This is a comprehensive examination of the ideas of the early modern philosophers on the nature of mind. Taking Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, and Hume in turn, Janice Thomas presents an authoritative and critical assessment of each of these canonical thinkers' views of the notion of mind. The book examines each philosopher's position on five key topics: the metaphysical character of minds and mental states; the nature and scope of introspection and self-knowledge; the natur...

Project Management Implementation as Management Innovation: A Closer Look investigates the processes involved in implementing one particular type of management innovation—project management—and how these innovations must evolve and be modified in order to deliver value. The book was written by three internationally recognized project management researchers/practitioners. Their extensive experience in the classroom and in the field shows through in how they are able to present complex conce...

Unlock the Measurable Value of Project ManagementIs your organization seeking to maximize its return on investment in project management? This research monograph provides a rigorous, objective method for identifying, measuring, and demonstrating the value of project management initiatives. Gain practical guidelines for practitioners, consultants, and executives to measure the value of project management initiatives and achieve greater corporate accountability....

"This wonderful anthology of fresh voices . . . includes writers from Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago." — BooklistAkashic Books and Peepal Tree Press, two of the foremost publishers of Caribbean literature, launch a joint Caribbean-focused imprint, Peekash Press, with this anthology. Consisting entirely of brand-new stories by authors living in the region (not simply authors from the region), this collec...

Traces the sources of power and large-scale organization of prehistoric peoples among Archaic societies.By focusing on the first instances of mound building, pottery making, fancy polished stone and bone, as well as specialized chipped stone, artifacts, and their widespread exchange, this book explores the sources of power and organization among Archaic societies. It investigates the origins of these technologies and their effects on long-term (evolutionary) and sh...

The nation's favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its sixth year.Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor's brief is wide ranging, covering anthologies, collections, magazines, newspapers and web sites, looking for the b...

The mysterious connection between a teacher’s disappearance and an unsolved code in a children’s book is explored in this new novel from the “modern Agatha Christie” (The Sunday Times, London) and author of The Appeal.Forty years ago, Steven “Smithy” Smith found a copy of a famous children’s book by disgraced author Edith Twyford, its margins full of strange markings and annotations. When he showed it to ...

Joel Thomas is a Christian leader, teacher, and counselor to troubled marrieds, singles, and parishioners-at-large with life issues that span from spiritual maladies to domestic upsets to social and moral sicknesses of every kind. He's never authored a book until now. After all the assistance he's offered the world, the day came when he faced putting his courage and outstanding achievements to practice right at home with his ailing mother. Thus, his book subject was born. His book, My Silv...

Below the mist-shrouded mountains of the West Coast lie the stories of how we came to be. It is through the myths of the people who have lived with this spirit of place for thousands of years that we uncover the mystery of our homeland. The mythical creatures Raven, Thunderbird, Bear and the Great Spirit become a path to rediscovering the spiritual landscape of culture. These are the stories of the Pacific Coast that tell of gods and demons, good and evil; things unimaginable brought to li...

The use of new media in the service of cultural heritage is a fast growing field, known variously as virtual or digital heritage. New Heritage, under this denomination, broadens the definition of the field to address the complexity of cultural heritage such as the related social, political and economic issues. This book is a collection of 20 key essays, of authors from 11 countries, representing a wide range of professions including architecture, philosophy, history, cultural heri...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERNamed a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Air Mail, and more!“[W]itty, original…a delight.” —*The* New York Times**Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Lisa Jewell, this international bestseller and “dazzlingly clever” (The Sunday Times, London) murder mystery follows a community rallying around a sick child—but when escalating lies lead to a...

"Weaves a spell of darkness that’s mysterious and magical, and binds it with a knot of deathless love." **—**New York Times bestselling author Susanna Kearsley on A Lullaby for WitchesIn post**–World War I England, a young woman inherits a mysterious library and must untangle its powerful secrets…**With the stroke of a pen, twenty-three-year-old Ivy Radcliffe becomes Lady Hayworth,...