Mike Martin: 48 books

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...

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,...

"The Eighth Science Fiction Megapack" presents another stellar lineup of classic science fiction, new and old. Here are 25 stories (plus a bonus interview with best-selling author George R.R. Martin) by some of the field's greatest authors. Included are: THE TRUE DARKNESS, by Pamela...

Leading international artists and art educators consider the challenges of art education in today's dramatically changed art world. The last explosive change in art education came nearly a century ago, when the German Bauhaus was formed. Today, dramatic changes in the art world—its increasing...

Promotions is a challenge for anyone who works in the arts and entertainment industry. If you don't get your name 'out there' it's hard to make a living. For artists in the Christian entertainment realm there is the double whammy of needing to promote themselves while obeying Paul's...

Twenty years on from the first edition of Pollution and the topic remains high in the public awareness. Environmental pollution is now a major area of research, consultancy and technological development and is a priority for the political agendas of both the developed and developing worlds. The...

Dies ist die E-Book-Version von UMRAY - A TEXTUAL AND VISUAL ARTBOOK. Hierbei handelt es sich um eine dystopische Kurzgeschichtensammlung, die von Künstlern, Autoren und Herausgebern zusammengestellt wurde. Mit Che Rossié, Tom Daut, Stefanie Mühlsteph, Mike Krzywik-Groß, Henning Mützlitz, Sandra Baumgärtner, Torsten Exter und vielen mehr …

Whether in slogans, catchphrases, adages or proverbs, we encounter mottos every day, but we rarely take time to reflect on them. In Of Mottos and Morals: Simple Words for Complex Virtues, Martin explores the possibility that mottos themselves are worthy of serious thought, examining how they contribute to moral guidance and help us grapple with complexity.

As commonly understood, professional ethics consists of shared duties and episodic dilemmas--the responsibilities incumbent on all members of specific professions joined together with the dilemmas that arise when these responsibilities conflict. Martin challenges this "consensus paradigm" as he rethinks...

The new animated adventures of the Transformers arrives in Transformers Prime! This first installment collects the premiere episode event, bringing readers and viewers up to speed on just what is going on in Prime.

Marvel Studios has provided some of the biggest worldwide cinematic hits of the last eight years, from Iron Man (2008) to the record-breaking The Avengers (2012), and beyond. Having announced plans to extend its production of connected texts in cinema, network and online television until at least...

This book makes a major contribution to the debate within the UK and abroad on the reality of workplace unionism in an era of change. Drawing on examples of union renewal, the authors present an historical overview, and compare the UK experience with contrasting international examples. It presents...

It is a platitude that most people, as they say, 'work to live' rather than 'live to work.' And in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, work weeks have expanded and the divide between work time and personal time has significantly blurred due to innovations in such things as electronic...

This simple but comprehensive equation explains competencies for everyone interested in their career path. The book provides a global view of work and how employees and leaders provide value to organisations. It explains why some employees are happy with their roles but others are too stressed or imcompetent...