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Richard “Rick†Blayne has a mission. One of the CIA’s top
expert on Cambodia, who escaped the country’s fall to the Khmer
Rouge and has monitored the ensuing genocide from Thailand ever
since, he has been sent to Paris to further the CIA’s plan to
infiltrate the Cambodian resistance to the Hanoi-controlled puppet
government in Phnom Penh. Arriving in the middle of a Parisian
summer, Rick feels out of place and uncertain if he can handle the
assignment. Vying factions seek to form a guerrilla force. As he
establishes contact with old Cambodian friends on both sides trying
to control the resistance, he is drawn into an operation to recruit
a Russian diplomat serving in Paris. With the help of a Thai
fashion designer serving as an access agent, Rick, under the
guidance of Sasha – a seasoned CIA Soviet “head hunter†and
deputy chief of Paris station – moves the operation forward at a
time of great upheaval and change for the Soviet Union.
"This blew my mind more than anything else I've learned this
year."--Dr. Mehmet Oz
"Breakthrough material that ignites your own capacity to transform
your life."--Marianne Williamson
"NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER
Change can begin right now.
"The Tools" is a dynamic, results-oriented practice that defies the
traditional approach to therapy. Instead of focusing on the past,
this groundbreaking method aims to deliver relief from persistent
problems and restore control--and hope--to users right away. Every
day presents challenges--big and small--that the tools transform
into opportunities to bring about bold and dramatic change in your
life. These transformative techniques will teach you how to
GET UNSTUCK: Master the things you are avoiding and live in forward
motion.
CONTROL ANGER: Free yourself from out-of-control rage and
never-ending grudges.
EXPRESS YOURSELF: Learn the secret of true confidence and find your
authentic voice.
COMBAT ANXIETY: Stop obsessive worrying and negative
thinking.
FIND DISCIPLINE: Activate willpower and make the most of every
minute.
For years, Phil Stutz and Barry Michels taught these tools to an
exclusive patient base of high-powered executives and creative
types. Now their revolutionary practice is available to anyone
interested in realizing the full range of their potential. Stutz
and Michels want to make your life exceptional--in its resiliency,
its productivity, and its experience of real happiness.
Praise for "The Tools"
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"A rapid and streamlined method of self-improvement."--"Publishers
Weekly" (starred review)
"An 'open secret' in Hollywood . . . Stutz and Michels] have
developed a program designed to access the creative power of the
unconscious."--"The New Yorker"
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"These tools are emotional game changers. They do nothing less
than deliver you to your best and most powerful self."--Kathy
Freston, author of "Quantum Wellness"
"Intensely gratifying."--"Self"
Fulfil your true potential with Hollywood's acclaimed psychotherapists.
Change can begin right now. Learn to bring about dynamic personal growth using five uniquely effective tools- from psychotherapist Barry Michels and psychiatrist Phil Stutz, subject of the Netflix documentary Stutz.
Can you imagine what your life would be like if you could tap into a new source of power - one that has been inside you all along - to solve your own problems and become the master of your life?
The Tools is an extraordinary psychological model based on the proven methods of Hollywood's greatest psychotherapists. Phil Stutz and Barry Michels have over 60 years of psychotherapeutic experience between them. Together they have helped their A-list clients work through whatever has held them back - be it insecurity, trauma, anger, lack of willpower, negativity or avoidance - to achieve their greatest work and find a deep level of fulfilment.
Now, at last, the acclaimed clinicians are sharing their methods in this eye-opening and empowering book. Introducing their five simple techniques, namely The Reversal of Desire, Active Love, Inner Authority, The Grateful Flow and Jeopardy, the authors clearly explain what they are plus how and when to use them. Astonishingly effective and beautifully simple - once you've learned a tool it takes only three to five seconds to use it - this book will give you everything you need to propel yourself forward to achieve your ambitions and be who you were born to be.
Tracing the transformation of NATO in the aftermath of the Cold
War, this volume assesses NATO's current accomplishments,
continuing challenges and political pitfalls. International
scholars and policy-makers explore three key themes influencing
NATO's future: transatlantic relations, the debate over enlargement
and the organization's new functions. Weighing the fate of an
alliance poised for renewal or decline, the contributors offer
analysis and discussion of an organization that has changed
profoundly over the past five years and continues to evolve in the
face of an uncertain global environment.
