When longtime author Robert Root moves to a small town in southeast Wisconsin, he gets to know his new home by walking the same terrain traveled by three Wisconsin luminaries who were deeply rooted in
Walt Whitman’s meditation on time is the undercurrent running through Postscripts, a series of reflections on finding one’s place in the endless chain of time. In linked essays, Robert Root ranges acr
A world traveler, Isabella Bird recorded her 1873 visit to Colorado Territory in her classic travel narrative, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains. This work inspired Robert Root’s own discovery of
As a vital and growing literary genre, nonfiction impacts bestseller lists, writing programs, writers’ workshops, and academic conferences on creative writing, composition/rhetoric, and literature. In
Writing for both readers and writers, Root (English, emeritus, Central Michigan University) offers a lively exploration of the elements of contemporary creative nonfiction and suggests imaginative app
Creativity isn't born, it's cultivated—this innovative guide distills the work of extraordinary artists and thinkers to show you how. ? All the imagination needs to be fruitful is exercise. Robert and
An accurate reproduction of what the poem was when Chaucer had made his final revisions--an enormously complex task, for the eighteen manuscripts and early printed editions show continuous alteration
An accurate reproduction of what the poem was when Chaucer had made his final revisions--an enormously complex task, for the eighteen manuscripts and early printed editions show continuous alteration
The authoritative, practical guide to internal control after COSO (Committee on Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission)Beyond COSO unravels the complexities of the COSO Report while provi
Sage Advice on Going GlobalRoot's perspective is extremely insightful, and clearly the work of one who knows his topics from personal experience. It encapsulates what some of us have taken decades to
This book is a critical introduction to the philosophy of social science. While most social scientists maintain that the social sciences should stand free of politics, this book argues that they shoul
Exploring how Christianity became a world religion, this brief history examines Christian missions and their relationship to the current globalization of Christianity. A short and enlightening histor
Exploring how Christianity became a world religion, this brief history examines Christian missions and their relationship to the current globalization of Christianity. A short and enlightening histor
Nitty Gritty Grammar, Second edition, focuses on essential areas of English grammar that cause difficulty for developing writers at the high beginning to low intermediate levels. This Teacher's Manual
