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An industry insider's look at glamorous, eccentric, captivating, and storied modern homes that embody California coolFor more than twenty years, globe-trotting English-born, Los Angeles–based photographer Roger Davies has shot stunning, luxurious, and unique residences by the world’s most acclaimed designers and architects for the most prestigious magazines. In Beyond the Canyon, he trains his camera on residences in the Golden State, his adopted home, driving the coast to shoot interiors from Malibu to Marin County, Laurel Canyon to Rancho Mirage. Davies takes readers into the often glamorous, always compelling homes of the artists, film directors, actors, interior designers, art collectors, and others who lend the West Coast its cachet. Across the variety of spaces represented—among them legacy works by midcentury masters John Lautner, A. Quincy Jones, and Craig Ellwood, and contemporary designs by Tadao Ando and Frank Gehry—he captures the essence of California living in his portraits of spectacular spaces and breathtaking views, all bathed in a warm glow. As one of the world's top photographers of interiors, Davies's work has appeared in many interior design and architecture monographs. In Beyond the Canyon, his own first book, he provides in his own words a rare behind-the-scenes, industry insider's experience of photographing the stunning residences.

Ideal for A/AS-level, BTEC, Further and Adult Education courses, Introduction to degrees. This comprehensive book covers a rapidly changing subject and provides the basis for understanding both the theories and practical aspects of the subject. This second edition has been fully revised to incorporate guidance on presenting practical work, the psychology of work and the use of statistics in psychology.

The County Avifaunas are a growing series of books, each of which gives details of the status and range of every species on the county list, with a detailed breakdown of rarity records. Each has introductory sections describing the county's ecology and habitats, climate, ornithological history and conservation record.This new avifauna covers Leicestershire and neighbouring Rutland, an area with a particularly strong birding tradition - the Leicestershire & Rutland Ornithological Society is one of the largest county bird clubs in Britain. The region holds some of England's most important inland reservoirs, including the largest, Rutland Water. This massive lake holds some 10,000 wintering birds of a variety of species eachyear, and has an impressive rarity list as well as some of England's few breeding Ospreys.The county also has important woodlands, gull roosts and river habitats. Rutland Water is the home of the British Birdwatching Fair, the most important trade fair in the birding calendar.

Is the universe fine-tuned for complexity, life, or something else? This comprehensive overview of fine-tuning arguments in physics, with contributions from leading researchers in their fields, sheds light on this often used but seldom understood topic. Each chapter reviews a specific subject in modern physics, such as dark energy, inflation, or solar system formation, and discusses whether any parameters in our current theories appear to be fine-tuned and, if so, to what degree. Connections and differences between these fine-tuning arguments are made clear, and detailed mathematical derivations of various fine-tuned parameters are given. This accessible yet precise introduction to fine-tuning in physics will aid students and researchers across astrophysics, atomic and particle physics and cosmology, as well as all those working at the intersections of physics and philosophy.

Is the universe fine-tuned for complexity, life, or something else? This comprehensive overview of fine-tuning arguments in physics, with contributions from leading researchers in their fields, sheds light on this often used but seldom understood topic. Each chapter reviews a specific subject in modern physics, such as dark energy, inflation, or solar system formation, and discusses whether any parameters in our current theories appear to be fine-tuned and, if so, to what degree. Connections and differences between these fine-tuning arguments are made clear, and detailed mathematical derivations of various fine-tuned parameters are given. This accessible yet precise introduction to fine-tuning in physics will aid students and researchers across astrophysics, atomic and particle physics and cosmology, as well as all those working at the intersections of physics and philosophy.

Ideal for A/AS-level, BTEC, Further and Adult Education courses, Introduction to degrees. This comprehensive book covers a rapidly changing subject and provides the basis for understanding both the theories and practical aspects of the subject. This second edition has been fully revised to incorporate guidance on presenting practical work, the psychology of work and the use of statistics in psychology.

