Lyons Press
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Breverton’s Phantasmagoria: A Compendium of Monsters, Myths and Legends
$29.95 Add to cartA superbly illustrated guide to the mysteries of myth, legend, and–gulp!–real life.
- Author: Breverton, Terry
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 01 2011
- ISBN10: 0762770236
- Language: English
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Man Called Intrepid: The Incredible WWII Narrative of the Hero Whose Spy Network and Secret Diplomacy Changed the Course of History
$24.95 Add to cartA classic about real-life WWII espionage, as conducted by its modern master
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A Man Called Intrepid is the classic true story of Sir William Stephenson (codenamed Intrepid) and the spy network he founde
- Author: Stevenson, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: September 24 2009
- ISBN10: 159921170X
- Language: English
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The Official U.S. Army Illustrated Guide to Edible Wild Plants
$19.95 Add to cartIn a situation where survival is at stake, plants can provide crucial food and medicine. Their safe usage requires absolutely positive identification, knowing how to prepare them for eating, and a sol
- Author: Department of the Army
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1493040391
- Language: English
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The Only Kayak: A Journey Into the Heart of Alaska
$19.95 Add to cartWinner of the 2020 National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor Classic! In this coming-of-middle-age memoir, Kim Heacox, writing in the tradition of Abbey, McPhee, and Thoreau, discovers an Alaska reborn … [more below]
- Author: Heacox, Kim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: May 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1493049402
- Language: English
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Scribners: Five Generations in Publishing
$27.95 Read moreScribners tells the inside story of five generations–over 150 years–at the legendary publishing house of Charles Scribner’s Sons, beginning with its founding in an unused chapel in downtown New York
- Author: Scribner III, Charles
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 1493079972
- Language: English
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Mad Trapper of Rat River: A True Story Of Canada’s Biggest Manhunt
$19.95 Add to cartThe epic story of the most incredible chase of the twentieth century.
They called it “The Arctic Circle War.” It was a manhunt the likes of which we will never see again. The quarry, Albert Johnson, w- Author: North, Dick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1493035827
- Language: English
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Great American Hunting Stories: Lyons Press Classics
$25.33 Add to cartA superb collection of stories that captures the very soul of hunting. For hunters, listening to the accounts of kindred spirits recalling the drama and action that go with good days afield ranks amon… [more below]
- Series: Classic
- Author: Underwood, Lamar
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: June 26 2019
- ISBN10: 1493040421
- Language: English
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The Cornbread Mafia: A Homegrown Syndicate’s Code of Silence and the Biggest Marijuana Bust in American History
$19.95 Add to cartIn the summer of 1987, Johnny Boone set out to grow and harvest one of the greatest outdoor marijuana crops in modern times. In doing so, he set into motion a series of events that defined him and his
- Author: Higdon, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 424
- Publish Date: May 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1493038494
- Language: English
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Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
$17.95 Add to cartOn September 1, 1894 two forest fires converged on the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, trapping over 2,000 people. Daniel J. Brown recounts the events surrounding the fire in the first and only book on t… [more below]
- Author: Brown, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1493022008
- Language: English
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The Farm Girl’s Guide to Preserving the Harvest: How to Can, Freeze, Dehydrate, and Ferment Your Garden’s Goodness
$24.95 Add to cartPreserving food can be one of the most intimidating aspects of homesteading and cooking. Luckily, no one makes it as easy and as much fun as farm-girl-in-the-making Ann Acetta-Scott. For a beginner ne… [more below]
- Author: Accetta-Scott, Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: May 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1493036645
- Language: English
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Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
$18.95 Add to cartNo one writes about mountaineering and its attendant hardships and victories more brilliantly than critically acclaimed author Jon Krakauer. In this collection of his finest work from such magazines a… [more below]
- Author: Krakauer, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 17, 2019
- ISBN10: 1493035371
- Language: English
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Jackpot: High Times, High Seas, And The Sting That Launched The War On Drugs
$26.83 Add to cartAuthor Jason Ryan takes us back to the heady days before drug smuggling was synonymous with deadly gunplay. During this golden age of marijuana trafficking, the country’s most prominent kingpins were … [more below]
- Author: Ryan, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: August 07 2012
- ISBN10: 0762780304
- Language: English
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Life and Death at Cape Disappointment: Becoming a Surfman on the Columbia River Bar
$19.95 Add to cartThe first-hand account of life as a surfman by one of the most skilled boat handlers in the Coast Guard at one of the USCG’s most dangerous stations, Cape Disappointment in the state of Washington.
Au… [more below]
- Author: D’Amelio, Christopher J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 1, 2023
- ISBN10: 1493071963
- Language: English
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Long Run to Glory: The Story of the Greatest Marathon in Olympic History and the Women Who Made It Happen
$29.95 Read moreOn the morning of August 5, 1984, four of the greatest marathoners of all time lined up for one of the most important and long-awaited races in history. By then, they had dominated their competition f
- Author: Lane, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1493073028
- Language: English
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Boy Kings of Texas: A Memoir
$16.95 Add to cartLyrical and gritty, this authentic coming-of-age story about a border-town family in Brownsville, Texas insightfully illuminates a little-understood corner of America.
- Author: Martinez, Domingo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 456
- Publish Date: July 03, 2012
- ISBN10: 0762779195
- Language: English
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Connecticut in the Movies: From Dream Houses to Dark Suburbia
$39.95 Read moreIlleana Douglas has long been known for shining new light on forgotten films. Now the celebrated actress and film historian turns her focus to a heretofore unrecognized brand: the Connecticut movie! T
- Author: Douglas, Illeana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 149307573X
- Language: English
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Cougars on the Cliff: One Man’s Pioneering Quest to Understand the Mythical Mountain Lion, a Memoir
$29.95 Add to cartMaurice Hornocker is recognized worldwide as the first scientist to unravel the secrets of America’s most enigmatic predator–the mountain lion. A story of redemption, this book is a memoir about the
- Author: Hornocker, Maurice
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: July 01 2023
- ISBN10: 149307329X
- Language: English
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The Tigerbelles: Olympic Legends from Tennessee State
$28.95 Add to cartThe Tigerbelles tells the epic story of the 1960 Tennessee State University all-Black women’s track team, which found Olympic glory at the 1960 games in Rome. The author tells a story of desire, succe
- Author: Card, Aime Alley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1493073885
- Language: English
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Three Sheets to the Wind: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions
$16.95 Add to cartThe origins of a remarkable number of everyday words and phrases are anchored in our seafaring past. Three Sheets to the Wind: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions is an entertaining compilati
- Author: Barrett, Cynthia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1493042270
- Language: English
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The Baseball Book of Why: The Answers to Questions You’ve Always Wondered about from America’s National Pastime
$16.95 Add to cartWhy do we sometimes refer to a left-handed pitcher as a “southpaw?” Why are major league pitchers normally limited to 100 pitches per game? Why was Jack Roosevelt Robinson the first African-American e
- Author: McCollister, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: March 20, 2020
- ISBN10: 1493048872
- Language: English
