Most Popular Books by De Beer

Based on foundations of participation and empowerment, this entry-level study covers every aspect necessary to mobilize a community to fight poverty. Chapters address issues such as the principles of community development, starting and maintaining community projects and workshops, recruiting and motivating members, and decision-making and problem-solving management.

An address book with illustrations from the Little Polar Bear story books.

"When a young polar bear peers inside a train, the little Siberian tiger staring back at him pleads to be taken home."--

Lars, the little polar bear, is always ready for an adventure. Fans can recreate their favorite Little Polar Bear adventures and invent new stories of their own with this fun interactive sticker book that includes ten scenes from de Beer''s original picture books and 75 stickers. Full-color illustrations. Consumable.

After Lars the Little Polar Bear rescues a scared hare from a hole in the ice, the two new friends share an adventurous day, during which each discovers just how much courage he has.

Ono the piglet''s curiosity involves him in such mishaps as getting trapped in a ball of yarn while playing with a kitten and accidentally running into a sleeping cow while knocking over haystacks.

While searching for a playmate, Lars is caught in a trap and finds himself on a cargo plane full of animals headed for the zoo. When his cage breaks open, Lars frees all the animals and finally finds the friend he''s been looking for. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

A series of illustrated paperback storybooks Each with 2 pages of stickers of Lars and his friends.

Lar''s adventures incorporate the unexpectedness of life events, the power of experience to help form personal values, and the importance of both friendly help and self-reliance in ways that are gentle enough to avoid overpowering young readers.--School Library Journal. Full-color.

A serial killer is prowling the streets of Johannesburg, and his victims are children. Ava and her team of FBI agents are dispatched to South Africa to eliminate this horrific threat. While on vacation, Ava and Kate are abruptly thrust back into a world of murder and bloodshed when they receive a gift-wrapped hand. Now, they must navigate the harsh realities of their mission, striving to identify and apprehend the murderer before more innocent lives are lost. Can they save the children they come to care for deeply, or will the killer’s brutality spell the end for this beloved forensic psychologist?

What is reality? Most people in the modern world are ignorant of metaphysical realities, not to mention the prevalence of semantic confusion, and therefore Wynand de Beer aims to counter this ignorance and confusion. He employs numerous insights from classical Greek philosophy and traditional Christian theology in order to discuss the various levels of reality, ranging from the highest (the divine) to the lowest (the material). The author then deals with a range of philosophical and theological themes in the light of the preceding discussion. These include well-being and love, time and eternity, good and evil, truth and knowledge, and the survival of the soul beyond bodily death, which is the only kind of immortality that human beings may attain. A lengthy chapter also deals with the manifestation of higher levels of consciousness in religion, mathematics, and music. In the later chapters of the book, the author subjects salient aspects of the Western sociocultural phenomenon known as "political correctness" to critical scrutiny. In the process, these ideologically driven and media-promoted "isms" are contrasted with both Hellenic and Christian thought, and the penetrating writings of traditionalist and/or anti-modernist thinkers from different parts of the world.

When a young polar bear peers inside a train, the little Siberian tiger staring back at him pleads to be taken home.

Fans of Hans de Beer''s beguiling Little Polar Bear can now enjoy helping to illustrate this new storybook. Line drawings of Lars and his friends and their exciting adventures invite young artists to fill them in color. As an added bonus, the book boasts full-color stickers.

Lars wants Mommy. Where can she be? He has something VERY important to tell her. Finally, he comes full circle, right back home, and there she is, waiting for him to say...I love you.

The author tells how he checked original sources and verified the information with modern natural science to settle to his own satisfaction the old question of Hannibal''s exact route.

The action begins in present day Nottingham, England, in a monastery, but later jumps to a farm in South Africa. The Rage Inside is the first book in The Quest for Eternity series of five books. Five youths are brought to Earth from another dimension that has been thrown into war. Suddenly, they find themselves alone, orphaned, and deserted in a strange place. They must hide from an evil organisation that wants their knowledge on how to travel gateways to the other dimension. The youths are rescued and protected by a secretive brotherhood of monks and a mysterious mentor who trains and prepares them for their return to their real world. The narrator''s adventures include an epic journey where he must learn self-control, discipline, and how to master his fears. The narrator is talented in advanced fighting techniques, but must learn to control them before he can challenge Death. Book One is the first step in the narrator''s journey, leaving him with the knowledge that he has much to learn and a long way to go before he can call himself a warrior. This is The Rage Inside.

Lars, a little polar bear, comes up with a plan to keep bullies away from an old shipwreck.

