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Knots for Kids delivers relevant, expertly curated content perfect for kids. Outdoor skills expert and veteran author Buck Tilton provides readers with accessible information on choosing the best knot for the situation, tying different types of common knots and hitches, selecting the best kinds of rope, and much more. With step-by-step instructions (for both righties and lefties!) on tying the most used and useful knots, this is the perfect book to teach children how to tie knots like the experts.

Spokane, WashingtonΓÇÖs, first woman physician, Mary Latham moved to the community with her three sonsΓÇöleaving her husband behind in OhioΓÇöin 1887. She sought a better climate for her health and worked tirelessly for the health of all of SpokaneΓÇÖs citizens, but particularly women and children and especially the poor. She helped found the Spokane Humane Society and the Spokane Public Library, and she was beloved and respected in the community.Then, in 1903, one of her sons died and she seemingly became unhinged. She would be seen wandering the streets, wailing and wringing her hands, and her behavior became extremely erratic. In 1905, she set fire to a building and would be arrested and convicted of arson, then sentenced to four years of hard labor in the state penitentiary. She escaped into the forests of Idaho, where she hid from a massive manhunt for a week before being captured and sent to prison in Walla Walla. She eventually returned to Spokane a broken woman and died in 1917. Yet today she is honored in Spokane for the good she did in the first part of her life.

MontanaΓÇÖs rivers hold a wealth of riches, and Paddling Montana, fully updated and revised, features over thirty river trips for avid paddlers, floaters, and anglers. History buffs can follow the routes of Lewis and Clark along the Missouri, the Jefferson, the Beaverhead, and the Bitterroot. Whitewater enthusiasts can head for the Gallatin or the MadisonΓÇÖs Beartrap Canyon.Look inside to find:Full-color photosGPS coordinatesDetailed river descriptionsMaps showing access points and river milesLevel of difficulty, optimal flows, rapids, and other hazardsWho to call for up-to-the minute information on floating conditionsA brief overview of Lewis and ClarkΓÇÖs historic paddle through Montana

Edward Nickens has written a very popular column for Field & Stream magazinecalled ΓÇ£Total OutdoorsmanΓÇ¥ for six years. ItΓÇÖs a first-person essay that explores the modern expression of hunting and fishing in America. Along with the editors at Field & Stream, he has chosen the best of these articles and collected them in a book for the first time. Nickens is best known to readers of Field & Stream and Garden & Gun, for essay-driven articles, and thatΓÇÖs what this collection reflects.

Author Jo Allison delves into the shocking stories of the Gateway City's seamy past, including tales of cholera epidemics, deadly newspaper-daily duels, ragtime racism, Spiritualism scuffles, Prohibition protests, and women's suffrage.

A a must-have for the serious (or weekend) sailor or boater in case a medical emergency or other medical problem arises when you go sailing or power-boating.

Let's say you're the manager of one of the oldest and most beloved franchises in Major League baseball, with every past and current player available in the dugout. Game time is approaching and the ump needs your line-up card. Who's your starting pitcher? Three-hundred-game-winner Lefty Grove, lights-out Pedro Martinez, fireballer Roger Clemens, or the Sox's first Cy Young winner Jim Lonborg? Is Carlton Fisk behind the plate or Jason Varitek? Who'll bat clean-up, Ted Williams or David Ortiz? Combining statistical analysis, common sense, and a host of intangibles, Jeffrey Lyons constructs an all-time All-Star Red Sox 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 managed the BoSox.

Cathedrals of War tells the story of FloridaΓÇÖs coastal fortifications from Amelia Island on the Florida/Georgia border, to Key West, the Dry Tortugas, an atoll midway between Key West and Havana, Cuba and Pensacola on FloridaΓÇÖs west coast. Covering the colonial era to the Civil War to the late 1880s, the book will explain the specific locations, designs of the forts, the strategy behind their construction, military necessity and purpose that led to their construction, their armament and the battles they participated in. All in all, twenty-two forts erected by Britain, Spain, and America will be discussed and explored.

Rivers and the ecosystems they support have always captivated humans, leading curious scientists to broaden our understanding with ongoing research. In ExplorerΓÇÖs Guide to Rivers and Streams, Dr. Ryan Utz (Chatham University) presents a broad scientific understanding of rivers, streams, and the animals that reside within them, written accessibly for a general audience. Topics range from what causes river flows to rise and fall to the ecology of riverine fishes. Kayakers, anglers, and hikers alike will find many tools within ExplorerΓÇÖs Guide to Rivers and Streams to deepen their understanding of their favorite waterway.