The County Avifaunas are a growing series of books, each of which gives details of the status and range of every species on the county list, with a detailed breakdown of rarity records. Each has introductory sections describing the county''s ecology and habitats, climate, ornithological history and conservation record.This new avifauna covers Leicestershire and neighbouring Rutland, an area with a particularly strong birding tradition - the Leicestershire & Rutland Ornithological Society is one of the largest county bird clubs in Britain. The region holds some of England''s most important inland reservoirs, including the largest, Rutland Water. This massive lake holds some 10,000 wintering birds of a variety of species eachyear, and has an impressive rarity list as well as some of England''s few breeding Ospreys.The county also has important woodlands, gull roosts and river habitats. Rutland Water is the home of the British Birdwatching Fair, the most important trade fair in the birding calendar.

The County Avifaunas are a growing series of books, each of which gives detailsof the status and range of every species on the county list, with a detailed breakdown of rarityrecords. Each has introductory sections describing the county''s ecology and habitats, climate, ornithological historyand conservation record.This new avifauna covers Leicestershire and neighbouring Rutland, anarea with a particularly strong birding tradition - the Leicestershire& Rutland Ornithological Society is one of the largest county birdclubs in Britain. The region holds some of England''s most importantinland reservoirs, including the largest, Rutland Water. This massivelake holds some 10,000 wintering birds of a variety of species eachyear,and has an impressive rarity list as well as some of England''s fewbreeding Ospreys. The county also has important woodlands, gullroosts and river habitats. Rutland Water is the home of theBritish Birdwatching Fair, the most important trade fair in the birdingcalendar.

Magna Carta is often presented as dusty history, a scroll locked behind glass and spoken of only in classrooms. Politicians call it a symbol, judges dismiss it as repealed, and schools mention it in passing before moving on. But the truth is different. Magna Carta is not a relic. It is a living covenant, a written witness that freedom belongs to the people, not to rulers.The Magna Carta: Why It Is Important to Sovereign Men and Women brings the Great Charter back to life. Roger Davies takes readers to the meadows of Runnymede in 1215, when King John was forced to place his seal on a document that bound him under law. This was not a gift from the king. It was an admission that no man is above the law — not even the monarch.This book explores the principles that Magna Carta confirmed and why they still matter:• Trial by jury as the shield against tyranny• No taxation without consent, the foundation of financial freedom• Justice that must not be sold, delayed, or denied• Lawful rebellion under Article 61 when rulers break trust• The supremacy of common law over statute• The truth that authority is conditional and based on consentEach chapter shows how these principles remain alive today, despite claims of repeal. You will learn how statutes attempt to bury the Charter, how the corporate Crown hides behind legal fictions, and how the right to trial by jury has been eroded. You will see that Magna Carta is still invoked in modern courts, still quoted by judges, and still used by men and women to defend their standing.The book also explores practical steps for living by Magna Carta today. You will discover how to use notices, conditional acceptance, and simple questions to place truth on the record. You will learn why honour is your strongest defence, why silence is taken as consent, and how to withdraw that consent lawfully.Magna Carta is not nostalgia. It is a tool. It is evidence that freedom is by birth, not by statute. It proves that obedience is conditional, not permanent. When rulers act in dishonour, the Charter shows that consent can be withdrawn. This is not rebellion. It is lawful remedy, recognised for more than eight centuries.This book is for those who sense that something is wrong with the modern system of government, taxation, and regulation. It is for those who refuse to be treated as corporate persons and who wish to stand as living men and women. It is for parents who want to teach their children that freedom is a birthright, not a benefit granted by officials.The Magna Carta: Why It Is Important to Sovereign Men and Women is the perfect starting point for anyone exploring sovereignty, common law, or natural rights. It will give you the historical context, the legal foundation, and the practical confidence to stand in honour.The meadow at Runnymede was not the end of the struggle for freedom. It was the beginning. The Charter still speaks. The only question is whether you will listen.

