"Forest Trees of Illinois: How to Know Them" is a comprehensive guide that explores the diverse tree species found in Illinois. Authored by George D. Fuller, Wilbur R. Mattoon, Robert B. Miller, and E. E. Nuuttila, this book serves as an essential resource for both amateur naturalists and professional botanists. It provides detailed descriptions, illustrations, and identification tips for various trees, making it an invaluable tool for anyone interested in the state's rich arboreal heritag...

The Big Sandy River Valley of Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia experienced a great coal boom at the end of the nineteenth century. The area attracted railroads, capital, corporations, and people. Isolated mountain communities became the sites of great mining operations, small regional commercial centers grew, and hundreds of coal company towns appeared almost overnight. Today, many of these once-vibrant coal towns are fading away, their populations a fraction of their heyday, their bu...

"The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784" by George D. Wolf explores the lives and struggles of early settlers in Pennsylvania's West Branch Valley. This historical account delves into the challenges faced by these pioneers as they navigated the complexities of frontier life, including conflicts with Native American tribes and the harsh realities of survival in a new land. Wolf meticulously documents the social, political, and economic factors that shaped the settlers' ...

How to Teach is a comprehensive guide on effective teaching methods, aimed at providing educators with practical strategies for improving classroom instruction. Written by Naomi Norsworthy and George D. Strayer, the book combines educational theory with practical advice to help teachers develop their skills in various subjects and environments. The authors address key concepts such as classroom management, curriculum design, and student engagement, emphasizing the importance of understandi...

"The Ultimate Guide to Growing Your Business" is a comprehensive and practical book that provides entrepreneurs, business owners, and aspiring professionals with the essential knowledge and strategies needed to take their businesses to new heights of success. Drawing upon extensive research, industry insights, and expert advice, this book equips readers with a roadmap for sustainable growth, regardless of the industry or size of their enterprise.

Fragile Power *provides you with the knowledge, confidence, and power to improve your leadership performance and achieve your goals in life, business, and sport.However, 'power is fragile' and should be used sensitively, tactfully, cleverly, empathetically, and wisely to succeed.This book, the author's fifth, is a business autobiography covering his 60-year career and delivers 40 Case Histories and Leadership Lessons learnt from his experiences with ...

Create your dream home with this valuable resource to inspire you and guide you through the residential design and construction process.A complete and concise resource for building a fine home, Creating Your Architectural Style presents detailed explanations of the design process, guiding readers from the initial concept to the finishing touches. Filled with beautiful photographs, this reference will enable readers to design a dream home that is an express...

When Gilbert Knapp founded Racine in 1834 and the first pioneers settled there, no one had the remotest idea that the wilderness would one day transform into a thriving city. Ideally situated on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River, the site was chosen by Knapp because of its harbor potential. The prospect of farming on the level prairies surrounding Racine also attracted many of the area�s first settlers. Racine County is especially suited for growing wheat, which immediately beca...

A revolutionary tradition did not exist in the Imperial German Army. But during the years 1918-1944 events occurred which produced such an impact on the moral fibre of the German Officer Corps that eventually a few of them participated in a conspiracy against Hitler. This work seeks only to throw light on those aspects of German military history that portray the gradual disintegration of the monolithic structure of the German Army that occurred prior to 20 July 1944.The study has be...

We all want to live a successful life and George Norris draws on his considerable experience as a successful business mentor, coach, radio presenter and author as he continues to inspire us with wisdom and integrity. Partly based on his successful weekly radio presentations, in Strategies for Success George presents a quote then reflects on what it means and how we can apply it to our daily life for inspiration, courage and wisdom to accelerate our success along the way.

365 quotes by world famous people and strategies from a well known Corporate Coach, mentor, facilitator and speaker to help you plan your year in life, business and sport. Celebrating 35 years of providing performance solutions to help people succeed in life, business and sport, this is your chance to have a handy collection of inspirational quotes by your side. A personal coach in your pocket! The quotations come from inspiring leaders, thinkers and writers including Winston Churchill, In...

A Piece of Pie - The Online Auction Pie!How many reports or books have you read about online auctions? One, three, a half dozen? Chances are they all told you that you can create overnight ric*hes just by putting your "junk" up on eBay. And they probably told you that you'd make a pile of ca*sh overnite.If you're sick and tired of hearing all about the ridiculous notion that you can instantly get ri*ch just by entering the eBay phenomona, then you need to r...