Bøker av Terry Jones

Terry is the husband of one wife for over 38 years, a father to five with twelve grandchildren. He currently serves as an Associate Pastor of Teaching at Lift City Church. He is a passionate teacher and active in the mentoring of emerging leaders. Terry has labored earnestly to elevate his life and enhance the life experiences of those who encounter him. He is a proud veteran who strives daily to live in the best version of himself.A Gentleman's Conversation was birthed out of the author's personal research on the subject and recognition of under addressed challenges associated with the spiritual aspect of life issues that most men face but somehow chose to remain silent about. The author shares relevant insight and personal experiences about many of the deep-seated areas where silent pain exists for men. The author leans on over forty years of training and experience to provide a clever examination of the art of chivalry while making a heartfelt appeal to men of all ages concerning the long-termed benefits of mentor-styled relationships.A Gentleman's Conversation points to the need for women to understand the multifaceted challenges that men face by offering suggestions towards helping men recognize and strive toward developing and maintaining healthy social and spiritual relationships. These relationships become the foundation for instituting a divinely influenced system of personal values which lead to enhanced life quality. A Gentleman's Conversation is a clarion call to men who are committed to building themselves by identifying and mastering the rarely assessed internal challenges to obtain the value of depositing a lasting impartation to the next generation an accurate version of the skill of masculinity and the art of chivalry.

The fantastically brilliant and amazingly adventurous saga of Erik the Viking returns in this special 30th anniversary edition. DVD starring Tim Robbins, John Cleese, Eric Idle etc recently re-released in a special Director's CutFantastically illustrated by Michael ForemanIncludes a QR code directing the reader to a short film of Terry Jones reading Wolf Mountain As Erk and the crew of The Golden Dragon set off in search of adventure, little do they know that their courage, skill, strength and stamina will all be tested to the extremes... Includes an exclusive foreword from Terry Jones and newly coloured illustrations from Michael Foreman. Age range: 8+ Word count: approximately 40,000 words

Orchestrating asynchronous function calls in JavaScript often leads to callback hell, but there is a reliable way to avoid this painful state of affairs. With this concise and simple guide, youll learn how to use jQuery deferreds and promises, an elegant approach for managing asynchronous calls in both client and server applications.This book contains 18 examples that use deferreds to solve progressively challenging real-world programming problems, along with 75 stimulating puzzles (and their solutions) that will help you understand how and when to use deferreds. Experienced JavaScript programmers will learn new tricks in a fun way, and become immersed in the practice of event-based programming.Understand the logic behind creating deferreds and returning promisesGet a structured explanation of jQuerys deferred APIDelve into the dynamics of using deferredsExplore a broad collection of useful deferred recipes developed by the authorsGain hands-on experience by solving challenges that accompany each recipeGo deeper into deferreds: encounter novel abstractions and mind-bending use cases

Three raindrops have an argument on their way out of a cloud ...A silly King goes for a walk with a dog tied to each leg ...An enterprising herring, bored of the North Sea, decides to swim right round the world. This book contains thirty short stories of magic and adventure.