A profiler. A physical therapist. A killer who leaves little trace.When FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit Coordinator John Martin is assigned to a string of brutal murders in San Francisco, he expects resistance from local law enforcement—not from a civilian witness. But Katelyn Harris isn't just any witness. She's a physical therapist with an expert understanding of human movement—first brought into the case as an expert witness, she soon becomes a target of an attack ...

Knowledge evolution punctuates the previous equilibrium of society and requires us to develop adaptive solutions. One new rule is that as the discovery of new knowledge grows more difficult, more complex organizational and institutional arrangements have to be adopted.Knowledge growth is accelerating because not only are there more creative individuals and organizations developing radical innovations, but also innovative regions are facilitating both of these trends. The discussion...

A practical, inspirational, revolutionary guide to social innovationMany of us have a deep desire to make the world around us a better place. But often our good intentions are undermined by the fear that we are so insignificant in the big scheme of things that nothing we can do will actually help feed the world’s hungry, fix the damage of a Hurricane Katrina or even get a healthy lunch program up and running in the local school. We tend to think that great social c...

Drawing on more than 40 years of experience conducting applied social science research and program evaluation, author Michael Quinn Patton has crafted the most comprehensive and systematic book on qualitative research and evaluation methods, inquiry frameworks, and analysis options available today. Now offering more balance between applied research and evaluation, this Fourth Edition illuminates all aspects of qualitative inquiry through new examples, stories, and cartoons...

Philosophy like you've never seen it beforeThe latest in the celebrated Cartoon Introduction series, The Cartoon Introduction to Philosophy is an authoritative and engaging guide to the fundamental questions about our existence. In this indispensable primer, Kevin Cannon—one of the talented illustrators behind Evolution and The Stuff of Life—and the philosopher Michael F. Patton introduce the wisecracking Greek Heraclitus, who hops in a c...

Based on Michael Quinn Patton′s best-selling Utilization-Focused Evaluation, this briefer book provides an overall framework and essential checklist steps for designing and conducting evaluations that actually get used. The new material and innovative graphics present the utilization-focused evaluation process as a complex adaptive system, incorporating current understandings about systems thinking and complexity concepts. The book integrates theory and practice, is based on both ...

Dan Williams has built an idyllic life in the remote hills near San Jose, CA. When a frantic call from a neighbor's wife comes, Dan and his uncles are shocked to find their neighbor dead in his workshop. Suspicion falls on Dan when his bloody hammer turns up at the scene. Meanwhile, two mysterious strangers seem to be playing a game of cat and mouse in the area.Dan soon finds himself as a suspect in the murder, the object of an investigating deputy's grudge and scrambling to try to...

I have always considered poetry to be deeply personal. My poems were to express what I often could not do when talking, often too caught up in the moment's emotions to find the words. Having written most of mine for either myself or someone close to me, I never really considered sharing my poems with the world at large.Poetry happened later as I contemplated how deeply I was touched by what had happened when I had time to consider long enough to find the right words. Or perhaps when...

A dead congressman lives a double life, one of which leads to Dan's past.Dan and Wally, led by Syd, find a man hanging in a tree on a rural stretch of road. This story takes the team on a wild ride that eventually leads back to Dan's door. Who is this guy? Why is he dead? And how the heck does it have anything to do with Dan, who swears he's never met the man? Now, Dan finds himself under suspicion for murder once again. He learns secrets long buried, revealing a painful truth. Thi...

In this haunting memoir, Michael L. Patton shares stories of his challenging childhood. It is the story of his determination and struggle to overcome growing up with an alcoholic, abusive father.The author paints a heartwarming and terrifying picture while sharing hard-earned lessons in life. He instinctively searches for guidance outside of the chaos, finding positive mentors, and promising himself that life can be different, even while witnessing physical and mental abuse at the ...

On his way to work on a Monday morning, Wally Williams witnesses armed men attempting to break into his nephew, Dan's, machine shop, and his day goes downhill from there. Dan and his faithful dog, Syd, plan to spend the day riding the fence line on the ranch unaware that ten heavily armed men bent on revenge will invade the property gunning for him. Who are these men, and why are they after Dan? Unarmed and outgunned Dan must use the only advantages he has, his wits and his knowledge of th...

"Death and the Devil's Henchmen" is the fourth novel in the Dan Williams and Syd mystery series.Suspicious-acting men appear claiming to be lawyers with an inheritance for Dan from relatives back east. The trouble is, Dan has no relatives on the east coast. Meanwhile, a local rancher turns up dead at his own front gate.Samantha, the owner of the local bar, has a hidden past that may be catching up to her. Her only choice is to run. Dan and his furry best friend Syd, are amo...