Robert Mitchell: 69 books
A Philosophy of Sacred Nature
Prospects for Ecstatic Naturalism
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
A Philosophy of Sacred Nature introduces Robert Corrington’s philosophical thought, “ecstatic naturalism,” which seeks to recognize nature’s self-transforming potential. Ecstatic naturalism is a philosophical-theological perspective, deeply seated in a semiotic cosmology and psychosemiosis,...
Urban Spaces
Planning and Struggles for Land and Community
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2009
The control and utilization of urban spaces remains a highly contested issue. Much of the debate centers on issues of economic development versus the maintenance and support of already existing communities. As a number of urban areas are in the throes of gentrification and economic development projects,...
Understanding International Law through Moot Courts
Genocide, Torture, Habeas Corpus, Chemical Weapons, and the Responsibility to Protect
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2014
Understanding International Law through Moot Courts: Genocide, Torture, Habeas Corpus, Chemical Weapons, and the Responsibility to Protect consists of five sets of opposing legal briefs and judge’s decisions for five moot court cases held before the International Court of Justice and the International...
Managing soil health for sustainable agriculture Volume 2
Monitoring and management
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
There has been growing concern that both intensive agriculture in the developed world and rapid expansion of crop cultivation in developing countries is damaging the health of soils which are the foundation of farming. At the same time we are discovering much more about how complex soils are as living...
Blood on the Thistle - The heartbreaking story of the Cranston family and their remarkable sacrifice
Blood on the Thistle - The heartbreaking story of the Cranston family and their remarkable sacrifice
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Blood on the Thistle is an examination of the life and times of a remarkable Scottish family, the Cranstons of Haddington, East Lothian. It focuses on a period from about 1880, when the young, hard-working parents, Alec and Lizzie Cranston, arrived in Haddington, through to 1920, when the family they...
The Capture of Attu
A World War II Battle as Told by the Men Who Fought There
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2018
In May 1943 US forces clashed with Japanese invaders in an epic battle on the Alaskan island of Attu. Fighting through the fog and icy rain, avoiding pot-shots from snipers in mountain crevices, lugging heavy machine guns up slippery inclines, and ultimately scaling a 250-foot cliff, the 17th Infantry...
Collaborative Resilience
Moving Through Crisis to Opportunity
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2011
Case studies and analyses investigate how collaborative response to crisis can enhance social-ecological resilience and promote community reinvention.
Crisis—whether natural disaster, technological failure, economic collapse, or shocking acts of violence—can offer opportunities for collaboration,...
by Robert Edward Mitchell
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
Nine narrative chapters and a conclusion provide an accessible history of key premises and assumptions in the mental models proposed by several major economists since the 1776 publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations and show how—and why—those models and their underlying assumptions have...
Voluntary Simplicity
Responding to Consumer Culture
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2003
A simpler life. In a shadow cast by the jarring beginning of the new millennium, simplicity has an undeniable appeal. Global conflicts, domestic security concerns, and a stalling economy can make keeping up with the Joneses feel like, at best, a misguided luxury. Now is not a time for excess; it is...
Practical Predictive Analytics and Decisioning Systems for Medicine
Informatics Accuracy and Cost-Effectiveness for Healthcare Administration and Delivery Including Medical Research
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2014
With the advent of electronic medical records years ago and the increasing capabilities of computers, our healthcare systems are sitting on growing mountains of data. Not only does the data grow from patient volume but the type of data we store is also growing exponentially. Practical Predictive Analytics...
Taking Chances
The Coast after Hurricane Sandy
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2016
Humanity is deeply committed to living along the world’s shores, but a catastrophic storm like Sandy—which took hundreds of lives and caused many billions of dollars in damages—shines a bright light at how costly and vulnerable life on a shoreline can be. Taking Chances offers a wide-ranging...
by Stewart O'Nan, Stephen King, Michael Byers
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
The Summer 2017 issue of Ploughshares. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Two out of each year’s three issues are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles; the Winter issue is staff-edited. ...
Along the 46th
Short Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2016
A far from ordinary selection of short stories from Northern Ontario's newest literary press, Latitude 46 Publishing.
13 authors, 13 unique perspectives on the space beneath the 46th parallel.
Prepare to confront and re-imagine the places we call home, the homes we promised ourselves we'd never revisit, and the promises we thought we could keep.
From Folk Art to Modern Design in Ceramics
Ethnographic Adventures in Denmark and Mexico 1975-1978 Updated 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
From the dusty workshops of village potters to the pristine assembly lines of modern factories; from the makers of pottery to the producers of porcelain in selected areas of Mexico and Denmark, the authors observed, interviewed, and photographed ceramic artists at their work. The result is a story...