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Despite long odds and low funds, the Czech Republic's national baseball team of amateur players managed to shock the world at the 2023 World Baseball Classic--the sport's World Cup--when they took an upset win against Spain in the WBC qualifiers and then...

Star Bound is a book for anyone who wants to learn about the American space program but isn't sure where to start. First and foremost, it's a history-short, sweet, and straightforward. From rocketry pioneer Robert Goddard's primitive flight tests in 1926...

It's the new millennium and the anxiety of midlife is creeping up on Sam Singer, a thirty-seven-year-old art advisor. Fed up with his partner and his life in New York, Sam flies to Berlin to attend a gallery opening. There he finds a once-divided city...

The field of contemporary Holocaust studies is increasingly international in perspective. These approaches do not detach themselves from European history; rather, they incorporate perspectives and voices not always considered in more traditional...

The world had been fascinated with astronauts and spaceflight since well before the first crewed launches in 1961, when Yuri Gagarin, Alan Shepard, and John Glenn became household names. But when Alexei Leonov of the Soviet Union exited his spacecraft in...

Antarctica is, and has always been, very much "for sale." Whales, seals, and ice have all been marketed as valuable commodities, but so have the stories of explorers. The modern media industry developed in parallel with land-based Antarctic exploration,...

In Gothic Queer Culture, Laura Westengard proposes that contemporary U.S. queer culture is gothic at its core. Using interdisciplinary cultural studies to examine the gothicism in queer art, literature, and thought-including ghosts embedded in queer...

J.K. Rowling's success is beyond impressive. Few authors in history have experienced anything like it. There are theme parks that recreate the Potter world, multiple films, rock bands named for Potter places and characters, websites dedicated to Potter...

The most comprehensive guide to crisis medicine ever written for everyday people The Prepper's Medical Handbook empowers you with the medical knowledge and skills to handle emergencies when professional help isn't available. Written by William W. Forgey,...

First released twenty years ago, Love and Limerence has become a classic in the psychology of emotion. As relevant today as it was then, this book offers insight into love, infatuation, madness, and all flavors of emotion in between.

From the explosive strike of a big fish to the heart-stopping loss of an even bigger one, anglers experience a wide range of emotions. Those priceless moments on waters near and far are captured in prose by writers who not only love fish and fishing but...

Could a Roman bridge carry a modern freight train? How much would it cost to build the Colosseum today? What if the Romans had grown potatoes? In a series of fast-paced essays, Leaky Aqueducts, Battle Pigeons, and Mystery Cults answers questions that...

Discover long-lost stories of science spanning thousands of years of Life on Earth in this journey through our universe's most peculiar properties. Mysteries of Science takes readers on a journey through science's biggest, tiniest, weirdest, and wildest...

Physics not only shapes the cosmos but every aspect of our lives. Physics Around the Clock is an illuminating and fun journey through the physics of everyday life. From the thermodynamics of cooking the perfect pizza, or what ‘plate’ mechanics says about...

wenty-four powerful voices from the frontlines of justice reveal how theyre revolutionizing a system that fails the innocent. Over the years, history has uncovered thousands of wrongful convictions in the United States, involving children and adults,...

Experiences with strange phenomena such as ghosts, UFOs, psychics, and miracle cures make for titillating stories. Many of us leave these stories as just that—stories—but for some people the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories and otherworldly happenings...

The weight-loss standard that controls hunger, corrects the metabolism, and encourages good health Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution, which spent over 250 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, contains many features to make the book reader-friendly,...

Discover what every athlete--and parent-- needs to know about the youth sports industrial complex, from training and injuries to developing bodies and navigating league politics, through the eyes of a father-daughter team that has been in your shoes...

Unlock the secrets to crafting your dream log cabin with this comprehensive guide, packed with essential tips and techniques to turn your rustic vision into reality! Written by famed builder William Swanson, Log Cabins and How to Build Them is a...

Neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin reveals the miracle by which consciousness evolved out of the natural world from the birth of the cell to the majesty of our modern minds. Like the Zen Buddhist riddle pondering the imponderable — the sound of a single...

MGM Style is an overview of the career and achievements of Hollywoods most famous art director. Cedric Gibbons was the supervisor in charge of the art department at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studios from its inception in 1924 until Gibbons chose to retire...

Could a Roman bridge carry a modern freight train? How much would it cost to build the Colosseum today? What if the Romans had grown potatoes? In a series of fast-paced essays, Leaky Aqueducts, Battle Pigeons, and Mystery Cults answers questions that...

Learn how to easily bring simple living and self-sufficiency into your life, no matter where you live, in a way that works for you. As our modern lives demand more and more from us, many people long for a slower pace of life. While picking up and moving...

What if the great discoveries of science came in the “wrong” order? The Laws of Thermodynamics were discovered well after the creation of algebra, classical physics, and chemistry, but are perhaps much more important to our basic understanding of the...

