John D. Laing's Books

The contribution of tourism to climate change, and the likely consequences of climate change for key tourist destinations, has been well reported and discussed. Yet, there is a lack of evidence-based systematic practical advice as to how the tourism industry should respond to the challenge of climate change. Building on a sound conceptual understanding of the links between climate change and tourism, this book shows how the tourism sector might best respond. It not only focuses on the roles of supportive policies and institutions in ensuring a strong "enabling environment" for practical responses, but also on the practical responses themselves. This practical approach is presented through a large number of case studies and examples which illustrate how policy and industry initiatives have been implemented in tourism, and if or why they were successful. The majority of examples come from places such as the Caribbean, Spain, the Maldives, Nepal, and the UK, as well as Australia, New Zealand and other parts of the Pacific. The examples are presented within an overall framework that facilitates the translation of adaptation and mitigation policies into practice. This book offers the tourism industry, students and academics the opportunity to advance from the earlier, more conceptual texts on tourism and climate change by taking a much more practical approach. Its global coverage, through the use of international case studies, fosters a cross-fertilisation of ideas and initiatives. This text provides a detailed analysis of best practices in the face of climate change, across countries and geographically diverse tourist destinations and operations.

Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men (other than skin cancer). Of all the men who are diagnosed with cancer each year, more than one-fourth have prostate cancer. This book includes within its scope the prevention, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of prostate cancer. Leading-edge scientific research from throughout the world is presented.

Most Christians believe God is in control, but they are unsure of how to reconcile that control with their struggles with sin, the command to evangelize, and the immense suffering in the world and their own lives. Laing offers an introduction to the doctrine of providence based on the theory of middle knowledge, first articulated in the sixteenth century. This view describes how creatures have true free will and God has perfect knowledge of what each creature could and would do in any circumstance. Middle knowledge helps answer the most perplexing theological questions: predestination and salvation, the existence of evil, divine and human authorship of Scripture, and science and the Christian faith. Laing provides extensive biblical support as well as practical applications for this theology.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

John Parrington argues that social interaction and culture have deeply shaped the exceptional nature of human consciousness. The mental capacities of the human mind far outstrip those of other animals. Our imaginations and creativity have produced art, music, and literature; built bridges and cathedrals; enabled us to probe distant galaxies, and to ponder the meaning of our existence. When our minds become disordered, they can also take us to the depths of despair. What makes the human brain unique, and able to generate such a rich mental life? In this book, John Parrington draws on the latest research on the human brain to show how it differs strikingly from those of other animals in its structure and function at a molecular and cellular level. And he argues that this 'shift', enlarging the brain, giving it greater flexibility and enabling higher functions such as imagination, was driven by tool use, but especially by the development of one remarkable tool - language. The complex social interaction brought by language opened up the possibility of shared conceptual worlds, enriched with rhythmic sounds, and images that could be drawn on cave walls. This transformation enabled modern humans to leap rapidly beyond all other species, and generated an exceptional human consciousness, a sense of self that arises as a product of our brain biology and the social interactions we experience. Our minds, even those of identical twins, are unique because they are the result of this extraordinarily plastic brain, exquisitely shaped and tuned by the social and cultural environment in which we grew up and to which we continue to respond through life. Linking early work by the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky to the findings of modern neuroscience, Parrington explores how language, culture, and society mediate brain function, and what this view of the human mind may bring to our understanding and treatment of mental illness.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1868.

There are over 10.6 million people above retirement age in the UK alone. This practical guide aims to turn retirement in to an enjoyable adventure of life by showing how to manage finances and release provision for the retirement years. It covers topics on the lump sum, income draw down, realizing the value of your home, understanding the state benefit system, using the Internet for money management, and joining investment clubs. There is also advice on planning your money, making provision for residential care and passing your wealth on.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1842.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Book's by John D. Laing

Climate Change and Tourism

Climate Change and Tourism

Trends in Prostate Cancer Research

Trends in Prostate Cancer Research

Middle Knowledge

Middle Knowledge

The Book of British Topography. A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical Works in the Library of the British Museum Relating to Great Britain and Ireland

The Book of British Topography. A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical Works in the Library of the British Museum Relating to Great Britain and Ireland

Mind Shift

Mind Shift

Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript

Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript

Managing Your Money in Retirement

Managing Your Money in Retirement

Catalogue of the Valuable and Choice Library

Catalogue of the Valuable and Choice Library

Dyce Collection. A Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts Bequeathed by the Reverend Alexander Dyce. Printed Book L to Z

Dyce Collection. A Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts Bequeathed by the Reverend Alexander Dyce. Printed Book L to Z

The Adventvres and Discovrses of Captain Iohn Smith, sometime President of Virginia, and Admiral of New England. Newly Ordered

The Adventvres and Discovrses of Captain Iohn Smith, sometime President of Virginia, and Admiral of New England. Newly Ordered

Bibliotheca Grenvilliana

Bibliotheca Grenvilliana

Kingsthorpiana; or, Researches in a Church Chest. Being a Calendar of Old Documents Now Existing in the Church Chest of Kingsthorpe, Near Northampton, with a Selection of the Mss.

Kingsthorpiana; or, Researches in a Church Chest. Being a Calendar of Old Documents Now Existing in the Church Chest of Kingsthorpe, Near Northampton, with a Selection of the Mss.

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