What is going inside their head?Why do some people think so differently to me?Why do I think what I think?Bringing together startling new evidence from psychology, philosophy, behavioural economics and more, Marius Ostrowski breaks down our thinking into ten 'thinker-types' that help us understand ourselves and everyone around us.We all fall within one or many of these ten distinct mindsets, from the 'Keen Bean' to the 'Agoniser', from the 'Happy Camper' to the 'Worrywart', as coined by Ostrowski. Some overlap, others clash. Few are genetically determined; most are the product of our experiences. They are neither 'good' nor 'bad', and they are constantly evolving, adapting to our circumstances. Understanding where we and others fit within the ten 'thinker-types' is transformative. Through these ten ways of thinking, Ostrowski gives us remarkable insight into our own minds as well as those who think differently to us, and reveals how we might even change our minds for the better. How We Think is an eye-opening tour of the mind and the surprising factors that shape not just what we think but how we think. It is the essential thinking about thinking.
Basic Arabic Grade 2 is the second book in this series: Learning Arabic as a second language. Students will learn to read and write the Arabic script. Spoken Arabic is also emphasized in the book to enable students to speak Arabic. YouTube videos have especially been created to accompany this book. This will help students to learn the correct pronunciation as they engage in this challenging but beautiful language. Practical exercises form an integral part of this teaching resource which will greatly benefit any learner.
The face of African Christianity is becoming Pentecostal. African Pentecostalism is a diverse movement, but its collective interest in baptism in the Spirit and the result of Pentecost in daily living binds it together. Pentecostals read the Bible with the expectation that the Spirit who inspired the authors will again inspire them to hear it as God's word. They emphasize the experiential, at times at the cost of proper doctrine and practice. This book sketches an African hermeneutic that provides guidance to a diverse movement with many faces, and serves as corrective for doctrine and practice in the face of some excesses and abuses (especially in some parts of the neo-Pentecostal movement). African Pentecostalism's contribution to the hermeneutical debate is described before three points are discussed that define it: the centrality of the Holy Spirit in reading the Bible, the eschatological lens that Pentecostals use when they read the Bible, and the faith community as normative for the interpretation of the Bible. ""From one of the southern ends of the earth, Marius Nel provides a near exhaustive engagement with the existing literature on pentecostal hermeneutics--scholars should not miss out on the feast of extensive footnotes reaching from cover to cover --and comes up with an almost comprehensive synthesis from a southern African perspective. What emerges is a reformulation of the classic this-is-that eschatological sensibility that bridges the scriptural text with the contemporary horizon, albeit in this case enriched with the orality and performativity characteristic of an authentically African pentecostal movement that itself stretches back, however complicatedly, to the early twentieth-century transnational and worldwide revival."" --Amos Yong, Professor of Theology & Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary ""In this carefully researched and historically sensitive book, Marius Nel recognizes that 'deep in the soul of Pentecostalism are its African origins.' He draws together his interests in Pentecostalism and African Christianity to make a wise call for a Jesus-centered hermeneutic that is Spirit led, eschatologically alert, and community based. Readers will benefit from the wealth of information brought together here. --William P. Atkinson, Senior Lecturer in Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies, London School of Theology ""In this book Marius Nel defines the distinctive contribution that African pentecostal hermeneutics makes to hermeneutics . . . He] shows how orthodoxy, orthopathy, and orthopraxy are intertwined in pentecostal hermeneutics, and that interpreters of the Bible should expect that what people in biblical times experienced with God is to be repeated in the contemporary experience."" --Fika J. van Rensburg, Professor of New Testament Studies, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, North-West University, South Africa Marius Nel is Research Professor of Ecumene: Pentecostalism and Neo-Pentecostalism at the Unit for Reformational Theology and the Development of the South African Society of North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. He is the author of Pacifism and Pentecostals in South Africa (2018).
