The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.John Todd believes that a "new sustainable economic order can be established with ecologically based enterprises." Ecology as a basis for design, he says, "is the framework of this new economic order. It needs to be combined with a view according to which the earth is seen as a sentient being, a Gaian world view, and our obligations as...

A difficult story about a difficult character, who I imagine to be on one spectrum or another. He starts out intolerant, but saving a friend in need may help him learn something about empathy. Caution: he verbally bullies a passerby who may or may not be gay. Written in 1989.

A cowboy-inflected teacher attempts to impose his own brand of order on a classroom full of impishly rebellious students. Note: includes mild spanking.

The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.To hear John Todd is to be struck by his dedication, modesty, integrity, and humanity. A biologist and Earth steward, he is in the forefront of the new field called ecological design, which applies the intelligence of nature to human needs. By decoding this intelligence it can be used technologically in order to reduce the destructive ...

A true pioneer and respected elder in ecological recovery and sustainability shares effective solutions he has designed and implemented.A stand-out from the sea of despairing messages about climate change, well-known sustainability elder John Todd, who has taught, mentored, and inspired such well-known names in the field as Janine Benyus, Bill McKibben, and Paul Hawken, chronicles the different ecological interventions he has created over the course of his career. ...

Today's evangelical community faces a multitude of questions about the creation of the cosmos and the beginning of human history and-quite naturally-we look to the Bible for answers about the origins and meaning of human history. But what are we to do with the stories in the first two chapters of Genesis?Reading Genesis 1-2: An Evangelical Conversation brings together the voices of five prominent evangelical scholars who take on difficult interpretive questions that arise ...

While soliciting charity donations, a young man and woman unexpectedly meet again.All proceeds from this work will be donated: until 5/2020 to benefit Covid-19 pandemic victims, until 11/2020 to the American Heart Association, and until 3/2022 to help the children of a close relative of this cover model after she was killed. Her estranged husband is in custody.https://www.gofundme.com/f/theomomofunds

A light-ish escapist post-apocalyptic adventure romance.35 years after a devastating plague, people have gathered into settlements for mutual protection. Two young settlers, Ben and Tasha, fall in love, build a home, celebrate their pairing in a hot spring cavern, and help keep their people safe as their settlement grows.

Bioneers recognize that technical solutions to the ecological challenges we face must be accomplished by a change of heart.

" Take[s] us through 500 years of conflict from Justinian through the rise of Islam to the coming of the Turks . . . good chapters on Islamic warfare."— Balkan Military HistoryIn August 1071, the Byzantine Emperor Romanus IV Diogenese led out a powerful army in an attempt to roll back Seljuk Turkish incursions into the Anatolian heartland of the Empire.Outmaneuvered by the Turkish sultan, Alp Arslan, Romanus was forced to g...

Mount Baker rises over northern Washington State like a mirage, dominating the landscape like few mountains in the United States. On a clear day, it is visible from as far away as Vancouver, British Columbia, and Tacoma, Washington. This immense volcano is a study in superlatives: it is the third-highest peak in the state, holds the world record for snowfall in a season (95 feet!), and is the second-most heavily glaciated peak in the contiguous United States. The mountain also played a dom...

Inspired by the debut album from legendary rock star Meat Loaf, Bat Out of Hell is a stellar collection of mysteries from some of the best writers in the genre.The fourth installment in the Music and Murder Mystery series, edited by Don Bruns, Bat Out of Hell is a nonstop thrill ride of engrossing mysteries from some of the best authors in the business. An anthology unlike any other, this collection includes a brand-new Jack Reacher story from And...