Under the graceful arms of the great grey cedar tree, he stood in a small clearing, hidden from prying eyes. Dawn splintered the cold night air with warm golden beams, that caught in the morning mist. It rose from the earth in seeming cloudsand held on tight to the pine needles, forming droplets, that fell like tears on the sodden earth. At his feet, he could see the freshly disturbed soil, where he had buried her. He had put her to bed in the damp earth in the hope that she might ...

How do we create creative people? This question leads to the form, function and structure of universities and how a new university paradigm may be required to fulfil the necessary conditions in a creative and globalised economy.

The recognized social-policy study of the disparate roles corporate lawyers play in representing and advising their institutional clients. Long passed around and cited by scholars and lawyers as an unpublished manuscript, the book explores the choices lawyers and executives make about how they are involved in corporate decisions. It is accessible to a wide audience and includes inside interviews.

If there is a common theme here, it might be a morbid one...I leave you, the reader, to decide for yourself. For, although age and loneliness and death pervade some of these stories, they are ultimately about love, of one sort or another. Whether it be a love of a life; the love of a friend; or the love of ones self...it is there; or it is conspicuous by its absence.

The plays, arguably, are all about life. Which is why they remain so appealing, so rich to the observer. Who cannot be deeply touched and entangled with the emotions of the old man in a contemporary society so much at odds with age, senility and death. Shakespeare confronts our denial of mortality. But, life is really about death. We are all growing old and dying; some die before others. A rare few will die quietly in their sleep; even fewer, a sudden violent death. But for most of us, dea...

Candidate for President is a novel about America in societal collapse and the threat of political dictatorship. With the exploding national debt, unparalleled political and financial corruption in the highest offices, and increasing acts of domestic terrorism, the specter emerges of a political leader with Caesarian ambition, who seeks the office of the president of the United States. If elected president, in his megalomania he will hatch a ruthless scheme to seize dictatorial power to cru...

Latin American and Latinx Philosophy: A Collaborative Introduction is a beginner’s guide to canonical texts in Latin American and Latinx philosophy, providing the non-specialist with necessary historical and philosophical context, and demonstrating their contemporary relevance. It is written in jargon-free prose for students and professors who are interested in the subject, but who don’t know where to begin. Each of the twelve chapters, written by a leading scholar in the field, e...

Sánchez and Sanchez have selected, edited, translated, and introduced some of the most influential texts in Mexican philosophy, which constitute a unique and robust tradition that will challenge and complicate traditional conceptions of philosophy. The texts collected here are organized chronologically and represent a period of Mexican thought and culture that emerged from the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and which culminated in la filosofía de lo mexicano (the philosophy of Mexican...

This book is for people who teach calculus – and especially for people who teach student teachers, who will in turn teach calculus. The calculus considered is elementary calculus of a single variable. The book interweaves ideas for teaching with calculus content and provides a reader-friendly overview of research on learning and teaching calculus along with questions on educational and mathematical discussion topics.Written by a group of international authors with extensive experie...

Tricks To Pick Up Chicks is the ultimate secret weapon to meeting girls and entertaining friends. You're about to learn a variety of magic tricks, bar bets and scams to break the ice in no time flat. You'll also get the secrets of body language and how to use your friends to get the attention of any girl. Chapter 1 - Quickies Tricks, ice-breakers and lines that can be done to instantly get the attention of any dream-girl. Chapter 2 - One Night Stands Full blown magic tricks, bets and scams...

“Misrule” and “A Bad Town for Spacemen” were both first published in Worlds of If Science Fiction magazine in 1962. In this reformatted edition you can read both science fiction short stories.Science fiction often answers the question, “What if?” In “Misrule”, author Robert Scott explores what could happen if the government made all decisions and provided every need for all the people–even the need to vent their anger and frustrations.On People’s Day the people are...

“Misrule” and “A Bad Town for Spacemen” were both first published in Worlds of If Science Fiction magazine in 1962. In this reformatted edition you can read both science fiction short stories.Science fiction often answers the question, “What if?” In “Misrule”, author Robert Scott explores what could happen if the government made all decisions and provided every need for all the people–even the need to vent their anger and frustrations.On People’s Day the people are...