Best Selling Books by Gordon Smith

This is a collection of 57 historical legends and folktales from Japan. Nearly all of them are set in a well-defined time and place, instead of ''once upon a time.'' Themes include ghosts; unrequited love across social boundaries; Shinto landscape, tree and ocean spirits; and tales driven by Bushido and Buddhist ethics. Chapters include: The Golden Hairpin; The Spirit Of The Willow Tree; Ghost Of The Violet Well; How Yogodayu Won A Battle, and many more.

The messages that Gordon has conveyed to people from friends and relatives in the Spirit world have had a profound impact on their lives. Learning that death is not the ultimate and final end that we fear is a powerful catalyst to changing the way that we view our lives. This gripping book is full of extraordinary personal accounts from a wide range of people, including many high-profile celebrities. They describe the profound and life-changing messages that have reassured, challenged and inspired them. Gordon himself is often profoundly affected by the messages he shares with people and in this moving and engaging book he describes the messages that he has received that have altered his view of the world.

The book Poetacize Your Mind II is a powerful and inspiring literary journey through one mans raw feelings and insight about his unique experiences and discoveries in life. The Lord Blessed Gordon E. Smith Sr. to write with passion from his soul. It is written to take you out of your box and give you a nice new prospective on life. It is therapy for your mind. Some of his poetry is about life, some is funny, and some is so deep, that you might think you are sitting at the bottom of the ocean with plenty of air. You will understand and appreciate his poetry. This book will make your emotions run wild. You will receive a life time of education all in one reading of this book. So feed your soul and your mind at the same time! So get Poetacized and Smile! With Poetacize Your Mind II. One Love, Gordon, Out!

This book recreates the daily lives of laboring men and women in America''s premier urban center during the second half of the eighteenth century. Billy G. Smith demonstrates how the "lower sort" (as they were called by their contemporaries) struggled to carve out meaningful lives during an era of vast change stretching from the Seven Years'' War, through the turbulent events surrounding the American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution, into the first decade of the new nation.

When fourteen-year-old Alex is framed for murder, he becomes an inmate in the Furnace Penitentiary, where brutal inmates and sadistic guards reign, boys who disappear in the middle of the night sometimes return weirdly altered, and escape might just be possible.

The complete course on connecting to the other side, from one of the world''s leading psychic mediums During the many years he spent delivering messages of hope and love from the spirit world, Gordon Smith, “Britain’s most accurate medium”, has observed how many people long to learn how to be more intuitive themselves, and would love to be able to connect to the other side in the same way he does. Gordon feels strongly that developing your intuitive gifts should be something that gives you joy, brings you clarity and makes you more contented in your life. Based on his experiences of teaching and guiding complete beginners on their paths to communicating with spirit, Intuitive Studies provides simple and easy-to-follow exercises that will help you sharpen your psychic senses, open yourself to receive communication from your spirit guides and interpret the telepathic language of spirit. Once you have learned the basics and gained confidence in your mediumship skills, Gordon then guides you to the next step of your journey, showing you how you can use this very special energy to help others.

From internationally renowned medium, spiritual teacher and bestselling author Gordon Smith comes a captivating tale about finding your way through death, grief and loss. ''Nothing that lives can truly die,'' said the stag, ''but we must all experience a winter in our lives, otherwise we haven’t truly lived.'' Following the tragic death of his sister, 10-year-old Dill''s life changes forever. In an attempt to escape their grief, Dill and his parents move to his grandmother’s remote cottage in the countryside. Isolated from his family, who are struggling to come to terms with their loss, Dill spends his time exploring the wild landscape with his trusty spaniel, Bramble. He soon learns that life in his new home, the Dip-n-Dells, is anything but lonely. With the help of his grandmother, Dill learns a magical language that allows him to befriend the animals of the Dip-n-Dells and uncover the secrets of the mystical landscape around him. As his friends in nature help him to understand the cycles of life and death, the cloud of sadness surrounding Dill begins to lift. Determined to share this gift with his parents, Dill and his friends set out to bring light back into their lives. In doing so, he finds out that where love is involved, anything is possible....

