Bøker av Ben Wilson

Ben Wilson's third book, and first poetry collection, features 33 evocative portraits on all aspects of the human form. Life and death. Love won and love lost. Mental health highs and lows. Summer days reclining by the coast, and winter nights pining for the past. Beginnings and ends. Alongside more curious topics: football stickers, fading posters, menacing dreams, the plight of the toothbrush... and farting in bed. Three extracts from the book are included here: CoastSoft morning ocean breeze sighsAnother summer's day, Watching strepitous seagullsBicker across the bay.The reggae soldier's boomboxPlays one more sunshine song, Simple plans for this evening: Alcoholic and long. How I wish you were here tooStroking my sunburnt skin, Sharing lingering kissesAs nightfall shimmers in.I love the twilight coastlineBut that's the conch I crave: Your sweet smile pressed unto mineIn rhythm with the waves.TimeThreadbare evenings passingIn Sussex sunset, Devon beaches whispering Days away - unprinted obituariesNever to be reread, Just blank colourless pages Like the rest of the past: Nothing in the end.Only sleep, and a headstone, And a small patch of grass. Keep Going It's over now. You can not breathe.Salty tears moisten your sleeve.The inner burning makes you heave.Keep going, keep going, keep going. Suffocated by hurt and heat.Oceans of sweat, war gun heartbeat.Limp shoulders pinned against the sheets.Keep going, keep going, keep going. Lungs constricted by the dawn crush.Mind of jelly, limbs turned to mush.Brain detonating in the hush.Keep going, keep going, keep going. It was not you. It is not you.Stop turning red flags into blue.Hijack the lies, embrace the true.Keep going, keep going, keep going. And take my word, this is no end.Please call your family. Text a friend.I swear, I swear that you will mend.Keep going, keep going, keep going.

Hey you. yeah, you. There's something special about you, I can tell. You've got this really cool thing that you love to do, and I bet no one can do it quite like you can. That's called your Gift! And guess what? I've got a Gift, and all your friends do, too! But maybe you're thinking, "Hey, mister, you don't know me! I don't have a gift." But you do! You just have to find it! And I think this book is just the thing you need! It's all about Gifts and love and just being you! And what's better than that?This book is awesome. I mean this book is really, REALLY, cool. Everybody says so. Don't put any socks on before you read this book, 'cause they'll just blow off. I mean, this book is really amazing stuff. Everybody says so. Did I mention that already? You're gonna laugh, you're gonna cry, you're gonna smile. If you read this book with a buddy, you're gonna have to excuse yourself because you'll be so overcome with emotion. So just trust me when I say you'll enjoy this book. And show it to your friends! Because no Gift is really complete unless you share it!

A place where everything is wrong and strange and almost magical? Of course it doesn't exist! Well, at least until Melissa fell into that fateful door in the midst of the earthquake's tragedy and finds herself in another world where many creatures and things accidentally end up. Now if she wishes to get home she must collected 100 silver puzzle pieces. Simple right? Not when the ruling Trio of the realm plots to let no one ever leave, and when they realize she is the one who is suppose to be the first to do it, they start to create new monsters to stop her at all costs. See as young Melissa, Rocco the raccoon, and Lana the tough Skullen faerie fight through the realm to collect the final pieces to defeat the evil trio and discover who they are and why they keep all the creatures of the realm captured...

Take it to the next level! Bursting with the biggest games, latest trends, and hottest news, Next Level Games Review 2023 is the ultimate annual gaming guide.Inside you'll discover a recap of the last twelve months in gaming and a preview of what's coming soon, plus an exclusive intro written by YouTube, TV, and radio presenter Julia Hardy.Whether you want to relive the action in Deathloop, learn about the exciting new Steam Deck, get a head start in Switch Sports, explore Minecraft biomes, become an MMO champion, join the Guardians of the Galaxy aboard the Milano, catch new Diamond and Pearl Pokemon, check out indie adventures, build your Ultimate Team in FIFA, or return to The Lands Between in Elden Ring, this guide is a game-changer!200+ GAMES: Find out surprising stats and entertaining facts on over 200 games, including Mario, Demon Slayer, Forza, Call of Duty, Genshin Impact, Roblox, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Sonic, Final Fantasy, Madden NFL, and The Legend of Zelda.PERFECT FOR NEW GAMERS: Packed with tips and tricks for new and young gamers, plus a special glossary section so you can learn the lingo.ESPORTS CHAPTER: Catch up on all the news and read fascinating trivia on the top eSports games, including League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Fortnite, Dota 2, and Overwatch.INSIDER INFO: Get the inside take from gaming experts and learn all about your favourite game studios, including FromSoftware, EA, Bandai Namco, 343, Eidos Montreal, and Gearbox Software.