A quiet shift moves across the world during 2026. You feel it, even if you cannot explain it. Fear loses its grip. Pressure stops working. The old authority no longer holds the same power. People begin to think for themselves again. They trust their own perception. They see through illusion. This book explores that shift with clear language, honest insight, and calm strength.Sovereign 2026 shows how ordinary people regain their dignity when they stop reacting to pressure. It explains why fear shaped society for so long and why that fear breaks apart during 2026. It reveals how institutions depend on silent consent and what happens when that consent fades. The book guides you through the rise of awareness, the collapse of blind trust, and the quiet courage that replaces fear in daily life.This is not a political book and it is not a legal manual. It is a human book. It explores the difference between the living self and the recorded identity. It shows why people feel disconnected from their own authority and how they return to it through clarity, presence, and calm judgment. It examines the emotional engines behind control. It shows you how the system reacts when people stand steady.You will learn how small groups rise during moments of uncertainty. You will see why calm thinking spreads faster than fear. You will understand why inner strength matters more than external approval. You will recognise the moments where courage grows and you will see how dignity becomes the centre of the new shift.Sovereign 2026 explains the digital threshold and why technology shapes identity and behaviour. It helps you see how digital pressure, distraction, and noise influence thought. More importantly, it shows how awareness cuts through that influence. The book gives you a view of the world without panic. It describes how presence becomes a shield against manipulation. It shows how clarity becomes the new foundation for life in 2026.This is the year when individuals stop waiting for permission to think. This is the year when fear loses its place. This is the year when people reclaim the quiet strength they forgot they had. This is the year when the system reacts, but the individual no longer responds with fear.If you feel the world changing in subtle ways, if you sense something waking inside you, if you want to understand the shift happening beneath the surface, this book is for you. Sovereign 2026 guides you through the transition with calm thought and direct insight. It invites you to return to yourself. It helps you understand why the old pressures no longer work and why a new way of living begins with awareness.Read this book if you want to understand the quiet shift that moves through daily life. Read it if you want strength without noise. Read it if you want clarity in a world built on fear.The fear is fading.The awareness is rising.The shift has begun.

Many people feel fear long before they open a council tax letter. The envelope appears. The stomach tightens. Thoughts race. The mind jumps ahead into imagined conflict and imagined consequences. The body reacts before the situation is even known. This book is written for the person who knows this pattern well. The person who feels overwhelmed. The person who feels pressure rise quickly. The person who struggles to stay steady when life becomes heavy.This book does not tell you to ignore the system. It does not tell you to fight the system. It shows you how to stop the system from taking over your internal world. Council tax pressure is often simple on paper, yet the emotional impact can be intense. People feel judged. They feel watched. They feel trapped. They feel alone. These feelings come from old patterns, not from the letter. This book shows you how to break those patterns.You learn why fear appears fast. You learn why the mind jumps into imagined futures. You learn why the body reacts before you think. You learn how internal noise becomes louder when stress rises. You learn how the threat cycle builds inside your mind long before anything happens in the outside world. You learn how to see this cycle clearly, and how to interrupt it.This book teaches you how to slow everything down. Slow your breath. Slow your eyes. Slow your thoughts. Slow your reactions. You learn how to hold your attention steady. You learn how to bring your focus back to the present moment rather than living in imagined outcomes. You learn how to separate fact from imagination. You learn how to separate emotion from reality. You learn how to recognise fear as movement rather than instruction.You learn how to stay calm during enforcement pressure. You learn how to stop your mind from assuming the worst. You learn how to keep your ground when your body wants to panic. You learn how to remain steady even when a letter uses firm language. You learn how to reclaim your mental authority so the system cannot shape your emotional state.This book is for anyone who feels fear when dealing with council tax. It is for anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed by tone. It is for anyone who has imagined outcomes that never happened. It is for anyone who wants emotional independence. It is for anyone who wants a calmer mind. It is for anyone who wants to feel stable again.If you want to stay steady when pressure peaks, this book will guide you. If you want to understand your reactions, this book will show you. If you want to breathe again without panic, this book will help you. If you want to regain your internal peace, this book will meet you where you are.You do not need to fight yourself. You do not need to fight your fear. You need to see it clearly. Once seen, fear loses its authority. Internal peace becomes possible again. This book gives you the tools to reach that peace. The tools are simple, strong, and practical. Presence. Stillness. Awareness. Safe breath. Steady attention. These tools protect your mind. These tools keep you grounded.This is your guide to staying whole during council tax pressure. This is your path to keeping your internal world calm, clear, and steady.

