Tim Rowland: 12 books
by Tim Rowland
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2012
When Tim Rowland’s earlier book of his animal essays, All Pets are Off, was published, readers immediately clamored for more. Their preference for animal stories over the political columns Tim’s also known for is understandable: animals are way more fun to read about than politicians. Especially...
High Peaks
A History of Hiking the Adirondacks from Noah to Neoprene
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
The unique geological history of the Adirondacks can be found in a pebble. So discovers humorist and outdoorsman Tim Rowland as he chronicles the evolution of hiking in the howling wilderness of the High Peaks. From nineteenth-century guides� �random scoots� to Melville Dewey�s �Adirondaks...
Maryland's Appalachian Highlands
Massacres, Moonshine & Mountaineering
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2009
A young George Washington once roamed the peaks, Civil War soldiers battled along the ridges, and bloody Prohibition skirmishes echoed among the dark hemlocks of Maryland�s Appalachian Highlands. Local columnist and outdoorsman Tim Rowland introduces the remarkable history of the mountains of Western...
All Pets are Off
A Collection of Hairy Columns
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
Of all the columns Tim Rowland writes, the ones that always get the biggest response are those about animals. Maybe it’s not too surprising that people pick critters over politicians: the animals are more intelligent and, on a per-pound basis, cost less to feed. ALL PETS ARE OFF is a comical collection...
by Tim Rowland
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Astonishing Events from the American Revolution That They Don’t Teach in School!
We all know about Washington’s crossing of the Delaware and Betsy Ross’s stitching together the Stars and Stripes, but how about a little-known, valid reason for the war itself and why General George was...
by Tim Rowland
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Strange and Obscure Stories of the Civil War is an entertaining look at the Civil War stories that don’t get told, and the misadventures you haven’t read about in history books. Share in all the humorous and strange events that took place behind the scenes of some of the most famous Civil War...
The Pragmatics of Mathematics Education
Vagueness and Mathematical Discourse
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Drawing on philosophy of language and recent linguistic theory, Rowland surveys several approaches to classroom communication in mathematics. Are students intimidated by the nature of mathematics teaching? Many students appear fearful of voicing their understanding - is fear of error part of the linguistics...
Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City
Little-Known Tales About Gotham's People and Places
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Urban legends, unsolved murders, and historical oddities from the five boroughs . . .
Even many native New Yorkers don’t know all the secrets of their city. This book takes you on a tour, uptown, downtown, and below ground, with fascinating stories that range from a cross-dressing governor...
Politics Weird-o-Pedia
The Ultimate Book of Surprising, Strange, and Incredibly Bizarre Facts about Politics
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
Government and politics might seem twisted today, but they’ve always been strange.
There’s something about public office that, throughout time, has transcended normalcy. Politics Weird-o-Pedia presents some of the oddest and most interesting political absurdities and tidbits from around...
Developing Primary Mathematics Teaching
Reflecting on Practice with the Knowledge Quartet
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2009
How can KS1/2 teachers improve their mathematics teaching? This book helps readers to become better, more confident teachers of mathematics by enabling them to focus critically on what they know and what they do in the classroom. Building on their close observation of primary mathematics classrooms,...
Our Prince of Scribes
Writers Remember Pat Conroy
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
New York Times best-selling writer Pat Conroy (1945–2016) inspired a worldwide legion of devoted fans numbering in the millions, but none are more loyal to him and more committed to sustaining his literary legacy than the many writers he nurtured over the course of his fifty-year writing life. In...
Strange and Obscure Stories of Washington, DC
Little-Known Tales about Our Nation's Capital
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
Strange and Obscure Stories of Washington, DC is a collection of wild but true tales about our nation’s capital. Starting in the early days of the republic and reaching into modern times, the book recounts odd and humorous events that didn’t make their way into the history books. Along the way...