Robin Doak's Books

This biography examines the life of Amelia Earhart. The book includes biographies of other historical people and a family tree.

This biography examines the life of Eleanor Roosevelt. The book includes biographies of other historical people and a family tree.

A biography of the man who rose through the military ranks to become one of the Confederate Army's inspirational leaders.

Real-life anecdotes and scenarios, including examples from the lives of famous and successful people, and advice and suggestions about ways youngsters can build and demonstrate character enable these books to serve as basic building blocks of character.

The transatlantic slave trade and the fugitive slave laws in the late 18th century led to a significant increase in the number of people seeking freedom. Runaway slaves were often aided in their escape by a growing network of people who saw slavery as morally reprehensible. This work explores this intriguing time in American history.

This biography examines the life of Amelia Earhart. The book includes biographies of other historical people and a family tree.

An introduction to the history, culture, and daily lives of the native peoples living in the Arctic regions.

Introduces the geography, history, culture, and people of the United States of America.

This book takes an engaging look at the work of ground-breaking conservationist, Dian Fossey, and her work with mountain gorillas. It covers Fossey's inspiration, her methods, findings, and the impact of her work in Africa.

From the time that the great inventor Thomas Alva Edison first built a machine that played and recorded sound, to today's instant electronic technology, the phonograph changed along with our needs for it. This book traces the evolution of one of the most far-reaching inventions ever developed, and it eventually gave people a way to preserve bits of the past by capturing the present and passing it on to future generations. The phonograph also helped spawn industries that drive economics and influence worldwide culture.

This book recounts the life of Dolores Huerta, who, along with Cesar Chavez, founded the National Farmworkers Association, an organization focused on fighting for the rights of farmworkers across the United States.

Chronicles the August 1963 March on Washington to demand equal rights for African-Americans.

This book explores the people, places, and history of the Rhode Island Colony"--

Looks at the life, family, and career of First Lady Michelle Obama, focusing on her achievements and the obstacles she overcame to achieve them.

Covers ghostly phenomena, including specific cases and skeptical arguments against hauntings"--Provided by publisher.

This book takes an engaging look at the work of ground-breaking conservationist, Jane Goodall, and her work with chimpanzees. It covers Goodall's inspiration, her methods, findings, and the impact of her work in Africa.

Lawrence County is fortunate to have newspapers which survived the years immediately before the Civil War, and for many years after the War. This book represents clippings from 1855 through 1858 and picks up again from 1867 through 1875. Unfortunately no papers in this series survive between 1859 and 1866. The White family of Moulton established a newspaper dynasty during this turbulent period spanning antebellum days and then Reconstruction. Interesting articles regarding the disposition of slaves, and the troubles living under Military Rule following the "late unpleasantness" are offered. Particular attention is given to recording births, marriages and obituary notices. This book also includes articles pertaining to the history and progress of Lawrence County. This book will prove useful to any serious student of the history and genealogy of the people inhabiting Lawrence County, Alabama.

More employers are finding disease management to be clinically beneficial to patients, but it's extremely difficult to prove the financial return on investment (ROI) of your program. Convincing patients to enroll-and stay engaged-is the most important step you can take to improve your chances of success. It's critical that your disease management program operate as efficiently as possible and achieve high participation and retention rates, improved outcomes, and lower costs and utilization in order to prove its worth. Otherwise, you may risk program termination by unconvinced clients or employers. Real-world advice and customizable tools . . . all in one book Engagement Strategies in Health and Disease Management provides practical strategies for maximizing the effectiveness of health and disease management programs. You'll find case studies of successful outreach and retention strategies, as well as tools to help improve your program's enrollment efforts. Edited by acclaimed health and disease management specialist Robin Foust, BS, PAHM, this book is the go-to resource for anyone who needs proven strategies to boost participation and avoid HIPAA violations. The success of health and disease management programs relies heavily on the group of patients enrolled. If you don't know your target population's needs and what approach it will respond to, your program will have little chance at success. Even the best programs can fail due to faulty outreach efforts Once programs enroll patients, it's critical to keep them fully engaged. In other words, patients must adhere to lifestyle, medication, preventive care, and other treatment strategies. Programs must build positive relationships with patients to encourage retention and long-term quality and outcome gains.

An introduction to colonial Maryland, describing the history, economy, and daily life of the colony.