Before there were parliaments, courts, and endless statutes, there was Common Law. It is the law of the land, the law of life itself, and it has guided free men and women for centuries. It is simple, clear, and eternal: do no harm, cause no loss, commit no fraud. Everything else is policy, designed to control.Common Law: The True Law of the Living is a guide to remembering what you already know. It strips away the illusion that statutes are the highest authority and reminds you that your freedom was never granted by rulers. It was yours at birth.Across twelve detailed chapters, Roger Davies explains how Common Law works and why it is feared by governments:• The ancient roots of Common Law and why it cannot be repealed• How statutes are corporate rules that apply only by consent• The maxims of law, eternal truths that override all statutes• Courts of record and how the living man or woman stands above legal fictions• Trial by jury as the final authority of the people• Why harm, loss, and fraud are the only real crimes• How statutes create victimless offences to generate revenue• How consent is presumed through silence, signature, and joinder• Real examples of men and women standing in honour and winning• Steps to begin living under Common Law daily and with integrityThis book does not offer magic words or tricks to defeat the system. It calls you to live in honour, to speak truth, and to hold others to the same standard. It shows that knowledge is the shield and that silence is the trap. When you rebut presumptions and ask simple questions — Who is making the claim? Where is the contract? Who has been harmed? — you place the burden back on those who presume authority.Common Law: The True Law of the Living reminds you that freedom does not mean chaos. True freedom is responsibility. It means standing as a man or woman, accountable to conscience, not to corporate fictions. It means restoring balance when harm is done, not punishing for profit.The book also reveals why governments fear this knowledge. Statutory courts depend on your consent to operate. Councils and agencies depend on your signatures to enforce rules. Without consent, the system loses its grip. This is why schools do not teach Common Law, why courts avoid juries, and why media ridicules those who speak of it. But ridicule is not proof, and threats are not authority.This is the foundation book for anyone who senses that something is wrong with the system and wants to understand why. It confirms that your instincts were right: the chains that bind you are made of paper, not iron, and they fall away the moment you stop consenting.Common Law: The True Law of the Living is a call to remember who you are. You are not a citizen, not a resident, not a taxpayer by birth. You are a living man or woman, sovereign under the law of the land. This book will give you the clarity, confidence, and honour to stand on that truth.Freedom is not given. It is lived. This book shows you how.

