Most Popular Books by Ian Davis

The term ''natural disaster'' is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase ''natural disaster'' suggests an uncritical acceptance of a deeply engrained ideological and cultural myth. At Risk questions this myth and argues that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed. The updated new edition confronts a further ten years of ever more expensive and deadly disasters and discusses disaster not as an aberration, but as a signal failure of mainstream ''development''. Two analytical models are provided as tools for understanding vulnerability. One links remote and distant ''root causes'' to ''unsafe conditions'' in a ''progression of vulnerability''. The other uses the concepts of ''access'' and ''livelihood'' to understand why some households are more vulnerable than others. Examining key natural events and incorporating strategies to create a safer world, this revised edition is an important resource for those involved in the fields of environment and development studies.

Finally—A Pregnancy Book That Won''t Put Men to Sleep My Boys Can Swim! tells real men everything they really want to know about pregnancy, such as: How much is it going to cost? Why does your wife primp before seeing her doctor when she hasn''t put a stitch of make-up on for you in months? And, most important, what''s it going to do to your sex life? This rollicking, laugh-out-loud book is for expectant dads in search of bottom-line pregnancy information, without all that boring touchy-feely stuff you find in those books written for women. Inside you''ll discover helpful—and hilarious—information and insights on such topics as: The Maternity Wardrobe: "A key part of the maternity wardrobe is maternity underwear—parachute-like undies big enough to fit an NFL defensive lineman." Baby Names: "Don''t give your kids mockable names like Thaddeus, which is Greek for ''I''m a dork and should be beaten up.''" The Birth: "No one told me it''s normal that babies'' heads can be misshapen at birth. I was convinced that my wife gave birth to Veldar, the conehead."

When Martha arrives at her weekly appointment at the neighborhood beauty salon, her hairdresser, Betty, is amazed to see her black hair has gone white. What has happened? Did Martha try to dye her own hair? The secret, it seems, is that Martha has a grandson named Joe, and Joe has a pet mouse named Delmar. As Martha tells her story to Betty, the hairdresser continues to cut Marthas hair. But she isnt paying very close attention to what shes doing. What will happen to Marthas brand-new white hair? In this childrens book, one womans new hairdo goes from bad to worse as she recounts the story of how her hair changed from black to white.

This book investigates the dynamic relationship between masculinity, fiction and teaching answering one central question. How are male teachers influenced by fictional narratives in the construction of masculinities within education? It achieves this in three major steps: by describing a methodological system of narrative analysis that is able to account for the influence of a fictional text alongside a reading of interview data, by focusing on a specific cohort of male teachers in order to measure the influence of a fictional text and the literary tropes they contain, both widening and restricting perceptions of teachers and teaching. The book demonstrates how fictional narratives and their encompassing ideologies can become a powerful force in the shaping of male teachers professional identities. The book focuses on a collection of 22 fictional narratives drawn from the teacher text genre. Each text describes the world of teachers and teaching from differing perspectives, in differing forms including, literary texts; dramatic works such as plays or musicals; feature films; and television and radio series. The teacher text is a popular and prolific genre. As part of the analysis the book pilots an innovative methodological process hat reconciles the structural and textual differences between fictional texts and interview data in an effort to find points of commonality and mutual influence. Stories of Men and Teaching reveals how teaching professionals utilise tropes found in fictional texts in chaotic and unstructured ways to manage points of professional intensity as they arise. Key features such as legacy, fear, belonging, reparation and violence are identified as themes that occupy male teachers most when considering their own identity and professional performance, and each is also represented in the fictional teacher text canon.

