International Development

Published in 1990, The Anti-Politics Machine is American anthropologist James Ferguson's first book. It discusses international development projects: how they are conceived, researched, and put into practice. Importantly, it also looks at what these projects actually achieve. Ferguson is critical of the idea of development and argues that the process does not take enough account of the daily realities of the communities it is intended to benefit.

No two people are the same, from our physical selves to our beliefs, how we think and how we reason. Because of this, misunderstandings in our lives are usually the norm and if we are not careful, they can cause us a whole bunch of good things.

Tretton år gammal söker Sara tillflykt hos den elva år äldre Jesper, som är vän till familjen. Hennes hemförhållanden är trassliga och Sara är ung och skör. Hos Jesper finner hon trygghet, och för första gången upplever hon att någon lyssnar på henne och bryr sig om henne. Tills hon en natt vaknar utan kläder, med honom över sig. På en enda natt förstörs allt. Men det som Sara försöker se som en engångsföreteelse, ett misstag, händer plötsligt igen, och igen, och igen. Sara skäms och mår dåligt, och för varje gång Jesper våldtar henne växer hennes hat.

När Mia Ottosson blir kär och gifter sig med den ansedde healern och mediet, en man internationellt känd i andliga och spiritualistiska kretsar, tror hon att hon funnit sitt livs kärlek, en andlig lärare och själsfrände. Istället blir förhållandet en mardröm av fysisk och psykisk terror, och efter flera års äktenskap upptäcker Mia en mörk hemlighet hon aldrig kunnat föreställa sig.

Since the 19th century, people have claimed that the prosperity enjoyed by the First World was the result of its devotion to unconstrained economic freedoms. In his 2003 book Kicking Away the Ladder, South Korean economist Ha-Joon Chang claims this was not the case and that, in fact, First World economic success was due to exactly the kinds of state intervention that traditional economic thinking consistently opposes today.

In passato la persona creativa è sempre stata costretta a ribellarsi contro la società. Oggi la situazione sta cambiando, e questo perché l'intero contesto in cui viviamo sollecita nuove sfide che richiedono "risposte creative" funzionali al mondo liquido sorto intorno a noi. Per non lasciarsi travolgere dagli eventi, occorre spostarsi dall'abitudine a rispettare le certezze culturali e della tradizione, la propensione a dipendere dagli insegnamenti e dai comportamenti convenzionali, per avvicinare e coltivare le proprie qualità essenziali ed esistenziali.

Super Bomb unveils the story of the events leading up to President Harry S. Truman's 1950 decision to develop a "super" or hydrogen, bomb. That fateful decision and its immediate consequences are detailed in a diverse and complete account built on newly released archives and previously hidden contemporaneous interviews with more than 60 political, military, and scientific figures who were involved in the decision.

This book shows you in simple, easy steps how to learn about the methods and tools that futurists use (very successfully) in large businesses around the world and how you can use the same methods (even more successfully) in your own life, career, or business. Learn about scenarios and how to use them to explore your future. Learn how to develop a vision of your future for the next 10 years and for the rest of your life. Learn how to create strategies and plans to achieve your vision of your future.

Behind the Windows of a Smile looks into the life of a childhood sexual abuse survivor. Through her story, you will learn how it happens, and how its effects ripple through the lives of its victims. Coming from a raw and vulnerable place, the author pulls back the curtain on abuse to take you on a journey toward healing and freedom. It provides a platform to open up the conversation about childhood sexual abuse and start the effective healing process that so many people need.

Do you want to improve your relationships and productivity, all by simply changing your listening habits? Listening is the forgotten communication skill, but arguably, the most significant. It is a crucial part of our ability to engage and communicate with others. Listening actively, however, takes this skill-set up a level. Almost everyone sincerely believes that they listen effectively; however, good listening skills are rare. Most of us have never been taught the habits that would make us effective listeners, so they need to be practiced and developed.

Improving Your Performance Genius is the capstone book in the Enhancing Performance series. You will be provided with a coherent mastery-building action plan that will help you use the three essential master steps and apply them to a wide range of mental and physical skills and endeavors.

Well-meaning people have trained our dream right out of us. Who have been the naysayers in your life? You may have had many, but the worst critic can be the one in our own head. You may doubt yourself, thinking, “I’m not good enough” or “As soon as I…, then I’ll start on my dream.” No! Enough is enough. It’s time. Your time. If you are serious about what you want to achieve—then this book is for you. If you want a simple, proven strategy—then this book is for you. If you enjoy doses of inspiration along the way—then this book is for you.

Self Empower shortens the learning curve between you and joyful excellence. It helps you make positive changes and gives you easy-to-learn, practical, self-coaching tools to discover who you really are and how you can become healthier, happier, and more successful in your personal relationships, career, and every part of your life. At work, this means adopting new habits that improve your performance and allow you to rise to a higher level of leadership. At home and with friends, it means becoming more sensitive to emotional triggers and creating greater empathy.

This book has been written to answer the question when it comes to emotional intelligence, “Who’s it for?” Over the years, since emotional intelligence has made its way back into the mainstream, hundreds of books have been written on the topic. I, for one, am glad to see this level of interest in what is sometimes seen as a “warm and fuzzy” topic. This perception is slowly changing. Most of the writings focus on “leaders” or “leadership” and their need to be or use emotional intelligence. But, is that where it stops?

As humans, we are all "creatures of habits". This audiobook suggest we take advantage of this inherit skill and use it to become (more) emotional intelligent. You don't become emotionally intelligent all at once, it's done in chunks. By "chunking" emotional intelligence into manageable areas of importance and applying successful strategies over and over, they soon become habits. Success in one area can lead to success in another. Make EQ a Habit provides a straight forward and easy to follow approach for becoming emotional intelligent.

In Take Control of Your Life, J. Paul Nadeau combines his personal experiences and insights from his many years as a police detective, hostage negotiator, and international peacekeeper to help us overcome the self-sabotaging thoughts and attitudes that prevent us from becoming our best selves and achieving our dreams to the fullest. This book is saving lives and helping many people reclaim the lives they deserve. The stories echo blockbuster movies and are followed by guideposts and lessons that help us negotiate our way out of self-sabotage's devasting grip.

If you’ve ever tried to squeeze into pants that are too little or a shirt that no longer fits, then you can understand what author Ron Walker means when he says, “It’s time to let go of some things that no longer fit us. Just as we outgrow clothes, we also outgrow habits, beliefs, and people”. If you’re ready to grow past your past and build a better future, you will benefit from I’m Changing, by Ron Walker.

The Delanese Method™ is how to achieve something rare - to live your dream life! Roberto Delanese's optimistic energy flows from the pages and fills your heart and mind with positivity and clarity.

While this book is scientifically based and encompasses theories from a wide range of fields, like all of books in the Neurology of Suggestion Basics series, it simplifies complex concepts into very easily digestible principles and steps. Each book includes a demonstration or exercise, which will allow you to quickly understand and experience the concepts. The information contained herein is not just theoretical. The author has successfully used these concepts for 30 years with a wide range of patients and clients.

Amazing people walk among us. They can do superhuman mental feats when it comes to memory and calculations. Brain Potential: Enhancing and Inhibiting for Peak Performance is based upon a study of savantism and how hypnosis and hypnotherapy can be used to unleash hidden mental capabilities in each of us.