The face of African Christianity is becoming Pentecostal. African Pentecostalism is a diverse movement, but its collective interest in baptism in the Spirit and the result of Pentecost in daily living binds it together. Pentecostals read the Bible with the expectation that the Spirit who inspired the authors will again inspire them to hear it as God's word. They emphasize the experiential, at times at the cost of proper doctrine and practice. This book sketches an African hermeneutic that provides guidance to a diverse movement with many faces, and serves as corrective for doctrine and practice in the face of some excesses and abuses (especially in some parts of the neo-Pentecostal movement). African Pentecostalism's contribution to the hermeneutical debate is described before three points are discussed that define it: the centrality of the Holy Spirit in reading the Bible, the eschatological lens that Pentecostals use when they read the Bible, and the faith community as normative for the interpretation of the Bible. ""From one of the southern ends of the earth, Marius Nel provides a near exhaustive engagement with the existing literature on pentecostal hermeneutics--scholars should not miss out on the feast of extensive footnotes reaching from cover to cover --and comes up with an almost comprehensive synthesis from a southern African perspective. What emerges is a reformulation of the classic this-is-that eschatological sensibility that bridges the scriptural text with the contemporary horizon, albeit in this case enriched with the orality and performativity characteristic of an authentically African pentecostal movement that itself stretches back, however complicatedly, to the early twentieth-century transnational and worldwide revival."" --Amos Yong, Professor of Theology & Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary ""In this carefully researched and historically sensitive book, Marius Nel recognizes that 'deep in the soul of Pentecostalism are its African origins.' He draws together his interests in Pentecostalism and African Christianity to make a wise call for a Jesus-centered hermeneutic that is Spirit led, eschatologically alert, and community based. Readers will benefit from the wealth of information brought together here. --William P. Atkinson, Senior Lecturer in Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies, London School of Theology ""In this book Marius Nel defines the distinctive contribution that African pentecostal hermeneutics makes to hermeneutics . . . He] shows how orthodoxy, orthopathy, and orthopraxy are intertwined in pentecostal hermeneutics, and that interpreters of the Bible should expect that what people in biblical times experienced with God is to be repeated in the contemporary experience."" --Fika J. van Rensburg, Professor of New Testament Studies, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, North-West University, South Africa Marius Nel is Research Professor of Ecumene: Pentecostalism and Neo-Pentecostalism at the Unit for Reformational Theology and the Development of the South African Society of North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. He is the author of Pacifism and Pentecostals in South Africa (2018).
The author shares some of his encounters with real-life crime from when he worked as a crime reporter on the daily newspapers. Accompany him to gruesome road and train accidents. Be there as he watches criminals and angry mobs burn down drug lords' houses. Accompany him when he's looking for missing children. Be among the first to arrive at an eerie scene, late night on a city street, where a prominent international gangster died in a hail of bullets. Join him as he interviews a glamorous, evasive millionaire couple who are on the FDA/FBI's Most Wanted Fugitives List.The book also offers the reader a unique glimpse into the world of competitive news gathering and the workings of an old-fashioned newsroom, when these were still staffed by the eccentric, dark-humoured, off-beat types known as newsmen and women.
The petroleum industry is unique: it is an industry without which modern civilization would collapse. Despite the advances in alternative energy, petroleum’s role is still central. Petroleum still drives economics, geopolitics, and sometimes war. The history of petroleum is, to some measure, the history of the modern world. This book represents a concise but complete one-volume reference on the history of the petroleum industry from pre-modern times to the present day, covering all aspects of business, technology, and geopolitics. The book also presents an analysis of the future of petroleum, and a highly useful set of statistical graphs. Anyone interested in the history, status, and outlook for petroleum will find this book a uniquely valuable first place to look. This new second edition incorporates all the revolutionary changes in the petroleum landscape since the first edition was published, including the boom in extraction of oil and gas from shale formations using techniques such as fracking and horizontal drilling. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Petroleum Industry contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on companies, people, events, technologies, countries, provinces, cities, and regions related to the history of the world’s petroleum industry. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the petroleum industry.
