Lyons Press: 836 books
Great American Ghost Stories
Lyons Press Classics
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
A ghoulish collection of true American classics
From North to South, coast-to-coast, and legendary to forgotten classics
Lyons Press American Classics deliver stories rooted in their time, place, and topic
Distinct series design for impulse- and collect-them-all sales
With frightening stories...
Great American Crime Stories
Lyons Press Classics
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
A chilling, thrilling collection of true American crimes, long-forgotten and legendary
The Bloody Benders Family . . . The Black Hand of New Orleans . . . The Crimes of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch . . . The Mountain Meadows Massacre in Utah . . . Rachel Wall, Female Pirate and The Last Woman...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2006
Here are a thousand and one laugh-out-loud quotes, quips and jokes, all in one packed volume. From politicians to sports legends, Hollywood stars to Miss USA contestants, comedians are not the only ones tickling our funny bones and showing us the lighter side of life.
*Great impulse buy
*The...
Great American Adventure Stories
Lyons Press Classics
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
A carefully curated collection of adventure classics
A Lyons American classic
Fresh, new series design
There has never been a more exciting collection of stories that celebrate the indomitable spirit of the American character. These accounts all have one thing in common: They capture the grit and spirit of adventure that made America what it is today.
Golfer's eBook Gift Set
Classic golf stories from The Masters, Jack Nicklaus, Scotland, and beyond
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2014
Looking for that perfect gift for the golfer who has everything? How about the gift of history? This three-volume set contains bestselling collections from golf’s greatest moments, collected and told by professional sports journalists. From The Links goes deep into golf’s history to cull funny...
Baseball's Game Changers
Icons, Record Breakers, Scandals, Sensational Series, and More
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016
The first book in the new Lyons Press GAME CHANGERS sports series answers the questions: What were the 50 most revolutionary personalities, rules, pieces of equipment, controversies, organizational changes, radio and television advancements, and more in the history National Pastime? And how, exactly,...
Great American Horse Stories
Lyons Press Classics
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
A collection for equine enthusiasts
An all-new collection of the best of the classics
Editor was anchor of horse sports in ESPN
Fresh, new series design
A perfect gift for riders, writers, or literary buffs, Horse Stories is an essential collection of some of the most compelling stories ever written about America’s horses.
Great American Western Stories
Lyons Press Classics
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
In Stories of the Old West, editor Steven D. Price has pulled together some of the finest writings about the American West that capture readers imaginations, meticulously culled from books, newspapers, and magazines. It is an unforgettable collection, and includes stories by William Frederick “Buffalo...
Great American Survival Stories
Lyons Press Classics
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Fifteen gripping tales of determination, strength of mind, perseverance, and fortitude.
Although survival is often taken for granted - something every human strives to achieve on a daily basis - it is just this everyday imperative that makes for the most exciting stories. When something goes...
Great American Shipwreck Stories
Lyons Press Classics
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
Great American Shipwreck Stories is a magnificent collection of gripping accounts of a ship's encounter with a great whale or an overwhelming monsoon or a disastrous passage through the Straits of Magellan, leading to a wreck and a crew's harrowing plight for survival on the open seas or on a desert...
Great American Sailing Stories
Lyons Press Classics
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
Few people would want to test their mettle in an ice-encrusted boat with an Arctic explorer, sail the Straits of Magellan with Joshua Slocum, or watch with Owen Chase as an angry whale sends his ship to the bottom, thousands of miles from the nearest land. But it's quite another thing to read these...
Great American Cowboy Stories
Lyons Press Classics
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2019
Roping a buffalo, running off cattle rustlers, sitting out a winter storm in a cave--adventures like these were all part of everyday life for the cowboy. They're depicted here in stories that have stood the test of time, by writers whose words are just as funny and wise today as they were one hundred...
Twelve Days of Terror
Inside the Shocking 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2016
Upon the 100th anniversary of the most terrifying stretch of shark attacks in American history--a wave said to have been the inspiration for *Jaws--*comes a reissue of the classic Lyons Press account and investigation. In July 1916, a time when World War I loomed over America and New York City was...
by Martin Gitlin
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2019
As the anchor titles in a new “Time Machine” Lyons Press baseball series, The Ultimate Cleveland Indians Time Machine presents a timeline format that not only includes the Indians’ greatest moments—including World Series appearances and individual achievements—but would focus also on some...