Disasters can dominate newspaper headlines and fill our TV screens with relief appeals, but the complex long-term challenge of recovery—providing shelter, rebuilding safe dwellings, restoring livelihoods and shattered lives—generally fails to attract the attention of the public and most agencies. On average 650 disasters occur each year. They affect more than 200 million people and cause $166 trillion of damage. Climate change, population growth and urbanisation are likely to intensify further the impact of natural disasters and add to reconstruction needs. Recovery from Disaster explores the field and provides a concise, comprehensive source of knowledge for academics, planners, architects, engineers, construction managers, relief and development officials and reconstruction planners involved with all sectors of recovery, including shelter and rebuilding. With almost 80 years of first-hand experience of disaster recovery between them, Ian Davis (an architect) and David Alexander (a geographer) draw substantially from first-hand experiences in a variety of recovery situations in China, Haiti, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines and the USA. The volume is further enriched by two important and unique features: 21 models of disaster recovery are presented, seven of which were specifically developed for the book. The second feature is a survey of expert opinion about the nature of effective disaster recovery—the first of its kind. More than 50 responses are provided in full, along with an analysis that integrates them with the theories that underpin them. By providing a framework and models for future study and applications, Davis and Alexander seek both to advance the field and to provide a much-needed reference work for decision makers. With a broad perspective derived from the authors'' roles held as university professors, researchers, trainers, consultants, NGO directors and advisors to governments and UN agencies, this comprehensive guide will be invaluable for practitioners and students of disaster management.

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

Creatives! Want to lessen stress, and anxiety and be more present and aware? Add this mindful coloring book as a creative resource and supplement to your daily vibe, creativity and well-being. As an artist, creative, creative Entrepreneur or Creative being, we can get overwhelmed with daily pressures to create good work, deadlines, critiques of our work and life just life-ing. Visionary dreamer, mindfulness meditation teacher, and founder of Age of the Creative(TM) Ian Davis has created a mindful and wellness companion to his popular [My]Daily Vibe 365-day Journal with Be Here, Be now: Mindful Moments of Coloring for your wellness, creativity and presence for CREATIVES - writers, directors, musicians, painters, designers, filmmakers, illustrators, singers, producers, artists and more - to elevate the presence and awareness in their daily vibe and creativity. Beyond just being an art or fun activity, coloring has the ability to relax the fear center of your brain, the amygdala. When we color, it requires the two hemispheres of the brain to communicate. While logic helps us stay inside the lines choosing colors generates a creative thought process. The act induces the same state as meditating by reducing the thoughts of a restless mind. This generates mindfulness and quietness which allows your mind to get some rest. Be Here, Be Now is a great addition to your Off-the-cushion or mat practices to add to your daily, weekly or monthly time in solitude. Each coloring page is a practice or activity can be used to cultivate a different state of mindfulness, presence and awareness. Buy Be Here, Be Now: Mindful Moments of Coloring for your wellness, creativity and presence to take a moment to escape your devices, screens and the daily grind as a creative to improve your mindfulness and restore feelings of well-being.

(My) Daily Vibe, is a resource empowering the creative community to tap into the power within, be more productive, intentional and well by setting and creating their daily Vibe to become a better creative.

When Martha arrives at her weekly appointment at the neighborhood beauty salon, her hairdresser, Betty, is amazed to see her black hair has gone white. What has happened? Did Martha try to dye her own hair? The secret, it seems, is that Martha has a grandson named Joe, and Joe has a pet mouse named Delmar. As Martha tells her story to Betty, the hairdresser continues to cut Martha''s hair. But she isn''t paying very close attention to what she''s doing. What will happen to Martha''s brand-new white hair? In this children''s book, one woman''s new hairdo goes from bad to worse as she recounts the story of how her hair changed from black to white.

Luminescent metal complexes have been extensively investigated for a wide range of applications, including biological imaging and organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). The ligand 2,6-bispyrazolepyridine (bppy) has shown itself to be an extremely effective sensitizer for Eu3+ complexes. Derivatives of this ligand have been synthesized with various oxygen containing groups attached at the 4 position of the pyrazoles. A novel diphosphine containing ligand with a terthiophene backbone has been synthesized. It is believed that this ligand could be used in Cu1+ complexes to create electropolymers capable of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF)