Bøger af David Harper

Sports entertainment compels us to watch athletes succeed and fail on a stage that's larger than life. Each game controls our emotions as if we are puppets on a string. Routing for your favorite player or team can bring out the best in humanity. If they win, a rainy day makes you smile. If they lose, your heart sinks, and a day at the beach feels like you're in prison. But there is one sport that moves the needle on a social level. The NBA is an extraordinary league that touches fans across the world, showcasing talented athletes representing different walks of life. This unique brand of sports entertainment makes the NBA more than an ordinary league, it is a movement influencing culture and changing the dynamics of how we view each other as people. This book explores the inspirational rise of basketball greats from Magic Johnson to LeBron James and how the NBA became an international phenomenon.

The hanged men dangled in ripe clusters from the bare branches of the autumn trees. They were Halloween dummies made of old clothes stuffed with straw that kids had hung along the mountain road. Warren Stone counted nine of the swaying figures within a few yards of the jeep, including the one his friend Sam Keith had just used for target practice. But that hanged man wasn't stuffed with straw. It was bleeding! And state troopers found two more dangling bodies that had also been alive when they were hung up to strangle to death. Warren, like Sam, had left the CIA under a cloud. Now, a modern vigilante, he cleaned up towns in trouble, an illegal, dangerous business that paid well. He had come to the Adirondacks for a vacation, to hunt deer not men, but the tie of violence sweeping over the countryside changed that. The three victims had been small-time mobsters; one of them had been caught at the Syndicate convention in the mountains three years before. These first murders could be the work of the Syndicate, but organized crime could not be blamed for everything that was happening. Then Warren was warned; a bullet crashed through the windshield narrowly missing his head. Here is a gripping, strongly motivated story of people who are caught in the lethal traps they built themselves, and of Warren Stone, ruthless, compassionate, a rebel who knows how to survive.

Caleb the Colt is the amazing story of a little colt with a big purpose. Inspired by the Biblical account of Jesus entering into Jerusalem on a colt, our story follows the life of that colt, whom we call Caleb. Finding it hard to fit in, Caleb soon discovers that he was born for a special purpose. Our prayer is that this short story will encourage and put smiles on the faces of the little ones in our lives.

What happens when a political divide goes horribly wrong in a key Presidential Election? Washington DC is about to face a serial killer who isn't loyal to either party. Charles Bryant is an up incoming DC homicide detective with a strong family pedigree. He assigned to the case after three bodies were found dead in front of a church. The investigation makes him doubt his self worth as a detective until Jessica helps him weather the storm. Jessica's best friend was one of the murder victims. Charles and Jessica work together in solving the case while the killer pushes their quest for justice to the edge. "Is God Watching" is David Harper's debut novel. He admires Walter Mosley and John Grisham. He was raised in the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC. He worked for years as a professional actor and got his big break on the TV show "Homicide: Life On The Street." He is also a screenwriter and filmmaker.

The drowned man lay in the bottom of the shrimp trawler's net that had just been winched up on deck. His wet suit was made of black foam rubber, and at first everyone thought he was an unlucky porpoise, scooped up from the sandy floor of the Gulf of Mexico. Moments later, another dead diver joined him on the deck of the shrimp boat, and Warren Stone found himself in the center of a drug war being fought on the streets of Continental America's Southernmost City. He had left the C.I.A. under a cloud. Now he cleaned up towns in trouble, an illegal and dangerous business that paid well. Still feeling the pain from his earlier hunting trip to the Adirondacks, where Death pervaded the snowy rolling hillsides and the lives of those he loved, Stone was summoned to Key West-a former frontier town that had become the battleground for competing drug lords. With so much money to be made, everyone was suspect-even the group of Good Samaritans who had hired him to save their city. Dozens would die within hours of Stone's arrival-could he do anything to reverse the tide of violence before being engulfed by it himself? Here continues the story of Warren Stone, the man who cleaned up the backwoods of New York State in The Hanged Men. Now in the idyllic Florida Keys, once home to Hemingway and the generations of artists, fisherman, and hard drinkers who followed, Stone confronts the Conchs, Cubans, and Colombians to root out the evil consuming the tiny town at the very end of the Overseas Highway.

This unique anthology of stories and poems is written by fans of Celtic Football Club from around the world. Featuring voices often heard at Celtic Park, yet seldom seen in any of the many great books about the club, this is a project by fans for fans. Continuing the charitable ethos of Brother Walfrid all author proceeds will be donated to the Celtic FC Foundation.

The Art of Communication focuses on the problems that Japanese English speakers have when communicating with gaijin are not because of language, but because of communication behavior and manner differences between Japanese and gaijin. The problem with most Japanese English speakers is that even though they are speaking English they are communicating and behaving in a manner that is unique to Japanese communication behavior and manner. These unique Japanese communication behaviors and mannerisms are very different to the mannerisms of gaijin communication and behavior. These differences often create misunderstandings and the inability for Japanese and gaijin to develop close human relationships based on rapport. Rapport defined, "is a close and harmonious relationship between people based on a two way understanding of each other's ideas and feelings and being able to openly communicate with each other in a way that both sides can clearly understand." Because Japanese and gaijin communication behavior and manner differences are so great it is important that Japanese English speakers understand these differences and have the ability to communicate and behave in a gaijin manner when using English. The Art of Communication focuses on these differences and why they create misunderstandings and the inability to develop rapport with gaijin. But more importantly, this book gives Japanese English speakers clear techniques on how to communicate and behave in a manner that will create rapport and eliminate misunderstandings based on the differences between Japanese and gaijin communication behavior and manner. The Art of Communication is written in a conversational style making it enjoyable and easy to read, and is a must read for any Japanese English speaker that needs to create close working relationships in business and in life. Even though this book is in English it was written in a way that any Japanese English speaker can easily understand, and is the perfect companion in your journey to building rapport with gaijin.