Police officer Ava’s world is turned upside down when she is forced to face her feelings for Kate at a school reunion. Simultaneously, one murder after another pulls her back home to assist in solving a case involving her team members. Ava experiences an internal struggle as she attempts to rekindle a lifelong yearning for a relationship with Kate. Whilst her profession requires her attention as Forensic Psychologist to find a killer. One gruesome murder after the other forces her to find the commonality, and the only link she can identify... is Kate. Will she be able to win over the heart she thought was lost to her forever? Will her work bring the relationship to an end before it has even started? And will she survive long enough to even have a chance at love?

Based on consulations with geologists, climatologists, philologists, astronomers, and ancient texts, presents the classic study of the route taken by Hannibal and his Carthaginian army from Spain across the Alps to the plains of Italy in the famous marchon Rome during the Second Punic War.

Society has recently been challenged by an increasing concern regarding the compulsive and excessive use of digital devices through the abuse of social media, online video gaming, online pornography, cyberbullying and associated risks and harms. This has become even more evident in the recent periods of social isolation during lockdown and following the Covid pandemic, during which the direct effects of digital overexposure were seen, firsthand in every household. Dormant concerns about the digital world and overexposure thereto, were acutely realized and we are now faced with the devastating reality in dealing with the consequences thereof. This book not only addresses these issues in detail, but also explains addiction from a unique perspective, identifying the core root of a wounded identity, the effect thereof on spirit, soul and body and provides guidelines and solutions to these problems. By approaching these issues from a uniquely epistemological, statistical, theological, and spiritual perspective, as well as personal experience, the authors create a holistically driven, objective, and revelatory point of view in how these pressing issues can be successfully addressed and rehabilitated. This book is a must have for every parent, teacher, counselor, family member and any concerned party, directly or indirectly affected by digital addiction. The Digital Dilemma is co-authored by Anke Brand and Eldred de Beer. They are very happily married with three children in their blended family.

This IBM® Redbooks® publication pulls together diverse information regarding the best way to design, implement, and manage a Parallel Sysplex® to deliver the levels of performance and availability required by your organization. This book should be of interest to system programmers, availability managers, and database administrators who are interested in verifying that your systems conform to IBM best practices for a Parallel Sysplex environment. In addition to z/OS® and the sysplex hardware configuration, this book also covers the major IBM subsystems: CICS® DB2® IMSTM MQ WebSphere® Application Server To get the best value from this book, readers should have hands-on experience with Parallel Sysplex and have working knowledge of how your systems are set up and why they were set up in that manner.

Mexican women writers moved to the forefront of their country''s literature in the twentieth century. Among those who began publishing in the 1970s and 1980s are Maria Luisa Puga, Silvia Molina, Brianda Domecq, Carmen Boullosa, and Angeles Mastretta. Sharing a range of affinities while maintaining distinctive voices and outlooks, these are the women whom Gabriella de Beer has chosen to profile in Contemporary Mexican Women Writers. De Beer takes a three-part approach to each writer. She opens with an essay that explores the writer''s apprenticeship and discusses her major works. Next, she interviews each writer to learn about her background, writing, and view of herself and others. Finally, de Beer offers selections from the writer''s work that have not been previously published in English translation. Each section concludes with a complete bibliographic listing of the writer''s works and their English translations. These essays, interviews, and selections vividly recreate the experience of being with the writer and sharing her work, hearing her tell about and evaluate herself, and reading the words she has written. The book will be rewarding reading for everyone who enjoys fine writing.

When man interferes with the reindeer''s migration path by building a high, long fence, Lars the Little Polar Bear comes to their aid with the help of a muskoxen''s brawn.

A penguin that longs to fly has his dream come true when he finds an old airplane.

Adorable little touch and feel board book celebrating birthdays written and illustrated by Hans de Beer and Serena Romanelli!

Look what Lars has found: a goose egg in the snow. Someone has to keep it warm. Pretty illustrations portray a wonderful snow-bound world, while the story captures all the warmth of mother love.

Lars, the Little Polar Bear, spends his days watching the seagulls circling overhead & dreams of flying in the sky like a bird. One day he meets a lost puffin who cannot fly home because his wings are sticky with oil. Always ready to help a friend in need, Lars takes the little puffin to the healing waters of the hot spring. Just as they''re about to leave the hot spring, Lars & the little puffin discover a huge hot-air balloon. At last, it seems that Lars''s dream of exploring the sky will come true! But flying high above the ground proves to be very scary, & Lars wonders if he''ll ever make it back down to his snow hill far below. Translated from the Swiss German edition. Hans de Beer''s Little Polar Bear books have been published in 18 languages & in 27 countries.