David Silver

Spend the year with Shakespeare! Here are the Bard’s most iconic, memorable, and meaningful lines with expert commentary to bring some meaning and reflection to every day.

We need to reimagine how we think about the firm. The dominant view of today sees corporations as relentlessly driven profit-maximizers; and, while many see this as an unfortunate reality, others maintain that a sophisticated understanding of law, economics, and morality reveals that corporations have a duty to act in this fashion. Either way, the dominant view is out of step with the needs and values of society. People, and especially members of younger generations, are clamoring for more meaningful and ethically engaged work. We also have recent memory of a global financial crisis that shook confidence in the free market system, and relatedly, there has subsequently been a diminution in trust in liberal democratic institutions and values. This work in philosophy and applied ethics responds to these events by presenting a persons-based theory of the firm. It views the for-profit corporation as a corporate person standing in moral relationships with human persons rather than as a purely calculating or even psychopathic actor. It fills out this theory by exploring the normative dimensions of the firm's relationships with key stakeholders such as customers, employees, and shareholders; and, it recognizes a special importance to the relationship between the firm and the citizens of a democratic society, and the role this relationship plays in understanding all of the others. The resulting way of thinking about corporations is more attuned to their duties within democratic society and more ethically empowering for their personnel.

Bringing the Dao to life for readers of all generations Fables entertain us, enlighten us, and guide us. We recognize ourselves in the characters, be they emperors, village children, or singing frogs. They help us see our own weaknesses, our strengths, and the many possibilities. Their lessons transcend time and culture, touching what it really means to be alive. Whoever we are, wherever we’re going, these short tales help us along the path—the Way. Some offer a moral compass. Some illustrate the dangers in human folly. Others just make us laugh. In this collection of fables, Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming shares the stories that have influenced him most as a teacher, a partent, martial artist and lifelong student of the Dao. These fables bring the Dao to life for readers of all generations. The Dao in Action will inspire young readers to refine their character. Older readers will smile and recognize moments of truth. This collection is for anyone who would like to explore the enduring lessons of virtue and wisdom. These lean, concise fables illustrate balance, the duality of yin and yang, always shifting, always in correction. They help us laugh at our human predicaments—and maybe even at ourselves. We can all use some reflection and inspiration from time to time.

Risen through the ranks of the Academy of Kind Blades, it falls on Chris and his equine classmate to go out on a real-world adventuring exercise. All they have to do if defeat a few dogs in a small town. That shouldn't be very difficult, right? With the traditions and prestige of the Academy on top of their personal goals and desires, the still-training adventurers set off with a graduated student at their side, judging with cold metal eyes and a steady clicking sound. Everyone is watching how they perform on their first official duty. Will they reflect the great past they represent?

If your start-up needs capital, David Silver's new book, "Upfront Financing in the Digital Age" will show you 16 different sources of start-up capital. There are numerous alternatives to angel capital or venture capital, and they are not complicated to raise. There is licensee money, vendor financing, purchase order financing, strategic funding, grants, business development corporation funding, reverse mergers into public shells and many more. These 16 different sources of upfront financing come with people's names and how to reach them and they are among the most active check writers in their categories. The book, David's 34th on entrepreneurship and finance, prepares you to answer the five most important questions that all entrepreneurs must answer plus a measurement device to show you the likelihood of your start-up succeeding or failing, or costing too much to make it worth doing. David Silver has raised more than $1.2 billion for 350+ companies over a 44 year career as an investment banker to entrepreneurial companies. When the E-Z Pass zips you through a toll gate, that was one of his start-ups. When your supermarket shopping cart has a mini-billboard on it, that was one of his start-up fundings. Sea-Land, the first container shipping company, the Remington electric shaver, the first electric toothbrush, Frontier Telecommunications, Peachtree Software, Xing Technologies (the ability to send video over the Internet), Collision Hub (a social network for people involved in car accidents), iBoats (a social network for boaters) and Honeycomb (a precision farming company that sells drones to farmers) and dozens more are among David's more than 350 successful start-up fundings. David has frequently used each of the 16 different means of raising start-up capital that he describes in his newest book, "Upfront Financing in the Digital Age", to bring capital to start-up entrepreneurs with a goal of saving as much equity for the founders as possible. So, if you regard raising capital as difficult or complicated, this book will cut through the fog and provide several paths for you to use, and then you can get on with building and operating your new company. Best of luck with that.

A disparate group of travellers meets by chance at a motel while on the way to the National Bridge Finals in Canterbury, Florida. Naturally they begin swapping stories. Sound familiar? Professor Silver returns in a new collection of short stories, in which literary parody is interwoven with Tim Bourke's brilliant bridge hands. Murder, mystery, sex and the supernatural - and that's just in the first three tales. The genre is 'bridge fiction' - very popular reading amongst bridge players - which combines deductive card play and bridge playing characters with a fictional story. General interest appeal: to beginners and experienced bridge players.

