John Graham-Cumming Bücher

Entgrenzung erzählt vom aussergewöhnlichen und abenteuerlichen Leben des heutigen Friedensaktivisten John Graham. In seinem Hang zum Abenteuer ging er als Heranwachsender und später hochrangiges Mitglied des amerikanischen Aussendienstes bis zum Äussersten – dann nahm sein Leben eine unerwartete Wendung.

A Deep Search for the Meaning of LifeJohn Graham shipped out on a freighter when he was 16, hitchhiked through the Algerian Revolution at 19, and was on the team that made the first ascent of Denali’s North Wall at 20—a climb so dangerous it’s never been repeated. He hitchhiked around the world at 22, reporting in the Boston Globe on a every war he came across. A US Foreign Service Officer for 15 years, he was in the middle of the 1969 revolution in Libya and the war in Vietnam. At the United Nations, he risked his career, crossing his own government to support peace initiatives in South Africa and Cuba.Much more than an adventure yarn, Quest takes you on the author’s fascinating journey from a thrill-seeker to a man in search of real meaning in his life. This brutally honest story moves readers to look at the meaning of their own lives and, for many of them, to make life-altering course corrections.Quest is a book to read and pass on, especially to the young people in your life whose quests may be just beginning.

A glossary of some 3,000 workds, phrases and acronyms used in connection with computers. The book has been designed to assist both technical readers and the increasing number of non-specialists whose work is to some extent affected by a computer. Published in 1977.

Focusing on grassroots activism, this guide offers practical insights from John Graham, President of the Giraffe Heroes Project, which honors individuals who champion the common good. Drawing on the experiences of numerous activists, including his own as an environmentalist, the book provides inspiring strategies for enacting positive change. It serves as a resource for anyone looking to make a difference, emphasizing the power of ordinary citizens in creating constructive societal transformations.

Defines terms and phrases related to computers, programming, electronics, artificial intelligence, computer languages, telecommunications, and mathematics