Nature, recreation and sports

Living with Kids and Dogs... Without Losing Your Mind, 2nd Ed.

by Colleen Pelar

Provides busy parents with simple, realistic advice to help ensure that the relationship between their kids and their dog is safe and enjoyable for all. You will learn how to help your child and dog develop...

Chasing Alaska: A Portrait of the Last Frontier Then and Now

by C. B. Bernard

Alaska looms as a mythical, savage place, part nature preserve, part theme park, too vast to understand fully. Which is why C.B. Bernard lashed his canoe to his truck and traded the comforts of the Lower 48...

Nature's Fortune: How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature

by Mark R. Tercek & Jonathan S. Adams

A bold proposal to harness capitalism for the sake of environmentalism by a former investment banker and a conservation biologist

The Beautiful Game

by Jonathan Littman

Once nobody noticed Santa Rosa's Thunder. They were a ragtag team of girls who wanted to play soccer, and no one took them seriously. Their male coach expected little from his "ladies, " and their mediocre performance...

India's Special Forces- History and Future of Special Forces

by P C Katoch & Saikat Datta

Employment till now of our nascent Special Forces have been analyzed including whether our Special Forces have actually been employed or used as Special Forces or primarily used in counter insurgency operations...

Crafting Calm: Projects and Practices for Creativity and Contemplation

by Maggie Oman Shannon & Mary Anne Radmacher

As our world has become increasingly dependent on technology, and our Western societies have become woefully “Crackberried”— to use the title of a recent documentary on the emotional and social pitfalls...

Creative Habitat Restoration: Comprehensive Planning, Implementation, and Long-Term Management

by Larry Lodwick

Creative Habitat Restoration provides guidance on the processes of rehabilitating natural systems of plant and animal communities. This book is an extended communication to novices and entry and mid-level environmental...

The Dream Team of 1947

by Arno P. Niemand

Every once in a while something happens in the world of sports that reminds us all why we care about such things. This book is the remarkable, untold story of the greatest team you've never heard of, the wrestling...

Perennial Garden Color

by William C. Welch

Gardeners in Texas and the South face their own special problems with climate and growing seasons, and they need a guide written specifically for the region in order to have the greatest chance of success. William...

Classic Bucs: The 50 Greatest Games in Pittsburgh Pirates History

by David Finoli

A countdown of the greatest games of a Steel City institutionWhen slow-footed former Pirate Sid Bream broke the heart of the "Bucco" nation, it was Game Seven of the 1992 NLCS. He slid across the plate in the...

The Lavender Lover's Handbook

by Sarah Berringer Bader & Janet Loughrey

With its intoxicating scent, gorgeous wands of purple flowers, and silvery foliage, lavender is one of the most sought-after plants. But the horticultural reasons for choosing lavender go far beyond its beauty....

Why I Fly Fish: Passionate Anglers on the Pastime's Appeal and How It Has Shaped Their Lives

by Chris Santella

Chris Santella, bestselling author of the Fifty Places series, is back in action with the inspirational gift book Why I Fly Fish. Based on 25 interviews with fly-fishing professionals and celebrity hobbyists...

Grant's Getaways: 101 Oregon Adventures

by Grant McOmie & Jeff Kastner

Award-winning journalist, Oregon native, and outdoor enthusiast Grant McOmie provides travelers with in-depth guide to 101 of the best Oregon destinations, from popular adventures to little-know corners of the...

Beer Crafts: Making the Most of Your Cans, Bottle Caps, and Labels

by Shawn Gascoyne-Bowman

While author and crafter extraordinaire Shawn Bowman would like to think she came up with the idea on her own, inspiration really came from her eight-year-old daughter, who spent a summer obsessed with making...

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age

by Robert Weintraub

The triumphant story of baseball and America after World War II

In 1945 Major League Baseball had become a ghost of itself. Parks were half empty, the balls were made with fake rubber, and mediocre replacements...

Kirigami Greeting Cards and Gift Wrap

by Florence Temko

This book explores the Japanese art of paper cutting through a collection of kirigami greeting cards and gift wraps from well-known craft author and expert Florence Temko. The projects in this book provide great...

Chinese Carpets and Rugs

by Adolf Hackmack

First published in the famous rug-making city of Tientsin more than fifty years ago in a limited edition, the book has unjustly been out of print for far too long. It has been the object of eager and futile...

Court Sense: The Invisible Edge in Basketball and Life

by George A. Selleck

Author George A. Selleck provides the means for a love of basketball to be transformed into a learning experience for life. Court Sense shows parents, coaches, and players how to apply skills and intelligence...

Crossing Sidelines, Crossing Cultures: Sport and Asian Pacific American Cultural Citizenship

by Joel Franks

This updated edition explores the vibrant community of Asian Pacific Americans through sports. This book tells intriguing tales of athletes, such as aquatic legend Duke Kahanamoku and diving gold medalist Vicki...

Veni Vadi Vici

by Guy Stanley Windsor

The result of a successful crowdfunding campaign, this book brings a long-disregarded swordfighting manual to life. The original handwritten text has been painstakingly transcribed, translated from the original...