Corporate executives, lawyers, and board of directors suffer from groupthink when confronted with a crisis, restructuring or litigation, which results in a communications meltdown that hurts a company's number one asset-its reputation. This failure to understand how to communicate in distressed situations results in lost credibility and trust on a global basis in front of many target audiences: customers, employees, vendors, business partners, the media, analysts covering the company, lenders, bankers, regulatory agencies, and elected officials. This book gives examples of corporations who failed to communicate in a crisis, litigation, or restructuring in this era of financial meltdowns. By analyzing real-life examples (Lehman Brothers, BP, Toyota, MGA/Mattel, etc.), it offers innovative solutions and communications strategies for decision makers to help avoid groupthink and keep good reputations intact. If you are a CEO, CFO, general counsel, board of director, or part of the C-suite, understanding how to communicate in a distressed situation is crucial. A public relations nightmare might be just around the corner. Be prepared!

Silver Winner - 2012 Book of the Year Award by ForeWord MagazineSilver Winner - 2012 Jenkins Living Now AwardFinalist - 2012 Eric Hoffer AwardFinalist - 2012 USA Best Books Award Sunset Tai Chi is a comprehensive introduction to using Tai Chi for stress relief. This mind/body program is designed for beginners and teaches how to calm down and recuperate from the stress of the day, thus preventing and healing numerous stress-related illnesses. A full mind/body workout is presented, which can be practiced sitting or standing. This workout includes restorative poses from yoga, purifying movements and meditations from qigong, tai chi stances and drills, as well as a short Sunset Tai Chi form.* Relax and rejuvenate yourself after a long day.* Incorporate mind/body exercise into your daily activities.* Increase your lung capacity and increase your oxygen intake.* Prevent injuries.* Boost your natural healing of chronic conditions, including arthritis, fibromyalgia, insomnia, osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and cancer. Report from the New England Journal of Medicine: Using elements found in the Sunset Tai Chi program, a controlled study at Tufts School of Medicine showed the benefits of tai chi for fibromyalgia. The results were published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine on August 19, 2010 regarding this single-blind, randomized trial of classic Yang-style Tai Chi as compared with a control intervention consisting of wellness education and stretching for the treatment of fibromyalgia. The conclusion is that Tai Chi may be a useful treatment for fibromyalgia and merits long-term study in larger study populations.

David Silver,the founder/director of OUT of ZION Ministries based in Israel,is an internationally recognised preacher and teacher who has recently embarked on a course of endeavouring to teach the Church about her Jewish roots and her relationship and responsibility to Israel and the Jewish people. David travels extensively conducting seminars and speaking to churches and prayer groups about the Biblical relationship between Israel and the Church, in the hope of awakening Christians to the prophetic relevance of Israel's rebirth and the calling on the Gentile Christians to co-labour with the Lord as He completes the restoration of Israel in preparation for the second coming of the Messiah.

Silver Medal Finalist - 2009 IP's Living Now Book Award Each day, millions of people worldwide practice Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan), which has been known for centuries to promote deep relaxation and excellent health, to prevent injuries and illnesses, and to improve martial skills. Tai Chi has steadily become a popular form of mind/body exercise as more and more people in the west discover the rich rewards of living in a holistic way. Tai Chi is a journey through the mind, the body, and the spirit, that can be practiced by everyone. Increasingly, you can see people practicing in the park - moving slowly in a meditative state, or even perfecting their martial arts skills. But what is Tai Chi really? This book clearly introduces the history and underlying principles of Tai Chi Chuan from a modern and unique perspective. For the beginner, this program is a comprehensive introduction to authentic Tai Chi, allowing you to fine-tune your mind/body skills and create balance among them. For the intermediate and advanced, it includes important instructions and refinements, helping you expand your knowledge of the internal arts. In the end, you will understand and experience:* the ultimate goal of Tai Chi: the harmonizing of the three forces - human, earth, and heaven* Develop symmetry and balance between strength and flexibility* Loosen and strengthen muscles, tendons, and ligaments* Improve circulation of blood and Qi energy* Learn how to increase bone density* Massage internal organs with gentle movement* Boost your immune system to help heal chronic conditions, including arthritis, osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and cancer* Improve your quality of life and daily physical performance* Tap into the abundant energy of the universe* Learn and improve your martial arts skills

Professor Silver is back! The hero of "Tales out of School", "A Study in Silver", and "Bridge the Silver Way" takes on new opponents as the author finds fresh literary targets to lampoon. Yes, the man who brought us the Silver Certainty Principle, the Eastwood convention ("Do you feel lucky, partner?") and the concept of the supremacy of the heart suit in bridge now takes aim at (among many others): "The Matrix" ("Will you cut the red cards or the blue?"); "The Three Musketeers" ("All for one, all for me"); "All Quiet on the Western Front" ("Have you heard of the Geneva Convention?"). This new collection will keep Silver aficionados laughing all the way through the Christmas holiday season.

Decades after its initial publication, Lincoln's Supreme Court remains the only book to focus exclusively on Abraham Lincoln's role in modifying the Supreme Court to secure the power he needed to save the Union.