W Robinson: 57 books

Following the successful release of his off-beat travel volume, Midnight Bathing in Far East Russia, John W. Robinson's The Muskrat Skin Jacket takes a look at life closer to home. Stories included in The Muskrat Skin Jacket run the gamut, from tales of seeking out penny candy as a five-year-old,...

Most accounts of California’s role in the Civil War focus on the northern part of the state, San Francisco in particular. In Los Angeles in Civil War Days, John W. Robinson looks to the southern half and offers an enlightening sketch of Los Angeles and its people, politics, and economic trends from...

John W. Robinson's "Midnight Bathing in Far East Russia" includes stories of hitchhiking across western Canada, teaching dentistry in Moldova, hiking in the rain of Scotland and the mud of Hawaii, long distance bicycling, extracting teeth in Jamaica, getting lost in Greece, and exploring...

Pastors are continually looking for resources to make their preaching more powerful and culturally relevant. Old-school models based on three-point outlines do not resonate with today's churchgoers, who are accustomed to media-driven modes of expression. It's All in How You Tell It provides the tools...

Mushroom Culture: Its Extension and Improvement By W. Robinson, F.L.S.  AUTHOR OF “The Parks and Gardens of Paris,” “Alpine Flowers,” &c. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS by GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS NO. 9 LAFAYETTE PLACE LONDON, GLASGOW AND MANCHESTER.

The Shahnama, written in the tenth century by Firdawsi, is the national epic poem of Persia. It chronicles at great length (nine volumes in the full English translation, currently out of print) the reigns and deeds of the earliest Persian kings, over fifty of them, in four dynasties - the Pishdadians,...

Unexpected is a philosophical work about the unexpected, how it impacts our lives, and how we can use it to bring about change. Numerous examples are given throughout the book to illustrate the philosophical concepts and make them easier to understand. In addition to the unexpected, the work addresses...

The Far Northeast, a peninsula incorporating the six New England states, New York east of the Hudson, Quebec south of the St. Lawrence River and Gulf of St. Lawrence, and the Maritime Provinces, provided the setting for a distinct chapter in the peopling of North America. Late Pleistocene Archaeology...

An edited collection of Haddon Robinson's shorter writings on preaching, designed to help readers understand his preaching theory, method, and practice.

This bestselling text by Haddon Robinson, considered by many to be the "teacher of preachers," has sold over 300,000 copies and is a contemporary classic in the field. It offers students, pastors, and Bible teachers expert guidance in the development and delivery of expository sermons. This new edition...

Southern California's highest and most rugged mountains are in the San Bernardino and San Jacinto ranges, in a unique region where desert cactus and pine trees, plus snow-capped peaks and palm oases, are found in close proximity. With the Pacific Crest Trail weaving its way through the mountains and...

What underlying philosophy and mission should museums pursue in the first half of the twenty-first century? In Museum Philosophy, twenty-four authors use the lenses of a variety of disciplines to answer this essential question. Museum professionals offer their answers alongside philosophers, historians,...

First published in 1892. "Illustrated, to show, by actual examples from British gardens, that clipping and aligning trees to make them 'harmonise' with architecture is barbarous, needless, and inartistic."

This book demonstrates that under the leadership of President Ronald Reagan and through the mechanism of his National Security Council staff, the United States developed and executed a comprehensive grand strategy, involving the coordinated use of the diplomatic, informational, military, and economic...