Books published by Rowman & Littlefield

Virginia Summits guides readers to the very best hikes to peaks in the state. From world-renowned summit hikes like Old Rag at Shenandoah National Park to high points that can be tackled by even novice hikers, the variety and range of Virginia's summits offer something to hikers of all skill levels.

A field guide to primitive living skills

Americäs most famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, was born in 1867 in the rolling hills of Richland Center, Wisconsin, to a family of Unitarians and Quakers. Even with world-class commissions like New York City¿s Guggenheim Museum, his organic architecture remains rooted in Wisconsin¿s landscape, from affordable-housing prototypes in Milwaukee to his summer home and architecture school in rural Spring Green. This comprehensive guide to Wright¿s designs (and those of his protégés) that are open to the public¿as well as insider historical information about sites now demolished, and those available for ¿drive-bys¿ only¿is for the architecture or history fan looking for tours, overnight stays or creative inspiration. Museum collections in Wisconsin that include Wright¿s furnishings and drawings are also included.

Whether one has a difficult dog or a charm-school puppy, part of the fun is how much a pup wants to play. With Knack Dog Tricks in hand, anyone can teach a dog a new set of tricks. Featuring 450 step-by-step, full-color photos, the book first establishes training basics, and then shows how to enhance core training sessions with classic tricks such as ΓÇ£shake handsΓÇ¥ and ΓÇ£roll over.ΓÇ¥ And it covers advanced obedience games; agility training; jumping, retrieving, and digging tricks; flashy frisbee tricksΓÇöand useful tricks such as finding the remote, retrieving the newspaper, and cornering the cat.

Detailed information on 400 public campgrounds in Washington State accessible by car. Guide for everyone from tenters to RVers.

Operation Tidal Wave tells the story of the bloodiest air battle in the history of war, when1,700 American airmen set out to bomb the oil refineries surrounding the city of Ploesti, Romania, on August 1, 1943.

Everyone knows the beaches of Florida are a top spot for locals and tourists alike, but what many natives or visitors might not know is how intricate each part of Floridäs coast is. Broken down into roughly 12 parts, the entire coast of Florid and the Keys offer beachgoers a unique experience at any part of the state.Doug Alderson, popular Florida writer and successful Pineapple Press author, delves into what makes each section of the state¿s coast different in Discovering Floridäs Coast. From the emerald waters of Pensacola to the man-made islands and amazing skyline of Miami¿s Biscayne Bay, readers interested in visiting different parts of the state¿s beaches will not only see beautiful photos of the natural scenery.Lifelong Floridians and first-time visitors will enjoy reading through and seeing what makes the state so appealing to beach lovers, whether they are interested in the water sports, the wildlife, or relaxing on the beach. See the powdered sugar-like white sands of the Emerald Coast or the historic lighthouses of the Forgotten Coast through the eyes of an author who has not only kayaked the entire coast of Florida, but who is a Florida nature and scenery lover through and through.

It''s 1867 and eleven-year-old Fish Rawlings and his cousin are headed across Texas on a wagon train. But the trail is full of danger. A Comanche war party is on the prowl, looking for horses and scalps. Among the Indians is eleven year old Hunting Bear, who is riding his first war trail. Before the journey is over, he must prove himself worthy to be a warrior.Fish has been taught to hate Comanches. Hunting Bear has been taught to hate white men. But all of that changes when the two boys come face to face and become friends.Suddenly the lives of their peoples rest on the boys'' shoulders. The Comanches have sworn to attack the wagon train. The white men have vowed to fight back and track down the warriors. Soon there will be bloodshed, and only Fish and Hunting Bear have a chance to stop it. But will they find a way?

The ultimate college trivia book

"The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time," writes Jack London, accurately proclaiming the very ingredients of his full, passionate lifestyle. Bearing a name that is now synonymous with adventure, London seemed to fear nothing, constantly stretching his comfortable limits - composing his classic short stories at one thousand words every morning, sailing across the Pacific Ocean on voyages both for pleasure and profit, horseback riding, continual entertaining at home in Glen Ellen, California, barroom socializing and debating, marrying twice, frequent lecturing, and operating a ranch - all with about four or five hours of sleep a night to make it possible. Rising from the low-income factory-worker community of West Oakland, California, London's romantic writings on adventure found at sea, or in Alaska, or in the fields and factories of California appealed to the everyman - millions of readers around the world. Here, in Jack London on Adventure, are excerpts from his well-loved works, which were the result of his restless quest for experience, combined with "his observations of unalterable facts," as editor Terry Mort writes in his introduction. Lose yourself in the sheer unending quietude of the North in "White Fang" and "The White Silence"; enter into the listless, worried mind of an elder in "The League of the Old Men"; prepare to sail around the world for seven years' time alongside the author-turned-captain, himself, in "The Cruise of the Snark," where the famed boat is built with each dollar earned from London's writings; and peek into the observations of seasoned sailors and the foolish passengers they carry in "The Sea Wolf." Mort ends with the statement, "A complex man and artist is hard to capture in a single image," but in terms of the unlikely and unknown, London's works here capture the thrill that burned in him so brightly.

