Walking Natural Pathways is eclectic; each section becomes its own unique ecosystem of thoughts, ideas, and poetic styles. In essence, this book is a celebration of the natural world and how we percieve it.

What happens when a passionate educator refuses to let the system dim his creative spark?Creativity, Teaching, and Natural Inspiration chronicles the remarkable journey of a high school English teacher who dares to reimagine what education can be. Fighting against the tide of standardized testing, rigid curricula, and bureaucratic constraints, Mark Doherty shows how true teaching can become an art form, one that transforms ordinary objects and genuine life...

Tragedy in the Canadian Wilderness which happened long ago becomes the catalyst for English teacher Jack Carment to create an entire year of learning that his students will NEVER forget. Challenged to start up a new private school for a small select group of students, Jack hits upon an idea that has probably never been used before in the world of teaching. Outdoor stories, classroom stories, and lively interaction with his intimate group of students keep this tale moving through a wonderfu...

Vividly described winter scenes and lively classroom and coaching moments create an engaging story about how high school English teacher Jack Carment battles prejudice, discrimination, and finance shortfalls to start up a Nordic skiing program at his new school in Montana. This is the third Jack Carment Tale in a series of four lively stories about Jack's love for the outdoors and passion for sharing his world with his students. Similar to the other four novellas, Jack spends quality time ...

This is one of Mark's early poetry volumes, inspired by places and experiences in the great outdoors of the West. A brief introduction to each poem gives context to the particular location and inspiration behind each poem.

This novella is the first of two stories featuring adventurous school teacher Jack Carment. He faces a perplexing challenge at school which compels him and several of his students and new friends to climb a challenging mountain and face a misguided court case.Filled with both exciting outdoor adventure and anecdotal classroom scenes, the story weaves an adventure tale together with some creative problem solving. The story is set in a rural Western town bording mountainous wilderness...

Take a moment to think about a special, quiet, untouched and perfect moment that has occurred in your life. This book of essays is about those moments as they have occurred in the life of the author. He is an author who is passionate about the outdoors, nature, education, music, creativity and alternative thinking. But by no means is this solely a nature book, or solely a teaching book. It's more of a series of Western tales woven by one who lives for and appreciates the "interstices" of o...

This novella is the second of two stories featuring adventurous school teacher Jack Carment. He discovers a unique injustice regarding one of his students' parents while teaching at school which compels him to attempt to right the wrong. In doing so, he meets many challenges, reacquaints himself with his former attorney, and goes on a solo sea kayaking trip in order to gain insight into the problems facing him.Filled with both descriptive outdoor adventure and anecdotal classroom s...

The New Grand Strategy tells the story of a plan, born within the Pentagon, to recapture America's greatness at home and abroad by elevating sustainability as our new strategic imperative. It aligns our enduring national interests of prosperity and security with a new framework that addresses pressing economic, social, and environmental issues at home, tapping into a trillion-dollar market demand for walkable communities, regenerative agriculture and resource productivity. It is a...

This program is read by an AI-based synthesized voice.The New Grand Strategy tells the story of a plan, born within the Pentagon, to recapture America’s greatness at home and abroad by elevating sustainability as our new strategic imperative. It aligns our enduring national interests of prosperity and security with a new framework that addresses pressing economic, social, and environmental issues at home, tapping into a trillion-dollar market demand for wa...

Over the next several decades, as human populations grow and developing countries become more affluent, the demand for energy will soar. Parts of the energy sector are preparing to meet this demand by increasing renewable energy production, which is necessary to combat climate change. But many renewable energy sources have a large energy sprawl—the amount of land needed to produce energy—which can threaten biodiversity and conservation. Is it possible to meet this rise in energy demand, wh...

This collection of essays brings together historians examining social and economic crises from the thirteenth century to the twenty-first. Crisis is an almost ubiquitous concept for historians, applicable across (amongst others) the histories of agriculture, disease, finance and trade. Yet there has been little attempt to compare its use as an explanatory tool between these discrete fields of research. This volume breaks down the boundaries between traditional historical time periods and s...