Art&DesignSpring2025

Pickled Punks and Girlie Shows: A Life Spent on the Midways of America Rick West. Take a strange and wonderful trip through behind-the-scenes tales of life in the sideshow. The strange, the bizarre, and the unusual are all here, along with rare images of two-headed cows, Bigfoot creatures, pickled punks, showgirls, hu- mongous hogs, 3,500-pound steers, and more • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215mm) • 210 images • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-3703-1 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / $35.99 CAD D B Cooper and Flight 305: Re-Examining the Hijack- ing and Disappearance Robert H Edwards, PhD This book takes a fresh look at one of the most intriguing unsolved mysteries of the last 50 years: the hijacking of Northwest Flight 305 on November 24, 1971, and the disappearance of the hi- jacker, never tobeapprehendedor identified.Workingexclusive- ly from original source documents, "Flight 305" reinvents the narrative of the hijacking, filters fact from speculation, explains where the FBI wentwrong, andproposes anewhypothesis that is consistentwithall the known evidence. • 7" x 10" (177 x 254 mm) • Over 100 color and b/w photos, maps, graphics •264 pp. •978-0-7643-6256-9•HC•$29.99 / £27.99 / $42.99 In the Company of Evil: Thirty Years of California Crime, 1950-1980 Michael Thomas Barry. Read about 64 of the most horrifying crimes ever committed in the Golden State, spanning the early 1950s into the 1980s. Includes infamous serial killers, assassins, sadistic rapists, bank robbers, kidnappers, Satan worshippers, and a plethora of other notorious criminals. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 65 b/w images • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-5003- 0 • HC • 978-1-5073-0019-0 (E-book) • $24.99 / £22.99 / $35.99 CAD Spirits Speak of Conspiracies and Mysteries Bar- ry Strohm. Through spirit board communications with the other side, explore the details of 26 of the world’s most famous cases, including the Kennedy and Lincoln Assas- sinations, Nazis, Bigfoot, Custer, Patton, Malaysian Flight 370, the Bermuda Triangle, Princess Diana, JonBenet Ramsey, aliens, and more • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 27 b/w & color photos • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-5269-0 • HC • 978-1-5073-0052-7 (E-book) •$24.99 / £22.99 / $35.99CAD Vile: Peeking Under the Skin of Murderers Ben- jamin S. Jeffries. Experience 42 horrific stories about extreme killers in this comprehensive tome of grisly lusts and depraved pleasures of people who started out human and became something else. Read not only what they did, but why they did it—often from the killer’s own words. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 18 b/w images • 176 pp. • 978- 0-7643-5090-0•HC•978-1-5073-0015-2 (E-book) •$24.99 / £22.99 / $35.99 CAD The 1924 Coolidge-Dawes Lincoln Tour Larry Krug. A caravan highlighting the 1924 presidential campaign of Calvin Coolidge and his running mate, Charles G. Dawes, was a political masterpiece for its day. See first hand eyewitness accounts of the Coolidge- Dawes Lincoln Tour and 140 vintage photographs and political artifacts • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 141 illustrations •160pp. •978-0-7643-2763-6•PB•$29.95 / £27.99 / $42.95 CAD Abraham Lincoln: An Illustrated Biography in Postcards James D. Ristine. Abraham Lincoln’s life story is told from childhood through young adulthood to becoming a businessman, soldier, surveyor, lawyer, politician, and eventually the 16th president of the United States. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 270 postcards • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-2857-2 • PB • $25.00 / £22.99 / $34.95 CAD Collecting Lincoln Stuart Schneider. 950 photos present a multifaceted look at Abraham Lincoln and how society still reveres him more than 100 years after his death. Includes artifacts, pictures, coins, and much more • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 950 photos • 288 pp. • 978-0-7643-0270-1 • HC • $69.95 / £63.99 / $105.00 CAD Lincoln’s Funeral Train: The Epic Journey from Washington to Springfield Robert M. Reed. The Lincoln Funeral Train traveled nearly 1,700 miles through eastern and mid-America with the remains of President Abraham Lincoln. This captivating account documents its journey through more than 440 communities in seven states on the way to bury the president using photographs and historical accounts. There were funerals in 11 major cities and ceremonies in hundreds of others. • 7" x 10" (177 x 254 mm) • 131 illustrations • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643- 4594-4 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / $56.99 CAD Small-Town Cops in the Crosshairs: The 1972 Sniper Slayings of Policemen William Davis and Richard Posey Bruce E. Mowday. Details the cold-blood- ed murders of two small-town law enforcement officers by a member of the murderous Johnston Gang using a high-powered rifle from a sniper's nest, a crime that shocked America in 1972 • 6" x 9" (230 x 155 mm) • 35 b/w photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-6442-6 • HC • $24.99 US / £22.99 / $35.99 CAD Meet the Presidents Walter Eckman. Get to know the presidents of the United States, from George Washington to Barack Obama. Visit the only surviving residence of James Polk in Colum- bia, Tennessee, or the Lyndon Baines Johnson ranch near Johnson City, Texas. Divided into three geographical regions, these presidential sites reflect the lifestyles and economic status of our country’s leaders • 91/8" x 81/8" (231 x 206mm) •418 b/w& color images •256 pp. •978-0-7643-3838-0•HC•$29.99 / £27.99 / $42.99 CAD The Paranormal Presidency of Abraham Lincoln Christopher Kiernan Coleman. From his early youth to the very day of his death, Abraham Lincoln was visited by premonitions and visions of the future. He had an innate faith in prophetic dreams, omens, and other paranormal phenomena. View highlighted features of Abraham Lincoln and his presidency not otherwise seen in standard portraits of our sixteenth president. