Most Popular Books by Stephen PALMER

AI or BI? Artificial intelligence or beautiful intelligence? The race to create a sentient machine is headed by two teams, led by former researchers at Ichikawa Laboratories, who escape the regime there - and each other - to pursue their own dreams in the world beyond Japan. Leonora Klee is creating a single android with a quantum computer brain, whose processing power has never before been achieved. Manfred Klee is creating a group of individuals, none of them self-aware, in the hope that they will raise themselves to consciousness. But with a Japanese chase team close on their heels, will either be successful before they are trapped and caught? Beautiful Intelligence is a fast-paced, philosophical thriller that confronts questions of how we will create artificial sentience, and whether it will be beautiful. "A supremely odd yet deeply rewarding experience..." Jason Pettus, CCLAP "Stephen Palmer is a find." Time Out "Stephen Palmer is a writer you should read. His work is unique, original, sometimes challenging, always fresh and sometimes barking..." Amazing Stories

Lösungsorientierte Skills für Coachs Dieser Band bietet einen Überblick über Techniken und Skills des lösungsorientierten Coachings. Die Autoren führen Erkenntnisse aus der Literatur und eigene Erfahrungen zusammen und reflektieren u.a. welche Rolle Ethik im Coaching spielt, Besonderheiten des Gruppen- und Team-Coachings oder die Beziehung zwischen Coach und Coachee. Fallbeispiele, Arbeitsblätter, Praxistipps und Fragen zur vertiefenden Reflexion und Diskussion führen direkt in die Praxis. Die vorgestellten Methoden lassen sich leicht umsetzten und sind für fast alle Coaching-Settings geeignet. Das Buch wendet sich an erfahrene Coachs und an Führungskräfte, die eine bessere Coaching-Kultur in ihrem Unternehmen etablieren wollen, aber auch an Coachs, die noch ganz am Anfang ihres Weges stehen.

Scrisă de specialiști cu mulți ani de experiență, cartea prezintă abordarea comportamentală rațional-emotivă pentru terapia stresului, atât de necesară în perioada actuală. Numeroase studii de caz oferă posibilitatea de a lega teoria de practică, oferindu-le cititorilor cadrul conceptual și metoda științifică a gândirii raționale, pentru a‑i ajuta astfel să‑și diminueze distresul (suferința psihică) și să‑și atingă obiectivele personale. Cele nouă capitole acoperă terapia individuală, precum și terapia de grup și antrenamentul de gestionare a stresului în contexte organizaționale. Având o acoperire cuprinzătoare, cartea include materiale suplimentare despre tehnici precum antrenamentul abilităților, metode de relaxare, hipnoză și biofeedback. În primul rând, concentrați‑vă asupra setului de „trebuie" al clientului. Întrebați „De ce trebuie să reușești?" Este foarte probabil să nu poată să vă răspundă la întrebarea pe care i‑ați adresat‑o. În schimb, răspunsul pe care probabil îl veți obține va fi ceva de genul „Pentru că vreau!"; „Va merita să reușesc". Îi puteți sublinia apoi clientului că nu a fost întrebat de ce își dorește să reușească, în sensul de ce ar fi preferabil, ci de ce trebuie neapărat să reușească. Singurul răspuns corect la întrebarea „De ce trebuie să reușești?" este: „Nu există niciun motiv pentru care trebuie să reușesc, deși aș prefera să fie așa." - Autorii Dacă umorul este folosit terapeutic, este important ca acest lucru să fie făcut în spiritul acceptării necondiționate a clientului, iar intervențiile umoristice să fie îndreptate către Credințele Iraționale ale clientului și către emoțiile și acțiunile autodistructive ale acestuia, și nu către clientul însuși. În acest caz, la fel ca peste tot, terapeuții ar trebui să încerce să fie suficient de flexibili în abordarea terapeutică, astfel încât să poată să varieze stilul de intervenție pentru a‑și atinge obiectivele terapeutice și pentru a‑și maximiza relațiile terapeutice cu anumiți clienți. - Autorii

