George A. F. Seber

Author

Biography

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George A.F. Seber is an Emeritus Professor of Statistics and held the foundation Chair in Statistics at Auckland University for several decades. He has a PhD in statistics and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society NZ in 1997.

In 1999 George was awarded the society’s Hector Medal in Information Science. In his later years he trained as a counsellor at Laidlaw College to obtain a Diploma in Counselling from Laidlaw College and has been counselling for 17 years. He is also qualified as a supervisor of counselors and a member of the Christian Counsellors Association (NZCA).

George is the author or co-author of 17 mathematical statistics books (mainly published with Wiley and Springer) with one translated into Chinese and Russian, and another into Portuguese. He also has an extensive 638 page counseling book entitled “Counseling Issues: A handbook for Counselors and Psychotherapists (self-published), a Christian apologetics book entitled “Can We Believe It?: Evidence for Christianity“, and a short booklet entitled “Coping with Dying: Death of a Loved One”.

George has been a member and musician at Windsor Park Baptist Church for many years, and he and his wife ran a divorce recovery programme called New Start there for several years. Currently he is involved there as a regular speaker with an apologetics programme called Reasons for Faith.

MAGIC TALK INTERVIEW: ALCOHOL - APR 5, 2020 HERE

THE AM SHOW INTERVIEW: ALCOHOL - APR 7, 2020 HERE

NEWSTALK ZB INTERVIEW: ALCOHOL - JUN 8, 2020 HERE

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Can We Believe It?

NZ$49.99

EVIDENCE FOR CHRISTIANITY

Many people today believe that Christianity will not stand up to a scientific or intellectual investigation, and that science has all the answers. Such an attitude shows an ignorance of the wealth of available philosophical arguments and scientific information that Dr Seber taps into in this book.

Initially, he shows that mathematics and science are limited in what they can prove in spite of modern advances. He then summarizes his material using basic questions as ten chapter headings:

Does God exist?

Is there a spiritual dimension?

Do we have free will?

Is the Bible reliable?

Who is Jesus?

Do miracles occur?

Why does God allow suffering and evil?

Is Christianity a blessing or a curse to society?

What about evolution?

How can we get to know God?

The reader may have other questions and a number are considered within each chapter, such as problems with philosophical materialism and atheism. He draws his material from many sources including statistics, physics, cosmology, genetics, philosophy, history, biochemistry, theology, psychology, archaeology, and biology. Comparatively new subjects like epigenetics, chaos theory, and quantum mechanics, that many people are not aware of, are brought into the picture. These topics change our thinking about reality.

George’s website and blog: george-af-seber.com

NEWSTALK ZB INTERVIEW JUN 8, 2020 HERE

Format: Paperback | 406 b&w pages
Dimensions: 152mm x 229mm x 21mm| 545g
ISBN13: 978-1-4982-8919-1
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Publication Date: March 2016
Publication country: New Zealand

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Sleep: Are You Getting Enough?

NZ$22.99

THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP, AND HOW TO GET MORE

Essential keys if you have sleep problems, or know someone struggling with sleep issues. Also a practical resource for medical professionals and counsellors.

Sleep: Are You Getting Enough? covers all aspects of sleep, including what we know scientifically about sleep. It looks at the things to avoid when preparing for or trying to sleep—and what can be done to promote a healthful sleep.

• The effects of sleep deprivation

• Why is sleep important

• The nature of insomnia

• Depression and sleep

• Strategies for sleep

• Snoring

• Sleep apnea and other disorders

REVIEWS

“An excellent overview of the subject which should be useful for many people including medical students and medical graduates. As poor sleep is a major problem for many people, there is information in this book that provides a key to understanding the many aspects of sleep and what can be done to improve it. The section on the use of sleeping tablets is very valuable as so many people in New Zealand take these without dealing with more fundamental problems that affect their sleep patterns. Highly recommended.” - D Graeme Woodfield, University of Auckland MB., ChB (NZ), FRCPE, FRCPA, PhD (Edin)

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Format: Paperback | 72 b&w pages
Dimensions: 152mm x 229mm x 5.5mm | 150g
ISBN13: 978-0-473-52504-0
Publisher: George A.F. Seber with Wild Side Publishing
Publication Date: July 2020
Publication country: New Zealand

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Alcohol: A dangerous love affair

NZ$34.99

AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON USERS, THE COMMUNITY, THE NATION OF NEW ZEALAND, AND GLOBALLY

Alcohol: a dangerous love affair is written for anyone interested in alcohol, as even moderate drinkers are at health risk. The data available is enormous, but we are left with the impression that our political peers have conveniently ignored this elephant in the room. This compendium of verified data on alcohol examines nearly every aspect of its involvement in our lives, our community, our country, and globally.

We can learn from how other countries endeavour to legislate for alcohol control. Suggested legislation is put forward by the New Zealand Medical Association.

Alcohol is highly addictive and can destroy a person’s life. The nature of the addiction is described, and how it affects the brain. Some tips for low risk drinking are given as well as strategies for controlling alcohol consumption.

MAGIC TALK INTERVIEW APR 5, 2020 HERE

THE AM SHOW INTERVIEW APR 7, 2020 HERE

NEWSTALK ZB INTERVIEW JUN 8, 2020 HERE

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Format: Paperback | 230 b&w pages
Dimensions: 152mm x 229mm x 14mm| 384g
ISBN13: 978-0-473-50321-5
Publisher: George A.F. Seber & D. Graeme Woodfield with Wild Side Publishing
Publication Date: November 2019
Publication country: New Zealand

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Coping with Dying

NZ$19.99

THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE

A valuable booklet which describes in detail what a caregiver can expect when a person is dying.

This end-of-life process can be unsettling if you don’t know what is going on. For example, some symptoms may appear to be more serious than they really are. Information is given about the availability of Hospice care.

Also described are all the legal and other things that need to be sorted out once death has occurred, followed by some counselling about grief for those involved.

George’s website and blog: george-af-seber.com

NEWSTALK ZB INTERVIEW JUN 8, 2020 HERE

Format: Paperback | 48 b&w pages
Dimensions: 148mm x 210mm x 6mm| 110g
ISBN13: 978-0-995-11177-6
Publisher: Daystar Books
Publication Date: January 2019
Publication country: New Zealand

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I can do all thing through Christ who strengthens me.

– Philippians 4:13

Videos

Suffering - Why do bad things happen to good people?

Blog Posts

Don’t give up!
George A. F. Seber, about 4 years ago

Don’t give up!

As I lay in a hospital bed making summary notes for my proposed book on counselling in November 2009, I did not fully realise that I was actually slowly dying from a staph aureus infection MRSA which had a high fatality rate).