Product Description: In the 1970s, long before YouTube and when TV recording was in its infancy, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Santa Claus dropped his pants on his way from the sleigh to Macy's front door to kick off the Christmas season. But at least Santa didn't drop dead...read more

Product Description: The Luminous Shadow of the Muse explores what's left behind when humans confront their lives...the feelings, hungers, pains, and joys, but beneath it all, the changes begun by everything a person does, and the activities altered by everything a human thinks...read more

Product Description: Cow-Tipping and the Deep Blue Sea is a (mostly) light-hearted look at life as we know it everywhere except the internet. It is a book of poetry that depends on real life, not life viewed through cyberspace nor friendships formed one pixel at a time...read more

Product Description: Lurch through East Anglia, UK, with the most lovable D.I. (Driving Instructor) in history ever to become a P.I. (Private Investigator), and plunk his bum on a stool in Brooklyn, NY, eating Junior's Cheesecake—real New York cheesecake...read more

Product Description: There has never been a riding book like this, dedicated to answering the questions that vex parents of young riders, and adults new to the sport. It is intended to bring new ‘horsepeople’ into the world of English Riding as quickly and thoroughly as possible; it can be part of a comprehensive training program, preferably with the in-person assistance of an able trainer; those with some experience and their own horse might find its hints and exercises useful for enhancing their enjoyment of riding, and improving their riding skills...read more

Product Description: Ireland. An introduction to the matchless Irish experience of hospitality and good times, strength in adversity, spiritual intelligence when none might be expected, and a vibrant culture millions share, and millions more long for...read more

Product Description: How do you train a horse to get in and out of a trailer safely and calmly?  With the renowned trailer-training method taught by the late Dr. Edwin Goodwin, long-time equine professor at the University of Maryland, it's simple.In Trailer Training Your Horse, journalist and equine enthusiast Laura Harrison McBride brings to publication for the first time the lessons and advice of Dr...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Provides information about earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, fires, mudslides, and epidemics, and gives advice about warning systems, prediction methods, and survival techniques. (view table of contents)

A guide to preparing for and debugging the Y2K problem provides readers with a blueprint for surviving the crisis, with advice on what to expect from clock radios, heating systems, and conveyer belts on the fateful day, as well as financial advice and a preview of the bug's effect on basic services. Original. (view table of contents)