Power And Perspective

It's a Game Changer! "In sports, we often hear the term, 'game changer.' This book is just that. After reading this book, I assure you that you will find two things: yourself and your purpose!" --Thomas R. Williams-Worldwide public speaker, Author of Permission to Dream: I Can, I Will, I Did, Former NFL Linebacker and Four-Time Rose Bowl Champion "Powerful yet humble, authoritative yet gentle, Mr. Davis offers practical scriptural insight that challenges you to reexamine your ways to fulfill dreams and commit to a life of victory." --Lowell Rose, Cornerback, Miami Dolphins "This gem of a book, based in Christianity, will help clarify your individual path to greatness no matter the loftiness of your goals. Through numerous examples, it conveys that what you want for your life and what God wants for your life are not mutually exclusive." --Jolie Oliver, Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Stand-Up Comic "In life you will come across very few things that profoundly change you. For me, one of those things is this book. You will uncover a...deeply powerful message that will positively reshape everything that you believe about commitment and success." --Bruce Davis II-Actor, Former NFL Linebacker, Super Bowl XLIII Champion, Two Time UCLA Football All-American "We have people in our lives every day motivating us, but this book breaks down the faith aspect of being motivated. If you believe in yourself, do what you love, and only seek approval from God, He will order your steps. Great read." --Aundre Dean-Rose Bowl Champion, Actor on E!'s Escape Club and Carter High Movie

Focusing on different forms of agency in North Ambrym social life, the author demonstrates the potency of outsiders at different times and in different situations in Ambrym society. This model challenges the premises of much Western thinking about reciprocity, and suggests new directions in the analysis of Melanesian societies

"Aaron Bethune has written a delightful and generous book. Read, reflect, revitalize." - Marty Neumeier, author of Metaskills, The Brand Gap, zag "This book shows you a method of being. It should be required reading at schools." - Chief Dana Tizya-Tramm "Perspective plays a big role in how you experience life and the reality you live. Often, before you can live differently, you must first see differently. Some books have the power to change how you see the world - this is one of them." - Dez Dickerson of Prince and the Revolution How you feel right now and where you are in life is directly related to the perspective you have of your Personal Reality. Life isn't happening to you. You are creating it. At any given moment, you can change your perspective and create a new reality. Our thoughts shape our experience of life, and as creators in all that we do, we can create a different experience, a new reality, and we can do it immediately. This book shows you how.

From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower “A dazzling history of Western ideas.” —The Economist “Mr. Ferguson tells his story with characteristic verve and an eye for the felicitous phrase.” —Wall Street Journal “[W]ritten with vitality and verve . . . a tour de force.” —Boston Globe Western civilization’s rise to global dominance is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five centuries. How did the West overtake its Eastern rivals? And has the zenith of Western power now passed? Acclaimed historian Niall Ferguson argues that beginning in the fifteenth century, the West developed six powerful new concepts, or “killer applications”—competition, science, the rule of law, modern medicine, consumerism, and the work ethic—that the Rest lacked, allowing it to surge past all other competitors. Yet now, Ferguson shows how the Rest have downloaded the killer apps the West once monopolized, while the West has literally lost faith in itself. Chronicling the rise and fall of empires alongside clashes (and fusions) of civilizations, Civilization: The West and the Rest recasts world history with force and wit. Boldly argued and teeming with memorable characters, this is Ferguson at his very best.

In order to achieve unique, breakthrough results and to truly lead a fulfilling life and make a difference, you must think differently. This book, Think Differently, will help you achieve the dreams and results you have always wanted!

Language in Social Life is a major series which highlights the importance of language to an understanding of issues of social and professional concern. It will be of practical relevance to all those wanting to understand how the ways we communicate both influence and are influenced by the structures and forces of contemporary social institutions. In all modern societies individuals are subject to tests, whether to enter educational programs, to pass from one level to the next or to grant certificates to practice. Yet, tests are powerful tools which are often introduced in undemocratic and unethical ways as disciplinary tools for carrying out various policy agendas. Tests can be detrimental to people's lives as they are capable of affecting and defining the knowledge and behaviour of those who are being tested. The Power of Tests applies a critical perspective of language tests by examining their uses and consequences in education and society and by viewing tests not as isolated events but rather as embedded in social, educational and political contexts. The book is divided into four parts: the first part establishes the power of tests through echoing the voices of test takers, describing the features of the power of tests, and the temptations that tests offer to bureaucrats who use them for power and control. The second part reports on studies that provide empirical evidence about intentions and effects of a number of large scale language tests. The third part interprets the results by examining their consequences on education and society, arriving at a model of tests' use. The final section of the book offers strategies for controlling and minimising the misuses of tests by introducing the notion of Critical Language Testing which calls for the examination of the consequences and misuses of tests, monitoring of power and pointing to their unethical uses. It also provides a comprehensive discussion of the responsibilities of language testers, including a new Code of Ethics, as well as strategies for guarding and protecting the rights of test takers.

Asserts that the most successful people - those that appear to gain support from people no matter what their background or culture - exert a distinct influence which is termed by the authors as the "U Perspective". Explores how to influence others through the "3 Cs" method - convince, collaborate and create - so that you can learn how to motivate people in order to achieve your goals.