Home » Recent   Anacostia. Details  Located in Washington, D. C., the Anacostia River is a poster child for America's tragically neglected, abused urban waterways. There are compelling ethical grounds for remedying this river's environmental problems, for the Anacostia in our time demonstrates that environmental burdens like pollution and resource depletion are not shared equally. Wennersten's book offers a corrective to the uncritical assumptions of growth for its own sake, and development at the cost of our waters, our natural resources, and the health of our citizenry. 2008; Chesapeake Book Company; 6"x9"; 304 pages Paperback; ISBN: 0-963515-96-9 Price: $20.00 Art of The Stonemason. Details  By Ian Cramb Drawing on five generations of family tradition as stonemasons in his native Scotland, Ian Cramb created this masterful work to pass on his knowledge and experience to craftsmen who wish to learn the ancient, but still necessary, principles of the stonemason's art. Since original publication by Betterway Books in 1992, this book has established itself as an essential learning tool for masons doing new construction and also those engaged in restoration of historic stone structures. Beginning with a detailed discussion of building with "random rubble", which is the name for the early Celtic art of building with irregular stones bedded on mortar, the author proceeds to more complex projects such as fireplaces, stairs, arches, bridges and more. There is extensive treatment of various restoration techniques involved with historic structures both in the US and Britain, some as old as 1000 years. In additon the author covers various types of stone, stone-cutting, etc. as well as using tradional mortar mixes, which have demonstrated their utility in stone walls and buildings which have lasted for many centuries. The Art of the Stonemason is profusely illustrated with the author's meticulous line drawings and photographs. Ian Cramb began his apprenticeship at the age of 14 in Dunblane, Scotland. Surrounded by large estates, farm buildings, a ruined 13th century bishop's palace, two large fifteenth century castles, a Gothic cathedral, and numerous other stone buildings, Dunblane was an apprentice stonemason's paradise. In 1957 Mr. Cramb took over as master stonemason on the restoration of the monastic buildings around the abbey on Iona. He rebuilt the cloisters, restored St. Michael's Chapel, and also restored St. Oran's Chapel in the Cemetary of Kings, built in 1075. In 1959 Mr. Cramb moved to the US where he set stone and marble on the Capitol building, and then he acted as stone and marble mason for the Raeburn Building and World Bank Building in Washington, DC. He now lives in Bangor, Pennsylvania. 1992; Hood, Alan C. & Company, Inc.; 8.5"x 11"; 174 pages Paperback; ISBN: 0-911469-27-3 Price: $25.00 Arundel Burning. Details  The Maryland Oyster Roast Fire of 1956 By Joseph B. Ross Jr. On the night of Sunday, January 29, 1956, fire broke out at a church fund-raiser in the small town of Brooklyn, Maryland, trapping 1200 people in a large hall and creating the worst public assembly fire in Maryland’s history. Ross tells a gripping story of heroism and tragedy with a fire fighter's expertise to reconstruct the fire’s origin and trace the sequence of events that ended in disaster. 2008; Chesapeake Book Company; 7"x 10"; 208 pages Paperback; ISBN: 0-963515-97-7 Price: $18.00 Cannibalism, Headhunting and Human Sacrifice in North America. Details  This riveting volume dispels the sanitized history surrounding Native American practices toward their enemies that preceded the European exploration and colonization of North America. We abandon truth when we gloss over the clashes between Native Americans and Europeans, encounters of parties equally matched in barbarity, says George Franklin Feldman, We neglect true history when we hide the uniqueness of the varied cultures that evolved during the thousands of years before Europeans invaded North America. The research is impeccable, the writing sparkling, and the evidence incontrovertible: headhunting and cannibalism were practiced by many of the native peoples of North America. 2008; Hood, Alan C. & Company, Inc.; 6"x 9"; 272 pages Paperback; ISBN: 0-911469-33-8 Price: $20.00 Fit & Pregnant, Revised Edn.. Details  The Pregnant Woman's Guide To Exercise By Joan Marie Butler Active women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy know that staying fit is good for them and their baby. This book will help them understand the tremendous changes that their body is experiencing and how they can continue to safely exercise before, during, and after their pregnancy. They will hear from women like themselves how they maintained their fitness during pregnancy and how they stayed fit after the baby. Joan Marie Butler is an experienced nurse-midwife, nurse practitioner, a mother of three, and formerly a nationally-ranked Masters athlete. 2006; Vitesse Press; 7"x 10"; 192 pages Paperback; ISBN: 0-941950-40-9 Price: $17.95 Fit Family. Details  The Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Years By Heidi Hill Fit Family is packed with ideas on how to have fun exercising with your kids. You'll read parent-to-parent tips on scheduling, snacks, solo workouts, as well as personal here's what worked for me stories from dozens of active parents. Experts offer advice on nutrition, equipment, strength and stretching. 2008; Vitesse Press; 6"x 9"; 176 pages Paperback; ISBN: 0-941950-41-7 Price: $17.95 Health Care Meltdown. Details  Confronting The Myths and Fixing Our Failing System By Robert H. LeBow, MD and C. Rocky White, MD Almost five years after the original publication of Dr. Lebow's authoritative dissection of America's health care system, the situation has in many ways deteriorated. More Americans lack any health insurance, costs continue to increase faster than income, and increasing complexity is overwhelming everyone involved. In revising this book, Dr. C. Rocky White has included recent developments in the field, and updated the relevant statistics. The bibliography has been expanded to include recently published articles, books and givernment documents. For the most part, however, Dr. LeBow's text has proved to be as timely now as it was upon initial publication in 2002. 2007; Hood, Alan C. & Company, Inc.; 6"x 9"; 304 pages Paperback; ISBN: 0-911469-30-3 Price: $15.00 Living In China. Details  The Living In series began under the auspices of the Experiment in International Living, now the World Learning Institute. This book is more than a travel guide; it will help you to understand the past and present of the world's largest population, especially the way Chinese people live, work, and play today. However, it is a changing China that we are presenting to you; China is changing fast, and that must be kept in mind. Living in China will make it easier for you to work or study, or just to visit China and to communicate with the Chinese people. 2008; Pro Lingua Associates; 5.50"x 8.50"; 84 pages Paperback; ISBN: 0-866472-67-3 Price: $12.50 « Previous | 1 | 2 | Next »

Confronting The Myths and Fixing Our Failing System

Health Care Meltdown, by Robert H. LeBow, MD and C. Rocky White, MD