A large share of California1s school funding is allocated through programs whose funding is contingent on districts using the money in a particular way. In 2008-09, the strings were taken off 40 of th
Is a landslide waiting to happen in your community? Landslides occur primarily in mountainous regions, but flatter parts of the country are not immune. Landslides often go hand-in-hand with other natu
This is a book about hope. Even though sages and seers of ancient and modern times, such as Nostradamus, Edgar Cayce and Mother Mary, have prophesied world war, pestilence, plague and even planetary c
This comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to the golf swing details fifteen fundamentals that every golfer must master to produce a smooth, repeatable, error-free swing. Maxine Lupo offers an outsta
This report uses information from the RAND RaDiUS research and development (R&D) database, complemented by agency interviews, to catalogue international cooperative R&D and to construct a fram
Frank Mulville gives advice on how to choose self-steering, how to adapt rigging and gear, what supplies to take and how to stow them, how to prepare for bad weather, and how to keep fit on an ocean p
Loaded with tactics from the nation's leading tarpon anglers, The Tarpon Book can turn the beginner into a seasoned pro, With tips from more than 30 world-class tarpon fishermen, The Tarpon Book is mu
Hit harder, kick faster, jump higher! World champion Tom Seabourne presents dynamic strength and flexibility training, up-to-date nutrition information, and mind/body training for champion martial art
Warren’s first book, a biography that foreshadows the themes developed in novels like All the King's Men, portrays the flawed idealist whose violent seizure of the Harper's Ferry arsenal led to the gr
In this collection of early sermons, Barbara Brown Taylor brings her down-to-earth wisdom and keen perspective to the Bible readings of the lectionary cycle.
"His ability scrupulously to evoke the landscapes and the peoples of the Highlands, his blending together of myth and reality and his wide-ranging imagination make Neil Gunn the most important Scottis
Fredrica Harris Thompsett, a scholar of the English Reformation, introduces us to the role that history has played in creating and shaping the Episcopal Church as we know it today.
Opening the Prayer Book introduces us to the history and liturgies of The Book of Common Prayer, and helps us understand why the prayer book is such an important aspect of Anglican self-understanding.
Tom Dodge is at his best when he talks about Texas. This collection of writings over the past decade includes his most poignant and provocative National Public Radio vignettes as well as longer pieces
