My n a m e is ADOLFO RUDY GELSI. My friends call me Rudy. I was born in the small town of Rose located in the provence of Cosenzia in Italy. I grew up in Italy and graduated with a degree in Mechanical and Technical Engineering from the Instituto Professionale per L “Industria e L” Artigianato in 1967. After serving in the Italian Army, I came to the U.S. in 1970. I worked in the fi eld of technical mechanics and continued my studies in the aviation fi eld. In 1985 I graduated from the Sikorsky School of Aviation with a degree in Aviation Mechanics and Airframe Powerplant. I have been writing for over twenty years, which is my passion. I have written several screenplays and several collections of poetry. I live in a small town in New Hampshire. Littleton is where I do my writing. I love to write at night when everyone else is sleeping. The confusion of the daytime takes away the sensibilities of my thoughts.

The emotionally evocative power of the book of Revelation has been often noted and experienced by interpreters, but until now it has never been systematically explored. The strange visions of the book of Revelation provide some of the most difficult passages of the New Testament, yet Christians have long been fascinated by its power and provocative pronouncements. David deSilva analyzes how the book argues and persuades us to see the world through the eyes of John, and suggests that the study of ancient rhetoric is particularly valuable in understanding the book of Revelation. deSilva interprets the book of Revelation as a rhetorical and communicative strategy to persuade a particular audience for specific goals. Throughout this analysis, he pursues John's construction of his own authority, John's use of emotion and logic, and his attempt to shape the formation of the reader. Despite the complexities of Revelation, deSilva has produced a remarkably clear text sure to cause readers to rethink their view of Revelation.

A second-grader describes how she and other students learn to use a variety of equipment and methods to cope with their visual impairments.

This brilliantly simple book on the philosophy known as Asset-Based Thinking, instills success-oriented habits in even the most die-hard cynic. Its transformational lessons--conveyed through unique photographic metaphors and inspiring stories from real people--reveal how the slightest shift in perception can lead to monumental results in both business and in life. ABT is not just positive thinking, but rather a systematic observation of "what works." Kathryn Cramer, an acclaimed corporate consultant, and Hank Wasiak, a creative icon of the advertising industry, have produced a work that looks and works like no other business or self-help book-because it IS like no other book. Change the Way You See Everything is a revolutionary approach to every aspect of life that bears not just reading, but re-reading, and sharing with people in your circle. You'll never look at the world the same way again.

It’s Not What Things You See, It’s How You See Things deals with many of the issues that are plaguing people in every walk of like. These things may not seem to be as destructive as the pandemic or natural disasters, but I guarantee they are extremely damaging to those involved. Suicide plagues the United States at a clip of over forty-eight thousand a year. Many of those suicides are due to how people look at themselves. It is estimated that every sixty-two minutes, someone dies of an eating disorder. How many of these deaths are also caused by self-image issues? And looking at all the murders and crimes that take place, it is very easy to see that many have a depraved view of human life. Imagine shooting an automatic rifle into a crowd of innocent men, women, children, and yes, infants. Racial tension has never been worse. Many choose to be a part of the problem instead of the solution. People of all races should be working together to solve other problems instead of fighting and creating a huge one. The truth is, many of these things are not caused by what things we see but how we see things. By the time you finish this book, your eyes will be opened quite as to why things are the way they are and, if we are all willing to change, how we can see things differently to bring about the change that we so desperately need. This book is dedicated to our children and grandchildren that must inherit the world that we leave them. Let’s leave them a good one.

Dyer has reviewed hundreds of translations of the Tao Te Ching and presents 81 distinct essays on how to apply the ancient wisdom of Lao-tzu to today's modern world.

Editors and contributors urge intellectual historians to explore the religious dimensions of ideas and commend the methods of intellectual history to historians of religion.