Lyons Press imprint: 837 books
Rick's Cafe
Bringing the Film Legend to Life in Casablanca
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
For more than 60 years, tourists visiting Casablanca tried to visit Rick’s Café Americain only to discover that Warner Brothers had built the entire set on a studio back lot. It was a Hollywood fantasy—until Kathy Kriger came along, that is, and decided after 9/11 to bring the imaginary gin joint...
Fishing Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C.
An Angler's Guide To More Than 100 Fresh And Saltwater Fishing Spots
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2008
This all-new angler's guide describes 105 of the authors' favorite fishing sites with precise directions, species found, and specific angling tips. From casting trout flies in the mountain streams of Maryland to bait-fishing for black drum in the Chesapeake, this book reveals a lifetime of fishing...
Moonshine Nation
The Art of Creating Cornbread in a Bottle
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
Moonshine is corn whiskey, traditionally made in improvised stills throughout the Appalachian South. While quality varied from one producer to another, the whiskey had one thing in common: It was illegal because the distiller refused to pay taxes to the US government. Many moonshiners were descendants...
For Sale —American Paradise
How Our Nation Was Sold an Impossible Dream in Florida
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Winner of the Independent Publisher Book Awards Silver Medal for Best Regional Nonfiction in the Southwest
The story of how Florida became entwined with Americans’ 20th-century hopes, dreams, and expectations is also a tale of mass delusion, real estate collapses, and catastrophic hurricanes....
Blueprint
Obama's Plan to Subvert the Constitution and Build an Imperial Presidency
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2010
Barack Obama's shocking plan to take over the government,
the elections, the economy, the American consciousness,
and even our personal freedoms
From noted conservative leader Ken Blackwell and Washington, D.C.-based constitutional attorney and journalist Ken Klukowski comes an urgently needed...
Mark Twain for Dog Lovers
True and Imaginary Adventures with Man's Best Friend
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Mark Twain for Dog Lovers combines one of America’s most beloved authors and dogs. Twain specialist R. Kent Rasmussen traces the history of dogs in Twain’s life—from the ones he knew personally, like his daughter’s dog which he took in after she died, to the foreign dogs he saw on his travels...
Tale of Two Cities
The 2004 Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry And The War For The Pennant
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2005
When the Boston Red Sox faced the New York Yankees in the historic 2003 American League Championship Series, the meeting seemed to serve as the climax to perhaps the greatest rivalry in professional sports. Yet, following New York's comeback victory in scintillating Game 7, both the Red Sox and Yankees...
Cowboy Values
Recapturing What America Once Stood For
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2014
Jim Owen leads a massively successful seminar that is in huge demand by financial groups, teachers’ organizations, and professional associations. Here Owen continues his nonpartisan message, offering the legacy of the cowboy as a model of accessible, positive qualities that all can agree on, regardless of religion or political persuasion.
Hunt for Justice
The True Story of an Undercover Wildlife Agent
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
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"A true story that reads like a mystery."—Tony Hillerman
“A suspenseful page-turner and a tale of true courage.”
—Ted Kerasote, author of Bloodties
“Schroeder illuminates an unusual, insular world with unflinching grit.”—Publishers Weekly
For...
Everest - The First Ascent
How a Champion of Science Helped to Conquer the Mountain
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Winner:
Banff Award for Mountain and Wilderness Literature
The British Sportsbook Award for Outstanding General Sports Writing
The Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature
Finalist for the HW Fisher Biographer's Prize
Everest was not conquered by force of will alone. It required immense...
Warrior Pups
True Stories of America's K9 Heroes
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Portraits of love and courage
An inside look at America’s military working dog program
Heartwarming profiles of people who train these heroic dogs
Beautifully designed with more than 75 color photographs
Warrior Pups is an illustrated tribute to the dedicated people at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland...
Eight Survived
The Harrowing Story of the USS Flier and the Only Downed World War II Submariners to Survive and Evade Capture
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
On the night of August 13, 1944, the U.S. submarine Flier struck a mine in the Sulu Sea in the southern Philippines as it steamed along the surface. All but fifteen of the more than eighty-strong crew went down with the vessel. Of those left floating in the dark, eight survived by swimming for seventeen...
by Chris Carey
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2006
The American Darts Organization Book of Darts has been thoroughly updated and revised for the benefit of the growing ranks of dart players. Darts continues to be among the fastest-growing sports in the world, and this is the book to introduce anyone to the joys of the game. It is estimated that there...
Living Like Audrey
Life Lessons from the Fairest Lady of All
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Living Like Audrey is a captivating and insightful look at an iconic woman who was an inspiration to many and whose style, personality, and uniqueness inspires generation after generation. Victoria Loustalot (author of This Is How You Say Goodbye) offers a fresh spin on what made Audrey Hepburn so...