Lyons Press

The Greatest Dog Stories Ever Told is an enthralling compilation of some of the most moving and illuminating stories ever penned on the subject of our canine companions. You'll find selections from...

Long the dominant icon embodying the spirit of America's frontier past, the image of the cowboy no longer stands alone as the ultimate symbol of independence and self-reliance. The great canvas of...

We Die Alone recounts one of the most exciting escape stories to emerge from the challenges and miseries of World War II. In March 1943, a team of expatriate Norwegian commandos sailed from northern...

In 1941, the author and six other fellow prisoners escaped a Soviet labor camp in Yakutsk - a camp where enduring hunger, cold, untended wounds, untreated illnesses and avoiding daily executions were...

Whether in a temperate, tropical, arctic or subarctic region, you might find yourself alone in a remote area with little or no personal gear. This thoroughly revised new edition of the classic U.S...

When Man Becomes Prey examines the details of fatal predator attacks on humans, providing an opportunity to learn about the factors and behaviors that led to attacks. The predators profiled in the...

Boys' Life, the magazine for Boy Scouts of America, was launched in 1911 and became one of the most popular youth magazines in America. Every month it featured news, stories, jokes, and practical...

For each of the 366 days of the year, Brandus offers little-known, fascinating facts, historical anecdotes, and pithy quotations from and about the 45 presidents of the United States - from George...

Dogs serve us, adore us, entertain us, work for and with us, but most of all they warm our hearts. An homage to our canine companions, Great American Dog Stories presents a collection of enduring...

The basis of adequate prepping is being prepared for both common and dire events that may occur under the worst of all possible circumstances. These circumstances might include the breakdown in...

In The Greatest Stories Never Told: Special Ops, attorney and author Larry Yadon has written some of the greatest tales about special forces and operations - not twice- or thrice-told tales, but the...

From the early years of Western Expansion to the present day, history is marked by the heroic exploits of the rescuer and the rescued in some of the most daunting geographic, meteorological and...

Friendly. Loyal. Affectionate. The list of wonderful traits possessed by America's #1 dog goes on and on. Given the lab's good looks, trainability and devotion, is it any wonder that there are...

This essential book on fly tying will teach anyone how to tie flies. All the important techniques are illustrated with color photographs, from starting the thread on the hook to whip finishing. The...

Great American Shipwreck Stories is a magnificent collection of gripping accounts of a ship's encounter with a great whale or an overwhelming monsoon or a disastrous passage through the Straits of...

With frightening stories from Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Bret Harte, Ambrose Bierce, Edith Wharton, Mark Twain, Harriett Beecher Stowe, O. Henry, Willa Cather, and long forgotten yet...

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide is the best-selling book for fly anglers. Whether you're a soon-to-be fly fisher looking for the right book to get you started or you're reasonably proficient at the sport...

Field & Stream Magazine called this essential book, "the longtime bible of knots and knot tying." New lines and leaders, new knots and new nomenclature required a completely new book, and this is...

This is a simple, plain-talking, commonsense, and no-nonsense book on hunting the Whitetail, begins How to Bag the Biggest Buck of Your Life. It's the legendary classic that started instructional...