David Pinto

Embark on a transformative journey through Fulcrum: Generational World Transformation. Discover the power of a gift economy, where collaboration and a sense of belonging intertwine to create a world of abundance and harmony. Join fellow readers to unlock the boundless potential of working together and revolutionize our approach to business, rewriting the rules of what's possible. Prepare to be captivated by the groundbreaking exploration of a relational social science and reflexive mathematics. Challenge traditional notions and delve into the exhilarating realm of temporal experience, unveiling the hidden dynamics that shape our world. Brace yourself for a paradigm shift that will unlock the immense power of reflexivity, relationality, sensitivity, and social transformation. Join us on this transformative adventure and let's reshape the future together. The traditional systems of economics, business, media and academia, mathematics, education, entertainment, and politico-religion currently self-support one another to maintain the status quo, the massive social inertia which continues to propel humanity on a trajectory of political instability, economic disparity and environmental decline. To avert the poly- or meta-crisis we face, each system needs to be altered at source. Fulcrum: seven practices or tools which transform the system in which they operate, and together enable whole system change. The gift economic Sqale enabling a cooperative social contract for Open Business practices. Supported by a relational social science using embodied and contemporaneous warm data, and a reflexive mathematics to improve psycho-social cohesion. An education system which furthers trust, and books and films and games to help us imagine and test our social future together. And a combination of practices to fathom our human nature and empower our collective strategy for global change in a generation. All these systemically practical tools to exercise the social aspect of our humanity, the extraordinary wonder of our self-awareness.

Elliot has everything: A successful medical practice, New York City townhouse, beautiful wife and family, and a powerful, independent mistress. Ted, Elliot's close, long-time friend, relishes his booming law practice, beautiful wife, fast car, and his sexual dynamo of a mistress. Both competitive to a fault, Elliot and Ted don't realize that their long nights of erotic exploits transpire with the same woman, Lindsey. That all changes the day she is murdered. Evidence points to Elliot's culpability and Ted gallantly defends his friend in a vicious courtroom battle. But as Elliot's sordid affair airs in court and the nightly news, observers begin to suspect that he's taking the fall for someone else. Sex, murder, deception and betrayal. Will justice be served--and to whom?"A courtroom thriller depicts a friendly rivalry turned deadly.Elliot Barrett's life is an enviable one. He's a prestigious physician with a thriving practice, a well-appointed home in New York City, a devoted wife, and two loving children. He risks it all when he becomes romantically involved with Lindsey Anderson, the seductive daughter of a patient. When she turns up dead, the police immediately blame Elliot. There is incontrovertible evidence placing him in her apartment and damning if circumstantial evidence suggestive of a sexual affair. Elliot decides to deny the tryst and enlists the help of his best friend, Ted Lapoltsky, a successful lawyer, to defend him. Unbeknownst to Elliot, Ted also had an affair with Lindsey and wanted to leave his wife for her, a design she squarely rejected. Ted and Lindsey had become locked in a passionate argument about it, and when she revealed she was also seeing Elliot, Ted grabbed her in a jealous fury, causing her to hit her head and sink into unconsciousness. While Ted defends Elliot, he's careful to avoid even a hint of self-incrimination. He also revels in the opportunity to see his prudishly judgmental rival publicly disgraced.A captivating legal thriller that's impressively unpredictable."--Kirkus Reviews "Spellbinding... A tight, cinematic, onrushing narrative... The novel has the simmering heat of 9 1/2 Weeks and the excruciating, white-knuckle legal machinations of Scott Turow's best works." --M.J. Moore, Neworld Review "I loved Nemesis... The setup of the two lifelong friends is marvelous, and the trial scenes especially good. The plot moves along beautifully--full of large and small surprises--and even the minor characters are deftly drawn. Lindsey is an exquisite creation... Bravo and bravo."--Jay Neugeboren, award-winning author of The Stolen Jew and Imagining Robert

Imagine you're in a room, looking at a colourful grid of many different shapes spread out on a wall. There's something intriguing about it - something almost magical. There are triangles, circles, squares, stars. Each has something on it - a word or diagram. There's one shape of each colour ...placed in a strange formation ...what could the underlying pattern be? It's as if each shape is a door or window to another world; the whole display a chocolate box for the mind - a magical carriage to take you on a journey through your imagination. Get ready to embark on your very own Odyssey journey - a unique journey unlike any you've ever gone on before.

The very writing and reading of this book reveals a new approach to wisdom. The author and reader compare a range of social experiences, such as dancing or playing strategy games or just chatting, and arrive at a remarkable conclusion -- that wisdom can not be contained by words, and yet can be embodied by action. The exploration outlines a new methodology that by-passes the intermediary stage of words and models, enabling an accurate mapping of subjective experience. How resonant the reading of this book, will determine its impact on our relationships, business practice, education and science, as well as our day-to-day living.

David Pinto focus with his Three-Step-Method on problems in intercultural communication. The theory is relevant to any teacher that works with a diverse group of learners. Teachers working with second chance students are likely to work with diverse groups of learners and should naturally seek to give their students equality of opportunity. It is easier to be non-judgmental when you are aware of your own and others values and how they have been shaped.