Atlantic Publishing Group: 424 books

Have you ever wondered about the man behind the face on the $20 bill? Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, was born 250 years ago. During his two terms as president, Andrew Jackson enacted a number of changes to the U.S. government and created policies that are controversial...

Almost 200 years ago, the cries of a newborn baby echoed through the halls of London’s Kensington Palace. No one who celebrated Princess Victoria’s birth in the late spring of 1819 could have imagined that the little girl born fifth in line to the English throne would be the ruling monarch of...

Dirt-free, low-cost, space-saving, low in pesticides, and environmentally friendly, hydroponic gardening the art of growing plants without any soil is a method already used by millions for growing healthy, vibrant plants by everyday gardeners. In Greek, hydro translates to water and ponos translates...

This guide helps you create the journey of a lifetime. The book covers important financial, medical, insurance, home, time-frame, and life-style factors that should be considered before starting. It details choosing and outfitting your boat for the journey, route planning, guidebooks, and charts to...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that if we composted 100 percent of our food scraps, we could prevent the equivalent of 20 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year, the equivalent of more than 3.8 million vehicles greenhouse gas emissions. Composting is one of the...

In Beyond the Glamour Photograph, photographers Jack Watson and Andy McFarland start where other glamour photo books usually end. In addition to the mechanics of the glamour photography business, this book includes a companion DVD with a behind-the-scenes look at a live studio glamour shoot with Watson...

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of John Quincy Adams. He was born in Massachusetts on July 11, 1767. Following in the footsteps of his father, John Adams (the second President of the United States), John Quincy Adams became the sixth president in 1825. But even before his term as...

Approximately 95 percent of all clubs, organizations, and governments in the United States practice Robert’s Rules of Order. However, these rules were written almost 150 years ago. This book brings a seemingly outdated guide into the 21st century by focusing on the role of technology and the internet...

From the development of the Blues, to the Civil Rights Movement, to the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina, there have been a great number of changes, both good and bad, in Mississippi in the past century, and there are sure to be more to come. Take a closer look at the Magnolia State’s history and learn how its past has shaped the culture and people of Mississippi today.

In this completely revised new second edition, the author leads you through every fact of the coffee business while providing detailed instructions and examples. This manual includes sample business forms, worksheets and checklists for planning, opening, and running day-to-day operations; sample menus;...

This totally revised book will separate the romantic notions of owning a B&B from the business end by covering basic cost control systems, successful kitchen management, housekeeping, beverage management, room rate formulas, arrival, billing, departure, managing and training employees and more....

Jack Shook is a young felony prosecutor in Palm Beach County in the late 1970s who thinks he understands what justice is all about. He confidently, if not arrogantly, charges through life mowing down drug dealers, thieves, thugs, and other assorted malefactors and miscreants, thinking that he is the...

The social perception of masculinity is very black and white — one is either an Alpha Male or a Beta Male, and there can be no variation. However, this is not the reality of masculinity in today’s society. Non-Alpha Males exist somewhere in the middle of the masculinity spectrum and are far more...

There are an estimated 3.3 million wheelchair users in the United States alone. This is the equivalent of the entire populations of Chicago and Boston combined and represents a tremendous challenge for Americans. However, there are some preventative measures you can take to help avoid the wheelchair...