FURTHER JOURNEYS WITH A SHAMAN WARRIOR is a continuation of my experiences in studying with a shaman, first described in SHAMAN WARRIOR and SECRETS OF THE SHAMAN. After the last book ended with my traveling through a gateway into another reality, this book describes how I worked on moving to the next level by learning how to work more with the energies of this other world. It describes an intense program of work, which some people took months to learn, since I experienced this training in an extreme immersion - in a little over a week. The chapters in the book include these: BODY / MIND / SPIRIT U.S. $18.95 - Moving on - Learning about the psychic circuit - Learning about the ghosts of the city - A field trip to work with energy techniques - Exploring the energy at a shopping mall - Learning about familiars - Meeting my own familiar - Learning to work with familiars - Learning to work with mirrors and familiars - Traveling with the familiar - Thinking about the future - Learning about the elemental kings and queens - Learning about the vision quest
Secrets Of The Shaman is a follow-up book to The Shaman Warrior, in which the author, Gini Graham Scott, a sociologist/anthropologist, describes her experiences in studying personally with Michael Fairwell, the shaman teacher she first met at a magical encampment. After she joined his group and studied with them in Northern California, as described in The Shaman Warrior, she met with Michael Fairwell and some of his students for advanced training in the L.A. area. The book describes how she participated in a variety of exercises and lessons, from working with altered states of consciousness and raising and manipulating subtle energies to working with intention and creating gateways into other dimensions.
A short introduction to the major concepts and approaches used in the social sciences, especially in sociology, anthropology, and leisure, recreation, and tourism. It's an ideal supplement to a more detailed text on research methods and a guide to choose which research methods to use in a study. It also provides an explanation of different options for company owners and managers of organizations, who might want to do research or hire a research company to conduct a study for them. The chapters cover these topics: What is research and how it differs from program evaluation Choosing a research topic The contribution of different disciplines to the social sciences Different research approaches in social science research Using observation in social research Using qualitative and quantitative research methods The main characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of different sampling methods The main techniques for analyzing surveys and their advantages and disadvantages The major statistical concepts The major data analysis techniques The easiest method for social research
Have you gone on a long trip where you have gotten bored while traveling or waiting in an airport or bus or train station? Do you need a quick pickup to help in your job search? Have you wondered how to pass the time and amuse yourself, when you can't use your cell phone, read, or listen to music? THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU ARE ON A LONG TRIP, WAITING AROUND, OR JUST PLAIN BORED is the perfect antidote. It features a variety of fun and creative things you can do in your imagination or by being more perceptive, speaking, or interacting with others. Activities range from interesting things to think about and imagine to mind games to enjoy with yourself and others, and more. The chapters include these topics: - Ways to relax - Enjoy yourself and be happy - Work out any problems and challenges - Exercise your imagination - Go on eating adventures - How to see and perceive more - Increase your creativity - Experience some fun games - Experiment with brain building exercises - Play some guessing games - Discover your psychic abilities - Make plans for the future - Improve your memory - Decide what to do about something - Practice and improve your skills in your mind - Listen and enjoy what you listen to more - Create your own experiences - And much, much more.
TOP SECRETS FOR BUILDING A BETTER YOU features a variety of tips and techniques for changing and improving yourself in order to live a more successful and satisfying life. These techniques include visualization and mental imagery, along with planning strategies and tactics for getting what you want. The book includes chapters on these topics: remaking yourself changing your personality and self-image improving your relationship with money and work simplifying your life adding more fun and celebration to your life improving your relationship with nature improving the environment around you becoming more creative and innovative improving your memory improving your relationships at home and at work making commitments, dealing with betrayals, and forgiveness improving your health enjoying your food even more
TOP SECRETS FOR USING LINKEDIN TO PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS OR YOURSELF is a complete step-by-step guide to harness the power of LinkedIn to promote any book, product, service, company, or yourself. It includes two dozen screenshot as examples, and readers can use their own LinkedIn accounts to follow along as they read. The topics covered include: - Creating a powerful LinkedIn profile - Creating a company profile - Using recommendations - The importance of joining groups - Making connections with members - Starting your own group - Using search to fi nd contacts and information - Finding answers and asking questions - Using applications, including Company Buzz, WordPress, Blog Link, Google Presentation, SlideShare Presentations, Events, My Travel, Box.net Files, Reading List, and Polls - Deciding on the best strategy - Assessing your campaign This is a must-have book for anyone who is using LinkedIn or who wants to get started using it. Since LinkedIn has over 65 million members, this is the place to be for making business-to-business connections. This is the book to have to make the most of the power of LinkedIn.
