Robert Lawson

Peter Pepperell abruptly stopped growing at the age of 7, after which he started getting smaller. But while his body became tinier, his mind got bigger and so did his sense of adventure. When he learns of an overseas madman who's threatening the world with a compact but powerfully destructive weapon, the 4-inch-high boy climbs on the back of a friendly seagull and heads for Europe to disarm the evil scientist - and to do a little sightseeing along...

President Lincoln's final resting place is more than just a cemetery. Oak Ridge is the second most visited cemetery in the United States, only Arlington has more visitors each year. It is a place of histories and stories. It is the final resting place of politicians, generals, and heroes. Even some of the private citizens have some interesting stories. This work will take you from the Black Hawk War to the corruption of some early governors. In addition,...

"VEGAS HOCKEY, VEGAS STRONG" This complete narrative of "VEGAS HOCKEY, VEGAS STRONG" is informative and emotive with stories never told, providing readers with a thorough understanding of the history of hockey in Las Vegas. The evolution of hockey led to the NHL granting Las Vegas its first Big Four sports franchise. The sport grew from a few avid players forming a team in the mob-built International Ice Palace, to the first time pro players suited...

From television shows to the manosphere, and from alt-right communities to fatherhood forums, debates about masculinity have come to dominate the media landscape. This growing cultural tension around masculinities has been discussed and analyzed both for general audiences and in burgeoning academic scholarship. What has been typically overlooked, however, is the role that language plays in these mediated performances of masculinity. In Language and...

Banjamin Franklin's companion, Amos the mouse, recounts how he was responsible for Franklin's inventions and discoveries.

A young boy in Southern California meets life head-on during the fifties and sixties. Robert Lawson was the second child out of six siblings. A beautiful mother and inventive dad lead their children on a wild journey. You'll meet animals, contraptions, wild imaginations and more until life comes to a standstill, and all hope seems to vanish. A wonderful tale of hopes crashed, and plans destroyed. Somewhat like sticking six children in the middle...

The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.

World-renowned theoretical physicist Albert Einstein was interested in explaining the theory of Relativity to people who were not especially well-versed in higher mathematic concepts and theoretical physics. His solution to this was to write the ground-breaking work, "Relativity: The Special and General Theory." In the paper, Einstein lays out two contradictory principles: a principle of relativity and a principle of light. Einstein proposed that,...

Relates the story of the author's grandparents and parents, who, though not famous, helped build the United States.

An account of the life of the Revere family and the activities of the Sons of Liberty as told from the point of view of Paul Revere's horse.