Touch down at Dead Cow International Airport and sample the state's bumper crop of bizarre history. The most commonplace sights contain unlikely stories, from the bulldozer's Morrowsville origins to the sunflower's journey from outlawed weed to state symbol. Some of this heritage lies submerged or buried, like the world's only saltwater spring that now sits at the bottom of a man-made lake. Rumored caches of the Fleagle Gang's loot still draw treasure...

Personal essays share the author's adventures after buying a vacation house on the Carolina coast and his reflections on middle age and mortality.

American Buffalo is a narrative tale of Rinella's hunt for this animal in the Alaskan wilderness. But beyond that, it is the story of the many ways in which the buffalo has shaped our national identity. Rinella takes us across the continent in search of the buffalo's past, present, and future.

"Molly is abandoned during Hurricane Katrina. After she is rescued, she is attacked by a dog and must undergo a rare surgery for horses: amputation of her front leg. Now fitted with a prosthetic limb, Molly re-learns how to walk and embarks on a new mission as a therapy horse. This remarkable story of a courageous horse is now in a brand-new format created especially for beginning readers"--

"A collection of essays in which the author discusses the small and large things that delight him"--

"This book is a collection of essays from people who have strong Kansas roots. Some are lifelong residents of Kansas, including one whose ancestors homesteaded south of Salina in 1868. He is the fifth generation of his family to farm this land, 154 years later. Other essays are from people who grew up in Kansas, moved away, and came back."--from introduction.

"This book of beautiful poems, fables, and illustrations, throughout the transformation of one mother from shock and grief to love and acceptance, is a good fit for anyone who has lost a child to suicide and is yearning to heal from this traumatic loss. It can also be a comforting resource for anyone who has lost a family member or a friend, including older teenagers. Laura Formentini’s goal is to provide comfort and love, in a time when it is most...

The governor of Louisiana explores how fourteen different lessons from U.S. history have influenced and defined current affairs, including the Louisiana Purchase, the conflict between the Federalists and the anti-Federalists, and Reagan and Nixon's welfare fight.

An A-Z compendium of the celebrities comedian and TV personality Kathy Griffin has met over the years and the anecdotes only she can tell about them.

History is about so much more than memorizing facts. It is, as more than half of the word suggests, about the story. And, told in the right way, it is the greatest one ever written: Good and evil, triumph and tragedy, despicable acts of barbarism and courageous acts of heroism.