Robert Lane: 21 books
by Robert Lane
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2017
This book offers a new interpretation of the metaphysics of Charles Peirce (1839–1914), the founder of pragmatism and one of America's greatest philosophers. Robert Lane begins by examining Peirce's basic realism, his belief in a world that is independent of how anyone believes it to be. Lane argues...
You Are What You Speak
Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2011
"An insightful, accessible examination of the way in which day-to-day speech is tangled in a complicated web of history, politics, race, economics and power." - Kirkus
What is it about other people’s language that moves some of us to anxiety or even rage? For centuries, sticklers the world...
Schein's Common Sense Emergency Abdominal Surgery
An Unconventional Book for Trainees and Thinking Surgeons
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2010
Emergency Abdominal Surgery is a battleground for the surgeon - providing character-building experiences, and opportunities for triumph and disaster. In the third edition of this 'simple' book, emergency abdominal surgery is discussed in an informal and no nonsense fashion - as practiced in the...
by Robert Lane
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2011
Is it real? Is it a dream? Or could some place like this actually exist? In this day of struggles like the economy, unemployment, scandal, lies and all other words that fall under the descriptive words of negativism and disrespect, could there actually be a place to go that will offer the gift of...
After the End of History
The Curious Fate of American Materialism
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2009
"Robert E. Lane is one of the most prominent and distinguished critics of both the human impact of market economies and economic theory, arguing from much research that happiness is more likely to flow from companionship, enjoyment of work, contribution to society, and the opportunity to develop...
Pillaging the Empire
Global Piracy on the High Seas, 1500-1750
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2015
Between 1500 and 1750, European expansion and global interaction produced vast wealth. As goods traveled by ship along new global trade routes, piracy also flourished on the world’s seas. Pillaging the Empire tells the fascinating story of maritime predation in this period, including the perspectives...
Redeeming the Life of the Mind
Essays in Honor of Vern Poythress
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
Vern Poythress, one of today’s leading Reformed theologians, has made many vital contributions to evangelical scholarship—particularly a vision to glorify Christ as Lord over all areas of human life in order to redeem all realms of human thought.
In honor of his many years of faithful thinking...
Sustainability Planning and Collaboration in Rural Canada
Taking the Next Steps
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016
Rural communities, often the first indicators of economic downturns, play an important role in planning for development and sustainability. Increasingly, these communities are compelled to reimagine the paths that lead not only to economic success, but also to the cultural, social, environmental,...
Gendered Militarism in Canada
Learning Conformity and Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
“Despite Canada’s claim to be a gender equitable nation, militarism continues to function in ways that protect inequality.” —from the Introduction Little has been done to examine, critique, and challenge the ways ingrained societal ideas of militarism and gender influence lifelong learning...
Disturbed Consciousness
New Essays on Psychopathology and Theories of Consciousness
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Essays defend, discuss, and critique specific theories of consciousness with respect to various psychopathologies.
In Disturbed Consciousness, philosophers and other scholars examine various psychopathologies in light of specific philosophical theories of consciousness. The contributing authors—some...
Santa's Christmas Library: 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends (Illustrated Edition)
The Gift of the Magi, A Christmas Carol, Silent Night, The Three Kings, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Heavenly Christmas Tree, Little Women, The Tale of Peter Rabbit…
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018
This holiday, we are offering to you our own Christmas box - filled up to the top with the best Christmas novels, classics to read during holidays, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift...
A Critical Introduction to Coaching and Mentoring
Debates, Dialogues and Discourses
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2016
This is the definitive introduction to coaching and mentoring, written by an experienced and multidisciplinary team. Taking you all the way through from the emerging theory to informed practice, the book covers:
· Skills, purposes and outcomes of coaching and mentoring...
Leading Culture Change in Global Organizations
Aligning Culture and Strategy
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2012
Filled with case studies from firms such as GT Automotive, GE Healthcare China, Vale, Dominos, Swiss Re Americas Division, and Polar Bank, among others, this book (written by Dan Denison and his co-authors) combines twenty years of research and survey results to illustrate a critical set of cultural...
Academic Leadership and Governance of Higher Education
A Guide for Trustees, Leaders, and Aspiring Leaders of Two- and Four-Year Institutions
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2013
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"The book is content rich for those looking for detailed background information on a wide range of topics. The list is far too long to repeat here, but suffice it to say that this is a comprehensive work that addresses issues related to organizational dynamics, policy frameworks,...
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