Field-tested tips, tricks, and design patterns for building MachineLearning projects that are deployable, maintainable, and secure from concept toproduction.In Machine Learning Engineering inAction, you will learn: Evaluatingdata science problems to find the most effective solution Scopinga machine learning project for usage expectations and budget Processtechniques that minimize wasted effort and speed up production Assessinga project using standardized prototyping work and statistical validation Choosingthe right technologies and tools for your project Makingyour codebase more understandable, maintainable, and testable Automatingyour troubleshooting and logging practices Databricks solutions architect BenWilson lays out an approach to building deployable, maintainable productionmachine learning systems. YouGÇÖll adopt software development standards thatdeliver better code management, and make it easier to test, scale, and evenreuse your machine learning code!

Ben and Ann Wilson help couples navigate the painful journey through an affair toward reconciliation and a stronger marriage. They help couples out of their experience as licensed professional counselors, and out of their own story of unfaithfulness, betrayal, and redemption. This book will: Help you heal your broken hearts Offer hope in your pain and sorrow Give you room to process your anger Guide you in rebuilding trust Assist in understanding why you did what you didn't want to do Free you from the chains of shame and guilt Provide guidance to connect on all levels of intimacy "Stories of marital infidelity are commonplace, while stories of restored marriages are precious and few. In this extraordinary book, Ben and Ann Wilson weave their story of broken marriage vows and broken hearts into a tapestry of beauty, redemption, and restoration. From page one through the last chapter you'll encounter refreshing honesty, compelling hope, and healing direction that can save and transform your marriage. This book is so powerful I'm making sure to keep an entire case at my office to put in the hands of every couple I come across."- Michael John Cusick, author of Surfing for God: Discovering the Divine Desire Beneath Sexual Struggle & President, Restoring the Soul"Betrayed and Betrayer is a journey through pain, deep soul searching and raw honesty. Ben and Ann open the door and generously let us in. This is a book for those seeking healing from an affair - but it is more than that. It is a journey for all who seek deeper intimacy and honesty in their marriage." - Pamela Pedrow, Licensed Professional Counselor and SpeakerBen and Ann Wilson are Licensed Professional Counselors with twenty years of experience leading conferences, intensives and counseling individuals and couples. They've spoken internationally and appeared on television shows including Good Morning America. Their blog at marriagesrestored.com has received over one million hits.

A globe-spanning narrative history of the 1850s - a time of electrifying change - seen through the eyes of the men and women who embraced the adventurous spirit of the times

The bestselling complete history of the British Navy - our national story through a different prism.

Individual liberty will be the defining issue of the twenty-first century, while fear of terrorism, crime and social chaos has put our ideas of liberty into retreat in recent years. It is clear that there is not just a crisis of liberty, but a crisis in the way people talk about liberty. How do we, as individuals, negotiate the maximum amount of freedom in such a complex world? How can we resist the growth of intrusive authoritarianism without exposing ourselves to crime, terrorism and other risks? Even those who instinctively support social freedoms are losing confidence when confronted with such hard truths.History provides a guide to answering these questions. We have a rich legacy to draw upon to help define our approach to current problems. Yet it is a history which we are in danger of forgetting or misreading. In What Price Liberty? Ben Wilson travels through four centuries of British, American and European history, elaborating not just how civil liberties were constructed in the past, but how they were continually re-thought -and re-fought - in response to modernity. The last chapters put into context the controversies of the last decade or so-the threat of terrorism and the rise of the database nation. If liberty is to survive now it must, like it did in the past, adapt to new circumstances. But to do this we need to agree about the value we place on liberty.

Brilliant young historian Ben Wilson explores a time when licentious Britain tried to straighten out its moral code, ridding itself of its boisterous pastimes, plain-speaking and drunkenness - raising uncomfortable but fascinating parallels with our own age. Decency and Disorder is about the generation who grew up during the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars, and some of its most exciting figures.