Rogers: 1596 books

In 1871, Henry Probasco donated the Tyler Davidson Fountain to the people of the city of Cincinnati in honor of his brother-in-law. Probasco wanted to leave a practical and artistic gift to the city and its residents that had made both men fabulously wealthy. Though it was placed on Fifth Street, away...

Many books have been written about Napoleon and his campaigns, but very little about the soldiers of his armies and of the organization and conditions under which they lived and served. In this classic study, now reissued in paperback, H.C.B. Rogers examines Napoleon's army in terms of its staff systems,...

If you're considering a career as a school principal, school district administrator, or childcare center, you may be wondering if you have what it takes to succeed. Get help deciding from Career Spotlight: School Administration. You'll meet the pro, Theresa Franklin, an education mentor...

A beautiful and evocative memoir based on the author’s summer-long love affair with a remarkable older Japanese woman in the wake of World War II—“the most romantic memoir you’re likely to read in a lifetime” (New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand). Pulitzer Prize–winning...

Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, the woman who launched the restoration of Central Park in the 1980s, now introduces us to seven remarkable green spaces in and around New York City, giving us the history—both natural and human—of how they have been transformed over time. Here we find: The greenbelt...

We travel to grow our Adventure Guides show you how. Experience the places you visit more directly, freshly, intensely than you would otherwise sometimes best done on foot, in a canoe, or through cultural adventures like art courses, cooking classes, learning the language, meeting the people, joining...

Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, New Hampshire Off the Beaten Path shows you the Granite State you never knew existed. Follow a nature trail marked with verse at the Robert Frost Homestead. Taste authentic, open...

"HINTS TO YOUNG STUDENTS OF OCCULTISM" is the title the editor of the American Theosophist, Louis William Rogers, has chosen for his first book on theosophy. The preface gives an idea of the purpose of the work: "The growing interest in the higher life, and the general search for information...

#Second Edition# In the fourth amazing installment, you wouldn't expect much to happen after the closure of Madora's Prophecy, right? Our heroes return to a place they never thought to see again and endure tasks much worse than fighting Scoldrants! The Consultant has finally released...

"This book is one-of-a-kind. It is the only book that I'm aware of that summarizes the biology, ecology, uses, and management of mesquite.... It is the most complete book in print on mesquite." -C. Wayne Hanselka, Associate Department Head and Extension Program Leader for Rangeland Ecology and Management,...

1960—As a British spy and Soviet mole Edgar Davies knew, and as everyone else in MI6 must have known, there was only one way to catch a spy and that was to discover him in his act of betrayal. Davies, an ordinary man disenchanted with his life, plans to defect to the Soviet Union and bring with...

Barbara Jordan was the first African American to serve in the Texas Senate since Reconstruction, the first black woman elected to Congress from the South, and the first to deliver the keynote address at a national party convention. Yet Jordan herself remained a mystery, a woman so private that even...

What happens when you're alone? Does your mind drift and let your imagination take over, do your fears make their grand entrance, or do your worst nightmares come true? You spot something from the corner of your eye. An unearthly sound catches your attention. An ungodly odor overwhelms your senses....

Start a Stretching Program Today to Increase Your Flexibility and Fend off Sports Injuries! We live in a world where we are bound by technical comforts. We sit in front of computers all day, likely sit on our commute to work each day, and spend a great deal of time sitting during our down time...