Turner Publishing: 2329 books
Audubon
Life and Art in the American Wilderness
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2013
In 1803, an eighteen-year-old West Indies–born Frenchman arrived in New York City, fleeing Napoleon’s conscription. His work would become inextricably entwined with the new world he so proudly adopted in his motto “America, my country.”
Inspired by the primeval forests and the vast...
All Ahead Full
World War II Memoirs of an Lsm 215 Veteran
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2004
LSM 215 Veteran William M. Craighead recounts his memoirs of LSM 215 life during World War II. *Read about the USS LSM 215 with its crew of young men, two-thirds of whom were younger than 20; and their 22 months together aboard ship. Coming from all parts of America, most had never been to sea before....
by Denton Dabbs
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1999
Dabbs writes the stories of the service generation during WWII. Many of the men in this book were in columns he wrote for the Dade County Sentinel in Trenton, Georgia.
Bitch? Please!
How Nice Girls Can Succeed in a Bitch's World
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2011
Megan Munroe’s Bitch? Please! delivers a saucy communiqué empowering nice girls to kick passivity to the curb and instead use the strength of inward kindness to shake the foundation of the bitch’s empire. Bitch? Please! provides compelling answers to questions that nice girls often ask, like:...
by Peter Isler
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
From one of the world's most respected sailors-the knowledge and secrets every sailor needs
Peter Isler, two-time America's Cup winner, has sailed in and won hundreds of races over the last forty years. In that time, he has acquired a vast array of knowledge about sailing techniques and tactics,...
by Leonard DeGraaf
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
With 1,093 U.S. patents to his credit, Thomas Edison was one of history's most prolific and influential inventors. His Menlo Park and West Orange, New Jersey, laboratories pioneered industrial research and produced the first phonograph, practical incandescent electric lamp, and motion picture camera....
H-Unit
A Story of Writing and Redemption Behind the Walls of San Quentin
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
The bold account of launching an innovative creative writing class inside San Quentin and the journey of hardship, inspiration, & redemption of its members, from New York Times bestselling authors.
San Quentin State Prison would be an unlikely place to look for writing talent. But Keith...
The Book of No
365 Ways to Say it and Mean it—and Stop People-Pleasing Forever (Updated Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2017
An updated edition of the bestselling guide!
Do you have problems saying "No?”
Do people always turn to you for a favor?
Wonder how you get roped into things you really don't want to do—with friends or family, at work or even with pushy salespeople?
Refusing someone is rarely easy....
by Franks S. Faulkner
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2007
San Antonio was named for the Portuguese Saint Anthony of Padua when a Spanish expedition stopped in the area in 1691. The actual founding of the city took place in 1718 by Father Antonio de San Buenaventura y Olivares. The ?River City? is famous for the Alamo and the River Walk, the two most visited...
Patch Guide
U.S. Navy Ships and Submarines
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1992
Attack aircraft carriers, battleships, destroyers, frigates, light and heavy cruisers, and patrol crafts. 1,300 different ships and submarines from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War have their crests displayed in brilliant full color. This book is an encyclopedia, preserving the emblems that...
by Iosco County Historical Society
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Limited Edition, Iosco County, Michigan, some Early History of the area, with some family histories and including those of some local businesses and facilities.
A Patriot's A to Z of America
Things Every Good American Should Know
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2011
America is a nation of firsts, from its pioneering innovation in technology and science to its politics, social affairs, and culture. But despite its intriguing and unique history, many Americans aren't as well-versed as they think they are when it comes to knowledge of the monumental events, people,...
by James Robert Parish
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2010
"Half of all marriages end in divorce--and then there are the really unhappy ones."
--Joan Rivers
Do you suppose that the person who first said "Life is stranger than fiction" might have had Hollywood marriages in mind? Why watch a romantic film starring a leading man and...
by Joe Czachowski
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
The largest island in the continental United States, Long Island comprises Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. With a rich history that has included American Indian tribes such as the Massapequa, Shinnecock, and Quogue, among others; colonists from England and the Netherlands; and immigrants...