Roger Howard: 17 books

The forgotten cloak-and-dagger history of the former Nazi scientists who were recruited by Egypt to develop long-range missiles capable of striking Israel From 1951 to 1967 Egypt pursued a secret program to build military rockets that could have conceivably posed a threat to neighboring Israel....

Is Iran at a crossroads? The recent US - led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought new opportunities and dangers that could conceivably either herald a new rapprochement between Tehran and Washington or else bring a sharp detorioration that might perhaps spill over into confrontation. At home,...

This book, first published in 1977, attempts to show Mao Tse-tung in his relationship with the Chinese people. The author makes extensive use of a number of interviews with a cross-section of Chinese people, as well as examining the written records made by foreign visitors.

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Dick Hamilton's Football Team - Or, A Young Millionaire On The Gridiron. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition...

Fantastic Universe started publishing in 1953 and continued until March 1960. It was one of the better magazines to launch during the boom in science fiction magazines publishing. It published many important stories' by some of the fields best known writers. This is our third Fantastic universe Superpack....

These outspoken men never met an opinion that they didnt like—or an opinion that they didnt feel like sharing with everyone else. In this case, they shared their opinions in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From the original frenemies Gene Siskel...

HOUSES OF THE PRESIDENTS offers a unique tour of the houses and day-to-day lives of America's presidents, from George Washington's time to the present. Author Hugh Howard weaves together personal, presidential, and architectural histories to shed light on the way our chief executives lived. Original...

Howard Roger Garis was an American author, best known for a series of books, published under his own name, that featured the character of Uncle Wiggily Longears, an engaging elderly rabbit. Garis and his wife were possibly the most prolific children's authors of the early 20th century: The showman,...

In this second edition of First Principles, Howard tells the remarkable and unconventional story - with a bold and biting humour and surprising candour - of the founding of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Canada. How was PI created from scratch, from first principles? What...

Dr. Glasby looked over the rims of his spectacles at the boy before him. Then he glanced at Mr. Anderson, cleared his throat with a loud "ahem" that made Roger start, and said, very ponderously:

All my life, I grew up listening to my father tell stories of his life, especially his wartime experiences.I knew these stories had to be put into print for future generations to enjoy.The events recounted here reflect the true voice of my father.While reading the text, I can picture a group of family...

“Glad you like her, fellows, ” replied Dick Hamilton, to the remarks of his chums, Paul Drew and Innis Beeby, as he turned the wheel of a new motor-boat and sent the craft about in a graceful sweep toward a small dock which connected with a little excursion resort on the Kentfield river.

This volume provides a comprehensive, broad-based overview, including first-person accounts, of the development and conduct of archaeology in the Southeast over the past three decades. Histories of Southeastern Archaeology originated as a symposium at the 1999 Southeastern Archaeological Conference...