This volume features a collection of papers on emerging concepts,
significant insights, novel approaches and ideas in information
systems research. It examines advances in information systems
development in general, and their impact on the development of new
methods, tools and management. The book contains invited papers
selected from the 27th International Conference on Information
Systems Development (ISD) held in Lund, Sweden, August 22 - 24,
2018. The revised and expanded papers present research that focuses
on methods, tools and management in information systems
development. These issues are significant as they provide the basis
for organizations to identify new markets, support innovative
technology deployment, and enable mobile applications to detect,
sense, interpret and respond to the environment.
This volume features a collection of papers on emerging concepts,
significant insights, novel approaches and ideas in information
systems development. It examines advances in information systems
development in general, and their impact on the development of new
methods, tools and management. The book draws on selected invited
papers from the 26th International Conference on Information
Systems Development (ISD) held in Larnaca, Cyprus, September 6 - 8,
2017. The revised and expanded papers present research that focuses
on methods, tools and management in information systems
development. These issues are significant as they provide the basis
for organizations to identify new markets, support innovative
technology deployment, and enable mobile applications to detect,
sense, interpret and respond to the environment.
This volume is a collection of papers on emerging concepts,
approaches and ideas in information systems research. It examines
theoretical and methodological issues related to both information
systems development in general and the complexity of information
systems as socio-technical systems. The book draws on invited
papers selected from the proceedings of the 25th International
Conference on Information Systems Development (ISD) held in
Katowice, Poland, August 24 - 26, 2016. The invited conference
papers were revised and expanded and present research that is
focused on context, creativity, and cognition in information
systems development. These issues are significant as they provide
the basis for organizations to identify new markets, support
innovative technology deployment, and enable mobile applications to
detect, sense, interpret, and respond to the environment.
Information Systems (IS) as a discipline draws on diverse areas
including, technology, organisational theory, management and social
science. The field is recognized as very broad and encompassing
many themes and areas. However, the development of artefacts, or
information systems development (ISD), in the broadest sense, is a
central concern of the discipline. Significantly, ISD impacts on
the organisational and societal contexts through the use of the
artefacts constructed by the development. Today, that impact also
needs to be evaluated in terms of its effects on the environment.
Sustainable, or "green," IT is a catch-all term used to describe
the development, manufacture, management, use and disposal of ICT
in a way that minimizes damage to the environment. As a result, the
term has many different meanings, depending on the role assumed in
the life span of the ICT artefact. The theme of the proposed work
is to critically examine the whole range of issues around ISD from
the perspective of sustainability. Sustainable IT is an emerging
theme in academic research and industry practice in response to an
individual concern for the environment and the embryonic regulatory
environments being enacted globally to address the environmental
impact of ICT. In this work we intend to bring together in one
volume the diverse research around the development of sustainable
IS.
Information Systems Development: Business Systems and Services:
Modeling and Development, is the collected proceedings of the 19th
International Conference on Information Systems Development held in
Prague, Czech Republic, August 25 - 27, 2010. It follows in the
tradition of previous conferences in the series in exploring the
connections between industry, research and education. These
proceedings represent ongoing reflections within the academic
community on established information systems topics and emerging
concepts, approaches and ideas. It is hoped that the papers herein
contribute towards disseminating research and improving practice.
This book introduces ongoing reflections within the research
community on established information systems development topics and
emerging concepts, approaches and ideas in the field of healthcare
information systems. By promoting research on theoretical and
methodological issues related to both information systems
development in general and healthcare information systems in
particular, it presents current research in order to promote
improved practice. It comprises a selection of the best papers
presented at the 24th International Conference on Information
Systems Development (ISD) held in Harbin, China, August 25 - 27,
2015.
Information Systems (IS) as a discipline draws on diverse areas
including, technology, organisational theory, management and social
science. The field is recognized as very broad and encompassing
many themes and areas. However, the development of artefacts, or
information systems development (ISD), in the broadest sense, is a
central concern of the discipline. Significantly, ISD impacts on
the organisational and societal contexts through the use of the
artefacts constructed by the development. Today, that impact also
needs to be evaluated in terms of its effects on the environment.
