Anchor imprint: 1481 books
by Bill Bryson
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2008
From one of America's most beloved and bestselling authors, a wonderfully useful and readable guide to the problems of the English language most commonly encountered by editors and writers.
What is the difference between “immanent” and “imminent”? What is the singular form of graffiti?...
The Ark Before Noah
Decoding the Story of the Flood
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2014
The recent translation of a Babylonian tablet launches a groundbreaking investigation into one of the most famous stories in the world, challenging the way we look at ancient history.
Since the Victorian period, it has been understood that the story of Noah, iconic in the Book of Genesis, and...
by Philip Bobbitt
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
Philip Bobbitt follows his magisterial Shield of Achilles with an equally provocative analysis of the West's struggle against terror. Boldly stating that the primary driver of terrorism is not Islam but the emergence of market states (like the U.S. and the E.U.), Bobbitt warns of an era where weapons...
Moonshining as a Fine Art
The Foxfire Americana Library (1)
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
The history of moonshining is a long one, and no one tells it better than the men who once made a living from it deep in the heart of Appalachia. Originally published in 1972, “Moonshining as a Fine Art” takes you through the their time-honored methods of making (and occasionally hiding) safe,...
by Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2008
For more than thirty years, Foxfire books have brought the philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers, teaching creative-self-sufficiency, the art of natural remedies, home crafts, and preserving the stories and customs of Appalachia. Inspiring and practical, this classic series...
The Foxfire Book of Simple Living
Celebrating Fifty Years of Listenin', Laughin', and Learnin'
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
First published in 1972, The Foxfire Book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia's philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers. Whether you wanted to hunt game, bake the old-fashioned way, or learn the art of successful moonshining, The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center...
Travels with Foxfire
Stories of People, Passions, and Practices from Southern Appalachia
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
Since 1972, the Foxfire books have preserved and celebrated the culture of Southern Appalachia for hundreds of thousands of readers. In Travels with Foxfire, native son Phil Hudgins and Foxfire student Jessica Phillips travel from Georgia to the Carolinas, Tennessee to Kentucky, collecting the stories...
The Genius in All of Us
New Insights into Genetics, Talent, and IQ
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2010
Is true greatness obtainable from everyday means and everyday genes? Conventional wisdom says no, that a lucky few are simply born with certain gifts. The new science of human potential suggests otherwise. Forget everything you think you know about genes, talent, and intelligence, and take a look...
Misconceptions
Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2003
In Misconceptions, bestselling author Naomi Wolf she demythologizes motherhood and reveals the dangers of common assumptions about childbirth. With uncompromising honesty she describes how hormones eroded her sense of independence, ultrasounds tested her commitment to abortion rights, and the keepers...
Talk Talk Talk
Decoding the Mysteries of Speech
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2011
With a mixture of erudition and humor, Canadian radio personality Jay Ingram discusses the sociology of talking: the dynamics of conversation, men and women's different propensities for interrupting, and even the proper use of "you know." But he also delves into the mystery-riddled physiology...
One and the Same
My Life as an Identical Twin and What I've Learned About Everyone's Struggle to Be Singular
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2009
Journalist Abigail Pogrebin is many things—wife, mother, New Yorker—but the one that has defined her most profoundly is “identical twin.” As children, she and her sister, Robin, were inseparable. But when Robin began to pull away as an adult, Abigail was left to wonder not only why, but also...
by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., John J. Ratey
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2013
The book that answers your questions about ADD—now revised and updated
The bestseeling authors of Driven to Distraction respond to the most frequently asked questions about Attention Deficit Disorder. After decades of being unfairly diagnosed, children and adults with attention deficit disorder...
Mom Still Likes You Best
The Unfinished Business Between Siblings
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
The author of Walking on Eggshells turns her wisdom to the sometimes heartbreaking but always meaningful bond between brothers and sisters—a must-read for anyone blessed with the gift (or burden) of a sibling.
There’s a myth out there that good relations between brothers and sisters do...
Wuhu Diary
On Taking My Adopted Daughter Back to Her Hometown in China
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
In 1994 an American writer named Emily Prager met her new daughter LuLu. All she knew about her was that the baby had been born in Wuhu, a city in southern China, and left near a police station in her first three days of life. Her birth mother had left a note with Lulu's western and lunar birth dates....