Turner Publishing Company: 2181 books
H-Unit
A Story of Writing and Redemption Behind the Walls of San Quentin
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
The bold account of launching an innovative creative writing class inside San Quentin and the journey of hardship, inspiration, & redemption of its members, from New York Times bestselling authors.
San Quentin State Prison would be an unlikely place to look for writing talent. But Keith...
The Book of No
365 Ways to Say it and Mean it—and Stop People-Pleasing Forever (Updated Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2017
An updated edition of the bestselling guide!
Do you have problems saying "No?”
Do people always turn to you for a favor?
Wonder how you get roped into things you really don't want to do—with friends or family, at work or even with pushy salespeople?
Refusing someone is rarely easy....
by Franks S. Faulkner
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2007
San Antonio was named for the Portuguese Saint Anthony of Padua when a Spanish expedition stopped in the area in 1691. The actual founding of the city took place in 1718 by Father Antonio de San Buenaventura y Olivares. The ?River City? is famous for the Alamo and the River Walk, the two most visited...
Patch Guide
U.S. Navy Ships and Submarines
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1992
Attack aircraft carriers, battleships, destroyers, frigates, light and heavy cruisers, and patrol crafts. 1,300 different ships and submarines from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War have their crests displayed in brilliant full color. This book is an encyclopedia, preserving the emblems that...
by Iosco County Historical Society
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Limited Edition, Iosco County, Michigan, some Early History of the area, with some family histories and including those of some local businesses and facilities.
A Patriot's A to Z of America
Things Every Good American Should Know
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2011
America is a nation of firsts, from its pioneering innovation in technology and science to its politics, social affairs, and culture. But despite its intriguing and unique history, many Americans aren't as well-versed as they think they are when it comes to knowledge of the monumental events, people,...
by James Robert Parish
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2010
"Half of all marriages end in divorce--and then there are the really unhappy ones."
--Joan Rivers
Do you suppose that the person who first said "Life is stranger than fiction" might have had Hollywood marriages in mind? Why watch a romantic film starring a leading man and...
by Joe Czachowski
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
The largest island in the continental United States, Long Island comprises Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. With a rich history that has included American Indian tribes such as the Massapequa, Shinnecock, and Quogue, among others; colonists from England and the Netherlands; and immigrants...
Targeted by the CIA
An Intelligence Professional Speaks Out on the Scandal That Turned the CIA Upside Down
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2002
Targeted by the CIA is a personal account by S. Peter Karlow of how he was falsely accused, by counterintelligence chief James J. Angleton, of being a mole for Moscow. The book describes in thrilling detail how he suddenly found himself challenged to refute something that never existed. How the case...
by Quentin McGown
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
Fort Worth is an American city quintessentially founded upon change. From its birth to the present, Fort Worth has consistently built and reshaped its appearance, ideals, and industry. Through changing fortunes, Fort Worth has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the...
by John B. Manbeck
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Brooklyn, a magical name, both fantasy and enigma. Yet despite its reputation, Brooklyn consists of provincial, suburban neighborhoods, a small town. For over 300 years, Brooklyn suffered growing pains, but it also offered hospitality, jobs, and recreation, as the photographs in this volume show....
Historic Photos of Broadway
New York Theater 1850-1970
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2008
The history of theater in New York is captured in the images of the Billy Rose Theatre Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. From this valuable archive, author Leonard Jacobs spotlights the evolution of the world’s most storied dramatic community. Reaching from the 1850s...
by Edward C. Dailey
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 1995
From Custer to MacArthur: The 7th U.S. Cavalry (1866-1945)
Fire Department City of New York
The Bravest; An Illustrated History 1865-2002
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2002
Fire Department City of New York honors the department's 137 years of dedicated service to the City of New York by chronicling its history of the department with a updated listing of all the firefighters that have been killed in the line of duty. This book features 272 pages of which 67 are full-color...