Was müssen Sie wissen, um eine erfolgreiche Coaching-Praxis zu betreiben? Coaching ist eine Wachstumsbranche und immer mehr Menschen suchen nach Möglichkeiten einer selbstständigen Tätigkeit in diesem Bereich. Hierfür ist nicht nur Methodenkompetenz erforderlich, sondern auch Wissen auf wirtschaftlichem Gebiet. Dieses Buch geht auf Fragen rund um das Thema Selbstständigkeit ein und bietet das erforderliche Rüstzeug. Auch wenn Sie keine Vorkenntnisse haben, begleitet es Sie durch alle finanziellen, rechtlichen und praktischen Herausforderungen. Beginnend mit der Frage, warum Sie eigentlich selbstständig arbeiten wollen, werden Gründe für geschäftlichen Erfolg oder Misserfolg analysiert. Aber auch Fragen des Marketings, des Imageaufbaus und der Vernetzung greifen die Autoren auf. Und wenn Sie dann den Schritt in die Selbstständigkeit gewagt haben, finden Sie noch wertvolle Tipps, was Sie tun müssen, um sich erfolgreich am Markt behaupten zu können.

Do you have a dream to one day be an entrepreneur? Have you ever wanted to launch a successful business but are stuck working a 9 to 5? Don''t let your job or being an employee stop you from starting your business. Learn how to become an EmployeePrenuer and successfully launch your business while working your current job. This book will teach you how to start, grow and expand your business without prematurely leaving your job. You will gain insight into what it takes to move from employee to entrepreneur with these 25 helpful tips. In this timely and useful guide, Stephen outlines some valuable and insightful advice for employees who are looking to become entrepreneurs. His practical, yet thought-provoking and easy to read format will help any person who wants to start, grow, and expand their business.

After completing his second and final term as governor of Mississippi at age fifty, Jeff Ackerman is seeking direction for the next stage in his life. On a whim, Ackerman decides to run for president in the 2016 election against incumbent Democrat Upton Landers. Landers is a reasonably popular sitting president during a time of peace and a stable economy. The well-known Republican politicians elect to sit on the sidelines for the election, implicitly conceding re-election to Landers. This leaves the Republican field open to squishy moderates, has-beens, and never-have-beens such as Jeff Ackerman.The Unlikely Candidate takes the reader on a thought-provoking and sometimes infuriating journey into the Oval Office, Air Force One, a New York City newsroom, the pulpit of an African-American church in Detroit, and the headquarters of an agribusiness conglomerate in Iowa. One part political commentary, one part media criticism, and one part Christian apologetic, this novel prioritizes ideas and ideals. Author Stephen Palmer weaves various threads into a compelling, fast-moving narrative that keeps the reader thinking while anxiously turning pages.After a successful twenty-year legal career, Stephen Palmer retired from a major international law firm at age 46 in order to focus on writing and public speaking. He''s originally from Jackson, Mississippi and now lives in Marietta, Georgia with his wife Jennifer and their two daughters. Visit www.sdpalmer.net to learn more about the author.