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 28 b/w images • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-4121-2 • PB • $16.99 / £15.99 / $23.99 CAD The United States Presidents Illustrated Robert M. Reed. This comprehensive volume includes all 44 American presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama. Concise text highlights their lives, each political climate, and the times in which they lived. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 475 photos • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-3280-7•PB•$24.99 / £22.99 / $35.99CAD Where the Presidents Were Born: The History & Preservation of the Presidential Birthplaces Louis L. Picone. From George Washington to Barack Obama, this book provides the history and preservation efforts of the birthplaces of every American president, visitor information, and personal observations. From the grand monuments of Lincoln and Buchanan to the simple roadside markers for Harrison and Taylor, these places all have fascinating stories to tell. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •65 color images •192pp. •978-0-7643- 4079-6 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / $42.99 CAD Antique New England Homes & Barns: History, Restoration, and Reinterpretation Jim DeStefa- no, P.E., AIA, F.SEI. Reveals the essence of antique New England homes and barns—their history, the people who built them, why they were built the way they were, and how to restore them without losing their character. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 334 images • 200 pp. • 978-0-7643-5353-6•HC•$39.99 / £36.99 / $56.99CAD The Graphic Guide to Beekeeping: Your Complete Visual Resource for Sweet Success Yves Gustin. Add some visual zing to your new beekeeping hobby with the very first graphic guide! These fully llustrated pages, perfect for visual learners, offer you complete, easy-to-understand whys and how-tos on every aspect of beekeeping, plus an entertaining approach. Hundreds of detailed line drawings teach all you need to succeed with beekeeping, whether your goal is honey, beeswax, a backyard adventure, plant pollination, or all of the above. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 1,600 line drawing illustrations • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-6124-1 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / $35.99 CAD Remodel Success: Home Remodeling Done Right, On Time, and On Budget Monica D. Higgins. Using exercises and checklists from a construction management pro, homeowners will learn how to develop and articulate their goals, find the right contractor, make decisions that align with their vision, and manage details, relationships, and a budget. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228mm) • 128 pp. • 978-0- 7643-5405-2 • PB • 978-1-5073-0043-5 (E-book) $16.99 / £15.99 / $23.99 CAD • 37¢ a Fart and other Infamous Animal Stories Henry Harvey. The stars of this title aren’t heroic animals. They fart, they play you for a sucker, they hump your leg, they get sick, and sometimes die. These 44 bittersweet and pee-in-your-pants-funny stories are about real crea- tures. Illustrated with 60 charming illustrations, this is a warm, candid, and entertaining book for all pet owners and animal lovers. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228mm) • 63 b&w illus- trations • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-4064-2 • HC • 978-1-5073- 0025-1 (E-book) • $16.99 / £15.99 / $23.99 CAD Ambassador Dogs Lisa Loeb. Dogs are ambassadors to the world and our own local communities. They come to serve and love us as only they know how. In 24 de- lightful and inspiring stories, discover the remarkable connection between dogs and humans, from service dogs that make life easier for those in need to the much-loved household pet • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 175 illustrations • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-4468-8 • HC • $19.99 / £18.99 / $28.99 CAD At Home with Dogs: Rescue Love Stories Nata- lia G. King and Patricia Hart McMillan. People who rescue dogs have a great deal of compassion and enough love to last through what is often a trying adjustment period. But adoptive owners say the bond they feel with their grateful pets makes it all worthwhile. Heart-warming color photos of 15 adopted dogs inter- acting with their humans celebrate the joy that comes from a fortuitous match. The photos are accompanied by the stories of the owners, many of whom selected their pets long-distance and met them at the airport. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 110 color images • 200 pp. • 978-0-7643-6046-6 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / $48.99 CAD Baking for Dogs: The Best Recipes from Dog’s Deli Friederike Friedel, with photographs by Thomas Schultze. With photographs by Thom- as Schultze. More than twenty new baking rec- ipes for our four-footed friends. The recipes, despite their delicious sounding names, use natural, healthy ingredients and are dog-tested! Following the kitchen proven recipes is child’s play and lots of fun. Spoil your darling with the best recipes from Germany’s renowned dog cake bakery. • 8 1/4" x 9 1/4" (209 x 234 mm) • 71 color photos • 80 pp. • 978-0-7643-3248-7 • PB • $12.99 / £11.99 / $17.99 CAD TRUE CRIME US PRESIDENTS HOME IMPROVEMENTS PETS 128 | TRUE CRIME • US PRESIDENTS • HOME IMPROVEMENTS • PETS