Most Popular Books by David Wyatt

David Wyatt is professor of English at the University of Maryland. His most recent book is Secret Histories: Reading Twentieth-Century American Literature. Book jacket.

In this book, David Wyatt examines the mythology of California as it is reflected in the literature of the region. He argues that the encounter with landscape played an important role in literature of the West, and distinguishes this particular characteristic from the literatures of other American regions. Wyatt discusses in depth the writings of Dana, Leonard, Fremont, Muir, King, Austin, Norris, Steinbeck, and Chandler, Jeffers and Snyder and their literary reactions to the landscape. By examining the changing role of the landscape in literature of California, the book sheds new light on an important theme in the American creative popular consciousness.

If Aristotle is to be believed, Speculative Philosophy came into being through a dilemma. It has always been evident that if some-«thing» is constantly changing, then it cannot be known as a «thing», for it is not, but always becoming other. And even as early as Heraclitus the Greek thinkers had asserted that the physical world was in a state of constant flux or change. The conclusion was obvious: the phenomenal world was neither the object of knowledge, nor knowable. The problem, however, and the dilemma, is that even though the physical world is indeed constantly changing and cannot therefore, at least theoretically, be known, that world is in fact known. It was, then, as a result of attempting to resolve this speculative problem that the Greeks created a new science which was to become known as Metaphysics. This study examines from an Aristotelian perspective the major thinkers of the transcendentalist school, from Plato to Descartes to Kant, and criticizes their attempt to resolve this dilemma by arguing for the existence of another, non-material level of reality situated beyond or behind this physical or material reality.

An action-packed adventure story with an exciting film location setting. Fearless stunt double Finn is in Thailand working on the latest Rio Dinoni blockbuster. It''s a dream job, but are the whispers around set true? Is the film really cursed? When stunt, after stunt goes wrong; filming starts to get really dangerous. So far, Finn''s survived all sorts of smashes and crashes, even an elephant stampede, but it''s the secrets on set that might finally break him.

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Max Pendragon is not looking forward to attending Morgana Le Fay''s summer spell school. Not only is his battered cauldron producing slimy sludge instead of perfect spells, but ever since he and his sister Olivia foiled evil Morgana''s plot against King Arthur, they have been vary of her plans for revenge.

Forgiveness sits at the heart of the Gospel, yet it raises complex theological questions. What does it mean for God to "forget" our sins? Should forgiveness be unconditional? What if there''s no repentance? To gain Biblical clarity on these issues, author David Wyatt turns to an unconventional source - a dialogue with "Frank", an AI assistant programmed as a Christian theology expert. What unfolds is a thought-provoking, accessible conversation that dives deep into divine and human forgiveness. They explore what Scripture says about God''s forgiveness of mankind and how we are to forgive each other in light of God''s example. The dialogue format succeeds in drawing out nuances that a treatise might miss. Touching on essential concepts like the conditionality of forgiveness, the link between forgiveness and reconciliation, and imitating God''s pattern of forgiveness, Frank and David bring sound Biblical exegesis to bear on practical questions. This is highly applicable theology, not just academic theorizing. While an AI assistant like Frank will never replace the Holy Spirit''s guidance, it can serve as a unique tool for scriptural insight. If you''ve grappled with the complexities of forgiveness, this enlightening dialogue will expand your understanding and give actionable direction grounded in God''s Word. Forgiving Like God: A Conversation with Frank, an AI Persona is the first book in David Wyatt''s Conversations with Frank series.

Travel diary, May-Aug. 1851, records observations on local customs and people encountered in Austria (Vienna); Belgium (Antwerp and Brussels); France (Paris and Versailles); Germany (Berlin, Cologne and Dresden); Italy (Florence, Naples, Rome and Venice); Switzerland (Geneva); and the United Kingdom (Liverpool and London), with frequent criticisms of Catholic religious practices.

"His collection contains letters and other materials surrounding the life of five-term U.S. congressman David Wyatt Aiken, who biographers have styled "South Carolina''s Militant Agrarian." Born in 1828 in Winnsboro (Fairfield County, S.C.), Aiken served as a colonel in the Confederate Army and later went on to serve in the S.C. House of Representatives. He was a member of the Agricultural and Mechanical Society of South Carolina and served on the executive committee of the National Grange. From 1877 until 1887, he represented South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives. He died in 1887 at his home in Cokesbury, South Carolina. The collection consists in large part of letters to his second wife Virginia Carolina Smith Aiken (1831-1900), as well as a hand-written autobiography and other materials surrounding his life.

Background: Improving patient outcomes is a priority for healthcare organizations and clinicians. Teams and how they function have been viewed as closely related to improved patient outcomes, particularly in the perioperative setting. While significant focus has been given to developing methods to improve teamwork less attention has been given to understanding the characteristics of the team and how these characteristics may contribute to improved patient outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the team characteristics of experience and familiarity and patient outcomes in the operating room (OR) using logistic regression modeling. The Systems Research Organizing Model (SROM) guided the study. Methods: Using retrospective data from the electronic health record as well as faculty and staff credentialing data, measures were calculated to quantify team experience and team familiarity. These measures were used in a logistic regression model to understand their relationship to the patient outcomes of OR supply cost, OR length of procedure, as well as if the procedure started on time. Results: Logistic Regression modeling did not show any significant relationships for the characteristics of experience or familiarity to the outcomes of OR supply cost, OR length of procedure, as well as if the procedure started on time. This was an expected result due to the fact that the data did not show to fit well for the model. The study objective to explore team proxies proved to be the most interesting work, particularly creating novel methods to quantify familiarity. Conclusions: The results of this study are not conclusive in supporting a relationship between team characteristics and patient outcomes. However, the methods developed to quantify familiarity and team experience characteristics provide groundwork for future research and study of teams. The team characteristics of experience and familiarity need further exploration related to the organizational structures of team composition - which will inform further development of these calculations improving statistical modeling options.