As an issue, the environment is complicated. First, it is layered. Secondly, it is multifaceted. As a result, political scientist John A. Duerk has assembled an interdisciplinary anthology composed of accessible studies to generate conversations that will yield greater understanding of the many environmental challenges that we face. The layers explored herein are philosophy, politics, and policy. Philosophy concerns the ideas that inform our values. Politics involves the conflicts that eme...

Gagnant du prestigieux Maxi Awards en 2018, Les cinq voeux de M. Murray McBride est LE roman qui a conquis le coeur des États-Unis !Murray McBride, centenaire, a survécu à tous ceux qu'il a jamais aimés. Mais lorsqu'il rencontre Jason Cashman, un garçon de 10 ans atteint d'une malformation cardiaque, et dont la maladie est en phase terminale, Murray réalise qu’il peut encore trouver un sens à sa vie… en aidant son jeune ami à réaliser ses dernières volontés : Jason a dressé une list...

“A brave, powerful memoir” (People) that will change the way we look at identity and equality in this country, from the activist elected as the first openly transgender member of Congress in U.S. history“The energy and vigor Sarah has brought to the fight for equality is ever present in this book.”—Vice President Kamala Harris“If you’re living your own internal struggle, this book can help you find a way to live authentical...

Earthly Engagements: Reading Sartre after the Holocene brings together scholars from the Sartre studies community to think through the planetary ecological crisis. Edited by Matthew C. Ally and Damon Boria, the collection explores ways in which Sartre’s existential thought can be read socio-ecologically, illuminating the tightly imbricated earthly and worldly crises of our post-Holocene epoch. Contributors variously discuss phenomenology, ethics, politics, ontology, and metaphysics. Earthl...

Una promesa de amistad que trascenderá generacionesDespués de dos décadas dedicadas a recaudar un millón de dólares para obras benéficas, Jason Cashman finalmente ha alcanzado su meta, pero se siente vacío y sin rumbo.Inspirado por su difunto amigo, el señor Murray McBride, Jason encuentra un nuevo propósito cuando conoce a Alexandra López, una niña de diez años cuya vida está marcada por la incertidumbre y la amenaza de ser deportada.Juntos, Jason ...

Una amistad inesperada Una segunda oportunidad que cambiará su vidaCon toda su familia y amigos ya muertos, Murray McBride, un anciano centenario y exjugador de beisbol, no ve una razón para seguir viviendo. Sin embargo, el inesperado encuentro con Jason Cashman, un niño de diez años que tiene un defecto cardiaco terminal, le enseñará que, incluso a su avanzada edad, puede vivir nuevas experiencias que le den sentido a su vida. Jason tiene una lista de cinco cosas ...

Una amistad inesperada Una segunda oportunidad que cambiará su vidaCon toda su familia y amigos ya muertos, Murray McBride, un anciano centenario y exjugador de beisbol, no ve una razón para seguir viviendo. Sin embargo, el inesperado encuentro con Jason Cashman, un niño de diez años que tiene un defecto cardiaco terminal, le enseñará que, incluso a su avanzada edad, puede vivir nuevas experiencias que le den sentido a su vida. Jason tiene una lista de cinco cosas ...

The purpose of this book is to examine urban forests in cities around the world. It will ask questions about the history, composition, structure, and management of trees in urban areas. Data for this book was collected in 33 cities across broad geographical areas known as biomes. Constraints and opportunities imposed on urban forest composition, design, and management by the ecological characteristics of these biomes will be examined. The book will also address the cultural and historical ...

The soldiers in Hood’s Texas Brigade who fought at Antietam on September 16-17, 1862, described intense and harrowing experiences of the fierce battle in the days, weeks and decades after the battle. Their experiences were written in official reports, diary entries, interviews, newspaper articles, and letters to families at home.These memories provide a fascinating and descriptive account of the battle against the Union Army of the Potomac at Miller’s Cornfield, the Dunker Church a...

This book will address the destruction of urban forest in nine cities by bombing during World War II and the Bosnian War and their reconstruction in the post-war years. After reviewing the general objectives and results of aerial bombing, the book explores the effects of bombing and the reconstruction of urban forest in London, Coventry, Hamburg, Dresden, St. Petersburg, Stalingrad, Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Sarajevo. Sarajevo stands out among these cities because the destruction of its urban ...

“A brave, powerful memoir” (People) that will change the way we look at identity and equality in this country, from the activist elected as the first openly transgender member of Congress in U.S. history“The energy and vigor Sarah has brought to the fight for equality is ever present in this book.”—Vice President Kamala Harris“If you’re living your own internal struggle, this book can help you find a way to live authentical...

Una promesa de amistad que trascenderá generacionesDespués de dos décadas dedicadas a recaudar un millón de dólares para obras benéficas, Jason Cashman finalmente ha alcanzado su meta, pero se siente vacío y sin rumbo.Inspirado por su difunto amigo, el señor Murray McBride, Jason encuentra un nuevo propósito cuando conoce a Alexandra López, una niña de diez años cuya vida está marcada por la incertidumbre y la amenaza de ser deportada.Juntos, Jason ...