Books written by Robert W. Smith
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International Maritime Boundaries
This is the ultimate guide to international maritime boundaries.
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Reconsidering Sputnik: Forty Years Since the Soviet Satellite
This book explores Russia's stunning success of ushering in the space age by launching Sputnik and beating the United States into space.
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Hsing-I: Chinese Mind-Body Boxing
First published almost 30 years ago, Hsing-I: Chinese Mind-Body Boxing was among the first books on Hsing-I and remains one of the best.
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Hsing-I: Chinese Internal Boxing
This martial arts book outlines the history of Hsing-I—a style of boxing given form (Hsing) by the mind (i)—and gives a thorough account of the philosophy behind the techniques.
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Asian Fighting Arts
Fighting arts are as old as man himself and as varied as his languages. In Asia they developed to a degree of effectiveness probably unsurpassed elsewhere in the world. This...
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Reconsidering Sputnik: Forty Years Since the Soviet Satellite
CHAPTER 1 O Building a Third Space Power;. Western. European. Reactions. to Sputnik at the Dawn of the. Space. Age. John Krige The launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, consolidated space as a domain of international ...
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The New Science of Skin and Scuba Diving
The basic equipment, skills, and requirements are explained in addition to the medical and scientific factors involved in making a dive
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Daily Warm-Ups: Science Grade 5
Quick, easy, effective activities support standards and help students improve skills they need for success in testing.
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Daily Warm-Ups: Science Grade 6
With over 150 practice pages in each book, this series provides students with a wealth of information and activities that reinforce grade-level content in the life, physical, and earth and space science areas.
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Daily Warm-Ups: Science Grade 3
Quick, easy, effective activities support standards and help students improve skills they need for success in testing.
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Daily Warm-Ups: Science Grade 4
Quick, easy, effective activities support standards and help students improve skills they need for success in testing.
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The New Science of Skin and Scuba Diving
Discusses equipment, diving skills, medical facts related to diving, first aid, and how to plan a scuba dive.
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Spotlight on America: The Great Depression
Agnes May Gleason by Kathleen Duey is a story set on a Colorado farm during the darkest year of the Depression. The main character, Agnes, does the chores for her injured father and worries about her brother who has left home looking ...
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Math Challenges: Grades 4-6
Math Challenges: Grades 4-6
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Colonial America
Encourage students to take an in-depth view of the people and events of specific eras of American history.
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Fractions, Decimals & Percents Grade 4
Both teachers and parents appreciate how effectively this series helps students master skills in mathematics and language arts.
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T'ai Chi: The "Supreme Ultimate" Exercise for Health, Sport, and Self-Defense
Master the Chinese martial art of T'ai Chi with this accessible, illustrated guide. T'ai-chi (Tai Chi) is an effortless and rhythmical art that stresses slow breathing, balanced and relaxed postures, and absolute calmness of mind.
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Chinese Boxing: Masters and Methods
Distilling the martial art known in the West as kung fu, Robert Smith presents Chinese boxing (ch’uan shu) as an art “that combines the hardness of a wall and the softness of a butterfly’s wings.” His lively, pragmatic account ...
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Keeping the Republic: Ideology and Early American Diplomacy
In Keeping the Republic, Robert W. Smith identifies three contending brands of republicanism - classical, whig, and yeoman - that shaped the founders' thinking.
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Word Problems Grade 6
Word Problems, Grade 5 Homework Booklet will help teach math skills like fractions, money, and mixed numbers using word problems.