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101 People You Won't Meet in Heaven

The Twisted Achievements of the Most Brutal and Sadistic Individuals the World has Ever Known

The bad boys of history and their twisted achievements, recounted, with tongue-in-cheek attitude, in gory detail.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-105-3 Pub Date: 07/01/2007 Price: $14.95  
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Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons

A Fully Illustrated Guide to Siege Weapons and Tactics

In this richly illustrated guide, author Konstantin Nossov masterfully analyzes and recreates the weaponry, tactics, and stratagems of the ancient world. He offers first a comprehensive history of siege warfare in...

       
ISBN: 978-0-7627-8264-2 Pub Date: 09/04/2012 Price: $19.95  
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Arctic Crossing

One Man's 2,000-Mile Odyssey Among the Inuit

An amazing tale of a breathtaking journey across the top of the world. (SEE QUOTES.)

       
ISBN: 978-1-58574-730-6 Pub Date: 09/01/2002 Price: $16.95  
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A Brief History of History

Great Historians and the Epic Quest to Explain the Past

What Daniel Boorstin did for science in The DiscoverERs, Timothy Ferris for cosmology in Coming of Age in the Milky Way, and Robert Heilbroner for economics in The Worldly Philosophers, Colin Wells does for history in A BRIEF HIS...

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-122-0 Pub Date: 10/03/2008 Price: $27.95  
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Classic American Locomotives

The 1909 Classic on Steam Locomotive Technology

A book about classic American locomotives from the Golden Era of trains - it's a must for all train enthusiasts.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-479-5 Pub Date: 12/16/2008 Price: $22.95  
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The Craft of Intelligence

America's Legendary Spy Master on the Fundamentals of Intelligence Gathering for a Free World

America's legendary spy master on the fundamentals of intelligence gathering.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-297-5 Pub Date: 04/01/2006 Price: $16.95  
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The Encyclopaedia of Celtic Myth and Legend

A Definitive Sourcebook of Magic, Vision, and Lore

A comprehensive collection of the Celts' wise and entertaining stories.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-302-6 Pub Date: 03/01/2004 Price: $19.95  
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The Epidemic

A Collision of Power, Privilege, and Public Health

The Epidemic tells how a vain and reckless businessman became responsible for a typhoid epidemic in 1903 that devastated Cornell University and the surrounding town of Ithaca, N.Y. Eighty-two people died, including 29 Cornell st...

       
ISBN: 978-0-7627-6008-4 Pub Date: 02/01/2011 Price: $22.95  
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Fatal Depth

Deep Sea Diving, China Fever, and the Wreck of the Andrea Doria

The gripping true story of treasure hunting and terrible tragedy encountered by divers exploring the world's most dangerous sunken shipwreck.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-304-0 Pub Date: 06/01/2004 Price: $14.95  
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FDR's 12 Apostles

The Spies Who Paved the Way for the Invasion of North Africa

The first "behind-the-scenes" history of FDR's secret mission to invade North Africa.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-916-5 Pub Date: 10/01/2006 Price: $24.95  
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Flags of the Fifty States, 2nd

Their Colorful Histories and Significance

Flags of the Fifty States is an indispensable historical reference and a fascinating, beautiful pictorial guide to the rich diversity of America’s fifty states. It provides a colorful...

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-824-3 Pub Date: 11/10/2009 Price: $18.95  
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Frontier Living

An Illustrated Guide to Pioneer Life in America

With more than 200 illustrations by the author.

       
ISBN: 978-1-58574-137-3 Pub Date: 08/01/2000 Price: $18.95  
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A General History of the Robberies & Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates

The classic account of the lives & exploits of the most notorious pirates of the Golden Age—from Anne Bonny to Blackbeard
 

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-905-9 Pub Date: 05/04/2010 Price: $19.95  
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Glenn Curtiss

Pioneer of Aviation

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-145-9 Pub Date: 11/01/2007 Price: $16.95  
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The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys

A huge, oversize, fully illustrated look at an American folk-art treasure, complete with hundreds of lavish full-color photographs.

       
ISBN: 978-1-58574-120-5 Pub Date: 07/01/2000 Price: $100  
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The Greatest Cowboy Stories Ever Told

Enduring Tales of the Western Frontier

Tales of the adventure and influence of a timeless American character.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-904-2 Pub Date: 12/01/2006 Price: $14.95  
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The Greatest Flying Stories Ever Told

Nineteen Amazing Tales from the Sky

A diverse, inspiring, and exciting collection on the thrills of taking flight.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-481-8 Pub Date: 12/01/2004 Price: $14.95  
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Gretel's Story

A Young Woman's Secret War Against the Nazis

The spellbinding account of the life of a young woman in Hamburg during the Second World War.  Gretel Wachtel bore witness to the disappearance of her best friend during Kristallnacht, the infamous night of atrocities agains...

       
ISBN: 978-0-7627-7071-7 Pub Date: 08/07/2012 Price: $16.95  
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Guns of the Old West

An Illustrated History

An illustrated survey of the guns that influenced the pioneering era.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-638-6 Pub Date: 11/01/2004 Price: $18.95  
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The History of Castles, New and Revised

A wonderfully illustrated, full-color book detailing the most magnificent castles of the world.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-110-7 Pub Date: 07/01/2007 Price: $24.95  
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