Paratrooper David Kenyon Webster jumped into the chaos of occupied Europe on D-Day, fighting his way through Holland and finally capturing Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. He was the only member of Easy Company to write down his experiences as soon as he came home from war.Webster records with visceral and sometimes brutal detail what it is like to take a bullet in the leg, to fight pitched battles capturing enemy towns, and to endure long periods of boredom punctuated by sudden moments of t...

This edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and IndexCONTENTSAn Original Essay on WitchcraftNews from ScotlandTo the ReaderA True Discourse of the Damnable Life of Doctor Fian, and Sundry other Witches, lately taken in Scotland,Another Account of the Foregoing Transactions, from Sir James Melvill's MemoirsAdvertisementExtracts from King James's Daemonologie concerning Sorcery and Witchcr...

David Webster explores the notion of desire as found in the Buddhist Pali Canon. Beginning by addressing the idea of a 'paradox of desire', whereby we must desire to end desire, the varieties of desire that are articulated in the Pali texts are examined. A range of views of desire, as found in Western thought, are presented as well as Hindu and Jain approaches. An exploration of the concept of ditthi(view or opinion) is also provided, exploring the way in which 'holding views' can...

Stephunos' adventures continue as settling into the drastically different life the last six months have brought hasn't been easy. Dealing with the pressures of being an Earl, a teacher, and an Ambassador at twelve certainly has a way of complicating things. With the help of his friends, or maybe despite their help, Stephunos is hoping to relax. A tall order when you have an overly hyper younger brother and his cohort Youngblood, a highly intelligent young blue dragon, always stirring up tr...

Dave Webster's book is a counter-blast against the culturally accepted norm that spirituality is a vital and important factor in human life. Rejecting the idea of human wellbeing as predicated on the spiritual, the book seeks to identify the toxic impact of spiritual discourses on our lives. Spirituality makes us confused, apolitical and miserable - whether that spirituality is from conventional religious roots, from a new-age buffet of beliefs, or from some re-imagined ancient system of b...

In 1975, Indonesian forces overran East Timor, just days after it had declared independence from Portugal. Canadian officials knew the invasion was coming and initially endorsed Indonesian rule. The ensuing occupation of the Southeast Asian country lasted twenty-four years. Challenge the Strong Wind recounts the evolution of Canadian government policy toward East Timor from 1975 to its 1999 independence vote. During this time, Canadian civil society groups and NGOs worked in support of Tim...

My Thoughts on Love, Marriage, and Compatibility It stands to reason that to get good practical advice, you should look to someone who’s been there and done it. With all the qualified and experienced pastors, councilors, sociologists, etc. who have written on love and marriage, why should a lifelong bachelor with no specific education on the subject bother to write on it? First, just to explain my views since I have difficulty doing so in person. Also, it’s my observation that no one is so...

Despite many years of development, risk management remains problematic for the majority of organizations. One common challenge is the human dimension, in other words, the way people perceive risk and risk management. Risk management processes and techniques are operated by people, each of whom is a complex individual, influenced by many different factors. And the problem is compounded by the fact that most risk management involves people working in groups. This introduces further layers of...

Life has never been normal for young Stephunos. There's his hyper little brother, the fact that he is a young nobleman, a warrior, and a mage. If his best friend, Chara, isn't beating him senseless, his little brother is playing practical jokes on him. Even though he is twelve, he is already the best swordsman around. Well at least in practice, since he has never had to really fight anyone. Stephunos' already unusual life is about to get even stranger, as he and his friend set out on a gra...

How much risk should we take? A Short Guide to Risk Appetite sets out to help all those who need to decide how much risk can be taken in a particular risky and important situation. David Hillson and Ruth Murray-Webster introduce the RARA Model to explain the complementary and central roles of Risk Appetite and Risk Attitude, and along the way they show how other risk-related concepts fit in. Risk thresholds are the external expression of inherent risk appetite, and the challenge is how to ...

Smart Weight Gain: The Science-Based Nutritional Guide to Building a Better, Healthier & Stronger You is your ultimate roadmap for gaining weight the right way—focusing on health, muscle, and overall wellness rather than just adding pounds. Backed by scientific research in nutrition, physiology, and fitness, this audiobook provides practical strategies for anyone looking to transform their body safely and effectively.Inside, you’ll discover:Nu...

An essential one-volume reference to contemporary systemic functional linguistics (SFL) and its applications, this handbook offers a rigorous and systematic overview of the field and its recent developments. Written by an international team of leading scholars, this volume covers the key approaches and applications, providing both a survey of current research and more practical guidance for advanced study.Fully updated, revised and restructured to take account of d...