Mackinnon: 183 books
Philosophy and the Burden of Theological Honesty
A Donald MacKinnon Reader
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2011
Donald M. MacKinnon has been one of the most important and influential of post-war British theologians and religious philosophers. Generally eclectic, frequently allusive, usually intellectually generous, persistently richly challenging and always astonishingly erudite, he had a significant impact...
Treasure Hunter
Diving for Gold on North America's Death Coast
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
For over four decades, world-renowned diver and treasure hunter Captain Robert MacKinnon has reclaimed sunken caches from the dangerous shallow waters along Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia’s Atlantic coast. Known as the Death Coast for its treacherous reefs and violent currents, the rocky bottom...
by John Mackinnon Robertson
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2013
3 works of John Mackinnon Robertson American journalist, advocate of rationalism and secularism (1856-1933)
This ebook presents a collection of 3 works of John Mackinnon Robertson. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected.
Table of Contents: - Montaigne and Shakspeare - Rationalism - The Evolution of States
Rolling Pennies in the Dark
A Memoir with a Message
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2012
“Our intoxicated mother had marched the three of us out into what passed for a living room in the cardboard and tarpaper shack we were existing in on the edge of Nowhere, New Hampshire. She assembled us like an audience on the broken yellow sofa, and said, ‘I’m going to kill myself now, and...
The Secessionist States of America
The Blueprint for Creating a Traditional Values Country . . . Now
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Millions of American families from every race, creed, and economic background are losing hope as the United States continues slide deeper into fiscal insanity and moral decay. Where will America stand when we lose our traditional values, border security, and limited government?
Having gained...
The Well at the World's End
One Man's Epic Cross-Continental Quest for the Fountain of Youth
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
“There is an illicit and vicarious pleasure in reading the details of another traveler’s follies, mistakes and near death experiences . . . Fascinating” (Good Reading Magazine).
When A.J. Mackinnon quits his job in Australia, he knows only that he longs to travel to the well at the world’s...
Still Down
What to Do When Antidepressants Fail
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Major depressive disorder is a common medical condition that can be disabling and can persist for months, even years. Many people experience depression symptoms that resist treatment. Although they try various combinations of medications, psychotherapy, or electroconvulsive therapy, their symptoms...
Shadow of Doubt
The Trial of Dennis Oland
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
Winner, New Brunswick Book Award for Non-Fiction
Shortlisted, Arthur Ellis Best Non-Fiction Crime Book Award
On July 6, 2011, Richard Oland, scion of the Moosehead brewing family, was murdered in his office. The brutal killing stunned the city of Saint John, and news of the crime reverberated...
by Kate Mackinnon
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Craniosacral therapy (CST) is a powerful hands-on treatment that supports the body’s own wisdom and innate ability to heal. Tens of thousands of practitioners around the world can attest to the effectiveness of this rapidly growing therapy. In From My Hands and Heart, Kate Mackinnon interweaves...
Decolonizing Employment
Aboriginal Inclusion in Canada's Labour Market
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015
Indigenous North Americans continue to be overrepresented among those who are poor, unemployed, and with low levels of education. This has long been an issue of concern for Indigenous people and their allies and is now drawing the attention of government, business leaders, and others who know that...
At Sword's Point, Part 1
A Documentary History of the Utah War to 1858
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2016
The Utah War of 1857–58, the unprecedented armed confrontation between Mormon Utah Territory and the U.S. government, was the most extensive American military action between the Mexican and Civil wars. At Sword’s Point presents in two volumes the first in-depth narrative and documentary history...
by Major-General Henry Mackinnon
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
The body of Major-General Mackinnon now lies in St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, next to his brother officer Major-General Robert Craufurd, both casualties of the assault on Cuidad Rodrigo during the Peninsular War. Mackinnon left behind his private journal filled with the details of the scenery,...
Contingent Fees for Legal Services
Professional Economics and Responsibilities
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
The practice of contingent fees - taking a percentage share of the money recovered for damage or injury - began among lawyers as a method of providing legal services for those unable to afford counsel. It is now the dominant method of financing litigation for both rich and poor. F. B. MacKinnon, in...
The Once and Future World
Nature As It Was, As It Is, As It Could Be
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
An award-winning ecology writer goes looking for the wilderness we’ve forgotten
Many people believe that only an ecological catastrophe will change humanity’s troubled relationship with the natural world. In fact, as J.B. MacKinnon argues in this unorthodox look at the disappearing wilderness,...