BUILDING A WINNING SALES TEAM provides the basic steps for setting up, growing, and motivating a successful sales team for company owners and sales managers and supervisors. The book begins with chapters on recruiting sales people, whether you want to organize your own sale team or set up a network of independent distributors. Other chapters cover orientating and motivating your sales people, setting up a training program, managing time and territory, providing support for your sales people, creating materials to sell, and organizing effective sales meetings. The book includes charts, templates, and other materials you can adapt for your own organization. The book is ideal for both entrepreneurs starting their own company and company owners and managers in a corporate setting.
America has long had the reputation as the most violent and murderous of modern industrialized nations. Even while violent crime has dropped in recent years, our murder rate is still incredibly high. Since the beginning of the 20th century, our society has undergone profound changes. Our technologies have advanced, but the motives and methods for murder and escaping the long arm of the law have kept pace, often capitalizing on available technologies. In addition, as the century progressed, the media became an integral part of murder in America, helping investigations, glamorizing murder, and bringing it into our homes on a daily basis. Here, Scott examines the changing face of murder in the context of societal changes and traces the advances in investigative techniques and technologies. Each chapter offers vivid accounts of the most notorious and representative murders for each time period, focusing especially on those murderers who have had the edge on their pursuers, even escaping detection to this day. Beginning at the turn of the century, Scott details one of the most notorious cases of the day, in which a jealous woman poisoned the wife of her lover. The book ends with the still-unsolved Tupac Shakur murder case. Taking readers through the various developments in methods of murder, and the techniques used to capture the criminals, Scott provides a fascinating overview of the way murder has changed through the decades and how law enforcement has kept pace. This insightful book sheds light on both our fascination with murder and on murderers and their nemeses over the last one hundred years.
However you do it, how you write your initial query is the key to success. This is what gets your e-mail query opened and read. Then, this initial impression shapes the way your project is considered. SELL YOUR BOOK, SCRIPT OR COLUMN will help you write a powerful query letter, drawing on my experience of over four years of writing queries for over 900 clients, as well as writing my own successful queries leading to sales of over a dozen books and options on a dozen scripts and TV projects. The book includes articles on writing good query letters, guidelines to write your own letter, and samples of letters I have written that led to high responses and resulted in deals in different industries. The first section provides general tips on pitching your material, writing a good query, and formatting it for an e-mail query, which is different from sending a postal query. It includes articles about whether to directly contact the publishers, editors, producers, and production companies or seek an agent to represent you. The next sections feature guidelines for writing a query for books, articles, columns, and screenplays. The basic principles are the same from industry to industry. The last section includes some sample letters, organized by industry. You'll find this information invaluable in knowing how to best make that all important connection. Then, when you are ready to make those connections, you can send out your own query letter or use a query service, such as PublishersAndAgents or ScreenplayWritersConnection to help.
This thought-provoking book looks at humanity's quest for immortality and examines the latest research on extending one's life and possibly living forever, presenting an overview of technological innovations such as cryonics, cell rejuvenation, organ transplants, using an exoskeleton, and brain transplants. With the seemingly limitless potential of 21st-century technology, the chance of human immortality being an actual possibility rather than a science fiction concept is tantalizingly close. And with this increased possibility of achieving immortality, a growing community of people interested in immortality has formed worldwide. Organizations dedicated to great extension of human life now exist, focusing on technologies that reverse the damage caused by aging, transfer human consciousness to an artificial body, or cryogenically freeze those who hope to be brought back to life when technology to revive the body without cellular damage is developed. The Science of Living Longer: Developments in Life Extension Technology provides a fascinating look at the current state of the scientific research on how people can live significantly longer—and possibly even forever. The book begins with an introductory section on the historical efforts to achieve immortality in Western and other cultures. Following chapters investigate different strands of research toward the common objective of achieving a longer life or even immortality. Other chapters address topics such as the health, wellness, and fitness movement designed to help individuals live longer; the biological methods—such as cell rejuvenation—designed to defeat aging; and the use of technology to provide an exoskeleton as body parts age or to download the brain into a computer or other body. Each chapter also suggests steps an individual can take to live longer, too.
