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as Meaningful Today As It Was When Sigurd F. Olson Wrote It, the Singing Wilderness Is An Essential Antidote To The Trials Of Modern Life. This Unique Volu...

The Author Describes How Her Honeymoon Was Cut Short When Her Plane Crashed In The Jungles Of Peru, Forcing Her And Her Husband To Try To Survive Aboard A M...

A pictorial celebration of New Mexico’s history and landscape. In celebration of New Mexico’s statehood centenial, Richard Melzer focuses on the vario...

Susan Orlean Reopens The Unsolved Mystery Of The Most Catastrophic Library Fire In American History, And Delivers A Dazzling Love Letter To A Beloved Instit...

This national bestseller tells the story of James McBride and his mother—a rabbi's daughter, born in Poland and raised in the South, who fled to Harlem, m...

Imagine a pied piper singing in falsetto, wearing sequins, and leading the young people of the nation to San Francisco and on to a liberation where nothing...

Finally, nine-hole golf courses are getting their due! The goals of this colorful, practical book is to recognize and celebrate the US and Canadian courses...

**the National Bestseller** From The Acclaimed, Bestselling Author Of Turn Right At Machu Picchu, A Fascinating, Wild, And Wonder-filled Journey Into Alaska...

David Kipen Scoured The Archives Of Libraries, Historical Societies, And Private Estates To Assemble A Kaleidoscopic View Of Los Angeles From The Spanish Mi...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “Do we need still another Watergate book? The answer turns out to be yes—this one.” —The Washington Post * “Dazzling.â...

A Chinese American woman tells of the Chinese myths, family stories and events of her California childhood that have shaped her identity. ...

On an August evening in the summer of 1973 in Tarboro, North Carolina a young woman walking alone was offered a ride by three young men. All of their lives ...

Provides An Account Of One Of The Greatest National Disasters The United States Has Ever Experienced And Its ConsequencesCategories: Science & Math Natu...

On April 20, 1999, two boys left an indelible stamp on the American psyche. Their goal was simple: to blow up their school, Oklahoma City-style, and to le...

This national bestseller tells the story of James McBride and his mother—a rabbi's daughter, born in Poland and raised in the South, who fled to Harlem, m...

Voted the Best Space Book of 2018 by the Space HipstersThe dramatic inside story of the epic search and recovery operation after the Columbia space shuttle...

The 1988 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers are best remembered for Kirk Gibson’s dramatic home run, Orel Hershiser’s pitching dominance, and man...

A Biography Of The Governor Of New York Examining His Life And Career, His Achievements, And Why He May Be Interested In Running For The Presidency. Robert ...

A Definitive History Of Hollywood's Most Iconic, Storied, And Scandalous Hotel. For Nearly Ninety Years, Hollywood's Brightest Stars Have Favored The Chatea...

The New York Public Library Desk Reference series, a trusted source for frequently sought information, adds an updated and comprehensive volume on a timely ...

In August 1960 the publication of Quarto de Despejo (Child of the Dark) created a sensation in Brazil—and in the rest of the world—as it appeared in tr...

An Expansive And Insightful Exploration Of One Of The Most Iconic And Electrifying Artists Ever, This Book Reveals The Stunning, Multi-generational Influenc...

The life stories appearing in this volume come from communities where storytelling provides a customary framework for discussing the past. Angela Sidney, Ki...

two Men, Each Handsome And Unusually Adept At His Chosen Work, Embodied An Element Of The Great Dynamic That Characterized America’s Rush Toward The Twenti...

The Lower East Side of Manhattan is rich in stories -- of poor immigrants who flocked there in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; of beatni...

In A Landmark Work Of History, Russell Shorto Presents Astonishing Information On The Founding Of Our Nation And Reveals In Riveting Detail The Crucial Role...

Over Two Unbelievable Decades, The New England Patriots Were Not Only The Nfl's Most Dominant Team, But Also--and By Far--the Most Secretive. How Did They A...

Political consultant Doug Schoen has been the power-behind-the-throne to Presidents, Prime Ministers and even a politician-priest whose brother was a mafia ...

By Antwone Quenton Fisher And Mim Eichler Rivas.Categories: History United StatesState & Local

The 90210 Superfan's Companion To The Lives And Loves Of West Beverly's In-crowd From The Creators Of The Hit Podcast Again With This Comes A Hilarious And ...

Its hooves were supposedly a cure for epilepsy; it is the mascot of the Seattle Mariners baseball team and the clothing company Abercrombie & Fitch; and...

From the development of the U-2 to the Stealth fighter, the never-before-told story behind America's high-stakes quest to dominate the skies Skunk Works i...

Carol Ruckdeschel is the wildest woman in America. She wrestles alligators, eats roadkill, rides horses bareback, and lives in a ramshackle cabin that she b...

In 1880, the California woman safeguarded the Republic by maintaining a morally sound home. Scarcely forty years later, women in the Pacific state won full...

the Life Of Harry S. Truman Is One Of The Greatest Of American Stories, Filled With Vivid Characters -- Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Be...

Vintage Views Along the West Pike:From Sand Trails to US-31 is a pictorial history of Michigan's most famous road. The historic West Michigan Pike, original...

Robert A. Caro's life of Lyndon Johnson, which began with the greatly acclaimed The Path to Power, also winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, c...

San Antonio catering company Don Strange of Texas, known across the state as the king of caterers, has earned a reputation for serving delicious, freshly pr...

One Hot Summer Night In 1945, Three Young American Writers, Each An Enfant Terrible, Came Together In A Stuffy Manhattan Apartment For The First Time. Each ...

Providence Canyon State Park, Also Known As Georgia's Little Grand Canyon, Preserves A Network Of Massive Erosion Gullies Allegedly Caused By Poor Farming P...

No one did political corruption quite like Rod Blagojevich. The 40th governor of Illinois made international headlines in 2008 when he was roused from his ...

Krist does wonders . . . [He] describes the frantic rescue efforts . . . and the malevolent, unending storm. In a thrilling, climactic chapter, he conjure...

From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced during this "gold...

Robert A. Caro's life of Lyndon Johnson, which began with the greatly acclaimed The Path to Power, also winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, c...

Dust jacket notes: "Those of us who live beside the great lakes accept their magnitude with scarcely a passing thought," Pierre Berton writes. "We have long...

From Its Origins As A Dusty Mining Camp, Helena Quickly Grew Into A Bustling Cosmopolitan City, Eventually To Become The Capital Of Pioneer Montana. At Th...

Peterson The best-selling field guides of all time Medicinal plants are increasingly well regarded as supplements and sometimes as alternatives for prescr...

Following the success of his #1 New York Times bestseller Make Your Bed, which has sold over one million copies, Admiral William H. McRaven is back with ama...