Sustainable, or "green," IT is a catch-all term used to describe
the development, manufacture, management, use and disposal of ICT
in a way that minimizes damage to the environment. As a result, the
term has many different meanings, depending on the role assumed in
the life span of the ICT artefact. The theme of the proposed work
is to critically examine the whole range of issues around ISD from
the perspective of sustainability. Sustainable IT is an emerging
theme in academic research and industry practice in response to an
individual concern for the environment and the embryonic regulatory
environments being enacted globally to address the environmental
impact of ICT. In this work we intend to bring together in one
volume the diverse research around the development of sustainable
IS."
From the international bestselling authors of THE TOOLS and GOOP's
resident psychotherapists comes a ground-breaking new book to help
us overcome the side of us that is destructive and negative to find
a deep level of happiness and fulfilment. Just as we are all
motivated and driven by a positive desire to be our best, live by
our values and to follow our dreams, so too are we all held back by
a negative, destructive and fear-driven side of ourselves. It is
this part of us that compromises our ability to realise our
potential and be truly happy - the side of us that the authors
called our Part X. We all have a Part X and we cannot get rid of
it, but we can learn to manage it with the help of the four simple
tools in this book. When we do this we free ourselves from whatever
is holding us back to create a fulfilled life and anything we want
or need to achieve becomes truly possible. The four tools in this
book help break Part X's four main negative influences in our
lives, namely: - Destructive impulses - Exhaustion and apathy -
Negative thoughts and demoralisation - Pain and hurt COMING ALIVE
is an inspiring, practical book to help us wake up to how we are
being held back in life and to energise us to finally achieve our
full potential.
This volume is a collection of papers on emerging concepts,
significant insights, and novel approaches on information systems
development (ISD). It examines and investigates up-and-coming
trends in ISD in general, emphasizing benefits and risks of
Artificial Intelligence in the development and operation of
Information Systems. The book draws on invited papers selected from
the proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Information
Systems Development hosted by BabeÈ™-Bolyai University,
Cluj-Napoca, Romania, August 31 - September 2, 2022
(ISD2022). The theme of ISD2022 was “Artificial
Intelligence for Information Systems Development and
Operationsâ€. The conference focused on the interplay between
Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence, trying to
emphasize novel, smarter automation approaches and the mitigation
of risks related to AI adoption. Primary readership of the volume
are researchers interested in methodological and operational
perspectives related to ISD in general, and to AI adoption as a
means of digital transformation in particular.
This volume features a collection of papers on emerging concepts,
significant insights, novel approaches and ideas in information
systems development (ISD). It examines and investigates
up-and-coming trends in ISD in general, emphasizing the continuous
collaboration between developers and operators to optimize the
software delivery time. The book gathers selected papers from the
29th International Conference on Information Systems Development
held at Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain, September 8-10,
2021. The theme of ISD2021 was "Crossing Boundaries between
Development and Operations (DevOps) in Information Systems." The
revised and extended papers focus on the influences among
information systems, organizational structures, processes and
people from its conception to its operation. They examine
methodological issues and ways in which the IS designers,
developers and operators are transforming organisations and society
through information systems.
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Sunderland (Paperback)
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"Think [Nabokov's] Pale Fire, perhaps, or [Byatt's] Possession, but
in a contemporary Afropolitan context." Jenefer Shute, author of
Life-size, sex crimes and user ID. Unhappily married Cape Town
academic Art Berger is offered what appears to be a professional
lifeline: to reconstitute the final papers of the great South
African writer Charles de Villiers into book-form. He is
uncomfortable about the role of ghost-writer, but the project
becomes literary detective-work he cannot give up. Introduce De
Villiers' beautiful daughter Taryn, and Art is ensnared. Sunderland
alternates between sections, mostly in journal form, chronicling
Art's struggle to make sense of De Villiers' fragmented and
disordered text, and sections - scenes, notes, outlines - from that
very work (also entitled 'Sunderland'). A novel of (literary) ideas
as much as of character, this fascinating collaboration by two of
South Africa's finest wranglers of words still comes to a literal
crescendo; a finely tuned masterpiece to read in one sitting.
