Books published by Rowman & Littlefield

The purpose of this book is to provide you with tools to become a better reader of nonfiction, argumentative texts.

Happy, Healthy Teens uses what we know about adolescent brain and social development to offer concrete, actionable ideas to parents and educators as they seek to support and guide teens through the challenges of the middle and high school years.

Entangled in misrecognition, Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) perceived people are socially and politically vulnerable throughout the colonized world. Anti-Colonial relational existence is possible through careful social labor, and cases of MENA communities prove that such normative praxis is not merely wishful thinking.

In God, Morality, and Beauty, Randall B. Bush argues that a Trinitarian vision of reality, combined with the disciplines of aesthetics and ethics, is the most satisfactory way to address questions pertaining to the philosophy of value that are currently being debated in the social sciences and humanities.

Profiles 64 of the best hikes in the state. Detailed maps and directions and a superb selection of day hikes and overnight trips make this book accessible to all hiking enthusiasts, from families out for a summer walk in the woods to outdoor fanatics.

Hikes varying from half-hour strolls to full-day adventures, this guidebook is for everyone, including families.

The Stage Actor's Handbook is an invaluable guide to theatre's traditions, protocols, etiquette, and best practices for current and aspiring performers. Spanning from first rehearsal to final curtain, it details the well-established, often-unwritten rules of theatre and includes insights from a host of well-known stage actors.

Rockhounding Texas is a complete guide to finding, collecting, and preparing Texas' gems & minerals. With this book anyone can learn where to find unusual mineral displays, fossils, jasper, agate, and petrified wood¿not to mention more obsidian than one rockhound could possibly collect in a lifetime. An outstanding resource for experts and novices alike, Rockhounding Texas points the way to the state's best rockhounding sites, including popular and commercial areas as well as lesser-known sites on public land.Look inside to find:¿¿ Maps and detailed site descriptions with directions and GPS coordinates¿¿ Suggested tools and techniques¿¿ Land-use regulations and legal restrictions¿¿ Contact information for land managers¿¿ Additional information on rock shops, attractions, and local history

Explore West Virginia's New River Gorge National Park and Preserve with a little help from Johnny Molloy. His guidebook, packed with 20 easy day hikes and useful tips, and information will help you on your way to exploring America's newest national park.

The Bad Old Days of Montana celebrates the state¿s glorious and rowdy past. Many people born and bred here relish just how ¿bad¿ things used to be: the terrain, the inhabitants and especially the quality of whiskey. It almost goes without saying that Montana had all the characteristic wild west elements ¿ and in abundance! The chapters focus on the infamous and notorious rather than the law-abiding and civic-minded settlers. These pages, like the state, recount the tales of people who came west seeking if not their fortune, at least opportunity. It is no secret that Montana was settled by the adventurous willing to brave the harsh conditions and to prevail. Whether on the right or the wrong side of the law, all settlers and pioneers made unique contributions to the state¿s complex culture. Certainly, in the nineteenth century, Montana was not for the faint of heart.Beginning with the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804 as the origins of the mountain men, the book will offer a variety of strange tales, ranging from vigilanteeism to the heyday of the Copper Kings. Many such tales were influenced by too much whiskey and greed. This book is an account of the misfits, outlaws and rugged individuals who cast their mark on this most remarkable state. Populated by the native tribes before ¿discovery¿ by Lewis and Clark at the headwaters of the Missouri River, the land that would become known as Montana was traversed by mountain men, mined by gold and mineral seekers and ranched and harvested by the homesteaders. Throughout these varied waves of discovery and settlement, this book explores the less-than-savory dealings, the early attempts at law and order (which often failed or had questionable results), and the myriad of colorful characters and events that made Montana what it is today.

Beyond the Bake Sale: Fundraising for Local History Organizations meets organizations where they are, cutting through all of the assumptions and mumbo-jumbo, taking professional fundraising strategies and scaling them to an accessible level.

This practical, teacher-friendly text considers strategies for managing the logistics of conferencing with 100+ students, and moving the preparation, and direction of conferences from teacher to student.

Exploring the implications of Sartre's existentialism for the problem of racism, a prominent African philosopher provides the ontological basis for understanding the situation of a black person in an antiblack world.

