Rowman Littlefield Publishers imprint: 5577 books
Relentless
Seven Marathons, Seven Continents, Seven Days
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2016
The World Marathon Challenge—seven marathons on seven continents in seven days—is the ultimate race for adventurous runners. It tests the athletes to their limits, going from biting cold Antarctic conditions one day to dry desert heat another. To survive the onslaught of sensations—fear, fatigue,...
The Broadcast Journalism Handbook
A Television News Survival Guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2003
The Broadcast Journalism Handbook has everything you ever wanted to know about working in the television news business but were afraid to ask! College courses teach the theory of how a television newsroom works; here, working journalists show the reality of the business. Learn the ropes—and how...
We Are Coming, Unafraid
The Jewish Legions and the Promised Land in the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
This book tells the little-known stories of three all-Jewish battalions formed in the British army as part of the Allies' Middle East campaign, recruiting soldiers from the United States, Canada, England, and Argentina. Many of the soldiers, ranging widely in education level, social class, and combat...
Planning Your Time in Retirement
How to Cultivate a Leisure Lifestyle to Suit Your Needs and Interests
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Much of what is written about getting old has a negative feel to it, which is certainly not entirely unjustified. Health may begin to fail. Finances may become tighter as income dwindles or stops altogether. Family and friends may move away or move on. But the retirement years do not have to be negative...
America's National Park System
The Critical Documents
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016
Now in a fully updated edition, this invaluable reference work is a fundamental resource for scholars, students, conservationists, and citizens interested in America's national park system. The extensive collection of documents illustrates the system's creation, development, and management. The documents...
Journal 1935–1944
The Fascist Years
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2013
Hailed as one of the most important portrayals of the dark years of Nazism, this powerful chronicle by the Romanian Jewish writer Mihail Sebastian aroused a furious response in Eastern Europe when it was first published. A profound and powerful literary achievement, it offers a lucid and finely shaded...
Theatre
Its Art and Craft
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2017
Successful theatre relies on a complex interaction of all theatrical elements: script, direction, acting, and design interact in shifting configurations to offer a new work of art at every performance. Examining these relationships often enriches the theatrical experience.
Theatre: Its Art...
by Marius S. Vassiliou
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2018
The petroleum industry is unique: it is an industry without which modern civilization would collapse. Despite the advances in alternative energy, petroleum’s role is still central. Petroleum still drives economics, geopolitics, and sometimes war. The history of petroleum is, to some measure, the...
The Self-Employment Survival Guide
Proven Strategies to Succeed as Your Own Boss
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2018
Anyone who opts for self-employment quickly learns that succeeding as your own boss is no walk in the park. While professional freedom has many, many joys, it also involves significant risks. If you’re considering self-employment, or you’re already self-employed, The Self-Employment Survival Guide:...
by Francesca Sterlacci, Joanne Arbuckle
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
From the first animal skin body coverings, to today’s high fashion collections, fashion has held an important role in the evolution of mankind. The fashion industry has, and continues to make, major contributions to our cultural and social environment. It is an industry that responds to our inherent...
by Kimberly A. Kenney
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2016
Interpreting Anniversaries and Milestones at Museums and Historic Sites is an invaluable resource for a wide range of cultural organizations that are attempting to plan an historical anniversary celebration or commemoration, including museums, churches, cities, libraries, colleges, arts organizations,...
Reckless
The Political Assault on the American Environment
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2012
global challenge and change. Instead of devoting the next year to embracing opportunity amid turmoil, though, the lawmakers waged the worst legislative assault in history against the commonsense safeguards we all depend on to protect our environment and health. In a single calendar year, the Republican-led...
At Mama's Knee
Mothers and Race in Black and White
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2016
Winner of the African American Literary Show Award for Best Non-Fiction
In her first book, The Presidency in Black and White, journalist April Ryan examined race in America through her experience as a White House reporter. In this book, she shifts the conversation from the White House to every...
Born to Run
Origins of the Political Career
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2003
What makes young aspiring politicians take the leap and enter the electoral arena? Born to Run tells the stories of nine young politicians from all walks of life who enter races at the state and local levels in Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Georgia, Nebraska, and Maine. Across the board, Gaddie finds a great...