Bøker av Hassan Rasheed

A comparison between Earth's cyclical and balanced processes before and after the introduction of humans is made. An analysis of the attempts of the civilized to understand Nature and their eventual turning away from it to construct a reality of their own. This alternate reality is examined through economics, culture, and scientific lenses and their effects on the Earth and its inhabitants.The future is contemplated for humanity and the planet in light of current climatic and other worldwide events such as global warming and depletion of water resources to name just two of many. "The Only Alternative" pleads for a change in our attitude toward Nature because it is the final authority on how things work on our planet. "The Only Alternative" to our current way of life is introduced in five action steps achievable in our lifetime.

A comparison between Earth's cyclical and balanced processes before and after the introduction of humans is made. An analysis of the attempts of the civilized to understand Nature and their eventual turning away from it to construct a reality of their own. This alternate reality is examined through economics, culture, and scientific lenses and their effects on the Earth and its inhabitants. The future is contemplated for humanity and the planet in light of current climatic and other worldwide events such as global warming and depletion of water resources to name just two of many. "How to Avoid Going Down the Toilet" pleads for a change in our attitude toward Nature because it is the final authority on how things work on our planet. The Only Alternative to our current way of life is introduced in Five action steps achievable in our lifetime.

There is a law of nature that indicates the universe is on a course of desolation through the use of energy. It is dubbed the second law of thermodynamics. On Earth, humans have been pressing harder and harder on the fuel accelerator speeding the approach of this bleakness.There seems not much that can be done about this except taking our foot off that peddle to slow the process down and extend our time on this beautiful Earth. It would also help to reduce the size of the human population and return to living as evolution intended: following the rise and setting of the Sun each day.

Ubundu is a love story that unfolded as the environmental effects of climate change in the year 2029 descended on both Dallas, Texas and the Amazon River Basin. It was a love of a civilized man and a tribal woman from the Amazon River Basin. Her name was Celo and his was David. In the beginning their lives were intertwined by conflict of the civilized vs the indigenous. Her love for him was stronger than his love of his industry. So, he joined her from a fossil fuel company born out of a world of profit making, consumption and arrogance to a world containing strange rituals and beliefs practiced through song, dance and play. He pursued her from the status of an executive and embraced her life of possessionless passion, simplicity and the enjoyment of the low hanging fruits of paradise.

Humanity is overshooting the limits of what is biologically sustainable on the planet Earth. This overshoot will result in the collapse of the environment's ability to support much of the biosphere. We must act rapidly and effectively to reverse this calamity and reduce our ecological footprint. The past thirty years have been largely wasted since the consequences of our failing to act were detected and detailed.This book gives a picture of the upcoming dark 30 to 100 years and attempts to shed some light to guide the reader in seeing what the alternatives are. Unlike other books in this field, it explores and sets a target to be achieved in order to avert disaster. This target is based on the function and relationship of life to the sun and the Earth.

There is confusion among us as to the validity of the statement, "We now are all standing in the doorway of death," and the kernel of this issue is documented here. You see, the march towards this collapse of life on Earth started thousands of years ago. We had grown accustomed to the journey for it had brought us wealth and prosperity that was blinding us to the facts that we had taken a wrong turn somewhere along the way. So, now the journey is about to end in a most unexpected and tragic way and I feel it is my duty to explain why!

The Camel's Hoof is about Earth. Most of us know we are doing damage to our environment and this book explains the origins and the extant of that damage through the fictional life of Maggie Smith. Maggie's story contrasts the industrial world's environment to that of the Amazon jungle as a backdrop to her struggles to find peace in her life. A peace that reconciles the modern with the primitive. It sets rules as what to and what not to do with focus always being the protection of a flourishing Earth.

A Gag Gift. A recipe for every day of the week and every week of the year. Sheet music for special occasions in the back.

A Gag Gift. A recipe for every day of the week and every week of the year. Sheet music for special occasions in the back.

Rich with intrigue, court battles and murder the novel Amazon is about the perils facing the future of the Amazonian river basin. It explains the effects of logging, mining and conservation efforts on the local indigenous populations that have lived there forever. The main characters are Maggie and her adopted daughter Olon who attempt to save the forests and their inhabitants from these modern forces that lack long range sightedness of the irreversible damage they are doing.

Human life arose on Earth more than three million years ago. How the first human cooperative systems emerged from seemingly selfish origins is an area of intense research, spanning biology, game theory and economics. Globus: The Economic Bases for Cooperation is a ground breaking book that reveals in 26 chapters paradigm busting ways on how to think about cooperating human groups in terms of efficiency of work and ultimately of reproduction. It represents the thinking of a leading philosopher/scientist on questions that engage us all on what cooperation is and how it evolves. Hassan Rasheed brings his ideas of cooperation through a shift of thinking to a wider audience of general readers by conveying clear science in an engaging narrative, explaining it in a way that isn't overwhelming for non-science majors and adds questions for the student to prompt critical thinking.

Altruism: The Economic Bases uncovers why we have not been able crack open the reason for its existence in economic and biological terms. In addition it proposes a way to look at altruism visa vie the population in which it exists with economic formulas that show altruism as a profitable mode of behavior contrary to popular belief. The book then concludes with an experiment in which the evolution of altruism is shown to be possible and sustainable in the computer laboratory. Hassan Rasheed brings his philosophy of life through a shift from traditional thinking to a wider audience by conveying clear science in an engaging narrative and adds questions to prompt critical analysis.

It has long been the desire of philosophers to have a way to express their ideas in terms of mathematical equations. "The God Equation" attempts to do just that. It starts out analyzing the philosophical question in biological terms of survival and evolutionary trends. It then proposes an equation for the concept of a God based on the ability of humans to cooperate or compete. In doing so, Hassan Rasheed has been able to bridge the long standing gap between evolution and religion. It is hoped these two subjects of study and worship can now coexist in harmony; a long lasting desire of many. Hassan Rasheed brings his ideas of God through a shift of thinking to a wider audience by conveying clear science in an engaging narrative for non-science majors and adds questions for the student to prompt critical analysis.

Book two is a compilation of Egyptian folk songs and games. All collected from the streets of Cairo and villages of Egypt around 1940's, 50's and 60's, most put to music and translated by Bahiga Mahmoud Sidki.