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View book details for The Road to Oz
The Evolution, Creation, and Legacy of a Motion Picture Masterpiece
Lyons Press
The Road to Oz is a complete retelling of how The Wizard of Oz was influenced and created, and attained its iconic status. The new volume by Jay Scarfone and William Stillman will reflect recent research and much more through …
View book details for Bless Your Heart & Mind Your Mama
Sassy, Sweet and Silly Southernisms
Globe Pequot Press
Southerners have a way with words! As Southern Living says Southerners shun the simple, the straightforward, and the direct in favor of more colorful means of self-expression, Southern style. There seems to be a Southern saying for every occasion. Some …
View book details for Out There
The Wildest Stories from Outside Magazine
Falcon Guides
Longtime readers have come to understand that Outsides true gift is in chronicling misadventure. Thats the common thread among the stories found in Out Therethose memorable tales that begin with the promise that, even if no ones life is necessarily …
View book details for Lost Voices
The Untold Stories of America's World War I Veterans and Their Families
Lyons Press
2017 is the 100th anniversary of Americas declaration of war against Germany. Many historians take a diminutive stance regarding Americas involvement but it cannot be underestimated by any means. It was the reason that brought Germany to it is knees …
View book details for Hiking Waterfalls in Minnesota
A Guide to the State's Best Waterfall Hikes
Falcon Guides
Hiking Waterfalls in Minnesota includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for approximately 100 of the most scenic waterfall hikes in the area. Hike descriptions also include history, local trivia, and GPS coordinates. Hiking Waterfalls in Minnesota will take …
View book details for Designer Knit Home
24 Room-By-Room Coordinated Knits to Create a Look Youll Love to Live In
Stackpole Books
Surround yourself with beautiful knits in every room in your house! Patterns are styled and grouped by room to create a unified look for your Living Room, Porch, Master Bedroom, Guest Bedroom, Office, Kid's Bedroom, and Nursery. All pieces are …
View book details for Paddling the John Wesley Powell Route
Exploring the Green and Colorado Rivers
Falcon Guides
On May 24, 1869, John Wesley Powell and nine crewmen in four wooden rowboats set off down the Green River to map the final blank spot on the American map. Three months later, six ragged men in only two boats …
View book details for Cursed in Pennsylvania
Stories of the Damned in the Keystone State
Globe Pequot Press
In Cursed in Pennsylvania, Mark Nesbitt and Patty A. Wilson recount tales of genuine maledictions intended to invoke evil and unease across the state the Keystone State. The pages will bring to life these stories, letting you decide whether the …
View book details for Women in Revolutionary Egypt
Gender and the New Geographics of Identity
The American University in Cairo Press
The 25 January 2011 uprising and the unprecedented dissent and discord to which it gave rise shattered the notion of homogeneity that had characterized state representations of Egypt and Egyptians since 1952. It allowed for the eruption of identities along …
View book details for Foxhunters Speak
An Oral History of American Foxhunting
Derrydale Press
This oral history of foxhunting examines the mentors and influences of fifty people who have dedicated their lives to the sport of horse and hound. From the seventy some years of hound breeding experience of Melvin Poe, to the unusual …
View book details for Best Hikes Madison, Wisconsin
The Greatest Views, Scenery, and Adventures
Falcon Guides
Fully updated and revised, here are forty-three of the best hikes, nearly all within an hours drive of Madison, Wisconsinfrom the Capital City State Trail to Devils Lake State Park. The hikes offer skyline views, a range of landscapes, and …
View book details for Great American Shipwreck Stories
Lyons Press Classics
Lyons Press
Great American Shipwreck Stories is a magnificent collection of gripping accounts of a ship's encounter with a great whale or an overwhelming monsoon or a disastrous passage through the Straits of Magellan, leading to a wreck and a crew's harrowing …
The American University in Cairo Press
Cairo, January 1952. Egypt is at a critical point in its modern history, struggling to throw off the yoke of the seventy-year British occupation and its corrupt royalist allies. Hamza is a committed young radical, his goal to build a …
View book details for Best Hikes St. Louis
The Greatest Views, Wildlife, and Forest Strolls
Falcon Guides
Its not necessary to travel far from home for a great hike. With these information-packed guides in hand, readers have everything they need for the adventure they seek, from an easy nature walk to a multiday backpacking trip. Each hike …
View book details for Arizona Myths and Legends
The True Stories behind History's Mysteries
TwoDot
Arizona Myths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Arizonas history, like the story of Pearl Hart or the ghosts that live in the Hotel Vendome. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, …
View book details for Ten Again and Other Stories
and other stories
The American University in Cairo Press
Ibrahim al-Mazini was one of the great humorists and stylists of twentieth-century Arabic prose literature. Like an Egyptian James Thurber, he captured the foibles and triumphs of Cairo's middle classes of the 1930s and 1940s in exceptionally stylish prose. This …
View book details for Folkboat Story
From Cult to Classic -- The Renaissance of a Legend
Sheridan House
This modern classic of small boat literature details the history of the Nordic Folkboat--a class that enjoys remarkable popularity in some of the world's most beautiful and challenging sailing waters. A clinker design that sails equally fast and well whether …
View book details for Great American Adventure Stories
Lyons Press Classics
Lyons Press
Created for adventure addicts A carefully curated collection of adventure classicsA Lyons American classicFresh, new series designThere has never been a more exciting collection of stories that celebrate the indomitable spirit of the American character. These accounts all have one …
View book details for Cowboys, Creatures, and Classics
The Story of Republic Pictures
Lyons Press
Take one well-oiled effective killing machine, add a familiar hero on the ground, in the air, and on horseback; stir in a ghastly end thats surely impossible to escape, add action, add passion, made on a shoestring budget at breakneck …
View book details for Plants of Northern California
A Field Guide to Plants West of the Sierra Nevada
Falcon Guides
Plants of Northern California is the complete guide to the rich and unique flora of Northern California. From lush riparian forests along the rivers and streams to oak woodlands, wetlands, grasslands, and the ephemeral pools known as vernal pools, this …
View book details for Nubian Encounters
The Story of the Nubian Ethnological Survey 19611964
The American University in Cairo Press
In the 1960s the construction of the Aswan High Dam occasioned the forced displacement of a large part of the Nubian population. Beginning in 1960, anthropologists at the American University in Cairo's Social Research Center undertook a survey of the …
View book details for Wisconsin Off the Beaten Path
Discover Your Fun
Globe Pequot Press
Wisconsin Off the Beaten Path features the things travelers and locals want to see and experienceif only they knew about them. From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales, Wisconsin …
View book details for Emerson
The Mind on Fire
University of California Press
Recipient of the Francis Parkman Prize from the Society of American Historians Ralph Waldo Emerson is one of the most important figures in the history of American thought, religion, and literature. The vitality of his writings and the unsettling power …
View book details for Easy Technology Programs for Libraries
15 Quick and Popular Programs Your Patrons Will Love
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Are you a librarian struggling to stay engaged in a digital age? Facing budget concerns to keep existing programs running? Dont have the staff or budget for specialized services? Wonder how to move beyond teaching your patrons HOW to use …
Globe Pequot Press
Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences under starry skies. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from …
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