Books with author Paul Davis

The recently announced Assassin’s Creed® IV Black FlagTM sees a sea change for the game franchise with a harsh new setting in the Golden Age of pirates. With intricately detailed environments and finely honed and evocative historical re-imaginings, The Art of Assassin’s Creed® IV Black FlagTM includes the game’s vast nautical gameplay, and its amazing range of locations, characters and action.

A glimpse at the beginning of a new trilogy in the massive global gaming franchise, featuring a stunning array of concept art, character sketches and much, much more.Halo 4 is the next blockbuster installment in the iconic franchise that shaped entertainment history and defined a decade of gaming. Set in the aftermath of Halo 3, it marks the beginning of a new trilogy as the Master Chief confronts an ancient evil that threatens the fate of the entire universe.Awakening: The Art of Halo 4 will give gamers an in-depth look behind the scenes at the creation of the stunning worlds of Halo 4, with commentary from the art director and game designers throughout. Concept art, character sketches, detailed environments and an additional section on the forthcoming multiplayer game make this the definitive guide to 343 Industries' take on the Halo universe.

This book is a collection of sayings, phrases, and short poems that have been shared by a family in Massachusetts and passed down for over five generations. Within this book, you’ll find some sayings you recognize, some you’ve never heard before, and some that have been uniquely created by the family. This book is intended not only to inspire you, but remind you of the special uniqueness of your own family. Oral traditions of this kind are living history, and these little proverbs warn us, help us to laugh, and remind us that our problems are shared more easily with the support and love of family.

The Kid learned the hard way that you can try to be a pacifist in a world full of clenched fists, stiff upper lips and mean looks, but it won’t get you far—and it might get you killed.Olebark—The Kid—grew up in a community infested by fighting, bullying, organized fight clubs, gambling, and hoodlums. A world of few laws and fewer smiles and the backdrop to the incident that changed him forever. Traumatized and beaten at the age of six, The Kid decides to take things into his own hands—in fact, his own fists.A fictionalized account of a true event, Bully Shack takes you on the intrepid journey of a boy that was initiated into his childhood through a brutal beating at the age of six. Traumatized and terrified, he vowed to fight his way out of his rotten world.While The Kid fights his own battles, the institutionalized bullying and unwilling-sex-in-return-for-protection go on around him, ensnaring almost everyone he knows in its horrid web. Girls “put out” so that they are exempt from being mistreated, beaten and raped. Other boys are dragooned into a nightmarish Fight Club world—where nobody talks about it because they are too intimidated to do so.To tell is to risk all.In this true tale, one boy’s courageous battle against intimidation and emotional, spiritual and physical torture inspires those around him to rise up and fight—to fight for their lives.

STUDENT SUCCESS SECRETS TO ENJOY AND EXCEL IN COLLEGEAdvance your personal well-being, cultivate happiness, grow in self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and lay a strong foundation to grow personally, develop academically and professionally to achieve long-term success. In life you can have more if you refuse to settle for less. 40 insightful and probing life-changing questions and detailed heartfelt answers to help students get clear on how to navigate the nuances of higher education, be happy and healthy, have fun and fulfillment, cultivate meaningful lifelong friendships and contacts to accelerate your personal happiness and professional success. Paul F. Davis is a UCLA trained University and Career Counselor who has earned 4 Master degrees with honors from prestigious universities and served international students at Texas A&M International University and for the American China Exchange Society. Paul is a Worldwide Motivational Speaker and Author of more than 70 Books who has touched 89 nations speaking for the U.S. Military, Companies, Cruise Lines at Sea, Colleges and Universities throughout the globe.

Ragnarok. Armageddon. Doomsday. Since the dawn of time, man has wondered how the world would end. In The Last Three Minutes, Paul Davies reveals the latest theories. It might end in a whimper, slowly scattering into the infinite void. Then again, it might be yanked back by its own gravity and end in a catastrophic "Big Crunch." There are other, more frightening possibilities. We may be seconds away from doom at this very moment.Written in clear language that makes the cutting-edge science of quarks, neutrinos, wormholes, and metaverses accessible to the layman, The Last Three Minutes treats readers to a wide range of conjectures about the ultimate fate of the universe. Along the way, it takes the occasional divergent path to discuss some slightly less cataclysmic topics such as galactic colonization, what would happen if the Earth were struck by the comet Swift-Tuttle (a distinct possibility), the effects of falling in a black hole, and how to create a "baby universe." Wonderfully morbid to the core, this is one of the most original science books to come along in years.

