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In the Palm of Your Hand: A Poet's Portable Workshop
by Steve KowitIdeal for teachers who have been searching for a way to inspire students with a love for writing--and reading--contemporary poetry.It is a book about shaping your memories and passions, your pleasures, obsessions, dreams, secrets, and sorrows into the poems you have always wanted to write. If you long to create poetry that is magical and moving, this is the book you've been looking for.Here are chapters on the language and music of poetry, the art of revision, traditional and experimental techniques, and how to get your poetry started, perfected, and published. Not the least of the book's pleasures are model poems by many of the best contemporary poets, illuminating craft discussions, and the author's detailed suggestions for writing dozens of poems about your deepest and most passionate concerns.
The Little Green Island with a Little Red House: A Book of Colors and Critters
by Sharon LovejoyRemember how you once could spend hours watching the busy, small inhabitants of your childhood garden--the ones that burrowed, scampered, or buzzed? Every young person is a naturalist at heart. And remember how exciting it was to have more colors than just the basic eight in the crayon box? Even the names of those wonderful hues were fun to say aloud: scarlet, sapphire, chartreuse.In The Little Green Island with a Little Red House, acclaimed illustrator, naturalist, and garden writer Sharon Lovejoy melds gentle rhyme and winsome illustrations to introduce young readers to the little beige bat, the scarlet newt in the yellow boot, and many other creatures that share her island home.
The Boston Celtics All-Time All-Stars: The Best Players at Each Position for the C's (All-Time All-Stars)
by John KaralisLet's say you're the coach of one of the NBA teams with the most championship banners hanging from its rafters, with every current and former player available on your bench. Game 7 of the Finals is approaching and it's time to put your team on the floor. Who's your starting center? Bill Russell, Robert Parrish, or Dave Cowens? Who's starting at guard? Bob Cousy, Jo Jo White, Tiny Archibald, Dennis Johnson, or Kyrie Irving? At power forward, are you playing Kevin McHale or Jayson Tatum? Is Larry Bird your small forward or John Havlicek? Combining statistical analysis, common sense, and a host of intangibles, long-time Celtics writer John Karalis constructs an all-time All-Star Celtics line-up for the ages. Agree with his choices or not, you'll learn all there is to know about the men who played for and coached the most successful franchise in NBA history.
Death in Zion National Park: Stories of Accidents and Foolhardiness in Utah's Grand Circle (Death in the National Parks)
by Randi MinetorMorbid, but strangely fascinating accountsIn 2015, a group of seven hikers were killed when a sudden flood struck Keyhole Canyon in Zion National Park. Prior to that, the steep, narrow route to Angels Landing led to at least five fatalities. Numerous people have found that high, exposed places in Zion—such as rim trails—are bad places to be in lightning storms. Death in Zion National Park collects some of the most gripping accounts in park history of the unfortunate events caused by natural forces or human folly.
Identifying Birds of Prey: Quick Reference Guide for Eastern North America
by Laura EricksonAn engaging quick-reference guide to the basics of identifying hawks, eagles, falcons, vultures, and kites in flight.
Women in Wonderland: Lives, Legends, and Legacies of Yellowstone
by Elizabeth A Watry&“Betsy Watry tells the tales of a dozen women, some of whom had short-lived adventures in Yellowstone National Park, but most of whom spent decades as rangers, scientists, interpreters, and entrepreneurs, shaping the Park&’s physical and cultural landscape. This is a wonderful &‘hidden&’ history, full of surprising stories, grounded in intensive research and written with charm.&”—Dr. Mary Murphy, historian and author of Hope in Hard Times&“For so long, Yellowstone National Park has needed a book about the women who stood and today stand tall in its history. At long last, Elizabeth Watry has produced it. Women across the nation should celebrate this book for its noteworthy contribution to women&’s history, as we professional historians do.&”Lee Whittlesey, Park Historian, National Park Service, —Yellowstone National Park&“To read about Yellowstone National Park too often means viewing it through the eyes and exploits of men. By sharing the experiences and contributions of women who visited, lived, and worked in Yellowstone, Elizabeth Watry places women front and center in the Park&’s wondrous history. Women in Wonderland is sure to become a treasured resource.&”—Diane Smith, author of Letters from Yellowstone
It Happened on Broadway: An Oral History of the Great White Way
by Harvey Frommer Myrna Katz FrommerIn this deliciously revealing oral history of Broadway from World War II through the early 1980s, more than one hundred theater veterans—including Carol Channing, Hal Prince, Donna McKechnie, Hal Holbrook, Andrea McArdle, and Al Hirschfeld—deliver the behind-the-scenes story of the hits, the stars, the feuds, and the fiascoes. Along the way there are evocations of the great comedians and dramatic actors who had that indefinable magic that made them stand out above the rest. With verve, love, and passion, this book gives us the story of more than half a century of great theater—from the inside out.
