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Derek Williams – författare
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31 produkter
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- E-bokEngelska, 2022
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Derek Williams didn''t want to be a career pimp when he grew up. He dreamed of becoming an attorney. He did eventually stand in front of a judge but not as a lawyer. Abuse, neglect, and other trauma led him to the streets in search of a father figure. Instead, he found a three-bag-a-day heroin addiction.
When he''d go with his friends to the prostitution track to rob sex buyers to support his habit, he noticed the only ones getting arrested were the girls. That hatched a plan to protect himself from jail time while still making enough money to buy dope. At 16, he talked his 14-year-old girlfriend into letting him sell her, embarking on a 32-year career, trafficking more than 150 victims in all 50 states, Canada, and Europe.
Derek takes us deep inside the mind of a trafficker, pulling back the veil on the psychological warfare they wage against our children. Each chapter intertwines Derek''s story with evidence-based research, practical tools, and personal insights to not only prevent children from becoming the victim of someone like he was but to keep them from becoming who he was.
- Inbunden, Engelska, 2012
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- E-bokEngelska
44 kr
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- E-bokEngelska, 2017
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Daily readings for all those suffering from the debilitating malady of sex addiction. - Häftad, Engelska, 2017
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- E-bokEngelska, 2021
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Social networking is an innovation that has exploded in usage in a very short time span. You can now enjoy constant correspondence with friends from all parts of the world without ever having to leave your seat. In many ways, social networking is much better than all other forms of communication put together because of the wealth of information that can be exchanged in a very short time For instance, you can keep in touch with a friend who is travelling around the world; you can use smartphones to chat and the occasional video stream when said friend comes across something whose beauty cannot be aptly put into words e.g. a sunset, a colorful festival etc. This will allow you to experience a part of the world you never knew existed without ever having to heave your house.People have really taken to this form of instant communication, something that’s seen in the fact that social networks are the largest growing types of websites around. The growth of social networking has been accelerated by the fact that the programmers design very intuitive interfaces that allow people with virtually no prior online experience to easily become experts. While this in itself is a good thing, it causes people to ignore what is happening in the background. This is better explained with an illustration:Margret sits in front of her computer, switches it on and loads her browser. She then loads the URLs for her preferred social networks, logs into her accounts and starts communicating with her friends. These communications involve uploads of pictures and videos, commenting on her friends’ posts, making her own posts and the like. She then realizes that John, her globetrotting brother is currently online. She loads the instant messenger and John decides to show her the Roman coliseum using the inbuilt video feature on his smartphone. While this real time online tour is going on she decides to read up on the news. Being a news junkie, she has added all the fan pages of popular news outlets to her friends list so that she can get all important updates without having to go to all individual sites. So far so good.While she is immensely enjoying herself, all the information being transmitted through cyberspace is available to all her friends and the owners and administrators of the servers. Since she is not web savvy, she thinks (much to her detriment) that the persons handling her information are intrinsically benevolent. What she does not realize is that most social networks need money to run their servers, pay the employees, satisfy funders, and improve the architecture, R&D and the like. This means that they (social networks) find ways of selling off user information. This therefore means that within no time, she will start noticing ads about travel, news aggregators and all other things she showed an interest in, even in passing. Unbeknown to her, her naivety sets her up as the perfect victim for the numerous cyber stalkers and trolls always on the prowl.What most people don’t realize is that web technologies are first and foremost designed to make a profit. The most successful social networks and websites are those that made enough money to fine tune their marketing endeavors and to attract the attention of venture capitalists. This therefore means that the bottom line becomes the prime motivator; the Margrets of the world are just the minions being used to make that number bigger and bigger.When you go through the most popular social networks, you’ll just find a network of products and services being marketed by taking advantage of people’s desires. The end result is a mass of unsatisfied clients with a lot of useless information about products and services they do not want or need because of the constant bombardment from admen. Most people visiting social networking sites usually just want news updates and targeted marketing campaigns about the latest technological trends, music, developments in the automotive industry and whatever else tickles their fancy. They want to be able to willingly spend their resources on beneficial products and not to be forced to buy things by the aggressive marketing tactics being blatantly flaunted in the social networks of today.At the same time they would like to be able to have a modicum of control about which ads get to them. This can be equated to that strong desire to be able to select when a television commercial will be shown. You find that most people will not have a problem with listening or seeing an infomercial pitching a useful product; what people have a problem with is having a commercial about a car just when Jeremy Lin is about to make a slam dunk. Savvy advertisers and media managers saw this trend and therefore developed on-demand television. On demand television caused an immediate paradigm shift; first off people started enjoying the viewing experience more while advertisers were forced to be more creative when creating their commercials in a bid to draw in more converti - E-bokPortugisiska, 2021
