Lyons Press: 836 books
Deerland
America's Hunt for Ecological Balance and the Essence of Wildness
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
In 1942 America fell in love with Bambi. But now, that love-affair has turned sour. Behind the unassuming grace and majesty of America’s whitetail deer is the laundry list of human health, social, and ecological problems that they cause. They destroy crops, threaten motorists, and spread Lyme disease...
by Gail L. Jenner
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
If redwood trees could share their stories, what would they say? Some of these giants are thousands of years old, but all have witnessed some truly unique moments in history. Historic Redwood National and State is a vibrant collection of essays sharing different parts of Redwood National Park’s...
Return of the Eagle
How America Saved Its National Symbol
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2008
This is the story of how a nation reversed a “silent spring” and saved the bald eagle from extinction. This bird of prey was declared the national symbol in 1782 but, by the 1960s, pollution and development had wiped out all but a few dozen. Grassroots movements started, the American consciousness...
In the Presence of Grizzlies
The Ancient Bond Between Men And Bears
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
Winner of ForeWord Magazine's 2006 Gold Award for Nature Book of the Year
The most comprehensive and compelling chronicle of human–grizzly-bear interactions ever written, In the Presence of Grizzlies (formerly published as The Essential Grizzly) examines the fragile bond between ourselves...
by Department of the Army
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Among the most crucial roles of the United States military in the global War on Terror is the collection of human intelligence from prisoners of war, unlawful combatants, and others. On the heels of controversy over some of the techniques used to extract information—such as waterboarding—the Department...
Instinct
The Man Who Stopped the 20th Hijacker
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
September 11, 2001. Almost everything seemed to go as the terrorists intended. Almost. Flight 93—which crashed not on the Capitol or the White House, but in a Pennsylvania field—was one terrorist shy of the other flights. The brave Americans who rose up that day against the hijackers were aided by...
by Jerry Darkes
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Fly Tyer’s Guide to Tying Essential Bass and Panfish Flies will, within a brief 128 pages, provide the beginning and intermediate fly tier with everything he or she needs to know in order to successfully tie the most successful, tried and true bass and panfish patterns.
Nymphs, The Mayflies
The Major Species
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
Volume I
For the fly fisher seeking to catch more and bigger trout, fishing nymphs--patterns that mimic the larval stage of mayflies--can be a surefire approach. Nymphs: The Mayflies, the first volume in a totally revised edition of the 1973 original, is the singular authority on identifying the myriad...
Field & Stream Rifle Maintenance Handbook
Tips, Quick Fixes, And Good Habits For Easy Gunning
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2007
A good hunter is a safe hunter, and a safe hunter treats his rifles well. The Field & Stream Rifle Maintenance Handbook is chock-full of tips for keeping rifles clean and operating smoothly and safely. It also contains a section on quick fixes for problems in the field and proper habits for rifle...
The Mental Keys to Hitting
A Handbook of Strategies for Performance Enhancement
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
A must-have book by acclaimed author and expert H.A. Dorfman that highlights the crucial mental components involved in hitting a baseball and playing the game, components that are as important, if not more so, than the intense physical regimen of an athlete."...helpful to hitters in little leagues...
Flying Off Everest
A Journey from the Summit to the Sea
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Perched impossibly on a ridge overlooking a 10,000-foot drop into Tibet, Sano Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa wait. Heel to toe, connected at the waist by a pair of carabineers that’s connected to nothing else, they stare down the North Face of Mount Everest, a red and white nylon tandem paragliding...
Field of Screams
Haunted Tales from the Baseball Diamond, the Locker Room, and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2010
A collection of ghost stories collected from baseball players, stadium personnel, umpires, front-office folks, and fans, whichexplores the sometimes amusing and sometimes spooky connection between baseball and the paranormal.
by Josh Pahigian
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
A brand new edition of the finalist for the 2008 Casey Award, presented annually to the best baseball book, 101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out profiles America’s greatest baseball museums, shrines, sports bars, pop culture landmarks and ballpark sites. From sandlots and skyboxes to...
SAS and Elite Forces Guide Manhunt
The Art And Science Of Tracking High Value Enemy Targets
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
From searching for high-value enemy targets such as Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein to finding soldiers caught behind enemy lines, from escaped prisoners and serial killers to a missing child, Manhunt explores just how the military and police forces track people down. Including many case studies...