This volume features a collection of papers on emerging concepts,
significant insights, novel approaches and ideas in information
systems development (ISD). It xamines advances in ISD in general
and investigates emerging trends that will shape the ISD research
agenda beyond 2020. The book gathers selected papers from the 28th
International Conference on Information Systems Development held in
Toulon, France on August 28-30, 2019. The revised and extended
papers explore the mutual influences between information systems
and organizational structures, processes and people, and promote
research into methodological issues and ways in which the IS
designers and developers are transforming organizations and society
through information systems. Chapter "Smart Grid Challenges through
the lens of the European General Data Protection Regulation" is
available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
International License via link.springer.com
A groundbreaking book about personal growth that presents a
uniquely effective set of five tools that bring about dynamic
change--as seen on "The Dr. Oz Show"
"The Tools" offers a solution to the biggest complaint patients
have about therapy: the interminable wait for change to begin. The
traditional therapeutic model sets its sights on the past, but Phil
Stutz and Barry Michels employ an arsenal of techniques--"the
tools"--that allow patients to use their problems as levers that
access the power of the unconscious and propel them into action.
Suddenly, through this transformative approach, obstacles become
opportunities--to find courage, embrace discipline, develop
self-expression, deepen creativity.
For years, Stutz and Michels taught these techniques to an
exclusive patient base, but with "The Tools, " their revolutionary,
empowering practice becomes available to every reader interested in
realizing the full range of their potential. The authors' goal is
nothing less than for your life to become exceptional--exceptional
in its resiliency, in its experience of real happiness, and in its
understanding of the human spirit.
"An 'open secret' in Hollywood . . . Stutz and Michels] have
developed a program designed to access the creative power of the
unconscious."--"The New Yorker"
Into the Smoke is a work of photojournalism and traces Tom Barry's
career as a firefighter-spanning parts of four decades in
FDNY-along with the forty-year effort of noted freelance
photographer Michael Dick. The era covered in this book is best
known in the fire service on the east coast of the United States as
the War Years, the urban decay and social unrest that started in
the 1960s and persisted, continually fed by arson for profit, into
the 1990s. Firefighting is a truckie blindly crawling down a
smoke-filled hallway, searching for victims, hoping to find them
before the fire does. It is an engine operator, calling on the last
ounce of strength and pushing deeper into the apartment to
extinguish the fire in the rear bedroom and beat the "Red Devil"
one more time. Fellowship of the firefighter Fantasies from
childhood intertwine with the terror of impending death, the pain
of disfigurement, the joys of success, and the comradeship and
respect of their peers. Many of the fires depicted in this book
predate OSHA personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements. This
period was a fertile stage for innovation and development of
firefighting techniques and equipment.
'Human trafficking' brings to mind gangsters forcing people, often
women and girls, to engage in dangerous activities against their
will, under threat of violence. However, human trafficking is not
limited to the sex trade, and this picture is inadequate. It occurs
in many different industries---domestic service, construction,
factory labour, on farms and fishing boats---and targets people
from all over the globe. Human trafficking is much more complicated
and nuanced picture than its common representations. Victims move
through multiple categories along their journey and at their
destination, shifting from smuggled migrant to trafficking victim
and back again several times. The emergence of a criminal pyramid
scheme also makes many victims complicit in their own exploitation.
Finally, the threat posed by the involvement of organised crime is
little understood. The profit motives and violence that come with
such crime make human trafficking more dangerous for its victims
and difficult to detect or address. Drawing on field research in
source, transit and destination countries, the authors analyse
trafficking from four countries: Albania, Eritrea, Nigeria and
Vietnam. What emerges is a business model that evolves in response
to changes in legislation, governance and law enforcement
capacities.
Information Systems Development: Reflections, Challenges and New
Directions, is the collected proceedings of the 20th International
Conference on Information Systems Development held in Edinburgh,
Scotland, August 24 - 26, 2011. It follows in the tradition of
previous conferences in the series in exploring the connections
between industry, research and education. These proceedings
represent ongoing reflections within the academic community on
established information systems topics and emerging concepts,
approaches and ideas. It is hoped that the papers herein contribute
towards disseminating research and improving practice
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