In The Resilient Climber, Doctor of Physical Therapy Jared Vagy breaks down 40 climbing movements and shows you how to train the strength and mobility needed for each one. Each movement begins with a challenge, a test that assesses your body's capacity...

Throughout the seventeenth century, medical lecturers demonstrated human anatomy by dissecting a cadaver while surrounded by students. After the Revolutionary War, though, instructors realized that they needed many more cadavers to serve a growing number...

Discover the untold stories of the bold women who rode harder, roped faster, and stole the spotlight in early Hollywood. Since the famous "first" western movie, The Great Train Robbery, starring Broncho Billy Anderson, made its debut in 1903, cowboy...

Happy relationships are possible-for everyone. Even if you've been married for twenty years and your routine is boring and stressful; although your mom has always been a help-resistant complainer; and despite the fact that your dearest friend moved...

More than 100 years after her birth, Judy Garland remains the gold standard by which all movie musical leading ladies are judged. She is revered and celebrated by current stars, directors, songwriters, and others in the entertainment industry. She also...

Did the bombing of Japans cities—culminating in the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki—hasten the end of World War II? Edwin Hoyt, World War II scholar and author, argues against the U.S. justification of the bombing. In Inferno, Hoyt shows...

Big brands are the gods of today's world, and the algorithm is their gospel. What makes the cult marketing vortex so attractive to otherwise smart people, and how does online manipulation render us victim to the dangerous whims of digital companies,...

A celebration of athleticism, wisdom, and skill-Women Who Hike National Parks profiles over twenty of America's most inspiring women adventurers ranging from legends to the rising stars of today. The book is both inspirational and aspirational as each...

Behind Bars is filled with stories both ancient and urgent of what happens when alcohol meets crime, from illicit stills in the Scottish Highlands to moonshine in the USA, rum smuggled by Caribbean pirates, the roaring times of Prohibition, to...

In the remote parts of America's Western territories during much of the 1800s, law and order was overextended or even nonexistent. Guns were used by some, such as hunters and settlers, for self-protection and their very salvation, and by others as a...

Here is a collection of classic stories that deserve to be celebrated, and others that are less well known but deserve recognition from modern readers. Some of these stories have practically defined the horror genre, such as "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W...

One of pro basketball's most iconic franchises, the Boston Celtics--along with the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots, both of whom have been the subject of "50 Greatest" treatments by sports historian Robert W. Cohen--represent a multistate region...

On December 28, 1817, the eccentric painter B. R. Haydon gave a famous dinner party in his painting room in London. He invited, among others, three of the greatest literary lights of the age: the poets John Keats and William Wordsworth and the essayist...

Dozens of illustrations, floor plans, and instructions provide a wealth of information for cattle barns, pigeon houses, self-feeding corncribs, self-closing doors, horse barns, dog houses, and much more. There are also suggestions on placement of...

First published in 1881, this complete, illustrated guide reveals how to catch everything from tigers and bears to squirrels and mice, and offers general advice on camping and hiking in the woods. Among the treasures within are easy-to-follow plans for...

Despite having been made into three TV movies, a radio drama, a stage play, a Broadway musical, a feature-film remake in color, and a book adaptation, the 1947 black-and-white film of Miracle on 34thStreet still remains the favorite version of this...

When Geronimo and his warriors surrendered to the US Army, General Miles made a number of promises for the surrender terms that were in fact false. Geromino: Prisoner of Lies provides insights into how Chiricahua prisoners of war lived while held in...

Rich in domestic history and detail, Cat Tales entertains, enlightens, and amuses. These are enduring stories that have passed the test of time and have attracted generations of readers. They are custom-made for the imaginative reader who seeks feline...

In 2005, Dennis Van Norman climbed into a kayak for the first time to spend an afternoon “Huck Finning” down the Mississippi River with his son and grandson. Little did he know that what started as an innocent, eight-mile kayaking introduction would...

Every night at bedtime a little boy imagines he's a different animal as his mother attempts to put him to bed. "I'm a baby lark," he tells her. The mother then says to him that baby birds are called hatchlings and it is time for this hatchling to go to...

Many of us have dog-eared copies of Mastering the Art of French Cooking in our kitchens or fondly remember watching episodes of The French Chef, but what was behind the enormous appeal of this ungainly, unlikely woman, who became a superstar in midlife...

From the dinosaurs and the glaciers to the first native peoples and the first European settlers, from Dutch and English Colonial rule to the American Revolution, from the slave society to the Civil War, from the robber barons and bootleggers to the war...

If you are a lover of seafood, the ocean, and all things coastal living, you've come to the right place. Coastal Kitchen unlocks the mystery of the sea--taking the guesswork out of seafood. Jenny Shea Rawn makes it easier for you to select, prepare, and...

In 1954, two college students were hiking along a creek outside of Boulder, Colorado, when they stumbled upon the body of a murdered young woman. Who was this woman? What had happened to her? The initial investigation turned up nothing, and the girl was...