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Bill W.: A Different Kind of Hero tells the story of Alcoholics Anonymous.There are heroes of politics, religion, war, and history. There are heroes of sports, science, and legend. Bill Wilson was an entirely different kind of hero. After years of unhappiness and hospitalizations for alcoholism, Bil... More

This "lamentable and true tragedy," as it is announced on its title page, dramatizes a domestic murder of the sort that nowadays scandalizes and thrills the readers of tabloid newspapers. As the introduction to this edition shows, sexual and material covetousness is the central theme running through... More

Cincinnati Cemeteries is not only a history of graveyards and their occupants. It also investigates the culture of death and dying in Cincinnati: from the infamous Pearl Bryan murder and the 19th-century cholera epidemics, to the body snatchers who stole the corpse of Benjamin Harrison's father and ... More

An engaging and accessible analysis of Conrad's canon -- from the early novels and short stories to the major works, including The Nigger of the Narcissus, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, and Nostromo -- in light of the Trojan horse rhetorical and literary strategy Conrad employed to acquire a larger, ... More

At the height of a mountain climbing conquest, one misstep takes Brendan McCarthy on a tumble that costs him his sight--and just about everything he holds dear. A special dog named Nelson helps pull him back to life and shows Brendan how to see what really matters.Sometimes you can't see what matter... More

Getting to the river, lake, estuary, or ocean is the easy part. The hard part is putting the fly in the right place so you have a chance to catch a fish. In this definitive guide, Tom Deck, head of casting instruction at the Orvis Fly-Fishing School in Manchester, Vermont, explains exactly how to ca... More

Now for the first time in full color, The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide appears in a completely revised and updated edition that solidifies its place as the flagship title of the Orvis books. A best-selling, fully illustrated, and comprehensive book, this large-format volume has been required reading for ... More