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What is it about lighthouses that make them bastions of spiritual activity? Built for strength and permanence, they are nonetheless vulnerable, protecting lives yet isolated and remote. Unforgiving of human frailty, these outposts inevitably become the settings for tragedy—and for the spirits...

From Deadwood to Aberdeen, Vermillion to Belle Fourche, the frontier towns of South Dakota were populated by some of the toughest and most dangerous characters in the West. Chief Two Sticks led a starving band of rebels on a desperate path of destruction. Bud Stevens's murder of a cattle king's...

Humans and grizzly bears have been coming into contact in Yellowstone National Park ever since it was founded in 1872. Most of these encounters have ended peacefully, but many have not. In order to most accurately tell the stories of those involved in the more deadly incidents, Kathleen Snow...

Long the dominant icon embodying the spirit of America's frontier past, the image of the cowboy no longer stands alone as the ultimate symbol of independence and self-reliance. The great canvas of the western landscape-in art, books, film-is today shared by the figures called "Mountain Men."...

Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park welcomes more than 4 million visitors every year, but this jewel of America's parks has seen more than its fair share of deaths among its tourists. More than 70 people have perished attempting to climb Longs Peak, the park's tallest mountain—some of whom...

A psychotherapist and pool columnist breaks new ground by applying good science to the mental game of billiards and gives invaluable insight on competitive play...

Why do we sometimes refer to a left-handed pitcher as a “southpaw"? Why are major league pitchers normally limited to 100 pitches per game? Why was Jack Roosevelt Robinson the first African-American ever to play as part of an official lineup for a team in Major League Baseball? Why is a...

Need a good scary story to tell to youngsters—or to anyone, young or old, who wants a little fright before going off to sleep in the great outdoors? Nothing goes better with gooey s'mores and a glowing campfire than a good ghost story, and this collection of Doc Forgey's best scary classics...

The Impossible aims to get skateboarding right. Journalist Cole Louison gets inside the history, culture, and major personalities of skating...

The Faraway Horses, which was the inspiration for the Sundance Film Festival's award-winning documentary Buck in 2011, is Buck Brannaman's richly textured and stunning account of his life from an abusive childhood to his phenomenally successful approach to horses. A real-life "horse-whisperer,"...

If parks could speak, what would they say? Historic Acadia National Park is a vibrant collection of true stories that share different aspects of Acadia National Park's history. From its glacial origins, to its rising peaks near the tourist-town Bar Harbor, Acadia has a unique and fascinating...

From their ignominious 40-120 debut in 1962, to the "Miracle Mets" of the shocking 1969 season, to the teams of Darryl Strawberry, David Wright, and Jacob deGrom, the New York Mets have in nearly sixty years become the city's other beloved baseball franchise, with its fan base stretching well...

Following in the tradition of his first collection of ghost stories, Dark Woods, Chill Waters, Marcus LiBrizzi has researched and written a collection of 21 true ghost stories from the Acadia/Mount Desert Island region of Maine. All the stories stand out due to their frightening elements and...

In this compelling book, award-winning adventure writer and former Lower Adirondack Search and Rescue team member Peter Bronski chronicles true stories of survival and tragedy, from famous historical cases during the early 20th century, to modern tales of harrowing struggle in the mountains and...

Nothing 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...

Intriga, poder y traición en el Imperio romano: la historia de un judío que desafió a Roma. Una historia épica que le valió a Alejandro Núñez Alonso el Premio Nacional de Literatura. El poderoso naviero Benasur de Judea, condecorado con el Lazo de Púrpura del Imperio romano y cuyos...

¿Por qué luchamos por nuestra servidumbre como si se tratara de nuestra libertad? Un absorbente ensayo sobre el presente político y las amenazas del futuro. El 20 de enero de 2025 dio comienzo la segunda presidencia de Donald Trump, y en los seis meses que van de febrero a julio de 2025, el...

LOS CINCO PILARES PARA VIVIR Y TRABAJAR MEJOR DE LA ESPAÑOLA GANADORA DE UN PULITZER Imagina llegar a lo más alto de tu carrera y que, en la cima, en lugar de ser feliz, sientas inseguridad, agotamiento…, sientas que el éxito es una mierda o incluso que eres incapaz de centrar tu atención...

Indispensable para conocer la historia de Europa desde finales de la segunda guerra mundial hasta la actualidad. Después de los horrores de la primera mitad del siglo XX, que Ian Kershaw describió en su libro anterior como un «descenso a los infiernos», los años de 1950 a 2017 trajeron paz...

Una historia de Europa desde la primera guerra mundial hasta nuestros días. Ian Kershaw, uno de los más prestigiosos historiadores actuales, revive la historia de Europa desde la primera guerra mundial hasta nuestros días, partiendo del relato de las décadas de violencia en que el continente...