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  • Environmental Philosophy

    An Introduction

    by Simon P. James ...
    Climate change, habitat loss, rising extinction rates - such problems call for more than just new policies and practices. They raise fundamental questions about the world and our place in it. What, for instance, is the natural world? Do we humans belong to it? Which parts of it are we morally obliged to protect?Drawing on an exceptionally wide range of sources, from virtue ethics to Buddhism, ... Read more

    $21.00 USD

  • How Nature Matters

    Culture, Identity, and Environmental Value

    by Simon P. James ...
    HOW NATURE MATTERS presents an original theory of nature's value based on part—whole relations. James argues that when natural things have cultural value, they do not always have it as means to valuable ends. In many cases, they have value as parts of valuable wholes — as parts of traditions, for instance, or cultural identities. James develops his theory by investigating twelve real-world cases, ... Read more

    $66.59 USD

  • Zen Buddhism and Environmental Ethics

    by Simon P. James ...
    Series series Ashgate World Philosophies Series
    Zen Buddhism and Environmental Ethics explores the implications of Zen Buddhist teachings and practices for our moral relations with the natural world. At once an accessible introduction to Zen and an important contribution to the debate concerning the environmental implications of the tradition, this book will appeal both to readers unfamiliar with East Asian thought and to those well versed in ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • Buddhism, Virtue and Environment

    by David E. Cooper, Simon P. James ...
    Series series Ashgate World Philosophies Series
    Buddhism, one increasingly hears, is an 'eco-friendly' religion. It is often said that this is because it promotes an 'ecological' view of things, one stressing the essential unity of human beings and the natural world. Buddhism, Virtue and Environment presents a different view. While agreeing that Buddhism is, in many important respects, in tune with environmental concerns, Cooper and James argue ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • The Detection Collection

    by The Detection Club, Colin Dexter, Robert Goddard, Reginald Hill, P.D. James ...
    Ten years since it was first published in hardback, and now for the first time as an eBook, this volume of short stories by the cream of British crime writing talent celebrates 75 years of the quintessential Detection Club.The Detection Club represents the cream of British crime writing talent. Founded on the cusp of the 1930s, the Club’s first President was G.K. Chesterton, and since then the ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Children’s Story

    by James Clavell ...
    “What does ‘allegiance’ mean?” the New Teacher asked, hand over her heart.In this classic and chilling tale about an elementary school classroom in post-war occupied America, James Clavell brings to light the vulnerability of children and the power educators have to shape and change young minds. Originally written in the Cold War era, Clavell’s extraordinary and enduringly relevant allegory on the ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Timescales of Magmatic Processes

    From Core to Atmosphere

    Edited by Anthony Dosseto, Simon P. Turner, James A. Van-Orman ...
    Quantifying the timescales of current geological processes is critical for constraining the physical mechanisms operating on the Earth today. Since the Earth’s origin 4.55 billion years ago magmatic processes have continued to shape the Earth, producing the major reservoirs that exist today (core, mantle, crust, oceans and atmosphere) and promoting their continued evolution. But key questions ... Read more

    $89.00 USD

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    For the Sake of the Game

    Stories Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes Canon

    by Laurie R. King, Leslie S. Klinger, Peter S. Beagle, F. Paul Wilson, Harley Jane Kozak, Alan Gordon, Rhys Bowen, Reed Farrel Coleman, Toni L. P. Kelner0, William Kotzwinkle1, Joe Servello2, D. P. Lyle3, Gregg Hurwitz4, Weston Ochse5, Jamie Freveletti6, Duane Swierczynski7, Zoë Sharp3 ...
    Narrated by Grover Gardner8, Simon Vance9, Derek Perkins0, Julie McKay1, James Langton2, Marisa Calin3, Ralph Lister4, Suzanne Elise Freeman5, James Patrick Cronin6, Andrew Eiden7, Scott Brick8, Emily Sutton-Smith9, Keith Szarabajka0, Justine Eyre1, various narrators2 ...
    Series series The Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon Series

    Unabridged

    9 hours 34 min

    In a sensational follow-up to Echoes of Sherlock Holmes and In the Company of Sherlock Holmes, a brand-new anthology of stories inspired by the Arthur Conan Doyle canonFor the Sake of the Game is the latest volume in the award-winning series from New York Times bestselling editors Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger, with stories of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and friends in a variety of eras ... Read more

    $19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    See You at San Diego

    An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture

    by RZA, Mathew Klickstein ...
    Narrated by Curt Bonnem, Feodor Chin, P. J. Ochlan, Simon Vance, Liam DiCosimo, James Anderson Foster, Jim Meskimen, Lisa Flanagan, Grover Gardner, Tim Paige, Eric Jason Martin, Joe Hempel, Scott Shaw, Hillary Huber, Eunice Wong, various narrators, Dion Graham ...

