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The Bomber Aircrew Experience
Dealing Out Punishment from the Air
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
Discover the wartime experiences of the bomber boys in World War II.
Flying bombers during World War II was a harrowing ordeal. Unlike the fighter jocks, who pit their skill and wits against each other in agile aerial combat, the bomber boys had to endure the fear and savagery of the air war...
The Fish That Changed America
True Stories about the People Who Made Largemouth Bass Fishing an All-American Sport
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
From boats and baits to rods and reels to tips and tactics, bass fishing has been a magnet of innovation for almost a century.
Bass fishing changed from pastime to business in part because of competitive tournaments and the publicity they generated. That publicity, in turn, sparked a demand...
Ten Mile Valley
A Western Story
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
From a three-time Spur Awardwinner comes the tale of an orphaned boy who is forced to become a man.
Mark Kelton is eighteen years old-part boy, part man. On the trail to set up a ranch in eastern Oregon, his parents are killed by an unknown assailant and their strongbox containing $8,000...
For the Love of Baseball
A Celebration of the Game That Connects Us All
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Stefan Fatsis sends his stunningly perfect, consummately perfect, why-would-anyone-use-anything-else? perfect” glove to be restored by the glove designer at Rawlings. Frank Deford makes the case that the baseball cap may be the most universal article of clothing ever designed. Roger Angell considers...
Hometown Heroes
A Cross-Country Road Trip into the Heart of High School Football
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2015
Author Theron Hopkins travels from sweltering summer practices to heated crosstown rivalry matchups to one of the biggest games in the country, the Texas 5A state title game, held in San Antonio’s Alamodome, witnessing thrilling wins and devastating losses along the way. Hitting twenty towns in...
by Tom Jones
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2008
What if Studs Terkel wrote a book with Bill James? You'd have a book on what it's really like to make a living in the world of baseball. For everyone who ever dreamed of making their love of baseball into their vocation, Working at the Ballpark will provide a view at their lives that might have been,...
Eli Manning
The Making of a Quarterback
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2008
New York Giants beat writer Ralph Vacchiano examines the quarterback position in the NFL from all angles, using Giants quarterback (and Super Bowl XLII MVP) Eli Manning as his primary focus When Eli Manning found teammate Plaxico Burress in the end zone with just 35 seconds remaining in Super Bowl...
Sleeping Dogs
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
The Pentagon has a dirty, little secret they've been keeping quiet for forty years. During the Cold War, a number of live H-bombs were jettisoned and lost around the country as a result of mishaps and mid-air collisions.
A disgraced former Pentagon weapons expert, Howie Collyer, who blew the...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
A collection of harrowing battle stories—from the Trojan War to Little Big Horn and beyond—told by Julius Caesar, Teddy Roosevelt, and more.
Ranging from ancient history to modern times, this collection puts you on the frontlines and takes you behind the scenes of some of the most famous battles...
Breakfast in Burgundy
A Hungry Irishman in the Belly of France
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
Laced with compelling writing about French food and its ways, Breakfast in Burgundy is part travel memoir, part foodie detective story, and part love song to Raymond’s adopted home. This book tells the story of the Blakes’ decision to buy a house in Burgundy. Raymond describes the moments of despair-such...
Gunsmoke Masquerade
A Western Story
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
The only hope of finding a US marshal who suspiciously vanished in the desert is rotting in a New Mexico jail!
Because of reports of a potential range war in Peñasco County, New Mexico, US Commissioner Guilford dispatches Deputy US Marshal Ed Church to help clean up the mess. But after arriving...
The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook
Feel-Good Food for Home Cooks
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
An Upscale Cookbook for Enthusiasts of All Skill Levels That Approaches Cannabis as an Ingredient to Explore
Cannabis is one of the hottest ingredients to hit the culinary world, and cannabis-infused food is an evolving art and science. In The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook, chefs in the know from...
The Crappie Fishing Handbook
Tackles, Lures, Bait, Cooking, Tips, Tactics, and Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2011
Perfect for everyone who wants to try crappie fishing
Now with new color photographs
Filled with advice from expert fisherman Keith Sutton
The Crappie Fishing Handbook is a thorough guide for crappie fishing. Learn about Keith Sutton’s methods to improve your fishing skills. The format is clear...
The Complete Book of Striped Bass Fishing
A Thorough Guide to the Baits, Lures, Flies, Tackle, and Techniques for America?s Favorite Saltwater Game Fish
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
Striped bass - in fresh and salt water - are one of the world's greatest gamefish, and The Complete Book of Striped Bass Fishing is the fullest, most authoritative, most helpful book ever written on the species. Nick Karas, one of the world's great experts on the striped bass, offers proven techniques...