Along with philosophers and psychologists from Plato through Maslow, Lee believes that humans progress through hierarchical stages of biological and moral development. Humans, according to the author, also live at different levels of being and participate in biological, social, rational, cultural, and individual activities. At each developmental stage and in each sphere of activity, people have different needs. A hierarchy of species and individual needs provides an objective basis for ethics. This ethical system extends beyond humanity and embraces environmental ethics as well. The ethical goal of humanity, says Lee, is to create a sound world order that meets human and environmental needs at all levels. Lee begins this study by providing an anthropocentric model for his ethical theory. He expands this model to include hierarchies within the natural world and he integrates human and environmental ethical concerns. He then examines the shortcomings of both capitalism and Marxism in meeting environmental and human needs, and he concludes that a sound world order must be based on political and economic systems that universally address all needs at all levels. Philosophers, psychologists, and all those interested in the human condition will find this work an illuminating synthesis of enduring issues.

Part of the practical, highly illustrated Operative Techniques series, this fully revised title by Drs. Donald H. Lee and Robert J. Neviaser brings you up to speed with must-know surgical techniques in today's technically demanding shoulder and elbow surgery. Step-by-step, evidence-based guidance walks you through both common and unique cases you're likely to see in your practice, while tips, pearls, and pitfalls help you optimize outcomes. Features full-color intraoperative photos and detailed illustrations alongside expert technical guidance on instrumentation, placement, step-by-step instructions and more. A bulleted, highly templated format allows for quick understanding of surgical techniques. Retains the clear organization of the first edition with each chapter covering case history/indications, physical exam, imaging, surgical technique, tips, pearls and pitfalls, post-operative management and references for further reading. Includes new and comprehensive coverage of nerve transfers for shoulder and elbow restoration after upper trunk brachial plexus injuries, thoracic outlet syndrome, suprascapular nerve neuropathy, closed treatment of shoulder dislocations, and more. Provides access to nearly 70 videos online, including new videos on the surgical treatment of scapular fractures, arthroscopic distal clavicle resection, radiocapitellar replacement, endoscopic cubital tunnel release, and much more. Expert ConsultT eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

"Ecosystem" is an intuitively appealing concept to most ecologists, but, in spite of its widespread use, the term remains diffuse and ambiguous. The authors of this book argue that previous attempts to define the concept have been derived from particular viewpoints to the exclusion of others equally possible. They offer instead a more general line of thought based on hierarchy theory. Their contribution should help to counteract the present separation of subdisciplines in ecology and to bring functional and population/community ecologists closer to a common approach.

Developed as a way of understanding highly complex organized systems, hierarchy theory has at its center the idea that organization results from differences in process rates. To the authors the theory suggests an objective way of decomposing ecosystems into their component parts. The results thus obtained offer a rewarding method for integrating various schools of ecology.

Everyone is an experienced chuckler. Daily, life provides opportunities for the uplifting experience of a chuckle. "Chuckles: Mild to Severe" provides a humorous collection of anecdotes, many from personal experience. The author's journey of chuckles includes:

Experiences with youth through the eyes of a principal

Marriage laugh appetizers

Family encounters

Medical briefs

Mad messages

Variety pack

This book has been written to share, in a heartfelt way, little doses of joy that come from humor in life.

" 'Married to Commitment' is provocative writing, especially for couples. I think it's something that a husband and wife or maybe a boyfriend and girlfriend can sit down and take turns reading. If you take heed to what is being said, it can be a very strong mental stimulant for your relationship."- Lucious "L.A." Alexander, producer and on-air personality with radio station KRLD 105.3 The Fan (FM), the official home of the Dallas Cowboys"Being a former NFL player and being single for a long time, I hungered for the open-honest answers to avoid all the traps and snares that come with being in the NFL environment. What I love about 'Married to Commitment' is that it's down to earth, blunt, direct without sugarcoating. The book is hitting on issues that churches are not consistently addressing."- Mickey Washington of Washington & Ernster PLLC and former Buffalo Bills defensive back"I admonish all who read 'Married to Commitment' to share it with as many married and engaged couples as possible. This book should be recommended and purchased with great expectancy."- Pastor Michael Horne, Believer's International Church in Arlington, Texas"This is fantastic It's a step-by-step process on how to have and keep a nothing-missing, nothing-broken relationship between a husband and wife. Pastors Donald Lee and Bre Eaton have produced a must-read that is sure to bless many people.- Guy Brody, on-air personality with radio station WUBR 910 AM, Baton Rouge, LADonald Lee, a free-lance journalist, is founder and pastor of Kingdom Living Christian Center in Dallas, Texas.Brigitte "Bre" Eaton is an intercessor and associate pastor at God's Guiding Light Christian Center in Houston, Texas. The two have been friends since childhood.

An epic tale of survival of an upstart government in a space colony too far from Earth, abandoned by a contraction of space programs, run by outcasts and criminals condemned to banishment. This tale of humanity portrays the sociological advancement of the human race through the exploration of space. Faced with wars, famine, and constant threats to survival, a small prince emerges to lead the tiny colony into creation of a new type of government, one which triggers the evolution of humanity. The first of four Space Opera novels, Captain Blood rewraps much of Earth history into a tale tale of the high seas - in space.

Fred F. Dunn from Brooklyn, CT has released a book published by AuthorHouse titled BEAR STORIES. The stories, written in rhyme, by the late Donald Lee Shaffer, consist of witty puns and satire with an occasional hint of opinionated sarcasm from a bear's point of view. Hilarious twists to familiar fairy tales demonstrate Mr. Shaffer's unique sense of humor. Amusing "clarification" of BEARS being depicted as the true hero of historical events reveals Shaffer's distinctive wit. His exceptional styles in maintaining rhyme along with a smooth flowing story-line, coupled with an abundance of humor makes this book a MUST-READ for people (Or Bears) of all ages. The book consists of seventy seven stories and parodies. You will laugh, you will chuckle, you will enjoy.

This book features an examination of the rise and evolution of the football narrative (1870 to present) in order to analyze and define the process by which American men have sought to fashion masculine identity over the last century. The athletic hero functions as a representative of a larger number of templates or centers (the religious man, the business tycoon, the family man, the rebel, etc), many of which have been used by various men to make meaning of their lives. By using the literature as a lens through which to examine the center of the athletic hero, the author concludes that the process of masculinity that most men have been working through via athletic and other centers can be termed "ironic resistance," a condition which features the creation, elevation and maintenance of various centers due to a number of cultural factors that men adopt as a basis for their identity, then question, and then fully resist. However, because they have no other workable alternatives, men wind up in an ironic, circular, sometimes destructive process: at the same time rejecting and clinging to the only centers they see available to them.

Writing from the Indian point of view is a central concern to historians today. Not only are new sources needed to understand native peoples, but new questions must be asked--questions based in a deep knowledge of the languages and cultures of Native Americans. The seven essays in this volume present innovative approaches to revising Indian history and understanding native peoples on their own terms.

In this book seven leading scholars address the complex challenges of understanding over 500 Indian tribes as they see themselves. In addition to general discussions of historiography, the contributors address such issues as writing the history of native women, understanding Indian people's relationship to the natural world, and conveying the role of native oral traditions. The contributors are James Axtell, William T. Hagan, Glenda Riley, Theda Purdue, Richard White, Angela Cavender Wilson, and the volume editor, Donald Fixico.

"A provocative contribution to the field."--Professor Margaret Connell Szasz.