Abrams: 1969 books
by Gene Stone, Stephen Pulvirent
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
The Watch is the most popular book on vintage and contemporary mechanical watches, appealing to both beginners and experts. In the decade since it was published, the international audience of watch lovers and watch collectors has grown exponentially. It’s time for The Watch, Thoroughly Revised....
Those Feet
A Sensual History of English Football
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
This follow-up to Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer is “an enchanting love letter to English football” (The Daily Telegraph).
In this playful, witty, and highly original look at English soccer, David Winner, author of the acclaimed Brilliant Orange, journeys to the heart...
The Korean War
The West Confronts Communism
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2001
An authoritative account by the historian and Korean War vet offers “a comprehensive picture of the war . . . and riveting tales of heroics . . . Gripping” (The Washington Post Book World).
Winner of the Westminster Medal for Military Literature
On June 25, 1950, the North Korean...
by Richard Hough
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2003
The major naval powers—Britain, America, Russia, and Japan—have all played a part in the theater of war at sea over the last one hundred years. Naval fighting has always been a rapidly developing affair, and in no century have changes been so swift and fundamental. In 1905, when this book begins,...
Waterloo
The Aftermath
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
In the early morning hours of June 19, 1815, more than 50,000 men and 7,000 horses lay dead and wounded on a battlefield just south of Brussels. In the hours, days, weeks and months that followed, news of the battle would begin to shape the consciousness of an age; the battlegrounds would be looted...
Mayday
The Decline of American Naval Supremacy
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2014
Timely and urgent, Mayday is a clarion call to action--before it's too late. As with other powerful nations throughout history, maritime supremacy has been the key to America's rise to superpower status and the relative peace of the postwar era. Over the past two decades, however, while Washington...
The Modern Inquisition
Seven Prominent Catholics and Thier Struggle with the Vatican
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2002
The Inquisition ceased burning and torturing heretics in the 18th century; A milder punishment awaits the dissidents today, principally excommunication or banishment from official teaching positions. Paul Collins has discovered- through his own experience and extensive research that the impact of...
Right of Boom
The Aftermath of Nuclear Terrorism
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2015
“[A] seasoned national security professional and gifted writer” offers an in-depth analysis of what might happen after a nuclear attack on US soil (Matthew Kroenig, author of Exporting the Bomb).
In the parlance of disaster preparedness, “right of boom” refers to the terrifying moments...
East-Meets-West Quilts
Explore Improv with Japanese-Inspired Designs
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Improv quilting, in which quilt designs emerge organically as fabric is cut and stitched, is simple, popular, and fun. In this book, expert quilter Patricia Belyea offers improv instruction and shares her appealing Quilt Manifesto of five simple rules. While providing quilters with a starting point,...
Before and After Alexander
The Legend and Legacy of Alexander the Great
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
In the arc of western history, Ancient Greece is at the apex, owing to its grandeur, its culture, and an intellectual renaissance to rival that of Europe. So important is Greece to history that figures such as Plato and Socrates are still household names, and the works of Homer are regularly adapted...
Floating
A Life Regained
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2017
The British journalist explores self-healing in wild waters across the UK—from Yorkshire to Jura and Wales—in this “genuine and refreshing nature memoir” (Kirkus Reviews).
Following the example of naturalist Roger Deakin in his classic memoir Waterlog, journalist Joe Minihane becomes...
by Ari Seth Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2018
From the creator of the popular blog Advanced Style, photographer Ari Seth Cohen’s Advanced Love collects affectionate portraits of subjects who prove that love is bound by neither the constraints of age or time. The book includes 40 profiles of inspiring couples from around the world, and more...
Eat for the Planet Cookbook
75 Recipes from Leaders of the Plant-Based Movement that Will Help Save the World
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2020
Do you consider yourself an environmental ally? Maybe you recycle your household goods, ride a bike, and avoid too much air travel. But did you know that the primary driver of climate change isn’t plastics, or cars, or airplanes? Did you know that it’s actually our industrialized food system?...
Nathan Turner's American Style
Classic Design and Effortless Entertaining
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2012
With a style that is accessible and chic, Nathan Turner's aesthetic is Nate Berkus meets Colin Cowie and Domino Magazine. Turner's unique approach to design for living incorporates his accessible, California chic aesthetic. He will show readers how to design their home to create a space that is relaxed...