to be a program of discipleship that empowers the Christian through training, equipping, and transference of anointing to proclaim and defend his or her faith. Every Christian is called to go through this process. The only way to realize the fulfillment of one''s destiny is to follow the instructions Jesus had for His church. If we evade discipleship and then think that we will somehow finish our course, we are deluding ourselves. We define what true discipleship and mentoring are so that we can bring this process back to the church and produce leaders that walk in integrity for the next generation.

''So what is the novelist''s duty then?'' ''Oh, to tell the truth of course.'' But what is the truth when there are at least two sides to every story? Brothers Maurice and Christopher have not spoken to each other for over 40 years, despite living on the same small island. And nobody talks about Maurice''s first wife, Hester - until an apparently unconnected act of vengeance reverberates across the generations and carefully guarded secrets begin to unravel. Moving from 1930s Capri to Paris, London and the Isle of Glass off the Scottish coast, The Last Wolf is a subtly crafted tale of lies and betrayals. David Shaw Mackenzie says, "The Last Wolf explores how complicated relationships shape the world around us. It is a novel about how different people cope with change and come to terms with, or fail to come to terms with, the past."

Five tragedies and the choices that wrought them. What does it mean to exist when death is denied, progress never stops, and the nature of humanity is constantly shifting? In this thought-provoking collection of five speculative fiction novelettes and short stories, David Shaw Mackenzie explores the intersections of mortality, ambition, and the concept of the self, weaving narratives that question the cost of relentless advancement. The Time of Your Life: When the government begins allotting citizens a fixed number of years to live, life becomes a commodity-and capitalism finds a way to profit. Certain Things About McFarlane: In the labyrinthine hallways of a strange hotel, a man can''t help but reflect on the emptiness of his accomplishments and the haunting futility of time. Buy or Be Bought: In a world where capitalism reigns supreme and consumerism becomes the foundation of law, personal freedoms and choice are sacrificed to the marketplace. Eden Rich: Knowledge is power. When the entirety of human knowledge can be downloaded directly into the brain, subliminal messaging blurs the concept of free will. The Decline of the Death Artist: When medical breakthroughs eradicate death and governments outlaw its very concept, two artists search for meaning in an existence that may have no end. Blending biting social commentary with richly imagined futures, The Decline of the Death Artist and Other Stories invites readers to confront the inevitable and the infinite-and to question what it truly means to be human.

For over 20 years David Shaw has been a regular visitor to the beautiful and historic city of York and during his pleasant stays he gradually became aware of the enormous wealth of reporrted ghost sightings in the area. The walks in this illustrated book include descriptions of hauntings in 60 locations.

The publishers of International First Impressions Magazine and Remy Martin are delighted to present this truly stellar cast of America''s finest Master Chefs, their restaurants and their celebrated signature dishes, all for your enjoyment. This is a guidebook not only to inform, but to entertain as well. Now for the first time you can read and learn just why the USA is rated so highly in terms of culinary achievement, creativity and presentation. Truly in the Spirit of Excellence, Remy Martin with its classic collection of Cognac has with skill and delicacy achieved the perfect pairing of these fine drinks with these remarkable signature recipes. Innovative, exciting and so very different, this art of marrying food with drink is no better illustrated, than what you are about to read, see and ultimately taste. Finally this book is a tribute to these wonderful human beings who during and immediately after the crisis of September 11th 2001, at great personal risk and cost, gave freely of their services to all those involved with the heroic rescue at Ground Zero, New York City and elsewhere. By purchasing a copy of this book, you will be contributing to the proceeds to the charities, including Windows of Hope, which were set up to bring relief to the victims'' families. Book jacket.

Five letters, 30 January 1796 - May 1812, written by itinerant London merchant David Shaw, originating from Great Britain (London and Manchester), from aboard ship in the Atlantic Ocean, and from Charleston (South Carolina), to his sister and brother-in-law, John Alexander, Esq., living in southwest Scotland "near New Galloway, N[orth] Britain." Topics discussed include a few brief references to his investments in shipping tea to England as well as enslaved Africans to North America, his plans to relocate to the Bahamas and South Carolina for a short period, becoming shipwrecked near Charleston, S.C., and an 1806 letter written en route to Sierra Leone to purchase enslaved Africans (shortly before the 1807 ban on the international slave trade went into effect).

The media critic for the "Los Angeles Times" offers a defense of the pleasures of life, mocking the self-righteous crusades of those out to ruin the fun for everyone else

National Theatre, Louis A. Lotito, managing director, Robert Fryer and Lawrence Carr present Gwen Verdon in "Redhead," a new musical comedy, co-starring Richard Kiley, book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields, Sidney Sheldon and David Shaw, music by Albert Hague, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, with Leonard Stone, Doris Rich, Cynthia Latham, William Le Messena, Ralph Sumpter, Patrick Horgan, Buzz Miller, Pat Ferrier, Joy Nichols, production designed by Rouben Ter-Arutunian, lighting by Jean Rosenthal, orchestrations by Philip J. Lang and Robert Russell Bennett, musical direciton and vocal arrangements by Jay Blackton, dance music arranged by Roger Adams, associate choreographer Donal McKayle, production manager Robert Linden, entire production directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse.