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Hiking New York's Lower Hudson Valley
by Randi MinetorFrom the High Line on Manhattan's West Side to the historic Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park, Hiking New York's Lower Hudson Valley features the best hiking routes between New York City and Albany, including several in the Catskills and western Connecticut. Whether you're looking for an unforgettable outdoor experience in the sloping hills around one of America's most beautiful and beloved waterways, or just wanting to escape the city for a few hours, veteran hikers Randi and Nic Minetor provide all the information you'll need to make it happen. Now powered with National Geographic's TOPO! Maps, Hiking New York's Lower Hudson Valley is your complete guide to getting out of the city, into the outdoors, and onto your next great adventure!
Rock Climbing Tuolumne Meadows (Regional Rock Climbing Series)
by Don Reid Chris FalkensteinTuolumne Meadows is famous for its clean rock, clear skies, and fabulous face and crack climbing on spectacular Sierra Nevada granite domes. In this thoroughly revised fourth edition of Rock Climbing Tuolumne Meadows, Don Reid and Chris Falkenstein share their extensive knowledge of this popular, high-country climbing area. Part of Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne Meadows, at an elevation of 8,500 feet, is often uncrowded and cool in the summer, providing an invigorating option to climbing areas at lower elevations. This is the only guidebook climbers will need to a pristine climbing experience on some of the finest rock in the world.
Call Me Lumpy: My Leave It To Beaver Days and Other Wild Hollywood Life
by Bank BankFrank Bank's story is a sometimes wild, sometimes bawdy, often poignant, always funny account of a real-life Louie Louie who led a nation to California-dreamin'.
Paddling Georgia: A Guide to the State's Greatest Paddling Adventures (Paddling Series)
by Johnny MolloyThe Ultimate Guide to Georgia's Greatest Paddling!Georgia&’s waters hold a wealth of riches, and Paddling Georgia features the best river and coastal trips for avid paddlers, floaters, and anglers. In the northeast, the Chattooga River forms the crown jewel of Blue Ridge paddling destinations while the 410-mile-long Chattahoochee flows to the Alabama border. The Ocmulgee and Oconee Rivers flow through the heart of the state in the botanically rich Piedmont, and there simply is no other Okefenokee Swamp. Coastal paddles, meanwhile, will lead you to lighthouses, barrier islands, and beaches.This updated and revised edition features the latest paddling information as well as gorgeous, full-color photography throughout.
Ghost Division: The 11th "Gespenster" Panzer Division and the German Armored Force in World War II
by A. Harding GanzNicknamed the "Ghost Division" because of its speed and habit of turning up where its enemies least expected, the German 11th Panzer Division wreaked havoc in the East and West in World War II, playing a pivotal role in some of the biggest engagements, including Barbarossa, Stalingrad, Kursk, and the West.
Florida Keys Cookbook: Recipes & Foodways of Paradise
by Victoria ShearerThe Florida Keys Cookbook is a fascinating combination of food history, local lore, and over 175 mouth-watering recipes showcasing the Florida Keys' bounty from Keys restaurant chefs and home cooks. Archival photographs and informative sidebars round out the newly designed full color second edition of this beautiful and treasured book that is a celebration of the paradise that is the Florida Keys.
Sun-Maid Raisins & Dried Fruit
by Gooseberry Patch•Celebrates the 100 year history of Sun-Maid® Growers•Including the original &“Sun-Maid Girl&” who brought these foods into generations of homes and hearts•More than 50 favorite recipes featuring raisins and dried fruits•Recipes use metric measurementsSun-Maid© Natural Raisins and Dried Fruit have been a part of families for generations. So it's a terrific combination when Sun-Maid and Gooseberry Patch team up to create a cookbook filled with best-loved recipes and fun dried-fruit facts! From Banana French Toast to Apple-Raisin Stuffing, there's a recipe in here for every fruit fan. Plus, you'll learn all about this history of Sun-Maid, its delicious dried fruit and all sorts of other neat stories!
Scenic Driving New Mexico (Scenic Driving)
by Laurence ParentWith over 30 carefully selected scenic drives, this book offers myriad ways to explore the Land of Enchantment. Pass through the foothills of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains, stop in the ghost town of Madrid, or gaze at the immense caves of Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
The Real Singing Cowboys
by Charlie SeemannThe Real Singing Cowboys profiles contemporary cowboy--and cowgirl--singers and musicians who are, or have been, authentic working cowboys or ranchers, or involved in related occupations tied to ranching and cowboy culture. The book includes sixty brief biographies and photos of the singers and musicians, including Glenn Ohrlin, Dave Stamey, Wylie Gustafson, and R.W. Hampton. The stories of traditional occupational songs of working cowboys and how that tradition continues in today&’s world provide context for the contemporary performers included in the book.These men, women, and children are, or have been, working cowboys, ranchers, packers, and horse trainers, or have deep roots in cowboy and ranching culture that have shaped and informed their music.
Island of Fire: The Battle for the Barrikady Gun Factory in Stalingrad
by Jason D. MarkStalingrad was one of the largest, bloodiest, and most famous battles in history as well as one of the major turning points of World War II. For four winter months during the battle, German and Soviet forces fought over a single factory inside the city of Stalingrad. Lavishly illustrated with photos and maps, Island of Fire presents a day-by-day—at times hour-by-hour—chronicle of that pitiless struggle as seen by both sides. The book is unparalleled and exhaustive in its research, meticulous in its reconstruction of the action, and vivid in its retelling of the street-by-street, hand-to-hand fighting near the gun factory.
Washington, DC Food Crawls: Touring the Neighborhoods One Bite and Libation at a Time (Food Crawls)
by Nomtastic FoodsWashington, DC Food Crawls is an exciting culinary tour through this historic yet modern city. Discover hidden gems and long-standing institutions of the capitol. Each crawl is the complete recipe for the perfect tourist day, a new way to experience your own city, or simply food porn and great stories to enjoy from home. Get your hands dirty at Ben&’s Chili Bowl, take on a slice of pizza bigger than your head, and get ready for some of the best Filipino food in the country. Put on your walking shoes and your stretch pants, and dig into the Capitol City one dish at a time.
The Henhouse
by Carol DeanAuthor Carol Dean relates an adventure that she experienced while growing up on her family's chicken farm in central Maine. The Henhouse is the charming, instructive tale of a young girl who one day begs her father to let her help him care for the chickens. Once inside the big henhouse, though, young Carol is assaulted by sights, sounds, and smells — and agressive roosters — she had only guessed about before.
The Spookiest Campfire Stories: Forty Frightening Tales Told by the Firelight
by S. E. SchlosserNothing goes better with gooey s&’mores and a glowing campfire than a ghost story. Vampires, werewolves, witches, Bloody Mary, the Wendigo, and other frightening specters populate the pages of this compelling collection of S.E. Schlosser&’s best ghost stories and her favorite horror classics from Edgar Allen Poe, Charles Dickens and more. From a mad logger to the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow, these tales will send shivers up the spines of every camper. Look inside to find campfire tales like:·Dracula&’s Guest·Jack O&’Lantern ·Masque of the Red Death·Wraith of the Creek·One Last Head·Dance with the Devil·The Legend of Sleepy HollowAnd many more!
It Happened in Miami, the Magic City: An Oral History
by Harvey Frommer Myrna Katz FrommerJust in time for the one-hundredth anniversary of Miami Beach, It Happened in Miami, the Magic City: An Oral History features nearly seventy fabulous voices including more than fifteen mini-memorists, telling stories, offering perceptions on subject matter as far back as memory allows up to the exciting headlines of today. Sun and fun, yes, but the story is much more than that.We are there through the dramatic days of World War II, the segregated south that Miami was, Meyer Lansky and cops and robbers, the Cocaine Cowboys, the post–war glamour of the flashy hotels and famed architect Morris Lapidius, the Fountainbleau and Eden Roc, the Jewish presence and contributions, the swinging Rat Pack of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. We are witness to Muhammad Ali and the iconic Fifth Street Gym, the preserving of art deco, the days of the Mariel and Pedro Pan and the Cuban impact. We are brought inside modern day Miami—an international city, a place of culture and dreamers, a city of tomorrow.
