Da Capo Press imprint: 567 books
Lance
The Making of the World's Greatest Champion
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2009
Few people know exactly how lance Armstrong became such an amazing force in cycling. Now, in Lance, John Wilcockson draws on dozens of interviews with those who know Armstrong best, to trace his remarkable life, both on and off the bike.
Family members-including his adoptive father, speaking...
Wounded Warriors
Those for Whom the War Never Ends
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2008
Lt. Col. Tim Maxwell prided himself on being a hard-core Marine-a patriotic Devil Dog on his third tour of Iraq. Then his brain was shredded with mortar shrapnel.
Today, Maxwell has a large angry scar on the left side of his head. He forgets words, his wife has to read to him, and he drags...
The End of Money
Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers--and the Coming Cashless Society
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
For ages, money has meant little metal disks and rectangular slips of paper. Yet the usefulness of physical money—to say nothing of its value—is coming under fire as never before. Intrigued by the distinct possibility that cash will soon disappear, author and Wired contributing editor David Wolman...
Future Smart
Managing the Game-Changing Trends that Will Transform Your World
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2015
Game-changing trends are coming in business, technology, workforce, economy, security, and environment. Climate change, energy demand, and population growth will redefine global risk and power. Exponential new technologies will emerge in digital money, mobile commerce, and big data. An explosive new...
Slackonomics
Generation X in the Age of Creative Destruction
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2008
Generation X grew up in the 1980s, when Alex P. Keaton was going to be a millionaire by the time he was thirty, greed was good, and social activism was deader than disco. Then globalization and the technological revolution came along, changing everything for a generation faced with bridging the analog...
Bond of Union
Building the Erie Canal and the American Empire
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2009
In this elegantly written and far-reaching narrative, acclaimed author Gerard Koeppel tells the astonishing story of the creation of the Erie Canal and the memorable characters who turned a visionary plan into a successful venture. Koeppel's long years of research fill the pages with new findings...
First Entrepreneur
How George Washington Built His--and the Nation's--Prosperity
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
The United States was conceived in business, founded on business, and operated as a business-all because of the entrepreneurial mind of the greatest American businessman of any generation: George Washington.
Using Washington's extensive but often overlooked financial papers, Edward G. Lengel...
The Toddler's Busy Book
365 Fun, Creative, Screen-Free Learning Games and Activities to Stimulate Your Toddler Every Day of the Year
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Fun and creative activities to stimulate your toddler every day of the year
The Toddler's Busy Book contains 365 screen-free activities for one-and-a-half- to three-year-olds using things found around the home. It shows parents and daycare providers how to:
Prevent boredom during the longest...
First Year Baby Care (2016)
The "Owner's Manual" You Need for Your Baby's First Year
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Babies Didn’t Come with Instructions…Until Now!
Keep this easy-to-use book handy, so you can get the latest medical advice whenever you need help!
It provides up-to-date medical information to guide you through your baby’s first year.
It includes the latest information on newborn screening,...
The Simple Guide To Having A Baby (2016)
What You Need to Know
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
The simple way to learn about pregnancy, giving birth, and caring for your baby.
This accessible, easy-to-read guide is a simplified version of the best-selling “Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn” for expectant parents who want only the most important, need-to-know, how-to information....
Playback
From the Victrola to MP3, 100 Years of Music, Machines, and Money
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
Playback is the first book to place the fascinating history of sound reproduction within its larger social, economic, and cultural context-and includes appearances by everyone from Thomas Edison to Enrico Caruso to Dick Clark to Grandmaster Flash to Napster CEO Shawn Fanning. In a narrative that begins...
Harpoon
Into the Heart of Whaling
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2009
From one-hundred-fifty-ton barnacled Blues to the sleek, embattled Minke, whales have been hunted worldwide to near extinction. Despite efforts to halt the killing, the future of these majestic mammals-known as mind in the water”-is again in jeopardy. With passion and engaging detail, Andrew Darby...
by John R. Elting
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
This authoritative, comprehensive, and enthralling book describes and analyzes Napoleon's most powerful weapon-the Grande Armée which at its peak numbered over a million soldiers. Elting examines every facet of this incredibly complex human machine: its organization, command system, logistics, weapons,...
Feed Me I'M Yours
Baby Food Made Easy
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2010
America's classic cookbook for parents of young children
The 30th anniversary edition of this classic cookbook for parents of tots and toddlers contains some of the most popular recipes for baby food, finger food, snacks and desserts ever published. Fully updated, this new edition includes...