David Middleton: 12 books

Deeply rooted in personal and regional history, David Middleton's The Fiddler of Driskill Hill celebrates a particular place and the universal human experience. While evoking distinctive Louisiana landscapes, both north and south, these poems address the great philosophical and theological questions...

When forty two year old Ursula Harding suspects her husband is having an affair she persuades him to take a short vacation with her to the Green Mountains of Vermont in the hope that they can re-kindle the flame. But her plan backfires when he attempts to kill her. Frightened and confused she finds...

The book is based on the observation that communication is the central operation of discovery in all the sciences. In its "active mode" we use it to "interrogate" the physical world, sending appropriate "signals" and receiving nature's "reply". In the "passive...

A whole world comes to life in vibrant color and sharp detail. On May 18, 1605, George Waymouth, captain of the English ship Archangel, anchored in the lee of Monhegan Island, finding shelter from a three-day storm. Putting ashore, the crew found fresh water to drink, wood to burn, and lobsters...

`A smart, thoughtful, and well-written book that takes social memory studies in a bold new direction and will attract an audience from across the social sciences for years to come' - Theory & Psychology What informs the process of remembering and forgetting? Is it merely about our capability...

A beautiful photo essay of the jagged vistas of the Maine coast, the perfect memento for any visitor to this unforgettable place. When your own photographs of the gorgeous places you visit can’t quite match what you have seen—a breathtaking coastline, a boulevard bustling with character,...

This book is a collection of 24 TRUE stories that the author compiled, that the author himself and family members have experience, and stories of which were experienced and related to the author by friends and associates. To the best of the author's knowledge the stories related to the author by these...

A gripping action-packed story for fans of Ian Fleming, John Le Carré and Clive Cussler. Topical global issues are addressed through a complex weave of fiction and un-nerving facts. From the author of two recent adventure books featuring the same main characters: The Final Shah Mat and The Acionna...

Thirty-six of the most interesting writers in the Pacific Northwest came together for a week-long marathon of writing live on stage. The result? Hotel Angeline, a truly inventive novel that surprises at every turn of the page. Something is amiss at the Hotel Angeline, a rickety former mortuary...

The New American Poetry: Fifty Years Later is a collection of critical essays on Donald Allen’s 1960 seminal anthology, The New American Poetry, an anthology that Marjorie Perloff once called “the fountainhead of radical American poetics.” The New American Poetry is referred to in every...

Employing a comprehensive handbook-style approach, this easy-to-follow book shows the reader various means of implementing the power of Asterisk in a commercial environment. In next to no time, the reader will gain a deeper understanding of many of the issues faced by Asterisk consultants and the...

Recent research in Africa has shown a wide range of political systems, from small societies of wandering hunters to large states of several million people comparable with mediaeval European feudal kingdoms. In between are many societies in which a central government is lacking; the political system...