There are no secrets with spirit. When you develop mediumship, you transform yourself. Gordon’s talent to communicate with those both on the Earth plane and in Spirit has comforted thousands worldwide. People from all cultures and walks of life have found his work and messages fascinating, enlightening and always true, and he is often seen to have a rare gift. However, the truth is that everyone has the ability to sense and perceive Spirit, to help others heal, and to accept – just as Gordon has always shown – that ‘you cannot die for the life of you.’ Whether you know Gordon’s mediumship well or simply have an interest in developing your own abilities, Developing Mediumship will guide you, help you and open you gently to the incredible world beyond. You’ll discover how Gordon himself connects and works with Spirit, and how you can: • find your ‘switch’ to give you immediate access to Spirit • understand the different types of mediumship: healing; teaching; trance, physical, and mental mediumship • discover and communicate with your spirit guide • overcome your doubts and fears to give clear messages • learn your own ways of sensing Spirit. With Gordon’s trademark humour, honesty and compassion, Developing Mediumship is both an inspiration and an essential guide book for anyone who wishes to discover the extraordinary power of the medium''s art.

A beautiful book of uplifting thoughts to enrich your daily life, from a much-loved medium and bestselling author Sometimes life can be difficult. While we don’t always have the answers as to why bad things happen, we all have the strength to survive the hardships life throws our way—if only we know where to look for it. That strength comes from a power that exists within us, and that power is our inner spirit. Medium Gordon Smith has delved into that deep inner strength throughout his own life and found a renewed sense of energy from being positive in the face of adversity. In this collection of inspirational thoughts and affirmations, he guides you to a place where transformation and healing are possible—where you can connect to your own inner spirit and return to the joy that is your birthright.

Prison Break meets Darren Shan in an unforgettable story of terror, evil and intrigue. Alexander Gordon Smith''s cult teen series has been reissued with the bestselling US covers. Beneath heaven is hell. Beneath hell is Furnace. When thirteen-year-old Alex is framed for murder, his life changes forever. Now he is an inmate in the Furnace Penitentiary - the toughest prison in the world for young offenders. A vast building sunk deep into the ground, there''s one way in and no way out. But rowdy inmates and sadistic guards are the least of Alex''s problems. Every night an inmate is taken from his cell by guards and returned the next morning changed. Where are they taken and why are they returned covered with scars, acting as though they are not quite human? In a desperate bid for freedom Alex discovers a horrifying truth - that the Furnace Penitentiary is a place of pure evil, a place where cruel experiments take place every day, where inmates are guinea pigs, where monsters make monsters, and where death is the least of your worries... Action-packed, gritty and gruesome - this is the perfect read for thrill-hungry teenagers.

An incredibly moving book detailing the life of a medium and giving insight into life after death. Gordon Smith, the UK''s most highly respected medium, is well known for giving powerful messages from loved ones on the other side to bring healing to people who are devastated and immobilized by grief. In this powerful and inspirational book, Gordon opens a window into his life to describe how the world looks through his eyes. He walks the reader through his spirit-filled world and answers questions about death that haunt the bereaved. Many of the people that Gordon has brought healing and comfort to are happy for him to tell their story in this book in the hope that it will help others who are experiencing intense grief. Gordon hopes that this intimate and candid book will offer great wisdom, comfort and practical advice to his thousands of readers.

In about 25 B.C. the Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio presented to the emperor Augustus ten scrolls that contained everything he knew about architecture. Synthesizing his studies of earlier Greek writings as well as lessons drawn from his own design career, the Ten Books on Architecture discussed architectural practice and education; building materials; the correct proportions and elements of the Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian; the design of temples, public buildings, and private houses; and engineering and military planning. More than two thousand years later his masterwork stands as both the most comprehensive architectural text of antiquity and one of the most important design treatises ever written. Just as Vitruvius set out to catalog the rules and ideals of ancient Greek architecture, Thomas Gordon Smith in Vitruvius on Architecture presents the rules and ideals of Vitruvius himself. This volume contains the five books most relevant to contemporary architecture along with a wealth of visual material: photographs of ancient structures from Greece, Italy, and Turkey; related sculptures, frescoes, and reliefs; hypothetical re-creations of Vitruvius''s now-lost illustrations; and a series of exquisitely rendered watercolor plates based on his descriptions. Vitruvius on Architecture is an exceptional accomplishment: a study as relevant to the present as Vitruvius''s was to his own day and to architecture since.