Travel back in Time to the American Revolution with Billy in Infinite Travels Join Billy in his exciting time travel adventures to the American Revolution Travel back in time on an exciting adventure to the American Revolution with Billy in Infinite Travels, the uptimate Children''s History Activity Book! Learn all about the American Revolution in this exciting kids children''s history activity book designed to help kids learn about America''s exciting history. Jump Into America''s History Jump into America''s history hands-on with Billy, your Infinite Travels guide! In Infinite Travels: American Revolution, Billy takes you to the year 1775, when America was becoming its own nation. Meet America''s Founding Fathers Meet founding fathers like George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams and many more who helped America with independence in this fun-filled, action-packed children''s history book! Growing Series of Children''s History Books Infinite Travels is a series of children''s history books designed to make history fun for kids, so come join the adventure and get your copy today! We are Passionate About Children''s Education Infinite Travels actively supports education; We donate 10 percent of all proceeds directly to fundraisers worldwide, pertaining to kids'' education! About the Author Stephen Palmer is known worldwide for his wild cartoon style and endless imagination. Creator of Burt the Worm(TM) as seen on Adult Swim(TM) Williams Street Stream(TM), JungleVille(TM) on Eugene''s PBS(TM), The Escape from Swiss Cheese Island(TM) and Infinite Travels(TM) available on Amazon(TM) and Barnes and Noble(TM) all under SP Productions. Other affiliated projects include cartoon and animation for Anitopia(TM), InTour(TM) and Story Drops(TM) available on the iTunes App Store(TM) and Google Play(TM). Stephen illustrates Buddy the Motocross Bike(TM) available on Amazon(TM) and Barnes and Noble(TM). He works with a wide variety of mediums from graphic and motion design to illustration, animation and VFX. Stephen is well known for his consistent reputation of creating professional, and distinctive products while working within an art style that is unlike any other. At a young age, Stephen enjoyed reading Bill Watterson''s ''Calvin and Hobbes'' and tracing illustrations out of Shel Silverstein''s poem books like ''Light in the Attic'' and ''The Giving Tree''. Today whenever he has the spare time, he enjoys watching cartoons and movies, playing lacrosse, gold panning and cooking. Stephen aims to bring happy, sadness joy and laughter to all his viewers, young and old. *For more information on Stephen Palmer visit his IMDB or view Stephen''s Demo Reel: IMDB: http: //www.imdb.com/name/nm5057685/ Vimeo: https: //vimeo.com/54503716 Author''s Note It all started with an idea, which led to an animation. The idea came from my childhood - I used to dress up as my favorite action-figure and run around the neighborhood pretending I was that toy. I wanted to run with this idea - a boy with his imagination. However, I had another passion, education. I truly wanted to show young souls how much fun it could be to learn about topics such as History with just a touch of imagination. So I created Billy - a young boy eager to travel not just to different places, but to different time periods. Kids will enjoy flipping each page, seeing the beautiful colors, characters and events that formulated our world. Billy uses his trusty Time Machine to take kids to these places, teaching them everything they need to know. Best part is, the books are interactive - kids can color and fun as well as learn in the process. To see the animation I''ve created before Infinite Travels was even an idea yet, please visit this link: https: //vimeo.com/22664441 Stay tuned for more Infinite Travels issues in the future! ** Scroll up and grab your copy today *

With the diabolical agents of the Clockwork Garden on their trail and Sir Tantalus Blackmore''s crooked men closing in, Kora and her best friend Erasmus Darwin must survive from day to day and try to uncover the monstrous plots surrounding them. Yet even though they have friends and allies, danger is never far away, and soon they find themselves on the run. But when all seems lost, an unlikely helping hand is extended by their enemy. And so, facing a tragic deadline mere months away, Kora and Erasmus make a fateful decision that saves their lives but places them at the mercy of those who would oppose, chase and capture them. Some of their new friends may not be friends after all...

Punk: the filth and the fury. But it was so much more than that. In The History of Punk Music, author Stephen Palmer depicts the punk rock explosion of 1976-77 in tired, bored, and socially stratified Britain. Emerging from the litter-strewn streets of London, punk''s music expressed the suppressed anger of young working-class people with nowhere to go and nothing meaningful to do. Its music was raw and shocking. Its fashion mocked staid middle-class values. Its art was expressed in cut-outs and by sprayed graffiti. Yet beneath this sudden explosion, frightening to those of the establishment who witnessed it, incomprehensible to white-collar workers commuting to and from work, lay a philosophy of individual creative expression and an ethic of anti-racism and liberation for women. Punk in its original form was a movement of human liberation, a Year Zero moment in the history of a nation more used to colonial exploits and a vast empire. It spoke of fury, of hopelessness, of cathartic anger expressed through visceral, exciting, revolutionary music. Its visual images captured the gaze of the nation, and soon the world. And all of its central figures yelled, hammered and smashed the doors of the Establishment. This book charts the origins, appearance, development and ending of punk. It is a book of passion and vivid description, befitting the individual visions of the original punk musicians. Punk was filthy and furious, yet it was also a new dawn for the British music scene.

In today''s society, "yes" and "thank you" seem to have disappeared from our youth''s vocabulary. More and more youth are lacking in the various social skills needed to help them prepare now and succeed later in the future. This eight week facilitators guide is intended to help any mentor, teacher, or instructor teach the necessary social skills to help promote positive socially responsible behaviors in students today.

