Books by John Horton

Android is the most popular mobile operating system in the world and Kotlin has been declared by Google as a first-class programming language to build Android apps. With the imminent arrival of the most anticipated Android update, Android 10 (Q), this book gets you started building apps compatible with the latest version of Android.

It is the job of every good writer to create vivid experiences, first in his own mind, and then to transmit them, via specific details--particularities--to the minds of his readers. Throughout the 2015-2016 school year, students in Mr. Horton's eighth grade English class worked to do just that. This collection comprises samples of their work. Some pieces were written as part of in-class assignments. Others were written independent of class. Regardless, the experiences they transmit are as unique as the authors who created them.

How should we understand the relationship between citizens and governments, and what are the obligations of citizens? In this substantially revised new edition of an influential text, John Horton challenges dominant theories by offering an 'associative' account focusing particularly on what it is to be a member of a political community.