David W : 792 books

Building the Moral Community: Radical Naturalism and Emergence demonstrates how very simple models of moral engagements based on natural, incomplete, value-laden frames of the world can lead to general moral progress for the human community. All moral behavior affects more than one person, which means...

In the cold waters of the unforgiving North Atlantic Ocean, some of the heartiest humans of medieval days ventured out in search of whales. Through the centuries, people on both sides of the Atlantic became increasingly dependent on whale oil and other cetacean products. To meet this growing demand,...

This issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America focuses on Anesthesia, and is edited by Drs. David W. Todd and Robert C. Bosack. Articles will include: When a bad day happens to the oral surgeon: the EMS interface; Preoperative evaluation and patient selection for office-based...

What would you do if you found yourself stranded in the middle of a dark estranged forest? Your horse broke its leg and now you must hike to the nearest town on foot. The night is cold, and an eerie mist slowly begins to rise from the ground. The forest is dead silent… no crickets… no chirps…...

Lojen, meets Shienna, the girl he seems to come across frequently. He has never been able to greet her but when he does, everything begins to change. He is falling for her in an attempt to close a gap in his life deficient of affection. But what if a moment reveals a secret? Will the love stay unbroken?

The Caravan Tales is a medieval style series, based on the "The Far Cry" Novel series. The series focuses on the less heroic or the anti-hero, in a first-person perspective that is meant to draw you in to the World of Ryden. Wrought with dangers of the Fantasy genre, the common folk meet...

Unlike my other books which include a little science behind my subjects, Mad About Mushrooms presents only the visual intrigue of fungi as they self present in the wilds. As I began shooting wildflowers I found that learning about flora was a natural outgrowth of those encounters. The same was true...

Most people I know despise Winter and the imposition it brings to their daily routines. I adore Winter for the transitory beauty it brings to break up my daily routines. When Autumn colors turn to fallen browns beneath denuded trees I thrill to the prospect of frost on flora, ice forms along streams,...

The Whisperers 2 The Doomsday Bell is the second book in the Whisperers adventure trilogy. Under the tutelage of the Puppet Master, Sean Grimshaw has now assumed the role of Venerable Lord, Master of the Venerable Whisperers and Reapers. When Sally, his girlfriend and fellow Reaper, leaves to join...

The word is "penal substitutionary atonement." One person suffers for the sins of another. Jesus did it, and it has been a hidden legal privilege throughout history. In the Civil War the rich could buy another to fight for their sons. I City of Cages Josh was born to be a substitute, and ends up in...

Snow crystals are, without argument, beautifully crafted gems, each of them distinct from all others; jewels from the sky, presenting their beauty briefly before sublimation erodes their features and facets.Snowflakes, truly and indeed, are both enchanting and evanescent.This book presents...

Disordered Personalities and Crime seeks to better understand how we respond to those individuals who have been labelled at various points in time as ‘morally insane’, ‘psychopathic’ or ‘personality disordered’. Individuals whose behaviour is consistent with these diagnoses present challenges...

The U.S. Army and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, prepared as part of the Army's contribution to the observance of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration (2003-2006), is an engaging account of a stirring and significant event in American military heritage. While most Americans have some inkling...

In The Search for the Japanese Fleet, David W. Jourdan, one of the world’s experts in undersea exploration, reconstructs the critical role one submarine played in the Battle of Midway, considered to be the turning point of the war in the Pacific. In the direct line of fire during this battle was...