New Releases by David Allen

Assessing Engineering Designs for Environmental, Economic, and Social Impact Engineers will play a central role in addressing one of the twenty-first century’s key challenges: the development of new technologies that address societal needs and wants within the constraints imposed by limited natural resources and the need to protect environmental systems. To create tomorrow’s sustainable products, engineers must carefully consider environmental, economic, and social factors in evaluating their designs. Fortunately, quantitative tools for incorporating sustainability concepts into engineering designs and performance metrics are now emerging. Sustainable Engineering introduces these tools and shows how to apply them. Building on widely accepted principles they first introduced in Green Engineering, David T. Allen and David R. Shonnard discuss key aspects of designing sustainable systems in any engineering discipline. Their powerful, unified approach integrates essential engineering and quantitative design skills, industry perspectives, and case studies, enabling engineering professionals, educators, and students to incorporate sustainability throughout their work. Coverage includes A concise review of the natural resource and environmental challenges engineers face when designing for sustainability Analysis and legislative frameworks for addressing environmental issues and sustainability Methods for identifying green and sustainable materials Principles for improving the sustainability of engineering designs Tools for evaluating sustainable designs and monetizing their benefits

Here, Terrence Allen and Graham Cowling describe the nature of cells - their basic structure, their varying forms, their division, their differentiation, their signalling, and programmed death.

Criminals and Victims analyzes economic decisions made by offenders and victims before, during, and after a crime or victimization.

Are Your Relationships Helping You Or Holding You Back? As his own family turns on him, Scott Calloway has trouble answering this question. After saving his aunt from her abusive husband, Scott finds himself managing her construction company. With the danger of becoming a target of his abusive uncle, and those still loyal to him, Scott must learn to: -Create healthy social circles -Choose wisely who to lean on for support Just like Scott, you may find yourself in need of healthy relationships. By joining Scott in this story, you will have the opportunity to learn a rare, often unexplored lesson from the Bible. After experiencing this story, and the worksheets at the book''s end, you will be that much closer to becoming Emotionally Bulletproof. About the Authors Brian Shaul Brian Shaul is a personal development coach and speaker with over 10,000 hours of one-on-one coaching experience. He has found that trust is the foundation of all relationships, and that the greatest improvements in the lives of his clients often come from successful application of trust in relationships. He gives seminars on relationships and trust for church groups and businesses. David Allen David Allen is a writer with a degree in business, who focuses on personal development and growth. He has partnered with Brian Shaul to co-author this Emotionally Bulletproof series.

This is the definitive resource on the nature and origins of the movement towards a one-world government. A wealth of in-depth research explains the roles of the major arms of the conspiracy today, such as the Federal Reserve, the Committee on Foreign Relations (CFR), the Trilateral Commission and the Bilderbergers. The history of the New World Order is traced, from the Illuminati and the fomenting of the French Revolution, to the 1913 take-over of the US government by the bankers, the world wars, the rise of communism and the United Nations.

Learn The Secrets of Trust Contained In This Dramatic Tale... The death of the woman he loves leaves Scott Calloway in a dark storm of emotion. Surrounded by the paradise of the Marshall Islands, he experiences his own close encounter with death, and begins his journey towards learning what trust is all about. He soon finds himself back at home facing age-old problems with familiar faces. Along the way, he discovers: - the legacy of a dead relative - the three keys to trustworthiness that no one can be successful without - a renewed sense of humility - a stronger belief that a higher power is watching over him, despite all his struggles By following Scott, you will learn about the three keys to trust and see them in action throughout the story. At the story''s end, worksheets are available to help you make decisions and tackle the big question: Who should YOU trust? About the Authors Brian Shaul Brian Shaul is a personal development coach and speaker with over 10,000 hours of experience coaching people one-on-one. He has found that trust is the foundation of all relationships, and that the greatest improvements in the lives of his clients often come from successful knowledge of the three legs of trust. He gives seminars on relationships and trust for church groups and businesses. David Allen David Allen is an author with a degree in business, who focuses on personal development and growth. He has partnered with Brian Shaul to co-author Scott''s story, as well as upcoming releases in the Emotionally Bulletproof series.

