Perhaps best known for Rebel without a Cause, American filmmaker Nicholas Ray directed dozens of movies in the film noir genre, including In a Lonely Place, Johnny Guitar, and They Live by Night. Born
In this illustrated calendar, the hilarious hosts of NPR's Car Talk radio show—Tom and Ray Magliozzi—share automotive tips, tales, puzzlers, jokes, and trivia for every day of the year.
In 2019 author Tom Christian and author/historian Ray Clark joined forces to write about one of the most tragic events in broadcast journalism history. The result was “Killing Bill O’Reilly,” a look a
In 1935, just five years after the great Bob Jones won his Grand Slam and retired from competition, a 20-year-old amateur golfer in a struggling family left Racine, Wisconsin for a $17-a-week shipping
Coming of age in rural 1930s America with X-ray vision, the power to stop bullets, and the ability to fly isn’t exactly every boy’s story. So just how did Clark Kent, a shy farmer’s son, grow up to be
Coming of age in rural 1930s America with X-ray vision, the power to stop bullets, and the ability to fly isn’t exactly every boy’s story. So just how did Clark Kent, a shy farmer&
'There is a voice that whispers to me on the pillow. I have no idea if it is part of the dream, a hallucination, or reality. It talks of children, bringing news of a girl called Grace who loves me ver
What's the perfect car for a pizza guy? Does that 'Check Engine' light indicate a bona fide problem? And, should a teenager drive a minivan? The hilarious hosts of NPR's Car Talk answer all your car
Take America's funniest car mechanics on the road with this handy glovebox-friendly journal and maintenance log. Click and Clack from NPR's Car Talk mix their usual wisecracks with road trip tips, sto
Where did Frank Sinatra, Mickey Mantle, Sugar Ray Robinson, Joan Crawford and hundreds of other A-listers along with mobsters like Meyer Lansky eat, drink and dance? It wasn't in Hollywood or at the C
A natural horsemanship novice chronicles his path to relate to horses in a gentle way and includes the thoughts of such well-known clinicians as Harry Whitney, Bill Scott, and Ray Hunt, as well as sha
Unemployment is not just the absence of work; it is a distinctive experience created by the welfare state. The sociology of unemployment challenges the 'deprivation theory of unemployment' which domin
Unemployment is not just the absence of work; it is a distinctive experience created by the welfare state. The sociology of unemployment challenges the 'deprivation theory of unemployment' which domin
Ray Charles (1930-2004) led one of the most extraordinary lives of any popular musician. In Brother Ray, he tells his story in an inimitable and unsparing voice, from the chronicle of his musical dev
Ray Booth’s debut monograph presents curated home interiors by this master of modern elegance.Trained as an architect, designer Ray Booth’s distinctively elegant, strikingly evocative spac
"The Michelangelo of pumpkin carving." -Martha StewartIf Ray Villafane's pumpkins look familiar, you may have seen them on the Food Network's Pumpkin Challenge, CBS News, or the Martha Stewart Show. A
For a generation of musicians and fans, the late Ray Charles provided the catalyst that fused the genres of jazz, blues and gospel music. This book traces Ray Charles's story from the abject disadvant
