Myers Press imprint: 27 books

This book is part of a series on historical female figures. It features Dolly Madison, wife of James Madison, and First Lady of the United States between 1809 and 1817. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive....

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Contained within this book is a comprehensive index of the various different types of fly that can be used by the fly-fisherman to catch his prey. With helpful illustrations and a wealth of useful information provided by an expert fisherman, this timeless volume is sure to be of considerable utility...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This volume contains a classic guide to hand making lingerie, dealing with the different stitches, types of embroidery, fastenings, and more. Written in clear, simple language and profusely illustrated, this guide is perfect for readers of all experience levels with an interest in making their own...

I have set three aims before me in constructing this book. First, to introduce a new kind of documentation to those who are interested in the contemporary state of culture whether as critics, as philosophers, as teachers, as psychologists, or merely as curious persons. Secondly, to provide a new technique...

This classic book contains a wealth of crochet instructions and designs. With nineteen chapters including 'Blouses and Sweaters', 'Hats and Bags', 'Tablecloths', and 'Rugs', there is a wide variety of items to make, and with the patterns being of varying levels of difficulty, should suit most levels...

An account of two men's travels among the remotest parts of the empire. Striking into the Himalayan provinces as possibly the very first white men to make such a trek. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive....

This antiquarian book contains an accessible and concise guide to pruning, with information on the correct methods for pruning rose trees, fruit trees, ornamental trees and shrubs, and other plants commonly found in the garden. Written in simple, clear language and profusely illustrated, this text...

Hypnotism is one of the most remarkable phenomena known to man. It is as old as the human mind, as aged as the beginning of the world. To whatever quarter we direct our research, whether to dusty old manuscripts or to ancient hieroglyphics, we find indelible traces of the influence of hypnotism. There...

“Variations on a Theme of Paganini” is a piano composition written by Johannes Brahms in 1863 and based on Niccolò Paganini's “Caprice No. 24 in A minor”. Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) was a seminal German composer and pianist. He was incredibly popular and influential during his lifetime...

Some hundred years after John Dewey worked to illuminate what it means to educate and how public education serves as the bedrock of democracy, his seminal Democracy and Education speaks urgently not only to critical contemporary educational issues but to contemporary political issues as well. As mania...

Contemporary political and socioeconomic conditions largely characterized by corruption and inequity have added new urgency to recurring calls for reorienting American public schools to their historic purpose: educating a citizenry both equipped and motivated to serve as the ultimate guardians of...

How is it, this text asks, that given such good intentions among education professionals, things in schools can go so very wrong? The problem, Hinchey and Konkol posit, is that unspoken and misleading assumptions result in choices, decisions and policies with disastrous consequences for kids....