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View book details for Urban God Talk
Constructing a Hip Hop Spirituality
Lexington Books
Urban God Talk: Constructing a Hip Hop Spirituality, edited by Andre Johnson, is a collection of essays that examine the religious and spiritual in hip hop. The contributors argue that the prevailing narrative that hip hop offers nothing in the …
View book details for Backpacker Magazine's Outdoor Knots
The Knots You Need To Know
Falcon Guides
Backpacker magazinebranded and fueled by FalconGuides, this book provides essential mind gear from the two most respected and reliable publishers of outdoor-related information. Perfect for pack or pocket, it breaks down its subject into the essential topics, providing practical and …
View book details for Orchids for the South
Growing Indoors and Outdoors
Taylor Trade Publishing
Flamboyant and fantastic, orchids are the world's most highly prized plantsyet home growers think they're difficult to grow. Orchids don't have to be a challenge: the secret is to find plants that share similar growing conditions. With more than 100 …
View book details for Living on the Horns of Dilemmas
Superintendents, Politics, and Decision-Making
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
This book is based on the professional experiences and research findings of Drs. Litchka, Polka, and Calzi who possess a combined total professional experience of over 100 years as educators in the United States, including over 75 years as public …
Falcon Guides
This field guide dedicated to wildlife of Yellowstone National Park is an information-packed, pocket-sized book that introduces park visitors to the animals, plants, insects and more that reside in Yellowstone National Park in a colorful and portable package. Published in …
View book details for Allen & Mike's Avalanche Book
A Guide to Staying Safe in Avalanche Terrain
Falcon Guides
With more and more people heading into the winter backcountry on skis, snowshoes, and snowmobiles, avalanche safety is of paramount importance. Allen & Mike's Really Cool Avalanche Safety Book distills the sometimes overly technical information of snow science into a …
View book details for Eternity of Eagles
The Human History of the Most Fascinating Bird in the World
Lyons Press
An Eternity of EaglesThe Human History of the Most Fascinating Bird in the WorldA compulsively readable natural and social history, An Eternity of Eagles is a profusely illustrated celebration of all things eagle, by a naturalist who has kept eagles …
Derrydale Press
The Dry Fly and Fast Water was written to fill a need created by the coming of the brown trout to America. The British flies and methods that followed it over here proved inapplicable. Therefore, it remained for fishing expert …
View book details for The Individual without Passions
Modern Individualism and the Loss of the Social Bond
Lexington Books
The Individual without Passions: Modern Individualism and the Loss of the Social Bond offers an innovative look at an extremely timely and important issueindividualismfrom the point of view of a theory of passions. This book underlines the importance of the …
View book details for Orvis Wingshooting Handbook
Proven Techniques For Better Shotgunning
Lyons Press
The Orvis Wingshooting Handbook is a concise and clearly written guide to the fundamentals and intricacies of wing shooting. Chapters include an analysis of field shooting versus skeet and trap; a discussion of basic techniques; how to choose the right …
View book details for Connecticut: Mapping the Nutmeg State through History
Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress
Globe Pequot Press
These books, produced from the archives of the Library of Congress and edited by Vincent Virga, offer a glimpse into the history of the United States through rare historical full-color maps, narrative captions, and short essays. Combining 50 rare, beautiful, …
View book details for On Jean Amery
Philosophy of Catastrophe
Lexington Books
On Jean Amery provides a comprehensive discussion of one of the most challenging and complex post-Holocaust thinkers, Jean Amery (1912-1978), a Jewish-Austrian-Belgian essayist, journalist and literary author. In the English-speaking world Amery is known for his poignant publication, At the …
View book details for Down to Earth
Practical Thoughts for Passionate Gardeners
Taylor Trade Publishing
Down to Earth is a book that speaks to the soul of the passionate gardener of any experience level, exploring and detailing all the pleasures that gardeners enjoy from this hobby. Rochester encourages readers to garden for self-gratification. No hoeing, …
View book details for A Doctor's Guide to Alternative Medicine
What Works, What Doesn't, and Why
Lyons Press
This book outlines the benefits and dangers of alternative medicine,drawing on scientific research to show which treatments work, which dont, and how to use them. Itoffers a balanced, unbiased perspective backed by science.
Falcon Guides
Featuring more than 40 of the best hikes in the greater Portland metro area, this exciting new guidebook points locals and visitors alike to trailheads within an hour's drive of Portland, Oregon.
View book details for The Italian/American Experience
A Collection of Writings
UPA
The Italian/American Experience: A Collection of Writings represents a meaningful attempt to inform Italian Americans about their groups varied experiences in America. This book, unlike many works on the Italian American experience, contains writings that explain why popular negative notions …
Madison Books
Beginning with the origins of their population in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the author traces the Scotch-Irish development from Lowland Scotland to Northern Ireland to the American colonies.Arriving in the East, the Scotch-Irish were characterized by other colonists as …
View book details for Deerland
America's Hunt for Ecological Balance and the Essence of Wildness
Lyons Press
In 1942 America fell in love with Bambi. But now, that love-affair has turned sour. Behind the unassuming grace and majesty of Americas whitetail deer is the laundry list of human health, social, and ecological problems that they cause. They …
View book details for In the Shadows of the Morning
Essays on Wild Lands, Wild Waters, and a Few Untamed People (Signed by the author)
Lyons Press
Philip Caputo's passion for travel and adventure was inspired by the works of Joseph Conrad, Jack London, and Herman Melville, and through the years this passion led to a rugged writer's life, filled with hair-raising experiences in the jungles of …
View book details for The Relevance of Higher Education
Exploring a Contested Notion
Lexington Books
Most statements today about higher education begin with the assumption that it should be relevant. That it should be relevant, however, does not settle the matter. The significance of relevance depends on the power of something else that is more …
View book details for Mochi's War
The Tragedy of Sand Creek
TwoDot
Colorado Territory in 1864 wasn't merely the wild west, it was a land in limbo while the Civil War raged in the east and politics swirled around its potential admission to the union. The territorial governor, John Evans, had ambitions …
Lyons Press
This revised paperback contains exact plans for building dozens of real projects with young people, such as a clay castle, a scooter, a treehouse, a swing, and a raft just like Huck Finns. Newly-added projects include a Mobius strip and …
View book details for Monty Python's Flying Circus
An Utterly Complete, Thoroughly Unillustrated, Absolutely Unauthorized Guide to Possibly All the References
Scarecrow Press
In 1969, the BBC aired the first episode of a new comedy series titled Monty Python's Flying Circus, and the rest, as they say, is history. An instant success, the show ran until 1974, producing a total of 45 episodes. …
Falcon Guides
Birds of Alaska is a field guide to the most common and sought-after species in the state. Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and featuring full-color, detailed illustrations, this informative guide makes it easy to identify birds in your …
View book details for Paul in the Grip of the Philosophers
The Apostle and Contemporary Continental Philosophy
Fortress Press
One of the remarkable developments in the contemporary study of Paul is the dramatic interest in his thought amongst European philosophers. This collection of leading scholars makes accessible a discussion often elusive to those not already conversant in the categories …
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