Scientists and governments are actively searching for signs of life in the universe. Will their efforts meet with success? Award-winning author Paul Davies, an eminent scientist who writes with the flair of a science fiction writer, explores the ramifications that the discovery of extraterrestrial life would have for our science, our religions, and our worldview in general.

Learn about extraordinary sea creatures and the different layers of the ocean. Then build five sturdy cardstock models—no tools required!The farther down you go, the colder and darker it gets! In this fun, interactive book, kids will learn about the different layers of the ocean and the many mammals and fish that live in it. They'll read fascinating facts about the mighty whale shark, how the blue-ringed octopus camouflages itself, how sea otters use tools, how anglerfish survive without sunlight, and much more! Then they can follow the simple instructions to assemble five sturdy keepsake models of some of the unique creatures that roam underwater forests or the Great Barrier Reef: a cute sea otter, a leatherback turtle, a whale shark, a deep-sea anglerfish, and a unique blue-ringed octopus. Learning has never been so much fun!

China’s Cancerous Development and Destructive Demise By reason of its explosive economic growth and global expansion, China is quickly becoming a world power with extraordinary influence. Yet China’s growth and expansion is disrupting the environment, polluting rivers, causing widespread illness, and killing its own people. Given China’s earth altering “grow first and clean up later” approach to development, what is the best way for China’s people (and the people of nations bordering China and drinking from the same rivers) to safeguard their water, influence governmental law and policy, reform industry, educate society, and continue to monitor future development to ensure rivers vital to the health of their communities are not contaminated or kept from them by damming and diversion projects? China’s scientists, engineers, medical doctors, and environmental activists have documented dangerous industrial water pollution, corporate environmental disregard, and hazards of poorly planned dam and diversion projects. Chinese citizens themselves have begun to actively protest and blog online to make known their dissatisfaction with unclean water, poor sanitation, corporate neglect, and environmental abuses by farmers and industrial manufacturers resulting in widespread cancer and premature deaths across the country. There are 459 cancer villages across 29 of China’s provincial units. Water contamination from industrial pollution is believed to be the main cause of cancer villages, and there is a close relationship between China’s major rivers and the location of cancer counties. Cancer villages tend to cluster along the major rivers and their branches. …Iron and copper sulfide strip mining since 1970 has resulted in serious soil erosion and landslides that have dumped cancer-causing cadmium, lead, and other heavy metals into the water system and soil down the mountain. For China to be a benign hegemony in Asia as it claims to be, it must start at home by upholding its own principles of peaceful coexistence beginning in how it relates to its own environment, people, and neighboring states drinking from the same rivers. Paul F. Davis is a Worldwide Motivational Speaker, Wellness Trainer and Health Coach who has touched 76 nations serving the U.S. Military, Companies, Cruise Lines, Churches, and Universities across the globe. Paul provided rescue relief with the Salvation Army the first week of September 11th, 2001 at "ground zero" in New York City following the bombing of the World Trade Center. Paul traveled to Pakistan twice after 9/11, the nation where Paul believed Osama Bin Laden was hiding; prior to Presidents Bush and Obama pursuing and killing him therein.Paul was raised by his grandfather, a U.S. Army retired Lt. Colonel. Paul's cousin is a retired U.S. Army Ranger and Paul's uncle served in the U.S. Navy. Paul has spoken on sexual assault & harassment prevention and suicide prevention for both the U.S. Army and Air Force. Paul served as an intern for the U.S. Embassy in Timor Leste when Hillary Clinton was the former Secretary of State.Paul is the Author of more than 20 Books including:- United States of Arrogance- The Future of Food (volumes 1 & 2)- Geostrategy to Protect Environmental Health & Food Security- Update Your Identity- God vs. ReligionPaul has earned 3 Master degrees with the highest honors from New York University (Global Affairs), Michigan State College of Law (Global Food Law), and the University of Alabama (Health). Paul is currently halfway through his coursework on track to earn his 4th Master degree with the University of Texas (Educational Leadership).PaulFDavis.com Linkedin.com/in/worldproperties

Learn amazing facts about the fierce dinosaurs that roamed Earth and slot together five 3-D models!Travel back to the time of the dinosaurs. Brachiosaurus, Ankylosaurus, and more are waiting inside the pages of this interactive book! Dinosaur fans of all ages will love putting together their very own prehistoric creatures while learning amazing facts about some of the large giants that once roamed the earth, soared in the air, and swam in the ocean. And then for more fun, kids can follow simple instructions to assemble the five sturdy included models of a T. rex, Triceratops, Argentinosaurus, Parasaurolophus, and Quetzalcoatlus. Find out who was the hunter and who was the hunted—and learn how to pronounce their unique names!