Parenting Children with Diabetes offers parents a 360-degree view of what is happening to their child living with diabetes, providing special tools, insight, and education to help parents and their children navigate diabetes management, communicate clearly and effectively, and live safely and healthfully in the world around them.

Forgotten Florida tells the story of the Florida peninsula from the Adams-Onis Treaty in 1819 to the beginning of the Second Seminole War in 1835. The story is told from the perspective of well-documented men who took part in the development of the Gulf coastal areas from Pensacola to Key West and include Commodore David Porter, Colonel James Gadsden, Colonel George Brooke, Colonel Duncan Clinch, and Major Francis Dade as well as Captain William Bunce of the Aristocrat and Captain Fred Tresca of the Margaret Ann-both of whom sailed the Gulf coast from Key West to Pensacola and served to connect the various settlements.

Florida''s C2C Trail Guide is a guidebook designed specifically for the 250-mile bicycle trail that provides an uninterrupted cross-Florida trail from Titusville to St. Petersburg. The trail (over 80% complete and to be completed by 2025) already attracts not only local users, but also bicyclists and cycle tourists from out-of-state. This book provides readers with a broad background of the communities through which they will ride. This is not a detailed "how-to" guide, nor does it provide lodging, camping or restaurant information; much of that information changes frequently and can be easily obtained via online searches. Instead, this book focuses on interesting cultural and natural aspects of the route. By highlighting the local flavor of small towns, the beauty of natural Florida, as well as local historical events, this book will introduce readers to the uniqueness of Florida. This includes, among many others, the Greek heritage of Tarpon Springs, Winter Garden''s citrus and bass-fishing past, Titusville''s role in space exploration, the natural world of manatees and migratory birds, beautiful fresh water springs, moss-shrouded oak trees, in addition to important historical Florida figures such as civil rights leaders Harry T. and Harriett V. Moore and Russian entrepreneur Peter Demens.

This book draws from the author's nearly three-decade career of being "the only one in the room". Cecile Shellman builds a process for individualizing, identifying, and prioritizing DEAI challenges; acknowledges key universal challenges in goal-setting and goal achieving; and shares resources and tools for making and charting progress.

From the famed Oregon Trail to the boardwalks of Dodge City to the great trading posts on the Missouri River to the battlefields of the nineteenth-century Indian Wars, there are places all over the American West where visitors can relive the great Western migration that helped shape our history and culture. This guide to the states Along the Mississippi, including Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota--one of the five-volume Finding the Wild West series--highlights the best preserved historic sites as well as ghost towns, reconstructions, museums, historical markers, statues, works of public art that tell the story of the Old West. Use this book in planning your next trip and for a storytelling overview of America's Wild West history.

Using iconic images and many not so well-known illustrations, Nostalgic Florida is apictorial history of all that has come to represent Florida in print media. Chapters laden with vintage images explore the myths and reality of Florida as a tropical Eden. Sections on romantic Florida, Florida's bathing beauties, funny Florida, and working Florida culminates with a chapter on the kitsch that has come to represent the Sunshine State.

Hunt for Gold: Sunken Galleons in the New World is the engaging tale of the legendary oceanic explorers Bob "Frogfoot" Weller and his wife Margaret. The Wellers lives are a tale of secret treasure hunts, adventurous dives, and under-water explorations, all while laying the foundation for Florida's thriving diving community. Combining text with engrossing photos of their underwater voyages and recovered treasures, Hunt for Gold chronicles the contributions of the pioneers of the diving community from the Florida shores and beyond.

Best Easy Day Hikes Canyonlands and Arches National Parks includes concise descriptions and easy-to-follow maps for twenty-three spectacular hiking routes through some of the most outstanding scenery in southeastern Utah. Trek to Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, stroll along the Slickrock Foot Trail in Canyonlands National Park, or pick any one of the other easy day hikes in this book for your next hiking adventure!Look inside for:Casual hikes and after-dinner strollsHikes suitable for families and elderly or beginning hikersEasy-to-follow route descriptions and trailhead GPS coordinatesA Trail Finder to help select the best hike for you

Dyslexia Defused is a work of original strategies aimed at altering the negative prognosis associated with reading failure. The novel techniques expedite mastery (academic impact) which in term restores a sense of competence to a once struggling student (affective impact).