Bøker av Ken Evans

The collection addresses shared, topical challenges like identity, gender roles, belonging and family, at a time of shifting, heightened uncertainty. Themes which affect all of us like toxic masculinity, family disfunction, war, and climate, in fiercely imaginative, jagged, yet compassionate, sometimes absurdist, surreal fashion.

Dive headfirst into the exhilarating world of competitive sports with "The Team Huddle," an electrifying novel that will have you cheering from the sidelines and feeling the pulse of victory with every page. Written with an unmatched passion for the game, this gripping story is a love letter to the power of teamwork, resilience, and the indomitable spirit of athletes.In "The Team Huddle," you'll be transported into the heart of the action, right onto the field where the stakes are high and the pressure is relentless. Feel the adrenaline surge through your veins as you join a group of talented and diverse athletes who come together to form a formidable team, bound by a shared goal and unwavering camaraderie.This captivating narrative takes you beyond the game itself, delving deep into the lives and motivations of the characters. You'll witness their personal triumphs and setbacks, their fierce dedication and unyielding determination, both on and off the field. As you become intimately acquainted with their hopes, dreams, and struggles, you'll find yourself emotionally invested in their journey toward greatness."The Team Huddle" goes beyond the surface-level excitement of sports and delves into the complexities of human relationships and personal growth. It explores the transformative power of teamwork, highlighting how the collective effort of individuals can overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges. Through the ups and downs of victories and defeats, you'll witness the characters' evolution, as they discover the true meaning of unity, resilience, and the pursuit of excellence.With vivid descriptions and authentic play-by-play accounts, the author brings the heart-pounding action to life, transporting you onto the field, court, or track alongside the athletes. You'll feel the exhilaration of the game, the crunch of tackles, the swish of a perfectly executed shot, and the deafening roar of the crowd. Every meticulously crafted scene will make you feel like an integral part of the team, igniting your own passion for the sport."The Team Huddle" is not just a sports novel; it's a celebration of the human spirit and the extraordinary potential that lies within each of us when we come together as a team. It's an inspiring reminder that, through collaboration, perseverance, and unwavering support, we can overcome any obstacle and achieve greatness.Whether you're a sports enthusiast or simply appreciate a compelling story of triumph against all odds, "The Team Huddle" will leave you inspired, uplifted, and eagerly awaiting the next exhilarating play. Get your copy today and join the team as they unite, strategize, and demonstrate the unwavering spirit that makes champions.

Some cats have special abilities and insights which allow them to observe humans, and communicate their observations. This is a story of one such cat, who has enjoyed the company of writers and university professors, and using his remarkable powers of critical judgement, he has commented on the lives of animals and the human condition, in high and low places.

These Notes are a record, of my day-to-day spontaneous thoughts, about some personal experiences of urban-life in Reading Berkshire. Intentionally sociologically and phenomenologically informed, recorded as it were, on the hoof, hence, this is a mixture of raw verbatim responses of a small sample of the town's people, of their experiences of the hustle and bustle of this multi-ethnic population of a particular urban town, with questions on community and integration, with future hopes and expectations, on its way to citydom', and my sociological reflections on the social, political and economic environment.

Formally-innovative, comic, surreal and deeply poignant - Evans's poetry is a restless delight as he tackles almost anything: lost invoices, hearing aids, fruit flies, migration, bin lorries, road signs and love's strains and pleasures.

Written by an author with many years of experience teaching CNC machining, this workbook is the perfect complement to Programming of CNC Machines, 4th edition. It is filled with practical exercises and is one of the few workbooks available that tests users through the application of programming functions commonly used in CNC programming.

This new text is focused on providing readers the knowledge base needed for those seeking certification, credentialing and job readiness in CNC Machining with CNC Mills and Lathes. The book covers foundational skills that all those seeking employment as a CNC Operator/Machinist must possess. Managers responsible for workforce development in manufacturing facilities can use the book as a guide for on-the-job employee training and apprenticeships. The work can be used as a curriculum component for technical schools and colleges for students preparing for certification and credentialing exams based on the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) Machining Level I standards for: CNC Mill Programming and Setup and Operations, and CNC Lathe Programming and Setup and Operations.

Revision of: Programming of computer numerically controlled machines. -- 3rd ed. -- A2007.

