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A fascinating and practical primer on every aspect of country living and outdoor adventure. Abundantly illustrated with the author's own handsome pen-and-ink drawings, this classic outdoor handbook is both a cherished piece of American history and a useful tool in preserving and communing with nature.

Whether you are a prisoner of war, a prisoner of nature's fury, or a prisoner of society, one word smashes your thoughts against a blockade of desperation: Escape! The stakes are higher than freedom itself-chains unshackled, steel doors opened, gunfire avoided. At stake is life itself, and the odds against winning the struggle are immense. The stories in this collection are pulse-pounding accounts of escape attempts of soldiers trapped on battlefields, outdoor adventurers facing nature's darkest hours, and POWs of all nationalities. The pain of wounds, loneliness, and defeat are captured in prose that makes these stories come alive.

Here are stunning long-buried stories that give proof to the words Admiral Chester Nimitz used to describe the hero Marines on Iwo Jima: "Uncommon valor was a common virtue." Painstakingly selected from the most moving battle accounts about American heroism and breathtaking courage during the largest war in world history, this anthology brings readers to the front lines in inspiring detail.Courage, duty, and honor became watchwords for Americans in combat-most of whom were volunteer soldiers, sailors and Marines. Freedom and principle mattered more than their own lives. Moving, emotional, and gripping, Great American WWII Stories offers hidden gems from major battles like Iwo Jima and Okinawa. It puts readers on Omaha Beach during D-Day. But here also is the story of USS Nautilus, which engaged the Japanese on fourteen different patrols, from the Battle of Midway to the liberation of the Philippines. Here too is the story of Operation Tidal Wave, the bloodiest air battle in the history of war; and a gripping account of American paratroopers, isolated behind enemy lines, fighting the elite German SS in Normandy after D-Day. Great American WWII Stories is a magnificent collection of gripping accounts of battles great and small. It is tribute to Americans who were willing to risk it all, and in many cases did.

My Presidential Life: The Showdown at Putin's Dacha and Other Misadventures on the Diplomatic Road is a wry insider's look at iconic American presidents on the world stage and the unseen events that occurred off-camera.

Racing Through Paradise is the third entry in Bill Buckley's now classic sailing trilogy. It chronicles the author's four thousand-mile sailing voyage across the Pacific with four close friends, his son Christopher, and a photographer.

All the virtues of Bill Buckley's earlier books are here-but this one is profoundly different. The is completed (perhaps) the end of several affairs-and the capstone volume of a diarist-journal keeper-journalist, who has proved to be, over books at sea and on land (Cruising Speed, The Unmaking of a Mayor, Airborne, Atlantic High, Overdrive, Racing Through Paradise), both his own Boswell and Johnson.

"The story of the development of American arms manufacturing and how ingenuity and inventiveness made the United States the major arms supplier to the world beginning in the mid-nineteenth century"--

A practical and popular guide to operating a successful condominium association in Florida. Working tool with forms and references to the latest Florida Statutes. For officers, owners, realtors, attorneys and directors. Now in its 17th edition, The Condominium Concept brings updated laws and news on important discussions surrounding condominium law in Florida.

A Guide to America's World Heritage Sites: The Heritage of Humanity describes the twenty-four World Heritage Sites scattered across the United States, including why they are so important, the visitor attractions they feature, and logistical advice on how to visit them

Hiking with KidsIdaho features 40-50 hikes that will keep its young participants engaged with tips on cool scavenger hunts; how to identify various animals, bird calls, and more; fun facts about the history of the land; and more.

This is an updated and revised guide to anchoring systems for rock climbers.

The October 1973 Middle East War transformed the region¿s politics and had a huge impact on the international political system as a whole. For the 50th anniversary of the war, this book grapples with these issues in an objective way by using the mass of declassified material that has recently become available.