`The authors are highly experienced and clearly competent in this area of work, and convey an easy confidence in their methods. Pat Milner and Stephen Palmer''s book is a good buy... a valuable and carefully-crafted book, a wealth of ingenious stress-reduction strategies that made me feel better without having to see an actual therapist'' - British Journal of Guidance & Counselling This integrative problem-focused counsellor''s approach to dilemmas helps the client increase their ability to cope with, or develop ways of reducing, the demands of a situation.

It''s double the fun, double the pleasure, double the trouble and double the ventures in Extra Special TWIN Adventures! If your child likes Disney, they will love Extra Special TWIN Adventures, the Ultimate Girls Only Play Series! Join twins, Hannah and Maddie in this extra special first issue, Dress Up Day! Ride horses and kick up dust as a cowgirl or direct traffic at an intersection as a police officer. Sing the ABC''s to an audience as a famous singer or even twirl and spin through the air as a ballerina!

Edwardian Britain: 1910. Kora Blackmore, thrown into Bedlam mental hospital by her father - Britain''s leading industrialist Sir Tantalus Blackmore - is one day visited by a mysterious gentleman, who gains her trust then makes off with her to his family home in Sheffield. But Kora is afflicted with a bizarre condition, that the hospital believes is a second soul - the girl Roka - somehow living inside her. Roka however is much more feisty than Kora, and far less obliging. Soon she is caught up in street politics, disorder and protest - and all without Kora''s knowledge. With the agents of Sir Tantalus closing in, Kora and Roka must survive in their new circumstances and with their friends uncover the sequence of events leading to the incarceration in Bedlam; for although Kora is an illegitimate nobody, it seems her upbringing was devised to meet an enigmatic and ghastly end...

Escherichia coli (E.coli) bacteria are common commensals of the gastrointestinal tract of humans and animals. There are many different strains of E.coli and only a few cause disease. This book is about those strains of E.coli which produce toxins known as vero cytotoxins which damage the intestinal tract, and which in some people cause serious kidney failure.

This book is a complete toolkit for anyone with self-esteem issues, giving proven techniques for leading a more confident, less anxious and secure life.

Stephen Palmer Blake was born in 1822 in West Cambridge, MA. At the age of 15, he went to sea as a cabin boy, and by diligent performance of duty, keen intelligence and sterling honesty, he rose through all grades of sailors and officers to the responsible position of captain of a sailing vessel. He followed the sea for 35 years. He was engaged in commerce, and his business took him to almost every land. Distant cities and countries were familiar to him. He trod their soil, saw their occupations, talked with their people -- and recorded his observations in his journals. - Jacket flap.

This is a book is for anyone with a deep desire to grow, an uncompromising commitment to excellence, the courage to face the truth about themselves, and the grit and determination to conquer every obstacle that gets in the way of living their dreams. It''s a mind-altering, epiphany-sparking, soul-uplifting, life-changing book for anyone who''s ever asked themselves questions like these: * How can I discover and live my true purpose--to become who God created me to become? * How can I overcome my weaknesses and temptations and live with virtue and integrity? * How can I live a life of meaning and significance? * How can I find lasting peace, happiness, and fulfillment? * What is true success beyond worldly acclaim? * How can I improve my life and serve and uplift others? * What will be my legacy? Read Manifest Destiny to get clear, unique, and surprising answers that will inspire you to choose a life of greatness. It is the first published anthology of Stephen Palmer''s "Inspiration Weekly" newsletters and includes a year''s worth of essays (52 total, see titles with links below). Each essay is designed as a stand-alone work of art with a completely unique and original design.

Typescript genealogy. Includes revised reprint originally published in the Dedham Historical Register, 1893.

“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” –Thomas Paine In 1776, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense showered sparks on the tinder of revolution. With the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Americans formally claimed their rights, and that tinder exploded into a new age for mankind. But more than 200 years later, the flames of freedom are dying. We cry that Washington has failed us, but that is not where the blame lies. With our rights, We the People were given the duty to maintain them. We the People are the problem. And We the People are the solution. Our republic will be restored not through political revolution, but through a revolution of the soul—not as we point fingers upward, but as we turn inward. In an age of blame, this is uncommon sense. And it’s precisely what America needs to rekindle her light.