The David Effect

The David Effect
Author: Mike Jansen
Publisher: Mike Jansen
Total Pages: 33
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Set in a dystopian future The David Effect takes us to Holland-under-the-sea where advanced technology and bio-engineering do battle with vested powers to decide who will own controlling interests in humanity's destiny. Mike Jansen writes English and Dutch stories, flash fiction and novels and publishes in English, Dutch and Belgian markets.

Television Rewired

Television Rewired
Author: Martha P. Nochimson
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2019-07-15
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 147731895X

In 1990, American television experienced a seismic shift when Twin Peaks premiered, eschewing formulaic plots and clear lines between heroes and villains. This game-changing series inspired a generation of show creators to experiment artistically, transforming the small screen in ways that endure to this day. Focusing on six shows (Twin Peaks, with a critical analysis of both the original series and the 2017 return; The Wire; Treme; The Sopranos; Mad Men; and Girls), Television Rewired explores what made these programs so extraordinary. As their writers and producers fought against canned plots and moral simplicity, they participated in the evolution of the exhilarating new auteur television while underscoring the fact that art and entertainment don't have to be mutually exclusive. Nochimson also makes provocative distinctions between true auteur television and shows that were inspired by the freedom of the auteur series but nonetheless remained entrenched within the parameters of formula. Providing opportunities for vigorous discussion, Television Rewired will stimulate debates about which of the new television series since 1990 constitute “art” and which are tweaked “business-driven storytelling.”

The Practice Effect

The Practice Effect
Author: David Brin
Publisher: Spectra
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2009-12-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307575020

From one of the most critically acclaimed and well-loved authors of contemporary science fiction, a highly imaginative and exciting story as only David Brin can write . . . “High spirits and inventiveness . . . Dennis's adventures, which can only be called rollicking, are legion.”—Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine Physicist Dennis Nuel was the first human to probe the strange realms called anomaly worlds—alternate universes where the laws of science were unpredictably changed. But the world Dennis discovered seemed almost like our own—with one perplexing difference. To his astonishment, he was hailed as a wizard and found himself fighting beside a beautiful woman with strange powers against a mysterious warlord as he struggled to solve the riddle of this baffling world. “A delightful, often very witty story, with the underlying thoughtfulness we expect from David Brin.”—Poul Anderson

The Prometheus Effect

The Prometheus Effect
Author: David Fleming
Publisher:
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2017-07-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781973769644

Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to man. Jack discovered something far greater and gave it to a child. Mykl now reigns as king of the gene pool, with a teddy bear by his side. World superpowers engage in their own reckless game to ensure global domination. But playing with fire risks the extinction of everyone. For humanity to survive, there's only one choice... and one outcome... The Prometheus Effect.

The MoveOn Effect

The MoveOn Effect
Author: David Karpf
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2012-05-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0199942870

The Internet is facilitating a generational transition among American political advocacy organizations. This book provides a detailed exploration of how ?netroots? advocacy groups - MoveOn.org, DailyKos.com, DemocracyforAmerica.com, and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee - differ from ?legacy? peer organizations. It also explains the partisan character of these technological innovations.

The Facebook Effect

The Facebook Effect
Author: David Kirkpatrick
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2011-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1439102120

Kirkpatrick tells us how Facebook was created, why it has flourished, and where it is going next. He chronicles its successes and missteps.

The Placebo Effect

The Placebo Effect
Author: David Rotenberg
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2012-02-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1439172641

The first book in a new series starring an acting teacher with a surprising talent. Decker Roberts has the dangerous gift of detecting the truth. For years this talent proved to be a lucrative side line to his acting teaching. Only his closest friends know, and he keeps his identity secret from the companies that pay him to tell them if the people they are planning to hire are truthful. But Decker’s carefully compartmentalized life starts to fall apart. He realized that he must have heard something in one of his “truth telling” sessions that someone didn’t want him to know. Decker has to go on the run and figure out why he’s been targeted. There’s also a government agent hunting him who seems to know absolutely everything about Decker Roberts’ identities—real and false—and other people of “his kind.”

The Care Effect: Unleashing the Power of Compassion

The Care Effect: Unleashing the Power of Compassion
Author: David Crosby
Publisher: New Hope Publishers (AL)
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2016-05-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781596694712

Amazing things happen when individuals and a church, corporately, begin to minster to their neighbor with intentionality, consistency, and passion. The Care Effect beautifully demonstrates how love of neighbor the Great Commandment is essential to gospel proclamation, not incidental to it. Walk the streets of New Orleans with a body of believers as they show love to neighbor. Be inspired to find a way to let your deeds of love be united with words of truth so you too manifest the gospel to your neighbor."

The Fox Effect

The Fox Effect
Author: David Brock
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2012-02-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0307947688

Here is comprehensive overview of the tumultuous career of former Fox News president Roger Ailes and a must-read for anyone looking to understand his legacy and impact on news media. Based on the meticulous research of the news watchdog organization Media Matters for America, David Brock and Ari Rabin-Havt show how Fox News, under its president Roger Ailes, changed from a right-leaning news network into a partisan advocate for the Republican Party. The Fox Effect follows the career of Ailes from his early work as a television producer and media consultant for Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush. Consequently, when he was hired in 1996 as the president of Rupert Murdoch’s flagship conservative cable news network, Ailes had little journalism experience, but brought to the job the mindset of a political operative. As Brock and Rabin-Havt demonstrate through numerous examples, Ailes used his extraordinary power and influence to spread a partisan political agenda that is at odds with long-established, widely held standards of fairness and objectivity in news reporting. Featuring transcripts of leaked audio and memos from Fox News reporters and executives, The Fox Effect is a damning indictment of how the network’s news coverage and commentators have biased reporting, drummed up marginal stories, and even consciously manipulated established facts in their efforts to attack the Obama administration.

The Five Side Effects of Kindness

The Five Side Effects of Kindness
Author: David R. Hamilton, PHD
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1401968368

Despite what you might have been told, we’re not inherently selfish. The truth is we’re inherently kind.Scientific evidence has proven that kindness changes the brain, impacts the heart and immune system, is an antidote to depression and even slows the ageing process. We’re actually genetically wired to be kind. In The Five Side Effects of Kindness, David Hamilton shows that the effects of kindness are felt daily throughout our nervous system. When we’re kind we feel happier and our bodies are healthiest.In his down-to-earth and accessible style, David shares how: •Kindness makes us happier •Kindness is good for the heart •Kindness slows ageing •Kindness improves relationships •Kindness is contagious