A behind-the-scenes look at the life and music of legendary Hollywood composer Elmer Bernstein, the only person to be nominated for an Academy Award in every decade from the 1950s to the 2000sOver a career spanning 54 years, he composed landmark scores in every available genre¿epics, jazz, westerns, dramas, and comedies¿and his credits read like list of the greatest films of his time: The Ten Commandments, The Magnificent Seven, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Man With the Golden Arm, The Great Escape, Ghostbusters, to name just a few. This biography, written by Jon Burlingame and Elmer¿s son Peter, interweaves exclusive interviews, oral histories not otherwise available, estate archival materials, and personal experiences. Elmer Bernstein lived a colorful life: he was a first generation American; he was blacklisted; and he was a fearless advocate for film music not afraid to take on anyone in pages of trade papers. The book looks at many of his landmark scores in depth, collaborations with various producers and directors, and his success in navigating the rough and tumble of Hollywood. There is much to his story: a cycle of struggle, success, frustration, failure, and reinvention repeated many times over his career which connected the Old Hollywood with the modern era.

From his early work with The Birthday Party to the future sounds of Ghosteen, Nick Cave has rewritten the language of rock `n¿ roll.Darker with the Dawn uncovers the history and deeper meanings behind Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds¿ most well-known songs from ¿Tupelö, ¿The Mercy Seat¿, ¿Red Right Hand¿, ¿Stagger Lee¿, ¿Into My Arms¿, to ¿Higgs Boson Blues¿ and beyond. The book explores Nick Cave¿s life in music drawing upon his inspirations of the Bible, Greek myth, and literature, as well as his enduring passion for gospel, blues, and progressive rock. Steiner reflects upon Cave's journey from his childhood in Australia, struggles with drug addiction, his young fascination with the nightmare landscapes of America's wild west and the southern gothic towards a reckoning with his own sense of Christian spirituality. In a career spanning four decades Cave's songwriting has moved from the saints and sinners of the traditional murder ballad to piano-based heartbreak songs, deconstructed garage rock and ambient fever dreams delivered through minimalist electronica. Adam Steiner dives into the world of a complex songwriter who, in his universal expressions of love and death, continues to speak to us of the light and shade of humanity.

The ¿tape-measure home run¿ is the greatest single act of power in the game of baseball, and the tales of these homers are the most cherished legacies players and fans hand down through the generations. Each long-distance shot has become fable; they are baseball¿s versions of the feats of Paul Bunyon, Hercules, and Samson.No one but Bill Jenkinson could separate myth from fact and actually study, rank, and describe in riveting detail baseball¿s strongest long-ball hitters. In this book, which he researched painstakingly for thirty years, he travels through the decades to give us the distances, descriptions, and comparisons of the forty longest hitters in major league history, the ten longest-hitting active players, the five mightiest from the nineteenth century, and the five best tape-measure batsmen from the Negro League eräfrom Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, and Mickey Mantle to Willie Stargell, Reggie Jackson, Mark McGwire, and Albert Pujols. Fully illustrated with player photos and aerial ballpark photos showing the landing spots of each stadium¿s longest home runs, Baseball¿s Ultimate Power is the definitive book on the tape-measure home run and its practitioners.

A Guide to Library Research in Music introduces the process and techniques for researching and writing about music, providing concrete examples and offering a thorough introduction to music literature. This second edition addresses new matters in digital technology and the expansion in musical genres for library research.

For baseball lovers, nothing rivals the excitement and intensity of the World Series. In Shadows of Glory, Dave Brown and Jeff Rodimer recount 18 lesser-known but fascinating stories about the Fall Classic, that range from heartwarming and heartbreaking to amusing and outrageous. Get ready to read about:The unheralded pitcher who carried a no-hitter into the ninth inningThe umpire who received death threats after making a bad call at first baseThe key role that shoe polish played in the outcomes of two different SeriesThe player who left the stadium mid-game to drive his pregnant wife to the hospitalShadows of Glory features memorable and offbeat stories about World Series spanning from 1918, when World War I, the Spanish Flu, and Babe Ruth intersected, to 2016 when the Chicago Cubs broke a century-long drought to capture the Series.The history of the World Series is long, glorious, and nuanced, and baseball fans will be captivated by the stories brought back to life in Shadows of Glory.