John Thompson
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
The Dakotas west of the Missouri comprise a vast, rugged, starkly inviting land dotted with ranches, ghost towns, Indian reservations, and nature preserves. This stunning new book captures the shifting moods and scenes of the western Dakotas - along the storied Missouri River, out on the grassy plains, within the otherworldy and forbidding badlands, and atop the pine-clad peaks of the Black Hills. Indian powwows, cattle roundups, and small-town saloon...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"Sometime about 30,000 years ago, somebody stuck a sharp rock into a split stick-and presto! The axe was born. Our inquisitive species just loves tinkering, testing, and pushing the limits, and this delightfully different book is a freewheeling reference to hundreds of customs, notions, and inventions that reflect human ingenuity throughout history. From hand tools to holidays to weapons to washing machines, An Uncommon History of Common Things features...
Author
Publisher
Newmarket Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"Will she be able to get a job?" "Will he be able to live on his own?" "Who will she turn to after I'm gone?" These are some of the questions and concerns that haunt parents of learning-disabled children as they enter adulthood. Drawing from her personal experience and her work as a nationally recognized LD activist, Anne Ford has written an indispensable family guide to the many challenges of preparing adult children with LD for the future.
Ford...