How to Succeed in Life: A Self-Development BookAceastă ediţie a cărţii este publicată special pentru rom nii din diaspora.Citiţi cărţi n limba rom nă Veţi fi mai aproape de casă, de ţară.Comandaţi cartea de pe site-ul Amazon corespunzător ţării n care locuiţi şi nu veţi plăti transportul internaţional. This book is in Romanian. It is its second, revised, international edition. This work also has an English version, whose print edition can be accessed here: https: //www.createspace.com/6765174. The Kindle edition of the English version can also be downloaded from Amazon.com: http: //amzn.to/2f9QNAH Cum să reuşim n viaţă este prima carte de dezvoltare personală a lui Marius Mocanu, acum la a doua ediţie, revizuită. Lucrarea este deosebit de utilă fiecăruia dintre noi, pentru că pune laolaltă o seamă de cunoştinţe folositoare n viaţa de zi cu zi. Iată cum prezintă autorul tomul său de 400 de pagini: Am simţit nevoia să scriu această carte tocmai n momentul c nd mulţi dintre cei cunoscuţi (prieteni, familie, vecini etc?) nu mai credeau că mai sunt n stare să fac ceva constructiv n şi cu viaţa mea. După o şcoală generală şi un liceu făcut pe timpul unui regim totalitar, cu o facultate căreia nu-i este recunoscută diploma, cu zece ani dedicaţi zeului Bachus, cu 22 de ani de căsnicie, n parte eşuată, din cauza celor zece ani de debusolare totală şi prietenie cu aburii alcoolului, am ajuns, ntr-un sf rşit, la 44 de ani, la maturitatea maximă şi am zis atunci c nd am ncheiat socotelile cu băutura, acum cinci ani, să fac ceva constructiv cu viaţa mea, care p nă acum era un dezastru total. Şi uite aşa a ieşit această carte care mă reprezintă n totalitate şi vă recomand cu toată plăcerea s-o citiţi p nă la capăt, dacă tot aţi avut amabilitatea s-o cumpăraţi. Şi iată ce a ieşit Sunt multe de spus, dar important este să ne facem viaţa c t mai uşoară pentru a avea un trai civilizat şi o armonie n familie şi n viaţa de zi cu zi. Pe l ngă ceea ce scriu pe site-ul meu (comunicarepersonala.com), sunt totuşi nişte reguli generale foarte importante de care trebuie să ţinem cont. Viaţa este frumoasă, dar putem contribui la frumuseţea ei şi prin aplicarea unor reguli de conduită, comunicare şi dezvoltare personală. Poate că tot ceea ce o să citiţi ştiţi deja, dar, neaplic nd la timp ceea ce ştiţi deja, va fi prea t rziu să mai reparaţi ceva din greşelile făcute. Aşadar, vă sfătuiesc să ţineţi cont de tot ceea ce voi scrie mai jos şi astfel veţi avea o viaţă de familie mult mai frumoasă şi armonioasă, cu care să vă m ndriţi. Cartea are două părţi: una de dezvoltare personală şi cunoaşterea profundă a regulilor esenţiale n care trăim, şi n a doua parte vor fi reguli de conduită şi comunicare personală n familie, unde voi detalia de la copilărie şi p nă la moarte, ce trebuie să facem ca să reuşim n viaţă.
Finding a Lost Soul Again: A Self-Development BookThis book is in Romanian. Regăsirea unui suflet pierdut este a doua carte de dezvoltare personală a lui Marius Mocanu. Iată cum prezintă el această lucrare: Cartea are trei părţi distincte: prima parte conţine o autobiografie, lecţii de marketing şi sfaturi pentru a fi motivat 100% ca să ncepi o afacere. rmătoarele două părţi conţin indicaţii pentru dezvoltare personală şi o mai bună exprimare n relaţiile cu ceilalţi. Astfel, veţi nvăţa cum să vă faceţi viaţa mai uşoară din toate punctele de vedere: n relaţia cu voi nşivă, n relaţiile cu partenerul de viaţă, n conduita n familie şi, nu n ultimul r nd, n reuşita voastră ca individ unic pe acest Păm nt. Viaţa noastră este plină de momente frumoase, dar şi de clipe grele. Unele persoane ncep să consume droguri şi alcool din cauza anturajului, care are o influenţă negativă asupra lor. Aceştia văd că din ce n ce mai mulţi oameni folosesc aceste substanţe nocive şi sunt tentaţi să ncerce şi ei. Dar nu se g ndesc la riscuri şi cred că nu vor păţi nimic dacă ncearcă doar o dată. La nceput, aceste substanţe ţi produc bucurii false şi apoi ţi doreşti să le consumi tot timpul. Mai t rziu, ncepe chinul. Unii şi-au dat seama că nu merită să piardă totul pentru droguri sau alcool. Aceştia au fost bolnavi, s-au vindecat şi au scăpat de dependenţă. Deşi nu