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  • How to Live Dangerously

    The Hazards of Helmets, the Benefits of Bacteria, and the Risks of Living Too Safe

    Warwick Cairns' How to Live Dangerously is a no-nonsense, wonderfully entertaining manifesto on the real dangers of modern life, and an inspiring lesson in why we could all stand to worry a little less and live a whole lot more.We live in a world governed by fear. Fear of second-hand smoke, bacteria, terrorists, bird flu, nuclear energy. The world isn't as safe a place as it once was, as 78 ... Read more

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  • In Praise of Savagery

    One man’s journey in the footsteps of a great explorer into the heart of Africa.As a young man, Warwick Cairns met the then elderly explorer Wilfred Thesiger and the two men struck up an unlikely friendship. Invited to visit him at his African home, Cairns decides to make a bit of an adventure of it and do some of the journey on foot.When he himself was a young man, Thesiger led an expedition to ... Read more

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    72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home

    by Nando Parrado ...
    **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A harrowing, moving first-person account of the 1972 plane crash that left its survivors stranded on a glacier in the Andes—and one man’s quest to lead them all home—by Nando Parrado, a subject of the Oscar-nominated film Society of the SnowFeaturing a new introduction by the author to commemorate of the fiftieth anniversary of the crash**“In straightforward, ... Read more

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  • Teaching Your Horse to Overcome Fears

    (Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-280)

    Series Book 280 - Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin
    "De-Spook" Your HorseAn umbrella opening, a tree branch creaking, a tarp flapping in the wind, a dusty shadow in the back of the barn -- what seems benign to the human eye often terrifies a horse. His immediate response? Screech to a halt, buck, twirl, and run like the dickens! What can a rider do but hang on?In fact, there is plenty a rider can do to "de-spook" a horse, and Teaching Your Horse to ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Why Does Bright Light Make You Sneeze?

    Over 150 Curious Questions & Intriguing Answers

    Series series Fascinating Bathroom Readers
    More than 150 new fun facts to delight, befuddle and amaze, from the bestselling author of Why Do Roller Coasters Make You Puke?This bizarre and baffling trivia collection with delight and intrigue readers, with answers to age-old questions like who was Dr. Pepper and what causes new-car smell? Written by the bestselling author of Can Holding in a Fart Kill You?, this new collection has 150 more ... Read more

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  • Tigers of the Snow

    How One Fateful Climb Made the Sherpas Mountaineering Legends

    Tigers of the Snow is true story of the tragedy and survival on one of the world's most dangerous mountains.In 1922 Himalayan climbers were British gentlemen, and their Sherpa and Tibetan porters were "coolies," unskilled and inexperienced casual laborers. By 1953 Sherpa Tenzing Norgay stood on the summit of Everest, and the coolies had become the "Tigers of the Snow."Jonathan Neale's absorbing ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Adventures Of An Elephant Hunter With Illustrations

    Originally published 1912. A detailed and exciting record of sixteen years spent hunting African elephants and other big game. During ten of these years the author shot 447 bull elephants - a world record. Many of the earliest hunting books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works ... Read more

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  • How Not to Kill Your Baby

    "This laugh-out-loud hilarious book is mandatory reading for parents, and should be taught in schools as the "cautionary tale" portion of Sex Ed. Run don't walk to buy it, and if you're a baby with lethal parents, crawl don't roll." —Rob Kutner (writer, The Daily Show, Conan, The Future According To Me)"Unlike babies themselves, copies of Jacob Sager Weinstein's book can be bought and sold on the ... Read more

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  • Cat Training: The Definitive Step By Step Guide to Training Your Cat Positively, With Minimal Effort

    Have you ever wondered what your cat is thinking or trying to tell you in his language?For many of us, cat language feels foreign, difficult to understand, and even harder to decipher.We all know about the effects that an untrained cat can have on our stress levels and wallet.Proper training and care can make it easy to raise a well-behaved and loving companion.More often than not, cats can have ... Read more

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  • The Hard Way Around

    The Passages of Joshua Slocum

    Series series Vintage Departures
    A masterful biographer now offers a thrilling, definitive portrait of one of history’s most legendary icons of adventure.In 1860, sixteen-year-old Joshua Slocum escaped a hardscrabble childhood in Nova Scotia by signing on as an ordinary seaman to a merchant ship bound for Dublin. Despite having only a third-grade education, Slocum rose through the nautical ranks at a mercurial pace; just a decade ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Quitting Cold

    A Guide to Quit Smoking

    Quitting Cold: A Guide to Quit Smoking explains what to expect before, during, and after successfully quitting smoking. This guide will help to prepare both mind and body for each step in the process of quitting smoking. While other texts focus primarily on medical opinions and gimmicks, Quitting Cold uses knowledge and willpower as the basis for success. Based upon the personal experience and ... Read more

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  • You Won't Learn This in Massage School

    Oh the things you will encounter can be daunting, irritating and sometimes funny. Do you want to feel like you know what you're doing but just don't have the experience? Do you want to know how to work with hairy clients? How about tips on dealing with gassy clients or late shows? Here is the real world advice and real stories to help you navigate the newness of this massage field like a pro. ... Read more

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