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Modern Lumberjacking
Felling Trees, Using the Right Tools, and Observing Vital Safety Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Timber! Learn how to wield a chainsaw safely-and other lumberjacking skills.
While the lumberjack look may be trending among the fashion-forward crowd, lumberjacking is a useful real-world skill. An amateur with a chainsaw or an ax is dangerous to both people and property. Fortunately, experienced...
Irish Miscellany
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
With Irish Miscellany, author Dermot McEvoy lets you revel in the fun and fascinating explanations behind Irish traditions and folklore. He offers the answers to questions you’ve always had-or never knew you had-as he covers all aspects of Ireland. From Irish culture to ancient history to modern...
Rivers of the Heart
A Fly-Fishing Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Stories are what keep history alive, and Rivers of the Heart is the perfect book to keep the history of fly fishing alive. Steve Raymond shares some of the best and brightest moments from his nearly fifty years of fly-fishing experiences, a long fly-fishing life that contains ecstasy, agony, and passion...
Low Carb High Fat Cooking for Healthy Aging
70 Easy and Delicious Recipes to Promote Vitality and Longevity
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Oftentimes, the so-called diseases of affluence, like diabetes or high blood pressure, are due to improper diet as you age. By eating food with fewer carbohydrates and more fat, you can maintain a normal weight and become free of the symptoms of, for example, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome...
by Jon Knokey
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
The epic story of how one man shaped events, people, and himself to forever change a country.
President Theodore Roosevelt forever transformed America, ushering the country into the arena of world supremacy. His brand of leadership is entirely American: confident, compassionate, energetic,...
Low Carb High Fat and Paleo Slow Cooking
60 Healthy and Delicious LCHF Recipes
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Slow food, in the form of slow cooking and old-fashioned home cooking, has become really hot. Rich stews, roasts, soups, and stocks are now simmering in many kitchens. A stew cooked slowly over low heat for several hours works wonders even with the simplest and least expensive cuts of meat. The food...
Warlords of Ancient Mexico
How the Mayans and Aztecs Ruled for More Than a Thousand Years
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Learn the unbelievable true history of the great warrior tribes of Mexico.
More than thirteen centuries of incredible spellbinding history are detailed in this intriguing study of the rulers and warriors of Mexico. Dozens of these charismatic leaders of nations and armies are brought to life...
The Plot to Seize the White House
The Shocking TRUE Story of the Conspiracy to Overthrow F.D.R.
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Many people might not know that in 1933, a group of wealthy industrialists-working closely with groups like the K.K.K. and the American Liberty League-planned to overthrow the U.S. government and run FDR out of office in a fascist coup. Readers will learn of their plan to turn unhappy war veterans...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
With over 3,000 pieces of wit and wisdom from runners famous and humble, here is an important running resource and a great gift for any runner. George Sheehan, a celebrated running writer, philosopher, and physician, once wrote, "The more I run, the more certain I am that I am heading for my real...
Playing the Piano for Pleasure
The Classic Guide to Improving Skills Through Practice and Discipline
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
Skyhorse Publishing is proud to revive Playing Piano for Pleasure. With the wonderful writing one would expect from a longtime New Yorker reporter, Piano aficionado Charles Cooke, offers concrete routines for improving your piano performance. A pleasant and constant cheerleader, Cooke asks readers...
The Pirate King
The Incredible Story of the Real Captain Morgan
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
A compelling account of history's most famous pirate.
The Pirate King is the compelling true story of a Welshman who became one of the most ruthless and brutal buccaneers of the golden age of piracy. The inspiration for dozens of fictionalized pirates in film, television, and literature-as...
Irish Stories and Folklore
A Collection of Thirty-Six Classic Tales
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
For a comparatively small country, Ireland’s contributions to the world of literature have been enormous. From the older tradition, Irish writers have inherited a sense of wonder in the face of nature, a narrative style that tends toward the deliberately exaggerated or absurd, a keen sense of the...
Muhammad Ali
Through the Eyes of the World
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2007
Many regard Muhammad Ali simply as The Greatest” heavyweight of all time. Others admire his battles against racial injustice and religious intolerance. A few just call him Dad.” They are all here in this book-fifty men and women of note coming together to celebrate the man Sports Illustrated...
The Zulus at War
The History, Rise, and Fall of the Tribe That Washed Its Spears
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
By tracing the long and turbulent history of the Zulus from their arrival in South Africa and the establishment of Zululand, The Zulus at War is an important and readable addition to this popular subject area. It describes the violent rise of King Shaka and his colorful successors under whose leadership...