Stories from Other Places

Reducere. DescriptionFrom 1990 to 2014, Senior Chief Petty Officer (Retired) Deric Tyrrell tells over fifty unique and true stories from his time in the Unit...

Reducere. "There are eight million stories in the Naked City." This famous line from the 1948 film The Naked City has become an emblem of New York City itsel...

DescriptionFallen angels in the bawdy houses. Migrants barred from Main Street. Homesteaders driven from homesteads when August rained black storms...

Reducere. DescriptionCreepy True Paranormal Stories From America's Most Haunted Places: Accounts Of True Ghost Stories And Hauntings Dealing with the world o...

Reducere. Our national parks are beautiful and unique places, often serving as an introduction to the outdoors and inspiring an appreciation for nature and w...

Reducere. Michigan has two beautiful peninsulas that are connected by stories, legends, and mysteries. This book is the perfect glove compartment companion f...

Reducere. Michigan has two beautiful peninsulas that are connected by stories, legends, and mysteries. This book is the perfect glove compartment companion f...

Stories of the Prophets In this book, the stories of the prophets have been compiled from Al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah (The Beginning and the End) which ...

Reducere. DescriptionMankind comes face to face with extraterrestrial life in this short fiction reprint anthology from Clarkesworld publisher Neil Clarke. T...

Reducere. A city of modest size, Providence, Rhode Island, had the third-largest Native American population in the United States by the first decade of the n...

Reducere. You will definitely find this book highly interesting and thought-provoking. In this book, the stories of the prophets have been compiled from 'Al-...

Written during the final stages of the Indian Independence movement, between the gloom and angst of the interwar period and at the cusp of the begi...

Reducere. The North Carolina Gazetteer first appeared to wide acclaim in 1968 and has remained an essential reference for anyone with a serious interest in t...

DescriptionSeek and ye shall find Celebrate your faith and enrich your free time with these 100 word search puzzles, which include terms and phrase...

Reducere. This volume contains new translations of four of Pushkin's best works of fiction. The Queen of Spades has long been acknowledged as one of the worl...

Reducere. For centuries, Ireland has been a place of the uncanny, with tales and legends of magic and curses, ghosts and fantastical beings, each and every s...

Reducere. David Foster Wallace made an art of taking readers into places no other writer even gets near. The series of stories from which this exuberantly ac...

The history of Maine has always been inextricably tied to its coastline. The sea first brought settlers, and the rich fishing and shipbuilding indu...

Reducere. Motion pictures came to Austin on October 10, 1896, debuting at the Hancock Opera House. Since then, movies have continued to enchant, entertain, a...

Reducere. A collection of 12 grotesqueries inspired by the natural and psychological landscapes of New England and by the ghosts that walk the places in-betw...

Reducere. DescriptionJoha has Janus's double face: On the one hand, he is innocent and stupid; on the other, a trickster. He is a cheater and is cheated. He ...

Reducere. Perched on the edge of The Great Barrier Reef, the city of Mackay is often thought of as being a sweet, peaceful little place that is the perfect p...

Reducere. In many ways society teaches us to try to have everything under our control. If we are honest, we tend to think that this can be true even of our s...

Reducere. DescriptionNow more than ever, the world is recognizing how strong women and girls are. How strong? In the early 1920s, Inuit expeditioner Ada Blac...

Reducere. In one of the first collections of scholarship at the intersection of LGBTQ studies and Appalachian studies, voices from the region's valleys, holl...

Reducere. Something wretched crawls beneath the skin of this world... Peel back that rotting skin and behold the improbable creatures, nightmarish places, an...

Reducere. Winner of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for FictionOne ofGranta s Best Young British Novelists From the prizewinning young writer ofWhat Is Not Y...

DescriptionNigerian God-Punk - a powerful and atmospheric urban fantasy set in Lagos. LAGOS WILL NOT BE DESTROYED The gods have fallen to earth in ...

Florida's famous swamps--from the Everglades to Mosquito Lagoon to Tate's Hell--serve as fitting backdrops for these chilling original stories. May...

Reducere. DescriptionThe first volume in Mark Nesbitt's popular book series. A combination of history and mystery, this volume focuses on the early ghost-lor...

Reducere. Let the goddesses take you on an odyssey--10 tales about Greek mythology for kidsThe goddesses of classical mythology ruled the heavens, mingled wi...

Reducere. This book contains the stories of a self-coined 'woman nomad' who has always felt an affinity with the nomadic and the unsettled. Irishwoman Gerdet...

Reducere. "Long Branches" places the Younger Futhark - the runes of the Viking Age - in their historical and cultural context. Neither magical guide nor acad...

This revised and expanded second edition brings together the uncollected short fiction of the poet, writer and religious philosopher Aleister Crowl...

Reducere. The first settlers to arrive here in 1869 purchased 160 acres for two dollars and change. La Jolla attracted artists, architects, writers and scien...

