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Roswell was only the beginning! An in-depth look at the Rendlesham Forest UFO Incident, the world's most sensational and compelling series of UFO encounters.
In 1980, a UFO was tracked on military radar in Rendlesham Forest, England. It landed near two of the most strategically important military bases in NATO, and was approached by military witnesses who touched the hull. This explosive new book tells the full story of this incident, which is set...
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A quote book like no other, this thought-provoking collection compiles the timeless wisdom of great original minds- from Marie Curie to Stephen King, Joan of Arc to Jack Kerouac, Oscar Wilde to Harriet Tubman-brilliantly hand-lettered by beloved indie artist Lisa Congdon. Readers will find enlightening insights ("Wisdom begins in wonder"- Socrates), stirring calls to action ("Leap and the net will appear"-John Burroughs), and stimulating encouragements...
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Digging up the relics of the past is not without controversy. With insight and eloquence, Sharman Apt Russell reveals here that when it comes to archaeological study, there is more than one way to examine history.
Raising provocative questions anew about subjects such as the role of humans in the extinction of the large land mammals of the Pleistocene epoch and the repatriation of Native American graves, Russell, winner of the John Burroughs Medal,...
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A twist-filled adventure story set in a treacherous land where most hunters dare not venture-enhanced with artwork and a literary scholar's commentary.
One of the more underappreciated aspects of Archibald Rutledge's varied literary efforts is the way he could weave stories of danger in the wilds. What he frequently described as chimeras-great sharks, alligators, rattlesnakes, and cottonmouths of incredible and often embellished dimensions, wild...
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Captain John Carter returns to Mars to find himself embattled with the real live manifestations of Barsoomian mythology. He must win his way to freedom, then fight them to save his beloved Dejah Thoris. Captain John Carter returns to Mars to find himself embattled with the real live manifestations of Barsoomian mythology. He must win his way to freedom, then fight them to save his beloved Dejah Thoris. Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American fiction...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Bryan Burrough and John Helyar's Barbarians at the Gate
Nothing could excite an adventurous business person more than participating in the largest leveraged buyout (LBO) in history and becoming a billionaire along the way.
In Barbarians at the Gate (1989), Bryan Burrough and John Helyar narrate the chaotic battles that ensued after news broke that food and tobacco giant RJR Nabisco was seeking an LBO as a solution...
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These three sci-fi novels from the dawn of the twentieth century are among the first works of fiction to imagine visiting other planets.
A Honeymoon in Space: Lenox, the Earl of Redgrave, has invented a flying ship with the power to break free of Earth's gravity. But before taking to the stars, he has some personal business to attend to-namely, wooing an old flame. The lady in question is Zaidie, a woman about to be forced into a loveless marriage....