Books with author Tom Robinson

Jitterbug Perfume is an epic.Which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn€™t conclude until nine o€™clock tonight (Paris time).It is a saga, as well. A saga must have a hero, and the hero of this one is a janitor with a missing bottle.The bottle is blue, very, very old, and embossed with the image of a goat-horned god. If the liquid in the bottle actually is the secret essence of the universe, as some folks seem to think, it had better be discovered soon because it is leaking and there is only a drop or two left.From the Trade Paperback edition.

Science has never been so easy--or so much fun!With The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book, all you need to do is gather a few household items and you can recreate dozens of mind-blowing, kid-tested science experiments. High school science teacher Tom Robinson shows you how to expand your scientific horizons--from biology to chemistry to physics to outer space.You'll discover answers to questions like:Is it possible to blow up a balloon without actually blowing into it?What is inside coins?Can a magnet ever be "turned off"?Do toilets always flush in the same direction?Can a swimming pool be cleaned with just the breath of one person? You won't want to wait for a rainy day or your school's science fair to test these cool experiments for yourself!

[Rating: PG-13] From the author of the award-winning novels, The Indian Fighter and The Cow Hunters (Florida Historical Society, Patrick D. Smith Award), this is the First novel in the "Tropical Frontier" series. NOTE: This volume INCLUDES "The Wreckers," the separate and stand-alone novel formatted especially for young readers.The Southern Frontier: A road-less, watery wilderness, uninviting and intimidating to all but the most stouthearted and adventurous. As great cities were springing up in places with names such as St. Louis, Denver, and San Francisco, the lower peninsula of Florida endured. Here, the panther, the alligator, and the bald eagle remained safe from the restless, meddlesome hands of civilization, continuing as they had for eons past.Renegade Indians, pirates, hurricanes, and man-eating animals – not to mention poisonous snakes and bloodthirsty hordes of mosquitoes – reigned supreme. It took a certain kind of person to boldly venture into such an inhospitable environment where a man had only himself and his family upon which to depend. It took men and women with not only vision, but backbone and grit, people like the MacLeods, Dawsons, and Hackensaws, true pioneers who confronted whatever came their way, together, as a family.From shipwrecks, to Indian uprisings, to buried treasure; blockade runners, to murderous beach tramps, and the sad, lonely life of the solitary beachcomber, Tales of Old Florida takes the reader back to a singular time and place that will never be seen again. Above all, Tales of Old Florida is an epic saga of survival and prosperity, love and love lost, and most importantly, the power of the human spirit to prevail.

The Essential Viewpoints series examines critical debates occurring today, including the legislation that has shaped the issue as well as the numerous sides of each argument. Color photos, detailed maps, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-follow text. Each book includes a timeline, facts, additional resources, web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. This volume of the series examines the issue of performance-enhancing drugs and its surrounding arguments. Performance-Enhancing Drugs familiarizes readers with the history of these drugs, the motivators for using them, and their side effects. Some of the biggest scandals involving performance-enhancing drugs are included, and ways to combat use of these drugs are also addressed. Color photos and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-follow text. Features include a timeline, facts, additional resources, web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index.

She dribbles, she drives the lane for the lay-up! Women's basketball is emerging as one of the world's most exciting sports. From colleges in the United States to the Olympics to professional leagues around the world, thousands of people come to cheer on their favorite team. But you don't need thousands of fans to enjoy basketball. All you need is a ball and a basket. The history, the rules, and the heroines: these nonfiction accounts of women's sports relate the interesting insights of each sport, including the rules, game play, and standout athletes. Girls looking for role models as well as the "hows and whys" of their favorite game will find the answers in these fresh, accessible titles. Part history, part biography, and part instruction, Girls Play to Win allows readers to access "everything they want to know" about the game. More than an introduction, this series takes what is likely an existing interest and allows the reader to delve deeper. Content consultants are real-world experts that include Olympic athletes and coaches.Library Media Connection Editor's Choice

"Robinson started with the Panama Railroad and saw the Canal from start to finish." -Lincoln Review (1982)"A charming chronicler of the events of a lifetime on the Isthmus." - Panama and the canal in picture and prose (1913)"Wonderfully interesting book." - The Instructor (1913)"Probably no man knows more about Panama from personal experience than Tracy Robinson." - The Independent (1908)"After you have read Robinson's book you will all the more appreciate the results of the work on the canal." – On the Canal Zone (1908)"An iconic figure in the Panama Canal Zone and was a sought-after source for many authors and historians working on the subject." -Panama Canal Bibliography"Robinson ... must have seen a good deal of life during his years on the Isthmus." -The Path Between the Seas (2001)"His account of the Panama Railroad is especially interesting." -The Alienist and Neurologist (1905)Living for half a century in Colon, Panama, Tracy Robinson (1833-1915) knew more about Panama from personal experience than any other man of his time. Acquainted with all the people of importance crossing the Isthmus in the days of the California gold fever, of the era of graft and extravagance under the French Canal Company, of revolutions and shipwrecks and robberies, and the American purchase of the Canal project, as well all the strange life of the great tropical thoroughfare, Robinson was an iconic figure in the Panama Canal Zone.When Robinson first came to Panama in 1861, life on the Isthmus had some interesting and peculiar features. The geographical isolation being practically complete, except by sea, only a narrow strip of country along the Panama Railroad was all that modern civilization could boast of having captured. The jungle still held sway and defied the schoolmaster.Among those who have from time to time held official positions in different companies, or who have engaged in other business pursuits, in this important outpost of civilization there had seldom been one such as Robinson who caught the spirit of the place and had the surprising energy to write interestingly of his surroundings as he did in his 1907 book "Panama: A Personal Record of Forty Six Years."His book gives as good a general notion of the course of things at Panama up to the beginning of the canal enterprise as it existed in 1907. The book derives its chief value from the fact that it is the only authentic record of the work of the building and running the Panama Railroad that exists and as history it is incontrovertible, being the writing of an eyewitness. The historian shows a keen knowledge of human nature. He had “inside information,” to borrow from sporting parlance, of everything that happened on the Isthmus; thus he was in the best position to judge the deeds and motives of those who made up the population, floating and resident, of this pioneer settlement.In describing one revolution that broke out, Robinson writes: "I was then in charge of the Panama Railroad, as acting superintendent. The morning after the news came that a revolution had broken out, an American war vessel that had arrived in the night, was seen at anchor in Colon harbor. I sent off an early note, addressed to the commanding officer, informing him of what had occurred, and requesting him to stand by. He would most certainly obey his instructions, and would land a Gatling gun, with a force of marines, at once, if necessary...."Later, Robinson notes that "warnings without number had been given the Bogota Government that Panama would withdraw from the Colombian Union, unless the construction of a canal should be provided for. These warnings were unheeded. Then on November 3, 1903, the Department of Panama declared itself independent of Colombia. Events followed in rapid succession, and within a week the Republic of Panama, with a wellorganized de facto government under the protection of the United States, had been securely established..."