Böcker av Geoff Thompson

Helps you identify the causes of stress in your life, and shows you how to deal with them in a practical way. With true-life examples, explanations and advice, this book is an aid to overcoming stress.

This practical guide provides insight into software testing, explaining the basics of the testing process and how to perform effective tests. It provides an overview of different techniques and how to apply them. It is the best-selling official textbook of the ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level.

In this series of books on throwing and take-down techniques, Geoff Thompson, a leading expert on self-protection, teaches how to control vertical grappling and destroy an assailant with a demolishing throw. The book includes the original "blow before throw" techniques.

Do you ever feel that you are tied to an immovable object and can't break free? This book argues that what ties you down and prevents you from realising your potential is only a 'twig'. It guides you through the process of breaking the negative thinking that binds us and reveals the '14 Golden Rules to Success and Happiness'.

A self-defence book aimed to train you to read the body language and ritual of attack and so "stop" your attacker in his tracks by using various tactics. Also covered are "ambush attacks" and "match fighting", with guidelines on how to distinguish and train realistically for action.

In this series of books on throwing and take-down techniques, Geoff Thompson, a leading expert on self-protection, teaches how to control vertical grappling and destroy an assailant with a demolishing throw. The book includes the original "blow before throw" techniques.

The Basis of Union is a historic document, finalised in 1971, to provide the theological and biblical foundations for what was to become the Uniting Church in Australia. The fiftieth anniversary of its publication provided a fitting opportunity to review the Basis and to consider its ongoing significance for current members of the Church.The essays in the book reflect the extraordinary changes in church and society over the fifty year period and how the Basis itself must be considered and interpreted in ways that reflect the experiences of belonging within a contemporary community of believers.

This best-selling software testing title explains the basic steps of software testing and how to perform effective tests. It provides an overview of different techniques, both dynamic and static. It is the only official textbook of the ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level, with self-assessment exercises, guidance notes on the syllabus topics with sample examination questions. This third edition includes examples and exercises reflecting current technology and applications, such as the use of open source software, component-based and agile development and application building for mobile devices. It is ideal for those with a little experience of software testing who wish to cement their knowledge with industry-recognised techniques and theory.

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.

This short book aims 'to clarify questions we are asking about theological education and ministerial formation in the UCA'It does indeed go a long way to asking better questions. The writing is lucid and Thompson is particularly effective in unpacking what can easily become impenetrable theological concepts. Stressing the 'performative' vocation of theology, the text engages the critical categories of post-colonial, post-liberal, post-secular and ultimately post-Christendom age/s. Not all with be persuaded by all the arguments but readers are sure to find a stimulus to reflect more deeply and more carefully on the nature of future ministry in the UCA.

Powerful advice on personal development from an underdog turned success story. Do you believe that the world's leading lights are gifted from birth or even just plain lucky? In this groundbreaking guide, Geoff Thompson demonstrates that anyone with average ability and a strong desire can succeed in any chosen field.

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.

Written with the intention of educating the reader in all aspects of "pressure testing" the martial arts to ensure that the technique and character fit when it really matters. This book aims to explode the myths about what does and what does not work in martial arts on today's dangerous streets.

In this series of books on throwing and take-down techniques, Geoff Thompson, a leading expert on self-protection, teaches how to control vertical grappling and destroy an assailant with a demolishing throw. The book includes the original "blow before throw" techniques.

In this series of books on throwing and take-down techniques, Geoff Thompson, a leading expert on self-protection, teaches how to control vertical grappling and destroy an assailant with a demolishing throw. The book includes the original "blow before throw" techniques.