Books with author Robert Powell

Tracking, woodcraft, camping, chivalry and fortitude: Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship is the original Boy Scout manual. This value-laden how-to book teaches confidence, self-reliance, and teamwork to the young adventurer, with the aim of building them into a representable member of society. Now largely forgotten, it is the fourth best-selling book of the 20th century, after the Bible, the Koran and Mao's Red Book, and has been translated into 87 different languages worldwide. Its charm and spirit will delight the listener in this new reading by the comedian Hugh Dennis.

Excerpt from Scouting for Girls: Adapted From Girl GuidingA brownie is a household fairy who lives under and in the trees. This is the reason that the Brownies badge is an acorn.There are many kinds of Brownies, such as Sprites, Elves, Gnomes, Fairies, Goblins, Pixies, Imps, Nymphs, Will-o'rthe-wisps.Have you ever seen a fairy ring? There are many in the woods and sometimes in the gar den just a wide circle in the ground of rather darker grass than the rest of the turf round about it. It is said to be a track made by the Brownies who come together and dance on the grass by moonlight, round a toadstool in the middle.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Scouting for Boys launched one of the largest, fastest growing movements in history. Scouts of all ages will enjoy this remarkable collection of crime solving tips, outdoor expeditions, war stories, and first-aid training. Lord Robert Baden-Powell helps boys and leaders become strong, prepared citizens through exciting adventures in the world of scouting.

This book is the basic foundation of the largest youth organisation in the history of the world . It was designed to be read by young people and to motivate them to develop all of their skills. It continues to be a major force in motivating young people to prepare to be active citizens in society. However it also contains simple truths for adults on the nature of young people and how best to help them learn and to achieve their full potential. It is required reading for adults educating or working with young people.

As a young Army officer, Robert Baden-Powell was stationed in Malta as an aide to his uncle, General Sir Henry Augustus Smyth. While there, he also served as intelligence officer for the Mediterranean for the Director of Military Intelligence and it was in this role that he had many of the adventures described in this book, travelling to investigate fortifications. Written in 1915, and including Baden-Powell s thoughts on German espionage before and in the first years of the First World War, My Adventures as a Spy describes such techniques as how to convey secret information using drawings of butterfly wings, how to quickly disguise yourself, how to safely produce plans of fortresses and observe troops and how to get past sentries.

A perfect bound paperback replica of Baden-Powell's original 1908 first edition of Scouting For Boys. The book that launched the Scouting movement presented exactly as the author intended.In May 1908, Baden-Powell released all six of his fortnightly pamphlets under the one cover as this book, Scouting For Boys. Now, for the first time, you can purchase and read the book which catapulted the Scouting movement into the hearts and minds of the public worldwide! In this new edition, there's no modern long-winded, overly-critical, politically-correct 40 page introduction by a non-Scout with a barely-concealed disdain for BP and his astounding and unequaled legacy of service to the youth of the world. On this, the 110th Anniversary of the establishment of the Scout Association, the publishers of this edition, who we might add are old Scouts themselves, have painstakingly reproduced directly from a very rare original, the 1908 first edition of Scouting For Boys so it may be presented, read and understood exactly as the Founder, Lord Robert Baden-Powell of Gillwell, intended.With all original illustrations, this new paperback replica edition brings this exceptionally rare book to a 21st Century audience.

10 Illustrations by the Author. Partial Contents: A Yachting Adventure and its Lesson; Jokilobovu; A Story of the Matabele Rising; The Sport of Rajahs; A Lion Hunt; Bluffing in Mafeking; Bush Strategy; Hadj Ano; An Ambuscade; An Elephant Hunt; The Value of Skirt-Dancing; When I was a Spy; The Bravest Man I Ever Saw; The Cannibal of the Sea; Canoe Traveling in Canada; A Scouting Thrill; Gooming; Alone in the Andies.

Scouting for Boys launched one of the largest, fastest growing movements in history. Scouts of all ages will enjoy this remarkable collection of crime solving tips, outdoor expeditions, war stories, and first-aid training. Lord Robert Baden-Powell helps boys and leaders become strong, prepared citizens through exciting adventures in the world of scouting.