Fall River Press imprint: 132 books

  Considered by historians as the architect of the modern presidency, Theodore Roosevelt’s life in public service was marked by great intellect, a strong leadership style, and many passionate views.  Though born into wealth and privilege, he fought mightily to overcome life-threatening...

Banshees wail, poltergeists wreak havoc, and specters track bloody trails through the halls of historic manor houses in True Irish Ghost Stories, a chronicle of spirit sightings around the Emerald Isle. Originally published in 1916, this classic compilation was the first to call attention to the legacy...

A*braham Lincoln: His Essential Wisdom* gathers hundreds of quotations from Lincoln’s letters, speeches, and other writings. The selections are arranged in categories that reflect the stages of Lincoln’s life—from his early years on the frontiers of Kentucky and Indiana through his rise to prominence...

The teachings of Jesus have served as an inspiration to people around the world for over two millennia. In Jesus: His Essential Wisdom, Carol Kelly-Gangi collects hundreds of quotations by Jesus and about his teachings, through which the reasons behind his powerful and life-changing message are made...

Written in 1832, three years before The Life of Henry Brulard (which recounts the author’s boyhood and youth), Memoirs of Egotism forms the essential middle section of Stendhal’s intended autobiography. Along with Journals of Italy, these volumes comprise what André Gide has called one of the truly...

This frank and fascinating book ransacks the remarkable history of forty of Europe's most dumb, deluded, and downright dangerous monarchs, to reveal a legion of kings and queens who have sat upon the pedestal of power and abused it in spectacular style.  The respectability of the royal position is well...

From short-lived celebrity marriages to athlete nicknames, here is a trivia book that eclipses all others. It isn't useless information, nor is it the conventional trivia that you might expect to find anywhere else.  In short, it is all the stuff that you didn't even know that you wanted to know. Fortunately...

In times of trouble, and even when things are going well, we can all benefit from an encouraging word or hopeful advice. Optimistic words of wisdom from people who have themselves risen to positions ofprominence are often all it takes to remind us of life’s simple joys—and the possibility of triumphing...

Did you hear that Pope Francis endorsed Trump? Or that you have to pay to perform “Happy Birthday to You” in public? How about that the Soviet Union once banned microwaves out of fear that they were spreading diseases? These are all totally true things!* Everyone is saying so. There’s...

Think you know everything there is to know about being Jewish? Oy vey, let me tell you, that’s a lot of drek to keep in one’s Yiddisher kop! But why be in the dark? Covering information on everything from religious history to  the fashion world, the Ultimate Jewish Trivia Book delves into the whole...

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: Their Essential Wisdom invites readers to revisit the words of our 32nd President and his First Lady, both of whom made an indelible mark on American history, as individuals and as a couple. Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a strength, vigor, and determination that...

There is a life beyond the grave unlike the lives we live, and its ghostly character has inspired some of the ghastliest tales of terror committed to paper. The Body-Snatcher and Other Classic Ghost Stories collects twenty-eight tales of ghosts and hauntings that rank as some of the most frightening...

Spies for America The American Revolution was unprecedented in the history of mankind. Never before had a democratically organized people rose up against and defeated a European empire. Not surprisingly, then, its history is filled with dramatic moments, from the signing of the Declaration of Independence...

Faith. Hope. Comfort. The Bible touches the lives and hearts of people across the globe. In this accessible trivia collection, easy-to-digest facts and figures about a selection of stories, people, and events from the holy book are presented, from the ancient events recounted in the Old Testament to...