Stories From The Other Side is a revealing, honest and often humorous account of Gordon’s experiences as a medium. From realising his abilities as a child (much to the confusion of his family) to silencing voices at night it provides a fascinating insight into his world. Ideal for both believers and sceptics alike, it includes shockingly accurate readings, moving tales of bereavement and surprising celebrity anecdotes. Stories from the Other Side breaches the gap between science and spirituality and offers Gordon’s unique insight on life and death. From his early years in a rough estate in Glasgow, to his international acclaim as one of the world’s best mediums, it charts the confusion, happiness, love and heartbreak he has encountered along the way.

The child who dies of a terminal illness, the mother of a young family killed by a drunk driver, the young boy who takes his own life because he is bullied at school, the children massacred when a crazed person takes a gun into their school. So many lives seem to end tragically – world renowned medium Gordon Smith looks at why. In his work as a medium Gordon is constantly asked why a person had to die. Were they too good for this world? Did they go before their time? Why would a benevolent God let them suffer? Are they still suffering after death? Gordon''s work with the Spirit world is dedicated to healing the living. This book will answer many of the questions that torment the living when death steals away someone they love. This inspirational, heart-felt book will give people a deeper understanding of the relationship between life and death and the journey we all take when we leave this life. 9781848506237

Gordon Smith''s unique gifts as a medium, or messenger from the spirit world, have led him to become known as ''the UK''s most accurate medium''. He has proven his ability to scientists exploring the nature of mediumship and has astounded them with the consistency and accuracy of his messages. Spirit Messenger is Gordon''s first book, originally published in 2004, and in it he describes the development of his mediumistic skills and the training that he undertook to develop his extraordinary gifts. Since its publication, many people have asked Gordon for advice on how to develop their own psychic and mediumistic ability, and so he has added teaching, tips and practical exercises. Gordon tells you how to: recognize psychic abilities in children and remember your own psychic childhood experiences understand the difference between psychic awareness and tuning in to the spirit world develop your ability to hear messages from spirit learn the difference between your imagination and a true message.

It is December 1944 and Europe is still gripped by war. In the densely forested mountains of Belgium one of the conflict''s most brutal battles is raging. Cut off from the front, a ragtag group of young British and American soldiers finds itself being hunted by a patrol of elite German Special Forces, including a newly commissioned officer called Kreuz—a teenage boy who will grow up to become Warden Cross (the fearsome prison director who will one day rule Furnace Penitentiary, the terrifying underground prison specially built for teen offenders). As both sides fight for their lives in the unforgiving terrain, however, they start to realize that there are worse things hiding in the snow than soldiers. There are creatures out there with gas masks and piggy eyes (ancestors of Furnace prison''s "wheezers")—demonic entities that cannot be killed by guns and grenades, monsters who do not care what uniforms their victims are wearing so long as they bleed, and so long as they scream . . . At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

World-famous medium Gordon Smith is well known for giving powerful messages from people’s loved ones on the other side. Very often it’s not just human friends and family who come through – the animals who have been close to us in life also continue to visit us after death. In this extraordinary book, Gordon recounts some of the remarkable experiences that people have had with animals in the spirit world and in our world. They include moving accounts of dogs who know intuitively when their owners are coming home, pets who saved their owners’ lives and animals who have found ways of proving they are still with their families after death. Throughout the book, Gordon shares his own experiences with his springer spaniel ‘Cheeky’ Charlie, who came into his life unexpectedly, completely overturning it and showing Gordon the beauty of trust, patience and unconditional love.Through these amazing stories, Gordon shows just how deeply animals care for their human families and the profound understanding they have of the world around them. This is a repackage of The Amazing Power of Animals (978-1-4019-2325-9)

From the creator of the Escape from Furnace series, a ferocious epic of supernatural terror, perfect for Stephen King fans Imagine if one day, without warning, the entire human race turns against you, if every person you know, every person you meet becomes a bloodthirsty, mindless savage . . . That''s the horrifying reality for Cal, Brick, and Daisy. Friends, family, even moms and dads, are out to get them. Their world has the Fury. It will not rest until they are dead. In Alexander Gordon Smith''s adrenaline-fueled saga, Cal and the others must uncover the truth about what is happening before it destroys them all. But survival comes at a cost. In their search for answers, what they discover will launch them into battle with an enemy of unimaginable power.