Freedom is not a gift from Parliament, courts, or officials. It is your birthright. Yet nearly every man and woman lives under taxes, debts, licences, and endless demands. The system does not force you with chains. It binds you with silence.Freedom by Rebuttal shows how silence is turned into consent — and how you can take that consent back. This book is a practical guide to saying no lawfully, standing in honour, and using words instead of anger to collapse false claims.Roger Davies takes you through the principles and practices of rebuttal step by step:• How silence is treated as agreement in law• The Strawman trap and how to separate from it• Why honour is essential and how to keep it• The power of conditional acceptance: "e;Yes, on proof of claim"e;• Writing notices that shift the burden of proof back to the claimant• Turning notices into affidavits that stand as truth when unrebutted• Using rebuttal against council tax, banking debts, and fines• Responding to police and court summons with calm questions• Building community strength and supporting others who rebutThis is not a book of magic words or quick fixes. It does not promise that you will never face pressure. It shows you how to remain calm, how to act in honour, and how to put the other party on the record. When you rebut a claim with lawful notice, you remove presumption. When you conditionally accept on proof, you force the claimant to prove authority — and they usually cannot.Freedom by Rebuttal explains that courts, councils, and banks rely on dishonour and silence to gain power. They thrive when you argue in anger or remain quiet in fear. Honourable rebuttal defeats both traps. It leaves you standing as a living man or woman, not a corporate fiction.You will learn how to draft notices and affidavits, how to keep proper records, and how to respond when officials ignore your requests. You will see real examples of men and women who used rebuttal to collapse council tax cases, challenge false debts, and end claims in court.This book is written for those who sense that something is wrong but are not sure what to do next. It offers practical tools that can be used daily — when a letter arrives, when a demand is made, or when you are called into court.Freedom by Rebuttal is not rebellion. It is remedy. It is about placing your truth on the record, giving lawful notice, and refusing to be bound without contract. It is about taking back consent peacefully, with calm strength and patience.If you are ready to stop living in silent agreement, if you are ready to face the system without fear, this book will show you how. The first step is simple: say no, and stand free.

Canada presents itself as a free and democratic nation. Yet beneath the symbols, flags, and laws lies a deeper truth. Canada is a Crown corporation, operating in commerce, enforcing statutes and policies on men and women who were born free. From birth registration to taxes, from licences to courts, every Canadian is drawn into contracts they never knowingly accepted. The system survives only by presumption and silence.Standing as a Living Man or Woman in Canada exposes these illusions and shows how Sovereign Canadians reclaim their natural rights. It is not about rebellion, violence, or politics. It is about knowledge, honour, and courage. When you see how the system works, and how it depends on your consent, you are no longer powerless. You are free.Inside you will find twelve detailed chapters covering the key areas of Canadian Sovereign belief.• How the Strawman is created at birth and used to bind you to contracts.• Why Canada functions as a Crown corporation, not a free nation.• The truth about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms as a licence, not a shield.• How taxation is based on consent, and the ways it is enforced through presumption.• Why licences and permits are contracts that turn rights into privileges.• How Canadian courts operate under Admiralty shadows, treating people as cargo in commerce.• The role of police and RCMP as policy enforcers, not peace officers.• The fraud of debt, banks, and mortgages, where money is created from your signature.• The use of education and media as tools of programming, shaping obedient citizens.• The remedy found in notices, affidavits, and conditional acceptance.• How to live daily as a Sovereign man or woman, standing in honour with truth.This book does not promise quick fixes or loopholes. It demands responsibility. To be Sovereign is to live in honour, never causing harm, never committing fraud, and keeping your word. It is to refuse contracts that enslave, while embracing truth that frees.The message is clear. You are not property. You are not a citizen, taxpayer, or debtor. You are a living man or woman. The Crown corporation survives only because Canadians forget this. When you remember, the chains fall away.Standing as a Living Man or Woman in Canada is both an awakening and a handbook. It will appeal to every Canadian who feels the system is broken, every man and woman who senses that statutes and policies are not true law, and every Sovereign who knows in their heart that life itself is greater than paper.If you are ready to step beyond fear, ridicule, and deception, if you are ready to stand in honour and reclaim your freedom, this book is for you.