New breakthroughs in society, science, technology, and business keep upending our lives. This fascinating collection of articles explains how our world is constantly evolving, and predicts why your life may be transformed next. The pace of change in the world has accelerated dramatically to the point where a concerted awareness and continual effort are required to keep up. As modern technology continually brings new developments throughout society at an ever-increasing rate, we need to understand the advances that are reshaping our world in order to better adjust to these coming changes—and in some cases, profit from them. In The Very Next New Thing: Commentaries on the Latest Developments That Will Be Changing Your Life, acclaimed author Gini Graham Scott has assembled a comprehensive collection of articles that showcases the latest developments and discoveries in science, technology, health, and medicine, along with the latest trends in everyday lifestyles and popular culture. She also explains the beneficial use of novel technologies, describes the creation of new products and services, and discusses how these changes could possibly revolutionize our lives in the 21st century.
TOP SECRETS FOR DOING YOUR OWN PR provides a comprehensive overview of how to do your own PR. Chapters include these topics: • Launching Your PR Campaign • Ways to Approach the Press • Creating Your Press Materials • Using a Website or Blog in Your PR Campaign • Sending Your Press Materials to the Media • Doing Follow-Up • Keeping Track of Your PR • Getting Your Work Published • Using E-Books to Promote Your Product or Service • Creating a Package with Audiobooks And Videos • Creating and Attending Networking Events • Using the Social Media • Assessing Your PR Campaign • and More...
This thought-provoking book looks at humanity's quest for immortality and examines the latest research on extending one's life and possibly living forever, presenting an overview of technological innovations such as cryonics, cell rejuvenation, organ transplants, using an exoskeleton, and brain transplants. With the seemingly limitless potential of 21st-century technology, the chance of human immortality being an actual possibility rather than a science fiction concept is tantalizingly close. And with this increased possibility of achieving immortality, a growing community of people interested in immortality has formed worldwide. Organizations dedicated to great extension of human life now exist, focusing on technologies that reverse the damage caused by aging, transfer human consciousness to an artificial body, or cryogenically freeze those who hope to be brought back to life when technology to revive the body without cellular damage is developed. The Science of Living Longer: Developments in Life Extension Technology provides a fascinating look at the current state of the scientific research on how people can live significantly longer—and possibly even forever. The book begins with an introductory section on the historical efforts to achieve immortality in Western and other cultures. Following chapters investigate different strands of research toward the common objective of achieving a longer life or even immortality. Other chapters address topics such as the health, wellness, and fitness movement designed to help individuals live longer; the biological methods—such as cell rejuvenation—designed to defeat aging; and the use of technology to provide an exoskeleton as body parts age or to download the brain into a computer or other body. Each chapter also suggests steps an individual can take to live longer, too.
Apply the power of mental imaging to visualize your way to success in your work, business, and personal life. Use the techniques in this book to set goals and achieve them, increase your energy, reduce stress and anxiety, improve your relationships, and more. Here are just a few of the scores of mental imaging techniques to improve your chances for success: 4 Ways to Overcome Stress and Tension in the Workplace-and Get More Done in Less Time 2 Simple Techniques to Increase Energy and Overcome Fatigue-Tackle and Master Even the Toughest Jobs 5 Key Ways to Increase Your Confidence and Feelings of Self-Esteem to Achieve Greater Success More Quickly 3 Mental Imaging Techniques That Improve Your Memory and Your Ability to Concentrate An Easy Way to Create the Personality and Self-Image That Can Propel You to Success in Your Field Improve a Rocky or Unsatisfactory Relationship with Your Boss or Co-Workers-And Land a Promotion and Substantial Raise in the Process Increase Your Creativity to Come Up with More Productive Ideas Improve Your Ability to Brainstorm to Solve the Most Complex Problems Eliminate Your Bad Habits at Work and at Home And More
Many people express shock and horror when they hear of a wealthy or famous person killing another person. As a society, we seem to expect the rich and famous to behave better, to commit fewer crimes, to be immune to the passions that inspire other, less prominent people to kill. After all, the rich and famous have everything—why would they need to murder? But the rich and famous kill for the very same reasons others do: love, power, money, jealousy, greed, revenge, and rage. Here, Scott takes us on a tour of murders committed by the rich and famous during the last century, looking at the motives, the responses of the community and local law enforcement, the media, and the outcomes. She argues that the rich and famous may kill for the same reasons as others, but they receive vastly different treatment and are often able to get away with murder. Homicide by the rich and famous is not new in this country, nor is fascination with the crimes committed by our most revered citizens. But being among the upper echelon of society does afford such suspects with a greater ability to escape punishment. They have greater access to better respresentation, they have the means to flee the country, they have influential friends in high places willing to put themselves on the line, and they are generally treated better by law enforcement and the criminal justice system. This book profiles the many ways in which homicides committed by the rich and famous are similar to other murders in their motives, but differ from those committed by everyday citizens in their outcomes. Scott provides readers with a showcase of crimes that will infuriate and fascinate readers.
