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  • The Nation's Largest Landlord

    The Bureau of Land Management in the American West

    by James R. Skillen ...
    It is the largest landholder in America, overseeing nearly an eighth of the country: 258 million acres located almost exclusively west of the Mississippi River, with even twice as much below the surface. Its domain embraces wildlife and wilderness, timber, range, and minerals, and for over 60 years, the Bureau of Land Management has been an agency in search of a mission.This is the first ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • This Land is My Land

    Rebellion in the West

    by James R. Skillen ...
    Among American conservatives, the right to own property free from the meddling hand of the state is one of the most sacred rights of all. But in the American West, the federal government owns and oversees vast patches of land, complicating the narrative of western individualism and private property rights. As a consequence, anti-federal government sentiment has animated conservative politics in ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Federal Ecosystem Management

    Its Rise, Fall, and Afterlife

    by James R. Skillen ...
    For the better part of the last century, “preservation” and “multi-use conservation” were the watchwords for managing federal lands and resources. But in the 1990s, amidst notable failures and overwhelming needs, policymakers, land managers, and environmental scholars were calling for a new paradigm: ecosystem management. Such an approach would integrate federal land and resource management across ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • The Good of Politics

    A Biblical, Historical, and Contemporary Introduction

    by James Skillen ...
    Series series Engaging Culture
    In this addition to the acclaimed Engaging Culture series, a highly respected author and Christian thinker offers a principled, biblical perspective on engaging political culture as part of one's calling.James Skillen believes that constructive Christian engagement depends on the belief that those made in the image of God are created not only for family life, agriculture, education, science, ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • God’s Sabbath with Creation

    Vocations Fulfilled, the Glory Unveiled

    by James W. Skillen ...
    The biblical story is about more than sin and salvation. It is about the creator's purposes and the fulfillment of those purposes in the climactic revelation of God's glory in Sabbath with creation. Christ Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, the one through whom all things are created and all things are fulfilled. We are creatures made in God's image, called to develop and govern the earth in ... Read more

    $25.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An Introduction to U.S. Federal Public Lands

    by Bruce Huber, James Skillen ...
    Series series Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management
    This book provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the U.S. federal land system, explaining how public lands are used and managed.The federal government owns more than a quarter of all American land, encompassing national parks, forests, wildlife preserves and monuments. These federal lands are an essential feature of America’s politics, culture, and economy, and their management is ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

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  • Histories of Women’s Football in Britain and Ireland

    Edited by Fiona Skillen, Helena Byrne, Gary James ...
    Series Book 15 - Sport, History and Culture
    This book brings together a range of researchers to explore the growth and development of the women’s game in Britain and Ireland. They are active across a diverse range of fields, from historians and heritage practitioners, to those from the arts such as playwrights and documentary directors. This edited collection draws together both regional and national studies to provide a more nuanced ... Read more

    $61.19 USD

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    How Money Really Does Grow on Trees

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    During recent years, environmental debate worldwide has been dominated by climate change, carbon emissions and the greenhouse effect. But a number of academic, technical, political, business and NGO initiatives indicate the emergence of a new wave of environmental attention focused on “natural capital,†“ecosystem services†and “biodiversity,†things nature does for us. In What Has Nature ... Read more

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  • Slaying the Sky Dragon - Death of the Greenhouse Gas Theory

    by Dr Tim Ball Dr Claes Johnson Dr Martin Hertzberg Joseph A. Olson Alan Siddons Dr Oliver K. Manuel Dr Charles Anderson Hans Schreuder John O'Sullivan ...
    Even before publication Slaying the Sky Dragon was destined to be the benchmark for future generations of climate researchers. This is the world's first and only full volume refutation of the greenhouse gas theory of man-made global warming. Nine leading international experts methodically expose how willful fakery and outright incompetence were hidden within the politicized realm of government ... Read more

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  • Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?

    Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World

    by Brian D. McLaren ...
    When four religious leaders walk across the road, it's not the beginning of a joke. It's the start of one of the most important conversations in today's world.Can you be a committed Christian without having to condemn or convert people of other faiths? Is it possible to affirm other religious traditions without watering down your own?In his most important book yet, widely acclaimed author and ... Read more

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  • The Climate Casino

    Risk, Uncertainty, and Economics for a Warming World

    by William D. Nordhaus ...
    Climate change is profoundly altering our world in ways that pose major risks to human societies and natural systems. We have entered the Climate Casino and are rolling the global-warming dice, warns economist William Nordhaus. But there is still time to turn around and walk back out of the casino, and in this essential book the author explains how. Bringing together all the important issues ... Read more

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  • Turkey and the Arab Spring: Leadership in the Middle East

    by Graham E. Fuller ...
    The Middle East in the 21st century has witnessed a game-changing rollercoaster ride that has transformed relationships across the boards. Turkey underwent the most dramatic changes of its democratic history, propelling it into the role of major regional actor. The "Arab Spring" cast the region into political and social turmoil. US-led wars devastated the lands and peoples of several countries ... Read more

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