Golf-loving driving range attendant at Pebble Beach golf course, Walter “Chipper” Blair enjoys the simple joys of golf but vindictive Dorothy Golberry has become the President of Hastings Lumber. Golberry wants to cut down all the trees at all the golf courses in the Del Monte Forest, home of Spyglass Hill golf course. His wife, teaching pro Jenny Nelson, takes on a protégé and gives golf lessons to cute Cindy Springer. Pebble Beach General Counsel, Richard Stein, makes Cindy and Jenny soc...

Golf-loving driving range attendant at Pebble Beach golf course, Walter “Chipper” Blair, enjoys the simple joys of golf but suspicious neighbors, claiming to be LIV golf tour executives, move into the estate next door. Trouble ensues. Irene McVay disappears checking out the new neighbors. Chipper is shuffled off to Spanish Bay Golf Course by the Pebble Beach Corporation to keep him from being around during the ATT Pebble Beach PGA Signature golf event. His wife, teaching pro Jenny Nelson, ...

Golf-loving driving range attendant at Pebble Beach golf course Walter “Chipper” Blair enjoys the simple joys of golf but his life is complicated by meeting the beautiful teaching pro Jenny Nelson and the reclusive very wealthy Scotsman Ben Morris who has an estate off the fourteenth fairway. Chipper has a strange relationship with a rich widow who gets him involved with the society crowd living in the Del Monte Forest near the golf course. Events spiral out of control for Chipper as he en...

This fun, suspense novel follows the characters from Paradox at Pebble Beach as they cope with newfound wealth and attempt to become members at exclusive Cypress Point golf club. Golf-loving driving range attendant at Pebble Beach golf course Walter “Chipper” Blair continues his romance with beautiful teaching pro Jenny Nelson. A trip to Scotland reveals that reclusive very wealthy Scotsman Ben Morris was not who they thought he was and Chipper’s fortune is in jeopardy. Events spiral out o...

A seminal anthropological work on the paradoxical relationship between human consciousness and the environmentThis book asks an age-old question about the relationship between human consciousness and the environment: How do we think about our own thoughts and actions? How can we transcend the exigencies of daily life? How can we achieve sufficient distance from our own everyday realities to think and act more sustainably?To address these questions, Michael ...

This chronicle of natural history argues that the modern environmental crisis and rise in science skepticism codeveloped with the rise of ever narrower scientific disciplinesFor millennia, the field of natural history promoted a knowledgeable and unifying view of the world. In contrast, the modern rise of narrow scientific disciplines has promoted a dichotomy between nature and culture on the one hand and between scientific and folk knowledge on the other. Drawing ...

In an era when pressing environmental problems make collaboration across the divide between sciences and arts and humanities essential, this book presents the results of a collaborative analysis by an anthropologist and a physicist of four key junctures between science, society, and environment. The first focuses on the systemic bias in science in favour of studying esoteric subjects as distinct from the mundane subjects of everyday life; the second is a study of the fire-climax grasslands...

Two pioneering anthropologists reveal how complexity science can help us better understand how societies change over timeOver the past two decades, anthropologist J. Stephen Lansing and geneticist Murray Cox have explored dozens of villages on the islands of the Malay Archipelago, combining ethnographic research with research into genetic and linguistic markers to shed light on how these societies change over time. Islands of Order draws on their pioneerin...

Reflecting new thinking about conservation in Southeast Asia, Beyond the Sacred Forest is the product of a unique, decade-long, interdisciplinary collaboration involving research in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Scholars from these countries and the United States rethink the translation of environmental concepts between East and West, particularly ideas of nature and culture; the meaning of conservation; and the ways that conservation policy ...

Reimagining Political Ecology is a state-of-the-art collection of ethnographies grounded in political ecology. When political ecology first emerged as a distinct field in the early 1970s, it was rooted in the neo-Marxism of world system theory. This collection showcases second-generation political ecology, which retains the Marxist interest in capitalism as a global structure but which is also heavily influenced by poststructuralism, feminism, practice theory, and cultural studies...

Indigenous Knowledge (IK) reviews cutting-edge research and links theory with practice to further our understanding of this important approach's contribution to natural resource management. It addresses IK's potential in solving issues such as coping with change, ensuring global food supply for a growing population, reversing environmental degradation and promoting sustainable practices. It is increasingly recognised that IK, which has featured centrally in resource management for millenni...

Writers like Donald and Mike work at the grassroots level to promote and support our sport. Their love of running shines through every page of what they write. They have a unique perspective on The Running Life and make us smile and gain insight at the same time. Whether you are an experienced runner, a novice, or even a non-runner this compilation of articles will inspire. --Amby Burfoot, Editor at Large, Runners World Magazine and 1968 Boston Marathon winnerAs a resident...