Mike Martin Books

Collects traditional and original short stories, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes.

Welcome back to Sgt. Windflower Mysteries, where there's always something good cooking and another seat at the table. Sgt. Windflower is on a special assignment in St. John's and adjusting to life in the big city. He is navigating traffic, a difficult boss at work and what seems like an epidemic of missing girls. He becomes more interested when he discovers that one of the girls is from Grand Bank. Then a girl approaches his RCMP van one night and he is pulled into the underlife of the capital city. Safe Harbour is a twirling, swirling mystery in the foggy streets of one of the oldest cities in North America. There are outlaw biker gangs and overwhelmed local police officers, who need the sharp eye and keen mind of Sgt. Windflower to help them cut through the haze and find the answers to the riddle of the missing teenagers hiding in plain sight of the authorities. A story of a man and his family growing up together with plenty of good food, old and new friends. Share the joy and heartbreak of living so close to the Atlantic Ocean.

Sgt. Windflower is back, untangling another swirling mystery, this one bringing the meth crisis and biker gangs to the quiet Newfoundland town of Grand Bank, feeling the sting of their deadly tentacles reaching all the way from the United States. He's working with his familiar crew of RCMP characters - but wait, are some of the faces changing? There are new challenges for Jones, an unknown side of Smithson reveals itself, and what ever happened to Tizzard? In the midst of putting the pieces of the puzzle together, Windflower and his beloved Sheila also find themselves navigating sorrows and surprises on the family front. As always, there's still great food and even better friends in the beautiful and often fog-filled community of Grand Bank. Come back to Newfoundland and Labrador for A Perfect Storm, another excellent Windflower adventure.Winner of the 2019 Bony Blithe Award for Best Light Mystery of the Year"One of the best new mysteries to read over the holidays."- Toronto Star"Be prepared to be charmed by Windflower, a food-loving sergeant who could possibly be Canada's most polite Mountie."- Halifax Chronicle Herald"Readers seeking a fine story steeped in psychological inspection will relish both the character of Mountie Windflower and his ability to navigate the murky waters of self, community, and home."- Midwest Book Review

Why are we willing to die for our countries? Does religion precipitate violence? Do pride, anger and vengeance lead to war? Can ideology persuade someone to blow themselves up?This ground-breaking book explores how tens of thousands of years of evolution have shaped our brains to fight, and not to fight. Drawing on insights gleaned as a soldier and a scholar, and a biologist, Mike Martin explains how the lives and deaths of our ancestors have shaped our behavior to propel us towards conflict, even as that option makes less and less sense.Why We Fight highlights the continuums between animal and human individual violence and explains how mankind has massively reduced the preponderance of warfare by creating larger and larger social groups. Together, these arguments form a compelling demonstration of humans' evolutionary predisposition to warfare, rooted in a prehistoric past when going to war actually increased your chances of survival. Our contemporary world is marked by the disintegration of social groups, which inevitably increases the likelihood of conflict -- yet, Martin concludes, humans may still ultimately outlive warfare altogether, consigning it to history.

In this installment of the Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series, the protagonist navigates a web of intrigue and deception in a small Canadian town. As he investigates a series of unusual events, Windflower confronts personal challenges and the complexities of his relationships. The narrative blends elements of mystery and character development, showcasing the importance of community and the resilience of the human spirit. With a mix of suspense and humor, this book promises to engage readers while exploring deeper themes of loyalty and justice.

Crossing the Congo is the story of three friends journeying across 2,500 miles of the toughest terrain on the planet in a very old Land Rover called 9Bob. .

An indispensable guide to understanding modern warfare, especially the decisions made by politicians and generals--both good and bad.

Three friends make the North-South crossing of the Congo Basin in a 25-year old Land Rover . This book recounts their thrilling journey, including tales of makeshift surgery in the jungle, building rafts and bridges to cross rivers, and playing tribal politics.

Entwicklung ist nicht mit dem Erreichen des Erwachsenenalters abgeschlossen, sondern geschieht lebenslang - die moderne Entwicklungspsychologie bezieht sich daher auf das gesamte Leben eines Menschen: Alle Altersbereiche sind durch alterstypische Anforderungen, Ziele und Ressourcen gekennzeichnet. Zu jedem Lebensalter - Kindheit und Jugend, Erwachsenenalter und Alter - werden die jeweils bedeutsamen Kompetenz-Bereiche dargestellt: Kognition, Sozialverhalten, Motivation, Emotion, Persönlichkeit und Identität, Entwicklungseinflüsse und Lebensereignisse. "Entwicklungspsychologie kompakt" ist ein Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch für Studierende der Psychologie und der Pädagogik: verständlich und anschaulich geschrieben, klar strukturiert und mit vielen zum Nachdenken oder Lernen anregenden Fragen.