A short introduction to the major concepts and approaches used in the social sciences, especially in sociology, anthropology, and leisure, recreation, and tourism. It's an ideal supplement to a more detailed text on research methods and a guide to choose which research methods to use in a study. It also provides an explanation of different options for company owners and managers of organizations, who might want to do research or hire a research company to conduct a study for them. The chapters cover these topics: What is research and how it differs from program evaluation Choosing a research topic The contribution of different disciplines to the social sciences Different research approaches in social science research Using observation in social research Using qualitative and quantitative research methods The main characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of different sampling methods The main techniques for analyzing surveys and their advantages and disadvantages The major statistical concepts The major data analysis techniques The easiest method for social research
Whether it's in business or politics, between friends, inside a family, or within intimate relationships, lies abound. This book examines who lies and why, identifies six types of lies and liars, and suggests how to protect yourself from manipulation. Everyone lies, perhaps to protect the feelings of another, perhaps to secure a deal that will, in the end, benefit all parties. But where is the line between a "good lie" and a harmful prevarication—and how do we recognize and protect ourselves from the latter? In Playing the Lying Game: Detecting and Dealing with Lies and Liars, from Occasional Fibbers to Frequent Fabricators, accomplished author Gini Graham Scott shares psychological insights into lying that will help answer such questions—and many more. Scott examines every facet of lying, including its history, cultural connections, and motivations. She identifies six types of lies and liars and explains how to detect each type, whether one is confronted with the occasional fibber or a sociopathic, compulsive liar. The book covers lies told in business and politics, lies among friends, lies between dates, married couples, and family members, as well as lies we tell our ourselves. Finally, Scott offers a Lie-Q Test that will help us see how savvy we are—or are not—in detecting fibs, mistruths, and downright deceptions.
Secrets Of The Shaman is a follow-up book to The Shaman Warrior, in which the author, Gini Graham Scott, a sociologist/anthropologist, describes her experiences in studying personally with Michael Fairwell, the shaman teacher she first met at a magical encampment. After she joined his group and studied with them in Northern California, as described in The Shaman Warrior, she met with Michael Fairwell and some of his students for advanced training in the L.A. area. The book describes how she participated in a variety of exercises and lessons, from working with altered states of consciousness and raising and manipulating subtle energies to working with intention and creating gateways into other dimensions.
This book features the whole story of the author's experiences in overcoming the mortgage crisis by dealing with banks, real estate agents, and a bankruptcy attorney, while meeting with other middle income homeowners in trouble and with activist groups fighting foreclosures. The final chapter describes what the author learned in navigating the system, selling her home, renting in San Francisco, and becoming successful again. The book has gained growing media interest and a list of endorsements. Here are three of them. "It is a story of having gone to rock bottom in the world of credit and then being able to stand yet again with new hope and a plan of action. With America's housing crisis today, this is a Must Read!" Ton Dang, TD Real Estate, Burlingame, California "I highly recommend the LIVING IN LIMBO series. Real, honest, and emotionally engaging." Debbi DiMaggio, Partner in Highland Partners, Boutique Real Estate - International Presence, Piedmont, California "A must read for those wanting to make a difference or facing similar situations." Sharon Collins, CEO, Collins Management Company, Hercules, California Gini Graham Scott, PhD, is a nationally known writer, consultant, and speaker, specializing in business and work relationships, professional and personal development, and social trends. She is the founder of Changemakers Publishing and Writing, has published over 50 books on diverse subjects, and is an indie filmmaker of over 50 short films. She has received national media exposure for her books. Her website is: www.changemakerspublishingandwriting.com
This book concludes the saga of how the author dealt with the mortgage crisis by working with the banks, real estate brokers, and a bankruptcy attorney, while meeting with other middle income homeowners in trouble and with activist groups fighting foreclosures. The final chapter describes what the author learned in navigating the system, selling her home, renting in San Francisco, and becoming successful again. The book has gained growing support from individuals and groups active in this arena. Here are three of the endorsements."It is a story of having gone to rock bottom in the world of credit and then being able to stand yet again with new hope and a plan of action. With America's housing crisis today, this is a Must Read!” Ton Dang, TD Real Estate, Burlingame, California. “I highly recommend the LIVING IN LIMBO series. Real, honest, and emotionally engaging.” Debbi DiMaggio, Partner in Highland Partners, Boutique Real Estate - International Presence, Piedmont, California“A must read for those wanting to make a difference or facing similar situations.” Sharon Collins, CEO, Collins Management Company, Hercules, CaliforniaGini Graham Scott, PhD, is a nationally known writer, consultant, and speaker, specializing in business and work relationships, professional and personal development, and social trends. She is the founder of Changemakers Publishing and Writing, has published over 50 books on diverse subjects, and is an indie filmmaker of over 50 short films. She has received national media exposure for her books. Her website is: www.changemakerspublishingandwriting.com
Why is there evil, and what can scientific research tell us about the origins and persistence of evil behavior? Considering evil from the unusual perspective of the perpetrator, Roy F. Baumeister asks, How do ordinary people find themselves beating their wives? Murdering rival gang members? Torturing political prisoners? Betraying their colleagues to the secret police? Why do cycles of revenge so often escalate? Baumeister casts new light on these issues as he examines the gap between the victim's viewpoint and that of the perpetrator, and also the roots of evil behavior, from egotism and revenge to idealism and sadism. A fascinating study of one of humankind's oldest problems, Evil has profound implications for the way we conduct our lives and govern our society.