mai consumă, viaţa lor nu va fi niciodată la fel. Prietenii, familia şi ceilalţi i vor privi diferit, i vor critica şi nu vor mai avea ncredere n ei. Acestor persoane ar trebui să li se acorde o a doua şansă, nu să fie trataţi diferit sau respinşi. Orice persoană poate să şi dea seama că a greşit şi să se schimbe, dar pentru asta are nevoie de ajutorul şi de ncurajarea celor din jur. Chiar dacă ţi doreşti cu adevărat să renunţi la aceste substanţe nocive, nu o poţi face fără susţinerea celorlalţi. De aceea, puţini sunt cei care reuşesc să scape de dependenţă şi să se ntoarcă la viaţa pe care o aveau nainte. De ce să suferi de o boală pe care o poţi evita? De ce să depinzi de nişte plante, care, sub o formă sau alta (drog, alcool, tutun) ţi provoacă uneori chiar moartea? Omul ar trebui să fie independent. De ce să se transforme viaţa ta ntr-o dramă greu de descris? Părerea mea este că toţi trebuie să ne construim un viitor c t mai bun. Viaţa este ca o luptă ntre momentele frumoase şi cele grele. Rezultatul acestei lupte depinde de fiecare persoană. n urmă cu şase ani, stăteam şi cerşeam la biserică 2-3 bănuţi ca să-mi iau băutură şi să-mi stăp nesc durerea provocată de sevraj. Acum, c nd scriu această carte, sunt cu totul alt om şi pot să spun că m-am născut a doua oară, renunţ nd definitiv la alcool. Eu am nvins, aşa că luaţi-mă drept exemplu şi citiţi povestea mea adevărată de viaţă.
The bestselling author of The Designer presents a sweeping story of blind faith, family allegiance and how love makes one man question everything he thought he knew.Max Wolff is a committed soldier of the Reich. So when he is sent home wounded, only to discover that his mother is sheltering two young Jewish women in their home, he is outraged.His mother’s act of mercy is a gross betrayal of everything Max stands for. He has dedicated his life to Nazism, fighting to atone for the shame of his anti-Hitler father’s imprisonment. It’s his duty to turn the sisters over to the Gestapo. But he hesitates, and the longer Max fails to do his duty, the harder it becomes.When Allied bombers fill the skies of Germany, Max is forced to abandon all dogma and face the brutality of war in order to defend precious lives. But what will it cost him?
Katya never wanted to look after Gretchen. Now she’s the young girl’s only hope of survival.1937. Katya Komarovsky is studying medicine in Glasgow, living among friends and eager to begin her career as a doctor. But when her spendthrift parents announce that they’ve run out of money and are facing ruin—and that she’ll now have to support them by working as a governess in Vienna—the life she’s dreamed of goes up in smoke.Furiously resentful, Katya rages at her wealthy employer, Thor, for stealing her future—and saddling her with twelve-year-old Gretchen, a deeply troubled child who has only a blazing musical talent to redeem her. Yet as Katya grudgingly digs into her reserves of compassion, she finds herself losing her heart to both father and daughter.Storm clouds are gathering, though, and when Hitler annexes Austria, patriot Thor is arrested, leaving Katya wholly responsible for saving ‘imperfect’ Gretchen from being forced into a Nazi medical research laboratory. With the terrifying uncertainty of the new world order, can Katya and Gretchen flee to safety? And dare they dream of ever seeing Thor again?
Many books have indexes, but most textual media have none. Newspapers, legal transcripts, conference proceedings, correspondence, video subtitles, and web pages are increasingly accessible with computers, yet are still without indexes or other sophisticated means of finding the excerpts most relevant to a reader's question. Better than an index, and much better than a keyword search, are the high-precision computerized question-answering systems explored in this book. Marius Pasca presents novel and robust methods for capturing the semantics of natural language questions and for finding the most relevant portions of texts. This research has led to a fully implemented and rigorously evaluated architecture that has produced experimental results showing great promise for the future of Internet search technology.