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A rede social é uma inovação que explodiu em uso em um período de tempo muito curto. Agora você pode desfrutar de uma correspondência constante com amigos de todas as partes do mundo, sem nunca ter que sair do seu lugar. Em muitos aspectos, as redes sociais são muito melhores do que todas as outras formas de comunicação juntas devido à riqueza de informações que podem ser trocadas em um tempo muito curto. Por exemplo, você pode manter contato com um amigo que está viajando ao redor do mundo; você pode usar smartphones para bater papo e fazer stream de vídeo ocasional quando o referido amigo se depara com algo cuja beleza não pode ser adequadamente expressa em palavras, por exemplo, um pôr do sol, um festival colorido etc. Isso permitirá que você experimente uma parte do mundo que você nunca soube que existia sem nunca tendo que levantar sua casa.As pessoas realmente aderiram a essa forma de comunicação instantânea, algo que pode ser visto no fato de que as redes sociais são os tipos de sites que mais crescem. O crescimento das redes sociais foi acelerado pelo fato de que os programadores projetam interfaces muito intuitivas que permitem que pessoas com praticamente nenhuma experiência online anterior se tornem especialistas facilmente. Embora isso em si seja bom, faz com que as pessoas ignorem o que está acontecendo em segundo plano. Isso é mais bem explicado com uma ilustração:Margret se senta na frente de seu computador, liga-o e carrega seu navegador. Ela então carrega os URLs de suas redes sociais preferidas, faz login em suas contas e começa a se comunicar com seus amigos. Essas comunicações envolvem uploads de fotos e vídeos, comentários sobre as postagens de seus amigos, fazer suas próprias postagens e coisas do gênero. Ela então percebe que John, seu irmão viajante, está online no momento. Ela carrega o mensageiro instantâneo e John decide mostrar a ela o coliseu romano usando o recurso de vídeo embutido em seu smartphone. Enquanto esse tour online em tempo real está acontecendo, ela decide ler as notícias. Sendo uma viciada em notícias, ela adicionou todas as páginas de fãs de veículos de notícias populares à sua lista de amigos para que ela possa obter todas as atualizações importantes sem ter que ir a todos os sites individuais. Até agora tudo bem.Enquanto ela se diverte imensamente, todas as informações transmitidas pelo ciberespaço ficam à disposição de todos os seus amigos e proprietários e administradores dos servidores. Como ela não entende da web, ela pensa (para seu prejuízo) que as pessoas que lidam com suas informações são intrinsecamente benevolentes. O que ela não percebe é que a maioria das redes sociais precisa de dinheiro para operar seus servidores, pagar os funcionários, satisfazer os financiadores e melhorar a arquitetura, P&D e assim por diante. Isso significa que eles (redes sociais) encontram maneiras de vender informações do usuário. Portanto, isso significa que, em pouco tempo, ela começará a notar anúncios sobre viagens, agregadores de notícias e todas as outras coisas pelas quais demonstrou interesse, mesmo que de passagem. Sem o conhecimento dela, sua ingenuidade a torna a vítima perfeita para os numerosos ciberstalkers e trolls sempre à espreita.O que a maioria das pessoas não percebe é que as tecnologias da web são, antes de tudo, projetadas para gerar lucro. As redes sociais e sites de maior sucesso são aqueles que ganharam dinheiro suficiente para ajustar seus esforços de marketing e atrair a atenção de capitalistas de risco. Portanto, isso significa que o resultado final se torna o principal motivador; os Margrets do mundo são apenas os lacaios usados para tornar esse número cada vez maior.Quando você passa pelas redes sociais mais populares, só encontra uma rede de produtos e serviços sendo comercializados aproveitando os desejos das pessoas. O resultado final é uma massa de clientes insatisfeitos com um monte de informações inúteis sobre produtos e serviços que eles não querem ou precisam por causa do bombardeio constante de publicitários. A maioria das pessoas que visita sites de redes sociais geralmente quer apenas atualizações de notícias e campanhas de marketing direcionadas sobre as últimas tendências tecnológicas, música, desenvolvimentos na indústria automotiva e tudo o mais que lhes agrada. Eles querem ser capazes de gastar voluntariamente seus recursos em produtos benéficos e não serem forçados a comprar coisas pelas táticas agressivas de marketing que estão sendo ostensivamente alardeadas nas redes sociais de hoje.Ao mesmo tempo, eles gostariam de ter um mínimo de controle sobre quais anúncios chegam até eles. Isso pode ser equiparado ao forte desejo de poder selecionar quando um comercial de televisão será exibido. Você descobrirá que a maioria das pessoas não terá problemas em ouvir ou ver um infomercial lançando um produto útil; o que as pessoas têm problema é ter um comercial sobre um carro bem quando Jeremy Lin está prestes a fazer uma en - Häftad, Engelska, 2019
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- Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
404 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2019
185 kr
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- Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
353 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2019
166 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2005
166 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2016
106 kr
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- E-bokEngelska, 2015
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The encouragement which Zechariah's prophecies brought to the Jews at the time of their return from exile helped them to rebuild not only their temple but also their national identity, as the prophet urged them to action and whole-hearted service for God.