HOW TO COLLECT THE MONEY PEOPLE OWE YOU is a complete credit and collection guide for the small business and individual an invaluable resource that will help you establish effective credit policies, collect overdue bills quickly, and increase the money available to you. HOW TO COLLECT YOUR MONEY shows you: How to decide when to send polite reminder notices, when you should send stronger letters, when you should make a collection phone call, and, finally, when you should resort to hiring a collection agency or an attorney. How to determine if a consumer or business should be extended credit and how much. How to collect from overdue accounts while maintaining them as future customers or clients. How to collect money from impossible debtors or deadbeats who have no intention of paying their bills. The book includes sample scripts for collection phone calls, sample collection letters, and important legal guidelines.
This book concludes the saga of how the author dealt with the mortgage crisis by working with the banks, real estate brokers, and a bankruptcy attorney, while meeting with other middle income homeowners in trouble and with activist groups fighting foreclosures. The final chapter describes what the author learned in navigating the system, selling her home, renting in San Francisco, and becoming successful again. The book has gained growing support from individuals and groups active in this arena. Here are three of the endorsements."It is a story of having gone to rock bottom in the world of credit and then being able to stand yet again with new hope and a plan of action. With America's housing crisis today, this is a Must Read!” Ton Dang, TD Real Estate, Burlingame, California. “I highly recommend the LIVING IN LIMBO series. Real, honest, and emotionally engaging.” Debbi DiMaggio, Partner in Highland Partners, Boutique Real Estate - International Presence, Piedmont, California“A must read for those wanting to make a difference or facing similar situations.” Sharon Collins, CEO, Collins Management Company, Hercules, CaliforniaGini Graham Scott, PhD, is a nationally known writer, consultant, and speaker, specializing in business and work relationships, professional and personal development, and social trends. She is the founder of Changemakers Publishing and Writing, has published over 50 books on diverse subjects, and is an indie filmmaker of over 50 short films. She has received national media exposure for her books. Her website is:
However you do it, how you write your initial query is the key to success. This is what gets your e-mail query opened and read. Then, this initial impression shapes the way your project is considered. SELL YOUR BOOK, SCRIPT OR COLUMN will help you write a powerful query letter, drawing on my experience of over four years of writing queries for over 900 clients, as well as writing my own successful queries leading to sales of over a dozen books and options on a dozen scripts and TV projects. The book includes articles on writing good query letters, guidelines to write your own letter, and samples of letters I have written that led to high responses and resulted in deals in different industries. The first section provides general tips on pitching your material, writing a good query, and formatting it for an e-mail query, which is different from sending a postal query. It includes articles about whether to directly contact the publishers, editors, producers, and production companies or seek an agent to represent you. The next sections feature guidelines for writing a query for books, articles, columns, and screenplays. The basic principles are the same from industry to industry. The last section includes some sample letters, organized by industry. You'll find this information invaluable in knowing how to best make that all important connection. Then, when you are ready to make those connections, you can send out your own query letter or use a query service, such as PublishersAndAgents or ScreenplayWritersConnection to help.
TOP SECRETS FOR DOING YOUR OWN PR provides a comprehensive overview of how to do your own PR. Chapters include these topics: • Launching Your PR Campaign • Ways to Approach the Press • Creating Your Press Materials • Using a Website or Blog in Your PR Campaign • Sending Your Press Materials to the Media • Doing Follow-Up • Keeping Track of Your PR • Getting Your Work Published • Using E-Books to Promote Your Product or Service • Creating a Package with Audiobooks And Videos • Creating and Attending Networking Events • Using the Social Media • Assessing Your PR Campaign • and More...
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