Jeffrey Horowitz didn’t expect to fall in love with marathoning, but that’s just what happened. He had never run a race, was not on his high school track team, and had never owned a pair of running sh
Taking a cue from the legendary TV game show Name That Tune, Wayne Stewart's Name That Ballplayer is a unique baseball quiz book. This is not just a list of questions followed by the answers. Rea
Every day, leaders around the world make decisions that affect millions of people. The results of these decisions are mixed. Sometimes-like when Nelson Mandela led the fight against apartheid-our lea
A polarized political race in New York City is bizarrely shaped by visions of the Virgin Mary, an apparition that is used by a conservative candidate to spin an anti-abortion platform and his liberal
You cannot stand underneath the masterwork that is the Sistine Chapel without considering the genius and painstaking work that went into its creation. Michelangelo Buonarroti never wanted to paint the
Four travelers meet in Bolivia and set off into the heart of theAmazon rainforest, but what begins as a dream adventure quicklydeteriorates into a dangerous nightmare, and after weeks of wanderingin
What do Dizzy Dean, Catfish Metkovich, John Boccabella, Bill Buckner, Mark Prior, and Kevin Hart all have in common? They all wore number 22 for the Chicago Cubs, even though seven decades have pa
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The success of A&E's hit series "Deadliest Catch" and Discovery Channel's new reality show, "The World's Toughest Jobs" prove that Americans are fascinated with danger and the people who make it
A few well-chosen words can elicit smiles, inspire happiness, transform moods, and turn a bad day into a good one. Philosopher William James once said, "The deepest principle in human nature is the d
This is a reference book that describes the healing and learning attributes of animals, based on Native American lore. Fifty-eight animals, from alligators to wolverines, are described in terms of in
Merle's Door was a sensation because Ted Kerasote writes so beautifully about his dog and his dog's love of the land. In Adventures wtih Ari, Kathryn Miles takes a step back from the wild places Kera
Jessica struggled with severely fluctuating weight until she took her first yoga class in Katmandu, lost 40 pounds, and changed her life forever. She shares the core principles of yoga philosophy--no
Randy Grim knows that "bad" dogs are often "returned" when their behaviors don't improve--he runs the biggest stray rescue organization in the Midwest, recently the winner of a $1,000,000 grant in th
