Patricia S : 128 books

Investigations of skeletal remains from key archaeological sites reveal new data and offer insights on prehistoric life and health in the Southeast. The shift from foraging to farming had important health consequences for prehistoric peoples, but variations in health existed within communities...

What is morality? Where does it come from? And why do most of us heed its call most of the time? In Braintrust, neurophilosophy pioneer Patricia Churchland argues that morality originates in the biology of the brain. She describes the "neurobiological platform of bonding" that, modified...

"...a compelling story of female initiation." St. Petersburg Times "I read Patricia Edmistens dramatic and sensuous debut novel, The Mourning of Angels in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Her marvelous evocation of the first days of the Peace Corps provided...

In Emotions and Reasons, Patricia Greenspan offers an evaluative theory of emotion that assigns emotion a role of its own in the justification of action. She analyzes emotions as states of object-directed affect with evaluative propositional content possibly falling short of belief and held in mind by generalized comfort or discomfort.

Patricia S. Taylor Edmisten was raised and educated with the traditions of the Catholic faith. But in later years, she began to question this faith on which she had relied for most of her life. In A Longing for Wisdom, she probes her conscience and presents writings about women, particularly their...

A trailblazing philosopher’s exploration of the latest brain science—and its ethical and practical implications. What happens when we accept that everything we feel and think stems not from an immaterial spirit but from electrical and chemical activity in our brains? In this thought-provoking...

Uh-Uh, daughter, Dont Even Go There is equal parts inspiration and seasoned wisdom. Patricia S. Hatcher-Jones motivates and encourages with the word of God, and leverages the power of her unique personal testimony as well. Her honest, highly relatable voice makes us completely believe she knows of what she speaks. Read it and be blessed. Ronn Elmore, Psy. D., Author, How to Love a Black Man

Generating Transworld Pedagogy: Reimagining La Clase Mágica lays the foundation for addressing one of the greatest challenges in the 21st century: meeting the educational needs of a diverse society living in a complex, technology-driven world. It extends bilingual and bicultural transformative critical...

This inspirational writing is a shared labor of love between a husband and wife of nearly fifty years. Lyman was diagnosed with stage-four cancer in 2005. For nearly two years, he kept notes about his spiritual encounters, thoughts, and prayers as he persevered through the hardships of treatments...

A 11,000 word novella. The autumn holiday season finds geomancer Linus Ukadnian from The Royal Academy of the Arcane Arts and Sciences at Osyth saddled with an unwanted museum curatorship. He knew about the vampire in the museum's basement, but even greater dangers await!

None of Anders Regans' colleagues in Demonology would have voted him most likely to become a god, but what did they know? A mild-mannered botanist finds himself embroiled in plant pornography, dryad rights, and the theology of conference door-prizes. Illustrated by Georgie Schnobrich.

11,000-word novella. Everyone suspected Magister Baristes was abusing his graduate student, but only the cats saw what she did about it... it takes just one person to cause a problem, but a whole department to resolve it in this story of curses, contracts, and middle management. Cover painting:...

The fourth volume in the Harte Research Institute’s landmark scientific series on the Gulf of Mexico provides a comprehensive study of ecosystem-based management, analyzing key coastal ecosystems in eleven Gulf Coast states from Florida to Quintana Roo and presenting case studies in which this integrated...

Containing abstracts of wills from 1774 – 1896, this book covers three governmental time periods in the history of New Mexico – Colonial, Mexican, and Territorial. The early Colonial Spaniards made their wills in a more elaborate fashion, as compared to the Mexican Period of New Mexico which showed...