Yet Zechariah's message of hope pointed beyond the glory of the temple to one greater than the temple: the Anointed One (Messiah) who would become both priest and king forever over all nations. Thus his message is one which should inspire commitment and service in the lives of Christian believers today.
About the Authors
Mathew Bartlett is a Pastor and Christian educator from the United Kingdom. He holds a master’s degree in Biblical studies from the University or Chester, England. Derek Williams, who served as a finance manager and as a church leader for over 40 years, is now retired.
- E-bokEngelska, 2017
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A simple verse by verse guide to the Gospel of Luke for individual or group use. Every chapter has thought provoking discussion questions to aid study and sample answers are provided.
"These studies have helped me stand in the most difficult times of my life" "I feel that I have grown spiritually through the study of God’s Word"
Faithbuilders Bible study guides will lead you to a deeper appreciation of God’s Word and its relevance for your life today!
Faithbuilders studies provide verse-by-verse examination of the books of the New Testament. The series was developed over a long period as a useful resource for today’s students of God’s Word. Every study has been field tested and improved over and over again in real-life church situations.
Challenging and relevant, whilst avoiding academic language, hundreds of pastors, home group leaders and Christians from a wide range of church backgrounds have already benefitted from using Faithbuilders studies.
About the AuthorsMathew Bartlett has been in full-time Christian ministry since 1999. He holds a Master’s Degree in Biblical Studies from the University of Chester, England and is currently researching rhetoric in Luke at Roehampton University, London.Derek Williams is now retired, having been a local pastor and preacher for over 45 years in the UK.
- E-bokEngelska, 2017
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Ephesians Bible Study Guide from Faithbuilders
A simple verse by verse guide to Ephesians for individual or group use. Every chapter has thought provoking discussion questions to aid study and sample answers are provided.
“These studies have helped me stand in the most difficult times of my life”
“I feel that I have grown spiritually through the study of God’s Word”
Faithbuilders Bible study guides will lead you to a deeper appreciation of God’s Word and its relevance for your life today!
Faithbuilders studies provide verse-by-verse examination of the books of the New Testament. The series was developed over a long period as a useful resource for today’s students of God’s Word. Every study has been field tested and improved over and over again in real-life church situations.
Challenging and relevant, whilst avoiding academic language, hundreds of pastors, home group leaders and Christians from a wide range of church backgrounds have already benefitted from using Faithbuilders studies.
- E-bokEngelska, 2018
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A simple verse by verse guide to the First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians. It’s great for individual or group use. Every chapter has thought provoking discussion questions to aid study and sample answers are provided.
Bible text quoted in full (New English Translation).Unlike in most group studies, it gives a complete commentary of every part of the text.Academics praise the authors’ ability to express sound biblical scholarship in simple words.The authors focus on the original meaning of the text, and encourage personal response to it.It is carefully written to be suitable for Christian groups of all persuasions.Join hundreds of pastors and group leaders from a wide range of church backgrounds benefit from using Faithbuilders studies.
- E-bokEngelska, 2018
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A simple verse by verse guide to the Gospel of John for individual or group use. Every chapter has thought provoking discussion questions to aid study and sample answers are provided. Group members have said that:“These studies have helped me stand in the most difficult times of my life”“I feel that I have grown spiritually through the study of God’s Word”Faithbuilders Bible study guides will lead you to a deeper appreciation of God’s Word and its relevance for your life today!Faithbuilders studies provide verse-by-verse examination of the books of the New Testament. The series was developed over a long period as a useful resource for today’s students of God’s Word. Every study has been field tested and improved over and over again in real-life church situations.Challenging and relevant, whilst avoiding academic language, hundreds of pastors, home group leaders and Christians from a wide range of church backgrounds have already benefitted from using Faithbuilders studies.
- Häftad, Engelska
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