Illustrated by Rick Anderson Discover the unspoiled beauty of Arkansas in N is for Natural State: An Arkansas Alphabet. Acansa is the Sioux Indian name for the state we know today as Arkansas and this begins our alphabet journey. Next you'll find Blanchard Springs Cavern with its 80,000 bats and then to D is for Diamonds, and learn the Natural State is the only state that mines them. Illustrator Rick Anderson's rich and colorful images bring the beautiful vision of Arkansas to all readers.

Illustrated by Rick AndersonFrom Mississippi's hills in the north to its southern shores, M is for Magnolia: A Mississippi Alphabet educates as it entertains with its fascinating state facts. From bottlenose dolphin near the shore to Grenada Lake for fishing and more; gaze at Longwood, the home frozen in time and finally board the Mississippi Queen for a memorable trip down Old Man River. Presented in a two-tier format with simple poems for young readers and expository text for older students Magnolia is a delightful trip through this fascinating southern state richly detailed with bright...

A memorable collection - expanded, revised and updated - from investigative journalist and columnist Rick Anderson. He solves the mystery of the Floating Feet, where suspected crime is measured by the nautical foot (the 15 extremities that washed up on Seattle and Vancouver beaches in recent years). But dozens more are on their way from Japan, an expert warns. And he details for the first time The Getaway of supposedly indigent millionaires who show us their Gucci heels fleeing to France in a rented plane, landing a step ahead of U.S. Marshals - and explains how the rich are different from us...

A creative thinker on topics related to library collections and scholarly publishing, Rick Anderson does not back away from controversy. "Whenever you're forced to make choices, values are going to come into conflict," he writes in the preface. "The painful truth is that not everyone in the organization has the same priorities and wants the same things in the same amounts." When it's time for your organization to make choices and set priorities, this collection of essays, articles, white papers, and blog posts will provide conversation starters for your strategic discussions. Anderson offers...

Scholarly Communication: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) provides a lively and helpful guide to some of the most important characteristics of the scholarly-publishing ecosystem, and to some of its most contentious issues.

Scholarly Communication: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) provides a lively and helpful guide to some of the most important characteristics of the scholarly-publishing ecosystem, and to some of its most contentious issues.