Ghost Stories is a ghoulish collection of true classics, both legendary and long-forgotten, with frightening stories from Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Bret Harte, Ambrose Bierce, Edith Wharton, Mark Twain, Harriett Beecher Stowe, O. Henry, Willa Cather, and many others. This ghostly collection delivers the ghastly, horrifying, and otherwise haunting tales of terror we love to read - late at night, with the lights off

Unforgettable and timeless tales about the Civil War by some of America's best writers, including Ambrose Bierce, Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Crane, Mark Twain, Ulysses S. Grant, Walt Whitman, Louisa May Alcott, Abner Doubleday, Theodore Roosevelt, and many, many others.

More than Petticoats: Remarkable Washington Women, 2nd Edition celebrates the women who shaped the Evergreen State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists.

Seduced by the Light is the first and only biography of Mina Miller Edison, the wife of Thomas Edison, the woman who created and shaped the myth of one of the most seminal figures in America's history. The Thomas Edison we think we know was essentially created by Mina Miller Edison. Exhaustively researched, author Alexandra Rimer, Rutgers faculty member and Assistant Editor at the Thomas Edison Papers, draws on unprecedented access to Edison family diaries, memoirs, and letters to look below the surface of the Edison family during the Gilded Age from the little-known perspective of this female protagonist. Following his first wife¿s death. Thomas Edison went in search of the next mother to his children, and chose a wealthy 20-year-old socialite from Ohio 19 years his junior. What Mina did not know at the time was that Edison was a terrible father, completely neglecting his children and, ultimately, Mina herself. Absorbed in his work, he only interacted with his family at dinner, and sometimes not even then. The result was a dysfunctional family overseen by a saintly matriarch, who went to great lengths to protect Edison¿s reputation as well as that of his wayward children.

The U.S. Army¿s official guideto map reading,determining location, and navigating.For a soldier, knowing where you are is a matter of life and death, and so it comes as no surprise that the Army has produced the most complete, clear, and thorough guide to map reading and navigation available.The book starts with a comprehensive explanation of the meaning and uses of maps, whether photographic, planimetric (standard-style), or topographic, then proceeds to the use of those maps, discussing compass techniques, celestial navigation, and determination of distance. There is a detailed section on interpreting topographic maps, with notes on tactical considerations for differing terrain, as well as determining the ease of movement through an area. The book¿s crucial, well-illustrated chapters have invaluable information on:Training Strategy ¿ Maps ¿ Marginal Information and SymbolsGrids ¿ Scale and Distance ¿ Direction ¿ OverlaysAerial Photographs ¿ Navigation Equipment and MethodsElevation Relief ¿ Terrain Association ¿ Mounted Land NavigationNavigation in Different Types of Terrain ¿ Unit SustainmentThere is also information on field sketching, the tricky art of map folding, units of measure and conversion factors, map symbols, orienteering, and the global positioning system (GPS).

Walter Benjamin and the Post-Kantian Tradition engages with Benjamin as a theorist of a historical and philosophical problematic, and demonstrates how Benjamin moves from an aspiring idealist philosopher to a politically engaged Marxist critic without abandoning the theoretical project he develops early on.

A comprehensive, practical, evidence-based guide to preventing and responding to challenging behavior, creating a caring, positive classroom environment, and to effective teaching practices that fosters learning and self-regulation for all students.

Critical Concepts for the Creative Humanities is the first book to outline and define the specific and evolving field of the creative humanities and provides the field's nascent bibliography.

This book provides the research-based strategies teachers need to successfully implement learning activities.

The goal of the book is to assist new and experienced leaders in achieving a successful administrative experience.

This book is designed to meet the needs of future elementary teachers preparing to teach science using an assets-based approach to science teaching and tools for advocating for scientific teaching and learning with respect to the NGSS.

These short, easy leg stretchers along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia and North Carolina include at-a-glance information and maps that help readers decide which hikes are best for them.

Miles and miles of trails in North Carolina and Virginia offer excellent hiking and interpretive opportunities along the most-visited national park in the country. This guide will help hikers of all abilities get off the road and into the woods.

Daniels' Orchestral Music is the gold standard among orchestra conductors, music programmers, symphony directors, and any other music professional-or student-seeking to research an orchestral program for a recital or a full season.

A full-color field and feast guide with images to the most common edible wild plants, complete with recipes and folklore

Descriptions of more than 80 scenic hikes to or starting at more than 140 hot springs in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia.

Remarkable Colorado Women celebrates the women who shaped the Centennial State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists.