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  • Galapagos: In Darwin's Footsteps

    by Mark Newman ...
    In 1996 writer-adventurer Mark Newman traveled to the Galapagos Islands. He stayed in the famed archipelago for longer than Charles Darwin had and visited more than twice as many of the islands. Here is his fascinating account of that journey, undertaken partly by Brigantine Schooner, partly by kayak, and partly on foot. Globetrotters, wildlife enthusiasts, armchair explorers, and Darwin history ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Yankee Legends

    Pivotal Moments, Players, and Personalities

    by Mark Newman ...
    As Cooperstown eagerly awaited the back-to-back inductions of fan favorites Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter, longtime Hall of Fame voter and award-winning journalist Mark Newman took an accompanying and unique look into the proud history of the most successful sports franchise in the world. Yankee Legends is a Hall-centric approach to the Bronx Bombers featuring 50 new essays and many more tidbits, ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Desegregating Dixie

    The Catholic Church in the South and Desegregation, 1945-1992

    by Mark Newman ...
    Winner of the 2020 American Studies Network Book Prize from the European Association for American StudiesMark Newman draws on a vast range of archives and many interviews to uncover for the first time the complex response of African American and white Catholics across the South to desegregation. In the late nineteenth and first half of the twentieth century, the southern Catholic Church ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Teaching History Today

    Applying the Triad of Inquiry, Primary Sources, and Literacy

    by Mark Newman ...
    Series series Teaching History Today and in the Future
    The methods of teaching history in grades 6-12 have changed over the last few years to be more interactive and collaborative. More and more, teaching and learning revolves around an essential triad of inquiry, primary sources, and literacy in a collaborative classroom environment. Teaching History Today is about placing inquiry, primary sources, and literacy foundations of history instruction ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Vital Witnesses

    Using Primary Sources in History and Social Studies

    by Mark Newman ...
    The use of primary sources as texts in the classroom is growing. Teachers realize these vital witnesses provide opportunities to motivate students and improve learning. They bring students closer to the people, places, and events being studied and help students improve content knowledge while building skills. Recent trends in standards, such as Common Core, and the increasing use of the Document ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Getting Right With God

    Southern Baptists and Desegregation, 1945-1995

    by Mark Newman ...
    Series series Religion and American Culture
    This groundbreaking study finds Southern Baptists more diverse in their attitudes toward segregation than previously assumedFocusing on the eleven states of the old Confederacy, Getting Right with God examines the evolution of Southern Baptists’ attitudes toward African Americans during a tumultuous period of change in the United States. Mark Newman not only offers an in-depth analysis of Baptist ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Diamonds from the Dugout

    115 Baseball Legends Remember Their Greatest Hits

    by Mark Newman ...
    What hit meant the most to you and why? It was a simple question of nine words, a magical number in baseball, and it led award-winning sportswriter Mark Newman on an eight-year journey that would bring about surprising stories and empowering life lessons from the minds of the most fabled Major League hitters in our time.Charming tales of heroic moments are delivered in a very different and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • My Fence Is Electric

    (and Other Stories)

    by Mark Newman ...
    A housing estate is in shock following a child’s disappearance. A girl and her invisible friend go their separate ways. A father and a son bond over Post-It notes. A single father and his daughter have different approaches to the disappearance of their dog. A father finds his way to coax his agoraphobic son back out into the world.My Fence is Electric and Other Stories is a collection of award ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Moon Bears

    by Mark Newman ...
    Who can stand upright like a person?Who smells honey from miles away?Who builds a nest in the trees?The moon bear!With their big round ears, moon-shaped crescents, and irresistible personalities, there is plenty to love about moon bears. Full of fascinating facts, this book is brought to life with stunning photographs by renowned wildlife photographer Mark Newman. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Polar Bears

    by Mark Newman ...
    Illustrated by Mark Newman ...
    Whose fur isn't really white?Who usually gives birth to twins?Who's the biggest bear in the world?The Polar Bear!Full of fascinating information, this book explores the world of the polar bear on land and under water. Get ready to be wooed by adorable baby cubs and impressed by majestic adult bears captured in stunning photographs by renowned wildlife photographer Mark Newman. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Golden

    by Mark Newman ...
    Golden is a 75,000 word, 23 chapter young adult novel, set in contemporary times, about the life of a wild horse in western Wyoming, beginning with his birth on the red desert north of the town of Rock Springs. Aside from it being marketed as a novel, I believe the book could easily be adapted to the screen. There is plenty of action as the horse grows up amongst his wild herd, is captured, abused ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus