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Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2010
Follow the trails of hunters—the original storytellers—as they interpret signs, examine tracks, and chase and catch their prey (or fail to). Readers can curl up with the best authentic hunting fiction and non-fiction, bringing the great Mount Kenya and the prairies of the American Bison into your...
Endangered Phrases
Intriguing Idioms Dangerously Close to Extinction
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2011
As the world changes, so does language . . . An A-to-Z guide to expressions from yesteryear that are becoming increasingly scarce.
“Person to person” (and “station to station”), “bar sinister,” “the weed of crime bears bitter fruit,” “between the devil and the deep blue sea,”...
Animal Happiness
Moving Exploration of Animals and Their Emotions - From Cats and Dogs to Orangutans and Tortoises
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2007
A New York Times Notable Book of 1994! Highly respected author, philosopher, and animal trainer Vicki Hearne offers a treasure trove of animal anecdotes, all written in her unique and poetic style. Through entertaining stories about cats, horses, an ornamental carp, a scorpion, and tortoises, Hearne...
The Knights of Bushido
A History of Japanese War Crimes During World War II
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2008
From the author of The Scourge of the Swastika: “A grim record of massacre and murder, of torture, slave labor, and starvation” (The New York Times).
The war crimes trials at Nuremberg and Tokyo meted out the Allies’ official justice; Lord Russell of Liverpool’s sensational bestselling...
The Celebrity Playbook
The Insider?s Guide to Living Like a Star
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
Colbert is to politics as the FameFatale is to celebrity life-both deliciously irresistible.
If Hollywood is a sport, you want Leslie Gornstein on your team and this playbook in your ridiculously oversized leather purse. The Celebrity Playbook is the perfect introduction for newcomers to the...
by Barry Davies
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
No matter if you’re being followed or stalked or need to get away as soon as possible, being able to disappear without a trace is something that you will need to know. Whether you’re an ordinary civilian or a military operative, having this skill is imperative to ultimate survival . . . and there’s...
The Penny Dreadfuls
Tales of Horror: Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Picture of Dorian Gray
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Three nineteenth-century literary giants—Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, and Oscar Wilde—in one outstanding volume of Victorian gothic horror.
In the 1800s, penny dreadfuls were cheap English stories that featured lurid, disturbing, and tantalizing content. These horror serials cost a penny...
Whole Heart, Whole Horse
Building Trust Between Horse and Rider
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
Many horse trainers, even those who espouse the so-called natural horsemanship approach, take the position that horses who fail to obey a human's request are doing so as much out of perversity as ignorance. That's not Mark Rashid's view. In his words, "If we understand that horses can't separate the...
Considering the Horse
Tales of Problems Solved and Lessons Learned
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2010
Own an unruly horse? Thinking about purchasing a horse but don’t exactly know what to expect once you do? Ever wondered what and how a horse thinks? Mark Rashid tells stories that provide horse owners and potential buyers with the best training solutions—straight from the horse’s mouth. By considering...
Horses That Saved Lives
True Stories of Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Rescue
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
There is no denying that the emotional bond between horses and the humans who love them can reach mystical proportions, and nowhere is that relationship more evident than in these twenty-four true-life accounts of horses rescuing people. Many of the stories recount incidents where death or physical...
Barrel Racing for Fun and Fast Times
Winning Tips for Horse and Rider
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Barrel racing, in which horse and rider gallop in a cloverleaf pattern around three barrels, is the fastest-growing rodeo event. Author Sharon Camarillo, a successful contestant-turned trainer, teacher, and commentator, presents a comprehensive program that takes the novice barrel racer from the process...
by Dr. Leonard R. N. Ashley
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
From a renowned expert on folklore comes an encyclopedic “who’s who” of the occult realm.
From demons to fallen angels, folk monsters to possession and exorcism, Satanic pacts to black masses, humans have tried to define and combat evil throughout the centuries.
This book is your...
1,001 Pearls of Life-Changing Wisdom
Insight on Identity, Truth, and Success
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
A wide-ranging compilation of quotes from some of the world’s greatest thinkers to influence and inspire you.
In this extensive collection of words to enlighten your mind and uplift your spirit, you will find something applicable to any problem, situation, or conundrum, as well as the inspiration...
Fabulous Raw Food
Detox, Lose Weight, and Feel Great in Just Three Weeks!
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Who doesn’t want to look leaner, feel stronger, and be happier? Few people would doubt that the food we consume plays a major role in our well-being. The raw food movement proclaims that the secret to great health is not just in what we eat, but in how it’s prepared-eating raw provides our bodies...