Fast-Fix Meals
by Gooseberry Patch220 homestyle recipes that go from stove to table in 30 minutes or less. Time-saving tips for serving up budget-friendly & flavorful meals. Chapters include Sizzling Skillets, Simmering Soup Pots, Dinner on a Bun, Desserts in a Jiffy & more. Hardcover, 224 pages.
The Fireship
by C. Northcote ParkinsonHaving obtained a position on the Glatton, Richard Delancey is soon to see action in the Battle of Camperdown. But the Nore and Spithead mutinies intervene to upset the course of his career. He devises an original legal defense in the court martial of a fellow officer accused of murder, and acquits himself well, but falls afoul of the naval establishment and is passed over in the general promotion of all in his rank.
Hornswogglers, Fourflushers & Snake-Oil Salesmen: True Tales of the Old West's Sleaziest Swindlers
by Matthew P. MayoEveryone loves a heel, especially one to whom nothing was sacred and who charmed his or her way into the hearts, minds, and wallets of bumpkins and belles alike. This collection offers twenty-four tales of petty bandits, sleazy bunko artists, and conniving conmen and –women who traveled West to seek their fortunes by preying on the men and women who went before them to settle and explore. These stories of who they were, what they did, and why they are remembered for their deeds include ample and engaging historic illustrations of the shady characters at work and at play.
Best Easy Day Hikes Pittsburgh (Best Easy Day Hikes Series)
by Bob FryeBest Easy Day Hikes Pittsburgh includes concise descriptions of the best short hikes in the area, with detailed maps of the routes. The 18 hikes in this guide are generally short, easy to follow, and guaranteed to please.
August Gale: A Father and Daughter's Journey into the Storm
by Barbara WalshAn award-winning journalist&’s voyage into her family history and her quest to face the storms she encounters there.In August Gale, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Barbara Walsh—who has interviewed killers, bad cops, and crooked politicians in the course of her career—faces the most challenging story of her lifetime: asking her father about his childhood pain. In the process, she takes us on two heartrending odysseys: one into a deadly Newfoundland hurricane and the lives of schooner fishermen who relied on God and the wind to carry them home; the other, into a squall stirred by a man with many secrets: a grandfather who remained a mystery until long after his death.Sixty-eight years after the hurricane that claimed several of her ancestors, Walsh searches for memories of the August gale and the grandfather who abandoned her dad as a young boy. Together, she and her father journey to Newfoundland to learn about the 1935 storm, and along the way her dad begins to talk about the man he cannot forgive. As she recreates the scenes of the violent hurricane and a small boy's tender past, she holds onto a hidden desire: to heal her father and redeem the grandfather she has never met.
Scattered Tribe: Traveling the Diaspora from Cuba to India to Tahiti & Beyond
by Ben FrankThis book is an odyssey to discover exotic Jewish communities around the world––a road map of travel and adventure set in such locals as Russia (including Siberia), Tahiti, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Cuba, Morocco, Algeria, and Israel.
Our One Common Country: Abraham Lincoln and the Hampton Roads Peace Conference of 1865
by James ConroyOur One Common Country explores the most critical meeting of the Civil War. Given short shrift or overlooked by many historians, the Hampton Roads Conference of 1865 was a crucial turning point in the War between the States. In this well written and highly documented book, James B. Conroy describes in fascinating detail what happened when leaders from both sides came together to try to end the hostilities. The meeting was meant to end the fighting on peaceful terms. It failed, however, and the war dragged on for two more bloody, destructive months. Through meticulous research of both primary and secondary sources, Conroy tells the story of the doomed peace negotiations through the characters who lived it. With a fresh and immediate perspective, Our One Common Country offers a thrilling and eye-opening look into the inability of our nation&’s leaders to find a peaceful solution. The failure of the Hamptons Roads Conference shaped the course of American history and the future of America&’s wars to come.
