David Stevens: 54 books

In Beyond Horatio’s Philosophy: The Fantasy of Peter S. Beagle, David Stevens examines the fantasy of American writer Peter S. Beagle. He finds a consistent view of the world and an almost overpowering sense of humor, leading him to conclude that Beagle believes that love is the best thing we have...

A brief introduction so far.This is the second book in the Vampiric Retirement trilogy. The vampire war has been instigated. Long held plans of the British Deputy Prime Minister (dpm) have been instigated. A warning code (Damocles) has been sounded, drawing those with the much needed skills and knowledge...

David Stevens explains how the principles of Participatory Business Planning may be applied to any business or public body, of any size and how they can turn adversity into prosperity and efficiency. The innovative approach to business planning described in this book is the result of not only...

This book is for any manager or team leader in any sized organisation, public or private, who needs to implement processes of projects and yield maximum returns with minimum risk. In Strategic Thinking, Dr Stevens advocates that the formal group problem solving methodologies that he has refined...

Vampires exist amongst the human population. They have not existed for three hundred years as depicted in stories and legends. They have lived secretly amongst humanity, constantly feeding off them, using them as a food source for thousands of years.They are not an anomaly born of Vlad the Impaler,...

This, the trilogy of the Lifestone Chronicles begins with:- Foundation of a King’s legend’The story of the boy Arthur, who is destined to be the King of Kings; he unwittingly usurps a lawful and expectant boy King in waiting, which becomes a battle between good and evil, a battle between...

This is the life story of a geek from a small town, who accidentally discovers, he believes, that by holding his nose tightly, screwing up his eyes into tiny slits and blowing trapped air against his tightly closed nose, he can if he gets it just right, merge and blur the universe around him, just...

The wishing well is an ancient doorway to a world so old that human kind has forgotten that it exists. This is the story of a child kept physically restrained by an ancient evil magic, and held captive by a witch coven in the service of a dark and malignant evil. An evil that was sealed away from...

This story centres around the lives of four, 'twenty something' women, sharing a house owned by one of them. The story is told from the viewpoint of Clare, who in despair with her failing love life, decides to salve her concerns and entertain herself by writing a book, unbeknown to her companions....

The internet may be a utopia for free expression, but it also harbours nihilistic groups and individuals spreading bizarre creeds, unhindered by the risk-averse gatekeepers of the mass media -- and not all are as harmless as the Virtual Church of the Blind Chihuahua or Sexastrianism. With few entry...

Step up, as close as you dare… …to a place at the edge of sanity, where cicadas scritch across balmy summer nights, at the edge of town, where the cell phone coverage is decidedly dodgy, at the edge of space, where a Mimbinus argut bounds among snowy rocks, at the edge...

Presenting an informed view of current educational policy, this text encourages students of secondary English to take a creative and independent interpretation of government initiatives in order to achieve effective teaching practice. It provides a good balance of theoretical material with practical...

This guide focuses on the problems associated with presenting material to learners. Designed to help teachers make the right decision about the presentation of course materials, it includes strategies for both groups and individuals, and advice on introducing change and coping with the unexpected.

This practical guide explains how to prepare materials that can be utilised either by the teacher or by others without further guidance. Based on theoretical foundations, the systematic approach in this text should help both new and established teachers.