Born of Legend

Reducere. This history of Zorro brings together the character's origins and demonstrates his impact on pop culture, not only revealing that Zorro was the ins...

Reducere. "Wright's fervent, musical prose captures the very essence of the blues. Play Pretty Blues is a work of extraordinary imagination and soul."--Will ...

Reducere. Founded in 1854 as an abolitionist outpost, Lawrence is a seemingly unassuming college town with a long history of hauntings. A ghostly guest never...

Reducere. The Healing Drum traces the extraordinary cultural legacy of the Minianka tribe of West Africa, for whom music serves a sacred, healing function fo...

Reducere. Film historian and acclaimed New York Times bestselling biographer Scott Eyman has written the definitive, "captivating" (Associated Press) biograp...

Reducere. When Margaret Tobin Brown arrived in New York City shortly after her perilous night in Lifeboat #6, a legend was born. Applauded for her tireless w...

Reducere. When Anna Pendragon was born, Merlin prophesied: "Through all the ages, and in the hearts of men, you will be forgotten."Married at twelve, and a m...

Reducere. Billy "V" Vigeant, born an ordinary kid in the Silver Lake section of Providence, Rhode Island, created an extraordinary career in radio, televisio...

Reducere. Don't miss this unique retelling of the Robin Hood legend England, 1154-1194: A kingdom under assault.A conspiracy born of anarchy.A hero standing ...

Reducere. Deadwood, South Dakota, has been a source of American legend for over one hundred years. European exploration, Indian wars, gold booms and busts, p...

Reducere. All human beings, says an African legend, have an animal double. Some are benign, others wicked. When Kibandi, a boy living in a Congolese village,...

Reducere. The most famous rodeo champion of all time tells his amazing true story -- and opens a fascinating window into the world of the professional cowboy...

Reducere. Lift the veil of legend for the untold story of Makeda, the Queen of Sheba, and Bathsheba, wife and mother of Israel's first kings. When Makeda, th...

Reducere. "In our leggings' pockets we'd each stashed guns. I'd packed a .357 magnum pistol, and Jose had a .22 pistol. When we got close to the wax camp, Jo...

Reducere. The acclaimed author of Low Life reinvents the memoir in a cunning, lyrical book that is at once a personal history and a meditation on the constru...

Reducere. Erik the Red was born to become legend! Love and destruction, toil and triumph blend in a gripping historical fiction account of the life of Erik t...

Reducere. A comprehensive, fully illustrated biography of Nova Scotia's Somebeachsomewhere, the greatest standardbred pacer of all time, from the award-winni...

Reducere. DescriptionHis name conjures images of the Wild West, of gunfights and gambling halls and a legendary friendship with the lawman Wyatt Earp. But be...

The biggest lie of all is the story you think you already know.The del Cisne girls have never just been sisters; they're also rivals, Blanca as obe...

The true story of Theseus and the Minotaur. Everyone thinks they know Theseus, the great Hero of Athens. But what legend has retained is merely a w...

Reducere. "Nothing more simple, I assure you....But I'll tell you what. You must have your mind, your never, and everything in harmony. Don't look at your gu...

DescriptionIn 1861, war between the United States and the Chiricahua seemed inevitable. The Apache band lived on a heavily traveled Emigrant and Ov...

Reducere. In the heart of the calumet region, hardworking Hammond helped build America. Originally known as State Line Slaughterhouse, the city began as no m...

Reducere. The "Sepher Yetzirah, " although this name means "The Book of Formation, " is not in any sense a narrative of Creation, or a substitute Genesis, bu...

Reducere. Dionne Warwick made her singing debut in church at the request of her grandfather, the Reverend Elzae Warrick, when she was six years old. No one k...

Reducere. Precious Cummings is back but this time her own daughter is causing mayhem. Aaliyah Mills Carter was born into street royalty. Her mother, Precious...

Reducere. Jerry Blavat's rockin' life story pulses with celebrity names, infamous episodes and "offers readers an insider's view into the golden era of rock ...

Rediscover the magic of Russian folktales in a breathtaking illustrated edition. This collection of traditional stories will sweep you away to the ...

Reducere. Nick Virgilio, who started writing in the 1960s and was a pioneer of American haiku poetry, penned some of this country s most elegiac and memorabl...

Reducere. Legendary mountain man James P. Beckwourth was an icon of his time, and an inspiration to generations of wilderness explorers and adventurers. A ch...

Reducere. DescriptionSeparating mythology from actual events in the life of Butch Cassidy has been made extremely difficult by the many stories told about hi...

Reducere. DescriptionMae West & The Count takes you inside Mae's relationship with the man who launched her career and stole her heart.Set in the first half ...

Reducere. A vintage necklace. A long-hidden secret. A second chance for love.From a USA Today Bestselling Author.When costume designer Ariana Ricci leaves he...

BORN in Dublin in 1822, Lieutenant-General John Nicholson was raised and educated in Ireland. He joined the East India Company's Bengal Army as 16-...

The thrilling adventures of an amnesiac Ronin in medieval Japan, where spirits still exert their magic on the land. Raido, a young amnesiac Ronin--...

