Long before the coming of Euro-Americans, native inhabitants of what is now Kansas left their mark on the land: carvings in the soft orange and red sandstone of the state&amp;fsquo;s Smoky Hills. Though noted by early settlers, these carvings are little known—and, largely found on private property today, they are now rarely seen. In a series of photographs, Petroglyphs of the Kansas Smoky Hills offers viewers a chance to read the story that these carvings tell of the region's first people—and to appreciate an important feature of Kansas history and its landscape that is increasingly threatened by erosion and vandalism. To establish the context critical to understanding these petroglyphs, the book includes a number of photographs for each of fourteen sites in central Kansas, highlighting individual carvings but also the groups and settings in which they occur. An introduction and captions, while respecting the privacy of landowners and the fragility of the carvings, document what is known of the petroglyphs, how and when they were made, and what they can tell us of the early people of Kansas.

Petroglyphs of the Kansas Smoky Hills

History

Griggs, Burke

Buchanan, Rex

Americas

University Press of Kansas

This profusely illustrated comprehensive key for identifying amphibians and reptiles from the continental United States and Canada incorporates a wealth of scientific findings. Since the first edition was published in 1998 and the second in 2012, the number of currently recognized species of native amphibians and reptiles in the area covered by this key has increased from 545 to 634 to 685, and the number of established non-native species has increased from 39 to 58 to 67. The increase in native taxa reflects the dynamic nature of modern systematics and the use of new (especially molecular) techniques to elucidate relationships and redefine species boundaries. The increase in non-native species reflects the porosity of the North American borders when it comes to controlling animal imports. The key is easy to use and illustrated with outstanding line drawings that show details of color patterns and structures used for identification. To accommodate the additional taxa, the number of line drawings in this third edition has increased from 257 to 279 to 295. In addition, nine maps illustrate the distributions of species that have been recognized since the publication of maps in the most recent editions of the Peterson Field Guides to the reptiles and amphibians of eastern, central, and western North America. A large number of annotations detail current taxonomic ambiguities or disagreements and the literature cited has been expanded. Collectively these features enhance opportunities to teach and learn the classification and identification of amphibians and reptiles in the continental United States and Canada.

Key to the Herpetofauna of the Continental United States and Canada

Science & Math

POWELL, ROBERT

Joseph T. Collins

Biological Sciences

When a marriage ends it is more than a separation of two people. It is a death of an important part of their lives. Divorce and Beyond, the popular program for adults who have gone through a recent divorce, offers readers the support and guidance they need to help them through the divorcing process. Completely revised and updated, it will help readers through the initial stress, anger and guilt to ultimate forgiveness, happiness and growth. Divorce and Beyond is designed as a ten-session workbook for men and women who are already divorced or have filed for divorce. Each session or chapter covers the primary emotions experienced as a person works through the divorce process.

Divorce & Beyond: Participant: A Workbook for Recovery and Healing

Parenting & Relationships

Greteman, Brother James

Haverkamp, Leon

Family Relationships

SAINT MARY'S PRESS

The Facilitator's Guide is meant as a supplement to Divorce and Beyond and offers helpful and practical information for those leading group sessions.

Divorce & Beyond: Facilitator: Facilitator's Guide

The briefest month on the calendar presents the angels with the biggest challenges on Heavenly Daze. Edith Wickam, married to the pastor of the Heavenly Daze Community Church, has her heart set on wearing a designer dress to the wedding of the year. Trouble is, the zipper won't close! Will she find a diet - and the determination - to shed those pounds? Annie Cuvier is at peace with her world until tragedy presents her with a series of life-changing decisions. Should she say farewell to the island where heaven is but a breath away?

Hearts at Home (Thorndike Press Large Print Christian Romance: Heavenly Daze)

Literature & Fiction

Copeland, Lori

United States

Thorndike Press

Julia, the daughter of a Greek father and Hebrew mother, and Jacob, a young caravan guard on the "Frankincense Trail," struggle to find their place as Christians as they secretly pass letters and messages between communities of believers.

The Damascus Way (Thorndike Press Large Print Christian Fiction: Acts of Faith)

Bunn, Davis

Four gripping tales of romantic suspense include J. D. Robb's "Possession in Death," in which Lieutenant Eve Dallas is possessed by a victim who is determined to exact revenge against her killer through Eve. (romance). Simultaneous.

The Other Side (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series)

Robb,J.D.

Receiving intelligence from the Campus that the world's most threatening terrorist has been tracked to a specific location, Jack Ryan, Jr., the organization's latest recruits and his cousins embark on a dangerous mission to capture him. (suspense). By the best-selling author of The Hunt for Red October. Simultaneous.

Dead or Alive (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series)

Clancy, Tom.

NUMA director Dirk Pitt has a lot to contend with, as newly discovered Roman artifacts unnervingly connect to the rise of a fundamentalist movement, and to the existence of a mysterious long-lost "manifest," which, if discovered again, just may change the history of the world. (action &amp; adventure). By the #1 best-selling author of Arctic Drift. Simultaneous.

Crescent Dawn

CUSSLER,CLIVE

Wheeler Publishing

Washington's demoralized army anticipates a grueling winter in 1777 with virtually no supplies before they are joined by German volunteer Baron von Steuben, who endeavors to reorganize the army as a professional fighting force.

Valley Forge: George Washington and the Crucible of Victory (Thorndike Press Large Print Core)

GINGRICH, NEWT

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