'Becoming and Unbecoming Bond' is a life-long journey. Involving, learning from real-life experiences, challenging the world (as it is), especially the wise-guys; also taking risks, as well as staying alive. If you can't manage that, then you can't become Bond, or anything! That doesn't mean, I have spent my life looking for trouble, there's enough of that without looking for more. But it does mean, that if it comes looking for you, you have to do a 'Hamlet', "e;To take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them."e;

To be Enchanted, at one time, meant to be 'carried away,' from one's hum-drum existence, to something or somewhere magical, perhaps even spiritual, at least, always more than merely physically pleasant! Of course, this depended on one's beliefs in human souls. Take that away, and enchantment would be as mundane as everything else in modern daily life. No Soul means no possibility of Enchantment.Ken Evans.

Poetry. Lyric or narrative in character, these poems are stitched through by the search for significance in the particular, whether at a train-station, draining a radiator, or eating chips, or on the alternative uses of Tipp-Ex, how not to take stairs, the joys of metal-detecting, or the vertigo of jet-lag. This sense of immanence below the surface, just beyond reach, is addressedthrough themes of family, memory, history, illness and recovery, travel, and exploration. This questioning, "sustained gaze," casts a steady, sombre eye over the everyday, but with care, candour and lightness, too.

'Humble Anecdote of the Invisible' is the final part of my condensed 'Lebenswelt Studies', necessarily autobiographical, and centred mostly on what amounted to a 'mesocosm' -an intermediary spiritual -world, between the macrocosm and microcosm, by artists, thinkers, poets and dancers who founded an experimental community, the 'Hill of Truth' in Ascona, during the early onset of Modernism, and later at Eronos, the intellectual and aesthetic hub founded by Olga Frobe in Ascona in 1933, to discuss the most pressing issues of the times: the nature of body and soul, social norms, religious belief, relationships, value of life, the human spirit, art and creativity; and their eventual making of an alternative spiritual and intellectual history of the twentieth century.

This Book, this Essay began as a response to Peter Berger et al's , 'The Homeless Mind', and their concerns for the influence of Modernism on Societies. My interests and focus is both broader and wider; taking in the intellectual roots of western sociology and the earliest historical roots of the European Home; drawing on; Sociological Biography, Phenomenology, Multiple Realities, DIY techniques, Philosophy, Poetry, Consciousness and Spirituality, also with brief references to my cat! Usually each one of these would stand alone, perhaps as a conventional essay. But to combine them into a single entity, and to maintain a 'flow' between ideas with varied resonances, required something more integrative; in this case derived from the spirit of Husserl's phenomenology, the Epoque, freely applied throughout, not only to signify the tentativeness of personal opinion, but also as an example of multiple realities, and as tributaries of thought and beliefs feeding the great river of civilisation. The "Homely Mind', of the title of this essay is one, more of a certain hope than achievement, as it might possibly be in most cases of all times and all places. So in the meantime, the best we can do is to endeavour to 'keep the home fires burning' as that sign of the 'sacred flame of life'.

I share this account of an apparently simple family event; the sharing of a breakfast meal, celebrating Mothering Sunday; as a way of thinking about how shared experiences, especially of shared meals, which are always more meaningful than they first seem. That Sunday morning, even whilst enjoying the friendly atmosphere and the delicious food, I somehow knew that there was a story to tell; this is but one version. Although my thinking is sociological and methodological, I have tried to tell it as a story, through which I might be able to capture something of the essence of the extraordinary in the ordinariness of a simple shared meal!

The title, 'A Game of Sailors' was taken from a favourite phrase used on the Flight Deck, whilst in action in 1956, perhaps more as a rebellious than amusing statement; but to me it summed up the jaunty spirit of the men who flew the planes and those who kept them flying. But this story is also about 'growing up', and how even the smallest and strangest experiences can leave their mark, and even shape a tiny bit of history! Suez was the last real engagement by a Royal Navy Fleet, and Concorde project was the realization of an Aviators dream; and all the other bits and pieces of Service life during the 1950s and 60s, added together, seems now to have been the most exciting time to be living. Certainly the times were a-changing, they changed us, and they changed the world.

This introductory text provides an invaluable and accessible overview of the rapidly developing field of integrative psychotherapy, and offers a relational-developmental approach to theory and practice. The book goes beyond the confines of the therapy room and explores the significance of the cultural, ecological and transpersonal dimensions of therapy by critiquing the philosophical bases underpinning the theoretical model and looking at the nature of resistance in different phases of therapy. This textbook is essential to students needing a comprehensive introduction to integrative psychotherapy and will also be of interest to the seasoned practitioner.