Anthony D Cunningham

Mushrooms in Forests and Woodlands: Resource Management, Values and Local Livelihoods (People and Plants International Conservation)

Many mushrooms - or the 'fruits of fungi' - are extremely valuable, wild-gathered products which are utilised for both their medicinal properties and as food. In many of the world's tropical and temperate forests, they are the primary source of income for the people who live there. These forests ran...

Applied Ethnobotany: People, Wild Plant Use and Conservation

Its wise and sensitive approach to working with local people will be relevant in situations throughout the world.' ECOS 'The numerous diagrams, tables of data, information flow charts, fieldwork sketches etc. give a great vibrancy to the work... It deserves a wide readership.' TEG News Wild or non-c...

Skyesong

Spanning more than one hundred years, Skyesong tells the story of the MacEacherns, fabled horsemen and sword makers in the Scottish Hebrides. Love, suffering, banishment, war, betrayal, revenge, forgiveness, healing—these are all vibrant threads in a compelling tale that begins with Bonnie Prince Ch...

The Titanic Diaries: Dramatic Accounts of Shipwreck Survival (Maritime Heritage) by Anthony Cunningham (2005-08-24)

Honor in the Modern World: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (Honor and Obligation in Liberal Society: Problems and Prospects)

After a century-long hiatus, honor is back. Academics, pundits, and everyday citizens alike are rediscovering the importance of this ancient and powerful human motive. This volume brings together some of the foremost researchers of honor to debate honor’s meaning and its compatibility with liberalis...

Zulu Medicinal Plants: An Inventory

This inventory of nearly 1000 plants used in Zulu traditional medicine is based on a survey dating from the late-19th century to the present. It is augmented by Tony Cunningham's investigation of the medicinal plant trade in Natal/KwaZulu, material gathered in interviews with traditional healers, an...

Dr. Seuss and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!

Since Theodor Geisel published his first children's book in 1937 under the pseudonym Dr. Seuss, children and adults alike have been captivated by the charming and laconic tales of whimsical characters and imaginative worlds. But Dr. Seuss' stories are more than just catchy poems; they often wrestle ...

The Heart of What Matters: The Role for Literature in Moral Philosophy

The Heart of What Matters shows that literature has a powerful and unique role to play in understanding life's deepest ethical problems. Anthony Cunningham provides a rigorous critique of Kantian ethics, which has enjoyed a preeminent place in moral philosophy in the United States, arguing that it d...