Depression glass was an inexpensive splash of color and beauty in an otherwise gray economic time. Celebrate this classic and its rich heritage with this guide which has tips for the proper identification-- and smart buying-- of pieces, as well as a history of the most timeless styles of collectible glass.

A guide to seashells from around the world provides color photographs and concise descriptions of more than five hundred species of seashells.

Text and color photographs teach how to watch, identify, and attract birds by providing food, water, and nestboxes. Includes profiles of eighty of the most commonly observed birds in North America.

U.S. Marshal Michael Venturi of the Witness Protection Program relocates a mobster, now a government witness, to a small rural town after creating a new identity for him. The man proves to be a monster unleashed on an unsuspecting community. The results are tragic. To make amends Venturi leaves the Marshals Service and assembles a team of close confidants to secretly create new identities for innocent men and women whose lives have been ruined through...

"Many birders travel far and wide to popular birding destinations to catch sight of rare or 'exotic' birds. In Slow Birding, evolutionary biologist Joan E. Strassmann introduces readers to the joys of birding right where they are. In this inspiring guide to the art of slow birding, Strassmann tells colorful stories of the most common birds to be found in the United States--birds we often see but might not have considered deeply before"--