Step away from the rush of everyday life and into worlds shaped by imaginationShort stories that invite you to slow down just enough to be transported somewhere extraordinary. In Imaginary Journeys in Time, Bill Day invites readers to pause—just long enough—to discover the quiet wonder, humor, and insight that unfold within a few brief pages. Whether you have thirty minutes or three, these stories will carry you through moments in time, across distant worlds, and into the heart of r...

Aquaponics is the combination of more traditional food production methods and uses both aquaculture and hydroponics in order to grow food naturally for personal consumption. Aquaculture is based on raising fish while hydroponics is based on raising vegetables in water. Aquaponics uses both methods to provide the essential elements for each to be successful.One of the best features of aquaponics is the inherent benefits it contains in providing protein and v...

This collection explores the nature and justification of mandatory rules (which are non-excludable) and default rules (which can be modified or excluded by the parties) in contract and commercial law.The collection distinguishes between different kinds of mandatory and default rules that govern commercial transactions. It also explores the choice of rule in various situations. Which rules are mandatory, and are there clearly understood and convincing reasons for pa...

Mapmaking analogies are a longstanding hallmark of private law scholarship, but the boundaries between subject areas are not always neat and tidy. Can lines be drawn between property and obligations, or common law and equity? Should tort and unjust enrichment be subordinate to the law of contract? Should equity enforce agreements that contract does not? Are equitable wrongs meaningfully different from torts? Where do these borders sit, and what does one do with areas that intersect? In thi...

This book is the result of the author's strong desire to know the truth relative to a critical period in the history of California, and a Further strong desire to deal justly by the memory of a man recent historians have been pleased to pass by with slight acknowledgment.

"Starr King in California" by William Day Simonds is a compelling biography that delves into the life and contributions of Thomas Starr King, a prominent Unitarian minister and abolitionist. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century California, the book explores King’s passionate advocacy for social justice and his role in shaping the moral landscape of the state. Simonds paints a vivid portrait of King’s charismatic personality, his eloquent speeches, and his unwavering commitment to the c...

The modern vision of the world as one dominated by one or more superpowers begs the question of how best to understand the world-system that existed before the rise of the first modern powers.Janet Abu-Lughod's solution to this problem, in this highly influential work, is that Before European Hegemony, a predominantly insular, agrarian world was dominated by groups of mercantile city-states that traded with one another on equal terms across a series of interlocking areas o...

'Students will find this work stimulating, engaging and enlightening. Practitioners in commercial law will find nuanced and insightful articulations of their stock-in-trade.' Sir David Foxton, Judge in Charge of the Commercial CourtThis book unpacks the themes and controversies that pervade commercial law. Commercial parties trade in three things: property, services and credit. In all but the most basic of businesses, a commercial enterprise must have more than one...

Step away from the rush of everyday life and into worlds shaped by imaginationShort stories that invite you to slow down just enough to be transported somewhere extraordinary. In Imaginary Journeys in Time, Bill Day invites readers to pause—just long enough—to discover the quiet wonder, humor, and insight that unfold within a few brief pages. Whether you have thirty minutes or three, these stories will carry you through moments in time, across distant worlds, and into the heart of r...

The plan: Fix up my newly inherited bookstore and get out of town.The problem: The Grady brothers. And this positive pregnancy test.It figures. My car breaks down, and suddenly I'm tangled in the sheets with the local bad boy mechanic.Mason definitely should've been a one-time thing.Except he's drop-dead gorgeous—and has two brothers.Ethan, the oldest and grumpiest, growls like I already belong to him.And Owen, the quiet one,...

This is a book about inner healing ministry and therapy. The author, Dr. William Day, is a hybrid of psychotherapist and minister. He first describes his own tortuous journey that finally led to real healing. He then shows how this healing and subsequent training shaped the development of his private practice: Deep Healing Psychotherapy. The book has a two-fold focus of distinguishing Biblical inner healing from New Age spirituality and firmly anchoring its roots and substance in the heart...

In this book, practitioners, judges and academics provide a comprehensive assessment of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, a legislative cornerstone of English contract law.The 1999 Act is a central statute in contract law, which transformed the rules on privity. Yet comparatively little is written on it. On the Act's 25th anniversary this study fills that gap. Experts in the field from academia and practice assess its reach and impact, shedding ligh...