The Wilderness Cooking Handbook
by J. Wayne FearsThis cooking handbook shows you the basic cooking skills that can convert any fireplace, woodstove, or patio into an alternate-energy cooking site. J. Wayne Fears records the old ways of cooking that are slowly disappearing, and passes along recipes that are created by those with less complicated lifestyles. This useful, informative guide demonstrates how to build an open fire and use it for cooking, and gives you tips on mastering the backpack and sheepherder's stoves. Smoking, drying, and charcoal cooking can be enjoyed at home, at the cabin, or in the wilderness. In here, you'll find recipes for everything from simple bannock - the bread of the wilderness - to hearty Camphouse Roast Beef.
Champion Buffalo Hunter: The Frontier Memoirs of Yellowstone Vic Smith
by Jeanette ProdgersThe Champion Buffalo Hunter is the fascinating memoir of one of the most legendary frontiersmen of the early West, &“Yellowstone Vic&” Smith. Born Victor Grant Smith in 1850, he lived a colorful life across the American frontier from the 1870s to 1890s. A classic frontiersman, he was a trapper, dispatch rider, scout, trick shot—and, yes, buffalo hunter extraordinaire. Discovered in Harvard University&’s Houghton Library in 1990, this remarkable autobiography—which Smith wrote in the third person—is comparable to Andrew Garcia&’s Tough Trip through Paradise, but, notes the editor, &“without the melodrama.&” Written in a matter-of-fact, often humorous style, it will engage and entertain all those interested in the lives and times of the men who wandered the West, following the great herds and settling only long enough for the snows to melt. This new edition includes a revised and updated foreword by Jeanette Prodgers based on new research into the life of Yellowstone Vic.
Best Easy Day Hikes Charlotte (Best Easy Day Hikes Series)
by Jennifer DavisBest Easy Day Hikes Charlotte includes concise descriptions of the best short hikes in the area, with detailed maps of the routes. The 20 hikes in this guide are generally short, easy to follow, and guaranteed to please.
Columbine: A Victim, The Killers, and the Nation's Search for Answers
by Jeff KassThe result of 15 years of research and exclusive information, this is the first book of investigative journalism to tell the complete story of Littleton, Colorado's 1999 mass shooting, its far-reaching consequences, and common characteristics among public shooters across the country. A classic in the tradition of In Cold Blood and The Executioner's Song, it comprehensively explores fundamental American themes of violence, racism, parenting, and policing. This updated and revised edition concludes with new material about public shootings since Columbine and how communities can stop such horrific events from happening in the future.
Why the Wind Blows
by Matthys LevyThrough the use of true stories of exploration, Why the Wind Blows looks at how these adventures were influenced by the weather and man&’s ignorance of its consequences. The science of meteorology is gently interspersed throughout the text, so that understanding weather becomes an integral part of the stories. Concluding with the influence of modern civilization on the changing climate and its world-altering consequences, the author challenges the reader to take action now to alter the effects of global warming on future generations.
Food Lovers' Guide to® Seattle: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings (Food Lovers' Series)
by Laurie WolfSavor the Flavors of SeattleThe Seattle food scene is a way of life. Foragers find mushrooms in the forests, nettles by the creeks, and sea beans by the ocean. Fish mongers and farmers take pride in their ingredients, and artisan cheese makers, butchers, chefs, chocolatiers, baristas, and roasters push the boundaries of the city&’s playful palate. In Food Lovers&’ Guide to Seattle, seasoned food writer Laurie Wolf shares the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate these culinary treasures. A bounty of mouthwatering delights awaits you in this engagingly written guide.With delectable recipes from the renowned kitchens of the city&’s iconic eateries, diners, and elegant dining rooms, Food Lovers&’ Guide to Seattle is the ultimate resource for food lovers to use and savor. Inside You'll Find: • Favorite restaurants and landmark eateries • Specialty food stores and markets • Farmers&’ markets • Food festivals and culinary events • Recipes from top Seattle chefs • The city&’s best cafes, taverns, and wine bars • Cooking classes • Complete coverage of Pike Place Market
Food Lovers' Guide to® Connecticut: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings (Food Lovers' Series)
