From cow town to mob town to entertainment mecca, Las Vegas has a most unusual history filled with equally unusual events. This book captures twenty-five such episodes, some violent, some just quirky
From the Publisher: Twenty-one riveting stories and illustrations about ships that met their end in the treacherous waters of the Great Lakes, such as: British gunboat H.M.S. Speedy in 1804, American
Popular public radio show host Michael Feldman and coauthor Diana Cook introduce Wisconsin's weirdest, wackiest, and most outrageous people, places, and things including a man who owes his life to a f
Complemented by maps and a compilation of fascinating facts and trivia, an entertaining look at Massachusetts history offers little-known information about such events as the Salem witch trials, the B
How a modern-day mine disaster has turned a Pennsylvania community into a ghost town*For much of its history, Centralia, Pennsylvania, had a population of around 2,000. By 1981, this had
The Queen?s Gambit is one of the most popular and fundamental chess openings of all time and it has been the battleground for countless world-class encounters throughout the history of chess. Adheren
No opening in recent times has captured the imagination of the chess public more than the Sicilian Sveshnikov. Initially popularized in the 1970s, the Sveshnikov has exploded onto the chess scene at t
A handy pocket-sized guide to mountain biking around Lake Tahoe and Truckee. Detailed ride descriptions make it easy to find the trailheads and follow the routes, helping mountain bikers stay on track
This comprehensive and classic text, originally published in the early 1900’s, was written to assist farmers and mechanics instructors, and was the first book on the subject to deal exclusively with t
This follow-up to the highly acclaimed Lessons with a Grandmaster focuses on dynamic chess, developing chess imagination, and perhaps above all, the ability to visualize the chess board and calculate
In this book Matthew Sadler shares his secrets and reveals how to incorporate unorthodox openings into your repertoire; how to study middlegame situations and how to understand what is important in th
The Sicilian Defence is by far the most popular chess opening. If you play 1 e4 as White, on average you are likely to meet the Sicilian in virtually every other game! You need to be prepared to face
Miles of hiking trails surround more than 600 glacier-carved lakes tucked among the craggy peaks of the central Cascade Range that are the centerpiece of this magnificent wilderness. This guide not on
Cooper's Rock Bouldering Guide features more than 400 bouldering problems at Cooper's Rock State Forest, a popular rock climbing area in north-central West Virginia. The authors provide in-depth infor
The Veresov is a surprisingly tricky system that, in the right hands, can be a powerful attacking weapon. White forgoes the normal queen's pawn opening ideas in favor of speedy development of the quee