Over the course of 127 years, the Soul of Ruby and Soul 98, cheat death by sharing a single human vessel. When death draws near, one soul would take the knowledge, the other would see itself reincarnated. Once reborn they would reunite themselves and continue their quest to incite a revolution in the Kingdom of The All Seeing Eye. The Ruby Mirror / A Tide in Time Features over 65 poems, verses and short stories all meant to push the reader to the next level of understanding in a worldly society gone wrong. Though, as time passes and others interfere, something goes horribly wrong...

A thousand hands shaped its banks and a thousand ships have traversed the waters of a canal that defined a region. The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal has both provided an important route between the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays and acted as a secondary and unofficial boundary between the North and South. Yet this historic waterway almost failed before the first shovel struck earth in 1804. Local historian David Berry tells the fascinating story of the C&D Canal, from the tenacious Gilpin family''s sixty-year struggle to open the shipway to the canal''s role in the Civil War as a vital path for Union troops and supplies to quickly cross the Delmarva and travel down the Chesapeake.

The town of Stoughton was an agricultural community that transformed in the early 19th century into a booming shoe industry. Later known for high-quality rubber-made goods, ladies shoes, sporting goods, and screw machine products, this community has continued to evolve with growing industry and technology into the 21st century. The images in Stoughton show many familiar town landscapes and buildings and some that have passed on into the pages of history. The dirt roads and trolley tracks of the townas past come alive in penny postcards, and images of factories, schools, churches, Stoughton square, and historic Glen Echo Park illustrate Stoughtonas rich history. Many of these postcards have been selected from the authoras personal postcard collection.

From the renowned author of the New York Times best seller The Sibley Guide to Birds, a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide to identifying birds in the field. Sibley''s Birding Basics is an essential companion for birders of all skill and experience levels. With Sibley as your guide, learn how to interpret what the feathers, the anatomical structure, the sounds of a bird tell you. When you know the clues that show you why there’s no such thing as, for example, “just a duck” birding will be more fun, and more meaningful. An essential addition to the Sibley shelf! The Sibley Guide to Birds and The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior are both universally acclaimed as the new standard source of species information. And now David Sibley, America’s premier birder and best-known bird artist, turns his attention to the general characteristics that influence the appearance of all birds, unlocking the clues to their identity. In 200 beautifully rendered illustrations and 16 essays, this scientifically precise volume distills the essence of Sibley’s own experience and skills, providing a solid introduction to “naming” the birds. Birding Basics reviews how one can get started as a birder—the equipment necessary, where and when to go birding, and perhaps most important, the essential things to look for when birds appear in the field—as well as the basic concepts of bird identification and the variations that can change the appearance of a bird over time or in different settings. Sibley also provides critical information on the aspects of avian life that differ from species to species: feathers (color, arrangement, shape, molt), behavior and habitat, and sounds.

This book contains three very different tales, all depicting the struggle and hardships of the world, (an abyss that is all too easy to fall into, and all too easy to find, but never easy to crawl out of.) What I offer in these pages are the hearts and souls of our fellow man, and a glimpse of how fragile we really are. First Ill take you into the past, on a fast paced ride of drama, romance and revenge. Then, a present day nightmarish trip through dark and dreadful places that blacken the very spirit of the human condition, keeping you awake at night, afraid to close your eyes in that you may find yourself envisioning the terrors that can stir the very soul. But, what the future holds can whisk you away to a world where mankind faces the most dreaded fear of all, extinction. So join me now as I carry you through the past, present and future, and experience the magic and mystery of the one thing that connects all three stories in a mystical way that can only be conceived in our wildest imagination; a medallion that somehow finds its way into all three eras, ruining lives, breeding the unholy and fathering creation. Prepare to journey into The Past, Present and Further More.

The author of Getting Things Done makes recommendations for altering one''s perspectives in order to see life as a game that can be won, offering suggestions for handling information overload, achieving focus, and trusting oneself while making decisions. 125,000 first printing.

getAbstract Summary: Get the key points from this book in less than 10 minutes. The metaphor of the stress-free mind as a still pond encapsulates the message of David Allen''s best-selling book. When a stone is thrown into a pond, the size of the ripples correspond to the size of the stone. Allen points out that the essence of stress-free living is getting the ripples of your mind to correspond with the size of the tasks on your to-do list. But you don''t reach Allen''s placid pond via a quiet, Zen-like path. Instead, you calm the waters of your mind by building and maintaining a rigid organizational system that''s so efficient that you never have to worry about any task once it''s been fed into the machine. The popularity of this book probably owes as much to the stress level of the book-buying public as it does to the level of innovation to be found in Allen''s method of organization. Often, the actual time-management techniques that Allen offers can get lost in fancy jargon and fall short of his general observations about stress, productivity and the mind. But getAbstract recommends this manual for a productive life to anyone looking for help in dealing with stress and an overheating to-do list you''re sure to end up with a fresh approach or two in your in-box. Book Publisher: Copyright David Allen, 2001. Used by arrangement with Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.www.penguin.com (1-800-253-6476)

