If you were looking for the definitive Christmas anthology, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! This book is everything you want Christmas to be — loving, warm and celebratory. Timeless and adorable, beautifully designed, "The Big Book of Christmas" is a great big stocky book — stuffed with novels, novellas, short stories, poems, carols and songs. Inside you'll find: · Novels, novellas and short stories from Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, O. He...

As the founder of the Mo Tzu Project, Bob Fuller travels the planet as a citizen diplomat, searching out the roots of conflict in the hope of learning what can be done to make peace a reality, not just a dream. He has the rare ability to cut through the usual rhetoric we hear, and reveal, clearly and concisely, perspectives that often are so basic and simple we cannot imagine why they aren't more widely accepted.

What happens when one spouse intimidates his or her partner day after day after day? What impact does it have if an employee's dignity is stripped away by abusive corporate policies? When a powerful government flexes its muscle against weaker nations, what price will it pay? These are questions Robert Fuller explores in his discussion of "rankism," defined as the abuse of power inherent in rank.

Whether Fuller is talking about the end of the cold war or the digitarian movement, he's constantly reminding us to ask better questions. It's the questions we are formulating that gives us a clue into solving our personal and our global problems.

What makes power tick and how does it become entrenched and abused? Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, so the saying goes. What lies beneath power? Understanding the nature of power can help us move towards a world of freedom, justice and economic equity for all.

Nearly 40% of all Americans have no connection with organized religion. Yet many of these people, even though they might never step inside a house of worship, live profoundly spiritual lives. But what is the nature and value of unchurched spirituality in America? Is it a recent phenomenon, a New Age fad that will soon fade, or a long-standing and essential aspect of the American experience? In Spiritual But Not Religious, Robert Fuller offers fascinating answers to these questions...

Spiritual But Not Religious: The Basics is an accessible guide to the defining attributes of individuals who define themselves as Spiritual but Not Religious (SBNR), who comprise at least 25% of the American population. Topics covered include:What does it mean to consider oneself “religious” or “spiritual”?What historical or cultural forces have prompted people to distinguish between them and identify as “spiritual” but not “religious”?How did tod...

This book constitutes the post-conference proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Fuzzy Logic and Applications, WILF 2018, held in Genoa, Italy, in September 2018.The 17 revised full papers and 9 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 26 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on fuzzy logic theory, recent applications of fuzzy logic, and fuzzy decision making. Also included are papers from the round table "Zadeh and the future of logic" ...

This textbook is designed to complement graduate-level physics texts in classical mechanics, electricity, magnetism, and quantum mechanics. Organized around the central concept of a vector space, the book includes numerous physical applications in the body of the text as well as many problems of a physical nature. It is also one of the purposes of this book to introduce the physicist to the language and style of mathematics as well as the content of those particular subjects with contempor...

"Forest Trees of Illinois: How to Know Them" is a comprehensive guide that explores the diverse tree species found in Illinois. Authored by George D. Fuller, Wilbur R. Mattoon, Robert B. Miller, and E. E. Nuuttila, this book serves as an essential resource for both amateur naturalists and professional botanists. It provides detailed descriptions, illustrations, and identification tips for various trees, making it an invaluable tool for anyone interested in the state's rich arboreal heritag...

What is science?What is it not?Why does it work?How does science relate to morality and religion?The Wisdom of Science is a collection of aphorisms and quotations that conveys the beauty and mystery of science as experienced by some of its most successful practitioners.

In 1989 Dr. Robert Vande Kappelle cycled solo cross-country. The 3,400-mile trip was the seed project for the Washington County (Pennsylvania) chapter of Habitat for Humanity. For forty-two days he went "Homeless for Habitat," placing himself and his personal needs in the hands of strangers he met along the way. At the beginning he cycled across some of the most mountainous--and spectacular--terrain in America. After he crossed the Rockies, a nagging headwind arose, which only intensified ...