National Outdoor Book Award Winner • Independent Publisher Book Award Winner • Nautilus Book Award Winner • Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist"e;Engelhard locates life biological, cultural, and geophysical in every mile of this vast, wild landscape.
A unique and illuminating exploration of the key relationships that shaped Franklin Delano Roosevelt into one of America's most definitive leaders and impacted his influence on the world stage, from presidential historian Michael J.
For true-crime fans, a gripping memoir of a domestic violence survivor who becomes a police detective in the domestic violence unit and is forced to face her demons when her first major case mirrors her own violent assault.
Excerpt: "e;Like an idle messenger-boy, Fate takes a long while about her rounds, but she will get through with them and deliver all her parcels, if you give her time enough.
This book, My Journey to the Kumbla Nayaks Royal Heritage, is a journey of the author, Kumbla Shrinivas Nayak--from the idyllic paradise village of Kumbla to the city of opportunities, Mumbai, and then going full-circle back to the royal heritage of the Nayaks of Keladi.
Cada ser humano transita la pérdida de su madre de diversas formas, pero con un denominador común: el dolor, muchas veces la desesperación, la impotencia.
From car bombings to meeting Yasser Arafat and making it to the summit of Mount Everest, Mark 'Squiz' Squirrel has experienced more than many can dream about.
As fate would have it the author's vacation to the Southwest and ultimately to Northern New Mexico would lead her to the very essence of her life's mission.
After years of sacrifice, getting through medical school and residency, a young pediatrician from New York with a wife and three children moved to Montgomery, Alabama, to start a practice and grab some of the good life.
Excerpt: "e;When I first began to collect materials for the writing of the life of Poggio Bracciolini, I was much indebted to the kindness of my late friends Mr.
A woman's inspirational memoir of the tragic death of her young child and her own courageous journey of transformation, this unforgettable story will resonate deeply with anyone who has experienced loss, with honest insights on working through grief, resilience, and reclaiming joy in life.
2024 National Outdoor Book Award Winner2024 Banff Mountain Book Competition Mountain Literature Winner - The Jon Whyte Award"e;Alpine Rising is a fascinating history of the crucial and frequently tragic role of local Nepalis, Tibetans, and Pakistanis on mountaineering expeditions to the world s highest peaks.
Excerpt: "e;When the rule limiting speeches to an hour was adopted by Congress, which was before most of you were born, an eminent but somewhat discursive person spent more than that measure of time in convincing me that whoever really had anything to say could say it in less.
The definitive bible on all things Anne Boleyn from her guilt and execution to her relationship with Jesus Christ, as well as depiction of Anne in popular culture from TV series to West End musicals.
Durch die Wüsten und Kulturstätten Syriens (Through the Deserts and Cultural Sites of Syria) is a German translation of the travelogue written by Gertrude Bell, an English writer, traveler, archaeologist, and political officer in the early 20th century.
The Venice which one visits to-day is so curiously a part and not a part of the ancient Venice of which we dream, that one feels, when in that sea-enveloped and fairy-like city, a strange sense of duality,-of being a veritable antique and an equally veritable modern.
When Nicholas Winton canceled his skiing holiday in favor of going to Prague to visit a friend, little did he know this decision would change the course of thousands of lives, including his own.
Excerpt: "e;I have made no attempt in these pages to review the splendors of the past, or to probe the many vital questions which concern the present, of this wondrous City of the Sea.
Excerpt: "e;One June morning, when I was a boy, Captain Eben Latham came to our house, and the first gossip he unloaded was, that "e;them stories about finding gold in Californy was all true.
Edward Hutton's "e;Attila and the Huns"e; is a historical work that examines the life and impact of Attila the Hun and his nomadic warrior people, the Huns.