The Friends, Foes, and Crisis Jam (BJAM)

This 86 page book is written to eliminate your need to spend hours trying to locate and catch bass on Lake LBJ outside of Austin, Texas. It covers the best month-by-month patterns for catching bass, the baits to use during each month for the most success, sections of the contoured lake map showing my personal "hot spots" for catching bass, important lake information, plant identification and patterns to fish each, bass identification, and state regulations for catching and keeping bass.

"The Afterlife of Character, 1726-1825 reconstructs how eighteenth-century British readers invented further adventures for beloved characters, including Gulliver, Falstaff, Pamela, and Tristram Shandy. Far from being close-ended and self-contained, the novels and plays in which these characters first appeared were treated by many as merely a starting point, a collective reference perpetually inviting augmentation through an astonishing wealth of unauthorized sequels. Characters became an inexhaustible form of common property, despite their patent authorship. Readers endowed them with value, knowing all the while that others were doing the same and so were collectively forging a new mode of virtual community." "In its innovative methodology and its unprecedented attention to the productive interplay between the audience, the book as a material artifact, and the text as an immaterial entity, The Afterlife of Character, 1726-1825 offers a new approach to eighteenth-century studies, the history of the book, and the very idea of character itself."--BOOK JACKET.

Through their thoughtful and accurate balance of developmental, clinical-diagnostic, and experimental approaches to child and adolescent psychopathology, Eric Mash and David Wolfe''s ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY remains the most authoritative, scholarly book in today''s abnormal child psychology market. Appropriate for novice and expert alike, this book traces the developmental course of each disorder and shows how biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors interact with a child''s environment. Since one of the best ways to introduce students to a particular problem of childhood or adolescence is to first describe a real child, the authors begin each chapter with engaging first-person accounts and case histories of a child with a particular disorder. This child is then referred to throughout the entire chapter, illustrating the categorical and dimensional approaches used to describe disorders, as well as bringing life to the theories Mash and Wolfe present. Embracing today''s world with leading-edge coverage of the DSM-IV-TR and dimensional approaches to classification, Mash and Wolfe''s comprehensive introduction covers many topics: evidence-based assessment and treatment, contemporary research and cutting-edge theories related to the predominantly inattentive ADHD subtype, early-onset and the developmental propensity model of conduct disorder, the triple vulnerability model of anxiety, the tripartite model in children, depression, and autism.

In his bestselling first book, Getting Things Done, veteran coach and management consultant David Allen presented his breakthrough methods to increase efficiency. Now “the personal productivity guru” (Fast Company) shows readers how to increase their ability to work better, not harder—every day. Based on Allen’s highly popular e-newsletter, Ready for Anything offers readers 52 ways to immediately clear your head for creativity, focus your attention, create structures that work, and take action to get things moving. With wit, inspiration, and know-how, Allen shows readers how to make things happen—with less effort and stress, and lots more energy, creativity, and effectiveness. Ready for Anything is the perfect book for anyone wanting to work and live at his or her very best.

This book will teach people how to migrate systems from Windows to Linux. It provides migration process planning, automated migration scripts, anti-virus / anti-spam solutions, and specific migration and deployment details for all relevant technologies. IT professionals who wish to maximize the value of their Windows to Linux migration services will find this book valuable. The book will help them fine-tune their migration services to make them more efficient, thorough, feature-enhanced, and cost-effective by utilizing migration scripts and best practices gleaned from the author''s many years of real-world migrations in large and small companies.* The book and fully functioning scripts on the CD-ROM work for migrations from Windows NT or Windows 2000 to any Linux distribution. * David Allen has done over 25,000 user migrations from Windows to Linux. * Microsoft will stop supporting Windows NT in December 2004 forcing over 2 million enterprise customers to migrate from Windows NT to a new sever operating system. Both IBM and Dell are offering enterprise servers running Linux which will allow customers to realize a 50% reduction in TCO. In 2003 Linux servers represented the largest growth segment in the Server market, and all the major research groups indicate this trend will continue through t least 2007.

