David Beckwith: 19 books

Madelyn Koury-O’Dare is an undereducated, directionless single mother who is frustrated by her bleak life and meaningless future until a “Dare To Be Great Seminar” becomes the catalyst to motivate her to change her life. As her alter-ego Sun Raye she expands her horizons, and her life becomes...

In this first Will and Betsy Black adventure, the intrepid couple face Hurricane Clarisse … and in the aftermath discover the body of one of Will’s colleagues. While the police chalk it up as a storm-related casualty, Will and Betsy aren’t convinced. As fellow Floridians struggle with the natural...

The Blacks are back. After proving they were up to the challenges of thwarting the nefarious plans of the Columbian underworld in both Vero Beach and Key West, financial gurus Will and Betsy Black take on shysters, thugs, and dishonest politicians in the Caribbean paradise of Jamaica in their latest...

Norm and Catterina Knoll lived in the on Sugarloaf Key in the Florida Keys. They had it made. He had a successful high-end boat dealership and they enjoyed lots of leisure time on the water. Their friends, Will and Betsy Black, often shared the good times with them. Then Catterina was kidnapped. Norm...

Will and Betsy Black are a married couple somewhat reminiscent of Nick and Nora Charles of The Thin Man series or Jonathan and Jennifer Hart of Hart To Hart. In this second book in the adventure series, they take on a Ponzi scheme built around the Club Tropic resorts. Being financial experts, the...

In this latest adventure Will and Betsy Black, those crime-solving financial whizzes, find themselves curious when Geoffrey Oliver Watson III is found dead on his boat near Key West. Then a 50-foot go-fast cigarette boat nearly rams a Coast Guard cutter, raising more questions. The answer is drug smuggling. Can the husband-and-wife sleuths thwart the local drug lords?

The Blacks are back. After proving they were up to the challenges of thwarting the nefarious plans of the Columbian underworld in both Vero Beach and Key West, financial gurus Will and Betsy Black take on shysters, thugs, and dishonest politicians in the Caribbean paradise of Jamaica in their latest...

Norm and Catterina Knoll lived in the on Sugarloaf Key in the Florida Keys. They had it made. He had a successful high-end boat dealership and they enjoyed lots of leisure time on the water. Their friends, Will and Betsy Black, often shared the good times with them. Then Catterina was kidnapped....

A New Day in the Delta is a fresh and appealing memoir of the experience of a young white college graduate in need of a job as the Vietnam War reached its zenith. David Beckwith applied and was accepted for a teaching position in the Mississippi Delta in the summer of 1969. Although it seemed to him...

Attract kids to church, the logic often goes, and you get parents in the pews. All that's left, then, is to get the kids out of the way. Here children's ministers David Csinos and Ivy Beckwith draw on research in human development and spiritual formation to show how children become disciples and churches...

DAVID B. BECKWITH was born in Cumbria, U.K. His family emigrated to Perth, Western Australia in 1969. He studied Mathematics and Philosophy at the University of W.A. He is now a retired I.T. Professional, also a polyglot, a polymath, cook, painter, and an avid traveller (having circumnavigated the...

During a time of global conflict, the theological question of whether Muslims, Jews, and Christians worship the same God carries political baggage. Is the God of ISIS the same as the God of Israel? Do Sunni Muslims and Protestant Christians pray to the same Creator and Sustainer of the universe? In...

Originally featured as articles in the ESV Study Bible, these eighteen essays have been repurposed and republished in a convenient format. Covering a diverse range of essential subjects, including how to read the Bible well and why it is reliable, the essays delve into specific topics such as world...

YELLOW How to create a culture of service and stand up for the customers. A business parable inspired by real-life events. STOP COMPLAINING AND MAKE THINGS HAPPEN Companies make great efforts to win a client, only to lose it later because of a poor service attitude. Different areas work internally...