"Positive Energy: Techniques for Dealing with Negative People" provides a thorough manual for overcoming negativity's obstacles and turning them into chances for development and improvement. This book covers a wide range of topics related to negative energy, including its causes, effects, and doable methods for dealing with it in numerous spheres of our lives.This book's main message is how crucial it is to comprehend the mechanics of negative energy and how it affects our physical...

The information contained in the following pages has been derived from many sources during the last twenty years, and in a considerable number of cases I have examined old registers and Other documents without being then aware that some of their contents had already been published. Few districts in the United Kingdom have been more thoroughly “worked” for antiquarian and archæological purposes than have Cumberland and Westmorland. The Antiquarian Society and the numerous Literary and Scien...

An accessible, practical and up-to-date book on digital learning and teaching, relevant for all those involved in teaching and assessment in higher and further education (HE and FE), whatever your academic or vocational specialism. Fully supports learners in developing skills for the new Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) qualification .It is essential reading for HE or FE practitioners, or those undertaking level 3, 4 and 5 qualifi...

What makes a truly great eulogy?We need an exceptional life, made remarkable in some way - be it colourful, fruitful or meaningful. And then we need someone uniquely and perfectly placed to speak well of the dead.Having scoured the recent past for the funeral address's most powerful iterations, Daniel Scott brings us the eulogies that have brought their subjects bursting back to life with wit, candour, love and insight.From Eric Idle on George Harri...

"Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland" by Daniel Scott is a captivating exploration of the rich history and culture of the regions of Cumberland and Westmorland in England. Through vivid descriptions and engaging narratives, Scott delves into the lives of the people who shaped these areas, highlighting their traditions, folklore, and the stunning landscapes that define them. The book serves as a nostalgic journey, inviting readers to reflect on the past and appreciate the heritage that contin...

The beginning of the 21st century saw the rise of "New" Atheism and a resulting conflict with Theists – at the same time as the resurgence of fantasy in popular culture. This volume analyses the impact of Theist and Atheist thought on the narratology of four highly popular works of contemporary fantastic fiction. In doing so, the work demonstrates how the ideological stances and the associated patterns of thought colour the novels’ stylistic and narrative devices. The book also presents a ...

A vivid, fast-paced inside look at financial markets, the people who work on them, and how technology is changing their world (and ours).Markets are messy, and no one knows this better than traders who work tirelessly to predict what they will do next. In Whoosh Goes the Market, Daniel Scott Souleles takes us into the day-to-day experiences of a team at a large trading firm, revealing what it's actually like to make and lose money on contemporary capital m...

Since the early 1980s, private equity investors have heralded and shepherded massive changes in American capitalism. From outsourcing to excessive debt taking, private equity investment helped normalize once-taboo business strategies while growing into an over $3 trillion industry in control of thousands of companies and millions of workers. Daniel Scott Souleles opens a window into the rarefied world of private equity investing through ethnographic fieldwork on private equity financiers. ...

A poetics for reading the everyday objects that populate a hard driveBespoke online archives like PennSound and Eclipse host an astounding array of “old media” artifacts, posing a handcrafted counterpoint to the immense databases aggregated by digital titans like Google and Facebook. In The Little Database, Daniel Scott Snelson argues for the significance of these comparatively “small” collections, exploring how digital archives dramatica...

Travels with Athóma is a fictional memoir in verse where a man describes his childhood encounters with Athóma, a sibyl. This wise woman befriends him and in additon to instructing him about herbs and nature, teaching him travel songs that are used to shift his spirit into trees - fir, cedar, willow; birds - eagle, crow, swallow; insects - dragonfly, ladybird; otters, horses and stone. The story brings to life encounters with the natural world, not looking at it from outside but experiencin...

A murderous conspiracy is unfolding in a usually quiet suburban town. Can Ray Harper stop it?After high school football star Max Bell is killed in a hit-and-run, local reporter Ray Harper's investigation spurs a cover up that leads to the assassination of a police lieutenant and a newspaper publisher.As Harper's investigation widens, his life and the lives of his parents and girlfriend are put in jeopardy. Mayor Sadie Rodgers and her police chief lover will...

Among the many competing tasks of pastoral ministry is the primary responsibility of being a faithful steward of the gospel. As the uniting center of all other pastoral responsibilities, fulfilling this theological stewardship is challenging. The Pastor as Theological Steward is designed to help pastors as they embrace and practice this stewardship in their ministries.With a keen grasp of practical theology, the contributors to this resource highlight the many ways of expressing this stewa...