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  • James' Memories

    War Years

    by James Hillis ...
    I was writing memories about my life. I never liked writing. I did go through English classes when I was in school, but I didn’t do well. My oldest daughter Mandy encouraged me to write down my memories. I did agree, I did some thinking about it, made some notes. That was probably ten to twelve years ago. After I knew that my wife, Ernestine was not going to last much longer, I used some of the ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Art & Science of Picking Wining Horses

    by James Hillis ...
    This concise winning strategy shows readers how to progress from pure betting and depending upon chance, to taking calculated risks, which entails knowledge and judgment. Readers learn how to analyze the real factors that influence a race and eliminate horses that have little chance of winningnarrowing the short list of winners and immediately increasing a bettors chances of cashing tickets. ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

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  • Wide Hips, Narrow Shoulders

    A Bike Touring Adventure Story

    This is a story about a 45-year-old man who simplifies his life by getting rid of his material possessions and then sets off around America on a bicycle to discover new ideas about his country and himself. The journey takes him through all 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Into the Fire

    The Fight to Save Fort McMurray

    The dramatic story of one of the biggest natural disasters in Canadian history, the Fort McMurray wildfire of 2016, told by three of the firefighters who fought to save the city.On May 1, 2016, a wildfire burning to the southwest of Fort McMurray, Alberta, led to the declaration of a local state of emergency. Two days later, the fire had reached Fort McMurray, forcing the evacuation of 88,000 ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Ghost Towns of Route 66

    Explore the mystery and beauty of historic ghost towns from Illinois to California with this gorgeously illustrated guide to America's favorite highway.The quintessential boom-and-bust highway of the American West, Route 66 once hosted a thriving array of boom towns built around oil wells, railroad stops, cattle ranches, resorts, stagecoach stops, and gold mines. Join Route 66 expert Jim Hinckley ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • And Hell Followed With It: Life And Death In A Kansas Tornado

    A Stunning, Illustrated Account of Devastation and Survival in the Wake of One of America's Most Destructive TornadosColossal trees snap like matchsticks. A gigantic orange fireball explodes in the funnel's black core. Horses are sucked up and spit out alive by 200-mile-per-hour winds. These were just a few of the scenes that unfolded on June 8, 1966, when a massive EF-5 tornado cut a 22-mile ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Suit to Saddle

    Cycling to Self-Discovery on the Southern Tier

    by Larry Walsh ...
    Perfect for fans of George Mahood’s Not Tonight Josephine and Cheryl Strayed’s Wild."Readers on mid-life journeys of their own will cheer Walsh on as he reminds them that a journey doesn’t have to be a means to an end —it’s the trip itself that matters." —BookLife"A deeply personal memoir..." —Kirkus"...it was remarkable how Walsh not only overcame the physical journey but over... ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Route 66, Lost & Found

    Ruins and Relics Revisited, Volume 2

    "[The] text and photos make this . . . more than a pretty coffee-table book, Route 66 aficionados will want to add this descriptive tome to their collections." — Ruidoso News (New Mexico)Much more than a ribbon of crumbling asphalt, Route 66 is a cultural icon revered the world over for its nostalgic value—an east-west artery pointing America toward all the promise that the great West represented. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Route 66 in Arizona

    by Joe Sonderman ...
    Series series Images of America
    Route 66 in Arizona is a ribbon tying together spectacular natural attractions such as the Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest, the Painted Desert, and the Meteor Crater. There were plenty of man-made diversions along the way, too. Roadside businesses used Native American and Western imagery to lure travelers to fill up their gas tank, grab a meal, or spend the night. Roadside signs featured ... Read more

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  • Blood On the Ice

    Based on a True Story of Courage and Determination in the Face of Great Tragedy

    by Steve Novak ...
    As I started my snowmobile for a late afternoon ride that fateful day back in 1974, little did I know that my parents and 11 year old brother were fighting for their lives in a high mountain pass at that very moment. The small Piper aircraft they had been flying home in had just slammed into a frozen lake during a deadly blizzard. The next 24 hours would become a struggle for survival and a race ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Camper Book

    A Celebration of a Moveable American Dream

    The Camper Book will captivate all those who dream of waving good-bye to the rat race from the window of their own moveable home, be it a camper, RV, travel trailer, camper van, or tiny camper. Not just for placid retirees anymore, camper culture has sprung up among simplicity-seeking millennials, retro-loving "glampers," sports and movie stars, aging hippies, contract workers, "road-schoolers," ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cheechako Sunrise, Sourdough Sunset

    Homesteading in Alaska Shapes the Lives of Two Small-Town Kids from Wisconsin

    The Langdok's move to Anchorage, Alaska in 1969 was a daring and gutsy decision on the part of this young Wisconsin couple with a two-year-old baby daughter. It wasn't long before exciting and unexpected challenges started to shape and mold their character; from finding a dead body, dealing with airplane crashes and police department murders to 'homesteading' in a log cabin with no electricity or ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus