Best Selling Books by Mark Burgess

What are Sermonettes? Articles written for church bulletins are often sermonettes in essence. They contain an introduction, body or situation that is being addressed, a Biblical/scriptural equivalent and a wrap-up or point tying the illustration and scripture together in a meaningful way. Similar articles often begin with a joke or comedic opening leading to a serious discussion and pointed statement for the audience. (See Wikipedia article; www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sermonette)And almost without exception, I am preaching to myself.

`The err is human, to explain is [Mark Burgess]'' --Patrick Debois `One of the best reads and written by one of the best minds!'' --Glenn O''Donnell (about In Search of Certainty) What if space is not like we learn in mathematics,but more like a network? What happens to the ability to measure things as you shrink or expand? Since Einstein, space and time were the province of theoretical physicists and science fiction writers, but today they are of equal importance in Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and even Biology. This book tells a new and radical story of space and time, rooted in fundamental physics but going beyond to underpin some of the biggest questions in science and technology. This is a book about physics, it''s about computers, artificial intelligence, and many other topics on surface. It''s about everything that has to do with information. It draws on examples from every avenue of life, and pulls apart preconceptions that have been programmed into us from childhood. It re-examines ideas like distance,time, and speed, and asks if we really know what those things are. If they are really so fundamental and universal concepts then can we also see them and use them in computers, or in the growing of a plant? Conversely, can we see phenomena we know from computers in physics? We can learn a lot by comparing the way we describe physics with the way we describe computers---and that throws up a radical view: the concept ofvirtualization, and what it might mean for physics. `I think that it wouldn''t be too much of a stretch to say that [Mark Burgess] is the closest thing to Richard Feynman within our industry'' --Cameron Haight `...magnificent; a tour de force of connecting the dots of many disciplines... Mark''s combination of originality, synthesis and practicality knows no equal.'' --Paul Borrill

Do you dream of living life on your terms and having personal and financial freedom? Are you tired of living payday to payday? This book reveals that what thousands of people are discovering every day, you can realise your dreams and financial goals. It gives the information you need to build and enjoy a successful home-based business of your own.

When it comes to right-hand picking technique, serious guitarists have waited patiently for a comprehensive book to address these specialized skills. Until now, rock, blues, and jazz players have not had a book devoted entirely to right-hand picking. The Serious Guitarist: Right Hand Picking fills this gap with a unique, dedicated approach to pick playing that you''ve always been looking for. You''ll learn the most efficient way to hold and use a pick, and discover ways to increase efficiency when moving from string to string. Lessons are organized by the number of strings---beginning on a single string, then progressing to two-string exercises, then three, all the way up to six strings. The featured exercises have been thoughtfully developed into musical ideas and licks to give a clear example of how you can incorporate the exercises into your own playing. This way, you will be playing music, not just exercises. Right Hand Picking provides the tools you need to become a better guitar player, but more importantly, it will help you become a better musician. The included online audio features demonstrations of the examples in the book.

Digital Risk Management is a subject filled with question marks---related to cybersecurity, it''s a maze of obscure definitions, standards, compliance rules, and incrementally developed technologies to delight and confuse. Leaders have to integrate security into their teams and organizations to create an on-going learning environment. Without a coherent framework for putting it all together, it''s easy to get lost in claims and jargon. This simple guide explains the big picture of how to assess vulnerabilities and risks and produce actionable policies, that meet external standards and compliance guidelines. It''s aimed at anyone who seeks answers to these questions. Without technicalities, it explains the concepts to develop readers'' intuitions about the challenges and the threats faced by security planners and reluctant participants.

Teddy & Rabbit come to the rescue when Mouse''s washing blows away.

A survey of the elementary functions of money and its invariant representations, alongside the complementary topic of ownership. The book uses the language of Promise Theory to explain the semantics and lifecycle of money in a concise and semi-formal manner, with the goal of reaching a modern probabilistic view of money and economics as a network, independent of philosophical or political treatments as well as models that build on Game Theory. Relativistic notions like `value'' are distinguished carefully from invariant measures of amount to decouple frequently muddled concepts in the popular literature, and money is distinguished from its many inequivalent representations (i.e. proxy technologies). A key strength of this work lies in the way it exposes money as an interconnection network, which has evolved to communicate intentions and decisions between agents in a network, where prices form a language for information channels that we call markets.This book is aimed at economists, philosophers, and engineers. It introduces readers to the concepts in a practical manner, building on the concept of voluntary cooperation. The book draws on many examples from the real world, with a particular emphasis on semi-formal semantics. ''A must read for anyone involved in designing intelligent digital currency.''--Mike Warner (Senior Strategist, San Francisco Federal Reserve)

The teddy bears are having a party, and there''s loads to be done—food to cook, friends to invite, and a tent to be pitched in the garden. Follow the teddy bears through the hours of the day in this simple tell-the-time book. At the bottom of every spread, a large clock appears with the time clearly marked. And within each picture, there are clocks to search for too. With a rhyming text to carry the reader happily through the story,Teddy Timeis a picture book that makes learning fun.

The teddy bears like to dance, skate and have parties together--and there''s always one more surprise bear ready to jump out and enjoy the fun. Join in the verses and lift the flaps to count along. Full-color illustrations.

This publication is the WORKBOOK for the Discovery of Hope Addiction Recovery Course by the same title.

A gripping BBC Radio 4 drama about King George VI''s struggle to overcome his stammer and his close working relationship with his speech therapist. It is Coronation Day, 1937. As the country celebrates, the new monarch must face one of the most difficult challenges he has ever encountered: the dreaded BBC Radio Broadcast to the Nation. Only one man can prepare the terrified King for his ordeal at the microphone - Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue. With his unconventional methods such as tongue-twisters, breathing exercises and Shakespearean quotations, and a variety of teaching styles ranging from empathy to bullying, Logue aims to give George VI the confidence to navigate the minefield ahead. As the two men wrestle with the intricacies of the speech, their conversation ranges from the Abdication Crisis to the King''s childhood and his uneasy relationship with his father - and the King''s dependence on and deep friendship with Logue becomes apparent. Starring Alex Jennings as George VI and Trevor Littledale as Logue, this is a riveting portrait of a prominent man at a pivotal moment in his own life and in the history of the 20th century.

A new edition of the best-selling computer guide covers all vital aspects of the new PC database programming environment, including the new compiler technology, template language, and database drivers. Original.

Captain Cat and his enthusiastic but incapable animal crew set off on a humorous journey. Turning a wheel completes the verse on each spread of illustrations by revealing the correct rhyming word and the section of illustration to match the choice.