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Robert Atkinson

In July 1935, Robert Atkinson and John Ainslie set out on an ornithological search for the rare Leach's Fork-tailed Petrel. Their quest was to last for twelve years and took them from their Oxford base to many of the remote and often deserted islands off the north-west coast of Scotland.Island Going is the account of their adventure. Not only is it packed with marvellous descriptions of the wildlife and landscapes of the islands as well as the journey itself, it also paint...

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Robert Atkinson

2026 Silver Nautilus Book Award Winner Offers a Global Vision with Local Strategies for Planetary FlourishingImagine a world where every person feels seen, valued, and connected, a world not driven by fear and division, but by compassion, cooperation, and unity... This vision is not just a dream; it's a path we can choose. The Way of Unity is an invitation to discover something greater than ourselves-a growing, expanding, organic renewal process a...

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Robert Atkinson

Foundations of Human-Computer Interaction: Designing for Cognitive Alignment reframes human-computer interaction (HCI), usability, and user-centered design by focusing on the conditions under which cognition stabilizes over time. It provides an integrated account of HCI by bringing together cognitive science, neuroscience, and design principles to explain how systems shape perception, regulate attention, and support stable reasoning across repeated encounters. This approach ensures that gr...

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Robert G. Atkinson

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Qualitative Research Methods

First-person narratives are a fundamental tool of the qualitative researcher. One of the latest volumes in the Qualitative Research Methods series, The Life Story Interview provides specific suggestions and guidelines for preparing and executing a life story interview. Author Robert Atkinson, Director of the Center for the Study of Lives at the University of Southern Maine, places the life story interview into a wider research context before moving on to planning and condu...

“This innovative and revolutionary message of hope and wisdom from many of the greatest visionaries” (Anita Moorjani, New York Times bestselling author) is a rousing call-to-action for all of us to help transform the world into a just, peaceful, and thriving one—featuring creative and practical solutions to the many crises facing humanity today.Humanity is currently facing a series of interconnected emergencies that threaten our very survival—from climate ...

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Robert Atkinson

In this 2023 Silver Nautilus Book Award Winner Discover an Inner Pattern for Living in to WholenessSynthesizing his work in personal mythmaking, soul-making, and storytelling, award-winning author Robert Atkinson draws from mythology, mysticism, rites of passage, and psychology to identify a pattern within our unconscious that guides our evolving consciousness, transforms our lives, keeps our focus on the wholeness of all things, and keeps humanity on its evolution...

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Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies

Misusing Scripture offers a thorough and critical evaluation of American evangelical scholarship on the Bible. This strand of scholarship exerts enormous influence on the religious beliefs and practices, and even cultural and political perspectives, of millions of evangelical Christians in the United States and worldwide. The book brings together a diverse array of authors with expertise on the Bible, religion, history, and archaeology to critique the nature and growth of "faith-b...

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Robert Atkinson

Remembering 1969, is the story of one man’s search for personal spiritual growth during the transitional times of the 1960s. Robert Atkinson offers a beautifully written portrait of a defining, transformative year in his young adult life and, in the process, tells the story of a generation in transition. Beginning on July 20, 1969, with Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon, Atkinson’s journey merges with important events of the time, including Woodstock and the maiden voyage of the H...

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Robert Atkinson

This volume contains a classic article on the various different varieties of, with information on their natural history, benefits, drawbacks, and other related aspects. With a wealth of interesting information and useful tips for producers, this book constitutes a must-read for those with a serious interest in apple production, and is not to be missed by collectors. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishin...

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Robert Atkinson

Good Enough to Eat is an entertaining, educational tool for children, parents, and teachers alike. Longtime elementary school teacher Robert Atkinson uses his vast experience teaching English to share his love of poetry. There are several sections, each delineated by poetic form, ranging from haiku to limerick, couplet to sonnet. At the beginning of each section, Robert defines the poetic form and makes it easy for a child to understand. Following the description are several funny and true...

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Robert Atkinson

Contained within these pages is a detailed yet concise article on setting up and maintaining an apple orchard. It contains information on selection, pruning, planting, soils, equipment and tools, when and how to harvest, and much more. Complete with detailed illustrations and a wealth of handy and practical information, this is a guide that will be of considerable utility to the modern reader, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. The sections of this te...

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Robert Atkinson

This antiquarian book contains a comprehensive guide to growing apples for commercial purposes, with information on the industry, setting up an orchard, equipment and tools needed, and much more. This detailed and accessible guide will be of considerable utility to anyone with an interest in producing apples, and is not to be missed by the discerning collector of such literature. Although old, much of the information contained herein is timeless, and will be of considerable service to mode...