If you encounter a bear in the wilderness, what do you do? In Bear Country Behavior, veteran backcountry traveler Bill Schneider gives valuable advice on how to hike and backpack safely in grizzly bea
Featured on Oprah, Dr. Oz, and 20/20, the best-selling author of The Flying Boy provides solutions for breaking free of passivity to increase emotional intelligence, embracing compassionate assertiven
Everywhere, it seems—from urban backyards to latter-day gentleman’s farms in the country—chickens have become a passion for those who love animals, feel strongly about consuming locally, and/or find c
Forbidden Creatures chronicles Laufer’s worldwide quest to penetrate the underworld network of hunters, traders, and customers who constitute the nefarious business of animal smuggling.
This richly illustrated book provides an overview of the medieval world and a guide to the typical battlefield and the armies that populated it. From the Battle of Hastings to the Battle of Agincourt,
The coauthor of Haunted Golf presents a collection of accounts about individuals who believe they have had encounters with the spirits of their departed loves, in a volume that features pieces set in
General Custer and the spirits of Native Americans still roam the battlefield at the Little Bighorn. Every night at six, a ghost carrying a candle walks through a hallway in Red Lodge, Montana.&nb
This comprehensive and classic text, originally published in the early 1900’s, was written to assist farmers and mechanics instructors, and was the first book on the subject to deal exclusively with t
The first book of its kind from the cheesiest state in the nation.Breads, salads, pasta, fondue, quesadillas, pizza, and quiche are our favorite comfort foods. And all have something in common—
From British Columbia to Newfoundland, the provinces have at least one thing in common: eerie things that go bump in the night and creaky haunted houses. Thirty stories will keep you looking over your
New from the team that has brought us Spooky New England and other Spookytitles arethirty classic creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurences. Expert
With much of the information drawn from the author's own experiences, this volume describes different types of predators in the Rockies, including grizzly and black bears, mountain lions, wolves, bobc
Redwood National and State Parks are home to some of the world's tallest trees: old-growth coast redwoods, living to be 2000 years old and growing to over 300 feet tall. Author and hiker Dan Brett inc
Drawing upon interviews conducted with survivors, journalists Mueller and Reiss present 16 gripping stories of people who were attacked by bears and lived to tell about it. The volume concludes with a
02 Since the U.S. Department of Agriculture put into place the long-awaited National Organic Program, American consumers have finally had a set of nationwide standards for organic foods. But new stand
Describes the author's journey from the Inuit communities in Alaska, across the Northwest Passage, to Nunavut in Canada, and the physical and psychological challenges he encountered along the way.
"A collection of trail-tested recipes from the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Forest Service wilderness rangers, as well as wilderness tips"--
The Mojave Desert eco-region extends from eastern California to northwestern Arizona, southern Nevada, and southwestern Utah, and boasts plant communities as diverse as alkali sinks, dune systems, J
New York's folklore is kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Scholosser, and in artist Paul Hoffman's evocative illustrations.
A collection of the hidden and little-known places in Capital. These are the secret gems of the city and some are completely off limits to the public––but all of evoke a secret metropolis
Wicked Weird & Wily Yankees explores and celebrates the eccentric personalities who have left their mark on the region in a way no other book has before. Stretching back to the colonial era and co
The experts at New England’s iconic Yankee magazine have distilled nearly a century of experience and knowledge into the guide you have been waiting for. Yankee’s New England Adventures is
A collection of 40 folktales highlighting famous and not-so-famous New Jersey ghosts, mysterious happenings, powers of darkness, and wonders of the invisible world. Pull up a chair or gather round the
Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for 30 creepy tails of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhod
A sweet, inspiring, and captivating look at a woman who was an inspiration for many and whose legacy and stories should be shared with a new generation of fans. Journalist and news anchor, Ann Nyberg,