On May 6, 2014 Ryan Waters accomplished something that has not been replicated since. He and fellow explorer Eric Larsen stood atop the geographic North Pole, after 53 grueling days battling their way over an ever-melting sheet of ice that fought against them the entire way. By reaching the pole the two adventurers became the last persons to date to complete an unsupported trip to the North Pole from land. The ice sheet that used to link the Pole to land in Canada, once so thick and sturdy, has so degraded over the last few decades that explorers have had to abandon any attempts to cross it.While reaching the North Pole was monumental for Waters it also was the final piece needed to complete a project that he had been persistently working on for over a decade, the True Adventurers Grand SlamΓÇöstanding atop the Seven Summits and skiing full length, unsupported and unassisted, expeditions to both the North and South Poles. His accomplishment that day made him just the 9th person and first American to gain entry into this exclusive club.Never one to embrace the easy path, Waters seemed to thrive in battling through whatever the fates threw at him, sometimes even deliberately seeking out struggles. Despite having little experience cross-country skiing, he decided to go to the South Pole. Eschewing the more typical route, he and partner Cecilie Skog completed the first traverse of Antarctica without the use of resupplies or kites. Skiing from Berkner Island in the Weddell Sea, via the South Pole, to the Ross Ice Shelf, the pair skied for 70 days and covered 1200 miles, 9 years prior to the much publicized 2019 ΓÇ£raceΓÇ¥ across Antarctica. To this day the two hold the record for the longest unsupported crossing of the continent without the use of kites.How Waters ended up standing atop the North Pole on that fateful day is a story of hope, perseverance, faith, and a fair share of dumb luck. From his youth traipsing around the Georgia hills to his time leading expeditions around the Himalayas, including five summits of Everest, Waters has always seemed to stumble into the next fortuitous step of his journey, often ending up in the most unlikely places. This is tempered by the fact that early in WatersΓÇÖ outdoor career, he learned to live by a simple credo: ΓÇ£you have to make things happen for yourself.ΓÇ¥ At the beginning of his climbing career, he was consumed by passion for the mountains, every decision was leading to the next mountaineering challenge. Eventually giving up a stable career as a geologist, he had a self-described ΓÇ£mid 20ΓÇÖs crisis,ΓÇ¥ left his 401K and comfortable salary for living out of his truck and 40 dollars a day as a part-time climbing instructor. Following his dream of a life of adventure in exchange for a life of obeying societal norms, he set out to build a mountain resume that would enable him to circle the Earth and work as a mountain guide in the Himalayas and beyond.After almost two decades of hard expeditions around the planet, his experiences include being on a hijacked airplane in Russia, rescue of injured climbers in the Karakoram Himalaya of Pakistan, the Everest Base Camp earthquake disaster, narrowly missing out on the K2 2008 tragedy, near misses with avalanches, the deaths of close climbing partners, close encounters with Polar Bears on the Arctic Ocean, relationships with fellow adventurers, and much more.

Medicinal Herbs of the Rocky Mountains covers 100 of the most common medicinal plants in the region and introduces readers to the principles of herbal remedies, history, roots in native cultures, scientific information, and how to find and incorporate medicinal plants into daily life. This guide builds a foundation for aspirants to get outside, and discover the herbs in their own backyards, as well as informing troves of active gardeners, and nature-lovers.Inside youΓÇÖll find: Photos and descriptions to help with positive identificationCommon and scientific names and the plant familiesModern and traditional usesThe science behind natural phytochemicals that have earned these plants a place in herbal medicine for thousands of years.Tips for cultivation in the gardenRecipes and ideas to incorporate the identified plants into daily life (1-3 per plant).

From unusual tropical spices to temperate herbs to native species, this guide covers plants that will succeed in every region of the state with a focus on plants with culinary uses. *Includes detailed profiles of nearly 100 plants, ranging from unusual tropical species, to temperate herbs, to native species. *Contains range maps for each species and covers every region of the state. *Provides detailed information on cultivation, harvest, and use of the plants. *More than 300 color illustrations and photographs throughout. * Includes a broad assortment of scent plants and describes growth habits and landscape uses and flowering characteristics for adding interest and color to the garden.

This book is a must-read for educational leaders who want to ensure their schools have the necessary tools to implement and sustain an effective educational technology program.

Chronicling nearly nine decades of life and work on a Maine farm, this memoir by Will and Minnie Penney presents a wonderful look back at rural life before and during the Depression, in the heady post-war years, and late, as family farms began to give way to larger industrial farms. The Penney''s adapted to change by adjusting the way they farmed, focusing on fewer crops, adding dairy cows to their stock, even harvesting trees from the woodlot and cutting them into lumberwith the farm''s lumber mill. Through it all the Penney''s toughed it out and thrived on their slice of Maine heaven.The Penney Farm in Belgrade, Maine, remained in the family for more than one hundred and fifty years. Eighty-Eighth Years on a Maine Farm is part Will Penney''s personal memoir and part Minnie''s diary. Together, they show readers just what everyday life on a busy Maine farm was like.

The book explores the humanitarian sector's relationship with authority and humanitarian responses to situations of complex emergency.

This book investigates contemporary theories of social justice including John Rawls, Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum.

Beyond Modernity brings together traditional and modern perspectives on Muslim thought and practice to demonstrate and explore the composite nature of Islamic tradition.

This book uses critical textual analysis and postcolonial theory to analyse cultural texts of resistance in contemporary Zimbabwe.

Provides the first comprehensive discourse analysis of the dynamics and features of the largest LGBT Pride Parade in the world.

This book scrutinises the suitability of entanglements and relations as a mode of thinking and seeing peacebuilding events.

This book explores what becomes visible if we look at peripheral, deprived rural regions through the lens of a complex adaptive assemblage and how we can better support these communities.

An exploration of Chinese Communist objects, their British owners, and their display in British private and public collections from 1966 to 2016.

The book addresses the critical importance of communication, specifically how boards of education and the superintendent must communicate with stakeholders.

Ideas for a new set of reform policies, based on empirical evidence and supportive of a unitary, equitable, and democratic system of education are presented.