Through a wide range of case studies, Mason reveals just how sensitive we all must be to styles of power, vulnerability and resilience in any democratic transition to sustainability. This is a fine book.'Timothy O'Riordan, Professor of Environmental Science, University of East Anglia, and Associate Director, Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment.Civic self-determination and ecological sustainability are widely accepted as two of the most important...

"Oh Crap, You're Dead" is a straightforward guide to organizing your estate so your loved ones won't have to deal with confusion or chaos. This approachable book covers each step of estate planning, from creating a will to organizing essential documents and managing overlooked details like digital accounts and passwords. Designed to help you create a clear and thoughtful estate plan, this book aims to reduce misunderstandings, keep families together, and prevent unnecessary confli...

The Adventures of the Arch Angel Michael is a bold spiritual memoir and cross reference theology built around Michael Mason's life, revelation, and decades of paper trail.Born in Toledo, Ohio, on October 11, 1949, Michael Mason begins with an ordinary life that slowly reveals extraordinary signs. With little formal religious training, he experiences a life changing epiphany in 1975 when the Holy Spirit comes upon him and changes the direction of his life forever.

In 1992 Smithsonian anthropologist Michael Atwood Mason traveled to Cuba for initiation as a priest into the Santería religion. Since then he has created an active oricha “house” and has initiated five others as priests. He is a rare combination: a scholar-practitioner who is equally fluent in his profession and his religion. Interweaving his roles as researcher and priest, Mason explores Santería as a contemporary phenomenon and offers an understanding of its complexity through his own ex...

A case manager shares stories of patients' and families' journeys and "deftly conveys the frustrations and inequities of traumatic brain injury" (Mary Roach, The New York Times Book Review).Head Cases takes us into the dark side of the brain in an astonishing sequence of stories, at once true and strange, about the effects of brain damage. Michael Paul Mason is one of an elite group of experts who coordinate care in the complicated aftermath of tra...

The current success rate for addiction treatment is less than 30 percent, which means that 7 out of 10 recovering addicts are not being cured of the so-called “disease of addiction.” Why doesn’t treatment work? The answer is simple - addiction is not a disease. In fact, the mainstream mythology of “Once and addict, always and addict” falls apart upon close inspection. Therefore addictive behaviors must be evaluated within the context of not sickness but sin. Through the study of the Bible,...

Get into the College of Your DreamsAn original and creative essay is one of the keys to getting into the college you've always dreamed of, as well as to getting the financial aid you deserve. This book gives you everything you need to make your own unique talents shine in your college application essay. Even if writing is not your strong point, author Michael James Mason shows you:·Exactly what admissions officers look for·What works—a...

The roots of the modern disease theory of addiction can be traced back to the archaic medical philosophies of the eighteenth century. This popular theory is based primarily on the assumption that so-called addicts are physically unable to resist the call of addictive chemicals. They are presumably stricken from birth with this unlucky condition and all but helpless in the fight against the unhealthy symptoms of the so-called disease.The problem is that contemporary addiction resear...

Lyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a unique work of literature. first published in 1798, it marked a radical change in the direction of English Literature. Lyrical Ballads represented a movement away from the overwrought, highly formal and learned verse of the 18th century and in so doing ushered in a new, more democratic poetic era.Written in the language of the common man and addressing the concerns of the common man, Lyrica...

OPT For ONENESS is a transformational spiritual novel that blends engaging fiction with practical teachings on inner peace, spiritual growth, emotional healing, and higher consciousness. Through the journey of two workshop leaders—Dr. Oneness (Dr. O) and Tatiana—the story guides readers through a profound process of personal transformation, self-awareness, and awakened perception.At its core, the book explores the everyday ...

In 1967 Israel occupied the western section of Syria's Golan Heights, expelling 130,000 residents and leaving only a few thousand Arab inhabitants clustered in several villages. Sometimes characterised as the 'forgotten occupation', the western Golan Heights have been transformed by Israeli colonisation, including the appropriation of land and water resources, economic development and extensive military use.This landmark volume is the first academic study in English of Arab politic...

The Middle East region is one of the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This book assesses the extent to which there is political and economic space for Middle Eastern states to transition into a sustainable, just and climate resilient future.The book offers a regional political economy perspective, comparing the hydrocarbon-rich Gulf States with those Arab states in the Mashreq (Levant) and Maghreb (North Africa) lacking matching resources to undert...