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The story of the author and his wife's two-month safari in East Africa in the 1950s. Ruark's philosophies are intertwined in the hunting stories to make unforgettable reading.

It all began close to 40 years ago when Larry Weill was stationed as a Wilderness Park Ranger in the Adirondacks West Canada Lakes Wilderness Area. His best-selling trilogy, starting with Excuse Me, Sir... Your Socks Are On Fire, has entertained a generation of Adirondack hikers and campers with tales of the crazy life of the backcountry trail ranger. Now, Weill has published a new collection of stories from his last ten years of trekking around those very same woods. Thanks Anyway, Sir... But I'll Sleep In The Tree documents his recent walks and talks in the West Canada Lakes Wilderness, adding a final chapter to his life in the woods.

Over 100 years ago, the Chester Gillette Grace Brown murder case was considered the trial of the century. The case became the basis for Theodore Dreiser's classic novel An American Tragedy and the movie A Place in the Sun, starring Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. Revisit the tragedy at Big Moose Lake and the ensuing trial in this fully revised and expanded edition of the definitive book about the Gillette Brown murder.In the 30 years since the best-selling Murder in the Adirondacks was written, author Craig Brandon has continued to research the Gillette Brown murder case. This revised and expanded edition is the culmination of those decades of work. Included in this new edition are over 50 new photographs and information from Chester Gillette's prison diary, discovered after the original publication of Murder in the Adirondacks.

When a quiet Adirondack town is suddenly faced with the vicious stabbing death of two local women, the police have the job of tracking down the killer.

Joseph Grady left us with many memories of his friendship; several enduring monuments of his work here, and not the least of these is his book. No comparable history of the Adirondacks has been attempted and "The Adirondacks--The Story of a Wilderness" will stand as a wealth of information on the beautiful mountains as well as a memorial to a wonderful man.

A collection of writings of the late Howard Zahniser, executive director of the Wilderness Society.

This collection of columns from the Black River Journal is every bit as delightful as the first with a new set of characters including Mayflowers, Chipmunk, Song Sparrow, Roll Top Desk, and Worm Snake. Mr. Mihalyi's insights into life and nature make for truly enjoyable reading. North Country artist John Norton once again provides delightful illustrations.

Harvey Dunham's Adirondack French Louie has become an Adirondack classic. Louie Seymour was the prototype of all the Adirondack woodsmen-a hunter-trapper-fisherman-umberman-and on some few days a year when he brought his furs into Newton's Corners (now Speculator), a happy, roaring drunk, but a rugged individualist above all else. Dunham captures the spirit of the wild, virgin Adirondacks as few other contemporary writers have. Adirondack French Louie belongs on everyone's Americana bookshelf.

The quest for gold in New York's North Country has drawn people to the area for centuries. There have been numerous documented gold discoveries plus many more rumors and legends.

This informal biography traces the life of Verplanck Colvin, who was superintendent of the Adirondack Survey from 1872 to 1900.

No profession in the last two centuries has had a more romanticized image than the Adirondack guide. Much of the history and folklore of the Adirondacks has the guide as the central character. Guides were instrumental in the opening of the wilderness to the general public. Stories, interviews and a list of guides fill this volume.

The story of a Confederate Major who built the first suspension bridge across the Hudson River in 1871

Volume #3 in The Last Roman trilogy. Sixth-century Byzantium is a hotbed of intrigue. Count Flavius Belisarius, the empire's most successful military leader, must navigate a world infested with too many enemies and few friends-and fight and win battles along the way.

Volume #1 in The Last Roman trilogy. It is the sixth century of the Byzantium Empire. When Flavius Belisaurius witnesses the death of his father and the irretrievable tarnishing of his reputation, his life changed for good. Flavius swears vengeance on the man who betrayed his ...

1935: Cal Jardine is a soldier of fortune. Forced to leave Hamburg, where he has been helping Jews flee the Nazis, he is recruited by a secretive British committee to smuggle guns to Abyssinia, a country threatened by Italian invasion. But first Jardine must procure the weapons from Romania, a country full of treacherous locals as well as German agents seeking his arrest. By sleight of hand, he contrives to steal the weapons he wanted to buy before escaping the country, leaving both the Romanians and Germans floundering. Taken to the Horn of Africa, the arms are then transported over a harsh landscape, along an old slave trader's route full of danger, into the hands of the Ethiopian Army. On his travels, Jardine acquires more baggage than he anticipated, including a beautiful but difficult American woman in search of her archaeologist mother, a determined reporter, and a daredevil French flyer, while missing out on a painful death by sheer good fortune. But the Ethiopians are ill-equipped to face a modern Italian army using tanks, bombers, and poison gas. Trained for war, can Jardine simply walk away? Or will he be drawn into a bloody conflict against massive odds, and manage to save those who now depend on him?

Volume #2 in The Last Roman trilogy. Justinian desperately wants the lost provinces returned to his rule but must first dispatch his brave general, Belisarius, to fight the Persians. Concerned that Belisarius will grow successful and become a powerful rival, Justinian then dis...

Fourteenth-century Italy: The Hundred Years' War is over but the country is in upheaval. Unable to rely on their own citizens to fight their battles, cities and Popes are forced to pay vast amounts of money to mercenary captains to fight on their behalf. Hawkwood, a valiant En...

Wild About Dorset is a new collection of nature writing from award-winning journalist and author Brian Jackman. Drawing on a decade of columns in his local community magazine, Jackman paints a 'year in the life' of wildlife and wild places in West Dorset's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), the author's home for fifty years.

Abel Jones, a Welsh immigrant and Union army enlistee, investigates the death of Anthony Fowler, a young volunteer captain whose murder is blamed on the Confederates. Jones purpues the blood of the battlefield through the intrigues of Washington, D.C., where evil and good intertwine.

How to Write Melodies is the only guide yoüll ever need for demystifying and perfecting the art of melody writing.

This groundbreaking anthology brings together new works from both emerging and established playwrights to explore the rich opportunities afforded by streaming theater.

Covers ironwork from roughly 1840 to 1930. Thus, it includes cast iron, which prevailed during the nineteenth century and hand wrought iron, which triumphed from about 1900 to 1930.

A warmly remembered book recounting of history, musical adventures, and anecdotes that capture the essence of Nashville, Tennessee across a half-century

A memoir offering powerful insights into the role of music in a world of conflict, change, and hope for a better tomorrow.

A definitive account of how Evita, Cats, Starlight Express, Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera, Chess, and Miss Saigon changed the business of musical theater across the world

One minute: that's all the time an actor needs to make a scorching impressionto pull in an audience, make them care, laugh, cry, remind them that life is worth living, or help them forget that life is hard.Small Explosions collects more than ninety entirely new monologues from acclaimed playwright Adam Szymkowicz (Hearts Like Fists, Clown Bar, Pretty Theft). Short, punchy, and thoroughly memorable, they traverse the extremes of heartbreak and joy, epiphany, and bewilderment, across a range of moods and voices. Perfect as audition pieces or training exercises, they hit hard, make their mark, and just as quickly get out of the way, leaving an indelible impression.

With mingled reverence and wry humor, best-selling author Tom Santopietro embarks on an investigation to decode the enduring power of a landmark movie.