American Milling Machine Builders 1820-1920
by Kenneth L. CopeContinuing the pattern set by American Lathe Builders and American Planer, Shaper and Slotter Builders, this is the first book to identify American builders of milling machines and the products they invented circa 1818 to the development of the "modern" milling machine circa 1920. Early versions of other American machine tools were largely copied from European, especially British, machines. The milling machine, however, was an American development. Built first for the firearms and sewing machine industries, it proved to be much more productive than other methods, and soon held a major place in all high-production American machine shops. The book lists more than 300 makers and contains over 1,400 illustrations taken from original catalogs and contemporary periodicals. These trace the development of the milling machine from a crude, light weight machine to very large millers capable of machining parts the size of boxcars and weighing many tons. Attachments such as dividing heads, vises, etc., are also covered.
Monhegan: A Guide to Maine's Fabled Islands
by Mark WarnerWhat draws visitors to Monhegan-a small island off mid-coast Maine? It is not just the island's timeless atmosphere and beauty but the quality of the light that has always been a magnet to artists and photographers, as well as to vacationers. Now nature photographer and writer Mark Warner has produced a keepsake-cum-guidebook that is a must-have for anyone who visits-or dreams of visiting-one of Maine's most fabled islands.
The Wonderful World of Oz: An Illustrated History of the American Classic
by John Fricke John FrickeThe wonderful world of Oz is a magical place—and has been for generations of Americans since L. Frank Baum penned his enduring classic in 1900. With the 1939 movie starring Judy Garland, Oz was forever woven into our culture. Over the course of the twentieth century, Oz continued to capture the hearts of the American people—as well as people all over the world.This book documents that magical journey through beautiful photographs of the world&’s largest collection of Oz memorabilia. Whether it&’s first-edition covers, a munchkin costume, or the Wicked playbill, the iconic items on these pages tell the story of America&’s most beloved fairy tale. Come over the rainbow and see why there truly is no place like Oz.
Chiller Thriller! (Junior Monster Scouts #7)
by Joe McGeeThe Junior Monster Scouts befriend a lonely yeti in the hilarious seventh chapter book of the Junior Monster Scouts series!It&’s winter in the Village and a fresh blanket of snow means sledding, caroling, yummy hot cocoa, and fun for everyone. Everyone, that is, but a lonely Yeti named Igloo and cranky Baron Von Grump whose cabin is about to be whisked away by a scary avalanche! Can the Junior Monster Scouts—Franky, Wolfy, and Vampyra—save the day and make a new (and not-so-abominable) friend?
Climbing Anchors Field Guide (How To Climb Series)
by John Long Bob GainesWith more than 100 full-color photos and detailed captions showing how to create safe and simple rock-climbing anchoring systems, this is a take-to-the-crag companion book to our huge-selling Climbing Anchors.Designed for quick use by climbers on site, this book shows how to properly place and configure natural anchors, passive chocks, mechanical chocks, fixed gear, knots, belay anchors, toprope anchors and rappel anchors. This field guide is up to date with the essential knowledge every climber can depend on.
WindFall: The End of the Affair
by William F. Buckley Jr.All the virtues of Bill Buckley&’s earlier books are here—but this one is profoundly different. 1990 was a very good year, producing vintage Buckley. He celebrated deeply meaningful anniversaries: the fortieth year of his marriage; the fortieth since his graduation from Yale; the thirty-fifth from National Review, the magazine he founded, and then decided—to considerable shock—to retire from editing. In the year in which he became a senior citizen, he appeared, daringly, as a harpsichordist with two symphony orchestras; wrote a controversial book advocating voluntary national service, a proposal not calculated to endear him to his fellow conservatives; and endured the death of a close friend. Thus 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 Forgotten Trail to Appomattox: Hidden Civil War Sites and Destinations Across America
by Randy DenmonOf the forty-five Civil War Battles that the National Park Service lists as &“Decisive,&” only about half have been preserved by the Park Service. The Federal Government&’s preservation efforts have made tiny, out-of-the-way places that shouldn&’t be known outside the county in which they are located into sacred names in the American psyche: Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Petersburg, Manassas, Antietam, Spotsylvania, and Shiloh. Many of the other battles, no less important, weren&’t so lucky in the allotment of federal dollars. Some of these other battlefields have been lost to time or neglect or urbanization, but just as many have been preserved by states, local governments, or preservation organizations. These are the battlefields, along with other landmarks, that Randy Denmon explores in The Forgotten Trail to Appomattox. It is part military history, part travelogue, and part personal insight, in the spirt of Bill Bryson&’s books, such as A Walk in the Woods: it is both informative and entertaining.
