Books with author Dana Robinson

David A. Robinson proposes a constitutional amendment that hopefully would reduce the number of mass shootings such as occurred at a high school in Parkland, Florida, on February 14, 2018, yet allow people to bear arms to protect themselves and others. His amendment would clarify the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. The Second Amendment, written in 1791, reads, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” The Second Amendment is confusing because the language “keep and bear arms” is prefaced by language about the “militia.” Robinson proposes clarifying the Second Amendment for modern times. He argues that people should have the right to bear arms to protect themselves, their families, their homes, and other people, and to hunt for food, but not for mass destruction. The shootings in Parkland on February 14, 2018, Las Vegas in 2017, Orlando in 2016, San Bernardino in 2015, Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, and Aurora, Colorado, in 2012 were mass destruction (mass murder), not self-defense. Robinson is a lawyer with 40 years of experience. He earned his J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1977.

When fourteen year old Alex Makenna decides to travel to Alaska with her friend, she never dreamed she would be thrust into the fight for her life. Alex rides along with a bush pilot when the plane makes an emergency crash landing in a tiny mountain lake. She calls on every bit of strength she can muster to survive in a land where it seems nearly everything is designed to kill her.

Barbara Robinson's popular 3 novels of outrageous Herdman siblings. These Chapter size books with average 125 pages each, intended for young readers of age 8 and up . This listing offers to purchase all 3 novels together in matching size ( not boxed). The Collection includes following 3 volumes. 1. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever 2. The Best School Year Ever 3.The Best Halloween Ever.

There have been a million game-winning moments. Robert Horry’s buzzer-beater in 2002 against the Kings. Doug Flutie’s Hail Mary football pass. Maya Moore leading her Huskies to an NCAA championship and a current win streak of 78-0! The list goes on.Football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, track; sports can be a lot of fun to follow. The big players, the underdogs, last minute heroics, the power of teamwork, and even losing; did you know you can learn a lot from sports?David Robinson’s Sports Zone column in Guide Magazine has long been one of readers’ favorites. It’s full of powerful stories—and even more powerful life lessons. Now the best of Sports Zone is available into one book.So sit back, relax, and enjoy!

Sources of the African Past combines a case-study approach with an emphasis on primary and orally transmitted sources to accomplish three objectives; to tell a story in some depth, to portray major themes and to raise basic questions of analysis and interpretation. The case studies are set in the nineteenth century and deal with critical periods in the fortunes of five societies in different parts of the continent (South, East, and West Africa). The authors wish students to work with the "raw" materials of history and to that end have provided a workbook for a "laboratory" experience. Sources of the African Past is designed for use in a wide variety of courses and in conjuction with other texts. The authors have kept their own interpretations to a minimum and invited scrutiny of their decision of selection and arrangement. They chose the cases on the basis of several criteria: geographical coverage, abundance and diversity of primary sources, importance in the secondary literature, and relevance to important historical problems. All the studies emphasize political change. All witness some growth in European intervention. In selecting the documents, the authors sought a balance of perspective without sacrificing accuracy and relevance. This means a conscious effort to present a variety of views: African and European, internal and external, partipant and observer, those of the victims as well as those of the victors, those of the "people" as well as those of the elite. Within the limitations of space, they have made the excerpts sufficiently long to allow the reader to examine the author's style, purpose and other characteristics. Keeping in mind the limitations of libraries, they have attemted to make each chapter self-contained.

Antarctica Our last wilderness. But for how long A topical future history thriller from the worldwide bestselling author of the Mars series.Like the land it protects, the Antarctic Treaty is dissolving. The worlds last unstripped asset, Antarctica is in danger of becoming a free-for-all oil reconnaissance teams intent on mass extraction, adventure travellers trailing waste across the tundra, and multi-national interests covertly vying for influence. But a new radical environmentalist group is determined to show humanity that Antarctica cannot be plundered like the rest of the world. Whatever it takesAntarctica: an eco-thriller, a romance, and a passionate study of a desolate continent. Against a majestic backdrop, multi-award-winning author Kim Stanley Robinson paints his latest big picture by focusing on the personal triumphs and tragedies of the innocents, the activists, and the ruthless exploiters who are fighting their version of the future for Earths last great wilderness.