Books with author R. David Stephens

From muddy estuary to tangled kelp forest, the shorelines that fringe Earth’s oceans teem with some of the planet’s most diverse plant and animal life. With gorgeous, color illustrations, and informative diagrams, this book offers a comprehensive look at the variety of animals that make their homes along the ocean’s shore, while also exploring the steps we can take to preserve their at-risk habitats. Fact-filled sidebars will intrigue reluctant readers, and writing prompts will encourage students to engage with the topic and offer material for discussion.

With a rich historical perspective, this volume supplies readers with a comprehensive understanding of the basics of matter. A timeline of important scientists and their contributions, engaging material about the trickier aspects of matter, and fun experiments that show how matter can alter states will give readers a different perspective of the world.

If ever there were Satanic Majesties of rock their name was Led Zeppelin. The band that out-sold the Rolling Stones and made Robert Johnson's deals with the devil look like a playground game of conkers were as high, inflated and glorified as their namesake. In Stephen Davis's scorching account of their phenomenally successful career, no aspect - however disquieting - is ignored. The infamous encounters with willing groupies in hotel bedrooms, the narcotic, alcoholic and psychotic wreckage they wreaked, the disturbing influence of the notorious mage Aleister Crowley on lead guitarist Jimmy Page and the death of John Bonham are all recorded. Above all, the exultant, blazing charge of their music and its effects on Led Zeppelin and their fans is scrutinized. Hammer of the Gods is a fierce and fearless story about a band that remain a legend of musical, sexual and mystical power. It is the last word in rock 'n' roll savagery.