Getting Your FREE Bonus Download this book, read it to the end and see "BONUS: Your FREE Gift" chapter after the conclusion. Workout: 30 Interval Workouts To Do Anytime and Anywhere This book is meant to serve as a healthy lifestyle guide for those that would like to tone up their body during 10 minute workout routines. Even if you are just now considering a healthy lifestyle choice, then you could greatly benefit from this guide. In the fast paced world of today, sometimes even getting in a ten minute workout can be hard. It seems that we always find some kind of excuse somewhere. But the real secret to toning up and staying in shape is the intervals between your ten minute workouts. Because even if you can only commit to working out for ten minutes at a time, if you space out these marathon workouts in effective intervals, you can see a pretty big difference pretty fast. Read this book to find out how this work out plan can work for you. Buy this book so you can: Lose weight Gain confidence Establish a fitness routine And much more! Download your E book "Workout: 30 Interval Workouts To Do Anytime and Anywhere" by scrolling up and clicking "Buy Now with 1-Click" button!

"A Sailor's Journey," a book about my grandfather, depicts a Navy sailor through the many years of his life. Without spoiling much about his life, he found the love of his life, rode a boat during WWII, and, somewhere along the line, built a waterslide and got in trouble with the insurance company.The music stylings by the composer, David Harper, describes all this musically through the form of 'fugue, ' a 16th century form of counterpoint. The fugues are not so typical as well. Harper strove to not sound like Bach; had he sounded like Bach, he may have failed. Some examples of harmony are modulations to the N6, Neopolitan 6th. While the rules of melody writing were followed strongly, there is much freedom in harmony.Most songs have been edited also by Emily Jones, a wonderful engraver and transcriber. Included in the book are around fifteen fugues.

As a WWII tour director for thirty-five years, David Harper has repeatedly heard the same questions from an extremely varied American and British audience: ¿Why did the Germans vote for Hitler? Did they know about the concentration camps? What did German soldiers and members of the SS feel about the extermination camps and the war crimes they were committing? How do today¿s Germans view Hitler and the Third Reich? What is the country doing at present to address those dark pages of its history and to remember the victims of Hitler¿s regime? Do the right-wing demonstrations in Germany portend a resurgence of Nazi ideology today?¿ All these questions and many more are addressed in Exposing the Reich. The book seeks to promote an understanding of how the devastation and tragedy of the war and the concurrent genocide could happen. It studies the lethal blend of inciting hatred, ongoing indoctrination, justification for drastic action, and the complete control of all media. How many people know, for instance, that Hitler was writing an opera when he lived in Vienna or how he developed his antisemitic outlook while living there? Few know about the early political and ideological influences on Hitler¿s worldview, such as those instigated by his little-known mentor, Eckart. Who has ever heard about Hitler¿s ¿second book,¿ in which he revealed his major foreign policy plans, a manuscript that remained secret? How many realize that Hitler¿s regime planned on replacing Christianity with its own ¿religion¿ and substituting Mein Kampf for the Bible? Why did Hitler name his regime the ¿Third¿ Reich, and why did he choose the swastika as its logo? Why did the fine arts enjoy such an honored status during the Reich? What were the lesser-known original purposes of the concentration camp system established in Germany just weeks after Hitler seized power? Who realizes that, just prior to Hitler seizing power, the Jewish population in Germany was a mere 0.7%?These, and countless more insights regarding the Third Reich, are revealed in Exposing the Reich. From young students to well-informed history buffs, readers will gain a wealth of new insights into Hitler and his regime of terror.

Whoever loves the mountains will inevitably come to Berchtesgaden someday. Because this region with Königssee, Watzmann and the famous picture of the Ramsau church in front of the mighty cliffs of the Reiteralm is one of the most famous areas in the Alps. Rightly so! Because here you can experience the mountains in an unbelievable variety - from small walks along lively streams to demanding suspended summit ascents. Berchtesgaden also has a lot to offer historically! For centuries, this small village was directly subordinate to the Pope and over time, it developed due to the rich salt deposits to an economic giant next to Salzburg. Even a very dark chapter of German history took place here in the idyll. Adolf Hitler lived on the Obersalzberg from 1927 and had it extended to the alpine fortress until 1945.All year long it is worthwhile to be here on the way - even if the weather does not play along.

Everybody's Favorite Brother (A Real DC Story) is an inspirational book for the young and old - a dramatic read for people of all ages. It chronicles the life of two brothers, one living a regular life and the other living in the fast lane.

Eutrophication is a problem which became widely recognised by the scientific community in the 1940s and 1950s. It remains however, one of the biggest and most widespread problems of fresh waters, particularly of lakes and an increasing problem for estuaries and coastal waters.

Viruses: Biology, Application, and Control is a concise textbook covering the essential aspects of virology included in biomedical science courses. It is an updated and expanded version of David Harper¿s Molecular Virology, Second Edition from the Medical Perspectives series. As with the previous text, Viruses is not organised by virus family but takes a conceptual approach and examines common themes that emerge from studying the full range of viruses. It is a rigorous treatment of the molecular side of virology and its conceptual approach makes it an essential text for students and non-specialists.

Provides information of how to be successful within the hotel market. This title shows the reader the effective way to able to read, manage and work your way through the competitive markets of hotel valuation and investment. It provides advice that is suitable to industry professionals.