Beer Lover's Mid-Atlantic: Best Breweries, Brewpubs & Beer Bars (Beer Lovers Series)
by Bryan J. KolesarBeer Lover's Mid-Atlantic features regional breweries, brewpubs and beer bars in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland for those looking to seek out and celebrate the best brews--from bitter seasonal IPAs to rich, dark stouts. With quality beer producers popping up all over the nation, you don't have to travel very far to taste great beer; some of the best stuff is brewing right in the Mid-Atlantic. This comprehensive guides covers the entire beer experience for the proud, local enthusiast and the traveling visitor alike, including information on: - brewery and beer profiles with tasting notes- brewpubs and beer bars- events and festivals- food and brew-your-own beer recipes- city trip itineraries with bar crawl maps- regional food and beer pairings
Fun Fall Foods
by Gooseberry PatchWe just love fall, don't you? With it come colorful leaves, brisk weather and so many happy occasions to share...back to school, tailgating, bonfire parties, trick-or-treating and Thanksgiving dinner.Fun Fall Foods is filled with easy-to-make, good-to-eat recipes for all these cheerful times. At breakfast, fuel up for fun with Spicy Pumpkin Waffles and Rich Ed's Biscuit & Gravy Scramble. For chilly days, Three Sisters Harvest Stew and Famous Cheeseburger Soup will warm you as well as a cozy sweater. Round out lunchtime with a stack of Everybody's Favorite Ham Sandwiches...yum!For busy days, dinner is a snap with Speedy Tamale Pie and Loaded Potato & Chicken Casserole. No-Fuss Turkey & Stuffing and Roast Pork Loin will grace your Thanksgiving table. Jazz up dinner menus with tasty salads & sides like Bell Pepper Slaw, Creamy Party Potatoes, Steakhouse Broccoli Spears and Cinnamon Applesauce Muffins.For all those tailgating parties, you'll score a touchdown with Game-Day Chili Beer Brisket, Bacon & Cheddar Bubble Bread, Greek 7-Layer Dip and Chicken-Fried Steak Fingers. Treat everyone to desserts for every occasion, too...One-Bowl Pumpkin Cake, Popcorn S'Mores Bars, Pam's Banana Split Brownie Pizza. Yum!You'll find simple directions using familiar ingredients, sweet and funny memories of autumns past, plus lots of tips for making your own memories with family & friends.
The Story of Sugarloaf
by John ChristieThis is the dramatic story of the development and history of Sugarloaf ski resort from its beginnings as a hand-cleared path to an international ski and golfing resort of world renown. Many colorful people of international prominence are profiled, including Emile Allais, Jean Claude Killy, Billy Kidd, and Les Otten.
Best Hikes Near Seattle (Best Hikes Near Series)
by Peter StekelLook for the new, fully updated and revised Best Hikes Seattle, 3rd Edition, coming spring 2021!Best Hikes Near Seattle is more than a guidebook to trails 60 minutes or 60 miles from Seattle. The book also includes short natural history essays on topics as diverse as the sex life of banana slugs, to how plants get their names, and why you should respect but not fear bears and mountain lions. There is also an extensive section of weather, trail etiquette, hiking with dogs, what constitutes the &“Ten Essentials,&” why judging trail mileage is an art – not a science, the flora and fauna of the Pacific Northwest, and the value of hikers lobbying for wilderness. The author also presents a history, warts and all, of the drive to operate our hiking trails as profit points for land-use agencies. And of course, as with all of the books in the Best Hikes series, useful trail specs and hike summaries are accompanied by easy-to-read maps and stunning photos.