In more than four decades as president of The Land Institute, Wes Jackson became widely known as one of the founders of the sustainable agriculture movement for his work on perennial grains and Natural Systems Agriculture. But Jackson’s contribution to contemporary intellectual and political life goes well beyond plant breeding. Ever since he created one of the first university environmental studies programs in the early 1970s, Jackson has been exploring the human predicaments around susta...

We all have secrets hidden somewhere in our past. Many are of little value, while others may be sources of embarrassment. What if your secrets could hurt or harm those closest to you?Captain Mark Styler is blamed by his daughter and extended family for his wife Katherine's death. Chantal, the Android and her secret fugitive past, and Sara, the ship's computer, will cause trouble for all those who know her.These three individuals live and work on the Marvel, a priva...