XML in Data Management is for IT managers and technical staff involved in the creation, administration, or maintenance of a data management infrastructure that includes XML. For most IT staff, XML is either just a buzzword that is ignored or a silver bullet to be used in every nook and cranny of their organization. The truth is in between the two. This book provides the guidance necessary for data managers to make measured decisions about XML within their organizations. Readers will understand the uses of XML, its component architecture, its strategic implications, and how these apply to data management. - Takes a data-centric view of XML - Explains how, when, and why to apply XML to data management systems - Covers XML component architecture, data engineering, frameworks, metadata, legacy systems, and more - Discusses the various strengths and weaknesses of XML technologies in the context of organizational data management and integration

Assembled by two of the most distinguished botanical and ethnological scholars in Britain, this book chronicles the medicinal uses of more than 400 species used by the plain folk of Britain and Ireland. The history of these plants'' usages has been mined from rich firsthand accounts captured by surveys, from more than 1000 manuscript volumes of the Irish Folklore Commission, and from close to 300 other published and unpublished sources. This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.

Researchers have easy access to fascinating information about 27 world regions. Complete overviews of major countries and regions provide facts about geography and climate, natural resources, industry and economics, transportation, education, population, and environment. Key Facts and At-a-Glance boxes present statistical information in an easy to read format.

Each book in the Difficult Times series addresses a specific life situation and offers encouragement and advice for coping. The concise, easy-to-read format will appeal to family, friends, grief professionals, counselors, and pastors as they eek resources to share with individuals in these situations.

Performing Chekhov is a unique guide to Chekhov''s plays in performance. It will be indispensable to students, teachers and theatre practitioners interested not only in Chekhov but in the history of the modern stage.

" ... chronicles the experiences of family members of the mentally ill, and how they draw ''boundaries of sympathy'' to avoid being engulfed by the day-to-day suffering of a loved one."--Jacket.

UNLOCK THE MEANING OF EASTERN MAGICK In scope and clarity, there is no book that can compare to The Eastern Mysteries. This reissue of David Allen Hulse''s landmark work is the one book all students of the occult must own. It catalogs and distills, in hundreds of tables of secret symbolism, the true import of each ancient Eastern magickal tradition. Each chapter is a key that unlocks the meaning behind one of the magickal languages. Through painstaking research and analysis, Hulse has accomplished an unprecedented feat -- that of reconstructing the basic underlying systems that form the vast legacy of mystery traditions. The real genius of this accomplishment is that it is presented in a way that is immediately understandable and usable. Although the book deals with many foreign scripts, ancient tongues, and lost symbols, it is designed for the beginning student. Included is a wealth of cross references, excellent introductory material and overviews, an extensive annotated bibliography, and -- new to this edition -- a complete index.

The Western Mysteries (previously published as The Key of It All, Book II: The Western Mysteries), by David Allen Hulse, is perhaps the most comprehensive, in-depth description of various aspects of the Western magickal tradition ever published. The uniting factor of this book is language. It begins with a discussion of the mysteries of the Greek alphabet, followed by the different forms of the Runes, and goes on to describe the mystical secrets of Latin. It also explores Enochian, where you will discover, for the first time ever, the correctly constructed Watchtower system. The book also includes the mysteries of the Tarot, a pictorial language, and it describes the development of the esoteric Tarot, how to do readings, and the significance of the symbolism on the Tarot cards. It concludes with the English language and its relationship to the Tarot, Enochian, and more. The introduction to The Western Mysteries serves as a complete introduction to the magickal tradition of the West. You will learn about the evolution of thought concerning the Elements, astrology, magick squares, geomancy, words of power, and more. You will find that each section of this book is a key that unlocks the meaning behind another of the magickal languages that you can relate to your own spiritual system. It is ideal for a beginning student to explore the mysteries of Western magick. It is a necessary tool for more advanced students, as it has collected hundreds of charts and lists which clarify and identify the similarities and differences between various systems. This is a reference book you will study over and over. The volume of information revealed makes The Western Mysteries an instant classic and a necessity for any spiritual practitioner.

Business ecology is a new field that synthesizes natural systems and proven business success strategies, such as strategic planning and total quality management. This text applies these principles to business organization. A web page (http://naturaledge.org) presents more information.