Books with author Don Middleton

The Global Casino is an introduction to environmental issues which deals both with the workings of the physical environment and the political, economic and social frameworks in which the issues occur. Using examples from all over the world, the book highlights the underlying causes behind environmental problems, the human actions which have made them issues, and the hopes for solutions. It is a book about the human impact on the environment and the ways in which the natural environment impacts human society. The fifth edition has been fully revised and updated throughout, with new case studies, figures, and online resources such as downloadable figures and tables from the text and multiple choice questions for students, accessible at: www.routledge.com/cw/middleton. New topics covered in extended boxed case studies include payment for environmental services, ocean acidification, biofuels in Brazil, waste reduction through industrial symbiosis, and the long-term impact of natural disasters on vulnerable groups. Other approaches and concepts covered for the first time in this new edition include traditional ecological knowledge, environmental justice, the ‘resource curse’, and urban biodiversity. Eighteen chapters on key issues follow three initial chapters which outline the background contexts of the physical and human environments and the concept of sustainable development. Each chapter provides historical context for key issues, outlines why they have arisen, and highlights areas of controversy and uncertainty to appraise how issues can be resolved both technically and in political and economic frameworks. Each chapter also contains an updated critical guide to further reading and websites, as well as discussion points and essay questions. The text can be read in its entirety or individual chapters adopted as standalone reading. The Global Casino is an essential resource for students of the environment, geography, earth sciences and development studies. It provides comprehensive and inspirational coverage of all the major global environmental issues of the day in a style that is clear and critical.

In Going to Extremes, Nick Middleton visits the world's hottest, coldest, wettest, and driest inhabited places. He visits Oymyakon in Siberia, where the average winter temperature is -47 degrees, then Arica in Chile, where there have been 14 consecutive years without a drop of rain, and Dalol in Ethiopia—known as the "hell hole of creation," where the temperature remains at 94 degrees year round. Middleton considers how and why people lives in these harsh environments. He looks at the way both the population, and the flora and fauna, have adapted physically to the climate, and also considers the psychological impact of living under such conditions.

Dollar store preschool is simply creating fun and engaging learning activities for your little ones using supplies from the dollar store. It’s a cost-effective and simple way to make the most of your time investing in your little ones. This book is great for anyone with little ones!Whether you are a stay at home mom who needs more ideas of how to teach your kids during the day or you’re a working mama who wants to spend purposeful time with your kids when you get home - this is a great book for you! Whether you plan to home school down the road or just want to make the most of the little years before your kids are old enough for school - this is a great book for you too! I’ve laid out all the ideas here for you, all you have to do is gather the supplies and have fun with your kids!

Dollar store preschool is simply creating fun and engaging learning activities for your little ones using supplies from the dollar store. It’s a cost-effective and simple way to make the most of your time investing in your little ones.This book is great for anyone with little ones!Whether you are a stay at home mom who needs more ideas of how to teach your kids during the day or you’re a working mama who wants to spend purposeful time with your kids when you get home - this is a great book for you!Whether you plan to home school down the road or just want to make the most of the little years before your kids are old enough for school - this is a great book for you too!I’ve laid out all the ideas here for you, all you have to do is gather the supplies and have fun with your kids!

In 1961 in a small Kentucky community (Creekside) after a stormy altercation with his father, Ed, a fourteen year old white boy flees his home and finds himself running blindly through driving rain, chased by thunder, lightning and threatening flood water.He is rescued by a garrulous drunk called Riverboat Bill, an ex Marine, who gives him shelter on his shanty boat, but not before Ed is kicked in the head by a dead cow swirling in the raging stream.Fred Ruby, a black employee of Ed’s family, promises to tell Ed how to heal the rift with his dad, if he will accompany his wife and him to church where a rousing gospel group, The Bluebirds, willl sing.After church, where he sees Riverboat Bill in the congregation, Ed learns about the Underground Railroad and begins to awaken to the racial injustice that is everywhere around him. He and a young black/Cherokee boy and a lovely black girl decide to take action for what they believe is just and right.They plunge into cross currents of social change, run afoul of the law, foil a murder plot, help to bust a crooked cop and contribute in their own crazy way to the founding of a park for all the people of Creekside. The story is fast moving, comical, emotionally gripping, sad, joyous and triumphant. Riverboat Bill reveals the unlikely alliances between richly developed characters, black and white, that helped to make a small, but tangible advance towards interracial harmony.

In 1953 Bill Maddox comes home in his shiny red truck after hauling for the Commonwealth of Kentucky to find his home is a smoking hole in the ground: a black boy, who he and his wife Sarah had befriended and employed, has raped and murdered her, then burned the house down.Recognizing the boy is insane, Maddox, a WWII marine veteran, pleads that he be shown mercy. The judge spares the boy’s life and sends him to a mental institution, which enrages an element of the populace.Maddox falls ill. Deep depression, pneumonia and delirium overtake him. He nearly dies on the shanty boat where he has holed up. Unbeknownst to him the murderer’s mother and her children carry Bill off his boat to their home and nurse him back to health.During recovery he learns that his grandfather had been part of the Underground Railroad. He discovers forgiveness and joins the cause against racial oppression. His fellow travelers include a big time whiskey distiller, a prostitute, a blues singer and a juke joint operator just to name a few.Together, this alliance with the help of a cop by the name of Datillo uncovers and destroys a plot by the K.K.K. to infiltrate and take control of the Louisville Police Department. They receive no accolades, but interracial bonds are forged that bode well for the future. Mr. Maddox is a gritty triumphant tale told with ribald humor, a dash of hopefulness and a good measure of faith.