Taylor Trade Publishing: 611 books
Texas Trivia
Everything Y'all Need to Know about the Lone Star State
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 1998
Texas and Texans have been known to boast of having the best or the worst, the most or the least, the largest or the tiniest of just about everything. Join author Bill Cannon as he reveals facts that depict the colorful bravado unique to the Lone Star State. For instance, no six but seven flags flew...
by Richard Zelade
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1999
This book features ten tours to Central Texas that capture the essence of its flavor and charm. Included in this guide are historic tidbits, folklore, geography, major attractions, maps, listings of accomodations, a calendar of events, and more.
America's First Ladies
Their Uncommon Wisdom, from Martha Washington to Laura Bush
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2006
Here are the personal philosophies, opinions, thoughts, witticisms, and feelings of such upstanding and quintessential Americans as Abigail Adams, Dolly Madison, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, and Hillary Clinton. These women have been more than just wives of American...
by Helen Bryant
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 1998
You don't just move here and immediately become a Texan; it takes training. This delightfully witty book takes you through the process of understanding our conversation, why and how we dress the way we do, why pickups are a fact of life, and how you can acquire the necessary big hair. Fixin' to Be...
by Bill Cannon
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2000
Humor and trivia author Bill Cannon discovered there really was a Toadsuck, Texas, and he has collected a series of delightfully funny stories about folks he imagined might have lived in a town with such a comical name.
Daughter of Fortune
The Bettie Brown Story
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 1996
The real story of a woman who epitomized America's Golden Age and represented the changing face of the Victorian woman at the turn of the century.
The Sundance Kid
A Biography of Robert Redford
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2006
1969 was Robert Redford's breakout year, when he starred with Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Since that time he was continuously successful, either as an actor or director. His concern for the environment, particularly in the American West, has made him an important spokesman for...
March 1939
Before the Madness—The Story of the First NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2014
In 1939, the Oregon Webfoots, coached by the visionary Howard Hobson, stormed through the first NCAA basketball tournament, which was viewed as a risky coast-to-coast undertaking and perhaps only a one-year experiment. Seventy-five years later, following the tournament’s evolution into a national...
Notre Dame Game Day
Getting There, Getting In, and Getting in the Spirit
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2001
For the first time, Notre Dame football fans have a travel book to call their very own—one tailored to making the most out of the home football game experience. Author and Notre Dame graduate Todd Tucker presents chapters devoted to the ins and outs, do's and don'ts, of getting to Notre Dame, getting...
Of Mikes and Men
From Ray Scott to Curt Gowdy: Tales from the Pro Football Booth
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1998
In this collection of anecdotes from the announcers of pro football, the Voices reminisce about a time before television, when the NFL was just making its floundering start and college ball held all the attraction. With the spread of television broadcasting, the Voices gain faces and the NFL gains...
On the Clock
The Story of the NFL Draft
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
The NFL draft features no action on the field. No passing, running, tackling, or kicking. Hey, there isn't even a field. Yet the draft has become more popular than many other sporting events, including the NBA and NHL playoff games, against which it goes head-to-head for viewers. In fact, the draft...
Pat Garrett
The Man Behind the Badge
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2015
Pat Garrett, the sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico, claimed responsibility for the death of the notorious outlaw, Billy the Kid. This charge would not be his first lie, nor would it be his last, but it would be, by far, the most prominent. In a departure from the overwhelming literature that takes...
by Jill S. Moran
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015
Event planning continues to be a thriving business area for the motivated entrepreneur. Jill S. Moran is a certified special events professional with twenty-five years of experience in the field and the owner of an award-winning event-planning company. This fourth edition of her popular book includes...
Romancing the Roads
A Driving Diva's Firsthand Guide, West of the Mississippi
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015
This updated compendium of facts, observations, discoveries, reviews, serendipities, humor, experiences, and more is not only for the road traveler, but the armchair traveler as well. Unlike typical guides, which read more like phone directories, Romancing the Roads is a shared diary of discoveries...