Bøger af John May

In this thought-provoking non-fiction work, we delve into the murky depths of foreign sway over American politics. We tread where conspiracy theories meet reality, where whispers become echoes, and where the very foundations of democracy tremble. Buckle up, dear reader, for a journey that will challenge your assumptions and leave you questioning the very fabric of governance.

In 1577, John Dee, a scientist who served as an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, proposed to her the creation of colonies in the New World. Neither Elizabeth nor Walter Raleigh imagined the task would be so difficult or take more than 30 years. The effort started with an exploration of the coast of today's North Carolina and the settlement of a colony on Roanoke Island in 1585. This ended tragically and became known as The Lost Colony, its fate a mystery to this day. James I resumed the effort with the founding of Jamestown in 1607 on an island in the James River in today's Virginia. This book relates the histories of the Roanoke and Jamestown colonies to enable a full understanding of the founding of English America. Important events in America's beginnings, including the wreck of the Sea Venture (which inspired William Shakespeare's The Tempest), the Algonquin chief Powhatan's plans to make the newcomers useful to him, and the relationship between Pocahontas and English Captain John Smith are highlighted.

Following Edgar Allan Poe's death in 1849, his mother-in-law, Mrs. Maria Clemm, was persuaded to name Rufus Wilmot Griswold as Poe's literary executor. The two men had famously disliked each other, but Griswold promised Mrs. Clemm a share of the royalties from the collection of Poe's works that he envisioned, a thing that overcame any misgivings she might have had. Griswold prefaced the four volume collection with a memoir intended to forever blackened Poe's name. The Poe Letters is a collection of narratives and letters of nine women who all knew Poe and cooperated in efforts to redeem his character from Griswold's disparaging biography. While all nine women were very real, The Poe Letters is a work of fiction that provides insights into these women's relationships with Poe, with each other, and with a young army officer, Edward Gayle, who sought to understand Griswold's motive. Thirty years and nearly a hundred and fifty letters later, Gayle uncovers the truth: Griswold was only the messenger. The real assailant was Poe's rival for the title America's greatest poet.

Have you been Convinced into doing something which in hindsight seems very unlike yourself?Have you been in a relationship where you knew the person was wrong for you but they always had a majestic hold on you and kept you pulling down in their gravity?Do you want to discover the Secret Methods of Subliminal Persuasion for Social Influence?If yes, then keep reading...All Politicians are, on some level, manipulators. There is really no other way for them to function. They need to convince people to ignore all the bad things about them - and with today's press, those bad traits and histories tend to come to light very quickly - and embrace those things they want to sell.Unlike manipulation, influence takes the needs and desires of the subject into consideration and generally has the best interests of the person being influenced at heart. Parents want to influence their children to be safe and healthy; we want to influence friends and partners to be happy and fulfilled, our employees to be productive, our students to work hard and achieve.Dale Carnegie posited that the approach you take when trying to influence people makes all the difference. He argued against criticism, condemnation or complaints, knowing them to be futile because putting someone on the defensive just wounds their pride and self-esteem, forcing them to justify themselves and breeding resentment. He argued instead for sincerely making the other person feel important, for smiling and developing a genuine interest in them, for listening and encouraging them to talk about themselves and speaking to them in terms of their interests.Influence is born out of a sense of generosity and understanding. People are emotional beings, and we have to meet them at that point, not with cold logic and rationality, but with a warm emotional understanding of their own desires, loves, fears, and dreams. Once you learn what motivates someone, influencing them will be easy.Dark emotional or psychological manipulation has some aspects of coercion and persuasion in it. The components of coercion are many, though good examples include brainwashing and bullying. From a human standpoint, these two are deceptive and abusive in nature. The people who use manipulation understand this too well, but they have to employ them so as to influence the behavior of their victims. Before the manipulation begins, the manipulator usually has its end goal in their head. What remains is to study the potential victims and then decide on the best forms of abuse to apply in coercing them to attain them. Blackmail is a common approach used in such instances.In this book we will discuss the following topics: The foundations of ManipulationManipulation of the Mind through NLPSome skills to be developed to become a ManipulatorSome Manipulation TechniquesHow to understand if a person is LyingHow verbal/non verbal communication are related to Body LanguageHow to use Body Language in Public SpeakingHow is NLP used for Manipulating People?Some exercises (like Mirror Test)How is NLP used for Manipulating peopleGuide to identifying ManipulationMind ReadingWhy Manipulators Manipulate...And Much More!Are you excited?Look no more!Download MANIPULATION AND BODY LANGUAGE now!!!

Have you ever wondered why people act the way they do? Do you feel like you can't get a read on folks? Do you wish you could simply look at people and know what they are thinking? If yes, then keep reading...You have in your hands the keys to unlocking the secrets to analyzing people... without having to get advanced degrees in psychology or going through a long apprenticeship.This book has been designed for the average individual, who may or may not have a high level of knowledge in the field of psychology, to find the right ways in which they can better understand the people with whom they deal with on a daily basis. Moreover, the secrets in this book will allow you to quickly get "a feel" for strangers whom you meet for the first time. Doesn't that sound like something really useful?When analyzing people using the methods in this book, you will not only understand people better, but you will also develop a better understanding of yourself. Knowing yourself first is absolutely important when it comes to analyzing people. The better you understand what makes you tick, the easier it will be to understand another person.In getting to know yourself, you will be able to have a better understanding of what you value in life. This will allow you to realize your true purpose in life. This book also encourages you to be mindful. Mindfulness will allow you to respect and enjoy the present moment in which we all live in. Being mindful of others will encourage them to confide in you more often as well as creating for you a life of true fulfillment.You will understand that analyzing means to examine or study something carefully in a methodical manner. If you analyze your children's report card, you may agree on their potency and weak point. In simple language, analyzing people is reading a person's current state of mind, body, and emotions through your eyes. Analyzing varies from individual to individual as every individual has different perception or outlook to observe a trait in an individual but the conclusion would more or less similar if conducted on an individual. There is no formula to analyze people around or with you.In this book we will discuss the following topics: Mastering the art of analyzing people - body languageEssential tools that give you an edge analyzing behaviorThe importance of knowing yourselfHow to interpret verbal communicationCommon patterns of interpreting behaviorHow to spot a lieNonverbals of the feet, legs, arms.Some mental tricks to interpret a person, lie etc.Tips ready to use for reading facial expressionsBody language and voice basics revealedNLPAnd Many More!Do we have your attention now? Are you excited?Look no more!Order our book now and know everything about HOW TO ANALYZE PEOPLE!

This volume clarifies the status of computational images in contemporary architectural thought and practice by showing what happens if the technical basis of architecture is examined very closely, if its technical terms and concepts are taken very seriously, at times even literally. It is not a theory of architectural images, but rather a brief philosophical description of architecture after imaging.

The information provided in this book aims to fill a gap in the reference literature on Wales and contains all the facts that the reader would want to know about the country. The contents are arranged under 17 subject headings in lists and tables so that information can be easily located.