Lyons Press: 836 books
Pedometer Walking
Stepping Your Way To Health, Weight Loss, And Fitness
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Mark Fenton, television personality and author of the best-selling Complete Guide to Walking, teams up with top exercise researcher, David R. Bassett, to help readers get moving. These guys know what works, and they've got pedometers on the brain.
During the last ten years, pedometer use has...
101 Eventing Tips
Essentials For Combined Training And Horse Trials
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Three-day eventing, known as the “complete competition,” requires the same horse-and-rider team to ride a dressage test, a demanding cross-country obstacle course, and a show-jumping round. 101 Eventing Tips includes advice on selecting a horse, establishing horse-and-rider training programs and taking part in entry-level competitions.
by Mike Katz, Crispin Kott
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2018
When the singing is over and the talking starts, that’s when the true, unvarnished wisdom of rock ‘n’ roll comes out.
Built on first-hand experience, the gorgeous, illustrated Little Book of Rock ‘n’ Roll Wisdom offers the wise words of stars past and present on a variety of topics...
Carter's Way
A No-Nonsense Method for Designing Your Own Super Stylish Home
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Carter Oosterhouse knows how real people live and how intimidating home design can be. With his reassuring, “you can do it” attitude, he goes out of his way to show readers how to create realistic design elements that they can implement with basic tools and a little DIY experience. His mission...
Own Your Cancer
A Take-Charge Guide for the Recently Diagnosed and Those Who Love Them
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Dr. Peter Edelstein has learned by listening to his patients and their families--whose lives have suddenly been up-ended by a diagnosis of cancer--that they need a partner to help them navigate their new, complex world. It is critical that cancer patients take charge of their health and "own their...
Cyber Self-Defense
Expert Advice to Avoid Online Predators, Identity Theft, and Cyberbullying
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Are you in danger of being cyberstalked? Have you been cyberbullied? Outwit your cyberattacker with these clever strategies from former cyberstalking victim, Alexis Moore. As the founder of Survivors in Action, Moore explains how to identify potential cyberattackers and how to recover from a cybercrime...
Bag of Bones
The Sensational Grave Robbery of the Merchant Prince of Manhattan
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
Completing J. North Conway’s widely acclaimed trilogy of Gilded Age New York City Crime—following King of Heists and The Big Policeman—Bag of Bones combines the era’s affluence, decadence, and corruption with a gruesome deed fit for the tabloids of today. In 1878, the body of multi-millionaire...
Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks
An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
An amazing journey through the thriving worlds of fantasy and gaming
What could one man find if he embarked on a journey through fantasy world after fantasy world? In an enthralling blend of travelogue, pop culture analysis, and memoir, forty-year-old former D&D addict Ethan Gilsdorf crisscrosses...
Return of the Condor
The Race To Save Our Largest Bird From Extinction
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2006
Return of the Condor is far and away the best book on the subject. John Moir covered the condor recovery effort for magazines and newspapers for years and his extensive and award-winning journalism, including an investigative piece for Birding magazine, became this fine book. Moir presents a unique...
Flying Cars, Zombie Dogs, and Robot Overlords
How World's Fairs and Trade Expos Changed the World
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Every time you chew a stick of Juicy Fruit, eat a hamburger, slip on a nylon, plug your phone into a wall socket, flick on a TV, withdraw money from an ATM, lick an ice-cream cone, switch on a computer, ride an escalator, play a DVR, watch a movie about dinosaurs, or pop a tranquilizer, you’re doing...
Clash of Eagles
America's Forgotten Expedition to Ottoman Palestine
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
Forbidden Creatures
Inside the World of Animal Smuggling and Exotic Pets
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
Philadelphia Chef's Table
Extraordinary Recipes from the City of Brotherly Love
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Not long ago, Philadelphia’s culinary identity could be described in one word: Cheesesteak. But today you’re as likely to hear food lovers discussing Iron Chef Jose Garces, restaurant mogul Stephen Starr, Marc “Is this the Best Italian Restaurant in America?” Vetri, and the gelato genius of...
Living with Chickens
Everything You Need to Know to Raise Your Own Backyard Flock
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
Chickens-why not? Tens of thousands of people in all areas of the country enjoy raising these birds, whether for food or companionship. You can, too, with this indispensable guide. Then again, you may want to read Living With Chickens just for the sheer joy of it. Straightforward prose and dozens of...