Bridge is a famously challenging card game, one that’s next to impossible to learn without a whole host of visual aids. But books on the subject all too often seem to ignore this. Enter Knack B
As incredible as it may sound, Knack Planning?Your Wedding makes wedding decisions truly stress free. The authors, co-founders of the popular wedding planning website JunebugWeddings.com, guide reader
For those who have always wanted to prepare Chinese food at home, here is the book they can actually learn Chinese cookingfrom—full-color, step-by-step photographs fully convey the proces
By charting the geography of the killer’s actions, Mapping the Trail of a Serial Killer takes an innovative approach to exploring the killing sprees of25 mass murderers from the early 20t
For those new to wine or for dabblers who could use some help deciphering foreign labels, Knack Wine Basics brings unprecedented clarity to the world of the world’s most ubiquitous libation. By a Cali
Presents 100 main recipes plus 250 variations for entertaining, everyday meals, and desserts, from contemporary flavors to ethnic recipes to hearty classics, this book contains delicious, healthy, com
Incredible true tales from a world-renowned safari guide and celebrated author *Romantic notions aside, being a safari guide isn’t always particularly enjoyable or glamorous. Quite
Vince Lombardi was notorious for his inability to throw anything away. What that means to fans of one of football’s greatest figures finally comes together in The Vince Lombardi Playbook—
This is the Soldier's Zombie Combat Field Manual. It explains how to perform the combat skills needed to survive on the battlefield against the hordes of the undead. All Soldiers, across all branches
Addressing different levels of soccer coaching, both by age and by league, a quick reference presents plans, exercises, strategies, and tips to help parent- or counselor-coaches avoid embarrassment, h
The latest version of the "stranded behind enemy lines" manual included in the survival kits of all branches of the U.S. military. A distillation of the information contained in the survival "bible,"
More than a century after the birth of Rachel Carson, the world faces a new environmental disaster, from a chemical similar to DDT. This time the culprit appears to be IMD, or imidacloprid, a relative
More than 70% of American households own a gas or charcoal grill.If only most grilling cookbooks weren’t unwieldy tomes whose layouts overlook the realities of backyard grilling! Knack Gr
When someone says they live in a small house or apartment, the image that comes to mind is all too often negative—cramped, cluttered, or confining. But America’s leading small space desig
Hemingway would have been impressed. In a stunning combination of superb color images and literary yet lively personal essays, celebrated angling photojournalist Roy Tanami chronicles his adventures t
Owning a horse is one of life’s great pleasures—and expenses. Here, finally, is a user-friendly and thoroughly illustrated one-stop shop of cost-saving ideas to help all horse owners (and/or their sig
An incisive, unflinching account of the shocking, summer 2007 Connecticut crime that is still making national headlines, Murder in Connecticut examines what happened to Dr. William Petit, his wife Jen
On February 25, 1957, the nude, badly bruised body of a young boy was found in a cardboard box in trash-strewn woods of north Philadelphia. Posters of the “Boy in the Box” soon dotted the
Al Dunning is a 30-year legend in Western riding competitions, and this, his first training book, is an invaluable self-help guide for riders of all levels. Dunning shares his winning insights on han
This guide answers every angler’s questions about stocking schedules, fish abundance, precise location coordinates, elevation, surface area, and maximum depth for more than 1,000 lakes and stre
Successful angling for northern pike requires specialized equipment and techniques, as well as an understanding of this predatory game fish’s seasonal movements and changes in behavior. Eight-time wor
A young American working on the brutal fault line where the war on terror meets the war on drugs. Joel Hafvenstein signed up for a year in Afghanistan in the heart of the country's opium trade, runni
In the tradition of Pulitzer Prize nominated, Positively Fifth Street, here is a riveting account of a high stakes shoot-out between pool’s two most famous personalities. It was Valentine’s Day, 1978,
On Sunday, April 8, 2007, a 52-year-old self-described fat man in a Speedo by the name of Martin Strel swam3,274 miles of theAmazon River. The Fish Man, as he was called by locals, almost
Western Horsemanship requires balance, finesse, and above all, effective communication between horse and rider. Not only is Western Horsemanship an important and popular horse show class, but it is al
The definitive guide from the renowned fly-fishing masterA handsome new illustrated edition of the classic by Art Flick, the man who gave American fly fishers their first useable, portable text for &
On Friday, November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress approved a resolution for the organization of the Corps, creating what would become the hallowed few, the proud--the Marines. Since then, the men
Explores causes and explanations for dog behavior, affection, attachment, training techniques, awareness, communication, prevention of fleas and ticks, health, welfare, diet, and nutrition.
“I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn’t it.”—Groucho MarxAn insult can be offensive and infuriating, but it means nothing if you have a better comeback. 1001 Insults, Put-Downs, and C
Tells the story of how the California condor was saved from near-extinction, brought back from twenty-two birds in the 1980s to be more numerous today than at any time in the past century.
Lefty Kreh’s Presenting the Fly details the most essential analysis in fly-fishing: how to get the right fly to the right fish, in the right way, at the right time. This vastly comprehensive, large-fo
Prior to the British-American invasion of North Africa in late 1942, President Roosevelt dispatched a group of amateur intelligence operatives under diplomatic cover in order to prepare the groundwork