Reducere. The first settlers to arrive here in 1869 purchased 160 acres for two dollars and change. La Jolla attracted artists, architects, writers and scien...

From the bestselling author of Gap Creek, comes a breathtaking collection of stories about the lives and history of the settlers of the Blue Ridge ...

Reducere. Jeffrey's Latest Thirteen: More Alabama Ghosts is a deluxe, commemorative edition of a beloved collection of ghostly stories from famed southern au...

A revolutionary guide to the world of wild camping and foraging, showing how anyone can camp, sleep and wake in the UK's most secluded and beautifu...

Reducere. Say Happy Birthday to someone special with this small hardcover gift book featuring art by Dr. Seuss An ideal choice instead of a greeting card, it...

Reducere. There is so much more to a police officer's badge, to any badge that all first responders wear. But that's what the world sees--a badge. What's beh...

Reducere. Join Thing One and Thing Two from Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat as they list all the things they are thankful for in this seasonal board book. Wri...

Reducere. Installing Linux on a Dead Badger (and other Oddities) is a collection of Lucy Snyder's humorous essays, fiction and articles, some culled from pla...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: David BreashearsForeword by: Jon KrakauerFor generations of resolute adventurers, from George Mallory to Sir Edmund Hillary...

Reducere. In this riveting collection of true crime stories from the files of award-winning journalist, New York Times bestselling author of 32 books, M. Wil...

Reducere. Through two award-winning National Public Radio documentaries, and now this powerful book, LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman have made it their mission...

Reducere. All Leanne ever wanted was a horse of her own. At the age of 14 her dream comes to life when she becomes the proud new owner of Consuela, a swaybac...

*Includes pictures of Butch, Sundance, and other important people and places in their lives. *Explains the origins of the names Butch Cassidy and S...

From ancient holy sites, to buried relics and treasures, National Geographic uncovers the history and the archaeological discoveries from Scripture...

Reducere. Fox Doesn't Wear a Watch: Lessons from Mother Nature's Classroom celebrates the power and wisdom of lessons we can learn when we reevaluate our rel...

DescriptionJoin MARMALADE THE MOOSE as she uses mindfulness while walking to fun new and familiar places What will she discover while using her sen...

DescriptionAn irresistible collection of favorite writings from an author celebrated for his bravura style and sheer unpredictability Francis Spuff...

England and Wales are brimming with them. Not the traditional honeypots we've all seen before, but extraordinary places with bizarre tales to tell....

In its own unique way, Tulsa, Oklahoma proudly stands shoulder to shoulder alongside some of America's largest cities when it comes to a broad infl...

Reducere. The Gulp (Tales From The Gulp #1)Strange things happen in The Gulp. The residents have grown used to it.The isolated Australian harbour town of Gul...

Reducere. DescriptionAfter the release of Ghosts of Gettysburg, author Mark Nesbitt was deluged with faxes, phone calls and letters(this was before email and...

Reducere. A sequel to Like Wildflowers, Suddenly.Once again, the stories in this volume explore the Jewish mindset of the first century, along with its tradi...

Reducere. DescriptionIn BEHIND AND BEYOND THE BADGE, Volume 2, award-winning author Donna Brown takes you to those places that few see. First responders have...

Reducere. The history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Richmond, Virginia, invokes a rich but uncelebrated past. From the first re...

A visual exploration of the Paris dining scene, with stories, guides, and recommendations from everyday patrons and famous aficionados alike Paris ...

Reducere. As I grew up in the '50s, we didn't hear anything about Bigfoot. Growing up in the timber business and in the woods a lot, I saw things that I ques...

Reducere. Description'Beauty and the Beast - Origins of the Fairy Tales from around the World' contains seven different versions of the 'Beauty and the Beast...

Reducere. "Whatever dreams he was having, Jason knew they had nothing to do with his physical body. His eyes were firmly shut and his consciousness withdrawn...

Reducere. Help teens learn how to navigate big emotions through journaling Being a teenager can come with intense emotions, stemming from social pressures, c...

Reducere. On Fire at Work flies in the face of other books on workplace culture by showing that employee engagement isn't the ultimate goal--it is merely the...

Reducere. Waging War: Conflict, Culture, and Innovation in World History provides a wide-ranging examination of war in human history, from the beginning of t...

DescriptionZach, Bobby, Seth, Harry and Emily were playing inside on a rainy day but they ended up in adventure on Noah's Ark This book re-tells th...

From bracken to butterbur to "princess" bamboo, some of Japan's most iconic foods are foraged, not grown, in its forests, fields, and coastal water...

Reducere. The product of two of Oklahoma's foremost authorities on the history of the 46th state, Oklahoma: A History is the first comprehensive narrative to...

Reducere. Explore the social and cultural history of 100 of the world's most important cities. This illustrated history book provides a fascinating insight i...