Australia is presented as a free and independent nation. The story is repeated in schools, parliaments, and media. We are told that Federation in 1901 created a sovereign country, that the Constitution protects liberty, and that politicians serve the people. But when you look closely, the picture changes. Behind the symbols lies a corporate structure. Australia is not what it appears to be. It is a business.The Commonwealth Corporation takes readers on a detailed journey through this hidden system. It shows how the Crown functions as a corporate entity, how parliaments act as boards of directors, how courts process accounts rather than deliver justice, and how councils and the ATO issue invoices under Australian Business Numbers. It reveals how men and women are converted into corporate Strawmen through birth certificates and identification documents, and how every demand for rates, fines, and taxes depends on consent, often assumed through silence.Across twelve chapters, Roger Davies exposes the machinery of incorporation:• How Federation joined six corporate colonies under the Crown rather than creating true nationhood• Why the Royal Style and Titles Act of 1973 created a new corporate Crown without asking the people• How parliaments, courts, councils, and police forces operate with ABNs, proving their commercial nature• How statutes function as company policies that bind only those who consent• Why courts require you to answer to the name in capital letters before they can proceed• How rates, taxes, and fines are commercial invoices disguised as lawful orders• How birth registration creates a Strawman that carries obligations, while the living man or woman remains free• Why media and schools work to maintain belief in the system and ridicule dissent• The steps Australians are taking to withdraw consent, give lawful notice, and stand as sovereign men and womenThis book does not promote violence, rebellion, or anger. It calls for honour, calm, and lawful action. It explains how to ask questions, demand proof of claim, and rebut presumptions without hostility. It reminds readers that true sovereignty requires peace and personal responsibility.The Commonwealth Corporation is written for Australians who sense that something is wrong with the system. It speaks to those who have questioned why government departments have ABNs, why courts enforce revenue rather than justice, and why they are treated as customers of a company rather than free men and women. It will confirm suspicions, fill in the missing pieces, and offer a path forward based on knowledge and honour.Australia was never truly made sovereign at Federation. It was incorporated. Its Constitution is not a declaration of freedom but the charter of a corporation. Its parliaments are boards, its ministers executives, its people assets. This book will help you see that structure clearly and decide whether to continue serving as a citizen of a corporation or to stand as a sovereign man or woman.The choice is yours.

You were born free. You were not born as a record, a number, a role, or a function. You were born as the living man or the living woman. The world teaches you to forget this. Governments, councils, banks, and officials behave as though your silence is agreement. They behave as though your signature is automatic. They behave as though your consent exists even when you never gave it. Many people feel this pressure but do not have the words to express it. They know something is wrong. They know the system uses assumption. They know authority is taken through habit, not agreement.This book speaks to those people. It speaks to those who already know they are sovereign. It speaks to those who refuse to live under silent contracts. It speaks to those who feel the artificial world pressing against them and want to stand in their own authority without fear.I Do Not Consent is a clear and strong guide for the living being who wants to understand how modern systems claim power and how to withdraw consent calmly. It shows how institutions rely on presumption, confusion, roles, and unexamined behaviour. It explains how most authority is offered, not imposed. It shows how consent is taken through silence and how silence can be replaced with calm truth.You will learn the difference between the living being, the recorded identity, and the assumed identity. You will see how institutions use these layers to bind the living without open agreement. You will learn how to separate yourself from roles that were never chosen. You will learn how to remove presumption, how to refuse unwanted authority, how to stand as the living, and how to protect your own inner freedom.This book does not teach conflict. It teaches clarity. It teaches calm presence. It teaches simple actions that prevent silent contracts. It teaches how to speak from the living and how to question claims that rely on pressure instead of proof. It shows how fear is used to control behaviour and how to replace that fear with steady awareness.Every idea in this work is written for people who already feel the pull toward sovereignty. It strengthens that pull. It clarifies it. It supports it. It gives structure to what many already sense within themselves. It is for those who know they do not belong to any system. It is for those who choose their own path. It is for those who say the words I do not consent and mean them.If you want to understand how the system operates without attacking it, this book shows you.If you want to stand as the living without confusion, this book guides you.If you want to speak truth without fear, this book strengthens you.If you want to reclaim your own authority, this book supports you.You do not need permission to be sovereign.You do not need approval to stand as the living.You do not need fear to guide your choices.Your authority begins with you.Your consent belongs to you.Your path belongs to you.I Do Not Consent is written for those who already know this and want to live it with clarity and strength.