Best Selling Books by John Fleischman

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Tells the history of black airmen during World War II.

At last, an exhibit format photographic book on Ohio which reveals the wild heart still beating in the woodlands, prairies, and waterways of that great state. Akron resident Ian Adams has gained international recognition for his finely composed and artfully executed photographs of Ohio. Ohio Magazine Senior Editor John Fleischman provides a fascinating text.

Showcasing the work of two of the state''s leading landscape photographers, Ohio in Photographs presents a rich array of places and people, from serene hiking trails and Dayton''s Huffman Prairie to shining downtown riverscapes and the riotous colors and figures of an unconventional Fourth of July parade. Ian Adams and Randall Lee Schieber give us iconic and unique images that capture the true texture of life in Ohio today. Adams and Schieber divide the work into five regional chapters framed by introductions by John Fleischman. Each of Ohio''s eighty-eight counties is represented in photos that capture scenes from urban to rural: natural areas, historical sites, public gardens, cultural and sports events, workplaces, and more. Ohio in Photographs is a can''t-miss for any Ohioan at home or away.--COVER.

Pathways: a journey to excellence through literacy is an instructional program that integrates language arts which allows students to follow a variety of avenues to becoming readers, writers and learners. The teacher manual provides the foundation for successful classroom implementation.

For Outsiders the question is simple: Why on earth in Cincinnati? The answer is in this book, a colorful walk through 150 years at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, an institution ahead of its time in a city always ahead with its ambitions. The library was authorized in the mists of time, 1853, opened a reading room in 1856, and by 1870 its shapeless state mandate had been pounded into a tax-supported system with a professional librarian and America''s most astounding library building. This incredibly early start put the Cincinnati Library well ahead and it has stayed ahead, playing in the public library big leagues right into the 21st century. John Fleischman''s graceful style and nimble intelligence brings to life a startling and atypical cast of characters who built one of America''s greatest library systems--from the acid-tongued librarian Thomas Vickers to trustee James Green, who took out a secret $180,000 personal loan to keep the doors open. Anyone who has ever held a library card anywhere will find Free &Public an unexpectedly entertaining story about a city that surprised even itself by building a world-class library.