Documents the story of a young killer whale who after being separated from his pod befriended humans in Vancouver Island's Nootka Sound, a situation that led to conflicts between the government and th
On an Irish Island tells the remarkable story of a remote outpost nearly untouched by time in the first half of the twentieth century, and of the adventurous men and women who visited and were inspire
John Baxter's The Perfect Meal is part grand tour of France, part history of French cuisine, taking readers on a journey to discover and savor some of the world's great cultural achievements before th
The Book of Mormon lands can be compared to a jigsaw puzzle, a near impossible task. Not anymore! Watch the pieces fall together as Phyllis accomplishes the task of laying out the map. Walk the land a
Our parish wasnt working, said the leaders of a Catholic church in Maryland We didnt know how to fix it. We can learn from churches that are getting it right. Drawing on the wisdom gleaned from thrivi
"The memoir of Tran Ngoc Chau, one of the few Vietnamese Army officers who also saw service in Ho Chi Minh's National Liberation Army"--Provided by publisher.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the first woman playwright to win a Tony Award, Wendy Wasserstein was a Broadway luminary. But with her high-pitched giggle and unkempt curls, she projected an image of w
An archaeological dig in the English countryside might be considered the safest of pastimes, but not for Simon Tappins. His life is turned upside down when a dramatic discovery sends him back two thou
An archaeological dig in the English countryside might be considered the safest of pastimes, but not for Simon Tappins. His life is turned upside down when a dramatic discovery sends him back two thou
In Reconstructing the Native South, Melanie Benson Taylor examines the diverse body of Native American literature in the contemporary U.S. South—literature written by the descendants of tribes who eva
NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FINALISTOne May day in 1896, at a dining-room table in Cambridge, England, a meeting took place between a Romanian-born maverick Jewish intellectual and twin learned Presbyt
A revealing look at the earliest days of the legendary band, captured in a collection of personal, never-before-seen photographs?the largest single trove of such important rock images ever uncovered
While some seek so-called lost gospels, Darrell L. Bock suggests the real lost gospel is the one already found in the Bible and reminds everyone of what it means: good news.Praise for Recovering the R
Harry Keogh, the first Necroscope, is arguably Brian Lumley’s greatest creation. In the Necroscope series, readers saw Harry learn to use his powers to talk with the dead and travel insta
Augustus' Memoirs, written probably in the mid 20s BC, might have been one of the most revealing texts of Roman history - had they survived. Far longer than his surviving Res Gestae, the Memoirs seem
Southerners may have abandoned their dream of a political nation after Appomattox, but they preserved their cultural identity by blending Christian rhetoric and symbols with the rhetoric and imagery o
As many as 250,000 underage boys found themselves fighting in World War I, and over half would never return home. This is their story, delving into the complex history of Britain's youngest Great War
When Carter Nash finds encrypted directions to the lost Rhoades gold mine, his neighbor, Rylan Edison, brings in his daughter, Cassandra, to help, and when Rylan is kidnapped, Carter and Cassandra wor
Few beyond the insider realize that museums own millions of objects the public never sees. In Lost in the Museum, Nancy Moses takes the reader behind the Oemployees onlyO doors to uncover the stories
In 1977, Israel s Mossad spy agency was given an assignment far different from its usual cloak and dagger activities. It was ordered by then Prime Minister Menachem Begin to rescue thousands of Ethiop
Somewhere Between Joyous affirmation of British Columbia's splendour and momentous grief for the destruction of a once-thriving salmon culture comes the newest work from acclaimed poet and novelist Ti
The untold story of the last odyssey of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration Sir Ernest Shackleton?s 1914 Antarctic endeavor is legend, but for sheer heroism and tragic nobility, nothing compares t
The Lost Babes (subtitled Manchester United and the Forgotten Victims of Munich) is Jeff Connor's compellingly readable account of one of the great tragedies in sporting history and its aftermath. The
A gripping modern-day detective story about the scientific quest to understand the Oracle of Delphi Like Walking the Bible, this fascinating book turns a modern eye on an enduring legend. The Oracle o
The myth of Shangri-la originates in Tibetan Buddhist beliefs in beyul, or hidden lands, sacred sanctuaries that reveal themselves to devout pilgrims and in times of crisis. The more remote and inacce
Harry Truman’s “Fair Deal” domestic policy agenda promised to continue Roosevelt’s New Deal and, with some modification for postwar realities, to guide America into a new age of peace and prosperity.
Beautiful Jim Key -- the one-time ugly duckling of a scrub colt who became one of the most beloved heroes of the turn of the century -- was adored not for his beauty and speed but rather for his remar
Eight-year-old Garang, orphaned by a civil war in Sudan, finds the inner strength to help lead other boys as they trek thousands of miles seeking safety in Ethiopia, then Kenya, and finally in the Uni
In 1524 the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazano was sent by the French king Francis I to find a shorter route to China. His true mission, Steven Sora suggests, was to contact a Templar colony esta
In the age of Oprah, Dr. Phil, and countless other self-help disciplinarians, indulging in any kind of pleasurable pastime is on the brink of extinction. But it's not too late to revive those lost pl
