Mary Baldwin College

Education & Teaching

Grogan, Daniel

Schools & Teaching

Harmony House Publishers

Feed the adventurer in you with Origins of a Journey, more than 120 stories of history’s most famous travellers and their finest adventures. Inside each of us lives an explorer who yearns to visit the great unknown. Feed the adventurer in you with Origins of a Journey, more than 120 stories of history’s most famous travellers and their finest adventures. These are the tales behind the history’s bravest pioneers, bringing you from the ocean’s black depths to the top of Mount Everest. Harriet Tubman ferries fugitive slaves along the Underground Railroad—not once, not twice, but 19 times. Teddy Roosevelt risks life, limb, and sanity as he charts the Amazon’s River of Doubt. Buoyed by the voice of God, Joan of Arc travels to Vaucouleurs to petition Charles for a chance to fight for France. Charles Darwin notices several different finch species while touring the Galápagos Islands, fundamentally changing how we understand life. Spanning from 500 BC to today, Origins of a Journey teaches us that there is always value in an adventure, no matter how small—or doomed—it may be.

Origins of a Journey: History's Greatest Adventures Marked by Ambition, Necessity, and Madness

Travel

Reference

Cider Mill Press

Famous Last Lines features the final sentences from 300 works of literature, from Don Quixote to The Girl on the Train. The closing words of any text carry a lot of weight. Famous Last Lines unpacks more than 300 notable final lines, from classical epics to contemporary short stories. Spanning centuries of writing, each entry, whether for Don Quixote or The Girl on the Train, provides context for these notable last lines, making clear what makes them so memorable and lasting. Famous Last Lines provides readers with a comprehensive collection of brilliant conclusions.

Famous Last Lines: Final Sentences from 300 Iconic Books

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Baby Biographies: Rock 'N'&nbsp;Roll is a delightfully illustrated, charmingly written, baby-friendly history of the greatest rock bands ever!&nbsp; Let's face it, you and your kid are going to disagree about music at some point. Your favorite bands are dinosaurs, their favorite bands are TikTokers. Despite that universal truth, there are other truths that must be recognized: Grass is green; Pasta should be cooked al dente for maximum enjoyment; rock n' roll will never die. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" comes on the radio, and it simply can't be denied. But why wait for your child to develop their own taste in music to introduce them to the greatest rock bands of all time? Take advantage of that precious infant downtime and introduce them to Bowie, The Beatles, and Bob Dylan with Baby Biographies - Rock 'N' Roll. Between the covers of this charming, colorful board book are the inspiring, unbelievable stories of our most important bands--from Queen playing at Wembley Stadium to Jimi Hendrix dominating Woodstock, many of the great moments in music history will be included and described in a way that will engage both infants and their parents! Some more examples include, - Bob Dylan going electric - Mick Jagger meeting Keith Richards at Dartford railway station - The Velvet Underground performing at Andy Warhol's art collective - Nirvana unplugs Before long, Baby Biographies - Rock 'N' Roll&nbsp;will have you and your child arguing over whether The Rolling Stones or The Beatles is the best band of all time, but you'll both know that Led Zeppelin is the real #1.&nbsp;

Rock and Roll - Baby Biographies: A Baby's Introduction to the 24 Greatest Rock Bands of All Time!

Children's Books

Biographies

Applesauce Press

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