Geoff Thompson se věnuje psaní motivační literatury a zachycuje podstatu života na okraji společnosti. Jeho díla čerpají z osobních zkušeností, včetně práce vyhazovače v nočních klubech, a prozkoumávají témata strachu, odvahy a sebekontroly. Thompson využívá přímý a poutavý styl, který rezonuje s širokým publikem, a jeho práce často motivují čtenáře k překonávání osobních výzev. Píše o tom, jak ovládnout své strachy a využít své talenty.
Guy Ritchie once said that Geoff Thompson is 'a spiritual trouble maker' because he has taken his practice outside the safety of theology, and tested it in the practical crucible of the competitive world. This is a rare book for the spiritual pragmatist.
Notes From A Factory Floor is the long-awaited sequel to Geoff Thompson's first memoir, Watch My Back, a biographical, blow-by-blow account of how he took myself from clinical depression in quiet suburbia, to the heady and violent world of nightclub bouncing, and on to BAFTA-award winning success.
Geoff Thompson addresses multiple questions concerning Christian doctrine in an engaging narrative, beginning with an in-depth discussion of the origins of doctrine in the various catechetical, polemical and apologetic pressures that the church encountered as it sought to articulate and teach its confession of faith in Jesus Christ. In providing an overview of some of the classic and historically influential doctrinal projects, Thompson employs ten case studies that illustrate the overlapping influences of tradition and contexts-both ecclesial and cultural-on doctrinal discourse. Thompson takes the reader from those historical and paradigmatic case studies into some of the great contemporary debates about doctrine, including those which have been shaped by the critique of doctrine associated with the European Enlightenment as well as the challenges and contributions of theologians of the majority world. He pays particular attention to the influence that these diverse cultural, ecclesial, and academic contexts have had upon the shape and content of particular doctrines. This leads into an engagement with George Lindbeck's seminal The Nature of Doctrine, as well as the more recent proposals of Kevin Vanhoozer and Christine Helmer. This guide concludes by developing the idea of a Christian social imaginary as the framework for holding together doctrine, practice, truth, diversity, and context.
The Friend of Exceptional People
From spiders to public speaking, job interviews to physical conflict, Geoff Thompson takes you through proven techniques of combating whatever it is you're afraid of.
Depressed and bullied, Geoff Thompson decided to fight back by taking a job as a bouncer in one of Britain's roughest nightclubs. But after being brutally attacked, he was forced to reassess his relationship with violence. This is the story of an ordinary man who took himself from bedsit to best-seller but very nearly got killed on the way.
One of the few real self-protection guides on the market today, this book will teach you first and foremost how to avoid violent situations. But should you find yourself in one, it will also show you how to control yourself and your emotions so you can function on a physical level to defend yourself.
This book offers a clear and approachable introduction to functional grammar, specifically focusing on the systemic functional grammar model. It serves as a valuable resource for students of language and linguistics, combining theoretical insights with practical applications. The content is designed to enhance understanding of how language functions, making complex concepts more accessible for learners.
Ground fighting is taking the martial arts world by storm, but how do you get to the ground safely and end in a prone position? What are the dangers of throwing and taking an opponent over? In this book on throwing and take-down techniques of Judo, the author teaches how to control vertical grappling and destroy an assailant with a demolishing throw. Including the original "blow before throw" techniques banned from sport grappling at the beginning of the century.
This practical guide provides insight into software testing, explaining the basic steps of the process and how to perform effective tests. It provides an overview of different techniques, both dynamic and static. The book is ideal for those with a little experience of software testing who wish to cement their knowledge with industry-recognised techniques and theory. It supports the revised ISTQB - ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing providing self assessment exercises, guidance notes on the syllabus topics with worked examples and sample examination questions. This 2nd edition covers the 2010 update to the exam syllabus. "Succinctly and clearly written with no non-sense. An unreserved 5 for value for money" IT Training Magazine (referring to 1st edition)
This title is suitable for upper intermediate and advanced students of English. Reporting what someone has said or thought is a key area of language and this book provides a competely fresh and detailed description of how to report in English.
