Nature, recreation and sports

Martha Stewart's Favorite Crafts for Kids: 175 Projects for Kids of All Ages to Create, Build, Design, Explore, and Share

by Editors of Martha Stewart Living

Martha Stewart's Favorite Crafts for Kids focuses on craft projects that children, aged three to twelve, can make with their parents. These projects are fun, yet serve a practical purpose; children can wear,...

Clerical Vestments: Ceremonial Dress of the Church

by Sarah Bailey

Churches up and down the United Kingdom have some remarkable collections of the most exquisitely embroidered clothing which are part of our hidden heritage. Our cathedrals hold in their treasuries some of the...

Royal Coronations

by Lucinda Gosling

In 1953, Britain celebrated the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, an event greeted at the time with widespread, nationwide enthusiasm. Sixty years on, the images and memories of the event still resonate, partly...

The Tudor Garden: 1485-1603

by Twigs Way

Contrived, colourful, and cultured, the garden of the Tudor period was a paradise on earth, given over to pleasurable pastimes. Artificiality was the fashion of the age, with clipped and twined plants vying...

World of Warcraft: Dawn of the Aspects: Part V

by Richard A. Knaak

The final installment in an all-new World of Warcraft e-novella series from New York Times bestselling author Richard A. Knaak!

The age of dragons is over. Uncertainty plagues Azeroths ancient guardians as they...

Kardiac Kids: The Story of the 1980 Cleveland Browns

by Jonathan Knight

Every longtime Cleveland sports fan knows about "Red Right 88", the play that ended the Browns' 1980 season. Trailing 14-12 late in the fourth quarter against the Oakland Raiders in an icy, windy playoff game,...

Football Scouting Methods

by Steve Belichick

2011 reprint of the 1962 edition. "Considered the bible of scouting techniques" according to the Los Angeles Times, Football Scouting Methods explains the basic scouting strategies and insights of author Steve...

Freedom Run: A 100-Day, 3,452-Mile Journey Across America to Benefit Wounded Veterans

by Jamie Summerlin & Matthew L. Brann

When Jamie Summerlin felt the calling to do something more meaningful with his life, the former U.S. Marine came up with an extreme idea. His desire to bring attention and assistance to wounded veterans led...

A Field Guide to Stone Artifacts of Texas Indians

by Ellen Sue Turner & Thomas R. Hester

This book identifies and describes more than 200 dart and arrow projectile points and stone tools used by prehistoric Native Americans in Texas.

True Summit: What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent on Annapurna

by David Roberts

In a startling look at the classic Annapurna -- the most famous book about mountaineering -- David Roberts discloses what really happened on the legendary expedition to the Himalayan peak.

In June 1950, a team...

The Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Coins 2014, 52nd Edition

by Thomas E. Jr Hudgeons

For over fifty years, The Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Coins has been the bestselling sourcebook for collectors. Filled with the most current values and the latest market reports, this updated...

Quilting on the Go: English Paper Piecing Projects You Can Take Anywhere

by Jessica Alexandrakis

Break Free from Your Sewing Machine

Imagine being able to quilt on vacation, at the beach, or virtually anywhere else you find yourself. Jessica Alexandrakis has traveled the world with her on-to-go sewing kit...

Ecology of the Planted Aquarium: A Practical Manual and Scientific Treatis

by Diana Louise Walstad

Hobbyist reference book for keeping natural planted aquariums.

Facing the Frozen Ocean

by Bear Grylls

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2004, this is the compelling account of the most recent adventure of the bestselling author of Facing Up. It started out as a carefully calculated...

Stiff Upper Lips and Baggy Green Caps: A Sledger's History of the Ashes

by Simon Briggs

Peppered with bouncers, expletives, and even the odd diplomatic incident, this is a rip-roaring journey through over a century of Ashes history.

For a list of every Ashes century and five-wicket haul, try Wisden,...

Andy Murray: Tennis Ace

by NoContributor

Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a tennis star?

This is Andy Murray's story - from the first time he picked up a tennis racquet, to his Grand Slam win at the US Open.

Did you know that Andy was...

The Ash and The Beech: The Drama of Woodland Change

by Richard Mabey

From ash die-back to the Great Storm of 1987 to Dutch elm disease, our much-loved woodlands seem to be under constant threat from a procession of natural challenges. Just when we need trees most, to help combat...

The Complete Training of Horse and Rider

by Alois Podhajsky

For over a quarter of a century, Colonel Alois Podhajsky was the Director of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, home of the famous white Lipizzaner stallions whose remarkable performances have thrilled audiences...

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

by DanielJames Brown

For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics

Daniel James Brown’s robust book tells the...

Greasy Rider: Two Dudes, One Fry-Oil-Powered Car, and a Cross-Country Search for a Greener Future

by Greg Melville

Is it possible to drive coast-to-coast without stopping at a single gas pump? Journalist Greg Melville is determined to try. With his college buddy Iggy riding shotgun, this green-thinking guy—who's in love...