Vantage Point: 50 Years of the Best Climbing Stories Ever Told(Paperback)

Vantage Point: 50 Years of the Best Climbing Stories Ever Told(Paperback)

For nearly 50 years, Climbing Magazine's goal has been to inspire and entertain with compelling coverage of climbing in all its forms, from bouldering to the big walls, trad rock to sport climbing, ice climbing to mountaineering. Vantage Point offers a collection of the most inspiring,

The Greatest Sea Survival Stories Ever Told (McCarthy Tom)(Paperback)

The Greatest Sea Survival Stories Ever Told is a tribute to incredible men and women. Utterly absorbing and eminently entertaining, here is a collection of inspirational stories of life and death and hope--and of resilience and unimagined strength. These stories show more than anything the

Social Research Matters: A Life in Family Sociology (Brannen Julia)(Paperback)

From the vantage point of forty years in social research and the study of families, Julia Brannen offers an invaluable account of how research is conducted and 'matters' at particular times. This fascinating work covers key developments in the field that remain of vital concern to society and

The Best American Short Stories 2021 (Ward Jesmyn)(Paperback)

A collection of the year's best stories selected by celebrated two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward 'One of the most searing and singularly gifted writers working today' (Entertainment Weekly), Jesmyn Ward, selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the

Best Bedtime Stories Ever (Scarry Richard)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of Richard Scarry's best loved stories, gathered together in the perfect bedtime storybook. Now in picture book

Four: A Divergent Collection (Roth Veronica)(Paperback / softback)

Including stories told from Tobias Eaton's point of view, Four is a companion volume to the internationally bestselling Divergent series that inspired a series of major motion pictures starring Shailene Woodley. This special 10th anniversary edition features beautiful reimagined cover art from

The War for Gaul: A New Translation (Caesar Julius)(Paperback)

A translation that captures the power of one of the greatest war stories ever told-Julius Caesar's account of his brutal campaign to conquer Gaul Imagine a book about an unnecessary war written by the ruthless general of an occupying army-a vivid and dramatic propaganda piece that forces the reader

The Best American Mystery Stories 2020 (Box C. J.)(Paperback)

A collection of the year's best mystery short fiction selected by New York Times best-selling and Edgar Award-winning author C. J. Box. C. J. Box, #1 New York Times best-selling author of the hugely popular Joe Pickett series, selects the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year in this

Documentary Case Studies: Behind the Scenes of the Greatest (True) Stories Ever Told (Swimmer Jeff)(Paperback)

Documentary students and fans revel in stories about filmmakers conquering extraordinary challenges trying to bring their work to the screen. This book brings vividly to life the sometimes humorous, sometimes excruciating-and always inspiring-stories behind the making of some of the greatest

All the Names They Used for God: Stories (Sachdeva Anjali)(Paperback)

'One of the best collections I've ever read. Every single story is a standout.'--Roxane GayWINNER OF THE CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE - LONGLISTED FOR THE STORY PRIZE - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR - Refinery29 - BookRiot 'Fuses science, myth, and imagination into a dark and gorgeous series

Every Day Gets a Little Closer: A Twice-Told Therapy (Yalom Irvin D.)(Paperback)

The many thousands of readers of the best-selling Love's Executioner will welcome this paperback edition of an earlier work by Dr. Irvin Yalom, written with Ginny Elkin, a pseudonymous patient whom he treated -- the first book to share the dual reflections of psychiatrist and patient. Ginny Elkin

Finn & the Fianna (Allison Daniel)(Paperback)

The stories of Finn MacCoull and his warriors were once told at every fireside in Scotland and Ireland. After centuries in obscurity, this collection brings the tales soaring to life again.Here you will find Diarmuid, whom no woman can help but fall in love with, and Ossian, a warrior-poet raised

Crack Climbing - Mastering the skills & techniques (Whittaker Pete)(Paperback / softback)

Crack Climbing by Pete Whittaker provides a single point of reference for all crack climbing techniques. Pete demonstrates the many different techniques and to give you an understanding of when, why and how to use them. Also features interviews with some of the world's top crack climbers, including

Children's Bible Stories - Share the greatest stories ever told (DK)(Pevná vazba)

The Eight-Year-Old Legend Book (Wyatt Isabel)(Paperback)

This collection of stories is based upon tales told by the Buddha to his monks 2500 years ago. Isabel Wyatt's enchanting retelling conjures up a rich world of eastern legend, ruled by courtly kings and wise men, and populated by brave princes, faithful elephants and cunning monkeys. The stories

Treasure Island (Stevenson Robert Louis)(Paperback)

One of the best-loved adventure stories ever written, Treas-ure Island's timeless tale of pirates, lost treasure maps, mutiny and derring-do has appealed to generations of readers ever since Robert Louis Stevenson penned it in 1881 with the claim: If this don't fetch the kids, why, they have gone

The Best American Short Stories 2021 (Ward Jesmyn)(Pevná vazba)

A collection of the year's best stories selected by celebrated two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward 'One of the most searing and singularly gifted writers working today' (Entertainment Weekly), Jesmyn Ward, selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the

Homer's Iliad and Odyssey - Two of the Greatest Stories Ever Told (Cross Gillian)(Mixed media product)

Sentinel (Clarke Arthur C.)(Paperback / softback)

The best collection ever of Arthur C. Clarke's short fiction, including the stories on which 2001: A Space Odyssey and Childhood's End were

The Greatest Stories Never Told: Snipers (Yadon Laurence J.)(Paperback)

In The Greatest Stories Never Told: Snipers, attorney and author Larry Yadon has written some of the greatest tales about snipers - not twice- or thrice-told tales, but the ones you haven't heard

The Liars' Club: A Memoir (Karr Mary)(Paperback)

Named one of the 50 best memoirs of the past 50 years by The New York Times 'Wickedly funny and always movingly illuminating, thanks to kick-ass storytelling and a poet's ear.' -Oprah.com The New York Times bestselling, hilarious tale of Mary Karr's hardscrabble Texas childhood that Oprah.com

The Wind in the Willows and Other Stories (Grahame Kenneth)(Paperback)

A timeless collection of stories told with a focus on children's perspectives. Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows is an enduring classic of children's literature, and has been beloved by readers of all ages since its publication in 1908. In addition to the delightful tale about the

Great American Hunting Stories: Lyons Press Classics (Underwood Lamar)(Paperback)

Here are some of the best hunting tales ever written, stories that sweep from charging lions in the African bush to mountain goats in the mountain crags of the Rockies; from the gallant bird dogs of the Southern pinelands to the great Western hunts of Theodore Roosevelt. Great American Hunting

The Jungle Books (Kipling Rudyard)(Paperback)

The Jungle Books, regarded as classic stories told by an adult to children and best known for the 'Mowgli' series, also constitutes a complex literary work of art in which the whole of Kipling's philosophy of life is expressed in miniature. The stories, a mixture of fantasy, myth and magic, are