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When a sixteen-year-old troublemaker named Marlow Green is trapped in a surreal firefight against nightmarish creatures in the middle of his New York City neighborhood, he unwittingly finds himself amid a squad of secret soldiers dedicated to battling the legions of the devil himself. Powering this army of young misfits is an ancient machine from the darkest parts of history. Known as the devil''s engine, it can make any wish come true-as long as you are willing to put your life on the line. Promised powers beyond belief, and facing monstrous apparitions straight out of the netherworld, Marlow must decide if he''s going to submit to a demonic deal with the infernal machine that will enable him to join the crusade-if it doesn''t kill him first. From the author of the Escape from Furnace series, here is the opening salvo in an explosive new horror trilogy about an ordinary American kid caught up in an invisible war against the very worst enemy imaginable.

Effective Experimentation is a practical book on how to design and analyse experiments. Each of the methods are introduced and illustrated through real world scenario drawn from industry or research. Formulae are kept to a minimum to enable the reader to concentrate on how to apply and understand the different methods presented. The book has been developed from courses run by Statistics for Industry Limited during which time more than 10,000 scientists and technologists have gained the knowledge and confidence to plan experiments successfully and to analyse their data. Each chapter starts with an example of a design obtained from the authors’ experience. Statistical methods for analysing data are introduced, followed, where appropriate, by a discussion of the assumptions of the method and effectiveness and limitations of the design. The examples have been chosen from many industries including chemicals, oils, building materials, textiles, food, drink, lighting, water, pharmaceuticals, electronics, paint, toiletries and petfoods. This book is a valuable resource for researchers and industrial statisticians involved in designing experiments. Postgraduates studying statistics, engineering and mathematics will also find this book of interest.

From the author of Fury, The Devil''s Engine: Hellwalkers concludes an explosive trilogy about the secret battle for control of an all-powerful ancient machine which can grant you anything you wish for, in exchange for your soul. In the third and final book of Alexander Gordon Smith''s Devil''s Engine series, Marlow and Pan are in hell. Literally in hell. Faced with the awful truth of being trapped in the underworld for an eternity—of Pan being trapped—Marlow makes a final deal with the Devil, a deal to go home. But he should have known: there is no real escape from a fight with the ultimate enemy. And when all hell breaks loose, it will be a war to end all wars—with demonic creatures spilling into the streets, monsters emerging from the shadows. Only the Hellraisers stand in their way, and they''re not sure this is a battle they can win. They have no powers, they have no weapons. But they have each other, and they have hope, and they know how to kick ass.

A straightforward introduction to connecting with the spirit world, developing your psychic skills and using your mediumship gifts to help others. A medium acts as a conduit between this life and the afterlife, receiving messages from the spirits of those who have passed. Gordon Smith, a world-famous psychic medium, is renowned for his ability to provide exact names, addresses and events relevant to a person''s life and the lives of those they have known. In this book, Gordon introduces the practice of mediumship and teaches you how to: still the mind to enable spirits to communicate with you sit in the power and open up to authentic messages work with auras and read the signs and symbols that surround people connect to your spirit guide and learn their signature or calling card explore and develop the three faculties of mediumship: clairvoyance, clairaudience and clairsentience set up a mediumship circle at home and work with others Spiritual development is a lifelong journey. Mediumship Made Easy provides a foundation that will stay with you no matter how far you progress. This book was previously published as Mediumship in the Hay House Basics series.

