At nine years old, Phillip James McDonald's understanding of safety was shattered.Unable to explain what had happened, or trust that he would be believed, he buried the truth and began building another version of himself. He turned fear into anger, pain into physical discipline, and helplessness into a relentless determination never to feel powerless again.That determination carried him through football, boxing, business, fatherhood, extraordinary tests of enduranc...

Cuba was run as an American protectorate by The US President and The US Mafia was there ever a connection? The ruling families of Cuba, The Batista's traditionally ruled the island of Cuba as their private fiefdom. There was no law and order for poor Cubans, just daily exploitation, murder, rape and slavery whilst the stars and stripes flew from the American embassy in Havana.The poor of Cuba banded together as freedom fighters and were led by Fidel Castro And Che Guevara to fight ...

This book reveals the profound connections between placemaking, mythology, and experience as focused on creating vital and meaningful places through the process of drawing. By delving into these concepts, Tabb explores how we can unlock powerful tools for designers, architects, planners, and communities. Exploring ancient stories, embarking on journeys to historic places, and cultivating the art of drawing, six different drawing techniques are covered, including in-situ sketching, studio-e...

Imagine a world where buildings and cities actively nurture our well-being, not just physically but spiritually. There is a growing awareness of the need for a more inclusive and comprehensive approach to wellness strategies in everyday life. This book explores spiritual wellness as a foundational attribute of urban planning and design with the hope of influencing a more flourishing trajectory of development with the built environment. Chapters reflect the beginning of this evolving moveme...

Wellness is a contemporary concept with deep ancient roots promoting preventative and holistic activities, lifestyle choices, and salient architecture and urban design practices. Wellness Architecture and Urban Design presents definitions, an analysis of the wellness literature, and a brief history of the wellness movement. Specific planning and design strategies are presented citing examples worldwide and emphasizing the importance of wellness considerations at all scales of the ...

Serenity is becoming alarmingly absent from our daily existence, especially within the urban context. Time is dense and space is tumultuous. The idea of the serene has gained currency in postmodern discussions, and when combined with urbanism conjures questions, even contradictions, as the two ideas seem improbable yet their correspondence seems so inherently desirable. Integrated, these two constructs present design challenges as they manifest in differing ways across the rural–urban tran...

Elemental Architecture presents a new and refreshing approach to sustainable architectural practice. Going beyond the standard performance-based and quantitative sustainable measures, it incorporates a broader framework of considerations, including the more poetic and noetic possibilities of environmental design.The book is structured around the ancient Greek and medieval alchemists’ system of the Five Temperaments: fire, earth, air, water, and ether. Phillip James Tabb ex...

Welcome to Stuzzi – small plates of delectable Italian delight.(Stuzzi: short for stuzzichini, little plates served in osterias and bars throughout Italy)The Stuzzi boys are reinventing modern Italian cooking… in Yorkshire. Brought together by their shared passion for Italian food, friends Tom, Harvey, Jimbob and Brett embarked on an exhaustive journey throughout the length and breadth of Italy, immersing ...

What makes the places we inhabit extraordinary? Why are some urban spaces more vital and restorative? Wonderful landscapes, inspiring works of architecture and urban design, and the numinous experiences that accompany them have been an integral dimension of our culture. Up-lifting spaces, dramatic use of natural light, harmonic proportional geometry, magical landscapes, historic sites and vital city centers create special, even sacred moments in architecture and planning. This quality of e...

What if Roswell was actually a cover up not for aliens but for a government plan to enter an alternate dimension? Furthermore, what if this dimension was technologically superior to our own and the government was planning to try again? This is the information that a mysterious businessman has just learned and seeks to obtain an item from within that dimension. Meanwhile, several friends are about to be roped into an adventure that explores the alternate dimension where their very lives are...

Our lives move along with ups and downs, and we cope with them the best we can. But underneath there is a hunger for something more. There are times of stress such as when a loved one dies, a job is lost, a child is on a dangerous path, a difficult situation goes on and on. There are many other stressors that we all encounter. This book offers quotations from ancient and modern authors and poems and reflections that give a thought or image that seeps through the cracks that the stresses ha...

The poor council-projects estate boy gets a first class degree in Criminology from University.Once the Government and The Chief of police see they have a genius on their hands he is heading for the top.He is posted from his Police station after a successful drugs arrests to anti-police corruption division, a potential graveyard of police people. If you arrest a corrupt Police person then his bosses in management will not employ you as you have shown them to be corrupt too f...