Reducere. DescriptionOne of the most famous figures of the frontier, Daniel Boone clashed with the Shawnee and sought to exploit the riches of a newly settle...

Reducere. Once upon a time... A plague sweeps across the emerald hills of U N ill, leaving a young midwife's father with months to live. To save her people, ...

Reducere. For the first time anywhere, explore the history, mystery, and magick of Voodoo Dolls in this fascinating new book. Tracing the Voodoo doll's roots...

Reducere. In June 1908, a red-haired orphan appeared on to the streets of Boston and a modern legend was born. That little girl was Anne Shirley, better know...

Reducere. The legend lives! From the death of the last Taarakian and a collapsed universe, Taarna was born. Heavy Metal's flagship character returns in a new...

Reducere. For beginning musicians, Alfred's Easy series is the fast track to developing a repertoire of well-known and fun-to-play songs, while more experien...

Reducere. On Georgia Highway 123, amid the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, stands Traveler's Rest Historic Site. The house stands within two miles of ...

Reducere. First published in 1927, Tombstone defined the legend of lawman-gunfighter Wyatt Earp. A mixture of fact and fiction, Walter Noble Burns's portraya...

Reducere. Everyone knows the name Calamity Jane. Scores of dime novels and movie and TV Westerns have portrayed this original Wild West woman as an adventure...

Reducere. This lavishly illustrated volume reassesses and celebrates the life and legacy of the West's most legendary figure, George Armstrong Custer, from "...

Reducere. DescriptionHis name conjures images of the Wild West, of gunfights and gambling halls and a legendary friendship with the lawman Wyatt Earp. But be...

FORGOTTEN NO MORE. The American people revere their elite combat units, but one of these noble bands has been unjustifiably forgotten--until now. A...

A Bustle Must-Read Book - A transporting love story of music, stardom, heartbreak, and a gifted young singer-songwriter who must find her own voice...

Salvatore's cast of exciting new characters, sure to become as iconic as his 'Forgotten Realms' crew, continue the story in war-torn Corona.About t...

Reducere. Spanning a thousand years, and following the shifting fortunes of two families though the ages, this is the epic saga of Rome, the city and its peo...

Reducere. THE BESTSELLING EPIC OF THE GLORY AND THE GRANDEUR INTRIGUES AND PASSIONS OF ANCIENT GREECE...AND THE WARRIOR KING WHOSE CONQUESTS BUILT AN ETERNAL...

Reducere. Julia Gelardi's Born to Rule is the powerful epic story of five royal granddaughters of Queen Victoria, who reigned over the end of their empires, ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: J. Michael CleverleyBorn a Soldier is a tour of the mid-20th century's conflicts with the remarkable Larry Thorne. Capturin...

DescriptionFrom Stan Lee, the pop-culture legend behind Marvel's Avengers, Black Panther, X-Men, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, and Iron Man, comes a ...

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Toni Morrison's Beloved is a spellbinding and dazzlingly innovative portrait of a woman haunted by the past. Sethe wa...

Within every woman lies a powerful healer. She is an ageless and resilient force for good, in her own life and in the broader world. This is how yo...

Reducere. DescriptionAfter the battle at Masada, the Neteru team returns to San Diego believing forty-thousand demons had been eradicated and that Lilith's s...

Reducere. Three cousins, inseparably bonded through music. Each became a star; their story would become a legend. J. D. Davis's enthralling new biography of ...

Reducere. No one is born a Legend -- but anyone can become one. In Legendary, Tommy Breedlove provides a playbook of simple tools and strategies anyone can u...

Reducere. On November 17, 1973, the world changed and a legend was born. A band of girls from tiny Granby High School won Connecticut's first-ever state fiel...

Reducere. We know the legends: Arthur brought justice to a land that had known only cruelty and force; his father, Uther, carved a kingdom out of the chaos o...

Reducere. Remember that murderous semi chasing Dennis Weaver down a lonely stretch of desert highway? Duel, Steven Spielberg's acclaimed first film, was adap...

Reducere. The first full biography of the star Negro Leaguer and Hall of Famer James "Cool Papa" Bell (1903-1991) was a legend in black baseball, a lightning ...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating Life of William WallaceYou might recognize him from Mel Gibson's film Braveheart...Sir William Wallace (c. 1270 - 1305) was...

Reducere. A ship of legend sails toward the very edge of the world in this fantasy saga. Many on Gor do not believe the great ship of Tersites, the lame, sco...

Reducere. Published just days before America's entry into World War II, Ozark Country is Otto Ernest Rayburn's love letter to his adopted region. One of seve...

Reducere. "This set of three volumes includes 217 (of 547) Jataka tales lovingly retold by Ken and Visakha Kawasaki.Whereas Western intellectuals seek the es...

Reducere. "This set of three volumes includes 217 (of 547) Jataka tales lovingly retold by Ken and Visakha Kawasaki.Whereas Western intellectuals seek the es...

Reducere. Experience music history with this memoir by one of the last of the genuine old school Blues and R&B legends, the Grammy-winning dynamic showman Bo...

Reducere. The Irwin Surname - its Origins, Diaspora and Early BranchesPoplarly spelt today as Ervin, Erwin, Irvin, Irvine, Irving, Irwin and Urwin, this surn...