by Lester BrooksThe Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings The ultimate guides to the food scene in their respective states or regions, these books provide the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate local culinary offerings. Engagingly written by local authorities, they are a one-stop for residents and visitors alike to find producers and purveyors of tasty local specialties, as well as a rich array of other, indispensable food-related information including:• Favorite restaurants and landmark eateries• Farmers markets and farm stands• Specialty food shops, markets and products• Food festivals and culinary events• Places to pick your own produce• Recipes from top local chefs • The best cafes, taverns, wineries, and brewpubs
The Caretakers: War Graves Gardeners and the Secret Battle to Rescue Allied Airmen in World War II
by Caitlin Galante DeAngelisWhen World War I ended, hundreds of British veterans stayed in France to work for the newly chartered Imperial War Graves Commission. Through the 1920s and 1930s, these veteran-gardeners married local women, raised bilingual children, and dedicated themselves to caring for the graves of their fallen comrades.When World War II swept through Europe in 1940, more than 200 War Graves gardeners were stranded in Nazi-occupied France. Their bosses explicitly ordered them to remain at their posts, even when their villages were under attack by the invading Germans. While some escaped, others were arrested by the Nazis. A handful managed to stay free and join the French Resistance. With their English-language skills and unshakable loyalty to the Allied cause, the gardeners and their families took on crucial roles in the effort to save British and American airmen shot down in France. In some cases, they hid the airmen in World War I cemeteries.In The Caretakers, internationally renowned cemetery expert Caitlin Galante DeAngelis tells the true story of three of these unlikely heroes: Ben Leech, a barman from Manchester who became a cemetery gardener in Beaumont-Hamel and joined the Resistance; Rosine Witton, the wife of a British gardener, who served as a key conductor on the famous Comet Line and survived Ravensbrück; and Robert Armstrong, an Irish gardener who worked for the Resistance until he was captured by the Nazis and sentenced to death.Through meticulous research, never-before-published journals and papers, and compassionate storytelling, DeAngelis honors the sacrifices made by War Graves gardeners and their families.
Best Easy Day Hikes Grand Canyon National Park (Best Easy Day Hikes Series)
by Ron AdkisonTaking hikers to some of the most scenic sections of the fabulous Grand Canyon National Park, this book includes short descriptions and maps of seventeen easy day hikes in the park. Hikes in this book are fairly short, usually (but not always) without big hills, and are on well-defined, easy-to-follow trails.
Best Easy Day Hikes Spokane/Coeur d'Alene (Best Easy Day Hikes Series)
by Fred BarstadBest Easy Day Hikes Spokane/Coeur d&’Alene includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for 22 easy-to-follow trails in Washington and Idaho that allow hikers of all levels to enjoy beautiful views, get fit in the outdoors, and learn about the region&’s history. Look inside for:Casual hikes to full-day adventuresAfter-dinner strolls to full-day hikesHikes for everyone, including familiesMile-by-mile directions and clear trail mapsTrail Finder for best hikes for history buffs, river and lake lovers, and great viewsGPS coordinates
Tesla: His Tremendous and Troubled Life
by Marko Perko Stephen M StahlThe enigmatic Nikola Tesla—stalked by his ever-present inner demons—invents the modern world. His astonishing story is that of a new-age god, a genius, a Zeus, a wonderful Wizard, yet a deeply troubled one. He tames the mysterious force called &“electricity;&” he dazzles the world with his endless inventions and discoveries; he blazes new paths in science that profoundly impact our daily lives; he turns fantasies into realities; his thought experiments disrupt scientific norms; he gives us many of the indispensable tools we use today; and famous actresses and chanteuses clamor for his attention as powerful men desire to be his friend . . . all before an astonished world. Yet all the while he keeps his own counsel, as he simultaneously struggles with the challenging consequences of bipolar disorder: flights of manic energy alternating with depressive depths of great despair. He shuns the clichés of a quotidian life, while forever seeking to &“lift the burdens from the shoulders of mankind.&” It would become his lifelong leitmotif, but at what cost to him?The authors Marko Perko and Stephen M. Stahl, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., propose a &“new- style biography&” entitled T E S L A: His Tremendous and Troubled Life. They will examine Nikola Tesla in a manner that has yet to be accomplished in publishing history―asking and answering the seminal question: Who was the real man with an extremely complex psyche/personality, who lived with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and a hyperthymic temperament spilling over at times into high flying bipolar mania and then crashing into devastating depression—and not simply the iconoclastic scientist who invented the modern world?