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Bill Alexander recounts the challenges he faced while trying to cultivate his own vegetable garden and offers a cost-benefit analysis of his efforts, determining that it cost him $64 to grow each of his beloved tomatoes.

A collection of true stories about men and women who have risked their lives trying to capture a nearly mythical fish, the largemouth bass.

Twenty-five golfers from the last half of the twentieth century describe the greatest moments of their professional careers.

Jessica Maxwell writes of her attempts to learn golf and her games at some of the finest golf courses.

Presents an inside look at the mind games and personal challenges and strategies involved in the game of baseball from the perspectives of pitcher Bob Gibson and hitter Reggie Jackson, and covers their thoughts on topics such as umpires and changes to the game over time.

The author shares the story of his quest to learn the fate of six relatives who died in the Holocaust, telling of his discovery of a cache of letters that chronicled his great uncle Shmiel's desperate attempts to get himself, his wife, and four daughters out of Poland prior to World War II, and discussing the effects of the investigation on his relationships with his family and religion.

Contains brief descriptions of the lives and deaths of nearly two hundred philosophers throughout history, and features information on Thales, Pythagoras, Plato, Demetrius, Saint Augustine, Albert the Great, Voltaire, Immanuel Kant, Charles Darwin, Albert Camus, and others.

William Geist offers an amusing and expansive collection of essays exploring some of America's quirky, strange and offbeat towns and people.

After the publication of journalist Russert's book about his father, he received thousands of letters from people who wanted to tell him about their own fathers, ordinary men who were remembered and cherished for some of their best moments-of advice, tenderness, strength, honor, discipline, and occasional eccentricity. Most of these daughters and sons were eager to express the gratitude they had carried with them through the years. Others wanted to share lessons and memories and, most important, pass them down to their own children. This book is for all fathers, young or old, who can learn from the men in these pages how to get it right, and to understand that sometimes it is the little gestures that can make the big difference for your child.--From publisher description.