Ballantine Books imprint: 2188 books
The Perfect Horse
The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion, the remarkable story of the heroic rescue of priceless horses in the closing days of World War II
WINNER OF THE PEN AWARD FOR RESEARCH NONFICTION
In the chaotic last days of the war, a small troop of battle-weary...
The Vaccine-Friendly Plan
Dr. Paul's Safe and Effective Approach to Immunity and Health-from Pregnancy Through Your Child's Teen Years
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
An accessible and reassuring guide to childhood health and immunity from a pediatrician who’s both knowledgeable about the latest scientific research and respectful of a family’s risk factors, health history, and concerns
In The Vaccine-Friendly Plan, Paul Thomas, M.D., presents his proven...
1968
The Year That Rocked the World
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2003
In this monumental new book, award-winning author Mark Kurlansky has written his most ambitious work to date: a singular and ultimately definitive look at a pivotal moment in history.
With 1968, Mark Kurlansky brings to teeming life the cultural and political history of that world-changing...
by Ed Emanuel
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
LRRPs had to be the best.
Anything less meant certain death.
When Ed Emanuel was handpicked for the first African American special operations LRRP team in Vietnam, he knew his six-man team couldn’t have asked for a tougher proving ground than Cu Chi in the summer of 196868. Home to the largest...
Dead Center
A Marine Sniper's Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2012
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE DEATH BUSINESS,
EACH DAWN COULD BE YOUR LAST.
Raw, straightforward, and powerful, Ed Kugler's account of his two years as a Marine scout-sniper in Vietnam vividly captures his experiences there--the good, the bad, and the ugly. After enlisting in the Marines at seventeen,...
How to Sew a Button
And Other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Waste not, want not. This crafty guide perfect for anyone looking to enjoy the simple pleasures of life.
Nowadays, many of us “outsource” basic tasks. Food is instant, ready-made, and processed with unhealthy additives. Dry cleaners press shirts, delivery guys bring pizza, gardeners tend...
The Second-Chance Dog
A Love Story
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
From New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz comes a wise, uplifting, and poignant memoir of finding love against all odds, and the power of second chances for both people and dogs.
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“I had no idea that Frieda would enter my life and alter it in the most profound way, but that’s one of...
The Story of Rose
A Man and His Dog
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
From the acclaimed author of A Good Dog, Dog Days, and Going Home comes this eBook original—a poignant memoir that celebrates Jon Katz’s beloved border collie, Rose, and their transformative years together on Bedlam Farm.
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“I like to say you get the dog you need,” Jon Katz writes, “and...
The Other End of the Leash
Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2009
The Other End of the Leash shares a revolutionary, new perspective on our relationship with dogs, focusing on our behavior in comparison with that of dogs. An applied animal behaviorist and dog trainer with more than twenty years experience, Dr. Patricia McConnell looks at humans as just another interesting...
The Nature of Animal Healing
The Definitive Holistic Medicine Guide to Caring for Your Dog and Cat
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2009
The Nature of Animal Healing is a groundbreaking, inspirational contribution to animal care. Dr. Martin Goldstein, one of the most successful and best-known holistic veterinarians in the country, offers here, for the first time, invaluable insights into how to give our pets a healthy, happy, and long...
For the Love of a Dog
Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2009
Yes, humans and canines are different species, but current research provides fascinating, irrefutable evidence that what we share with our dogs is greater than how we vary. As behaviorist and zoologist Dr. Patricia McConnell tells us in this remarkable new book about emotions in dogs and in people,...
The Whole Death Catalog
A Lively Guide to the Bitter End
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2009
In the tradition of Mary Roach’s bestselling Stiff and Jessica Mitford’s classic exposé The American Way of Death comes this meticulously researched, refreshingly irreverent, and lavishly illustrated look at death from acclaimed author Harold Schechter. With his trademark fearlessness and bracing...
Lou Manfredini's House Smarts
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Buying, Maintaining, and Living Comfortably in Your Home
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2010
Lou Manfredini, aka Mr. Fix-It, is the trusted friend every homeowner wishes he or she had—someone who knows houses. In his fun, friendly, fully illustrated guide for both inexperienced and seasoned homeowners, he takes you through your entire house and around the yard, showing you how it all works...
An Incomplete Education
3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2009
A completely updated, revised edition of the classic, outfitted with a whole new arsenal of indispensable knowledge on global affairs, popular culture, economic trends, scientific principles, and modern arts. Here’s your chance to brush up on all those subjects you slept through in school, reacquaint...