Rare Bird Books Rare Bird Books Rare Bird Books A Vireo Book imprint: 86 books
by William J. Kelly, Chip Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
Maverick environmental writers William J. Kelly and Chip Jacobs follow up their acclaimed Smogtown with a provocative examination of China’s ecological calamity already imperling a warming planet. Toxic smog most people figured was obsolete needlessly kills as many there as the 9/11 attacks every day,...
The Alzhammer
Or Keep Your Friends Close and . . . I Forget the Other Thing
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
Mikey is history. He’s got what he calls the Alzhammer. A once-powerful mob boss, he is seriously slipping-losing control of his crew and of his mind. His business is sideways, his rivals are coming for him, he’s crazy forgetful, and it is a fact his parents suffered miserably with Alzheimer's....
Seven Pillars Acting
A Comprehensive Technique for the Modern Actor
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
Cutting-edge, comprehensive, and effective, Seven Pillars Acting empowers the actor to transform into character with ease and authenticity. Inspired by the great acting teachers of the last century, Seven Pillars Acting is a modern method that provides a structured set of tools and a dependable process...
by James Glickman
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Based closely on the known historical record, Crossing Point brings to life the American Revolution in all of its bloody detail.When the Revolutionary War begins, Guy Watson is a slave to the Hazzard family in Rhode Island, but he is soon engaged in service for the American army by Samuel Ward, head...
Shrink Thyself
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2014
In Shrink Thyself, Charlie Traub decides to leave psychotherapy and live the unexamined life. A noble goal, which would be even more noble if his former therapist (now his friend) didn't turn out to be beyond inappropriate and his mother didn't die in a way that would have made Freud transfer to dental...
The Ultimate Anti-Cancer Cookbook
A Cookbook and Eating Plan Developed by a Late-Stage Cancer Survivor with 225 Delicious Recipes for Everyday Meals, Using Everyday Foods
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2013
Pam Braun takes "you are what you eat" to a whole new level with an easy-to-use, everyday foodsbased Ultimate Anti-Cancer Cookbook. Incorporating sound science, a chef's sensibility, and common sense, this indispensable reference gets tons of use while inspiring well-being with Pam Braun's delicious recipes that are virtuous for your body. Plus, readers learn about nutrition along the way.
The New Landscape Declaration
A Call to Action for the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
On the eve of its 50th anniversary, the Landscape Architecture Foundation asked a diverse group of the world's leading landscape architects to reflect on the last half-century and present bold ideas for what the discipline should achieve in the future. Well beyond the public conception of the profession...
by Aris Janigian
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2016
Set in two iconic locales-Hollywood's legendary Chateau Marmont and luxurious Fresno's Forestiere's Underground Garden-Waiting for Lipchitz at Chateau Marmont is a bold and colorful critique of the California Dream through the prospective of a once-upon-a-time successful screenwriter and opulent wealth...
Kill the Gringo
The Life of Jack Vaughn—American diplomat, Director of the Peace Corps, US ambassador to Colombia and Panama, and conservationist
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
Kill the Gringo is the wide-ranging, action-packed memoir of Jack Hood Vaughn, whose career in diplomacy, social advocacy and conservation spanned more than 25 jobs and 11 countries.A professional boxer during his college years, Jack joined the Marines in 1941, fighting in the battles of Guam and Okinawa...
Mission Critical
Unlocking the Value of Veterans in the Workforce
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
The Center for Talent Innovation's new study, Mission Critical: Unlocking the Value of Veterans in the Workforce, reveals how companies can ensure their veteran talent thrives in the corporate world. Veterans represent a highly desirable talent pool when they transition to civilian careers. They retain...
No Man Is An Island
A Memoir of Family and Haïtian Cuisine
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
Jean-Marie Monfort Hébert Georges Fils TiGeorges” Laguerre died at birth. But anyone who knows the gregarious, polylingual chef and restaurant owner realizes that it takes more than something like dying to keep this charismatic man down. Laguerre was revived, and in the decades since, has lived...
by Doug Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2016
Forty million people visit Vegas every year but most never get past the strip. What about the people who live there? What brought them there? What keeps them there?Told from the perspective of a seasoned blackjack dealer, The Investment Club tells the stories of a self-destructive, dwarf entrepreneur,...
Mulgara
The Necromancer’s Will
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2019
When the notorious necromancer, Maecidion, dies, the reading of his will goes awry. Powerful heirlooms are given to rivals of the deceased’s kin, Irion, who are no strangers to black magic. Soon, Irion embarks on a bitter quest to retrieve what should rightfully be his.
Tinged with traces...
Black Dahlia Avenger III
Murder as a Fine Art: Presenting the Further Evidence Linking Dr. George Hill Hodel to the Black Dahlia and Other Lone Woman Murders
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
In Black Dahlia Avenger III bestselling author and veteran LAPD homicide detective Steve Hodel presents his four-year follow-up investigation into Los Angeles's 1947 Black Dahlia murder and other serially connected 1940s Lone Woman Murders.
This edition includes ten new chapters with all new...