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By Chad Lewis. 2016
By Kimberly Dean, James Dean, Kim Dean. 2015
By James Thomas Mann. 2011
By Judy Young, Andrea Wesson. 2011
Some of the world's greatest detectives are historians, archaeologists and scientists especially when trying to answer puzzling questions revolving around…
past events. This collection of historical whodunits investigates over two dozen mysteries that have baffled people for years and comes up with some very surprising answersBy Lynne D. Kitei. 2010
Former physician recalls the array of lights that traversed the Arizona skies on March 13, 1997. Describes the public response…
to the unusual event and argues against the official explanation of flares being the causeBy Natalie Rothstein. 1999
A guide to the bizarre, crazy, extraordinary people, places and things found in Nevada. Moreno tells the readers where to…
find more than 135 of the state's most unusual qualities ranging from the famed Shoe Tree on the Loneliest Road in America (U.S. 50) to the old Pioneer Saloon in the ghost town of Goodsprings, Nevada. Writers Hall of Fame Silver Pen award recipientBy Steve Luxenberg. 2009
Combining the power of reportage with the intrigue of mystery, Annie's Ghosts explores the nature of self-deception and self-preservation. The…
result is equal parts memoir, social history, and riveting detective story. A 2010 Michigan Notable book and Great Michigan Read selection for 2013-14This definitive collection of the Great Lakes State's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things is filled with…
quirky photographs throughout and maps for each region. Michigan Curiosities includes humorous state facts and amusing stories and serves as a combination almanac, off-the-wall travel guide, and wacky news gazette. 2012By Luc Sante. 2015
Paris, the City of Light, the city of fine dining, haute couture, was until recently always accompanied by its shadow:…
the city of the poor, the criminal, the eccentric, the nonconforming. That second metropolis has nearly vanished but its traces are in the bricks and stones of the contemporary city, in the culture of France itself, and by extension, throughout the worldBy Mike Nelson, Mike P Nelson. 2007
Emmy-winning meteorologist Nelson gives a "survival guide" to Colorado's weather, discussing the causes and forces behind events such as droughts,…
avalanches, blizzards, tornadoes, and lightning storms. The book discusses Colorado climate basics, the cold and warm seasons, storm chasing, a history of documented Colorado weather, and climate changeBy Joe Schwarcz, Joseph A Schwarcz. 2015
With the dawning of the internet, answers to scientific questions are easily available. But how do we know what is…
reliable? There are myths surrounding canned foods, artificial dyes, SPF, Homeopathy, cancer, chemicals and much more. Dr. Joe Schwarcz, who hosts the radio program The Doctor Joe Show, confronts pseudoscience and advocates for a scientific approach to lifeBy Lori Sturdevant, George S. Pillsbury. 2011
Lori Sturdevant chronicles the family's role as local pioneers in the milling and lumbering industries, and also examines the part…
the Pillsburys played across several generations of Minnesota politics, the growth of the University of Minnesota and a host of cultural and charitable institutions. 2011Oklahoma has a history that's both notorious and peculiar, from legendary natives like Giggling Granny--a jovial woman responsible for as…
many as eleven murders-to Shaman's Portal, a gateway said to have swallowed handfuls of unsuspecting travelers over the last few centuries. And keep your camera at the ready for shape-shifting "manimals"! On this tour of the Sooner State, you'll encounter the outlandish, exceptional, and bizarreBy Jr., James F. Titus. 2010
Pittsburgh's legends are as varied as its many neighborhoods. They include adventures in abandoned houses, babies in peril, nightly bedside…
visitors, dogs giving warning, and communications from beyond the grave. Each eye-opening encounter in this book will leave you staggering, as you walk through the realm of the great unknown. 2010By John Sackett Skinner. 2009
The story of a pioneer family, the Skinners, whose founding father, Silas Skinner, left the high seas as a mariner,…
first to become a miner, and then to establish a cattle ranch on the high desert plains of Jordan Valley, Oregon and Southwestern Idaho. In the ensuing years and generations, the Skinners would leave an indelible impression on the region, building roads, breeding horses, softening the rough edges of wilderness life with the amenities of culture, widening its horizons through staunch advocacy of education and innovative techniques of farming as they set examples of environmental responsibility and helped establish land management policies. This is their history told with horse sense, humor, the soul of a poet, and love for neighbors, family and the land. This is the High Desert Promise of the SkinnersBy National Kids. 2012
By James Thomas Mann. 2010
Washtenaw County, Michigan, has a dark and sordid history, filled with unexplained murders and vicious crimes. Join local history author…
and columnist James Mann as he reveals the enigmatic history of this Michigan county. Some violence. 2010By Sara Ellington, Stephanie Triplett. 2009
The authors, who are best friends, use personal experiences and research they conducted for hosting their radio show The Mommy…
Chronicles to provide advice on various aspects of parenting. Topics include giving birth, living with a baby, working, dealing with health issues, expanding the family, and learning about schools. 2009