    Unabridged

    19 hours

    A comprehensive chronicle of Comic-Con International and modern geekdom itself as told through countless intimate, hilarious, and often thought-provoking stories by nearly fifty of the most integral members of today’s convention and fandom community.See You At San Diego is the comprehensive chronicle of Comic-Con International and modern geekdom itself as told through countless stories by nearly ... Read more

    $29.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird

    by Usman T. Malik, Laurell K. Hamilton, Victor LaValle, Tennessee Williams, Hailey Piper, Jonathan Maberry, Robert E. Howard, R. L. Stine, Ray Bradbury, James Aquilone0, H. P. Lovecraft1, various authors5 ...
    Narrated by Scott Brick2, Bronson Pinchot3, Natalie Naudus4, Joe Hempel5, Dion Graham6, Neil Hellegers7, Zura Johnson8, Simon Vance9, Peter Berkrot0, James Patrick Cronin1, Gabrielle de Cuir2, Grover Gardner3, James Anderson Foster4, Ramiz Monsef5, Eric G. Dove6, Hillary Huber7, Stefan Rudnicki8, Edoardo Ballerini9, Robin Miles0, Kirsten Potter1, Vikas Adam2, Kimberly Alexis3, Richard J. Brewer4, various narrators6 ...

    Unabridged

    18 hours 44 min

    Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first issues of Weird Tales Magazine, 100 Years of Weird is a masterful compendium of new and classic stories, flash fiction, essays, and poems from the giants of speculative fiction, including R. L. Stine, Laurell K. Hamilton, Ray Bradbury, H. P. Lovecraft, Tennessee Williams, and Isaac Asimov.Marking a century of uniquely peculiar storytelling, each part ... Read more

    $34.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Climate change and agriculture

    by Dr H. Webber, Dr Julie Wolf, Dr Sonali Shukla McDermid, Dr David Kanter, Dr Catherine Scott, Dr Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil, Dr Syed Faiz-ul Islam, Prof Bruce Osborne, Dr Katrien Descheemaeker, Dr Eline Vanuytrecht, Dr Pytrik Reidsma, Dr Ken E. Giller, Dr Mark van Wijk, Dr James Hammond, Dr Simon Fraval, Dr Jannike Wichern, Dr Randall Ritzema, Dr Ben Henderson, Dr C. Mbow, Dr E. Toensmeier, Dr Kennedy Were, Dr M. Brandt, Dr D. Skole, Dr M. Dieng, Dr Dennis P. Garrity, Dr B. Poulter, Emeritus Prof Bal Ram Singh, Dr Myriam Adam, Dr G. N. Falconnier, Dr Ehsan Eyshi Rezaei, Dr Macdara O’Neill, Emeritus Professor Ken Boote, Dr Cheryl H. Porter ...
    Series Book 78 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
    Provides a more holistic approach by combining research both on the impacts of climate change on agriculture and the contribution of agriculture to climate changeHighlights advances in ways of predicting the effects of agriculture and climate change on one anotherBuilds on this foundation to outline key mitigation strategies to achieve a more ‘climate-smart’ agriculture ... Read more

    $175.49 USD

  • The Excavations at Dura-Europos conducted by Yale University and the French Academy of Inscriptions and Letters 1928 to 1937. Final Report VII

    The Arms and Armour and other Military Equipment

    by Simon James ...
    This is a paperback reprint of the first edition, which appeared in 2004, published by British Museum Press. The ancient city of Dura-Europos, destroyed by a Sasanian Persian siege in the AD 250s, was an important regional centre of commerce, government and military control under the Seleucid, Parthian and Roman empires. During excavations in the 1920s and 1930s it became famous for finds such as ... Read more

    $30.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus