Touchstone: 629 books
Messengers of the Lost Battalion
The Heroic 551st and the Turning of the Tide at th
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
The author of Before the Flames and the son of a member of the ill-fated infantry battalion discusses America's 551st Battalion and their heroic, little-known role during World War II's Battle of the Bulge.
What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew
From Fox Hunting to Whist-the Facts of Daily Life in Nineteenth-Century England
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
A “delightful reader’s companion” (The New York Times) to the great nineteenth-century British novels of Austen, Dickens, Trollope, the Brontës, and more, this lively guide clarifies the sometimes bizarre maze of rules and customs that governed life in Victorian England.
For anyone who...
Ending the Vietnam War
A History of America's Involvement in and Extrication from the Vietnam War
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2003
The Definitive Account
Many other authors have written about what they thought happened -- or thought should have happened -- in Vietnam, but it was Henry Kissinger who was there at the epicenter, involved in every decision from the long, frustrating negotiations with the North Vietnamese delegation...
Walking in the Sacred Manner
Healers, Dreamers, and Pipe Carriers--Medicine Wom
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Walking in the Sacred Manner is an exploration of the myths and culture of the Plains Indians, for whom the everyday and the spiritual are intertwined and women play a strong and important role in the spiritual and religious life of the community.
Based on extensive first-person interviews...
Mothering Twins
From Hearing the News to Beyond the Terrible Twos
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Invaluable real-life advice and emotional support for mothers of multiples.
Meeting the double challenge and reaping the double rewards of having twins can be both exhilarating and exhausting. In this comprehensive guide to twin pregnancy, birth, and early childhood, five mothers, with six...
Informal English
Puncture Ladies, Egg Harbors, Mississippi Marbles, and Other Curious Words and Phrases of North America
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2005
Gleaned from antiquated dictionaries, dialect glossaries, studies of folklore, nautical lexicons, historical writings, letters, novels, and miscellaneous sources, Informal English offers a captivating treasure trove of linguistic oddities that will not only entertain but also shed light on America's...
Cryptozoology A To Z
The Encyclopedia Of Loch Monsters Sasquatch Chupacabras And Other Authentic M
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
The ultimate quest for the world's most mysterious creatures
The Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman -- these are the names of the elusive beasts that have caught the eye and captured the imaginations of people around the world for centuries. Recently, tales of these "monsters" have...
South
A Two-Step Odyssey on the Backroads of the Enchanted Land
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
An anecdotal, rollicking tour through America's most colorful region.
From the Tidewater through Appalachia, down the Blue Ridge country and into the sunbelt, B.C. Hall and C.T. Wood take us through the American South, inviting us to listen to its music -- blues, country, gospel, and rock --...
by Barbara Feldon
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
After a relationship impasse, Barbara Feldon -- universally known as the effervescent spy "99" on Get Smart -- found herself living alone. Little did she know that this time would become one of the most enriching and joyous periods of her life.
Now Feldon shares her secrets for living alone and loving...
Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Legends
The Truth, the Lies, and Everything Else
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
The latest and greatest in ESPN.com baseball guru Rob Neyer's
Big Book series, Legends is a highly entertaining guide to baseball fables that
have been handed down through generations.
The well-told baseball story has long been a staple for baseball fans. In Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball...
by J.A. Rogers
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2010
An eye-opening account of the great black personalities of world history.
In this first volume: outstanding blacks of Asia and Africa, and historical figures before Christ -- including Akhenaton, Aesop, Hannibal, Cleopatra, Zenobia, Askia the Great, the Mahdi, Samuel Adjai Crowther, and many more.
World's...
Latina Power!
Using 7 Strengths You Already Have to Create the Success You Deserve
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
In this empowering guide, Dr. Ana Nogales encourages Latinas to move beyond their expected roles and become the women they wish to be by embracing the seven traits they inherit naturally from their Latino culture:
Espíritu Creativo (Creative Spirit)
The Aguantadora's (Survivor's) Passionate...
Mother Nature Is Trying to Kill You
A Lively Tour Through the Dark Side of the Natural World
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
This “fact-filled and amusing trek through nature’s dark side” (Kirkus Reviews) reveals the fascinating, weird, and often perverted ways that Mother Nature fends only for herself.
It may be a wonderful world, but as Dan Riskin (host of the Animal Planet’s TV show Monsters Inside Me)...
Creative Filmmaking from the Inside Out
Five Keys to the Art of Making Inspired Movies and Television
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Five keys to creating authentic, distinctive work, whether you are a student, professional or simply love making films on your own
For Creative Filmmaking from the Inside Out, three professors at the renowned University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television interviewed fifteen...