John Michell (1724-93) was a renowned English natural philosopher, astronomer and geologist. Originally published in 1918, this book presents a concise study of Michell’s life and achievements, incorporating discussion of…

Distilling the work of ALA's Ecosystem Task Force, this book will guide library organizations in assessing and extending the strength of their ecosystems by identifying priorities for advocacy and legislation…

The first and longest part is biographical, an account of Michell’s home setting (Nottinghamshire in England), the clerical world in which he grew up (Church of England), the university (Cambridge)…

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…

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…

Do you know what night crawlers are? They make great bait for fishermen who are not squeamish about dirty hands.This story begins when two boys, age thirteen, decide to earn…

Scholars have put forward many theories about who wrote the works of Shakespeare, suggesting it could have been Francis Bacon or the Earl of Oxford. This is an investigation of…

These events took place during prohibition, World War II, and the time after the war was won, during the ‘40s and '50s. The immigrants and first- and second-generation Americans were…