W Martin: 271 books
by Mike W. Martin
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
What is happiness? How is it related to morality and virtue? Does living with illusion promote or diminish happiness? Is it better to pursue happiness with a partner than alone? Philosopher Mike W. Martin addresses these and other questions as he connects the meaning of happiness with the philosophical...
Albert Schweitzer's Reverence for Life
Ethical Idealism and Self-Realization
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2016
Albert Schweitzer, philosopher, physician, Nobel Peace Laureate, theologian, and musician, developed a character-oriented ethics focused on self-realization, nature-centered spirituality, and moral idealism which anticipated the current renaissance of virtue ethics. Schweitzer's idea of 'reverence...
From Morality to Mental Health
Virtue and Vice in a Therapeutic Culture
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2006
Morality and mental health are now inseparably linked in our view of character. Alcoholics are sick, yet they are punished for drunk driving. Drug addicts are criminals, but their punishment can be court ordered therapy. The line between character flaws and personality disorders has become fuzzy,...
by Robert W. Martin
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
In this amusing narrative, Robert Martin reveals what life is really like in the Sologne countryside. Despite not speaking French, this did not deter the author when an opportunity arose to embrace a more self-sufficient, ecological lifestyle. However, a lot of hard work is involved in renovating...
Opera at the Bandstand
Then and Now
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
In Opera at the Bandstand: Then and Now, George W. Martin surveys the role of concert bands during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in making contemporary opera popular. He also chronicles how in part they lost their audience in the second half of the twentieth century by abandoning operatic...
by Alice W. Martin
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2011
The story surrounds the life and times of Minnie Johnson Burruss, who was born and raised in rural America around the turn of the 20th Century. Growing up poor but proud Ms. Minnie had to work hard from childhood through adulthood. As a teenager, she met and married a true gentleman named Jacob Burruss....
Desperate for Hope
Hanging on and Finding God during Life's Hardest Times
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
With sincere sympathy and ready encouragement, Bruce W. Martin takes hurting readers through a grieving process that helps them reconcile their deep suffering with their beliefs about a good God. He helps them find deep meaning in the midst of tragedy so that they can enjoy a deeper intimacy with...
The School of Rome
Latin Studies and the Origins of Liberal Education
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2011
This fascinating cultural and intellectual history focuses on education as practiced by the imperial age Romans, looking at what they considered the value of education and its effect on children. W. Martin Bloomer details the processes, exercises, claims, and contexts of liberal education from the...
Syria's Democratic Years
Citizens, Experts, and Media in the 1950s
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
The years 1954–1958 in Syria are popularly known as "The Democratic Years," a brief period of civilian government before the consolidation of authoritarian rule. Kevin W. Martin provides a cultural history of the period and argues that the authoritarian outcome was anything but inevitable. Examining...
by Robert W. Martin
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2016
In this second volume of the Bathtub Trilogy, the renovation of an old French farmhouse continues, with the primary goal of achieving an indoor bathroom.Aside from the sundry construction work, there is a first-time visit to a French dentist, and the intricacies of the French voting system...
The Land Looks After Us
A History of Native American Religion
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2001
Native Americans practice some of America's most spiritually profound, historically resilient, and ethically demanding religions. Joel Martin draws his narrative from folk stories, rituals, and even landscapes to trace the development of Native American religion from ancient burial mounds, through...
by Douglas W Martin, Robert J Barth, James B Talmage
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is a controversial issue in medicine. This book provides the most up to date universal review of the construct known as CRPS. The authors review the history of the diagnosis and offer an evidence based criticism regarding the development of the CRPS nomenclature. Chapters...
In Principle, In Practice
Museums as Learning Institutions
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2007
The science museum field has made tremendous advances in understanding museum learning, but little has been done to consolidate and synethesize these findings to encourage widespread improvements in practice. By clearly presenting the most current knowledge of museum learning, In Principle, In Practice...
by W. Martin
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
This book situates Joyce's critical writings within the context of an emerging discourse on the psychology of rhythm, suggesting that A Portrait of the Artist dramatizes the experience of rhythm as the subject matter of the modernist novel. Including comparative analyses of the lyrical prose of Virginia...