What do quarks and bosons have to do with faith? What does having a binary brain do for our sense of morality? Are the decisions we make in our life an expression of free will or simply the mysterious determined directives of creation? Are we self-determining creatures or just puppets? Conversations with No-One is a collection of poems which trace the journey of one man, beginning in the seminary yet leading irrevocably into the worlds of neuroscience, quantum mechanics and genetics. It recounts a desperate search for personal meaning and purpose which turned into a three-decade long conversation with our humanity, from Gilgamesh’s search for immortality to Milo Wolff’s theory of the wave structure of matter. It reflects upon a journey through the wonder and horror of human existence, listening to the stories as they wrote our history, listening to the authors as they grappled with what it meant to be alive and conscious, to hear ourselves searching for answers to the questions which burned in our hearts and minds, to marvel at our remarkable ontology. Conversations with No-One is a poetic, theological redaction of our self-apprehension informed by modern science, a view which challenges the very foundation of our cultural identity yet is in complete harmony with it. It is an invitation to ‘religare’, to go over again, and a reaffirmation of the ancient maxim ‘nosce te ipsum’ – to know yourself.

This is a practical book on how to apply statistical methods successfully. The Authors have deliberately kept formulae to a minimum to enable the reader to concentrate on how to use the methods and to understand what the methods are for. Each method is introduced and used in a real situation from industry or research. Each chapter features situations based on the authors’ experience and looks at statistical methods for analysing data and, where appropriate, discusses the assumptions of these methods. Key features: Provides a practical hands-on manual for workplace applications. Introduces a broad range of statistical methods from confidence intervals to trend analysis. Combines realistic case studies and examples with a practical approach to statistical analysis. Features examples drawn from a wide range of industries including chemicals, petrochemicals, nuclear power, food and pharmaceuticals. Includes a supporting website, providing software to aid tutorials. Scientists and technologists of all levels who are required to design, conduct and analyse experiments will find this book to be essential reading.

Alex Sawyer has escaped his underground nightmare to discover the whole world has become a prison, and Alfred Furnace is its master. Monsters rule the streets, leaving nothing but murder in their wake. Those who do not die become slaves to Furnace''s reign of cruelty. Alex is a monster too. He is the only one who can stop Furnace but in doing so he could destroy everything. Is he the executed or the executioner? Who will die? All Alex knows is that one way or another, it all ends now. Execution is an Escape from Furnace book from Alexander Gordon Smith.

"Covers over 500 cities, providing detailed and reliable information on temperature, ... humidity, ... comfort index, ... climate changes, ... rainfall, ... wind chill index, ... geography."--Cover.

THE stories in this volume are transcribed from voluminous illustrated diaries which have been kept by me for some twenty years spent in travel and in sport in many lands--the last nine of them almost entirely in Japan, while collecting subjects of natural history for the British Museum; trawling and dredging in the Inland Sea, sometimes with success, sometimes without, but in the end contributing to the treasury some fifty things new to Science, and, according to Sir Edwin Ray Lankester, ''adding greatly to the knowledge of Japanese Ethnology.'' As may be supposed, such a life has brought me into close contact with the people--the fisher, the farmer, the priest, the doctor, the children, and all others from whom there is a possibility of extracting information. Many and weird are the tales I have been told. In this volume the Publishers prefer to have a mixture--stories of Mountains, of Trees, of Flowers, of Places in History, and Legends. For the general results obtained in my diaries I have to thank our late Minister in Tokio, Sir Ernest Satow; the Ministers and Vice-Ministers of Foreign Affairs and of Agriculture, who gave me many letters of introduction; my dear friend Mr. Hattori, Governor of Hiogo Prefecture; the translators of the original notes and manuscripts (often roughly written in Japanese), among whom are Mr. Ando, Mr. Matsuzaki, and Mr. Watanabe; and Mr. Mo-No-Yuki, who drew and painted the illustrations from sketches of my own, which must often have grated on his artistic ideas, keeping him awake in reflection on the crudeness of the European sense of art. To my faithful interpreter Yuki Egawa also are due my thanks for continual efforts to find what I wanted; and to many Japanese peasants and fishermen, whose good-nature, kindness, and hospitality have endeared them to me for ever. Well is it that they, so worthy a people, have so worthy a Sovereign.