This book tells the sweeping story of the role that East African savannas played in human evolution, how people, livestock, and wildlife interact in the region today, and how these relationships might shift as the climate warms, the world globalizes, and human populations grow. Our ancient human ancestors were nurtured by African savannas, which today support pastoral peoples and the last remnants of great Pleistocene herds of large mammals. Why has this wildlife thrived best where they live side-by-side with humans? Ecologist Robin S. Reid delves into the evidence to find that herding is often compatible with wildlife, and that pastoral land use sometimes enriches savanna landscapes and encourages biodiversity. Her balanced, scientific, and accessible examination of the current state of the relationships among the region’s wildlife and people holds critical lessons for the future of conservation around the world.

Take a whimsical dive back into the 70's with this book, "Looking Around the Teenage Set" written by an 18 year old. You can almost hear Marvin Gaye singing "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" and Al Green crooning "Let's Stay Together." The red-hot Embers, Chicago, Santana and the Temptations released wave after wave of fabulous music. The town was Rocky Mount, North Carolina, but it could have been anywhere USA. Vietnam, college deferments, and President Richard Nixon soon to be destroyed by Watergate cast shadows of darkness onto the historical backdrop. The enthusiasm and innocence of a sparkling generation determined to change the world were in sharp contrast to the political woes surrounding them. The year before the book begins, Rocky Mount Senior High's Blackbirds had just integrated with Booker T Washington's Lions, ending the school days of segregation. The two high schools combined forces to create the mighty Gryphon, a mythological creature which is half lion, half bird. Take a gentle walk along memory lane back into 1970-71, a nostalgic time filled with friendships, optimism and humor. Reconnect to the high school days of yore.

The Red River's dramatic bend in southwestern Arkansas is the most distinctive characteristic along its 1,300 miles of eastern flow through plains, prairies and swamplands. This stretch of river valley has defined the culture, commerce and history of the region since the prehistoric days of the Caddo inhabitants. Centuries later, as the plantation South gave way to westward expansion, people found refuge and adventure along the area's trading paths, military roads, riverbanks, rail lines and highways. This rich heritage is why the Red River in Arkansas remains a true gateway to the Southwest. Author Robin Cole-Jett deftly navigates the history and legacy of one of the Natural State's most precious treasures.

This work takes an in-depth look at the muli-faceted contemporary relationship between Singapore and Japan since the end of World War II. It is the story of a relationship between an economic superpower, Japan, and an enterprising city-state whose leaders have sought to emulate not only Japan's economic success but several key facets of Japanese society as well. No other country surpasses Singapore in its public admiration of Japan. How is it possible for a multi-ethnic Singapore to emulate a relatively homogeneous Japan? What features of economic and political motives behind the attempt to emulate Japan? These and other questions are adressed in this work, which will be of interest to scholars of the international relations and security of East and Southeast Asia.

A contemporary interpretation of Adam Smith's work on jurisprudence, revealing Smith's belief that progress emerges from cooperation and a commitment to justice. In Smith's theory, the tension between self–interest and the interests of others is mediated by law, so that the common interest of the community can be promoted. Moreover, Smith informs us that successful societies do at least three things well. They promote the common interest, advance justice through the rule of law, and they facilitate our natural desire to truck, barter, and exchange. In this process, law functions as an invisible force that holds society together and keeps it operating smoothly and productively. Law enhances social cooperation, facilitates trade, and extends the market. In these ways, law functions like Adam Smith's invisible hand, guiding and facilitating the progress of humankind.

Blount County was carved out of the territory ceded to the State by the Creek Indians following their defeat at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. The earliest settlers began streaming into the former wilderness as early as 1817. Blount was originally a large county, but over the decades pieces were taken to make up other adjoining counties such as Jefferson, Marshall, Etowah, and Cullman. Every cemetery within the contemporary boundaries of Blount was visited by the author and each readable tombstone was copied to develop the contents of this three volume series. Most of the cemeteries were read in 2002. Volume 3 covers alphabetically P through Z, beginning with the Pine Bluff Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery and concluding with the Zion Hill Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Several cemeteries from adjoining counties are also included. This book is vital to any serious student of Blount County genealogy and history.

Discusses the early history and colonial life in California.

A biography of the man who rose through the military ranks to become one of the Confederate Army's inspirational leaders.

John Loengard works for a top-secret government agency that is fighting against a worldwide alien invasion.

Profiles the life of the fifteenth-century explorer who opened up the Americas to the Europeans.

Describes the history through to the present day of the indigenous people of Australia.

Rewritten and newly designed, with full-color maps and illustrations, age-appropriate activites, this series provides readers with a detailed exploration of the colonization of America. Compelling coverage of the people and events that shaped a new nation.

Discover life in the colony of Rhode Island.

Gives examples of ways that people demonstrate the virtue of caring for others by showing kindness, forgiveness, empathy, and gratitude.

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