National Geographic Society: 329 books
The Wisdom of Wolves
Lessons From the Sawtooth Pack
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
From the world-famous couple who lived alongside a three-generation wolf pack, this book of inspiration, drawn from the wild, will fascinate animal and nature lovers alike.
For six years Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived intimately with a pack of wolves, gaining their trust as no one has before....
USA 101
A Guide to America's Iconic Places, Events, and Festivals
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2009
Countless travel books display some aspect or region of America, but USA 101 stitches together a whole crazy quilt of iconic places, events, fairs, and festivals that celebrates our country in all its quirky diversity.
Whoever you are, wherever you’re going, whatever you like to do, it’s...
by David Mamet
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
Compared to some of its New England neighbors, Vermont has seemed to long-time resident David Mamet a place of intrinsic energy and progressiveness, love and commonality. It has lived up to the old story that settlers came up the Connecticut River and turned right to get to New Hampshire and left...
by Garry Wills
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2007
In the paperback edition of the critically acclaimed hardcover, bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winner Garry Wills explores Thomas Jefferson's final and favorite achievement, the University of Virginia.
The University of Virginia is one of America's greatest architectural treasures and...
by Stephen G. Hyslop
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Author James Robertson, one of America's most respected Civil War scholars and storytellers whose weekly talks about little-known people and events of the Civil War aired for 15 years on National Public Radio, brings history to life here in a collection of unexpected and true stories revealing the...
Only Pack What You Can Carry
My Path to Inner Strength, Confidence, and True Self-Knowledge
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
Magnetically written by former CEO of a North Carolina Girl Scout Council and award winning CEO for the Western New York chapter of a national arts-in-education organization, this uniquely engaging travel journal describes four keys to unlocking personal and spiritual fulfillment: solitude, introspection,...
by Barry Unsworth
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
"His keen understanding of history and legend...illuminate[s] his visits." -Publishers Weekly
"A vivid picture of the island." -Associated Press
"It is hard to think of anywhere on earth where so many firsts and mosts are crammed into a space so small,"...
Sergeant Stubby
How a Stray Dog and His Best Friend Helped Win World War I and Stole the Heart of a Nation
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
Meet Sergeant Stubby: World War I dog veteran, decorated war hero, American icon, and above all, man's best friend. Stubby's story begins in 1917 when America is about to enter the war. A stowaway dog befriends Private James Robert "Bob" Conroy at the Connecticut National Guard camp at Yale...
The Aviators
Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Written by gifted storyteller Winston Groom (author of Forrest Gump), The Aviators tells the saga of three extraordinary aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage.
This is the fascinating...
Imagined London
A Tour of the World's Greatest Fictional City
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2006
Anna Quindlen first visited London from a chair in her suburban Philadelphia home—in one of her beloved childhood mystery novels. She has been back to London countless times since, through the pages of books and in person, and now, in Imagined London, she takes her own readers on a tour of this...
Andy Warhol Was a Hoarder
Inside the Minds of History's Great Personalities
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
Was Andy Warhol a hoarder? Did Einstein have autism? Was Frank Lloyd Wright a narcissist? In this surprising, inventive, and meticulously researched look at the evolution of mental health, acclaimed health and science journalist Claudia Kalb gives readers a glimpse into the lives of high-profile historic...
Confessions of an Alien Hunter
A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
Aliens are big in America. Whether they’ve arrived via rocket, flying saucer, or plain old teleportation, they’ve been invading, infiltrating, or inspiring us for decades, and they’ve fascinated moviegoers and television watchers for more than fifty years. About half of us believe that aliens...
Angry Birds Playground: Question and Answer Book
A Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How Adventure
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
The world becomes a playground in this incredible book of questions and answers featuring Rovio's hugely popular Angry Bird characters. The well-loved characters encourage children to ask big questions, think big thoughts, and get the right answers. A fun-tastic way to help answer the questions...
by Dennis Fradin, Judy Fradin
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2011
It’s another normal day in Alaska, where the beauty of the rugged landscape makes the hardships of winter worth enduring. This Northern life is good, you think, when suddenly—without warning—your world is ROCKED! The ground sways beneath your feet with sickening force. You’ve just been caught...