Turner Publishing Company: 2181 books
by Peter Berresford Ellis
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
Through sources ranging from ancient forsundun (praise songs) and the hero kings to newspaper accounts, public decrees, and even graffiti, this book offers vivid portraits of major events and everyday life in Ireland through the centuries—beginning with Golamh, the legendary leader of the band of...
Heart of the Storm
My Adventures as a Helicopter Rescue Pilot and Commander
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2004
Advance praise for Heart of the Storm
"Col. Ed Fleming tells a story of true heroism about the constant dangers faced by the pilots and crews who fly the most versatile-and vulnerable-aircraft in the skies today."-John Glenn, former U.S. senator, astronaut, and bestselling author...
Kings of Texas
The 150-Year Saga of an American Ranching Empire
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2010
Praise for KINGS OF TEXAS
"Kings of Texas is a fresh and very welcome history of the great King Ranch. It's concise but thorough, crisply written, meticulous, and very readable. It should find a wide audience."
-Larry McMurtry, author of Sin Killer and the Pulitzer Prize--winning...
Collider
The Search for the World's Smallest Particles
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2009
An accessible look at the hottest topic in physics and the experiments that will transform our understanding of the universe
The biggest news in science today is the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest and most powerful particle-smasher, and the anticipation of finally discovering the...
Blasphemy
How the Religious Right is Hijacking the Declaration of Independence
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2007
In Blasphemy: How the Religious Right is Hijacking the Declaration of Independence, author Alan Dershowitz proves that no relation exists between the Declaration of Independence’s “Creator" and “Nature’s God,” on the one hand, and the Judeo-Christian God of the Old and New Testaments,...
Finding, Framing, and Hanging Jefferson
A Lost Letter, a Remarkable Discovery, and Freedom of Speech in an Age of Terrorism
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
The #1 New York Times bestselling author, Harvard Law School professor, and tireless defender of civil liberties unearths a little-known letter by his hero, Thomas Jefferson, and shares its secrets. The letter illuminates Jefferson’s views on freedom of speech in a way that has important implications...
by Alan Dershowitz
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
The Declaration of Independence as you've never seen it before
Some of us cherish it with near-scriptural reverence. Others simply take it for granted. In this contentious new look at the Declaration of Independence, however, celebrated attorney Alan Dershowitz takes "America's birth certificate"...
You Can Observe A Lot By Watching
What I've Learned About Teamwork From the Yankees and Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2009
"The most valuable team player in sports" shows you what "teamwork" really means
What does it take to be a real team player, especially in a society that glorifies selfishness and a corporate culture that often uses "team player" as a buzzword but rewards only...
Game Day
A Rollicking Journey to the Heart of College Football
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2009
The popular college football analyst weighs in on the craziness of college football and the 2008 season
If television's college football analysts had a Hall of Fame, Craig James would definitely be in it. His opinion and insight on ABC and ESPN-not to mention occasional jabs of sharp humor...
Winning the Peace
The Marshall Plan and America's Coming of Age as a Superpower
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
Politicians of every stripe frequently invoke the Marshall Plan in support of programs aimed at using American wealth to extend the nation's power and influence, solve intractable third-world economic problems, and combat world hunger and disease. Do any of these impassioned advocates understand why...
by Leigh Anne Jasheway
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2014
Award-winning comedian Leigh Anne Jasheway has written 101 Comedy Games for Children and Grown-Ups specifically to make readers laugh. Laughter provides great health benefits, reducing tension and improving overall mood. Jasheway’s book connects readers of all ages with their inner five-year-old,...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
A guide to the history that informs the world of Star Trek?just in time for the next JJ Abrams Star Trek movie
For a series set in our future, Star Trek revisits the past constantly. Kirk and Spock battle Nazis, Roman gladiators, and witness the Great Depression. When they're not doubling back...
The Manhattan Diet
Lose Weight While Living a Fabulous Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
How to lose weight and feel great?Manhattan-style!
New York women are surrounded by more four-star restaurants than any other city on the planet, not to mention a pizzeria on every block and a donut cart on every corner. They enjoy it all and yet somehow they manage to look so damn good. What's...
Shadow Voyage
The Extraordinary Wartime Escape of the Legendary SS Bremen
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
A fast-paced, little-known story of danger at sea on the eve of World War II
On the sweltering evening of August 30, 1939, the German luxury liner S.S. Bremen slipped her moorings on Manhattan's west side, abandoned all caution (including foghorns, radar, and running lights), and sailed out...