Peter Smith: 170 books

With the centenary of the First World War, communities across Canada arranged commemorations of the war experience to honour local servicemen who, through their triumphs and sacrifices, were presented as laying the foundation for a free and independent country. Often overlooked are the triumphs and...

For three hundred years or more the Royal Navy really did “Rule the Waves”, in the sense that during the numerous wars with our overseas enemies, British fleets and individual ships more often than not emerged victorious from combat. One French Admiral wa

The relationship between the presidency and the press has transformed—seemingly overnight—from one where reports and columns were filed, edited, and deliberated for hours before publication into a brave new world where texts, tweets, and sound bites race from composition to release within a matter...

The 21st century saw the naval power of Great Britain rise from that of an obscure island to that of a worldwide empire. British shipping and seamen dominated the globe for four centuries and the ships that explored the world and those which guarded them represent a unique treasure-trove of maritime...

Famous Trees of Texas was first published in 1970 by the Texas Forest Service (now Texas A&M Forest Service), an organization created in 1915 and charged with protecting and sustaining the forests, trees, and other related natural resources of Texas. For the 100-year anniversary of TFS,...

Exploring Social Geography, first published in 1984, offers a challenging yet comprehensive introduction to the wealth of empirical research and theoretical debate that has developed in response to the advent of a social approach to the subject. The argument emphasises the essentially spatial structure...

The 2014 midterm congressional elections provided a view of the attitude of American voters in the sixth year of Barack Obama’s presidency. This book provides insight about the formative aspects of the 2014 campaign season as well as in depth coverage of key races for Congress. The first section...

It is zero hour for a new US water policy! At a time when many countries are adopting new national approaches to water management, the United States still has no cohesive federal policy, and water-related authorities are dispersed across more than 30 agencies. Here, at last, is a vision for what we...

Published in the year 1990, Understanding Party System Change in Western Europe is a valuable contribution to the field of Politics.

History reveals how civilisations can be decimated by changes in climate. More recently modern methods of warfare have exposed the vulnerability of the artefacts of civilisation. Bringing together a range of subjects - from science, energy and sustainability to aesthetics theory and civilization theory...

As global business systems are becoming ever more complex and they continue to grow and expand, it is increasingly more difficult to stand out as an effective and efficient leader. Dynamic Leadership Models for Global Business: Enhancing Digitally Connected Environments describes various models on...

★美國Amazon 4.4星好評推薦！ ★《紐約時報書評》、《洛杉磯時報》、《衛報》、《經濟學人》、《科學》雜誌（Scientific）、《今日心理學》雜誌（Psychology Today）、《書單》雜誌（Booklist）、《出版人週刊》（Publishers Weekly）佳評如潮！ 頭足類和我們分處生命樹上遙遠的兩端，藉由牠們迥異於人類的演化故事，探索數億年來心智演變的奧祕。 「人類何以有主觀經驗？」 「章魚擁有高智能？」 最原始的生命，是以單細胞的形式，存在於海洋。單細胞生物獨自度過了一段非常漫長的時間，才因為基因突變，無法正常分裂成各奔東西的細胞，或其他未知原因，而有了多細胞生物相伴。這些彼此黏在一起的細胞，組合出各式各樣的生命形態，包括植物、動物，以及真菌。其中有些更離開海洋，上到了陸地。這些生命若要生存，功能各異的細胞便得依靠神經系統彼此協調，以應付外在環境變化，發展出所謂的智能。 在這個過程中，可能是在六億年前，人類和頭足類分家了。在頭足類那一端，牠們放棄了外殼，擁有無拘無束的行動力。漸漸地，牠們演化出適應這種生活型態的各項本領，包括傑出的變色能力、擁有「感覺」的腕足，甚至是做出各式各樣調皮搗蛋行為的「高智商」，奇怪的是，牠們多數似乎異常短命？ 一般認為除了人類以外，地球上擁有較高智能的是哺乳動物和鳥類。但我們越來越清楚知道，人類在生命樹上遙遠分枝的親戚——頭足類，也展現出驚人的心智能力。當我們在探討心智的奧祕時，或許應該納入其他動物也具有意識的事實，特別是頭足類。 身為科學家、哲學家與潛水員的作者，爬梳大量海洋科學、動物行為學、心理學、人腦科學以及哲學等等研究，藉由討論頭足類的心智演化，帶領讀者以更廣闊的角度探索「意識如何躍入生命」。 【導讀】（依姓名筆劃排列） 洪裕宏...

Our world is growing increasingly complex and confused—a unique and urgent context that calls for a grounded and fresh approach to Christian higher education. Christian higher education involves a distinctive way of thinking about teaching, learning, scholarship, curriculum, student life,...

“This exceptionally fine collection brings together many of the best analysts of Brahms, and nineteenth-century music generally, in the English-speaking world today.” —Nineteenth-Century Music Review Contributors to this exciting volume examine the intersection of structure and meaning...