Dennis Sidney Martin's Books

In this book you will find a sampling of selected poems from each of my (16) collections. I was blessed to have a number of wonderful individuals help me in selecting just the right poems (of the most than 1300 written over a half century) to be included.

Every waking moment of every day we all must sort through the slush pile of choices that stack up before us. How do we tell what is real or imagined, what is fake or genuine, true or fabricated? In this hodgepodge of stories, scenes, essays and poems the subject is explored, dissected and analyzed in a sincere effort to find, once and for all, THE TRUTH ABOUT TRUTH.

A collection of patriotic poems written by a Vietnam Veteran.This volume is dedicated to all of those men and women who committed themselves to the service of their country so that others might enjoy the comforts of freedom and liberty.

A book about all types of writing. Recognizing, discovering and developing as a writer.

From the sixteenth through the mid-nineteenth centuries, Spain, then Mexico, and finally the United States took ownership of the land from the Gulf Coast of Texas and Mexico to the Pacific Coast of Alta and Baja California—today's American Southwest. Each country faced the challenge of holding on to territory that was poorly known and sparsely settled, and each responded by sending out military mapping expeditions to set boundaries and chart topographical features. All three countries recognized that turning terra incognita into clearly delineated political units was a key step in empire building, as vital to their national interest as the activities of the missionaries, civilian officials, settlers, and adventurers who followed in the footsteps of the soldier-engineers. With essays by eight leading historians, this book offers the most current and comprehensive overview of the processes by which Spanish, Mexican, and U.S. soldier-engineers mapped the southwestern frontier, as well as the local and even geopolitical consequences of their mapping. Three essays focus on Spanish efforts to map the Gulf and Pacific Coasts, to chart the inland Southwest, and to define and defend its boundaries against English, French, Russian, and American incursions. Subsequent essays investigate the role that mapping played both in Mexico's attempts to maintain control of its northern territory and in the United States' push to expand its political boundary to the Pacific Ocean. The concluding essay draws connections between mapping in the Southwest and the geopolitical history of the Americas and Europe.

Did you ever wonder what it is that sets us apart form all of God's other creatures? It certainly has to do with the fact that we can think and reason in abstract respects. But I believe it is more than that. There are any number of various virtues that we either follow or disregard that determine how we view life and how others view the lives we lead. In this, my latest volume of poems, we can take a serious look at 101 of these valuable virtues. Quite often just looking at the list and considering what personal meaning each on has in our lives can make a significant difference in how we live, how we love and how we treat each other.

A collection of poems about growing older with elegance and grace.

This book celebrates both the art of mindful thought and the lovely Japanese poetry form of haiku. Illustrated with simple line drawings to accompany each item, it is intended to make the readers stop and ponder the beauty of nature, the power of mindfulness and the essence of the universe.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide a selection of critical excerpts on the works of nineteen authors who died between 1900 and 1960, each including a biographical/critical introduction, a list of principal works, and a bibliographical citation.

This second volume of the history of Western civilization covers the period from the Age of Reason in the seventeenth century to the beginnings of the twenty-first century.

Using an issues-and-options approach, in a handbook format, this text deals with each major topic in philosophy by using a succinct, relevant, and readable presentation and critique of the representative options within each topic.

A major contribution to the study of modern painting, sculpture, architecture, and design in this country.' Museums Journal.

Book's by Dennis Sidney Martin

A Glass Half Full

A Glass Half Full

The Truth About Truth

The Truth About Truth

Patriot Dreams

Patriot Dreams

So You Want to be a Writer: Discovering and Developing the Writer Within

So You Want to be a Writer: Discovering and Developing the Writer Within

Mapping and Empire

Mapping and Empire

101 Virtues

101 Virtues

Senescence

Senescence

Epiphany

Epiphany

Epiphany

Epiphany

Twentieth Century Literary Criticism

Twentieth Century Literary Criticism

The West in the World

The West in the World

Invitation to Philosophy

Invitation to Philosophy

English Art, 1870-1940

English Art, 1870-1940

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