Darrin: 83 books

When discussing health, we talk about ailments and afflictions, the potential of modern medicine and the behaviours that affect our health. Yet although these relationships exist, they undermine a more socio-economic understanding of health. This timely book takes a critical perspective to argue that...

Plum and pear trees shade park benches in Kamloops, British Columbia. Tomatoes and cucumbers burst forth from planters at City Hall in Provo, Utah. Strawberries and carrots flourish along the sunny sidewalks of a Los Angeles neighborhood.The idea that public land could be used creatively to grow fresh...

Plasma televisions have come a long way since they first appeared about a decade ago and they have become the newest must-have home appliance there is on the market. They're flat, hip and offer stunning images unlike anything we've seen on older television models before. Plasma televisions do seem...

Being homeless in one’s homeland is a colonial legacy for many Indigenous people in settler societies. The construction of Commonwealth nation-states from colonial settler societies depended on the dispossession of Indigenous peoples from their lands. The legacy of that dispossession and related...

The old adage "never discuss religion and politics" is roundly rejected in this incisive exploration of Presidential history and religious faith. The Presidents & Their Faith is a fascinating and informative look at how every U.S. president exercised their personal faith, exerted...

Chuck McCroskey is my new name. I changed it because that's the first step in my transformation. I was sick of my other life and how I lived and what I didn't do every single day. It was time to move on and get out of the wasted sense of existence that I had led.

"The Crooked Mechanics" rip off so many customers in their mechanic shop that, when the authorities close in, they pack up and escape across country in a truck. They finally end up in St. Louis and their last chance to escape in a plane fails miserably near the Gateway Arch.

There's a lot of sin out there and "The End of Me: and 11 other sinful stories" brings it all together. Meet the drug dealer in Vicious Alley. The demented drifters in Losing It. The runaway stockbroker in Dark City Nights. The hardened kidnappers called The Vegas Guys. The murdering lieutenant...

I developed my artistic talent at the age of 9. I started to write poems for my older brother and his friends. Over the years, as I continued writing, I learned to use my words more wisely and intelligently. Realizing that words can be powerful statements if they are used correctly and meaningfully....

"The Quitter: and other tales of employment" is a collection of short stories on employment. Each story describes the events surrounding my experiences with different companies and the corresponding personal events in my life. If I had a job or worked for a company I didn't want to, it was because I had to if I wanted to survive.

Dozens of indigenous fruits, vegetables, nuts, and game animals are waiting to be rediscovered by American epicures, and Appalachia stocks the largest pantry with these delectable flavors. Eating Appalachia looks at the uniquely flavorful foods that are native to the region—including pawpaws, American...

Cabbage and Spice are two caterpillars who become friends but are forced into different schools and lifestyles when one grows up to be a moth and the other a butterfly. In their insect world, butterflies and moths are taught to hate each other-- butterflies are “spectacular” and loved by humans,...