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  • Every Man Dies, Not Every Man Lives

    by Jack R. Stone ...
    Jack R. Stonelawyer, banker, rancher, big game hunter, and former chairman of the powerful Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissionshares the humorous, informative, and sometimes dangerous events of his life. In Every Man Dies, Not Every Man Lives, he tells war stories from his law practice, dwelling on the sometimes humorous and sometimes enlightening aspects of the law. Stones banking experiences, ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

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    The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition

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  • Stephen Fry in America

    Fifty States and the Man Who Set Out to See Them All

    by Stephen Fry ...
    In Stephen Fry in America, the beloved British comic turns his celebrated wit and insight to unearthing the real U.S. as he travels across the continent.Stephen Fry has always loved America. In fact, he came very close to being born here. His fascination for the country and its people sees him embarking on an epic journey across America, visiting each of its fifty states to discover how such a ... Read more

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  • Colossus

    Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century

    As breathtaking today as the day it was completed, Hoover Dam not only shaped the American West but helped launch the American century. In the depths of the Great Depression it became a symbol of American resilience and ingenuity in the face of crisis, putting thousands of men to work in a remote desert canyon and bringing unruly nature to heel.Pulitzer Prize–winning writer Michael Hiltzik uses ... Read more

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  • Eruption

    The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens

    by Steve Olson ...
    A riveting history of the Mount St. Helens eruption that will "long stand as a classic of descriptive narrative" (Simon Winchester).For months in early 1980, scientists, journalists, sightseers, and nearby residents listened anxiously to rumblings in Mount St. Helens, part of the chain of western volcanoes fueled by the 700-mile-long Cascadia fault. Still, no one was prepared when an immense ... Read more

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  • The Hour of Land

    A Personal Topography of America's National Parks

    An ode to our national parks, timed for the centennial, by the beloved author of When Women Were Birds.Longlisted for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for ExcellenceA Washington Post Notable Book of the YearAmerica's national parks are breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadily disappearing, which is why more than 300 million people visit the parks each year. Now Terry Tempest Williams, ... Read more

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  • The Swamp

    The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise

    “Brilliant.” —The Washington Post Book World * “Magnificent.” —The Palm Beach Post * “Rich in history yet urgently relevant to current events.” —The New RepublicThe Everglades i****n southern Florida were once reviled as a liquid wasteland, and Americans dreamed of draining it. Now it is revered as a national treasure, and Americans have launched the largest environmental project in history to try ... Read more

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  • Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into National Parks

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    Join Uncle John as he treks through every one of America’s National Parks!If you like the great outdoors, you’re going to love this book. We’re plunging into every national park, monument, site, and trail (more than 150 in all!) in true Uncle John fashion and uncovering some unique stories behind all of them. You’re sure to find hidden facets of each national park that you never imagined. Read ... Read more

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  • Floodpath

    The Deadliest Man-Made Disaster of 20th-Century America and the Making of Modern Los Angeles

    by Jon Wilkman ...
    Amazon Book of the Year"Floodpath attempts to rescue the disaster from obscurity . . . The author captures many heartbreaking stories of survivors . . . The effect is powerful." --The Wall Street JournalA visionary and controversial search for water made Los Angeles possible. But the failure of the St. Francis Dam remains an urgent lesson about our human limits, all but forgotten today.Just before ... Read more

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  • Sharing Good Times

    by Jimmy Carter ...
    Following his New York Times bestselling classics comes this sparkling account of the joys of sharing the simple pleasures of life from Jimmy Carter.In this wonderfully evocative volume, Jimmy Carter writes about the things that matter most, the simple relaxed days and nights that he has enjoyed with family and friends through the years and across the generations.Here are lively, witty accounts of ... Read more

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  • See America

    A Celebration of Our National Parks & Treasured Sites

    In homage to America's National Parks and their iconic art posters, this volume features new artwork for seventy-five parks and monuments across all fifty states."In this sepia-tinged homage" to the iconic National Parks posters "modern artists contribute dazzling new graphics" ( Entertainment Weekly).From 1935 to 1943, the WPA's Federal Art Project hired American artist to create posters ... Read more

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  • My Awsome USA

    by Prof. Tiptoe ...
    A garnd tour to a grand country. All the facts, the flags, the symbols and much more - in one book. ... Read more

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